Baja California, Mexico Fishing Report Today

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Tune in to the "Baja California, Mexico Fishing Report Today" for your daily dose of fishing updates, expert advice, and the latest news from the world-class sportfishing waters of the Pacific Ocean and Sea of Cortez. Whether you're a seasoned angler or a fishing enthusiast, our podcast offers tips, weather conditions, and the best spots for a successful fishing trip. Stay informed with the freshest insights on Baja California's exceptional marine biodiversity—from massive marlin and yellowfin tuna to roosterfish and dorado—and make every fishing expedition a memorable one. For more info go to https://www.quietperiodplease.com Get all your gear before you leave the dock https://amzn.to/3zF8GXk This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.

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Inception Point AI

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leisure · society & culture · sports

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en

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First episode

1 Apr 2026

Latest episode

21 Jun 2026

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52 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   21 Jun 2026

   Baja Early Summer: Roosterfish, Marlin, and Perfect Tides from Ensenada to Cabo

   Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your Baja fishing report. 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. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss a report. This has been Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn

2. 

   20 Jun 2026

   Baja Early Summer: Tuna, Roosters, and Prime Low-Light Windows

   Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your Baja fishing report. 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. That’s your Baja beat from Artificial Lure. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss the next report. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn

3. 

   19 Jun 2026

   Baja Salt Report: Early Summer Bite, Marlin Banks Hot, Prime Feeding Windows at Dawn and Dusk

   Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your Baja salt report. 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. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss a Baja conditions update. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn