Yesterday, the same day that registration began for the Bisbee Black & Blue Tournament, a 746 lb. blue marlin was landed aboard the 31' Bertram sportfisher, Tracy Ann, by Florida Angler, Patrick Neville. The monster ate an artificial lure being trolled by Captain Julio Castro, about a mile and a half from the shore line on the Pacific side of Cabo. It was unquestionably the catch of the week and bodes well for the upcoming Bisbee Tournament. The dorado counts remained good for the week with most fish in the 10-25 lb. ranges and a few that were larger and offered excellent angler action as the boats averaged about 6 fish per boat day fished. The overall catches for a total of 29 days fished reflected 1 striper released, 4 sailfish released, 3 wahoo, 10 yellowfin tuna, (mostly school sized fish in the 20-40 lb. ranges) and 178 dordado. All fish were taken on the Pacific side of Cabo this past week with exception of 1 sailfish and 2 dorado that were taken on the 11.50 fathom spot.

Cabo Climate:
Mostly sunny and warm days with temps from 70 nights to 95 daytime highs.

Sea Conditions:
Overall, good on both sides of the peninsula with stable sea temps that ranged from 83 at the Golden Gate Bank on the Pacific side and slowly rising to 85 at the Gorda Banks on the Sea of Cortez side.

Best Fishing Area:
The Pacific side remains the hot spot for the fishing and is still producing 99.9% of the catches.

Best Lure/Bait:
The big blue marlin was taken on an artificial lure but live bait was best for the most part for the few billfish and dorado. However, dorado were being taken on all sorts off trolling methods, including live bait, rigged baits and a wide variety of artificials.

Live Bait Supply:
Live bait was just OK with most boats having sufficient supply to fish with each day.