It was another very upbeat week for the Cabo San Lucas sportfishing anglers with 100% of our offshore sportfishers landing a billfish per day fished. The 33' Crystaliner sportfisher, "Gaviota IV", skippered by Captain Octavio Castillo, had a 4 billfish release day, fishing in the Destiladeras area, just north of the Gorda Banks. However, the hot spot for the week proved to be the 1150 Fathom Spot, about 20 miles easterly from Cabo San Lucas. While the billfish were scattered about through the week, the biggest percentage came from the 1150 area. For the first time in many months, all of the billfish were taken on the eastern side of Cabo San Lucas, toward the Sea of Cortez and with the water temps improving in that area, it is likely to be a sustained bite for awhile. The overall combined catches for 12 days fished reflected 21 billfish released. What made this past week unusual was the lack of any other species, such as dorado, yellowffin tuna or wahoo.

Cabo Climate:
Mostly sunny & warm days with pleasant evenings and temps from 61 nights to 87 daytime highs.

Sea Conditions:
Water temps much improved on the Sea of Cortez side and cool on the Pacific. Temps down to 61 degrees inshore on the Pacific side, rising to 67-68 at the Golden Gate & Jaime Banks, rising to 71 at Cabo San Lucas and continuing the rise to 75 outside Santa Maria Bay and again moving upward to 79-80 degrees from the 1150 Fathom Spot to the Cabrillo Sea Mount.

Best Fishing Area:
The 1150 Fathom Spot was the place to be but billfish were caught in several areas, including Destiladers, Chileno and Santa Maria.

Best Lures/Bait:
Live bait was best but a few fish are coming at the lures with some eagerness, making it easy to do the "bait & switch" drop backs. Mackerel colors and dorado colors working well

Live Bait Supply:
Fair amounts of caballitos, along with other mixed baits.