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Jan 11, 2023; 09:01PM - GORDO BANKS PANGAS San Jose del Cabo
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: Eric
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GORDO BANKS PANGAS
March 14, 2021
We are still seeing light crowds of tourists, though people do seem to now
be showing more interest in possibly making travel plans during the coming
spring season. Weather has been in transition, though another cold front
swept through over the weekend, with strong gusting winds from the north.
Ocean temperatures are in the 68 to 70 degree range. Water clarity is
spotty greenish, starting to clear up some around the Iman Bank, though
this recent cold front did not help stabilize conditions. This entire
winter season it seems we have dealt with more wind than usual. Typically
with the arrival of spring time we also see progressively warmer and calmer
conditions.
Anglers were using some caballito and various sardina species for bait,
also a lot of the action off the bottom structure has come on yo-yo jigs.
Charter fleets have been fishing areas from Chileno to the Iman Bank and
even as far north as Vinorama when weather allowed. With the cooler
conditions the most productive action was found down over rocky high spots,
up to 200 ft. deep. There was a wide variety of quality eating species
found, though none of them in great numbers, except for the bonito.
Highlights were some nice grouper, amberjack, red snapper and an occasional
yellowtail.
Inshore there was good sierra action found near Chileno, but also a lot of
boat pressure, as this was one of the main options going, especially on
windy days, sierra were of nice size, a handful of fish to 8 lb. Chance at
pompano, pargo, triggerfish and jack crevalle as well.
Early in the week some of the commercial pangeros and private boaters
landed some yellowfin tuna near the Iman Ban, these were quality fish in
the 70 to 90 lb. class. These guys were experimenting with the kite and
helium balloon techniques, using the gummy flying fish, with the lighter
boat pressure they got into some nice fish. Though as weather turned, this
action faded out later in the week.
Still quite a few whales in the region, though this is normally the final
month we see numbers of these mammals, before they head back on their
northern migration.
Good fishing, Eric
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GORDO BANKS PANGAS
Eric Brictson / Operator
619 488-1859
Los Cabos (624) 142-1147
e-mail:gordobanks@yahoo.com
WWW.GORDOBANKS.COM
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Jan 11, 2023; 09:00PM - GORDO BANKS PANGAS San Jose del Cabo
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: Eric
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GORDO BANKS PANGAS
March 7, 2021
As we are now only a couple of weeks away from official start of the spring
season, we are already starting to feel the transitional warming trend
develop and days are progressively lengthening. Local daylight light
savings time will change on April 4, one hour ahead. As vaccinations are
becoming more obtainable we have noticed an increase of persons making
reservations to visit during the coming months, we expect it will be a slow
process, but at least things appear to be swinging in the right direction.
This week started out wild, as a major wind front from the north swept
through all of Baja, this had been forecast, they were not wrong, as gusts
to 30 mph plus picked up Sunday night, creating dangerous ocean conditions
and both local ports were closed to all navigation, included all
sportfishing. By Monday afternoon the front had crazily passed on through
and conditions settled down quickly, enabling port authorities to reopen
activities starting later than same day.
With the conditions still persisting of on and off winds, ocean turned
greenish and cooler, average water temperature in the 68 to 70 degree
range, very slight swell, but there have been strong currents pushing
through on the fishing grounds. Anglers found a mix of baitfish available
in the marina area, caballito and a couple varieties of sardinas in
sporadic numbers.
With minimal numbers of charters even going out recently, most have been
fishing Chileno, Palmilla, Gordo Banks and north to Vinorama, spread out
trying different areas. The better inshore action was being found towards
the south, mainly for sierra, while the more productive bottom action was
to the north, when weather permitted. Anglers were using yo-yo jigs and
various baits while drift fishing over rocky high spots, more often in
depths ranging 120 to 200 ft. There were more numbers of bonito on certain
deeper grounds, especially earlier in the day. Swift currents made fishing
more challenging, but with persistence some quality species such as
yellowtail, amberjack, leopard grouper and red snapper were accounted for,
some of these to over 30 lb. The more exotic species for the week was a
golden jack, which are not very common in recent years as well as another
golden cabrilla.
Did not hear of any dorado found recently, there were reports of a few
stray wahoo being seen as well as a handful of yellowfin tuna, smaller fish
hanging on same high spots as were the bottom species. No billfish seen on
local grounds either, the green water not to their liking. We did hear of
scattered striped marlin action from Cabo San Lucas. We expect that as soon
as the ocean clears and warms up, as daytime temperatures increase, winds
settle, that the all-around fishing action will improve significantly.
