Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Edition Issue 3714 June 22-July 6, 2018 | Page 31
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BAJA ROUNDUP
June 22 - July 6, 2018
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East Cape Season Off
To A Great Start!
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to this day, the tuna
have been mostly to
the south and have
been between 30-50
miles from the hotel.
Most of the tuna have
been in the football
and up to 50lbs,” said
Dalmau.
“The striped marlin
have also been above
average with multiple
shots available each
day. The boat Mi Pisto-
la had an 8 marlin day
last week followed
by a 10 marlin day
two days later. Cap-
tains have reported
seeing large schools
of striped marlin
down south of the
hotel, however
they are not always
biting,” Dalmau
related.
“Yesterday we
Dennis was bank fishing the East Cape on May 13 when he landed and released this huge roosterfish.
saw a couple of nice
Photo courtesy of the HOTEL BUENA VISTA BEACH RESORT, East Cape, Baja.
dorado hit the dock.
Both dorado were in
the 40 plus pound range and were a very welcome
sight. One was landed on the Mahi Mahi and the
other on the Pez Vela. Both were hooked while
trolling for marlin and are pictured below. We hope
this is the first sign of a good dorado bite, stay
tuned,” quipped Dalmau.
“Inshore we are seeing lots of pompano and
there have been a few really big ones landed. We
are seeing a very consistent rooster bite as well,
although only a few large ones mixed in with most-
ly smaller roosters, but lots of them. We are also
seeing a few pargo, jacks, and ladyfish. The bite has
been really good around the lighthouse and it’s only
about 30 minutes from the hotels,” Dalmau tipped.
“Today we saw the first swordfish of the season,
landed on the boat Pez Espada. The fight took 5
hours before they could land the fish. The swordfish
weighed in at 151 pounds. All in all, the East Cape
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Gary Elrod bagged this big wahoo while fishing off the East
many more great days. The word is out that this is
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ell, the 2018 fishing season is upon us
down here on the East Cape and what a
great start we’ve had,” exclaimed Eddie Dalmau of
Van Wormer Resorts. “This month we say lots of
species enter the Sea of Cortez and anglers were very
happy with the quantity and quality of the fish.”
“It is great to see the bait come back to the area,
especially the sardinas that have been absent for
the last few years. This is a major reason why we
have had so much early success. The yellowfin tuna
came in strong in numbers like we have never seen
for May. Early in the month, it didn’t matter which
direction you headed after leaving the hotel, you were
going to find a school of tuna. Later in the month and
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Mike Rieser landed an released this dandy roosterfish while fishing the East Cape on May 27..
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