Marlin and Dorado Fishing are Holding Very Strong Just Prior to the Cabo Big Game Fishing Tournament Season.

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. October, 2010. Cabo fishing is producing some excellent catches of Marlin, Dorado and Wahoo. The week started out with one of our regular tournament clients, Don Burts, and team fishing aboard the 45’ Cabo Express, Picante  45, with Captain Emilio and deckhand Pedro. They put the team onto the fish, releasing 3 Striped Marlin and a Pacific Sailfish. They also boated a nice Dorado for dinner. Fleet production for the day was 3 Striped Marlin, 1 Sailfish, 20 Dorado and 2 Yellowfin Tuna.

Ron Shand and his family spent the day of the 28 September onboard the 29’ Blackfin, Picante 29, with Captain Alex and deckhand “Charro.” They also had a world class day releasing a Blue Marlin and 3 Striped Marlin. Additionally, they landed a nice Dorado, which “Charro” made into some ceviche when they got back to the dock.

The week was shaping up pretty good, but dreams do come true and there IS a birthday fairy. And thus the big story for the week was Haley Bauer’s 21^st birthday. When Greg and Pam Bauer asked their daughter, Haley, what she wanted for her 21^st birthday, she had answered, “I want to go marlin fishing in Cabo San Lucas.” Well, what are parents to do when their daughter puts in her birthday request? Well, the answer was, yes. The family headed on down to Cabo where they booked a trip on Picante’s 35 Cabo, the Picante Dream. Well as it turned out Haley didn’t get all of her wish. They didn’t land any marlin that day. But were Haley, her boyfriend, Dustin, mother and father, Pam and Greg Bauer all disappointed. Nope! They didn’t get their marlin, but landed a couple of nice Dorado and two giant tuna. We are not talking about 100 pounders. They landed a giant of 190 pounds, weighed on Picante’s electronic scale, and the second weighed in at 150 pounds. That’s two whoppers. Sure they weren’t the marlin they were hoping for, but who can argue with over 150 pounds of prime sashimi, sushi, ceviche or just thick tuna steaks. They will be eating well for a long time. Maybe later this winter they will let us know their favorite ways to cook up their fish. So continuing happy birthday for Haley and her family and boyfriend as they will have memories of not just landing big fish, but enjoying the fish that they battled so hard for. Thanks to Captain Pablo “Palin” Cesena and mate Daniel for their assistance in making memories for the Bauer’s to cherish for a long time to come.

On the 1^st and 2^nd of October, there was a small local tournament in Cabo.  Congratulations to the top three yachts, Listo, Salsa and Cisco, all from the Picante fleet.  The Perro Caliente, which wasn’t in the tournament put Mr. Fernandez and his family on a Blue Marlin, a Striped Marlin and a Sailfish, along with boating 2 Dorado and a Wahoo. Now that is what Cabo fishing is all about. Total catch for the day was 8 billfish (3 Blues, 4 Stripers and 1 Sailfish), all released along with 40 Dorado and 3 Wahoo.

October 3^rd was a day for the Tenini Family. Aboard the 35’ Flybridge Cabo, Picante Dream, they released a Blue Marlin and a Striped Marlin. Captain Pablo and deckhand Daniel put Mr. Tenini on his first Blue Marlin. Congratulations Mr. Tenini

A pretty good week all in all, with the total fleet catch at 8 Blue Marlin, 17 Striped Marlin, 6 Sailfish, 112 Dorado, 4 Yellowfin Tuna, and 8 Wahoo. Now, if the fishing will  hold up, we should have a great tournament season. Check back for tournament results.

Picante Places in Local Tournament

Local tournament results 2 October 2010:

1st place the Listo with 4 Marlin

2nd place the Salsa with 1 Marlin and 1 Sailfish

3rd place the Cisco with 1 marlin.

Congratulations to the teams and crews!

Cabo San Lucas Fishing Report for the Week of 20 to 26 September 2010

The Marlin Bite is Going Strong and and the bigger Yellowfin Tuna are here, too. What more can you ask for? How about big schools of Dorado? We have that, also. Cabo fishing is living up to its name this summer. The marina has been dotted with blue colored Marlin flags and lots of yellow Dorado flags along with Tuna whites and Wahoo oranges. And, of course, lots of red and white release flags.

The Dorado range from about 40 pounds down to the chicken Dorado for some nice fish tacos. The Yellowfin, which can be found feeding under schools of porpoise, are ranging up to 150 pounds. And of course Blue, Black and Striped Marlin are out there and biting. And there are still some Wahoo being caught. We got hit by Tropical Storm Georgette. She didn’t hang around long and only dumped a little moisture with some light flooding and an increase in fishing action afterwards.

This week’s highlights were on the 20^th aboard the 35’ Cabo Flybridge, Picante Dream, with Captain Pablo “Palin” Cesena and mate Daniel, releasing 4 Striped Marlin for the Oliver party. It was a Cabo Fishing Dream day aboard the Picante Dream.

On the 22^nd, Captain Antonio “Nino” Romero and mate Luis, aboard the Picante Express, put Mr. Schroeder and friends on the tuna. They boated 3 big Yellowfin Tuna, all over 70 pounds. And they also boated 7 nice Dorado. Some real Cabo fishing excitement!

The 23^rd was the Miller party’s day. Aboard the 31’ Cabo Express, Picante Expresso, they released a Blue Marlin and a Striped Marlin. In addition to the fine marlin fishing, they boated 2 Dorado and 1 Yellowfin Tuna. Another fine Cabo San Lucas Fishing day! And other boats in the fleet lived up to the reputation of Cabo fishing charters with Tuna in excess of 100 pounds.

The 25^th proved to be a lucky day for the Lenker party aboard the Picantito II. Kelly and Brian boated 4 nice Dorado and released a couple of Striped Marlin.

On the 26^th Team Picante hit the water, aboard the Picantito II with Captain William and Francisco, and after a Blue Marlin made a long run, jumped and threw the hook and a Wahoo bit thru the leader the team settled into some Dorado fishing.  Also on the 26^th the Addis party, aboard the Cisco with Captain Jose “Mocho” Nunez and deckhand Ricardo, released a 250 pound Black Marlin and a Striped Marlin over 120 pounds. They also boated a nice Dorado for their dining pleasure.

It was a fine week of Cabo San Lucas fishing and there is still lots more to come.

For the week the fleet production was 1 Black Marlin, 2 Blue Marlin, 16 Striped Marlin, 73 Dorado, 12 Yellowfin Tuna and 2 Wahoo.