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Up and down the peninsula, conditions are lining up nicely. Along the Pacific side from Ensenada to Punta Baja, we’ve had a gentle west swell and light morning winds, with a bit more breeze filling in by mid‑afternoon. Skies have been mostly clear to partly cloudy, and the marine layer has been burning off early, so you’re getting good sun on the water once the morning fog lifts. On the Sea of Cortez side—Loreto, La Paz, down to Cabo Pulmo—seas have been relatively calm early with a bit of chop as the day goes on, water temps pushing into that warm, blue summer range that really kicks pelagics into gear.

Tides around much of Baja today are running on a moderate swing: softer movement in the early morning, building into a healthier push through late morning and again toward sunset. That late morning and late afternoon window has been the sweet spot, especially around structure and current edges. First light and last light remain prime, with sunrise and sunset giving you those classic low‑angle light conditions when the bigger fish feel bold and slide shallower.

Offshore out of Cabo and San José del Cabo, anglers have been into solid striped marlin, with a few blue marlin sniffing around the deeper temp breaks. Yellowfin tuna schools are roaming outside the banks; the grade has been mixed, footballs to mid‑grade fish, with the better ones coming on slow‑trolled live baits and well‑placed chunks. Dorado are finally showing more consistently on the warmer, cleaner breaks and around floating debris and sargassum lines, with a decent pick of gaff‑size fish.

Best lures offshore have been classic skirted trolling heads in bright green‑yellow, purple‑black, and petrolero patterns, pulled at a moderate pace. Cedar plugs and small feathers in blue‑white and zucchini have been producing tuna and dorado when you slide in near bird life. Live caballito, sardina, and mackerel remain king—slow‑trolled or fly‑lined back into breezers and under bird schools.

On the Sea of Cortez side near La Paz and Loreto, boats are getting a nice mix of dorado, a few wahoo on the edges, and some solid roosterfish cruising the beaches. Roosters have been hammering big live baits slow‑trolled tight to the sand, plus surface poppers and stickbaits in bone, white, and mullet patterns worked fast with a bit of pause. Light to medium spinning gear with 40–60 lb leader is the ticket there; these pez gallo are mean and love to dog you in the shore break.

Inshore and nearshore, from Todos Santos down around the Pacific points, there’s been steady action on yellowtail, cabrilla, and jacks hanging tight to reefs, points, and high‑relief structure. Iron has been the star: yo‑yo and surface jigs in scrambled egg, blue‑white, and mint, dropped to the marks and ripped back fast. Live mackerel and sardina on dropper loops or fly‑lined near the surface have been producing the heavier models. For bottom dwellers—snapper and grouper—fish cut bait, squid, or live baits right on the stones; stay patient and be ready to winch hard.

If you’re looking for a couple of hot spots right now:

– Offshore banks like Gordo Banks and the 1150 outside San José del Cabo are holding marlin, tuna, and dorado when you find the right water color and temp line.

– On the Sea of Cortez side, the areas off Punta Arenas and around Isla Cerralvo are producing dorado, wahoo, and some quality roosterfish, especially on days with decent current and bait present.

Work those tide changes, watch the bird life, and don’t be afraid to adjust depth and lure size until you connect. Baja is in that pattern where every day can hand you a surprise if you stay flexible and keep an eye on the water instead of the clock.

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Up and down the peninsula, we’ve got classic early‑summer conditions. Along the Pacific side from Ensenada to Todos Santos, mornings are starting cool and gray with a shallow marine layer, light west breeze 5–10 knots, and afternoon bump building to 12–15. Air temps are running mid‑60s at first light, climbing into the high‑70s by midafternoon. On the Sea of Cortez side around La Paz, Los Barriles, and Cabo Pulmo, it’s warmer and calmer at dawn, with a light southeast breeze and air pushing low‑90s by midday.

Sunrise is right around early morning local time with sunset in the early evening, giving you a fat, bright fishing window. Tides are moderate; near La Paz and Cabo San Lucas we’ve got a predawn high sliding to a mid‑day low, then a solid afternoon push. That morning peak and the first two hours of the flood in the afternoon are your best bets for surface activity.

