The late summer/early fall bite in Cabo San Lucas is always exciting and this year is no exception. Big fish have the Captains and Mates at RedRum Sportfishing anxiously awaiting the next bite on every trip. With huge 130+lb Sailfish to 200+lb Yellowfin Tuna, the arrival of the Blue Marlin and Dorado, and the ever present Striper bite; Cabo is hot right now. Sea surface temperatures in the mid to high 80′s have wrapped around the cape and fishing has been phenomenal as of late. Three to four different species per day has not been unusual and anglers and Captains alike are enjoying a bite that is generally only 5-15 miles from the Marina.
Bait has been easy to come by, with Caballito being the most accessible. RedRum crews are also bringing along 5-10 frozen Ballyhoo on each trip just to make sure they have another option. From stitched ballyhoo on the shotgun pole to live Caballito on the kite fishing rig, we are getting bit with whatever we throw in the water.
Big Yellowfin have been caught anywhere from 5-25 miles out, mixed in with the Porpoise. Just last week we had a boat bring in two 70-80lb class Yellowin that hit a hoochy and a cedar plug while trolling. Once hooked up the mate threw a live Caballito and hooked a 100+lb Yellowfin, another angler on the boat also tossed out a live Caballito and he too got bit by a 100+lb Yellowfin. You’ll also be happy to hear that earlier this week some southern California guys got into some really nice Yellowfin with the biggest one going 180lbs (pictured above.)
The Blue Marlin bite has come on like it always does, slow but steady. We caught 17 Blues in July on 125 or so trips, releasing all but two that died. So far in August we have nearly that number. Haven’t heard of any real big Blues yet, mostly in the 200-500lb range. Expect both the size and numbers to go up as we get further into the fall.
Sailfish have been a blast this year with some serious size to them! We aren’t talking about the Costa Rican and Florida peanut Sails, we are seeing a lot of Sails over 100lbs and a bunch of pigs that are in the 130-150lb range (pictured below.) Tons of fun to see Sails of that size getting up and out of the water, tail dancing with that huge sail splayed out.
Finally, with the super warm water we are starting to see more and more Dorado. Most boats are getting 3-5 Dorado bites a day if not more. Nothing of ridiculous size yet, mostly 15-40lb fish, but when we start to see more Dorado as we have recently, the bigger ones aren’t usually too far behind. If I was a betting man I would say we will start to see a few 55-65+lb Bull Dorado during the month of September.
Now is a great time to get down to Cabo and get some practice in before the tournament season starts up in October and November or fill the freezer with filets for the winter. As always we are happy to vacuum seal and freeze your catch, free of charge. To learn more about RedRum Sportfishing and our operation visit www.redrumcabo.com or give us a call at 760-481-7667 (socal number but it rings in Cabo.) We are a family run, american owned fleet that has been fishing the waters of Cabo since 1985.
-Ryan Donovan
Team RedRum
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