MexicoEast Cape
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Location:
Los Barriles, BCS
Mexico
MexicoCoordinates:
23.6496, -109.6765
Distance:
0.0 Miles
Description:
Los Barriles and Buena Vista are two seaside areas that still retain much of the kick-back pace that made Baja popular! Fabulous sandy beaches, clean beautiful seas filled with fish, crystal clear air, and a remote feeling that seems far removed from civilization.
The road south from Los Barriles also skirts miles of postcard-perfect beaches, with a couple of small, well maintained hotels ready to serve the needs of Baja travelers.
Los Barriles is still famous for fishing, although surfing and kayaking are increasingly popular. The hotels still do a great job of taking care of visitors.
Swordfish, Striped, Blue, Black Marlin, Sailfish, Yellow fin Tuna, Dorado, Wahoo, Roosterfish just to name a few of the species you may catch.
Cover/Structure:
Reefs, ledges
Spot Access:
Boat Ramp, Parking (car/truck), Parking (boat/trailer), Power Boats Allowed, Swimming Area, Disabled access, Shore fishing access, Restrooms, Beach, Fly Fishing, Wading, Floating, Bait shop on site, Marina
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CHAIN OF FOOLS
CHAIN OF FOOLS
Striped marlin are thick from Rancho Leonero to Punta Perico. There are also a few nice dorado and some sailfish in the mix. All day fish are putting on an incredible and exciting show jumping, tailing and feeding. The fish are plugged with squid making it hard for anglers to get the bite. Seeing all the life has not allowed many dull moments. It has been action packed baiting fish after fish hunting for one that will...
SEA OF CORTEZ TURTLE SEX
TURTLE SEX
East Cape weather has been about as nice as it gets with calm seas and sunny skies.
Marlin fishing has been tough. Finding and sighting fish has been easy but getting them to bite has been frustrating. Boats are only getting one marlin out of ten to take the bait. Quality dorado has taken up some of the slack though. Fish as large as 50 pounds are in the mix every day.
In shore rooster fish and pompano...
SEA OF CORTEZ, FROM GO TO SLOW
From go to slow
Early in the week we experienced an incredible bite of quality yellowtail off the high spot at La Ribera. Lots of boats were there and everyone was bent. Several came away with limits. That same afternoon billfish were very aggressive from the light house to Los Frailes charging at lures and baits presented to them.
The wind blew for a couple of days and everything changed. Today we could see yellowtail in our fish finder in the same location wh...
FROM SLOW TO GO
From go to slow
Early in the week we experienced an incredible bite of quality yellowtail off the high spot at La Ribera. Lots of boats were there and everyone was bent. Several came away with limits. That same afternoon billfish were very aggressive from the light house to Los Frailes charging at lures and baits presented to them.
The wind blew for a couple of days and everything changed. Today we could see yellowtail in our fish finder in the same location where the action was ear...
3 months ago
(02/27/2012)
LIVING IN NAIROBI
Word on the street is that East Cape fishing is lighting up. Dorado and striped marlin are starting to show in good numbers off shore a few miles south of Punta Arena Light house. Only a boat or two have been out there most days and are consistently having success. In shore sierra mackerel continue to bite with El Cardonal area producing the most action. Just a couple miles off the beach in Buena Vista quality sized yellowtail have made a showing. Live bait is key to get the yellows going....
Thursday, February 2, 2012
I CALL IT THE "MPS"
When the wind doesn't blow the marlin want to go.
I just spoke with a couple of fishermen who stayed at the Los Barriles Hotel and fished a local charter boat for the last three days. The first two days weather was calm and they accounted for 2 striped marlin and 10 dorado. Their last day the wind hooped up and the count was a goose egg.
This is typical for winter time fishing on the East Cape. The bite can be go...
THE RISING SUN
This week the East Cape has experienced more calm days with warmer weather than in the past several weeks. With the break in weather private boaters fishing in shore have been getting some early morning action. Sierra, white bonito, roosterfish, jack cravell and even a few small dorado have been busting large schools of sardines up and down Buena Vista beaches.
Humpback whales with their calfs and huge schools of mobula manta rays have also arrived and can be seen putting on a show from...
The typical hoot
The buzz of reports that a few nice yellowtail have been landed on the East Cape has locals excited. The largest problem is that strong north winds typical of this time of year are keeping anglers on the beach most days.
Tired of watching the wind blow we took our annual camping trip to Mag Bay. This is the time of year on the full moon and new moon that we experience extreme tides.
La Paz is our first stop where we load up on supplies for the week. Then it is up highway 1 toward Ci...