Water temps offshore from Cabo up toward Los Cabos corridors are sitting in the mid‑70s to low‑80s, Sea of Cortez side even a touch warmer inshore. Cooler pockets and green water are still hanging along parts of the Pacific coast, but the warm fingers are pushing in tighter every day.

Offshore out of Cabo San Lucas and San Jose del Cabo, boats have been putting decent counts of school‑size yellowfin tuna on deck, with a few better grade mixed in. Dorado are showing more regularly now, mostly smaller “chickens” with a few respectable bulls around floating debris and current lines. Striped marlin remain the headliners on the banks and drop‑offs, with decent numbers tailing and free‑jumping when the wind lays down. A few sailfish and the odd blue marlin are starting to sniff around the temperature breaks.

Inshore and nearshore, roosters are the main attraction along the sandy stretches from Cabo east to Los Barriles and up toward La Paz. Plenty of fish in the 10–25‑pound class, with bigger models cruising tight to the beach when the bait’s stacked in the gutters. Amberjack, pargo, and cabrilla are coming off the rocky points and reefs, especially where there’s good current and slightly off‑color water. On the Pacific side, there are still some yellowtail on the deeper structure and yo‑yo spots, though they’re more of an early‑morning game now.

For lures, keep it simple and local. Offshore, run a spread of medium‑size skirted trolling lures in dark‑and‑bright combos—black/purple, petrolero, zucchini, and Mexican flag are putting fish in the boat. Cedar plugs and small feathers are still killers on school‑size tuna, especially when the birds are picking on scattered schools. A couple of rigged ballyhoo or caballito in the pattern will get the billfish’s attention when they’re shy on plastics.

For bait, live caballito, sardina, and mackerel are gold. Slow‑trolled baits are producing marlin and bigger dorado on the edges of the banks and color changes. Inshore, live sardina pitched into nervous water is about as close as you get to a sure thing for roosters and jacks. When you can’t get live bait, a well‑worked surface plug or popper—white, bone, or blue over silver—will draw violent strikes from roosters and jacks in the skinny water. For the bottom fish, drop heavy jigs and knife jigs in blue/white or scrambled egg, or fish cut bait and live baits tight to structure with enough weight to stay vertical.

A couple of hot spots to circle on the chart: first, the Gordo Banks off San Jose del Cabo. It’s been a solid all‑around zone with tuna, marlin, and some quality bottom fish when the current’s right. Second, the stretch from the Lighthouse at Cabo Falso around to Palmilla and then up toward Los Frailes—beautiful roosterfish beaches, scattered structure, and plenty of bait when the wind’s not howling. If you’re farther north, the reefs and humps off La Paz and around Isla Espiritu Santo are worth the run for dorado, pargo, and cabrilla.

That’s the word from the water. Rig light for the mornings, be ready to bump up the tackle when the wind and sun come on, and always keep one rod ready for that mystery fish that blows up where you least expect it.

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We’ve got classic early-summer conditions up and down the peninsula. Light morning breeze, building northwest wind in the afternoons on both coasts. Air temps running mid‑70s to mid‑80s along the Pacific side, low 80s to low 90s in the Sea of Cortez. Skies mostly clear to partly cloudy, with the usual afternoon chop once that wind gets going.

Tidewise, along the Pacific – Ensenada down through Todos Santos – we’re seeing moderate morning highs followed by a good outgoing during late morning and a pushing flood again toward sunset. Over in the Cortez – La Paz to Cabo Pulmo and up toward Loreto – the swing is milder but still enough current to stack bait on points and humps. Plan your inshore runs around that first couple hours of incoming and the last of the outgoing.

Sunrise is coming early, roughly just after 6 a.m. local across most of Baja, with sunset a bit after 8 p.m. That gives you long low‑light windows – prime time for surface iron and poppers before the sun gets high and the water glasses off.