Good fishing, Eric
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GORDO BANKS PANGAS
Eric Brictson / Operator
619 488-1859
Los Cabos (624) 142-1147
e-mail:gordobanks@yahoo.com
WWW.GORDOBANKS.COM
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Jan 11, 2023; 08:26PM - GORDO BANKS PANGAS San Jose del Cabo
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: Eric
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GORDO BANKS PANGAS
February 28, 2021
The month of February is finally over, it definitely lived up to its
reputation of being unpredictable, we saw a little bit of everything these
past few weeks. Glad that it is past, we are feeling a slight warming trend
as spring time nears, ocean temperature now in the 68 degree range, as
north winds continue to pick up in cycles. Clarity of water is also up and
down, this is how it often is during this time frame. Still only limited
numbers of tourists arriving, even less anglers, though we anticipate times
will improve, as many people in the U.S. and elsewhere now have had their
Covid 19 vaccinations or will be having them soon and then will be more
open for making travel plans.
Most fishing action now has taken place from Chileno, Palmilla, Gordo Banks
and north to Vinorama. Bait netters are having trouble finding supplies of
sardinas, the main bait source has been caballito, a lot of yo-yo style jig
fishing going on now.
Drift fishing over the rocky grounds, more often in 120 to 200 feet of
water, with available bait, but more so on yo-yo jigs. Main catch by far
has been the bonito, some of them up to 8 lb., hitting best earlier in the
morning. Same areas were producing a variety of grouper, snapper, cabrilla,
yellowtail and amberjack, limited numbers, but quality fish. Some charters
would have up to three four yellowtail, sizes up to 25 lb., majority of
these yellows came from areas further north near Vinorama.
Closer to shore anglers found sierra, pargo and triggerfish. Heard a couple
of reports of seeing dorado or wahoo, uncommon to see these gamefish in
such cold water.
No local billfish bite being reported, as conditions improve we expect to
see more striped marlin move in. We did hear of a couple reports of
swordfish sightings from sportfishers searching further offshore.
A handful of smaller sized yellowfin tuna were brought in, fishing the same
local grounds, also there were sightings of much larger yellowfin, up to
150 lb., coming up for a quick showing on the surface and then disappearing
even quicker, they are in the area, though cold off colored water and full
moon does not help.
Good fishing, Eric
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GORDO BANKS PANGAS
Eric Brictson / Operator
619 488-1859
Los Cabos (624) 142-1147
e-mail:gordobanks@yahoo.com
WWW.GORDOBANKS.COM
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Feb 21, 2021; 07:21PM - GORDO BANKS PANGAS San Jose del Cabo
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: Eric
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GORDO BANKS PANGAS
February 21, 2021
This month is definitely living up to its reputation for being unpredictable, this whole season we have seen more relentless north winds
than usual, hard to find a reliable forecast and normal patterns have not followed the standard this year. As we still deal with very light tourism,
staying optimistic that soon the situation will improve. We felt another cool trend this week, of course nothing even comparable as they felt in
Texas, we did have mostly sunny skies, high temperatures averaging 75 degrees and the morning lows in the mid-50s. Ocean temperature was again
cooler, down into the 67 to 70 degree range. The bait was a bit scarcer now, netters were working harder to find the scattered schools of sardinas
and few caballito.
The week started out difficult due to windy conditions, though over the weekend winds laid down and the ocean was very comfortable, though quite
cool for this area. Charters were searching the grounds from Chileno, Palmilla, Gordo Banks and north towards San Luis. Most consistent action
was found while working the bottom structure, with the cold water there was not much surface activity found, as dorado, tuna, wahoo and marlin seem to
have been hiding out, waiting for warmer currents to move back in. This will be transition period coming up, as the days progressively become
longer and warmer once again.
The bonito were by far the most numerous species found, striking mainly on yo-yo style jigs, averaging 3 to 5 lb. a little smaller than they often
run, but these fish are feisty fighters and good eating, prepared just as you would the yellowfin tuna. Despite not seeing any significant numbers of
other spaces, we did see a wide variety of structure species show up on the fillet tables. We saw yellowtail, amberjack, red snapper, yellow snapper,
grouper, sheepshead, bluefin trevally (fairly rare in local waters), Pacific tilefish, triggerfish, roosterfish, sierra, black skipjack, spotted
rose snapper and even a couple of wahoo and dorado earlier in the week that were out of place in the cold water.