The typical hoot
The buzz of reports that a few nice yellowtail have been landed on the East Cape has locals excited. The largest problem is that strong north winds typical of this time of year are keeping anglers on the beach most days.
Tired of watching the wind blow we took our annual camping trip to Mag Bay. This is the time of year on the full moon and new moon that we experience extreme tides.
La Paz is our first stop where we load up on supplies for the week. Then it is up highway 1 toward Ci...
BAJA OR ALASKA
There is only a small handful of charter fishing boats still in the water on the East Cape. Without daily departures there has not been reports of conditions off shore.
The beach has been a different story and you almost have to take a number to get a good fishing spot. The sea life has been putting on an incredible show with birds diving and fish in a feeding frenzy driving huge schools of sardines to the waters edge. Sierra Mackerel, rooster fish, ladyfish, and jack cravelle have all...
THE WITCH DOCTOR
Mark Rayor owner of Jen Wren Sportfishing bringing you an East Cape NON-fish report. The wind has blown so hard this week it has not been fishable most of the week.
I'm happy to say our timing was good and we were able to use the last calm day to get Jen Wren III out of the water. It is sad but our season is over and we won't resume charter fishing until March.
I do want to share an experience we had while fishing last week along with some pretty cool photos. One of our last...
HERE COME DA JUDGE
In shore along the beaches of Buena Vista the action has exploded. There is a huge abundance of bait right now which on calm days is bringing game fish within range of beach fishermen. Sierra mackerel, pompano and quality sized roosterfish are all on the feed. Just a few miles off shore dorado, striped marlin and sailfish have provided the few anglers fishing excellent action.
We had an outstanding week fishing with old friends and making new ones as well. Early in the week new found fr...
IT WAS COCKPIT CHAOS!
UNDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2011
IT WAS COCKPIT CHAOS!
We spent most of this week on the beach because of no charters and mostly windy days. Wednesday afternoon the wind started to subside and it looked like Thursday would be nice. The problem was that it was Thanksgiving and we had celebration plans for that afternoon. I thought what the heck I'll get an early start and come in at 1 or 1:30.
I heard there had been a pretty good dorado bite on the buoys near Pescadero so decided to...
Better Late Than Never On The Dorado Fishing Season
BETTER LATE THAN NEVER
East Cape is experiencing the best dorado bite of the season. In shore and near shark buoys dorado have arrived in big numbers and are on the feed. Striped marlin have also been plentiful off La Ribera and Punta Pescadero. In shore sierra mackerel along with rooster fish are cooperating with anglers up and down the coast.
Today Steve Schroer of Boulder Colorado brought his 2 sons Bridger and Colter fishing on Jen Wren III. Initially Colter was a little apprehe...
A BIZZARE FISH TAIL
Our week started out with strong winds and angry seas. It was so rocky 'n rolly I didn't pack my cameras, for fear of damaging them. That didn't stop Brent Kison and Phil Bidarn from fishing on Jen Wren III for three days. During that time they released one bill fish or more each day, caught a fish locker full of dorado and even a wahoo. On their last day they added 8 nice 30 pound yellowfin tuna to the tally. All the action came just a few miles off shore near La Ribera.
F...
KNOWING WEHN TO FOLD EM
We had not been fishing for a few days when I heard chatter on the VHF that the fleet was experiencing the best blue marlin bite of the season. With no charters on the horizon for a couple more days I decided to go out and give it a look. Reportedly the best bite was near the buoys off Pescadero.
It was not hard to find the spot because when we arrived there was already about a half dozen boats slow trolling baits around the area. It only took a few minutes and we hooked a...
Endless Season Update October 31, 2011
After a month of hot water and by all accounts, slow fishing, the much awaited cooling of the sea temperatures has finally begun. Remembering the old saying about being careful what you ask for, the cooler water that was hoped for, was brought about by or closely followed by, an early dose of north wind. While that may be good news for arriving kite boarders, it's a bummer for fishing.
But not so fast! The wind seems to be what the doctor ordered. While th...
CHANGES IN LATITUDES CHANGES IN ATTITUDES
There are large schools of yellowfin tuna 40 plus miles East of the East Cape resorts. Finding them is no guarantee they will bite. Many anglers are returning after a long boat ride with disappointment. Jen Wren boats have avoided the frustration and horrendous boat rides by targeting striped marlin closer to shore.
Getting the marlin to go has been a trick. For several weeks we have not sighted tailers nor have the fish had much interest in lures. The key has been large sc...
Sea of Cortez, so how slow is it?
Most of the recent reports coming from the East Cape including my own have indicated fishing has been tough. I just downloaded the photos we captured this week. So how slow is it? Jen Wren boats landed several marlin, sailfish, tuna, dorado and even a wahoo. Locating game fish has not been difficult. Getting them to go has been the trick. Working hard, trying different baits and methods has been the key.
