Friday gave us a clear picture of where the bite is sitting in mid June out of Puerto Los Cabos Marina. Striped marlin around the 80 lb class are working the stretch from Punta Gorda up to El Cardón, dorado are delivering strong inshore action with quality fish in the 20 to 30 lb range, and while wind on the eastern grounds knocked the tuna odds down, the Vinorama line kept producing. Closer to home, roosterfish and jacks are still patrolling the beach not far from the marina. There is a productive day on the water for every kind of angler right now.
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Today's Conditions
The wind is the story of the day. The eastern tuna grounds got bumpy enough to lower the odds out wide, so the smart boats adjusted: marlin work along the Punta Gorda to El Cardón stretch, dorado inshore, and tuna effort concentrated on the Vinorama line where the water stayed workable. This is exactly the kind of day where local knowledge pays, because the fish are there if you put the boat where conditions let you fish effectively.
The Strategy
Three zones produced today, each with its own play.
Marlin: Punta Gorda to El Cardón
Striped marlin in the 80 lb class are holding along the inside stretch from Punta Gorda up to El Cardón. Boats across the fleet are getting multiple shots per day, with several releasing one or two stripers per trip. A trolling spread with skirted lures and rigged ballyhoo, plus a pitch rod with live caballito, is doing the work.
Dorado: Strong Inshore Action
The dorado bite moved in close and the quality is real: fish in the 20 to 30 lb range hitting inshore, which is excellent size for a short run. Small skirted lures and rigged ballyhoo on 30 to 50 lb gear, worked along the inshore color changes, kept rods bent all morning.
Wind knocked down the eastern tuna grounds. The yellowfin odds out east dropped with the breeze, so the productive tuna effort concentrated on the Vinorama line where live sardines are still getting bit. When the wind lays down, the eastern banks should come right back. Meanwhile, roosterfish and jacks are still cruising the beach line not far from the marina, a great option for light tackle fun without a long run.
Fish the Inside Game Until the Wind Lays Down
Right now the percentage play is the inside water. Run the Punta Gorda to El Cardón stretch for marlin in the morning, work the inshore dorado on the way, and keep a light rod ready for roosterfish and jacks along the beach near the marina. If you want tuna, Vinorama is the line until the east wind backs off. The fish have not gone anywhere, they are just stacked where the water is fishable, and that inside stretch is delivering quality marlin, dorado, gallos and jacks all within a comfortable run.
Tackle and Gear
What We Ran Today
- Marlin setup: 80 to 130 lb test rods with 200 to 400 lb leaders, skirted trolling heads and rigged ballyhoo, plus a pitch rod loaded with live caballito for fish that come up on the teasers
- Dorado setup: 30 to 50 lb test, 40 to 60 lb mono leaders, small skirted lures in pink, green and yellow working the inshore color changes
- Tuna setup (Vinorama): 30 to 50 lb test with live sardines slow-trolled or drifted over the bait schools
- Inshore light tackle: spinning gear with 30 to 50 lb braid, live mullet and sardines for roosterfish, poppers and small jigs for the jacks patrolling the beach
- Wind tactics: on breezy days we shorten the spread, keep lures in clean water in the wash and stay on the protected side of the points
Marlin from Punta Gorda to El Cardón, quality dorado inshore and gallos on the beach. When the wind picks a side, the inside water is where the day gets made, and right now it is loaded.
From the Day on the Water
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