March 12th, 2010

• Loreto: Some larger yellowtail are being caught deep. Heavy lines and live mackerel fished with 4 oz weights have been the ticket. Use anything lighter and you break off the fish.
• La Paz: Excellent fishing for roosterfish, cabrilla, and sierra. Some action found on yellowtail as well.
• East Cape: Drizzly overcast days with a little wind dampen the magic of East Cape, but there was a bite going for nice roosterfish and sierras along the beach. Many boats connecting with at least one striper or sailfish.
• San Jose del Cabo: Fishing improved this week for the panga fleet. The focus was on deep fishing for grouper, cabrilla, amberjack, and pargo. Unlike Cabo San Lucas, several wahoo were caught. Some boats caught up to 4 wahoo. The wahoo were closer to shore, as most of the fishing in the area has been.
• Cabo San Lucas: Fishing still slow but improving a little. Water color is off, and it rained a little Saturday and Sunday. Most fish found, even billfish, have been within three miles of the coast. Fish were found on both sides of the peninsula. Sierras have been plentiful on some days and almost absent the next. A few dorado and tuna have been caught further off shore by about 20% of the fleet. Plenty of Humbolt squid in the area.

Jig Stop's choice for next week: La Paz. The fishing has been good for several species and there are lots of areas to fish near and far, even when the wind and weather is bad.