Besides the one Bluefin trevally we saw, there was also a 50 lb. class roosterfish landed and released from a super panga trolling near the marina
jetty area, the California sheepshead was also a fairly unusual catch. Pelagic red crabs are starting to appear on the local high spots, when
conditions are just right these small crustaceans will drift to the surface, can be scooped up and used for snapper bait, the commercial fleets
goes wild when they see these red crabs, as they see big dollar signs and can make great profits when it all comes together.
Still plenty of whales to keep sightseers happy, as well as some turtles, sea lions and manta rays.
Good fishing, Eric
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GORDO BANKS PANGAS
Eric Brictson / Operator
619 488-1859
Los Cabos (624) 142-1147
e-mail:gordobanks@yahoo.com
WWW.GORDOBANKS.COM
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Feb 18, 2021; 11:53PM - GORDO BANKS PANGAS San Jose del Cabo
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: Eric
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GORDO BANKS PANGAS
February 14, 2021
Half way through the month of February now, we continue to see very light
crowds of tourists arriving, we are remaining optimistic that the coming
months will see larger numbers of visitors. The weather patterns have been
changing day to day, we saw a warming trend, then a cool front moved back
through, daytime highs ranged from 75 to 80 degrees, winds have been on and
off from the north, a bit unpredictable, currents sweeping through the
region, changing water temperature and clarity from locations.
With limited charter activity there has still been plenty of commercial
fishing pressure, with the shrimp trawlers working the areas off of San
Jose del Cabo where there had been concentrations of mackerel and
sardineta, this impacted this bait source and along the shoreline we saw
schools of sardinas diminish as well, the smaller baitfish still have been
obtainable, just not as abundant as they have been for the past months. It
is the season where anglers commonly use yo-yo style jigs, working the
various high spots for a variety of species.
The ocean temperature is averaging in the 70 to 72 degree range now,
clarity has improved on the grounds north of the Gordo Banks, such as La
Fortuna and Iman Banks, though green water has moved in off of Cabo San
Lucas. The majority of the charters have been concentrating near La Fortuna
and Iman Banks, this is where water clarity was cleaner and the more
consistent all around action was found. Early in the week there were a
handful of nice yellowfin tuna to over 80 lb. accounted for, though these
yellowfin were finicky and only coming up sporadically, found close to
shore though, over bottom structure, must be a certain food source that is
attracting these fish to this area. The tuna action slacked as wind became
more of a factor through the week, thing about this time year, is finding a
calm day in order to increase opportunities.
The various rock piles are producing a mix of structure species, recently
the most common fish being the bonito, also an occasional amberjack,
cabrilla, pargo, red snapper or yellowtail, but by far more bonito than
anything else, mainly striking on yo-yo jigs and weighing in the 4 to 8 lb.
range. With the cooler water we are only seeing an occasional dorado, we
also saw one wahoo early in the week. No billfish being talked about on
local grounds out of San Jose del Cabo, though we did hear reports of
decent action for striped marlin on the Pacific grounds, such as Golden
Gate, where schools of mackerel were now concentrated, though overall the
action out of Cabo San Lucas was not as consistent as on grounds in the
direction of the Sea of Cortez.
The highlight for the week were definitely the few quality grade of
yellowfin tuna that were accounted for, as conditions stabilize we do
expect these tuna to remain on these same grounds and become more prevalent
in the daily counts. As we progress towards spring season we also
anticipate to find more wide spread bottom action.
Good fishing, Eric
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GORDO BANKS PANGAS
Eric Brictson / Operator
619 488-1859
Los Cabos (624) 142-1147
e-mail:gordobanks@yahoo.com
WWW.GORDOBANKS.COM
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Feb 18, 2021; 11:52PM - GORDO BANKS PANGAS San Jose del Cabo
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: Eric
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GORDO BANKS PANGAS
February 7, 2021
As we start the new month of February there are light numbers of tourists
arriving, this is mainly due to ongoing Covid pandemic and the new
requirements being put in place for travelers. We are hoping that by spring
season we might see an improvement of this situation. The Los Cabos area
relies entirely on tourist trade for the local economy and without this
income people cannot support themselves and families.