Fish activity has been solid. Offshore from Cabo and the East Cape, boats are reporting good numbers of school‑size yellowfin tuna mixed with skipjack and the occasional dorado on temp breaks and under birds. Inshore, roosterfish have been cruising the beaches, especially where there’s small mullet and ballyhoo tight to the sand. Sierra are thinning but still around early, and there are plenty of snapper and cabrilla on rocky structure and reefs.

Counts coming in from local captains and landings: most offshore boats are hanging 3–10 yellowfin per day when they find the right school, with a couple of bigger models in the mix. Dorado are more scattered but showing enough to keep things interesting – figure one or two per boat on an average run when you hit floating debris or weed lines. Inshore pangas working the right beaches have been seeing several shots at decent roosters per morning, with a few trophy fish released. Bottom guys are loading coolers with mixed pargo, triggerfish, and leopard grouper when the current lets them stay on the spot.

Best lures right now: offshore, small to medium‑size tuna feathers in dark/bright combos, cedar plugs, and diving hardbaits in purple/black or blue/white. Keep a mid‑size popper and a 60–80 gram surface iron rigged for when tuna or dorado push bait to the top. Inshore, it’s hard to beat long‑casting stickbaits, chrome spoons, and small surface irons in mint, blue/white, or scrambled egg. Roosters are eating big, noisy poppers and live mullet; just remember, they’re more about the chase than the color. For the rocks, 1–3 ounce bucktail jigs tipped with strip bait, soft plastics on heavy jig heads, and stout live‑bait setups are doing work.

Best bait: live sardina and mullet are gold if you can get them. Pilchards slow‑trolled or fly‑lined are producing tuna, dorado, and inshore gamefish. For the bottom, squid strips, cut mackerel, and chunk bait are all putting meat in the box when you find structure on your sounder.

A couple of hot spots to keep on your radar:

1. The East Cape ridge lines and offshore banks – Gordo, Iman, and the nearby humps – are holding tuna, with dorado drifting along current edges and under floating structure. Work the temp breaks and bird schools and be ready to move until you see life.

2. The beaches between La Ribera and Cabo Pulmo are alive with roosters and jacks. Walk‑and‑cast at first light with poppers or flies, or slow‑troll live bait just outside the breakers and watch for that comb to rise.

On the Pacific side, the stretch from Todos Santos down toward the Golden Gate and Jaime Banks continues to show life when the current and wind line up, with mixed tuna and the chance at early‑season billfish.

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Up and down the peninsula, we’ve got classic early–summer conditions. Around Cabo San Lucas and the Corridor, dawn came in calm with light breezes out of the northwest and a modest Pacific swell rolling in. Air temps are starting cool but pushing into the high 80s and low 90s by midday, with that strong Baja sun punching hard. Humidity is up on the Sea of Cortez side, lighter and drier on the Pacific.

Tides on both coasts are running a decent morning high, dropping to a midday low, then filling again toward sunset. That gives you two prime windows: first light through the first part of the outgoing, and again late afternoon as the water stacks back up. Pair that with a sunrise just after that early five‑o’clock hour and sunset in the early evening and you’ve got tight feeding windows; fish have been noticeably more active right around those changes.

Off Cabo, the word from local pangas and charter skippers is steady action. Boats working the 95 and 1150 banks, plus the Gordo area, are finding **striped marlin** and a few early **blue marlin** pushing bait balls. The main meat bite has been **yellowfin tuna** in the football‑to‑40‑pound range, with the occasional bigger model, plus **dorado** showing more consistently, most in the 10–20 pound class. Inshore around the rocks you’ve got **roosterfish**, **sierra**, **amberjack**, and mixed **pargo/cabrilla** cooperating when the current’s right.

Up the Sea of Cortez side out of La Paz and Bahia de los Sueños, skiffs are putting decent numbers of **schoolie tuna**, **skipjack**, and solid **snapper** and **grouper** on the decks. Mulegé and Loreto reports are classic summer Cortez: **yellowtail** hanging deeper over structure early, then sliding up when the tide moves; plus **triggerfish** and **pinto bass** keeping coolers honest.

