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Deep Sea Fishing in Cabo San Lucas

Los Cabos has fostered a great reputation among sport fisherman as the ‘Marlin capital of the world’.  The warm currents of the Sea of Cortez and deep underwater canyons create great fishing conditions through out the year.  Besides the famous striped marlin, the sea also boasts of booming populations of wahoo, yellow fin tuna, and dorado (mahi mahi).  With such an inviting variety of fish swimming all around them, even newcomers to fishing are sure to catch something.

According to rules put forth by the Mexico Department of Fisheries, anglers are asked to follow the catch and release policy wherein after reeling in a fish, anglers are supposed to release them.  This helps in the conservation of the fish populations and perpetuates the sport for new anglers.  This policy is mainly followed for sailfish and marlins, and anglers can keep the other fish they catch.  Keeping this in view, many anglers prefer clicking pictures with their trophy fish rather than asking a taxidermist to mount it. 

Fishing Primetime

Prime time arise during different times of the year for each species.  You can get a good catch of billfish from the middle of December to January when the water temperature starts moving towards winter and water starts dipping into the low 70-degree scale.  June-July would be the best time to get hold of a rooster as this also happens to be the same time of the year when the mullet season is on and the roosterfish come towards the shore to feed on the mullets.  Mahi Mahi, or dorado as they are commonly called, can be angled between April-December.  You can consistently get a good catch of the reel-screaming wahoo during fall and spring months. 

Fishing in Los Cabos is an experience by itself.  You would be surprised what a trolling trip can bring up, and Los Cabos has various types of fishing practices to try.  You can either opt for a serious sport-fishing trip on a chartered boat, or you can opt for the traditional way of fishing in the surf without or with tackle.  Surfcasting could be a great experience during the early morning hours when you can fish at length.

Go Fishing

Los Cabos is known for its big-game fishing with numerous professional tournaments conducted every year.  The biggest tournaments being the Blue Marlin and Bisbee Black tournaments, in which hordes of anglers contend for prize money worth millions of dollars.  Very often monster marlin caught in these tournaments weigh almost 1,000 pounds.  You can avail of chartered fishing trips on vessels ranging from 100-foot-long cabin cruisers to modest flat-bottomed skiffs.

If you are planning to go for a fishing excursion, you may wish to make prior reservations, especially when it is ‘peak’ season.  When you make reservations, make sure you account for the overall pricing for the fishing equipment, bait, tip, 10% tax, lunch, beverages (beer, soda, water), ice and the fishing license.  If you have a small budget, you can also opt for fishing trips offered by the local anglers.  Besides being considerably cheaper, these trips would also give you the opportunity of exploring various secret spots which only smaller boats can gain access to. 

While fishing, you may notice huge manta rays vaulting out of the water and flying right in front of your eyes.  Sea turtles cane be sunning on the water surface and whales would be sounding and breaching, spouting huge jets of water into the sky.  The real thrill comes when you hook a marlin. 

The Catch

Outside of the catch and release program, you can keep your fish.  If you are planning to taste certain fish, you should inform the captain.  Usually, people choose to keep the grouper, snapper, wahoo and mahi mahi, as they are extremely tasty when grilled.  Some boat captains will keep everything you catch while others believe in giving some of the fish to the hardworking Mexican locals on the dock.  As well, some local restaurants will cook your fish for you.

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