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Week of Sep 7 to Sep 13, 2026Published Sunday evenings

The Baja
Catch Report

tight lines from Land's End

A Full Boat Day Out of Cabo
Catch of the Week

A Full Boat Day Out of Cabo

Blue water, a September afternoon out of Cabo San Lucas, and a fish worth crowding the deck for. Everybody on board got in the photo, and nobody was in a hurry to head back in.

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Sea Surface Temps

Cabo San Lucas
84°
Measured offshore
Gordo Banks
90°
Measured on the grounds
Magdalena Bay
87°
Chart estimate
La Paz
92°
Measured, very warm

Approx. surface temps · Cabo measured, others seasonal estimates

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The Baja Map

From the Coronado Islands down to Land’s End, the banks, bays and islands that make this the best big-game water on earth.

Map of Baja California fishing grounds from the Coronado Islands to Land's End

Top Baja Spots

  • Coronado IslandsYellowtail, bottom fish
  • CedrosCalicos, yellowtail
  • Magdalena BayStriped marlin, tuna
  • LoretoDorado, yellowtail
  • Gordo BanksTuna, marlin
  • CaboMarlin, dorado, tuna
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The Catch Album

Boatside in Blue
Boatside in Blue
Morning Light Catch
Morning Light Catch
Running Home Happy
Running Home Happy

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The Bite by Area

01

Cabo San Lucas

Land's End

What's Running

Striped MarlinFair
Blue and Black MarlinFair
DoradoFair
Yellowfin TunaSpotty
WahooFair

Conditions

Water84°F offshore, blue

BanksGordo, Iman, San Luis

Cabo San Lucas Charters
02

La Paz and Las Arenas

Sea of Cortez

What's Running

RoosterfishGood
DoradoFair
Yellowfin TunaSpotty

Conditions

Water92°F

La Paz Charters
up the coast

Fleet Watch

What the San Diego long-range fleet is seeing as warm water and gamefish push down the Baja coast.

Intrepid
8 day trip
Yellowfin 50 to 80 lb with some over 100, plus yellowtail, dorado and wahoo
Royal Star
7 day trip
Quality bluefin from 130 to 210 lb, plus dorado on offshore kelps
Red Rooster III
7 day trip
Wahoo on blind jig strikes, a 50 lb fish took the jackpot
Excel
Trip length not stated
Kelp paddies holding wahoo and dorado
Source: San Diego long-range landings · reports as of September 20
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Baja on Film

Real captains, real days on the water. New clips drop in as they roll in from the fleet.

Crudo Sportfishing

Meet Captain Sharluko of Crudo Sportfishing

The 2024 Bisbee's Black and Blue Winner months before it happened. Meet captain Sharluko a legend in the making.

Bisbee's Black & Blue Winner
Bisbee's Black & Blue Winner
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