FISHING ACTIVITY WAS VERY LIGHT AT EAST CAPE THIS WEEK

Jan. 10, 2005, John Ireland, Rancho Leonero, East Cape, Baja California Sur, Mexico:

East Cape fishing sea water temperatures were 70 to 71 degrees, with some wind at midweek. The air temperature has been very nice in the low-80s.

There was very light fishing pressure at East Cape this week. The hotel sent out 6 boats all week. There was a very active dorado bite first half of week, slowing later, but all anglers were scoring striped marlin. Inshore fishing was active with sierra, pargo, and roosterfish biting.

striped marlin were off Pescadero taking mackerel live bait only. Of six East Cape fishing boats out of Rancho Leonero, five marlin were taken and released. Paul Rosenberg from Carlsbad took three stripers fishing two days, Friday and Saturday, on super pangas.

East Cape dorado (mahi-mahi) fishing was for smaller fish this week averaging 6-8 pounds, to 25 pounds, slowing as the week progressed. Under a dead whale shark, limits were caught first half of the week.

East Cape inshore fishing had lots of sierra, roosterfish are small but biting aggressively, some pargo.