Lures and bait: offshore crews are doing best pulling **small to medium skirted lures** in darker patterns early—black/purple, petrolero, guacamaya—then swapping to **bright dorado colors** once the sun gets high. Cedar plugs, feathers, and small jet heads are still knocking tuna silly when you find the porpoise schools. For bait, **live caballito, mackerel, and sardina** are gold—slow‑trolled on light wire or drifted with a small sinker. Chunked skipjack and cut squid are putting tuna and snapper on the chew when they get finicky.

Inshore, if you’re hunting roosters along the beaches from San Jose down toward the East Cape, toss **surface poppers, stickbaits, and big bucktail jigs** in white or bone, worked fast and loud. Fly guys are moving fish on large bunker‑style streamers in olive/white and tan/white. For bottom fish, **2–4 oz metal jigs** and butterfly jigs in blue/white or scrambled egg, plus **pinned‑on live baits**, are your best bet.

Couple of local hot spots to circle on the map:

- **The Gordo Banks (San Jose del Cabo side):** solid mixed bag lately—marlin up top, tuna mid‑water, and some nicer dorado on the edges. If the current’s pushing and there’s life on the meter, stick it out.

- **The Lighthouse to Migrino stretch on the Pacific side of Cabo:** early‑morning inshore trolling and casting for roosters, sierra, and jacks, with a shot at a surprise wahoo when that water cleans up.

If you’re running your own rig, time your runs to hit structure right on the tide changes, keep a couple of trolling rods ready, and never pass up working birds or breezing bait. The bite’s there if you put in the miles and pay attention to the water color and temps.

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We’ll start on the Pacific side around Ensenada, San Quintín, and Cedros. A weak morning high followed by a mid‑day drop has had the inshore current just lively enough to stack bait tight to the kelp and rocky points. Light breeze early, then a moderate northwest wind line building by afternoon, with a small, steady swell and good water clarity in the lee of points. Skies have been mostly clear with a cool marine layer at dawn, burning off fast. Sunrise has been early, with first light giving you that magic gray bite; sunset is late enough to make the evening tide change worth staying for.

Inshore, the calico bass bite has been solid around kelp lines and boiler rocks, with mixed sandbass and a few chunky sheepshead in the mix. Anglers working 4–6 inch swimbaits in sardine and anchovy patterns, along with lead‑head plastics and light‑colored jerk shads, have been doing well. Live sardina and small mackerel pinned on a light fluorocarbon leader are still tough to beat, especially fished tight to structure with just enough weight to get down.

Farther south off Punta Banda and San Quintín, rockfish and lingcod have been filling coolers. Boats dropping 6–10 ounce jigs, bucktails, and metal knife jigs in 150–250 feet have been picking reds, chuckleheads, and lingcod. Squid strips and cut mackerel on high‑low rigs are working when the current slows.

Down the peninsula toward Bahía Magdalena and the Pacific side of the Cabo region, offshore water has been warming and blue, with scattered paddies holding yellowtail and the first consistent dorado of the season. Trolled skirted lures in blue‑white, zucchini, and black‑purple, plus cedar plugs, are raising striped marlin and the occasional tuna. Live bait slow‑trolled or fly‑lined—especially caballito and mackerel—has been key when the fish are up but not chewing hard on the hardware.

On the Sea of Cortez side—La Paz, Loreto, and Los Cabos East Cape—the warm, clear water and gentle morning breezes have turned on the pelagics. Dorado numbers have been climbing with school‑size fish under debris and buoys, and some nicer bulls mixed in. Yellowfin tuna have been showing in open water and near porpoise schools, with poppers and stickbaits working on the surface when they’re foaming. When they go down, small live sardina, chunked bait, and smaller jigs get bit.

Roosterfish have been cruising the beaches and points from Todos Santos around to the East Cape. Fly‑lined live mullet, ladyfish, or big sardina close to the sand have been producing, and large surface poppers and stickbaits in bone, white, and blue mackerel patterns are drawing explosive follows. Best action has been on the lower light—first light and late afternoon—with the mid‑day sun slowing the bite.

A couple of hot spots to keep an eye on:

1. The kelp beds and boiler rocks off Punta Banda and the San Quintín reefs for calico, sandbass, rockfish, and lingcod. Work the structure hard with swimbaits, plastics, and bait rigs.