We have felt a warming trend this past week, we saw high temperatures up to
80 degrees, mostly clear sunny skies. Winds were still unpredictable,
though the forecast for the coming week looks very calm, favorable to help
stabilize ocean conditions. Ocean temperature has been in the 70 to72
degree range, clarity was changing daily with the strong currents that have
been pushing through. Overall the water was appearing cleaner on the
grounds near the Iman Bank. This is where in recent days the majority of
the light crowds of charters have been concentrated.
Every day we were seeing a handful of yellowfin tuna landed, anglers were
fortunate to land one of these tuna, some charters even reported a couple
of these fish. The yellowfin were very finicky, but could be enticed with
persistence and patience using a combination of sardinas, caballito, strips
of squid or skipjack. Average size of the tuna were in the 50 to 80 lb.
class. On these same grounds and on other rocky high sports anglers found a
mix of bottom species. Though the bottom bite with the strong currents
running was not consistent, more bonito and black skipjack than anything
else, a few varieties of pargo/snapper, an occasional cabrilla, amberjack
or yellowtail. Strong currents were a problem this past week, we do
anticipate this pattern to change and should help improve the all-around
action. Also in recent days red crabs were starting to appear on the
surface, these can be used for red snapper bait, with calmer conditions
this could develop into something.
Other options were found closer to shore, mainly in the southern zone
towards Cabo San Lucas, where sierra, skipjack and triggerfish were the
main species encountered, still spotty from day to day, no consistent hot
spot now. A few dorado are still hanging around in the cooler waters, found
scattered in small schools, most of these smaller sized fish.
Lots of whales throughout the region, peak season will continue for at
least another month. Sea lions, turtles and manta rays also providing
sightseeing entertainment.
Good fishing, Eric
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GORDO BANKS PANGAS
Eric Brictson / Operator
619 488-1859
Los Cabos (624) 142-1147
e-mail:gordobanks@yahoo.com
WWW.GORDOBANKS.COM
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Feb 18, 2021; 11:39PM - GORDO BANKS PANGAS San Jose del Cabo
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: Eric
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GORDO BANKS PANGAS
January 31, 2021
With new international travel restrictions now in place we have seen a
noticeable lack of tourists, though Los Cabos resorts are now offering the
required Covid 19 tests easily on site, needed for return trip. So
hopefully this will encourage more people to travel to Southern Baja in the
coming months. Weather followed normal patterns, scattered cloud cover,
though no precipitation this week, winds out of if the north, increased
some over last week, but there are cycles of calmer conditions mixed in,
high temperatures averaging 75 degrees.
Ocean conditions showed improvement from the Gordo Banks and towards San
Luis Bank, water temperatures averaged 70 to 72 degrees and clarity was now
cleaner than the previous week, there were also more signs of baitfish
schools on the same fishing grounds. In the marina area bait vendors are
offering sardinas, some caballito, mackerel and ballyhoo.
There was a lack of anglers though, not much activity for charters now.
Most of the charters have been concentrating on the areas from straight
offshore and north to Gordo and San Luis Banks. The highlight of the week
was a few quality grade yellowfin tuna landed that weighed in the 80 to 100
lb. class. A lot of patience and persistent was needed, because these tuna
were elusive, but at least a few more than previous weeks were accounted
for. Many local skippers who do not have charter work now are giving these
yellowfin a try. It is not always the normal time of year to find these
tuna n these high spots, but every year can vary.
Not much activity reported for billfish, water has been green on the normal
grounds, but we do see conditions improving now, winds were a contributing
factor and then there is also a lack of anglers. A handful of dorado were
found scattered throughout the region, a couple of them over 20 lb.
Limited numbers of sierra now along the shoreline, a mix of various
snappers, pompano, bonito, triggerfish, cabrilla, amberjack, yellowtail
found off of the rocky piles, though wind made this tough many days. We
look forward to some more steady weather and a warming trend, this should
help to improve the all-around action. February can be a very unpredictable
month.
Good fishing, Eric
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GORDO BANKS PANGAS
Eric Brictson / Operator
619 488-1859
Los Cabos (624) 142-1147
e-mail:gordobanks@yahoo.com
WWW.GORDOBANKS.COM
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Feb 18, 2021; 11:38PM - GORDO BANKS PANGAS San Jose del Cabo
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: Eric
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GORDO BANKS PANGAS
January 24, 2021
We enjoyed variable winter time conditions in Southern Baja this past week.
