March

Archived Weekly Fishing Report and Baja Activity Guide

Week of - March 27th—April 2nd 2006

Written by – Jeff deBrown
                      Owner / Guide

Weather: This week we saw some very interesting weather. Most of the morning's this past week angler's woke up to large fog banks throughout the region that lasted quite some time each day and in some cases untill noon.   We have had no wind this past week making for very calm seas and beautiful day's once the fog burned off.
 
Air temperatures: Low 63    High 85

Water temperatures: 63 to 76

Beach Fishing Report: The beach this past week was difficult.  We have very green water along the beaches making for some tough fishing.  My client's and I did manage to find a few ladyfish and the occasional sierra and pompano mixed in.  As far as bait we are starting to see a little more each day and with in a short time the green water should clear making for some very good fishing.

Inshore Fishing Report: this past week the inshore was very difficult.  The green water described above extends several miles out making the inshore fishing spotty at best.  I did find a few yellowfin tuna this past week.

Offshore Fishing Report: This wek I spent most of the time with my clients off shore.  We were an average of thirty-five miles out off of the lighthouse.  The blue water was full of life.  We were able to find dorado in the thirty pound class, along with stripe marlin and even a few sailfish. 

High-light of the Week: If you were willing to take the boat ride outside it was well worth it. 

Week of - March 20th—March 26th 2006

Written by – Jeff deBrown
                      Owner / Guide

Weather: The weather this past week has been typical for spring time in Baja.  We started the week with the winds blowing out of the North but by mid week the winds had calmed and the seas flattened.  These conditions continued throughout the rest of the week and thru the weekend.  We have seen great temperatures this week with bright blue skies.  The early mornings remain very cool with the lack of cloud cover but once the sun gets over the horizon it has warmed up fast.
 
Air temperatures: Low 52   High 86

Water temperatures: 63 to 73

Beach Fishing Report: This past week fishing from the beach was difficult early in the week due to the wind and waves crashing the beach and stirring up the water.  As the seas flattened the bait started to show.  I fished to the North a few mornings this past week and I found good bait and a fair number of ladyfish and a few sierras.  I was told that the ladyfish bite continued to be fair in front of Rancho Leonero hotel.

Inshore Fishing Report: White Bonita and sierra very early in the morning continue to be the most action found inshore this past week.  Ladyfish were also in the mix as well.  I did hear of a few Pargo as well.  Not many rooster fish reported this week but they are starting to show on the Pacific side and with any luck and light winds we might begin to see some on this side in the very near future.

Offshore Fishing Report: This past week it really did not matter if you went north or south a few fish were found.  To the North stripe marlin were found and a few Dorado were mixed in as well.  If you chose to go to the south you encountered more marlin and Dorado and a few yellow fin tuna and even a couple of wahoo mixed in as well. 

High-light of the Week: This week my guest West Mathison from Wenatchee Washington and I fished over out of Cabo San Lucas where we had a great day.  West and I decided to try and get in on some of the yellowtail action taking place over their.  We decided to go ahead and try to catch these fish using live bait.  We did not have the bait in the water for more than ten minutes and west had his first yellowtail.  It was a very good fish of just over twenty pounds.  Over the next hour we hooked another three.  After the great start to the morning we decided to break out the fly rods and with time we found the sierras and west once again hooked up.  We also throughout the day were able to find a few roosterfish and west ended his day catching a couple of these great fish.  West said he is looking forward to coming back and fishing these waters again as soon as he can. 

Week of - March 12th—March 19th 2006

Written by – Jeff deBrown
                      Owner / Guide

Weather: This past week the North winds continued to be strong during the first part of the week but by Wednesday (3/15) they settled to give us some very calm conditions and very nice spring weather that continued thru the rest of the week.  We did see some slightly overcast skies the last few days of the week making for perfect days no matter what your activity.
 
Air temperatures: Low 56   High 88

Water temperatures: 63 to 73

Beach Fishing Report: This past week fishing from the beach early in the week was very difficult but as the North winds decreased and the water cleared the fishing early in the morning for lady fish and sierra was pretty good.  The bite was very close to shore and just south of Rancho Leonero hotel.  The bite started before light and continued thru mid morning.  The sierra bite was over fairly early with the lady fish and even a few small jacks willing to take a fly for most of the morning.

Inshore Fishing Report: This past week the inshore fishing was fair for some White Bonita and a few Pargo.  We have some schools of small mackerel starting to show close to shore so if the weather holds and the seas stay calm we should see the inshore action start to pick up.  I did hear of a few rooster fish being sighted this past week but did not hear of any roosters being caught.

Offshore Fishing Report: The fishing for Dorado and marlin continues to be to the south.  Most of the boats are reporting the fish are slightly south of Cabo Pulmo and out between twelve and fifteen miles.  The fish continue to be between twelve and twenty pounds with a few larger fish mixed in.  The Marlin continues to be in the same area as the Dorado and each boat is reporting to have fair fishing for these stripers with each boat hooking a couple each day.  We have also had a few sword fish in the area and that is always exciting. 

High-light of the Week: This week my guest Dean Hernandez form Hailey Idaho and great trip.  As Dean arrived the wind was blowing here in the East Cape so we decided to get up early one morning and drive over to Cabo San Lucas.  We had a great day as we encountered some very large Sierra along with good numbers of Pompano and some very large jacks.  As the winds subsided here in the East Cape we fished the beach early in the mornings and found great action for lady fish and a few sierras mixed in.  Dean is already planning on a return trip in October.