2. The East Cape zone between La Ribera and Los Barriles for dorado, tuna, and roosters. Watch for birds, current breaks, and any floating structure, and have both trolling lures and live bait ready.

If you’re heading out, match the hatch—sardine and mackerel patterns are king right now—run light fluorocarbon when the water is clear, and fish those tide changes at dawn and dusk.

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We’ve got a classic early‑summer pattern setting up from Ensenada down past Cabo. Light morning breeze out of the northwest, building mid‑day, then laying down again toward sunset. Skies are mostly clear along both coasts, with warm afternoons in the high 80s to low 90s near Cabo and the East Cape, cooler up north around Ensenada and San Quintín. Humidity is up, but not brutal yet.

Sunrise is right around the early 6 o’clock hour along the peninsula, with sunset close to 8 in the evening, giving you a long, workable window. Tides today are running a modest morning high, dropping to a mid‑day low, then pushing back in late afternoon. That falling water mid‑morning and the first push of the afternoon flood are the best bets for a real chew.

Offshore, warm blue water is holding pretty close. Boats out of Cabo and San José del Cabo have been into steady striped marlin with a few blues mixed in, plus decent yellowfin tuna and some football‑size skipjack. Dorado are showing more often now, mostly schoolies but enough 15–20 pounders to keep things interesting. Inshore, the Sierra bite has tapered, but roosterfish, jack crevalle, and a few snook are making up for it along the beaches and rocky points.

Up the line toward Loreto and Bahía de Los Ángeles, yellowtail are still around structure and high spots, especially early and on that moving tide. Cabrilla and leopard grouper are biting well on the bottom, and there are still some good snapper coming off the reefs when the current is right.

For lures, think bright and moving. Offshore, run a spread of small to medium marlin lures in purples, pinks, and petrolero patterns, plus a couple of feather jigs and small cedar plugs way back for tuna and skipjack. A Halco‑style diving plug or Rapala in blue‑white or dorado color is still money for school‑size tuna and dorado around porpoise or floating junk.

Inshore and the surf, work 1–2 ounce metal spoons, surface poppers, and stickbaits in natural baitfish tones—blue‑silver, green‑mackerel, and bone. Roosters love a noisy surface plug ripped fast right in the wash. For yellowtail and bottom fish, heavy jigs and yo‑yo iron in scrambled‑egg or blue‑white dropped on marks or over structure are hard to beat.

Best bait right now: live sardinas if you can find a panga selling them near Cabo and East Cape. Live mackerel and caballito are excellent for marlin, tuna, and big roosters. Cut squid and chunked tuna still work for chumming yellowfin when there’s some life on the surface. For reef fish, a simple dropper loop with cut bait or a live little jack pinned on does work all day.

A couple of hot spots worth your fuel:

• Around Cabo: the 95 Spot, 1150, and the Golden Gate are all solid starting points for marlin and tuna. Watch for temperature breaks and bird life, and don’t be afraid to zigzag along the color line.

• East Cape: the drop‑offs off La Ribera and the lighthouse area are holding tuna, dorado, and roosters tight to the beach. Work early with live bait, then switch to trolling when the sun gets high.

• Mid‑peninsula bonus: San Quintín’s high spots and Isla Coronado off Loreto are both producing yellowtail and good mixed‑bag bottom action when the current’s moving.

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Let’s start offshore around Cabo San Lucas and the Corridor. Light swell, generally calm seas early with a typical onshore breeze building late morning. Skies are mostly clear to partly cloudy, air temps running mid‑70s at dawn up into the mid‑80s by afternoon, with water temps in the low‑ to mid‑70s nearshore and a bit warmer over the offshore banks. Sunrise is right around 6:30 a.m. local with sunset close to 8:00 p.m., giving a long, bright window to work the water.

We’re sitting on a standard summer tide pattern: low before first light, a steady flood through the morning, then an afternoon high that really gets the current pushing on the points and humps. That incoming tide has been the money window for both inshore and bluewater fish.