High temperatures averaging 75 degrees, more cloud cover and even had some
measurable rain fall on Wednesday, generally lighter winds, predominately
from the north, though not as persistent as they were in past weeks. Light
crowds of tourists now arriving, looks to be the predicted pattern for the
coming months, until Covid induced regulations are simplified or eased and
vaccinations are made readily available to the general public. In the
meantime all local businesses supported by the tourist industry will be
optimistically waiting for the situation to improve.
In the direction of the Sea of Cortez the ocean currents been green, as the
same East Cape conditions have now swept onto local grounds. Clarity has
fluctuated, but overall water color has been very greenish, though off of
Cabo San Lucas currents have been much cleaner. Over the weekend though
there were reports of slight improvement north of the Gordo Banks to around
San Luis, a couple of wahoo hook ups were reported. On the Gordo Banks
there was a showing of yellowfin tuna and at least one 80 lb. class
yellowfin was landed, other hook ups were lost, not many boats were on the
spot when the tuna did show up, drifting with sardinas was the method they
used to entice the strikes. So maybe something will develop with this,
providing conditions do stabilize some more. Ocean water temperature has
varied on areas, day to day as well, ranging from 67 to 74 degrees.
There has been plenty of bait in the area, charters are reportedly seeing
large concentrations of baitfish on local grounds, though this did not mean
that the gamefish were easy for anglers to find. Bait vendors are offering
sardinas, caballito, mackerel and ballyhoo. Dorado are being found in
limited numbers, mainly around concentrations of baitfish and often on the
same offshore billfish grounds. With a handful of these dorado being bulls
over 20 lb.
We saw a little more variety and size of fish found off of the shallow
rocky structure. Though this action just now seems to be showing signs of
activity, this week we saw amberjack, cabrilla, bonito, red snapper and
triggerfish. We do anticipate that this type of action improves the next
couple of months. Along the shore we saw a little more action for the
sierra, they had become scarce in past seeks, so hopefully this is a
favorable sign that these cold water fish will rebound.
Billfish action was more scattered now, main species is the striped marlin,
sizes averaging 70 to 100 lb. No great concentration in any particular
area, we should see steady improvement with greater numbers of stripers, as
ocean conditions improve with more steady weather patterns.
Good fishing, Eric
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GORDO BANKS PANGAS
Eric Brictson / Operator
619 488-1859
Los Cabos (624) 142-1147
e-mail:gordobanks@yahoo.com
WWW.GORDOBANKS.COM
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Feb 18, 2021; 11:37PM - GORDO BANKS PANGAS San Jose del Cabo
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: Eric
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GORDO BANKS PANGAS
January 17, 2021
Another quiet week as far as numbers of tourists arriving. With Covid
worries and political unrest we expect to see similar patterns of light
crowds until at least spring time. January and February are normally the
coolest months of the year throughout the northern hemisphere and recently
we have felt the chill, highs are reaching about 75 degrees and lows in the
mid-50s, though days have been clear and sunny. Winds this past week were
not as persistent from the north, most days picking up late morning. Colder
water conditions have swept into local waters, we have seen ocean
temperatures ranging from 67 to 72 degrees. Changing from day to day, as
currents swirl in and out, also pushing in green unfavorable water. With
the cleaner and warmer areas now found in the direction of Cabo San Lucas.
For the limited numbers of anglers now in town, they have found supplies of
sardinas, ballyhoo, caballito, mackerel and sardineta. Charters have been
going in different directions in search of better opportunities. Action
around the Gordo Banks has slowed way down from how it had been for the
past month, as these grounds had cold green water contribute to shutting
down the bite. Though as currents shift and north winds reside, things can
change, on Friday there was one quality yellowfin tuna of 85 lb. hauled in
off of a super panga. Through the week we only saw a few of the smaller
sized wahoo landed during the first days of the period, also a couple of
other tuna were accounted for or hooked up and lost. Fewer numbers of
dorado as well, as the turned over conditions has these tropical species
scattering.
