VOL . 37 • ISS . 15
July 6 - 20 , 2018
BAJA ROUNDUP
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Billfish , Dorado And Tuna Delight Cabo San Lucas Anglers
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It was another great week of fishing here in Cabo , with the marlin numbers still strong and still more tuna ,” said Captain Tracy Ehrenberg of Pisces Sportfishing . “ The dorado have finally shown up , with 17 of them caught by Pisces boats this week . The water and weather is definitely warming up here , giving us a strong start to our June season , and looking forward to the Tournaments beginning this week .”
“ Top billfish boat this week was once again , our 31ft Pisces Rebecca , with 21 billfish , caught and released . This
included one sailfish and an astonishing 9 striped marlin caught and released in one day , by solo angler Jon Svendsen , from Scottsdale , AZ on May 31st . His marlin ranged in size from about 100 to 120 lbs each and hit on caballito bait out at Destialderas on the East Cape ,” said Ehrenberg .
“ The sailfish caught aboard the Rebecca was about 150 lbs and hit on caballito bait out at Punta Gorda . Anglers Jordyn and Maurice Sessel released the fish along with 1 striped marlin of about 120 lbs caught there as well ,” Ehrenberg related .
“ For tuna , The Pisces Knot Workin caught 16 yellowfin , all around 15 lbs , on cedar plugs and feathers , out of the Old Lighthouse as well as 1 striped marlin , which hit on caballito bait and they released . Anglers were Geoff Johns , Jeffrey Garawacki , Kevin Keisler , Samantha Hussain and Steve Tiberg from Texas ,” said Ehrenberg .
“ Our 31ft Pisces La Brisa also did very well this week , with 7 striped marlin caught and released in one day by anglers from California . The marlin , all about 120 to 140 lbs were caught on ballyhoo bait out at Destiladeras . And not only did La Brisa do well with marlin , but they were our top dorado boat this week , with 5 dorado caught on May 29th , the most any boat caught in one day . The dorado were small however , ranging between 5 - 10 lbs , and they did release a few . The dorado hit on feather and cedar plug lures as well as caballito bait , hitting just off of the Old Lighthouse , about 4 miles out . They also found 3 yellowfin there , which hit on the same lures , and weighed about 15 to 20 lbs each . Anglers were Julia Richardson and William Wiering from Colorado ,” exclaimed Ehrenberg .
“ As if these catches weren ’ t enough for the week , the crew of the La Brisa and women anglers , Debby Rich , Connie Foreman , Cindy Nicks and Deborah Vossler from the Northwest Girls Gone
Fishing ( NWGGF ) group who were here in a self-organized tournament found themselves ticking every box of our most sought after species list this week . On May 28th , they caught 1 striped marlin of about 130 lbs , which they released , out from Santa Maria , 1 dorado , of about 8 lbs , on caballito there as well and 4 yellowfin tuna of about 8 to 10 lbs , close to Chileno . They also caught a nice roosterfish of about 30 lbs , which hit on caballito bait , out in front of Chileno .”
“ And the La Brisa also landed the largest roosterfish seen in the week , with 3 roosters caught of 10 , 20 and 38 lbs by some of the women of the NWGGF group . Unfortunately , these anglers decided to keep them , instead of releasing , which we strongly encourage … They also caught 1 red snapper of 15 lbs , outside of Chileno on caballito and 13 triggerfish , by chumming ,” said Ehrenberg .
“ Pisces boats caught 288 fish total this week , with 67 being marlin , 119 being tuna , 17 dorado and 85 being smaller game fish . All but two marlin were released , and catch limits well respected ,” Ehrenberg summed up .
There are some big bull dorado cruising the East Cape . This jumbo fish was caught on June 6 .
Photo courtesy of VAN WORMER RESORTS , East Cape , Baja .
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