Offshore, the main story has been **striped marlin** with a sprinkling of **blue marlin** and a few early **sailfish** riding those temperature breaks and bait balls. Boats working 15–30 miles out, especially around the Golden Gate and Gordo Banks, have been raising multiple marlin a day, with some crews reporting three to six releases when they hit the right school of bait. Mixed in are **yellowfin tuna** in the football to 40‑pound class, plus scattered **dorado** when you find floating debris or weed lines.

Best producers out there:

- Bright **trolling lures** – small to medium skirted lures in pink/white, zucchini, and petrolero colors pulled at 7–9 knots.

- **Ballyhoo or caballito** rigged dead or live in the spread for marlin.

- For tuna, **cedar plugs**, small feathers, and later in the day **chunked squid** or sardina fly‑lined on lighter fluorocarbon if they get picky.

Inshore along the Pacific side and around the arch, **roosterfish** have been very active on that morning flood tide. Shore casters and pangas both are into fish, with some roosters pushing 25–40 pounds cruising the beaches. Mixed in are **jack crevalle**, **sierra mackerel** in cooler pockets, and some decent **snapper** on the rocky sections.

Best inshore offerings:

- Live **mullet or caballito** slow‑trolled tight to the beach for roosters.

- Big **surface poppers** in bone or blue, and **stickbaits** for those who like to cast.

- On the rocks, **metal jigs** and **bucktail jigs** bounced near the bottom for snapper and cabrilla.

Over on the Sea of Cortez side – San José del Cabo up toward Los Barriles and La Paz – the water is a touch calmer with solid bait concentrations. **Yellowfin** have been popping up under dolphin pods and on the outer high spots, **dorado** are more consistent here, and inside you’ll find **pargo**, **cabrilla**, and occasional **amberjack** on the reefs.

A couple of hotspots to circle on your chart:

- **Gordo Banks**: Classic summer stop. Good shot at marlin and tuna, with dorado sprinkled around. Live bait and a mixed trolling spread are key.

- **Los Frailes / Cabo Pulmo area**: Great mix of reef and pelagic life; roosters prowling the beaches, plus pargo and cabrilla on the structure and the chance at tuna just a bit outside.

Across the region, the bite has clearly been better **early and late**. Midday the sun is high, bait pushes deeper, and the surface action tapers off unless you’re sitting on a strong current line or temperature break. Plan to launch in the dark, catch bait at gray light, and be in position as that morning tide starts to roll.

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We’ll start on the Pacific side. Around Ensenada and down past Santo Tomás, a light marine layer at daybreak gave way to mostly clear skies and a gentle west breeze. Air temps are running mid‑60s at sunrise, pushing into the 70s later. Seas are moderate with a lazy southwest swell. Sunrise was just after 5:40 local, sunset around 8:00, giving plenty of light on both ends of the day.

Tides are running a decent morning high followed by a draining mid‑day low, then a smaller evening push. That dropping water has been the sweet spot: inshore bass and rockfish lit up as the current started to move. Nearshore water is still on the cool side but slowly warming, with patches of cleaner green‑blue sliding in off the points.

Inshore, the calico and sand bass bite has been solid around kelp and boiler rocks. Anglers working 4–5 inch swimbaits in sardine and anchovy colors, plus leadhead plastics in brown/green, have been picking away at mixed‑grade fish with some legit models in the mix. Tip your plastics with a strip of squid or a sliver of fresh bait if they get picky. Rockfish and reds are stacked on deeper hard bottom; simple double‑dropper rigs with squid strips or cut mackerel doing the job.

Offshore out of Ensenada and further south off San Quintín, recent boats have been finding small packs of yellowtail and bonito on bird schools and current edges. Slow‑trolled Rapala‑style deep divers in natural bait patterns, as well as surface irons in mint/white or blue/white, have been the producers. Most yellows have been school‑sized with a few nicer fish mixed in. Have a fly‑lined live mackerel or sardine ready; when they pop up, they don’t stay up long.

