June 15th, mixed bag fishing, beautiful weather.

Today was a little warm, but a really nice day on the water. Water temps have stayed up and the fish are hanging out anywhere from the shoreline to 8-10 miles offshore. Haven't had to run too far to get into the fish and that is always a plus. (Not like our "long runs" are all that long anyway.)

Jeff and Zack Muscat a father and son group were down celebrating Zack's high school graduation and Dad really wanted to celebrate with a Marlin. The boys did their best on TantRum and pitched bait to a few Marlin, but they just couldn't get hooked up. Zack's consolation present was a nice Yellowfin Tuna and 2 nice Dorado. Not too shabby.

Gloria Baca, David Staszewski, and their friend Mark George were out today for the final day of a 3 day fishing trip. Gloria and David first came down in December and had a few great days on the water. They also fell in love with Cabo and told me they were done fishing in Florida. Cabo only from now on! The way it should be. They had a great final day, after catching Sharks, and Marlin the first 2 days, they finished up by filling the cooler with 3 nice Yellowfin and 2 nice Dorado! See you guys in November!

Ryan Tucker and his wife Karla, (both former Horned Frogs, and therefore great people,) joined us today to fish aboard Rum Runnin'. Only problem was, we blew a piston on Rum Runnin' on Tuesday. Total bummer for the client to show up in the morning and not get what they expected, and we feel terrible as well. (The $1200 to fix the engine isn't a good time either.) Ryan and Karla were super cool about switching boats and they had a nice day on the water catching 4 Yellowfin between 20-30lbs. Ryan was looking for "bucket list" Marlin, but they couldn't get one to bite. Next time amigo, for sure. Go Frogs!

Finally, Joe Foster and Chris Turner decided to spend day 2 of 5 inshore focusing on light tackle fishing. They had a nice day with 2 Roosterfish and 1 Dorado.

-Ryan

Fish Reports: June 12th - 14th

Sorry guys, it seems like the fish reports I had written for Sunday, Monday and Tuesday were not saved! I know it's weird??!,

So I'm going to do a quick recap of fishing for these 3 days.


Customer: Carol Breazeale CCA
Boat: Nuevo
Fish Caught: 3 Yellofin Tuna and 1 Marlin (100 Lbs)
Crew: Alex and Juan

Customer:Blain Wiley
Boat: RedRum
Fish Caught: 2 Dorado (55") and 1 Marlin (150 Lbs)
Crew: Americo and Manuel

Customer: Albert Cascia
Boat: Tantrum
Fish Caught: 1 Tuna
Crew: Ramon and Jesus

MONDAY JUNE 13TH, 2011

Customer: Justin Lamb
Boat: Tantrum
Fish Caught: 1 Dorado and 1 Yellowfin Tuna
Crew: Ramon and Jesus

Customer: Ramsey Shuayto
Boat: RumRunnin
Fish Caught: 8 Yellowfin Tuna, 1 Marlin (120 Lbs, Caught by 13yr old Cole Shuayto)
Crew: Javier and Americo

Customer: Meagan Zepeda
Boat: Nuevo
Fish Caught: 2 Striped Marlin (160 and 140 Lbs)
Crew: Alex and Juan

Customer: Glora Baca Lucero
Boat: RedRum
Fish Caught: 1 shark (That's what she came for!)
Crew: Omar and Manuel

TUESDAY JUNE 14TH, 2011

Customer: Nick Cloud
Boat: Tantrum
Fish Caught: 1 Striped Marlin
Crew: Ramon and Jesus

Customer: Gloria Baca Lucero
Boat: RedRum
Fish Caught: 1 Marlin
Crew: Omar and Manuel

Customer: Meagan Zepeda
Boat: Nuevo
Fish Caught: 2 Striped Marlin
Crew: Jesus and Juan

Customer: Joe Foster
Boat: RumRunnin
Fish Caught: 2 Marlin (120 & 140 Lbs) and 1 Dorado (30 Lbs)
Crew: Javier and Americo
* So far Joe has fished 3 days, with today being his 4th. He's caught a total of 2 Dorado, 3 Striped Marlin, 2 Roosterfish and 1Yellowfin tuna. We're still missing information from today's fishing, but we'll keep you guys posted.

