Fishing Report Archives

After a winter(off-season) hiatus, East Cape Fishing Reports return! We had an optimistic start to the “late winter bite”, with sporadic schools of striped marlin appearing in our fishing grounds in February. Typically, their arrival is dictated by sea surface temperatures; striped marlin enjoy temps in the mid-70’s. A generally

Along with hot late summer weather comes hot fishing, and the multi-species bonanza continues here on the East Cape. Leading the way are yellowfin tuna and wahoo, with excellent numbers of both species keeping guests at our Hotels smiling, and sending them home with full coolers. While the tuna haven’t

Fishing success improved dramatically as the calendar turned to mid-April, and has continued to accelerate into the month of May. Multiple species are on the prowl, and anglers are ranging far and wide across our fishing grounds depending on what preferences they have for a day’s fishing. Yellowfin tuna appeared

Fishing is way above par for early March in the Sea of Cortez. Sea surface temps have been in the 73-77 degree range across our fishing grounds for the past several weeks, and the 2016 fishing season has started off with a big bang as a result! Leading the way

East Cape Fishing Report! 11/2/15 The major category 5 hurricane Patricia seemed to push even more fish into the Sea of Cortez this month. Patricia passed about 360 miles to our south as it made landfall near Puerto Vallarta,and even though we didn’t have any wind/weather related to the storm

East Cape Fishing Report! 12/2/13 We have enjoyed steady fishing right through the past month, as our sea surface temperatures have remained higher than normal for this time of year, which is the tail-end of our peak fishing season. Warm water means good fishing, and our Sea of Cortez fishing

East Cape Fishing Report! 10/31/11 A mix of striped marlin, sailfish, dorado, and yellowfin tuna make up the bulk of catches in the East Cape fleet right now. Fish are scattered far and wide across the Sea of Cortez, with several distinct tuna schools, roaming billfish, and pods of dorado

East Cape Fishing Report! 12/1/09 November started out with a bang and ended with a whimper, at least as far as the size of the fish were concerned. For the first couple of weeks, giant yellowfin tuna were providing thrilling battles for anglers, and many fish were boated in the

East Cape Fishing Report 12/1/07 The biggest news in the past few weeks is the resurgence of the yellowfin tuna bite here in the waters off the East Cape. While we�ve had tuna in the area all along, the numbers�and average size�of the fish really exploded. Fish are averaging 25-35

Fishing Report! 12-1-05 The fishing right now on Baja’s East Cape is nothing short of incredible. Usually, December is a peaceful month, with the resorts full of holiday travelers who are enjoying the relaxing tranquility of this region of Mexico, sipping cool drinks, soaking up the sun by the pool,