Sliding over to the Sea of Cortez side, from Bahía de los Ángeles down toward La Paz and the East Cape, conditions have been classic early‑summer Baja. Warm, clear water, light morning wind, and that familiar afternoon breeze that can chop things up but usually lays down again near sunset.

Reports from pangas inside the bays and along the rocky points have been strong for leopard grouper, cabrilla, and pargo. Live bait is king here: a lively sardina or mackerel pinned on a 2/0–4/0 circle hook, fished tight to the rocks, has been getting crushed. For artificials, medium‑size stickbaits, chrome jigs, and 3–4 inch paddle‑tails in olive or brown work well, especially when the bait is scattered.

Farther offshore in the gulf, dorado are starting to trickle in around floating debris and current lines, with a few quality fish reported in the mix. Trolled skirted lures in pink/white or blue/white, plus small feathers, have been effective. Once you find them, chunked bait and fly‑lined sardinas keep them around the boat.

Overall fish activity has been best at first light and again on the afternoon tide swings. Mid‑day can get a little sleepy unless there’s good current or overcast.

A couple of hot spots to circle on your chart:

– The kelp lines and boiler rocks just south of Ensenada, especially on that dropping morning tide for calico and sand bass.

– The rocky points and island edges near Bahía de los Ángeles on the Cortez side for grouper, cabrilla, and early‑season dorado nearby.

Best all‑around lures right now:

– 4–5 inch swimbaits in baitfish colors.

– Surface irons in mint/white.

– Chrome yo‑yo jigs for deeper structure.

Best baits: live sardines, live mackerel, and fresh squid strips.

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Along the Pacific side from Ensenada down past San Quintín, early-morning conditions are classic June: cool marine layer, light wind at daybreak building to a steady afternoon breeze, and a bit of chop once the sun’s high. Water’s on the cool side but slowly warming, with a light south swell. Over in the Cortez—La Paz, Loreto, Bahía de los Ángeles—you’re looking at clearer skies, hotter air, and calmer seas in the morning, with a stiff afternoon breeze and typical whitecaps once the thermals kick in.

Tides are running moderate, with a predawn high sliding toward a mid-morning slack, then a dropping tide late morning into early afternoon. That early flood has been the money window inshore, and the first hour of the outgoing has been best offshore around structure and current edges. Sunrise is just after the six o’clock hour, sunset just past eight locally, giving you a long, workable light window if you can handle the heat.

Inshore on the Pacific side, the calico and sand bass bite around kelp edges and rocky points has been solid when the current’s pushing. Anglers are reporting steady pickings of bass with mixed in barracuda and the odd yellowtail. Hard-plastic swimbaits in bait and sardine colors, plus 4–5 inch paddle-tails on 1–1.5 oz leadheads, have been the workhorses. Fly-lined live sardina or anchovy, where available, is still king if you want a better grade fish. Short-bite that’s been happening? Drop down to lighter fluorocarbon—15–20 lb—and keep that bait swimming natural.

Farther south, around Cabo San Lucas and into the Sea of Cortez side, warm blue water is pushing in closer, and that’s kicked the offshore scene into gear. Recent boats have been hanging a mix of striped marlin, mahi, and a few early-season tuna. Trolled skirted lures in purple/black and petrolero colors, plus small to medium ballyhoo on fluorocarbon leaders, are getting bit. For tuna, when they’re up and foaming on microbait, small poppers and stickbaits, along with little metal jigs and colt snipers, have been producing, especially for guys willing to chase bird schools and run-and-gun.

Up in La Paz and Loreto, the classic summer combo is showing: dorado on the weedlines and buoys, with roosterfish cruising the beaches and rocky points. Pangas running live sardina are scoring nice dorado in the 10–20 lb class, with a few better models. Roosters have been hammering live mullet, caballito, and slow-trolled plugs close to the surf line. If you’re throwing artificials, big surface poppers and stickbaits in bone or blue-backed patterns have been getting explosive eats, especially early and late when the light is low and the wind is down.

