Cabo San Lucas Picante sportfishing reports water and fishing both heating up

Outposts will attempt to post the Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, saltwater sportfishing report, courtesy of Team Picante from Picante Sportfishing, each week:

With water temperatures in the 80s, the fishing has been as hot as the water. Its been "Marlin City" this week, with striped marlin, along with some nice big black and blue marlin, causing the Cabo fishing charter boats to fly their marlin flags. Those flags and happy fisherman go hand in hand, and there were some giant marlin-fishing smiles.

On Aug. 2, aboard the 35-foot Cabo Flybridge, Picante Dream, Ronny Wilson and his family made some fine Cabo fishing memories with nice striped marlin action, catching and releasing two striped marlin. 

Ron Stell and family went out on the 29-foot Blackfin, Picante 29, on Aug. 3 and his sons got their first opportunities to fight striped marlin, catching and releasing two, as well as boating a couple of yellowfin tuna for dinner.

The big fish of the week was landed Thursday, when Michael Jourdan and his family went out on the 32-foot Cabo Express, Picante Express. Jourdan hooked a black marlin, and after a fight of more than three hours boated the fish estimated to weigh 550 pounds. 

To end the week, the Picante Express' Capt. Antonio Romero and deckhand "Chikis" did it again, this time helping the Ross family catch and release six striped marlin, one sailfish and a yellowfin tuna. It certainly looks as if the fishing is just getting better each week.  

Total Picante Sportfishing fleet total, Aug. 2 through Aug. 8: One black marlin, 20 striped marlin, three blue marlin, two Pacific sailfish, 19 dorado, 22 yellowfin tuna and two skipjack tuna.

-- Kelly Burgess
twitter.com/latimesoutposts

Photo: Michael Jourdan and his family with the 550-pound black marlin caught aboard the Picante Express. Credit: Team Picante

Comments

[Michael]

KK,
If you would like I can send you the picture of the fish taken at the dock. The fish had swallowed the hook deep and even though it was a circle hook it caught in its stomach. There are marks on the fishes mouth and in its esophagus where the line rubbed it raw. Circle hooks don't always work, but generally the fish is hooked in the corner of the mouth and can be revived. Sometimes big fish die in the fight. If you take the time to look at our fishing reports you will see that a very small percentage of marlin die in their fights. Most are released boatside or are pulled onboard for a picture and then released. Our captains have won the most Striped Marlin released in 9 out of our 15 years. We try to release fish, but if they arent' going to make it they can feed a lot of people.

[Big Fish Angler]

KK,
Now that Hunter has enlightened you regarding the food value of recreationally-caught fish, I am left to wonder why you stereotype these anglers as "rich idiots". I can assure you that these men and women are hard working, successful individuals who have earned their money the old fashioned way....by working long and hard hours. I can only assume you do not have the wherewithall to enjoy some of the joys that hard work can provide and I can attribute that, first and foremost, to your pathetic ignorance. With your mentality, I doubt you'll ever make it past the catfish pond in whatever backwoods you reside.

[MJ]

KK, the angler wanted to release the fish but the Captain of the boat decided to keep it since they could not revive it boatside. So they ended up giving the meat from the fish to the people in the village. How do I know this actually happened? Because I know the angler who caught it, learn the facts first before you judge.

[Hunter]

KK,
In Mexico, every single bit of the fish is eaten, the food value of recreationally-caught fish is extremely important down there, apart from the substantial economic benefit of the anglers traveling and staying there.
This fish will help feed dozens of Mexican families for some time to come.
Not only is every bit of meat eaten, but the head and skeleton are used to make soup and stew, and the backbone is simmered for long hours to extract every bit of broth possible.
Do you believe the meat at Ralph's just dives under the plastic on its own?

[kk]

I think its disgusting that these (rich) idiots can just stand there gloating over their dead fish!