Early in the week Robert Jordan with 3 of his fishing buddies...
October 13, 2011
East Cape, fished out?
For the last couple of weeks fishing has been the slowest all season. It seems whenever fishing slows down folks are always asking "has this place been fished out?"
I have spent more than a 100 days a year on East Cape waters for the last 21 years. I have no scientific data or access to any studies that have been made regarding this. What I do have is a memory like an elephant and can recall what I have personally observed.
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Tuna Roll Endless Season Update Wednesday, September 17, 2011
Tuna, atún, tunczyk. . .in any language these fish are practically chewing the paint off the bottom of the boats. Every report from East Cape is filled with sweaty ,casually-clothed anglers wearing big smiles commensurate with the size of the tuna.
Traditionally, September is a slow month because of the propensity of Chubasos to show up unexpectedly. This year, throughout the summer every month has looked like September at all the hotels as far as the numbe...
JUST FOR KICKS
For another week yellowfin tuna stole the show on the East Cape. Just a few billfish and dorado have been landed this week while most boats are returning from a days fishing with fish lockers full of tuna. Porpoise schools holding huge schools of yellowfin have moved closer to shore and have not been hard to find 10 to 25 miles from the beach between Punta Perico and Punta Arena Light house. An occational sailfish or marlin are showing in the porpoise but for the most part it is tuna, tuna and...
WHERE'S WALTER
This week my life long friend Gary Street of Laguna Hills arrived to participate in the La Paz Gold Cup black and blue marlin tournament. For the last few weeks marlin fishing on the East Cape has been very slow so I was hopeful we would find more action up north. This tournament is always loads of fun. It is a two day event with a 200 pound minimum limit for the blues and blacks. The coordinators have thrown a nice curve ball into this event. That is a $50 per pound penalty for bringing in a...
Sea of Cortez, NOTHING LIKE GETTIN EVEN
For the second week in a row East Cape fishing has been very spotty with just a handful of billfish and dorado being landed each day. Yellowfin tuna have provided most of the action but have been elusive. The tuna have been found on porpoise schools from 15 to 50 miles off shore. Getting them to cooperate has been a trick. Sometimes they will bite and sometimes they have no interest. A couple days ago we trolled through a huge school of yellowfin in a feeding frenzy without a bump on our lures...
Endless Season Update August 18 2011
East Cape
Mid August and the fish seemed to have taken a powder. Still some fish around but they aren't exactly jumping in the boats. Three out of four reports this week drug the "full moon" explanation off the shelf to explain the poor fishing. The moon is like Baja if anything goes wrong it gets the blame. Have you ever read that fishing was wide open
must have been the full moon?
How slow was it, Mark Rayor of Jen Wren Sportfishing...
Sea of Cortez, BAJA BOOBIES
In a word, "Tough". Fish did not bite this week like they have the previous couple weeks. I think it has to do with the full moon and am hopeful the action will pick up soon.
Boats targeting billfish are only getting one or two shots in a day. Ones not lucky enough to convert the limited opportunities are going without.
Schoolie sized dorado that have been providing loads of action have disappeared. There are a few big bulls being landed off shore but i...
ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM
No matter how you slice it the fishing during this years East Cape Bisbee was dismal. 62 boats fishing 3 long days and only managed to bring one qualifying blue marlin over 300 pounds to the scales. Until after lines out on the third day not even one short fish was weighed. That tells me not another fish even close to 300 pounds was brought to leader.
Dorado and tuna fishing was also poor. The largest dorado weighed was 47 pounds. On the second day a 33 pound dorado won the...
Sea of Cortez, AND I THOUGHT IT WAS TOUGH
We are officially in our hurricane season. When there are reports of a storm heading this way it adds stress to our otherwise stress free lifestyle. Hurricane Dora with reported winds of 155 MPH did just that. We were spared as she moved to the West but not without causing a big swell and rough boat rides for a couple of days.
In my mind I thought fishing was tough this week until downloading the images we captured. Between the bumps marlin, sailfish and dorado provided ple...
Sea of Cortez, FAT CHICKS AND FLAT FEET
Marlin and sailfish have taken center stage on the East Cape this week. Less dorado then previous weeks and smaller tuna are also providing action. There are still a few cow tuna in the area for those lucky enough to be in the right spot at the right time.
Walter Russo was one of the lucky ones and landed a 200 pound tuna on Jen Wren III. Fishing about 5 miles off Punta Pescadero we sighted a pod of bottlenosed dolphin. They were moving very slow and just milling in the are...
