Fishing report for the week of 21-27 February 2011 by Picante Sportfishing

Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico. Fishing report for the week of 21-27 February 2011 by Picante Sportfishing, www.picantesportfishing.com.

This week was an interesting week. There was lots of diversity. With the winds kicking up, the fishing outside was tough. But there still was some great Cabo fishing to be had.
 

The first story revolves around a father and son fishing trip. Jim and Rankin Poage were on their first offshore fishing trip together. As with most first time fishermen in Cabo, their hopes were high. Sometimes things don’t work out as we hope. But for them it was the trip of a lifetime. It was a father – son experience that most don’t get to share together.

 

They headed out on board the Caliente, part of the Picante Sportfishing fleet. They had some really great fishing. They hooked 4 billfish. Now that in itself is a great achievement, but that is not all the story. Here’s is what happened. On their outing, Jim brought to the boat 2 Striped Marlin. And young Rankin, being just a young fisherman was having the time of his life. He brought a nice Striped Marlin to the boat which was quite an accomplishment for such a young fisherman. But the other fish he hooked was not just a great catch, but an unusual one. He brought in a Pacific Sailfish. It was a surprising catch because the water has been so cold. The Striped Marlin haven’t been too active, so a Sailfish is a wonderful catch.

They had decided to have a mount made to commemorate their outing together. They came into Picante Sportfishing to look at the mounts that are available thru the office. They liked both the Striped Marlin mounts and the Sailfish mounts, but finally decided on the Sailfish mount since there are not as many of them landed here in Cabo as the Striped Marlin. So they will have a nice Sailfish mount, done by King Sailfish Mounts, on their wall to help remember their fishing day with Picante Sportfishing.
 

Then there were the Yellowfin Tuna. There were some nice catches. Other fish caught during the week were a Dorado, even though the water is a little cool, a bunch of Roosterfish, many caught by Senor Rooster one of the Picantito captains. Then there were some Yellowtail, some jacks, snapper and a Mako shark. As you can see if it is a little rough the inshore fishing can also be spectacular. All in all it was a good fishing week. Watch for next week’s report as the fishing is getting better week by week.