8/15/08: Hola amigos! We had a pretty decent week in the East Cape. Not quite like the week we had last week, but a good number of fish landed. The tuna bite continues to be strong, although no real big boys to talk about. Most of the tuna that was brought in were football size or smaller, with the occasional 50-60 pounder. Boats found tuna schools to the north once again as close as Punta Pescadero and as far north as the 88 fathom. Others traveled to the south near Punta Colorada and further south near Cabo Pulmo to find some nice tuna schools.

The dorado continue to impress. Not so much with the amount of dorado caught, but with the size of dorado that we’ve seen the entire year. This week we saw some 30-50 pound dorado landed, which has been consistent with the entire year. It has really been a terrific year for nice size dorado. Please remember that if you do come across a small female dorado, think about returning it back to the ocean to fight another day. This practice will insure that we continue to have great dorado fishing for years to come. I’ve seen too many small fries come in this year that have no business being taken. I’m talking about as small as five pound female dorado, which will yield approximately 2 pounds of eatable fillets.

We are also seeing a small surge of sailfish this week, which is a good sign of things to come in the next few months. Sailfish seemed to be way down this year compared to other years, but within the last few weeks we are starting to see the numbers rise. Last year we had a great October and November for sailfish, and I have a felling that we may see a repeat of that this year.

Please remember to practice CPR (catch, photograph, and release) when ever possible. Specially on all billfish, as these beautiful species only breed one at a time. If we continue to practice this type of fishing, we will have the opportunity to enjoy great fishing for many years to come. Best of luck to those of you heading down to the East Cape next week. Until next week…..Saludos, Eddie