Endless Season Update July 21 2011
East Cape
While Dora pounds its way north, most locals are cautiously looking over their shoulders.
http://www.allaboutbaja.com/webcams.html East Cape webcam for current live view
Summer action continues, however, with billfish dominating the catches as more and more anglers attention turns to the upcoming East Cape Offshore that begins next week. Hopefully it will not be a repeat of last week's Dorado Sh...
Light loads and lots of toads
Traffic on the East Cape has been very light most of this season. Each resort in the area is far from full occupancy and only sending out a hand full of fishing boats each day. With this the boats that are fishing are enjoying a lot of real estate to them selves and are not being swarmed by other boats when schooling dorado or tuna are found.
The Dorado Shoot out is this coming weekend which will certainly increase traffic. Huge dorado in the 50 to 60 pound class have been...
Endless Season Update July 4 2011 Baja sizzles while So. Cal. chills
Mark Rayor photo
East Cape
While the hotel owners worried about the lack of guests and more importantly, the lack of anglers to cash in on the action, tuna ate and ate on the 88 again this week! and the size was anywhere from 'teeners' to 'cows' exceeding 200 pounds.
Not every boat and not every angler, but enough that cocktail hour was dominated with fish stories and sashimi.
Sh...
Sea of Cortez, AND THE BEAT GOES ON
The East Cape continues to enjoy an unprecedented big tuna season. In years past the Jen Wren team have always managed to land a handful of tuna over a hundred pounds but it really wasn't all that common. This year the big boys showed up in May and have been giving anglers all they want ever since. It is always exciting watching rod tips thump from the tail beat of big tuna.
In May we were finding the big dogs with bottle nosed dolphin and then the spotted and spinner dolph...
Sea of Cortez, AHHH! JUICY FRUIT!
Mark Locken returned to Los Barriles this week to fish the KIR Fish and Chips tournament with his crazy band of eight school buddies. Based out of Palmas de Cortez, last year fishing on the Jen Wren boats the merry men took 1st prize with a 143 pound tuna. It is also note worthy that they consumed 22 cases of beer in 3 days fishing. At that time Jack Wright coined the phrase "if you don't start drinking in the morning you can't drink all day" as he shouted "DRINK WITH ME BOYS!&q...
Endless Season Update June 22 2011
East Cape
From sporadic to steady back to sporadic, a second hurricane has come and gone and has certainly messed with the fishing. For the moment, however, it seems to be in the steady mode. Too bad, there are not many folks except locals to enjoy it.
There are still some midday easterly winds, and an unusual current cooled sea temps down to as low as 70 degrees from the Light House south. However, just five miles offshore the...
AWAY FROM IT ALL
John Lowther has come to Rancho Buena Vista with family and friends for the last 18 years. The last several of those years he has chartered our Jen Wren boats for fishing. Time after time he has inquired about doing a multi-day trip where we could have more time to explore the Sea of Cortez.
Now that his resort of choice is no longer in full operation, he decided the time was right so we set up a 5 day 4 night fishing/diving charter. John planned on coming with his wife Mar...
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
EAT YOUR WHEATIES!
There is nothing like the tail beat of a tuna. The thump of their tail resonates up the line and can be seen in the tip of an anglers bent rod. A small fish goes thump..thump..thump.. A larger fish goes thump....thump.... thump.... The bigger the fish the slower the thump. Large or small there is not much doubt that it is a tuna.
Fishing buddies Ralph and Lyle came for a visit this week and fished on Jen Wren III. Their request was to catch som...
New Report
Jack struggling to hold up his big catch for a photo
Let the good times roll!
For more great photos of this trip check out Jack's blog at:http://jaccurate.blogspot.com/2011/06/accurate-jen-wren-sportfishing.html
For a You Tube of Jack's last trip to the East Cape
http://www.youtube.com/user/accuratefishingreels?feature=mhum#p/u/7/UCDtdCJ31II
Mark Rayor
www.thejenwren.com...
Endless Season Update May 30 2011
East Cape
Memorial day and the week preceding it delivered the kind of fishing that locals have been hoping for since April Fool's day. The conditions right now are a fisherman's dream. It is also a skipper's dream. And the fly fishing is excellent as well.
Chris "Smokedoggydogg" Moyers of Reel Scoop wrote, "This week was all about quality over quantity amigos!" Mark Rayor, Jen Wren Sportfishing,...
Sea of Cortez, East Cape-Bucket list rooster and more...
What a week we have had!
East Cape fishing has been outstanding. Both in shore and off shore the bite has been full speed.
Doctors told David Wilson he doesn't have much time and he should perpare his bucket list.
Catching a rooster fish was on that list. I was happy that we were able to help David cross that one offthe list.
