Picante Sportfishing report for the week of 13-19 June 2011.

[Team Picante]

Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico.

Cabo fishing is still hanging in there. With winds from the North and West, lots of cold water has been pushing up against the Baja peninsula. So the water on the Pacific side of the Baja is staying cool and that is affecting the fishing. The water on the Sea of Cortez side has been much warmer and that is why the fishing there is still good. Again the tourist count is low so not so many boats are going out, but we still have a handle on the fish available. There still have been good catches of Striped Marlin and a few Blue Marlin. The Yellowfin Tuna catches are still doing well. And we are now seeing Dorado and Wahoo in the catches with the occasional Pacific Sailfish. And big Roosterfish are starting to show up just a little ways from Cabo.

We are still waiting to see what Tropical Storm Beatriz is going to do. She is moving slowly up the coast in a North Westerly direction at 8 MPH with sustained winds of 70 MPH. Most of the predictions show her heading out to sea as she approaches southern Baja as can be seen in the National Hurricane Center of the NOAA site. http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/graphics_ep2...large#contents

With Beatriz heading our way the waters might warm up and there will probably be some stiff winds. It looks like the west coast of the mainland will get hit with the brunt of the storm as there is already lots of wind and rain. Tonight will tell what happens there and it will be a few days before we see the affects here in Cabo. So our Cabo fishing should keep getting better. Check back with http://www.picantesportfishing.com for more updates on the fishing and Beatriz. We hope the storm won't cause much damage and that everyone has tight lines.