Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your Cabo San Lucas fishing report.
We’re sitting on a classic early-summer pattern in Cabo. Light to moderate morning breeze, building a bit in the afternoon, with mostly clear skies and that steady Pacific–Sea of Cortez mix that keeps water temps warm enough for pelagics but still comfortable inshore. Plan on calmer seas early; by mid‑day you’ll see more chop and a bit of swell wrapping around the cape.
Tides around the cape are running a typical mixed semidiurnal cycle: a good pre‑dawn high easing down through the morning, then a push again late afternoon. That first tide swing of the day is your money window inshore; offshore, the bite has been best on the turn of the tide, especially when it lines up with the sun getting up over the hills.
Sunrise is hitting the Pacific side early, with good gray‑light visibility about half an hour before. Sunset over the Pacific is giving you a nice golden hour for roosterfish and jacks cruising the beaches. If you like pitching surface baits tight to the sand, that low‑sun light is prime time.
Offshore, the fleet running out of the Cabo marina and Puerto Los Cabos has been finding consistent **striped marlin**, scattered **blue marlin**, some **sailfish**, plus decent **yellowfin tuna** and a handful of **dorado**. Boats working the 95 and 1150 banks, plus the Gordo area, have been putting multiple billfish in the spread most days, with a mix of releases and a few kept when legal. Yellowfin are showing in small‑to‑medium grade schools; enough 20–40 pound fish coming over the rails to make it worth the fuel. Dorado numbers are spotty but when you find debris or a temperature break, there are pairs and small packs hanging around.
Best offshore offerings right now:
- For marlin and sails, run **smoke‑trail plastic skirted lures** in darker colors on the long lines and a couple of **natural‑color ballyhoo or caballito** rigged on the shorts.
- For tuna, keep **small feathers and cedar plugs** handy, plus a rod ready with a **live sardina** or chunk when they boil up.
- Dorado are eating **bright green/yellow skirts**, **live baits**, and **cut chunk** around any floating structure.
Inshore and surf, the story is **roosterfish**, **jack crevalle**, and some **sierra and snapper** tight to the rocks. Roosters have been cruising the beaches when the swell is manageable, especially where you get a defined drop‑off and nervous mullet. Jack schools are hammering bait on the surface early and late.
Best inshore and surf baits:
- **Live mullet, caballito, and sardina** slow‑trolled just outside the breakers.
- For artificials, throw **surface poppers**, **pencil poppers**, and **walking plugs** in white, bone, and blue‑back patterns.
- **Metal spoons and small stickbaits** are taking sierra and smaller gamefish around rocky points.
A couple of local hot spots to key on:
- **The Corridor** between Cabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo: slow‑troll live baits just off the beaches for roosters and jacks, especially around points and small coves.
- **Lands End and the Lighthouse area on the Pacific side**: good for inshore action at first light, and a traditional starting lane for boats heading to the offshore banks for marlin and tuna.
Match your plan to the conditions: hit inshore at gray light on that early tide swing, then slide offshore once the sun’s up and the wind still hasn’t filled in. Midday is better for trolling the banks; swing back in for a last shot at roosters and jacks around sunset if the wind drops.
That’s your Cabo San Lucas fishing rundown from Artificial Lure. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss the next report.
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