Dave Hellmers of Carlsbad California wanted to hunt tuna. He was rewarded with a 110 pound tuna.
82 year old Russel...
Sea of Cortez, East Cape-Fantasies do come true!
This morning we hooked a marlin at 7:30. While La Rissa Travers battled her first marlin, my VHF radios were going crazy. It was enough to make me crazy. Dorado under serggaso grass, tuna on spotted dolphin, marlin feeding, it sounded like the whole Sea of Cortez had just erupted. The action never stopped and at the end of the day most boats returned to the dock flying outriggers full of flags.
Oh, I forgot to mention it was La Rissa's life long fantasy to catch a marlin....
Summertime fish
No footballs, no dinks. This spring has been all about quality not quantity.
Last week tuna fishing just started to get in gear when the winds came up and made it impossible for boats to travel outside to the tuna grounds. Yesterday the wind subsided and the tuna fishing picked up right where it had left off. Most fish have been between 30 and 100 pounds. Normally spring brings smaller football sized tuna and the larger fish start to show as summer approaches. Not this year...
Endless Season Update May 16, 2011
'Late but great' is all that can be said about the fishing here. There have been a few promising days interspersed with some that can only be defined as false starts, but the promise of better times coming seems to have been fulfilled.
Recently the striped marlin have been easy to find but getting them to bite has been another story. They finally lit up and began to bite, and multiple blue flags flapping from the riggers are the norm. Even better the fi...
Fins to the left, fins to the right
It has finally happened!
East Cape striped marlin have become aggressive. For the last couple of days boats targeting marlin are releasing multiple fish per day. Fish are close as well. Yesterday afternoon we saw marlin feeding 3 miles from our buoy.
Bigger news is the arrival of yellowfin tuna. Yesterday to the North, near Punta Perico, El Loco II found a school of bottlenosed dolphin with large tuna feeding. They managed two hook ups using caballitos. On Jen Wr...
Endless Season Update April 25, 2011
East Cape
Change is in the air. Daytime temperatures are creeping over the 90 degree mark with sea temps following. So much to talk about, so little space. Enough swordfish to give those who care goose bumps. San Jose local, Daniel Fisher took his boat Fisherman out and caught two swordfish on back-to-back days and was back out trying to make it a hat trick.
Felipe Valdez, Buena Vista Beach Resort Hotel manager, could hardly co...
April Fool Tuna Endless Season Update APRIL 4, 2011 REPORT
The most encouraging report came from Luis Ariza, long-time skipper at the now closed RBV, and his son Luis, Jr. Palmas de Cortez Captain. They were fishing off of Pescadero in a panga when they spotted some commotion on the water. Turned out to be a very small skipjack, maybe 5 or 6 inches. They hooked one on they caught and began slow trolling it behind the boat. All of a sudden the hapless bait disappeared with a loud whoosh and a swirl of white water. Both were sure they had hooked a huge...
Endless Season Update March 28, 2011 REPORT
East Cape
As March fades to April the catch reports are beginning to drown out the usual winter wind chatter..
Mark Rayor excitedly IM's me that a couple of two-finners were spotted before the wind kicked up mid-week. Bet I know where he will be on the next calm day.
John Ireland, Rancho Leonero, was at Fred Hall Show all grins, describing the yellowtail bite not far from his hotel. There w...
Endless Season Update 03/21/10
Lance Peterson found some black skipjack along the beaches within casting range of his flyrod allowing him to catch a few. He even sent photos to prove it!
A recent report that the gillnetters are back and raping the East Cape beaches again with their deadly net fences. Along with a promise of photos to follow is disappointing. No promises, but if you see them in your front yard send your photos. (Be sure to make sure any numbers on the panga are visible)...
Endless Season Update 03/07/10
Spring is emerging slowly as air temperatures creep up and windy days are equal in number. Mark Rayor, Vista Sea Sport reports, "on a good note I had to kick the covers off last night and open the door because the weather has become noticeably warmer."
There has been a decent up and down show of quality yellowtail for the few boats heading out. The even fewer boats fishing farther offshore are seeing a remarkable number of striped marlin. The bad...
Endless Season Update 03/01/10 What is "weather sucks" in Spanish?
I can't believe how grumpy everyone gets when the weather drops below 60 degrees. How many ways can a person say suck? Seems to be a contest these days.
The few reports I did get after the disgusted weather comments indicated that yellowtail did bite and while marlin moved in, they offered more refusals than a midnight '10' at a Cabo bar! A spicy rumor was a few tuna were caught up at the north end of Cerralvo, but you know its a stretch when I have to g...
