SOLMAR FLEET SPORTFISHING REPORT

Dec. 29, 2005-Jan. 4, 2006, Benjamin Ortega, Solmar Fleet, Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico:

Total catch by the Solmar fishing fleet in 63 Cabo San Lucas outings during the week included 42 striped marlin (31 released), 39 yellowfin tuna, 30 dorado and 27 bonito. Captain of the week laurels went to Federico Marron of the Solmar I, whose passengers in five outings caught 16 striped marlin (14 released), 21 yellowfin tuna and 14 dorado.

Carol Ankney of Los Angeles fished the Solmar I off Pozo Cota where she caught and released a striper, plus 11 bonito to 15 pounds and four dorado to 35 pounds on a mixture of live mackerel and sardines.

Jim Baldwin of Calexico, CA, fished the Pacific side of Cabo San Lucas with Solmar Fleet where he caught eight yellowfin tuna to 25 pounds, plus a pair of dorado 20 and 35 pounds, on a mixture of bait and lures aboard the Solmar.

Larry Happ of El Paso, Mr. Tolsma of Chicago, and Mr. McEwen of Portland also caught striped marlin over the New Year period. Happ took his 132-pound striper fishing the Cabo San Lucas boat San Lucas VI off the Old Lighthouse, and added a 29-pound dorado to his catch. Both fish were taken on live mackerel. McEwen used a green-yellow-purple-black lure and live mackerel to boat six bonito to 15 pounds, one dorado of 33 pounds and a 110-pound striper, while fishing the Solmar IV off the Golden Gate Bank. Tolsma released his marlin, and boated three yellowfin to 25 pounds fishing the San Lucas IV off Punta Palmilla.

Miraham Justin of Phoenix celebrated the New Year by catching and a pair of marlin, plus four dorado to 25 pounds, while fishing off Punta Palmilla aboard the Cabo San Lucas charter fishing boat Solmar 1. It was his first and second marlin, both being released. But he kept the dorado to eat for dinner.

Mr. Golding released a striped marlin, and boated two dorado to 31 pounds plus four yellowfin tuna caught on a mixture of lures and live mackerel. He fished an area between Punta Palmilla and Chileno Bay.