EAST CAPE BOATS FISHING FOR DORADO CLOSE TO HOME BOTH NORTH AND SOUTH

June 24, 2004, Axel Valdez, Buena Vista Beach Resort, East Cape, Baja California Sur, Mexico Fishing:

This week's Fish and Condition report brought to you by Arturo in charge of land crew.

East Cape, from: Jun 18th-24th; Total boats out: 124 Fishermen: 382; Weather Temperature: 92-97; Water Temperature: 81-84; Blue Marlin 3; Striped Marlin 38; Sailfish 1; Dorado 558; Tuna 247; Wahoo 1; Roosterfish 17; Shark 1; Snapper 11; Jack Crevalle 13; Amberjack 1; Bonita 2; Ladyfish 10; Pompano 2; Triggerfish 5; Cabrilla 8; Skip Jack 67; Needle fish 15.

East Cape Water Temperature: Water continues to collaborate, very steady through out our beautiful sea.

East Cape Air Temperature: Continue in the mid to high 90's but we don't have the hot summer months humidity, therefore it is very nice.

Fishing Spots and Distance: Our East Cape fleet found the fish a lot closer than last week, South from Cabo Pulmo to North by el Cardonal. Average boat drive was 10 to 35 minutes to the fishing grounds.

East Cape Off-shore Fishing: Three blue marlins this week, they are here now and more and more captains reported encounters with them, one at 475 lbs this one couldn't be release. Striped marlin are all around our bay, not as concentrated as last week, but plenty of them around.

Dorado was definitely the fish to go after, Arturo mentioned that you could see the boats from the resort right in front in Elias bouyie, many and more satisfying was that the group of guest were releasing most of them, check the numbers. East Cape Tuna was also all over the bay, and since the all around fishing was so good close by, not many boat took the ride to find them, but excellent numbers for a regular week. Only one wahoo this week.

East Cape In-shore Fishing: It is the first week that I am not going to say that it was as good, but since the fishing is being so close everyone is going for dorado and marlin close by. Still, I will repeat that inshore fishing is the most consistent fishing there is this year.

Successful Lures: All colors worked when you have this great fishing. I will only add that that this is the same information from last week.

Bait Used: Caballito and sardine, but Arturo reported that when our guest are going for marlin the best continues to be ballyhoo. No problems here.

Highlight of the Week: This week was dorado, dorado a lots of dorados, close, far, in the middle they were everywhere and it continues. And we want to thank Mr. Mike Croft and group, and everyone at the resort as they were only bringing back a few dorados to take home, but better yet to have it prepare at the resort with my grandma's recipe.

And who about a 475 lbs blue marlin with no bill, caught by Mike Anderson from Biggs, CA fishing with a live skip jack right in front of La Rivera.