Endless Season Update 02/20/10
Color this report warm and yellow! First the wind quit for a few days and simultaneously daytime temperatures shot up. Those encouraging events were enough to convince a few locals and visitors alike to go fishing. But the huge surprise was that the mossback yellowtail were found. Fortunately they were spread out along the shore from Bahia los Sueños to Punta Arena preventing the local illegal netters to locate them and wipe them out..not a wide open bite but several fish over forty pound...
Endless Season Update 02/14/10
After enduring what many locals claimed was the coldest winter week they had ever experienced there was an abrupt change. . .really more like a hot shot as daytime temperatures soared back up to the mid-eighties.
Is the sudden change signs of an early spring? Everyone I spoke with expressed optimism. Maybe with the change the sierra, yellowtail and maybe a bonito or even a dorado will shed their winter doldrums and begin to bite
...
Endless Season Update February 06, 2011
The predominate north winds normally associated with Sea of Cortez this time of year continued to blow. Resulting in cooler water temperatures as well as jacket-inducing temps below 50 degrees several mornings.
Few anglers even ventured out of the few hotels that remained open. Kite boarders dominated the inshore water along the beach as the wind came whistling down the gulf.
Buenavista Beach and Resort Hotel reported more Yoga students than ang...
Way Cool Endless Season Update January 30, 2011 REPORT
2011 Winter week 4;
Wind remains the theme again this week that coupled with very few visitors wanting to fish. There were a few boats out on Sunday so we delayed the report until after they returned. Their outriggers were bare when they returned. Also heard from a couple of locals that in desperation had run all the way to Bahia de Sueño (Muertos) for zip
zilch
nada.
On top of that there was cloud cover plus cooler sea temps seemed to...
Winter Species Dominate Endless Season Update January 23, 2011
There were mostly windy days at East Cape with a few less windy day interspersed in between. The inshore winter mainstay, the sierra action, has even slowed way down as the water temperatures continue to fall. There was a good pargo snap in front of Rancho Leonero for a day or two and then it disappeared.
There have been some sketchy reports of a few dorado outside of Punta Pescadero. Beyond that there is not much to talk about offshore mainly...
Endless Season Update 01/16/10
Obviously the organizers of the this week's "Lord of the Wind" event held at East Cape have some pretty good weather intel. It has been basically blowing most of the week which took care of any fishing.
However, when it ceases the fishing will come back to the forefront until the next blow
it goes with the territory at East Cape this time of year. Want to know more about the event? Here is a link. http://www.lord...
Endless Season Update 01/09/10
No surprises here at East Cape! You can expect some sun, some wind and most importantly, enough fish to keep things exciting.
As long as the sardina remains along the shore the jacks, sierra and even roosterfish can be in your catch of the day and you don't even have to set foot on a boat. However if you do and find one of the few pangueros selling bait, ask them where they are catching it. That is the best way to figure out where to fish on th...
Action till the end Endless Season Update January 2, 2011 REPORT
East Cape
After a week of great weather, with clear days and low-80's midday, the north wind fired back up on New Year's morning.
Pressure was light all week with just a handful of boats getting out each day. Those that did make it out were rewarded with some nice-sized dorado outside of Punta Pescadero, a few very respectable thirty-pounders included. There are still a few billfish but the water temps continue to plunge....
The three/four routine Endless Season Update 12/12/10
East Cape
December is when East Cape falls into the three/four routine. Some weeks its three days of north wind and four days of nice weather, other weeks the reverse. If you arrive and the kite boarders are smiling, it has probably been a four day wind week
which has been the case recently.
The good news is often the wind doesn't crank up until mid-morning and if you play the early bird gets the worm game, chances are youll get the sierr...
Low 60's Signal Winter's Arrival Endless Season Update November 28, 2010 REPORT
Dennis caught his 'career-best' Baja halibut throwing artificials along the shore.
East Cape
More winter and fewer guests was the story this week as the north winds hampered fishing on several different days. However, on the non-windy days, the billfish action produced consistent striper and sailfish catches for the few who were interested in going out.
Inshore has been a mixture of good days and...
Endless Season Update 11/21/10
East Cape
Current weather reports point to some wind in the next few days; however, excellent weather continued this week providing good fishing both offshore for billfish, striped marlin and sailfish, that seem to be enticed to remain in the area enjoying the warmer sea temps. Anglers targeting the billfish continue to enjoy multiple shots almost every day.
Tuna action is less reliable with most of the fish being found with...
Fall is in the Air Endless Season Update 10/20/10
Fishing for the big blues or blacks reduces tuna fishing to simply catching bait
Fall is in the air
very pleasant weather, with highs in the high 80's.
