Offshore: Dorado have been the species of choice lately and conventional anglers visiting here soon should expect easy limits and plenty of additionals to catch then release safely. The most productive spot happens to be a long ways away at el bajo de Mencenarios about 28-30. miles away from port. In ideal seas it will be an hour and a half ride minimum. Most boats are setting off at 06:00h, getting bait then running to this spot. On some days there's sargasso and on others nada but we've been able to get folks into fish there.

Sailfish at this time deserve a section of their own. Pacific Sailfish from 60-175 pounds are literally piled up off Punta La Cholla. You can get as many as you want and I mean that sincerely. Story here, true one: a client of mine fished on Father's Day with his wife and two teenaged boys. They landed three sailfish between them. Since the kids want to sleep in, Dad fished yesterday with Fidel Alcaaide Garcia again because he liked him. They set off at 06:00 and had mackerel onboard then ventured off towards el bajo de Mencenarios for a couple of hours searching without any luck. So they decided to turn back and go to the Sailfish off La Cholla instead. They caught and released six Sailfish by noon and then called it a day. On the way back to port, a few miles on the way West back to port Fidel stops the motor suddenly and they almost do faceplants on the deck. Then Fidel put on a mackerel and tossed it into the water. He was convinced that the birds above and the swirl on the water meant Dorado and he was right. Just these 3-4 miles off the marina they got into a school of Dorado that ranged in size from 25 - 40 pounds. They caught their limit of two Dorado then caught and released several more and THEN they called it a day.

Marlin are being caught further offshore near the Dorado but are less frequent than the Sailfish. The species that have been caught so far are Stripers. I am not hearing of any more Wahoo being caught so maybe there aren't any. Since we're catching billfish very readily again, we would like to remind you that our policy is no take for all billfish. We have an agreement with our captains to release all billfish safely. Details of this policy follow the descriptions of the Marlin, Sailfish and Giant Grouper.

Inshore: Cabrilla, Pargo, Roosterfish, Jack Crevalle are starting to take flies again as the water along the shorelines has heated up into the high 70's to low 80's (F) now.

Bonita and Skipjack may have brought unwanted attention. Last we reported, Bonita and Skipjack have been keeping fly anglers busy this week and the best news is that those Seiners have gone away. It may be wishful thinking that pressure from our Captains and local anglers has had an impact on their decisions of where to fish, but I can hope can't I? You can get into Black Skipjack and Bonita about 100-300 meters off Punta Tintorerra. They will take lures like a krokodile or a swim bait no spinning gear and this is a fun way to get them. You will need to cast out then crank quickly. The best tactic is to keep casting and cranking in and let the fish come to you. Their schools move very quickly and eventually one will move right under you. It is too difficult to chase them around.

BAIT AND MARINA REPORT: The marina is loaded with sardinas so no worries of any sardina shortages. The squid are here once again and currently they're small (perfect for bait and fried calamari) at about 1-2 inches in diameter. Large bait, mackerel and bigeye are being sold by the sait union. Mackerel, bigeye and grunion are also being caught off Isla Coronado.