CABO SAN LUCAS CHARTER SPORTFISHING BOAT
GAVIOTA VIII LANDS A BLUE MARLIN AT 450 POUNDS

Sept. 24, 2004, Larry Edwards, Cortez Yacht Charters, Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico:

The largest Cabo San Lucas fish for the week, a 450 lb. blue marlin, was taken by anglers Don Witt & Dennis Conners, Sonoita, AZ, while fishing aboard the "Gaviota VIII", with Captain Juan Dominguez. After a grueling battle of many hours, the fish came up tail-wrapped and had died. Dennis is an avid angler and the last time he was in Cabo it was a 700-plus pounder for him.

Cabo San Lucas fishing picked up quite a bit this week, especially for the dorado counts, but billfish remain a bit sluggish.

Overall Cabo San Lucas fishing counts for the fleet reflected 1 blue marlin, 3 sailfish released, 10 stripers, (9 released) 5 wahoo, 37 yellowfin tuna, 8 skipjack tuna and 98 dorado for 27 fishing days.

The "Fish Cabo", reporting for 3 fishing days, had 10 dorado and 21 yellowfin tuna and the "Juanita VIII" reflected 1 striper released, 1 sailfish released, 5 dorado & 3 tuna, also for 3 fishing days.

Cabo San Lucas Climate: Mostly sunny and warm, temps from 73 nights to 93 daytime highs.

Cabo San Lucas Sea Conditions: Water temps have fallen a bit, down to 79-81 degrees in most areas. Weather is calm with light breezes

Best Cabo San Lucas Fishing Area: The better fishing came from the Jaime Bank area on the Pacific side

Best Lure/Bait: Not reported

Live Bait Supply: Plenty of Caballitos on hand.