Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Edition Issue 3726 Dec 8-21 | Page 29

BAJA ROUNDUP Dec 7 - 21, 2018 VOL.37 • ISS. 26 “ Peter and Ken took a trip to the Hotel Buena Vista Beach Resort and rounded up these incredible East Cape wahoo on November 16. Photo courtesy of the HOTEL BUENA VISTA BEACH RESORT, East Cape, Baja. T 29 Bills Chase Bait Off Cabo he marlin fishing is just up and down over last week, with lots of marlin at the beginning of the week,” reported Captain Jerry Chapman of JC Sportfishing. “The marlin are moving offshore 20 miles from the Light House to the 190 degrees out and past the 95 spot looking for warmer water it seems. As the bait moves south so does all the good fishing. Over last 2 days San Jamie and the Los Arcos areas on the Pacific have been really good using mackerel and lures. There are lots of marlin and even sailfish are still in the area. If you pitch bait or troll lures you might have a better chance of landing a nice fish.” “It has been off and on for dorado lately but we have been landing some really good fish. The Light House to Rancho Migrino on the Pacific side has been good using lures, ballyhoo and live bait with some of the dorado going from 25lbs to 35lbs. One day we had 6 dorado, then we had a day of just 1 fish and then it really kicked in and we got 9 fish. So, who the heck really knows? This is great news and we think they are here to stay awhile now as it seems the water temperature is suitable for them now,” related Chapman. “Inshore good numbers of roosterfish ranging in size from 12lbs to 35lbs are being caught tight to the beach. We really don’t know why the roosters are here now as they normally show up in July and summer months. The pangas have been doing really well inshore for dorado and even the wahoo fishing has been good tight to the beach. The productive areas are from the Solmar all the way to the Pump House,” Chapman concluded. Hotel Buena Vista Anglers Working East Cape Waters Score A Variety Of Marquee Gamefish “ T he fishing season should be winding down along the East Cape, but no one has told the fish because the bite keeps on rolling forward according to the staff at the Hotel Buena Vista Tuna are showing up for anglers drifting with both live and chunked baits. Many of the yellowfin are footballs, but bigger fish to 60 plus pounds can be had. Once your bait is in the water, the size of the tuna that come knocking is a function of chance. There are still dorado showing up and some of them have topped 40 pounds. Live bait is king for the dorado, but some fish are being caught by trollers pulling hoochies and flies. Trollers are encountering solid marlin action along with some bonus wahoo. On lucky lady angler landed and released a handsome sailfish in recent days. Overall fishing pressure has been light and the weather has been very good. If you’d like to get away from the hustle and bustle of the holiday season with a few days of fun in the sun, a trip to the East Cape will certainly fill the bill! This huge pargo was landed during a near shore East Cape fishing adventure on November 8 out of the Hotel Palmas De Cortez. Photo courtesy of VAN WORMER RESORTS, East Cape, Baja. A beautiful Beach Resort located half way between La Paz and Cabo San Lucas, right on the Sea of Cortez Fish Baja’s East Cape at Martin verdugo’s Beach resort Cruiser Packages Include: Room for 4 nights, 5 days, 2 days of fishing, tackle, breakfast & lunch, 28 ft. supercruiser w/captain & mate Call Now For Information! 3203 Martin verdugo’s Beach resort Call Toll Free: (888) 567-8552 www.verdugosbeachresort.com (949) 226-7169 Or 01152 624 141 0054 E mail: [email protected] These anglers enjoyed great tuna action while fishing off the East Cape on November 9. Photo courtesy of VAN WORMER RESORTS, East Cape, Baja.