FISHING REPORT – August 2023 – Picante Sportfishing Los Cabos anglers has been enjoying the Yellowfin tuna bite lately PICANTE FLEET FISHING REPORT August is synonymous with heat and good fishing in Los Cabos we keep warming up for the tournament season with the Blue marlin. Lots of tuna boated and beautiful Sailfish released this month also.The b...

Fellow fisherman   It is with a heavy heart we announce the passing of Eric Lee Brictson owner and operator of Gordo Banks Pangas. Over the last 38 years not only has Eric Brictson been a pioneer of fishing in La … Continue reading →

August 27 2023 This week local weather did stabilize after the close call last week with Hurricane Hilary presently there are a couple of tropical depressions developing off of the Southern Mexican coast though we are not expecting them to … Continue reading →

Fishing days started on Monday this week with Hurricane Hillary keeping the port closed until late Sunday afternoon. We had fewer charters this week because of this as well but still and 85% Catch Success rate for the fleet. Our top species this week was Tuna with a few big ones coming through of up to 180 pounds! Other Tuna caught were also of de...

Two days of port closure for Cabo this week with the approach of Hurricane Hillary near the weekend. No major damage in the Cabo area with mostly swell and winds. Still fishing was decent beginning the week although much slower compared to the previos week. However we did see a few big Dorado another nice big Yellowfin Tuna over 140 pounds and som...

GORDO BANKS PANGAS August 20 2023 This week started out with normal summer conditions hot and humid weather greeting light crowds of visiting anglers. We were all following extended weather forecasts which is always what we do during this peak … Continue reading →

Another great week of fishing in Cabo! And although the Billfish numbers are down we did get every top species on the list this week once again. That means we had Black Marlin Blue Marlin Striped Marlin and Sailfish all caught. The Top species caught was Dorado. Tuna bite slowed down but we still had 43 fish caught total and one of the Biggest Tun...

August 13 2023 We continue to get deeper into the tropical storm season now up until now we have had a series of storms passing just far enough off to the southwest that they have not made any major impact … Continue reading →

Another great week of fishing in Cabo! The Dorado showed back up again this week even if of smaller size comparatively to previous weeks. Still almost 50% of boats caught Dorado totaling 179 Fish with lots of Releases respecting legal limits of 2 Dorado per angler. Lots of Tuna coming through this week too with about 25% of boats targeting them. W...

FISHING REPORT – July 2023 – Picante Sportfishing Lots of Striped marlin and Dorado during summer in Cabo July fishing was caliente full of Striped marlin good loads of Yellowfin tuna and nice Bull Dorado! The beautiful Sailfish and delicious Wahoo showed up too.The best bait/lure was caballito and mackerelSome of the best fishing spots in Cabo wa...

Another great week of fishing in Cabo! 94% Catch Success Rate for 82 boats out. Best catches this week were for Tuna with a staggering 650 fish caught meaning lots of happy anglers who have been waiting for the Tuna to show up more. Billfish catches were also good with Blue Marlin showing up this week! We had 58% of boats releasing Billfish mainly...

GORDO BANKS PANGASApril 21st 2024 We are now headed into the peak of our slow season. The number of our charters within our marina has significantly decreased this week. We are experiencing cool mornings in the high 60s and hot … Continue reading →