The summer season just got even better out of Puerto Los Cabos Marina. Blue marlin are starting to show, the first signs of the trophy billfish run that defines mid to late summer in Los Cabos, and one came aboard a 23ft super panga at an estimated 350 pounds. The tank tuna keep coming too, with a 130 pounder landed on the Habanero, and the roosterfish bite remains excellent along the shoreline. Add pargo, jacks and dorado to the mix and this is one of the most complete weeks of the year on the water.
Check the live San José del Cabo weather and sea conditions before your trip so you fish the right window.
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Today's Conditions
The water is warm and the bait is thick, which is exactly the recipe that brings the blue marlin in and keeps the tank tuna in range. Summer heat is in full effect, with hot humid days and mostly clear skies. South wind has come up on some mornings and pushed greener water in close, so the cleanest blue water offshore is where the billfish and big tuna are concentrating. As always, an early start is the edge.
Tide and Solunar
The strongest bite windows line up with the moving water around the morning high and the tide changes. We time the run so the first hour of light coincides with current movement, which is when the big fish feed hardest. For exact times the day of your trip, check the live weather and tide report linked above.
Blue Marlin Are Starting: A 350 lb Fish on a 23ft Panga
This is the news every angler waits for. The blue marlin are beginning to show, the start of the trophy billfish season that runs through summer and into fall. One came aboard one of our 23ft super pangas at an estimated 350 pounds, an incredible fish on a boat that size and a testament to the angler, the crew and the fishery. When a blue of that class eats off a panga, you remember the fight for the rest of your life. If a trophy marlin is on your bucket list, the window is opening right now.
Tank Tuna Keep Coming: 130 lb on the Habanero
The cow tuna bite is still on. Our Habanero landed a 130 pound tank yellowfin, the kind of hard-pulling fish that turns arms to rubber and makes the whole trip. These big tuna have been the prize of the summer season, and right now the conditions are lined up to put one on the deck. Come ready to work for it.
Roosterfish Are Still Excellent
Prime gallo season continues and the bite has been outstanding. Roosters in the 20 to 40 pound class are working the shoreline, with great action on light tackle. The fish are spread along two productive stretches right now.
West side: from Playa El Tule down to the Westin shoreline. East side: the beach line before you reach Punta Gorda. Both are holding fish, and we run to whichever is fishing best that morning based on wind and water color. All roosterfish are released to keep the fishery strong.
The Bite Right Now, Species by Species
Here is the honest breakdown of what our crews are seeing from the shoreline out to the offshore banks.
Blue Marlin and Billfish
The blue marlin are arriving, joining the striped marlin already on the offshore banks. Trolling lures and rigged ballyhoo on the cleaner blue water is the program. With a 350 lb blue already aboard a panga, the trophy potential right now is real for anyone making the offshore run.
Yellowfin Tuna
The tank tuna keep coming, with a 130 pounder on the Habanero this week. Porpoise schools have been the key, slow trolling live caballito over the top of them. Quality fish are the reward for the boats willing to make the run and put in the fight.
Roosterfish and Jacks
The headline inshore bite. Roosters 20 to 40 lb from Playa El Tule to the Westin and along the East side before Punta Gorda. Jack crevalle are active along the same shoreline, hard fighters that keep the light tackle bent between rooster shots.
Pargo and Dorado
Pargo (snapper) are still being caught in front of Palmilla, a reliable structure bite for anglers who want to put quality eating fish in the box. Dorado remain in action offshore on lures and ballyhoo, a great bonus fish on any billfish or tuna day.
Pick Your Adventure, the Whole Spread Is Firing
This is one of those rare weeks where every option is on the table. If you are chasing a trophy, the blue marlin are starting and the tank tuna are here, so we run offshore early to the clean blue water and work lures, ballyhoo and live bait over the porpoise schools. If you want non-stop light tackle action, we start inshore for roosterfish from El Tule to the Westin or the East side, mix in jacks, and pull pargo off the structure in front of Palmilla. My advice: leave the marina at first light to fish the morning bite with the moving tide, and tell us what matters most to you, a trophy shot or steady action. We will build the day around it.
Tackle and Gear
What We Are Running
- Blue marlin setup: 80 to 130 lb stand-up gear, 300 to 500 lb leaders, trolled lures and rigged ballyhoo on the offshore banks, pitch bait ready
- Tank tuna setup: heavy stand-up gear, 80 to 130 lb test, slow trolling live caballito over the porpoise schools
- Roosterfish setup: spinning gear with 30 to 50 lb braid, live caballito and green jacks along the shoreline from El Tule to the Westin and the East side
- Pargo setup: 40 to 60 lb test with fluorocarbon leaders, live and cut bait worked on the structure in front of Palmilla
- Dorado setup: 30 to 50 lb test, 40 to 60 lb mono leaders, trolled lures and ballyhoo on the color changes
- Bait: caballito, green jacks and sardines all available and key to the inshore and tuna bites
Blue marlin starting, tank tuna landing, and roosters on the beach. When the billfish arrive and the inshore bite is this good at the same time, you know summer in Los Cabos has hit its stride.
From the Day on the Water
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