Thanks for Reading and again sorry for the lost fish reports.

Nick

The warmer the water surely more fish.

As another week goes by we start seeing more wahoo's and Dorados arrive to Cabo San Lucas, that is because waters are warming up every day. Today for example we are almost reaching 80F in the sea temperature. A lot of people say it's not necessarily true since they've caught fish in Cabo during cold seasons and cooler waters and of course its true, especially for Marlin who are here year round but their prime season is from June to November when the waters are warmer. I'd like to see someone catch Dorado or Tuna during the low 60F water temp. It can happen, but the chances are a bit low.

Anyhow, these past two days have been great for fishing. We're still targeting tons of Marlin, Tuna some Dorado and Wahoo.

No signs of Hurrican Adrian, like I posted on our previous fish report it's dying and won't hit Cabo. Seas are 7 ft high with 13 seconds in between. The temperature is 97F and it's starts feeling a bit humid, reminds me of my first year here in Cabo...I sure did not see all that humidity coming.

On Friday June 10th it was still a busy day, we had 5 boats going out.

Mark Burkhart fished on RedRum for 8 hours with Omar and Americo, a day before his trip he came in to check out the place and see what had been biting in the past couple of days. He said he wanted edible fish. His trip turned out great as he and his buddies landed a total of eight 30 lb yellowfin Tunas. He did say it was sort of rought out there but not too bad. Took it like a pro.

Peter Wallace and his party of 4 fished on Tantrum with Ramon and Juan, they were basically out there looking for fish in general. By the end of the day they had caught a total of 4 Yellowfin Tuna and 1 striped Marlin that was 101" and weighed 170 Lbs. Got their trophy fish mounted and will be displaying it at his home in about 3 months! Congrats Pete.

Lori McCullough and her party of 8 fished on the 38' Marlin Too for a full day. They had an awesome time out in the water even though it was a bit slow for them, They only landed a total of 3 yellowfin tuna. Enough for a nice lunch!

Stuart Lin Poor and Margaret Munoz fished on RumRunnin on Friday and Saturday with Captain Javier and Jesus. On day one of their trip they caught a total of 1 striped Marlin around 160 Lbs and 1 Tuna 15 Lbs. On Saturday they caught 5 more tunas and a Wahoo. It was Margaret's first wahoo. Congratulations.

Saturday June 11th.

Another nice Saturday in Cabo and lots of happy customers. The morning started off as usual, greeting customers, getting licenses and walking them down to their boats. The rest was up to their strength and patience.

Kevin and Michelle Krause fished on Tantrum, their trip was supposed to be shared but the other person did not show up. They started a bit late because we were waiting for the other person but 15 minutes past 6:30 and they were out fishing. They caught a total of 6 tunas 30 Lbs each, 1 Blue shark and a 130 Lbs Striped Marlin. Nice!

Justin Trahan from Houston Texas fished on Nuevo with Alex and Manuel. His trip was also cut short to bring back some of his crew but that didn't stop him from going back out and continue his fishing trip. All on his own he caught a total of 6 tuna and a Marlin that was caught early in the morning almost after leaving the dock. Not a bad day at all. He did say there was a time where it felt he was going to catch more fish but I guess they decided not to cooperate that much.

And last but not lease Blaine Wiley fished on RedRum with Omar and Americo for a full day trip with his party of 4 and during the day they landed a total of 2 striped Marlin, 1 Dorado and 2 tunas. Blaine will be fisihign again this Sunday and let's hope he can catch more fish than he did on day 1.

Thanks for Reading.

Nick

June 7th, 8th and 9th = Tons of Marlin.

It's been a fantastic week here in Cabo. A lot of questions regarding Hurricane Adrian, All I can say right now is that we are not expecting it to hit Cabo at all. It seems to be heading away from land. Hopefully!, for the next 10 days we're expecting mid 90F degrees and smooth seas.