The best fishing has been north of Pescadero with most boats targeting billfish, and releasing at least a couple per day. There are a few more sails than stripers although there are still a few blues around. One of the 'Lets Talk Hookup' tournament boats released...
Endless Season Update 10/03/10
REPORT #1232 "Below the Border" Saltwater Fly-Fishing reports since 1996
There was a little stutter in the action when a tropical storm breezed over the top of East Cape, but by the time October arrived, the fishing roared right back to life. Football-sized tuna to eighty pounds were caught by anglers with much larger ones lost after long tedious battles that were won by the fish.
Meanwhile nice-sized dorado to twenty pounds w...
No Limit to Limits Endless Season Update September 19, 2010 REPORT #1231 "Below the Border" Saltwater Fly-Fishing reports since 1996
Late summer yellowfin tuna meet their match with RBV's toughest hairdresser.
East Cape
September continues to promise limits for many anglers looking for a late summer yellowfin tuna fix. Often the first tuna will be a short distance from your hotel. Admittedly they are small but a good warm up for the bruisers lurking under the porpoise schools farther offshore. Hook the right
wrong one??? And you will find yourself laying in a Jacuzzi nursing a margar...
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Few Anglers
More Fish
Humboldt squid, the nectar of the gods for tuna
Endless Season Update August 29, 2010
REPORT #1229 "Below the Border"
Saltwater Fly-Fishing reports since 1996
East Cape
As August comes to a close a storm called "Frank" tried to rain on the parade mid-week. There were few guests to care and the locals watched the weather channel and then went fishing as usual....
Endless Season Update August 22, 2010
East Cape
Locals are shaking their head in disbelief as the fishing has broken wide open and there are no visitors to take advantage of the action. The yellowfin tuna continued to bite in close in front of La Ribera. These were not the football-sized fish that are usually common close to the beach
some hit the 20 to 40 pound class providing more than an ample amount for sashimi at cocktail hour.
The boats heading farther out found some gorilla-...
August 10/2010
Caption: One 'Woopsie' for me
I was attempting to confirm the fishability of an Estero.
The recent good fishing for both billfish and tuna was briefly put on hold when the southeast winds arrived mid-week. Fortunately, the winds subsided after a couple of days and the fishing should be back on track in a day or two.
The bite seemed to cover all the bases. Billfish action included stripers, sailfish, blues and a few blacks to round out the catch. Excited billfish...
Tuna in the Anchorage Endless Season Update 07/19/2010
Could have been a contender dorado; unfortunately it was not caught in the Dorado Shootout this weekend.
As expected the cooler off-color water is receding, but this week brought another oddity. For several days there were YFT's being caught among the mooring balls of the hotels. Nothing huge but if you went out 30 to 40 miles where the porpoise play, there were some up to 75 pounds.
There were plenty of the smaller...
Green is Not Good Endless Season Update July 11th, 2010 REPORT
Congratulations to Lance Erik Peterson of Port Angeles, Washington, USA, for his new IGFA World Record Grouper, broomtail, Tippet M-10 kg (20 lb), 5 lb 0 oz, Puerto Lopez Mateos, Baja, 20-Feb-10
What had been rated as one of the best bites of the year was temporally stalled by a cold, green current, which along with the two Mexican super-seiners equipped with helicopters prowling the water, put the fish down. There were a few lucky boats tha...
The Return of the Sardina!!
Captain All in all this will be remembered as one of those weeks when you should have been here. photo Mark Rayor, Vista Sea Sports and Ruth Moran.
East Cape fishing exploded in the week leading up to the 4th of July. Lots of fish
big fish, and finally the sardina have returned.
Yellowfin action continues to be extraordinary! There have been many schools of porpoise with tuna to 150 pounds beneath them. The good news...
East Cape Report
Mark Rayor launched his new Cabo and promptly landed their first fish of the year.
For those willing to brave the windy conditions, there were striped marlin to be caught. Mark Rayor launched his new Cabo and promptly landed their first fish of the year even though the water was slightly off-color.
Didn't seem to bother the Humboldt squid action that has been going on for awhile. It's a good thing, since live bait has...
One Month Closer to Spring Endless Season Update February 28, 2010 REPORT #1204 "Below the Border" Saltwater Fly-Fishing reports since 1996
Charlie McCrow of London, England, 20 pound rooster on the fly, Panga - Dos Hermanos II with Captain Cheva, Photo and guide - Ed Kunze
Typical up and down wind didn't prevent some lucky anglers to land some nice-sized yellowtail. Actually, the no-wind days outweighed the windy ones. For some it was just a mixed bag, producing some fun days on the water; to keep things interesting, several of the local reefs are holding grouper, cabrilla and pargo
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Z Rooster Endless Season Update February 21, 2010 REPORT #1203 "Below the Border" Saltwater Fly-Fishing reports since 1996
Henning Morek - Denmark, Huge rooster Panga Dos Hermanos with Captain Adolfo
This has probably been the wettest February in a while. The good news is that it was the gentle soaking type rain that doesn't run off quickly. I guess it is a clue how slow the fishing has been recently, one hotel sent five boats out one day which is the single day's record...
