Texas Fish Report

Roberto Padilla and the only wahoo was taken aboard the "Fish Cabo", skippered by Captain Gil Marquez. There was a spike in the tuna counts this past week and the better area for the 20-40-pounders was at the 1150 fathom spot. The overall fish counts for 30 combined fishing days reflected 29 stripers, (28 released) 9 dorado, 4 roosterfish, 1 wahoo and 51 yellowfin tuna, (tuna ranged to 46 lbs.) Cabo Climate: Sunny, Clear, warm and picture perfect days with an occasional passing cloud and temps that ranged from 59 nights to 82 daytime highs.

Sea Conditions: Excellent, calm seas with very light surface breezes and little swell. North/south temp break on the Pacific side at about 20 miles with cooler water, 73 degrees, pushing into the warmer waters, 77-78 degrees, wrapping Cabo and extending toward the Gorda Banks and into the Sea of Cortez.

Best Fishing Area: Continues to be on the Pacific side in the near coastal triangle from Cabo Falso to Golden Gate, down to the Jaime Bank and back to Cabo Falso.

Best Bait/Lure: Live bait was best for the billfish. Dorado, wahoo and the yellowfin tuna were best on the artificials.

Live Bait Supply: Much improved this week with fair availability for caballitos. Fish Cabo Fleet has been using rigged ballyhoo with a very good success ratio.