Of course if anything were to change, we'd let you know, but as of now all trips are scheduled as normal.

Aside from this, it's been a busy week with emails and all, especially because I will be leaving the company soon and have been replying to a lot of emails for the job ad we posted a few days ago. We're in the process of screening resumes and calling people in for an interview. Let's look for the best person.

Fishing has been great, still Marlin, tuna and Dorado are in the lead. This is what we caught in the past few days.

June 7th

Customer: Julie Greiner
Boat: RedRum
Crew: Omar and Americo
Fish Caught: 1 Marlin 6 Tuna


Customer: Shared Boat (Jodie Rivera and Gordon Dreyfus)
Boat: Edith
Crew: -
Fish Caught: 1 Marlin


Customer: Jacob Dennison
Boat: Nuevo and a Panga
Crew: Alex and Manuel
Fish Caught: 2 Dorado, 1 Marlin and 1 Roosterfish (The biggest one we've seen 60")


Customer: Craig Chandler
Boat: Marlin Too
Crew: Felipe and Jesus
Fish Caught: 5 Marlin, 1 Tuna, 1 Dorado


Customer: Darren Melnar
Boat: Rosy
Crew: -
Fish Caught: 2 Marlin

Customer: David Jenkins
Boat: Tantrum
Crew: Ramon and Juan
Fish Caught: 3 tuna

JUNE 8TH


Customer: Wyane Rinker
Boat: RumRunnin
Crew: Javier and Jesus
Fish Caught: 1 Marlin, 3 Dorado


Customer: Bennett Blocker
Boat: Marlin Too
Crew: Felipe and Jesus
Fish Caught: 2 Marlin


Customer: Robert Shepard
Boat: Tantrum
Crew: Ramon and Juan
Fish Caught: 2 Tuna and 1 Wahoo


Customer: Lyle Laverty
Boat: Nuevo
Crew: Alex and Manuel
Fish Caught: 1 Marlin


Customer: Kelly Tanner
Boat: Fish Tails
Crew: Ricardo
Fish Caught: 1 Marlin

JUNE 9TH


Customer: Jimmy Hehir (Fished 5 days)
Boat: Rum Runnin and Marlin Too
Crew: Javier and Jesus, Felipe and Jesus
Fish Caught: 8 Marlin, 12 Tuna, 1 shark and 1 Dorado


Customer: Chandler Craig
Boat: Marlin Too
Crew: Felipe and Jesus
Fish Caught: 2 Marlin and 2 Dorado


Customer: Patrick Grimsley
Boat: RedRum, Rosy and Fish Tails
Crew: Omar and Americo, Ricardo
Fish Caught: 6 Tuna and 2 Marlin

Tuna still around?

They have to be gone by now right? It's been like 6 straight days!

Well, by 10am I thought I had my answer, by 2pm I had changed it, and then by the time I closed the shop I had no clue!

Waymon Wong fished with his Mom and Father-in-law. Unfortunately, Rose didn't do too well with the seas and they had to cut their trip short. I was actually still at the gym when Rene the Mechanic/Dock Manager/Carpenter/Shop Keeper/etc called and said the Wong's were back and he was....packaging their fish? But it was 9:30am? 30 minutes out, 30 minutes back, that puts them at about an hour and forty five minutes of fishing. They caught and released a Striped Marlin, actually it was 68 year old Wing Tsang. Wing was probably the most excited I have seen someone this year about catching a Marlin. Helps you remember why we do what we do. He told me Tequilla and Cigarettes have kept him strong all these years. They also caught 3 Yellowfin and a Dorado in that time frame. Amazing.

So it's 9:30am and they got 3 Tuna right off the bat. Tuna are still arond.

Next back was RedRum, Steve Stivaly and his crew were back and no White (Yellowfin) flags were flying?? They caught 3 nice Dorado, but Captain Omar told me that the Yellowfin bite had slowed down. 3 Dorado is nothing to complain about though, and they enjoyed the fish over at Misiones de Kino which is always a treat.