Early Easter Egg Hunt?? Endless Season Update February 14, 2010 REPORT #1202 "Below the Border" Saltwater Fly-Fishing reports since 1996
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After a week of up and down weather, including some gentle rain, today finally seemed like the beginning a few good days. Throughout the week on the good days the sierra were thick enough to attract the attention of the local gillnetters...
A week in Cancun
It's Called a 'Fakey' Endless Season Update January 31, 2010 REPORT #1200 "Below the Border" Saltwater Fly-Fishing reports since 1996
This was one of those 'nice weather' weeks that are often bookended by north winds on both sides. The forecast indicates that it will hold through late next week, so the fishermen are smiling! They found a few dorado offshore and wonder of wonders a few billfish as well. Inshore they have been whacking the sierra.
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A break in the wind and out we go for three days of under 5 mph..firdt day Tuesday Jan 19, 40 pound Bull Durado, other medium sizes, 5 1.2 foot Needle Fish will be turned into Machaca, also Pargo and natives caught Sierra..wind will pick up Friday but we will be gone. Very very few boats out. One Marlin picked up way out off Barilles.Plenty of good sardines available, anbd Durado biting both Sardines and Ballyhoo. Caught a few jacks and threw them back.
54 to 78 Degrees Outscores Bone Chilling Cold Endless Season Update January 9, 2010 REPORT #1197 "Below the Border" Saltwater Fly-Fishing reports since 1996
East Cape
The teeth of winter always come out in January.
The recent stretch of north winds seems mild compared to recent U.S. headlines declaring "bone chilling cold" enveloping most of the country. Below the border visitors and locals alike are content with the current 54 to 78 degree sunny weather.
Lance...
"Na na na na..na na na na...hey hey, hey hey! Endless Season Update January 2, 2010 REPORT #1196 "Below the Border" Saltwater Fly-Fishing reports since 1996
Ryan Eardly - age 10 Michigan jack cravelle Caught on a ranger surface popper lure while fishing with his dad, Pete, and Ramon out of Majahua (about 20 miles North of Zihuatanejo). Photo by Ed Kunze
Compared to what is happening throughout the U.S., the relatively warm weather reinforces why many of us choose Ba...
2009, 'A Final...Final' Endless Season Update 12/27/2009 REPORT #1195 "Below the Border" Saltwater Fly-Fishing reports since 1996
East Cape Report
Jennifer Medrano and Jonathan Medrano take time out from their Honeymoon for a final...final beach catch.
Fewer visitors and more fish seemed to be the mantra for 2009. While locals debated whether or not the lack of fishermen helped improve the fishing, the smart ones took advantage of the bite when it occurred. The reward...
Fish
Bonito, Pacific (Sarda lineolata)
Dolphinfish, Common (Coryphaena hippurus)
Grouper, Gag (Mycteroperca microlepis)
Jack, Crevalle (Caranx hippos)
Marlin, Black (Makaira indicus)
Marlin, Blue (Makaira nigricans)
Marlin, Striped (Tetrapturus audax)
Roosterfish (Nematistius pectoralis)
Snapper, Cubera (Lutjanus cyanopterus)
Snapper, Yellowtail (Ocyurus chrysurus)
Tuna, Yellowfin (Thunnus albacares)
Guides
Baja Anglers
There are only a few places in the world where you feel great getting up in time to watch the sun rise. The Cape at Cabo San Lucas is one such place.
Everyone says simply "Cabo". The tip of the...
San Jose del Cabo, BCS, Mexico
Baja on the Fly
Gary and Yvonne are dedicated to making your trip to Baja a wonderful experience, and they work to smooth the way for you and your guests. They have lived in the East Cape area for 20 years and have...
Escondido, CA, United States
Jen Wren Sportfishing
We operate the finest fishing boats on the East Cape. Jen Wren Sportfishing will exceed your expectations for an East Cape fishing experience.
Serving all resorts in Los Barriles and Buena Vista.
Los Barriles, BCS, Mexico
Salvador's Sportfishing Charters
Located in Cabo San Lucas Mexico, for nearly twenty years, El Budster has been providing sport anglers with the experience, equipment and the know-how to find and catch world-class billfish, tuna, d...
Cabo San Lucas, BCS, Mexico
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