Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Edition Issue 3823 Oct 25-Nov 8 | Page 33

VOL.38 • ISS. 23 “ BAJA ROUNDUP Oct 25 - Nov 8, 2019 Hurricane Lorena Temporarily Derails Cabo Fishing H urricane Lorena reached category 1 status last weekend and came directly over La Paz instead of veering off as had been originally predicted. Fortu- nately, other than some heavy flooding, a few roads washing out and felling some trees and power poles, no one was injured and property damage was relatively minimal compared to other hurricanes that have blown through. The most damage appears to have occurred out towards Las Arenas/ Bahia Muertos/ La Ventana and El Sargento over the hill from La Paz,” reported Jonathan Roldan of Tailhunter International in La Paz. “The biggest issue for us were all the anglers who got stuck for several days. With the beaches getting battered; the seas in a cauldron and the port captain shutting down all boat traffic, there wasn’t much to do for the several dozen visitors we had who were suddenly locked in,” said Roldan. “Others were trying to get home and to the airport. Many more were trying to fly in. However, with flights canceled and the Cabo Airport closed, folks either had to stay extra days in La Paz or conversely, lost days of vacation because they couldn’t fly down,” Roldan related. “In terms of climate, post-Lorena, air temperatures have dropped dramat- ically from the high 90’s and low 100’s to the low 90’s. Almost a 10 degree drop across the board. Addi- tionally, humidity has fallen from the muggy 70-80% steam bath to a very comfortable 50% these following days. Accompanied by stronger winds remi- niscent of later October, it’s actually been quite comfortable causing many of us to remark that we suddenly lost summer. Fall dropped in like someone had thrown a switch. Right after Lorena moved north, it cause tropical storm Mario, holding off the Pacific Coast to move into the vacuum. So, early in the week brought continued cloudiness, rough seas and occasional rainstorms. All of this caused the bite to take it’s time getting back up to speed. Prior to the storm, we had the best dorado bite of the season going. We had the best marlin bite I have ever seen in over 2 decades. After Lorena, it took a while to gain momentum again,” Roldan concluded These anglers experienced wide open wahoo fishing when they visited Baja’s East Cape this September. Photo courtesy of VAN WORMER RESORTS, East Cape, Baja. Fishing Bounces Back Along East Cape In Wake Of Storms “ 31 W ell we have weathered two storms this season and the fishing was up and down because of them, but now things are starting to heat up. Today the fishing gods flipped the switch to “ON”. We are seeing lots of wahoo, dorado, tuna, marlin, pargo, pampano and more. Lots of bait in the water and that means lots of predator fish. The weather has been very pleasant in the upper 80’s with moderate humidity. Water temps have been in the mid to upper 80’s as well. If you are looking for a late season trip, it’s a great time to be in the East Cape,” Eddie Dalmau of Van Wormer Resorts exclaimed. LOCATED JUST These folks teamed up to land a massive 217-pound tuna aboard the cruiser Angelito on October 6 while fishing off Baja’s East Cape. Photo courtesy of VAN WORMER RESORTS, East Cape, Baja. 3705 These anglers took a fall trip to the East Cape and rounded up a bunch of quality tuna! Photo courtesy of VAN WORMER RESORTS, East Cape, Baja.