Ok, now I am confused, Damon Petta and his friend from Pasadena, California (same city that the Rose Bowl is played, pretty sure TCU won that bowl last year) just got back and they had a killer day...and hammered 6 Yellowfin Tuna, as well as 1 Dorado and 1 Striped Marlin.

Jimmy Hehir and his family didn't help me figure anything out as far as the Yellowfin bite because they wanted to focus on Billfish and Dorado. And that they did, fishing on Marlin Too, 3 Striped Marlin and a Mako Shark were caught and released. They also lost a few Dorado and a Wahoo. Another great day for the Hehir family.

Now it's 3pm and TantRum just got back. My decision is done, Yellowfin are gone. Jeremy Thompson and his buddies Alan and Anthony Osborne from Tucson, Arizona couldn't find any Tuna, but did manage to catch and release a nice Striped Marlin!

3:30pm, and Alex and Manuel just got back on El Nuevo... As you might imagine, 7 Yellowfin Tuna and 1 Marlin. Unbelievable.

No clue what to expect or what to tell you, you've heard it a million times, but that's why they call it fishing!

-Ryan

Sunday, typical Tuna action with some mixed bag mixed in

Tuna are still around, and still plentiful, and still super close. Cabo never ceases to amaze me! 4 miles offshore, slamming rods and Tuna all over the place! So cool!

My good buddy Jimmy Glover over at http://www.bajainsider.com/ has some friends in town right now and he wanted to get them out for a half day while the fishing was red hot. Destin Brockner, Jason Johnson and Pete Nyiri joined Jesus and Americo aboard RedRum and they managed to pull in 8 Yellowfin and a nice 30 lb Dorado all before 11:30am! Enjoy those Tuna steaks amigos!

Luis Romero and his wife Kristina are visiting from mainland Mexico and he caught word that RedRum was the fleet to fish with. (Thanks to Ty for the recommendation.) Luis was interested in Billfish, and while a lot of customers have been enamored with the Yellowfin bite, the Striped Marlin action has been really hot as well. Luis and his wife caught and released 3 Striped Marlin, and also caught a nice Yellowfin and nice Dorado for dinner.

-Ryan

An apology of sorts...

Hola amigos,





Have to apologize for missing a few posts back on the 1st and 2nd of June. Things have been a little crazy around the Team RedRum household with the Wife in her 9th month of pregnancy. Still trying to pull my weight around the office and covering office duties when Nick has his days off but slacked on the Fish Reports. To sum up the 1st and 2nd, as well as the 3rd, 4th and 5th; TUNA, Yellowfin Tuna and tons of them. Usually, when we see the Yellowfin runs they are 2-3 days long and then the school moves on and we don't see them for another few weeks or so.





Not the case with these Yellowfin, never saw a single Frigate bird working, and never saw a single porpoise cruising through the area. If it wasn't for the electronics telling us we had great temp breaks, and good bait below, most boats would have cruised right past the area. We have been fishing this school straight out of Cabo anywhere from 3-6 miles offshore. Most fish have been in the 20-35 lb range, but I did throw live bait when we had a quadruple hook-up on artificials Saturday, and landed a fish in the 40-45lb range. You'd have to think that a few of the bigger boys are under those 20-40lb fish, but your bait never even gets to em. As soon as my bait hit the water I was bit, I actually got spooled up a bit as it happened even faster than I expected. Out of 11 knockdowns from 7am to 11am, we caught 6 Yellowfin and kept 4. One for the crew, one for myself, and one each for my buddies who came along. Just because you catch 20 doesn't mean it is right, or legal, to keep them all.





That being said, yesterday was the first day we didn't have all our boats come back with Yellowfin. It will be interesting to see what today brings and if the boys can find the school or if they have finally moved on. If they have, I guess we'll just have to fish for the Marlin and Dorado that have been all over the shoreline the past week.





Awesome fishing, really glad the waters warmed up so quickly this year and the fish arrived!!





-Ryan