It was a difficult fishing week for the boats from Cabo San Lucas, as the currents and water temps were changing by the hour and the full moon was adding to the fishing dilemma, rendering many of the boats fishing the surf line for the schools of Sierra. While the Sierra are a fun to catch fish on light tackle and unquestionably one of the tastiest of all the varieties of fish, particularly pan-fried and for ceviche, they still don't take the place of the billfish, dorado and tuna that the area is famous for. Sierra do offer fun fishing for the family, especially those that have youngsters aboard for the day, as the action is nothing short of excellent and limit fishing is the norm one the fish are located. Then, if you can mix this in with few roosterfish and a couple of yellowtail off the high spots, it provides a successful fishing trip for many anglers. The overall fish counts for the fleet reflected a total of 4 stripers, (3 were released by the "Gaviota IV" for a single fishing day, just outside the Cabo Falso lighthouse) 6 yellowfin tuna, 11 skipjack tuna, 2 roosterfish, 5 yellowtail, (jurel) and more than 100 Sierra, (Spanish mackerel).

Cabo Climate: Partly cloudy days with a slight chance of rain toward the end of the week and temps that ranged from 57 nights to 77 daytime highs.

Sea Conditions: A plume of cooler, 66 degree water, about 5 miles wide, separated the Pacific and the Sea of Cortez and extended out to the south from Cabo Falso. Both sides of this cold water band were at 68-69. Warmer waters, at 70ish, extended along and outside the 1000 fathom curve, out to the southeast of Cabo San Lucas.

Best Fishing Area: None reported as there is no concentration of big game fish at the time of this report.

Best Lure/Bait: The billfish that were landed were all on live bait.

Live Bait Supply: Mostly caballitos, smaller baits, and the ballyhoo for rigged baits.