Dorado are on. June is the official opening of the mahi mahi peak season in Los Cabos and Wednesday delivered exactly that out of Puerto Los Cabos Marina. Quality fish, clean blue water, and a steady bite on the current edges. If you have been waiting for the right window to target dorado in Cabo, this is it.
Today's Conditions
Offshore conditions are dialing in fast. Clean blue water, ideal water temperatures, and consistent bait movement along the current edges have the dorado feeding hard. Multiple boats out of the marina this week have been reporting solid mahi mahi numbers in the 15 to 30 lb class, with the bigger fish showing on the La Fortuna side and along the offshore color changes north of the marina.
The Strategy
Dorado are a current-edge species. Find clean water meeting dirty, a temperature break, a weed line or any floating structure, and you find dorado. Today's plan was built entirely around reading the water and putting baits where dorado want them.
Trolling the Edges
A spread of small skirted lures in pink, green and yellow heads, plus rigged ballyhoo on lighter leaders. Dorado strike fast on the troll when the spread is moving at 6 to 8 knots through clean water. Lighter tackle keeps the fight fun and lets the fish do what dorado do best, run, jump and put on a show.
Reading the Water
The captain spends as much time looking as fishing. Current breaks, color changes, frigates working bait and any floating structure all point to dorado. When we see signs, we slow down, work the area thoroughly and have light tackle ready for the school that often follows the first hookup.
Most of the dorado action is happening 1 to 8 miles offshore from Puerto Los Cabos, with the La Fortuna side producing some of the best quality fish of the season so far. The tuna bite is still going on the offshore banks and the striped marlin window has not closed yet, so a dorado-focused day often comes with bonus species in the spread.
This Is the Window for Dorado in Cabo
Dorado peak season in Los Cabos runs from June through October. We are right at the start of it, and the early action this week is telling us the next several months should be strong. If you have a family group, a first-time angler, or anyone who wants the fight, the photo and the meal all in one trip, dorado is the species. Beautiful fish, hard fighters, jumps and acrobatics, and one of the best eating fish in the ocean. Leave the marina at 6:10 am and we will work the current edges with a clean spread.
Tackle and Gear
What We Run for Dorado
- Rod and reel: 30 to 50 lb test on medium tackle. Heavy enough for the bigger 25 to 30 lb class fish, light enough to enjoy the fight
- Leaders: 40 to 60 lb mono leaders. Dorado have teeth but not wahoo teeth, so wire is rarely needed
- Lures: small skirted heads in pink, green, yellow and chartreuse. Bullet heads and small chuggers work well on the long lines
- Bait: rigged ballyhoo on the flat lines, plus a pitch rod with a live sardine or strip bait ready when a school comes up
- The bonus rig: a heavier rod with a marlin-grade bait deeper in the spread to cover any striped marlin or tuna that joins the party
- Trolling speed: 6 to 8 knots is the sweet spot for dorado on the current edges
June is dorado season in Los Cabos. The peak window opens now and runs through October. Quality fish in the 15 to 30 lb class are already showing along the current edges, and the next few months should keep producing as water temperatures climb.
From the Day on the Water
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