Bajabytes Sport Fishing Península Update June 21, 2023
Baja North
The Sport Fishing Baja California Cup begins this weekend in San Felipe
Like in all previous editions, $250,000 pesos will be awarded in cash and sport fishing equipment.
Bull Ring
In the IB area, guys continue to catch Halibut. We had a contact score for a pair of nice ones today that measured 26″ and 37.″
The rockfish action on the Upper 9 is excellent, especially with live squid. Big bocaccios, Mexicans, and reds are chomping on the squid! …Fish Dope
Coronado Islands/Rockpile
If you can keep the sea lions off, there is a decent shot at yellowtail and legal-sized barracuda. That said, most of the info we got today said the fishing at the Islands was tough.
Slow-trolling sardines with and/or without 12 to 16 oz. of lead proved effective for the yellows and the ‘cuda.
If you want to cover more water, switch to DTX Minnows or Rapalas. They are faster. Both help to keep the sea lions away, as sitting on the anchor running a chum line gets you loaded up with sea lions after a few minutes.
The best chance for getting yellows is along the weather side of North Island from Pukey to the Key Hole, in the Middle Grounds/Middle Island area, around the Gun Site to the Ribbon Kelp area.
The best bet for the barracuda is the Ribbon Kelp, Lighthouse Kelp, South Kelp, and SKR. The calico bass are biting at the boiler rocks in the Middle Islands area. Throw swimbait right up into the boiler rocks and wind them out at a medium speed. The bass are also showing in the Middle Grounds, Ribbon Kelp, Lighthouse Kelp, and South Kelp areas. …Fish Dope
Ensenada
Barracuda fishing is wide open. This is by far and away the best ‘cuda fishing in our coverage area – the best it has been all year.
The local boats are loading up with easy limits.
They are seen as jumpers and up under birds in the lee of Todo Santos Island and just up the coast at Salsipuedes.
Guys are getting them here by throwing iron and trolling Rapalas is slam dunk fishing, too.
It is excellent, wide-open fun to fish! These ‘cuda are said to be running from about 27″ up to around 40″ or so. A 40-inch barracuda weighs in at about 7 to 8 pounds.
Best of all, there appear to be a few yellowtail and the odd seabass mixed in with this ‘ cuda.
At Punta Banda, there has been some sign of seabass late in the afternoon and evening. Good calico bass fishing up in the boiler rocks on swimbaits. …Fishdope.com
San Quintin
Garcias Pangas Sportfishing St. Quintin Ralph Buddha Penns Michael Penns
Bahia de Los Angeles
Fished bola June 12, 13, 14, and 15 with killer Granny Nancy Capone with her 4th Hubby Jim. The other three died from a Salas 7x’s to D’s head and their friend Rob! We fish all Jigs. Baits for casting, xrap for trolling, deadhead lures, tadyAA, and colt snipers for deep drops with pro hunter sword, but all we caught were Mexican cod! We had a blast in the excellent weather, looking for and catching the fish here and there and everywhere!!! …fishonnn…Captain Juan Cook
South (Baja Sur)
Punta Chivato
27th Annual Bulls only Dorado Tournament. Entry list. 22 boats 73 anglers 1st place Vince Fox on Alex boat 39.2 lbs. 2nd place Joe Reeves on boat Shoebox 35.7 lbs 3rd place angler Mark Hobson on Mad Dog…Craig and Theresa
Mulege/Conception Bay
The fishery is hot!!! I’m headed out with my wife’s cousin and his friend to show them about fast- and slow-pitch jigging. A glassy day provided limits for all four of us on board. The fish were all caught close to the bottom 250-300ft. Once hooked up, you had to pull hard to turn the head of the fish before losing it and the lure. We spearfished the day before, and the area was healthy with grouper, snapper, and big Almaco jack. Bulls Only Dorado Tournament in Punta Chivato was a huge success with bigger-grade fish. First Place topped 40 pounds, and Second Place was 37.4.