Offshore the main action has been for striped marlin, also a few dorado
being found on these same grounds. Still no large concentrations of the
marlin, though lots of schooling mackerel and sardineta are being seen off
of the San Jose del Cabo hotel zone, several miles offshore. The marlin
being found now are scattered, depending where the blue water is found,
recently five to 10 miles offshore. We do expect the billfish action to
improve as these off colored conditions rebound. There were some reports of
yellowfin tuna being found further offshore associated with moving
porpoise, though this has been a very hit or miss deal so far.
It is the time of year when more bottom structure fishing starts up, though
so far we have not seen anything other than a handful of bonito, smaller
snapper or cabrilla. We should start seeing improved bottom action and are
hoping that this colder water brings in the yellowtail. Along the shore
there have been fewer numbers of sierra than we would expect for this time
frame, off colored currents seem to be issue with these species as well. So
as weather does stabilize we do expect the all-around action to improve.
This is a normal transition period we are now going through. This time of
year is never really peak season for any of the more popular glamorous
gamefish, though as ocean changes so can the bite, from week to week. Lot
of whales now on the same fishing grounds, as well as some sea lions,
turtles and manta rays, all adding to the experience.
Good fishing, Eric
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GORDO BANKS PANGAS
Eric Brictson / Operator
619 488-1859
Los Cabos (624) 142-1147
e-mail:gordobanks@yahoo.com
WWW.GORDOBANKS.COM
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Feb 18, 2021; 11:36PM - GORDO BANKS PANGAS San Jose del Cabo
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: Eric
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GORDO BANKS PANGAS
January 10, 2021
This past week we definitely noticed that the crowds of tourists which had
flooded the region over the Christmas and New Year’s holiday season, have
dropped off considerably and it looks like the coming winter months will
continue along such patterns, as the world wide situation with the ongoing
Covid pandemic continues, as vaccines have just started to be administered
and in additional there have been new strains of the same virus breaking
out, we will all hope for the best, that this situation stabilizes and we
can once again begin to return to our normal routines.
Cooler winter season conditions are now prevailing, high temperatures
averaging about 75 degrees and with lows of 55 degrees. Though overall the
climate has been very pleasant, definitely a comfortable winter
environment, with warm clear and sunny skies. The northern winds resided
early in the week and ocean conditions were much more comfortable. The cold
and green currents continue to progressing move in a southern direction
from north of Los Frailes, now these currents have now pushed as far as Red
Hill off of San Jose del Cabo. Ocean temperature locally is now in the 68
to 71 degree range.
The Gordo Banks for the last several weeks has been producing the best
overall fishing action. With lots of juvenile sized wahoo concentrated on
this high spot, anglers were finding excellent action for fish in the 8 to
15 lb., occasionally larger. Casting chrome patterned jigs was probably the
most productive technique, also sardinas, ballyhoo, caballito and trolled
Rapalas. There has been heavy pressure on these grounds, since the word of
the action spreads quickly and then we have the spear fishermen, who for
some unschooled reason believe that it is perfectly okay to move in and get
in the water with their spears directly next to where the already congested
rod and reel angler fleets are concentrated, established, while mainly
drift fishing, strange unprecedented situation has now developed. What
happened to any etiquette or reasonable sense? We thought that there were
regulations in place where this activity was to be keep a certain safe
distance apart to avoid any conflicts or injury.
With cold green current now upon the Gordo Banks the action has slowed and
become far less consistent than in previous weeks, this will be time when
fleets start to concentrate more along the shore for sierra, as well as the
shallow water structure, for a variety of species. Striped marlin action
will be the main option further offshore, as this action will be now more
prevalent in the direction of the Sea of Cortez and not on the Pacific. As
the marlins predominate food source has now migrating in this same
direction.
There are still some dorado being encountered, though in the cooler green
conditions, the numbers are much less. Sizes varied, a few nicer sized
bulls were accounted for, found on the same marlin grounds further from
shore. In the coming weeks the key to offshore success will be to find the
best looking conditions and concentrate on these locations.
Recently we have not seen much off the bottom besides some bonito, smaller
red snapper and triggerfish. Maybe this will be the year that we see a
strong run of yellowtail appear on local grounds. We will optimistically
wait and see what develops this winter season. In the meantime there have
strong numbers of whales being sighted, this is now peak season to view
these mammals in local waters.
Good fishing, Eric
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GORDO BANKS PANGAS
Eric Brictson / Operator
619 488-1859
Los Cabos (624) 142-1147
e-mail:gordobanks@yahoo.com
WWW.GORDOBANKS.COM
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