Couple of hot spots to circle on your mental chart:

First, **San Quintín Bay and the outside reefs**—inshore bass, halibut, and the chance at yellowtail when the current’s right. Fish the incoming tide along the channel edges for halibut with big swimbaits and dropper loops tipped with squid or mackerel strips. Then slide out to the high spots for yo-yo iron and deep-swimming lures once the sun’s up.

Second, **the corridor between Cabo and San José del Cabo**, especially the ledges and drop-offs. Boats working that stretch have had consistent marlin, some bulls of dorado, and scattered tuna. Troll a spread of feather lures and skirts at gray light, then switch to slow-trolled live bait once you mark fish or see tailers and birds stacking up.

If you’re more of a kayak or beach angler, the **East Cape beaches** are a solid bet at first light. Walk-and-gun with a medium-heavy rod, throwing surface irons and poppers tight to the drop-off for roosters and jacks. Keep your drag set for a long run, because those gallos don’t play.

Best general rule this week: fish early, fish the moving water, and match your tackle to the conditions. Go lighter and stealthier when the bite is finicky, and don’t be afraid to switch from metal and plastic to live bait when the sun gets high and the fish get picky.

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Let’s start up north around **Ensenada** and the **Coronado Islands**. A light marine layer early, burning off mid‑morning, with a gentle west breeze and low chop. Water’s hanging in the high 60s to low 70s, pretty clean green just off the beach, bluer as you push offshore. Sunrise came quick, and first light was the magic window: birds picking, scattered breezers, and decent marks mid‑column.

Inshore, calico bass and sand bass have been chewing around kelp lines and rocky pockets. Smaller plastics in bait colors, leadheads with 4–5" swimbaits, and slow‑rolled spinnerbaits are doing work. Tip those plastics with a strip of squid if the bite gets picky. A few legal halibut are still coming off sandy pockets with live sardines, anchovies, and slow‑trolled mackerel. Keep that bait just ticking bottom; halibut want it lazy.

Slide down to **Bahía de los Ángeles** and the mid‑peninsula: warmer water, lighter winds in the morning, building breeze after lunch. The dorado and school‑grade yellowtail have started to show around high spots, kelp paddies, and floating junk. Anglers are reporting steady picks on trolled feathers, small marlin jigs, and then better numbers once they switch to live sardine fly‑lined on light fluorocarbon. Toss a few freebies, wait for that color to rise, then pin on a hot bait and hang on.

Over on the Pacific side near **Bahía Asunción** and **Punta Abreojos**, the inshore bite has been consistent. Good counts of rockfish, whitefish, and some chunky lingcod off deeper structure. Heavy metal jigs bounced near the bottom, plus cut squid and chunk bait, have been producing full sacks. Mixed in are some quality yellowtail on the high spots; yo‑yo iron in blue‑white or scrambled egg is getting bit when that current starts moving.

Farther south toward **Cabo San Lucas** and the tip, the water’s warm and getting bluer by the day. Morning is slick, with wind and chop building mid‑afternoon, so get your serious trolling and live‑bait work done early. Boats have been reporting striped marlin tailing on the surface, a sprinkling of dorado, and some football‑sized tuna when you find the right temp break or porpoise school. Best offerings: rigged ballyhoo, chugger heads, and small cedar plugs for tuna. Once you find a school, switch to live sardines or caballito on light leaders and let them drift naturally.

A few **hot spots** to keep on your radar:

- The high spots off **Isla Coronado** and the edges of the kelp for bass and yellows.

- Offshore banks and paddies between **Todos Santos** and **San Quintín** for kelp‑paddy dorado and school yellowtail.

- The **Gordo Banks** and off **San Jaime** for marlin, dorado, and tuna when the current is right.

Best overall producers right now:

- Lures: surface irons, yo‑yo jigs, small tuna feathers, and 4–5" swimbaits in sardine and anchovy patterns.

- Baits: live sardines, anchovies, mackerel, caballito, plus squid and cut bait for bottom fish.

Afternoon winds will likely stiffen, so plan to be off the exposed stuff by then. Low‑light periods around sunrise and sunset remain your prime bite windows; match the hatch, fish light fluorocarbon when it gets glassy, and keep an eye out for birds and bait pushing on the surface.

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