Coming to the Mulege area? Stay with us at Casa Concepcion, and we will dial you in to go fishing. …Nathan Burbey
Loreto
Crazy! Trolling with feathers for dorado and caught this 30.6lb beauty instead. I’ll take it! Deanna Lyn-PiwowarczykLoreto Fish Report
López Mateos
1. Get bait. 2. Corvina. 3. Halibut. 4. Grouper. 5. Another grouper. 6. Another corvina (caught on plastic).
Went to the Grouper Rocks in front of Lopez outside the Boca. Can hardly get to the area for all the Lengua nets. he water outside was 64.8 degrees, cloudy and green from all the turmoil.
So we dallied around for an hour and a half and then went inside the Mangroves at the Boca where the water was 74 degrees. Slow but steady corvina and grouper.
Last week clients from Buena Vista fished for one and a half days inside the Bay and left with an ice chest of nice vacuumed and frozen fish. Mainly grouper and corvina with a couple of small halibut. The on-land morning temp is 63, and the daytime temp is around 80, so it’s finally warming up. Winds are steady til the 26th…Cheri King
La Paz
https://youtu.be/MgN2kAsBoEc
MEXICAN MINUTE LA PAZ FISHING REPORT from Tailhunter Sportfishing for the Week of June 3-10, 2023
Well, Ed and Kat, Michelle, Captain Carlos, and I took our boat for a four-night trip — from La Paz to the Island of Spirit of Santos and the Island of Cerralvo fishing and snorkeling, catching dorado, and snorkeling for scallops. The Sea of Cortez is so very magical! …Brian Solomon
East Cape
Yet another phenomenal day!!
We boated six giant Rooster. My first came on my Thorne’s Black Hole “Happy Stick.”
Only to be outdone by the “Hendricks 99” flipping stick. My first fish ever on the rod; Van and Barb were in my heart and head with every crank!
For good measure, we ended the day with seven tuna (three on poppers.)
Did I mention we saw a big pod of Orca? David LeCompte
Puerto Los Cabos
With most school semesters done and many schools in summer recess, more families are arriving. Weather patterns have been great, and it is a perfect time to visit Puerto Los Cabos, with its basically clear sunny skies, temperatures nearing 90 degrees (but still bearable and not yet too hot as it can be in the coming months), and the Pacific afternoon breezes that are still refreshing.
Overall, the fishing action is still excellent. Offshore striped marlin action is a bit more scattered, and more schools of bolito are being reported, which is always a good sign for attracting larger pelagic gamefish. In our local Marina area, the primary bait source has been caballito, jurelito, ballyhoo, and slabs of squid, even though not many fish have been hitting on the strips.
On the grounds from Iman to San Luis Banks, hog-sized amberjack have been brought in daily, most of them striking on live bait. We saw many fish in the 30 to 80-pound range, and most days, the best action was early in the morning.
In the same rocky high spots and even closer to shore, anglers used bait and yo-yo jigs to find a mix of leopard grouper, barred pargo, yellow or red snapper, bonito, pompano, and triggerfish. None of these were in very high numbers, but some quality, great-eating fish are being found.
Besides the trophy-sized amberjack, another highlight has been a handful of very nice-sized bull dorado, up to 40 pounds or more, found scattered throughout the region, frequently in pairs, with the smaller females, they were encountered from close to shore, on the roosterfish beach stretches, to bottom fishing spots, and on offshore marlin grounds.
There were yellowfin tuna weighing in at the 5 to 30-pound range associated with the porpoise, often a 50-mile run in each direction, so it was not a practical charter option unless contracting in advance for additional fees. Although some tuna were hooked near Iman and San Luis, it was sporadic and unpredictable. However, these fish were of excellent quality, over 60 pounds.
Only a few wahoo were reported, most of which were in the 25 to 35-pound range, striking incidentally while bottom fishing; some on the more traditional trolling Rapala-type plugs. Conditions are favorable now as water temperatures are in the upper 70s, though water is not the deep blue these fish prefer. It is slightly off-colored from the changing currents and increased ocean swells.
Inshore, the main deal was slow-trolling bait for jack crevalle and roosterfish, which is now peak season. The season started out a little late, but the charters that have targeted them did well on fish up to 40 pounds. …Good Fishing, Eric
Cabo San Lucas
TODAY: Pisces 35′ Bill Collector, two landed – a 100-pound Swordfish with live bait cast for today’s Chatham and Day families. They also released two Striped Marlin and landed a Dorado and a Yellowfin Tuna to round out a once-in-a-lifetime trip!
Gary Graham-That Baja Guy 