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Cabo San Lucas
Land's End
What's running
Striped MarlinFair
Blue and Black MarlinFair
DoradoFair
Yellowfin TunaSpotty
WahooFair
- Water
- 84°F offshore, blue
- Banks
- Gordo, Iman, San Luis
Week of Sep 7 – 13, 2026Published Sunday evenings
The Baja Catch Report
Tight lines from Lands End Charters
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
Baja water watchCabo 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
The bite, area by area
On the water02
La Paz and Las Arenas
Sea of Cortez
What's running
RoosterfishGood
DoradoFair
Yellowfin TunaSpotty
- Water
- 92°F
Know the grounds
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.
- Coronado IslandsYellowtail, bottom fish
- CedrosCalicos, yellowtail
- Magdalena BayStriped marlin, tuna
- LoretoDorado, yellowtail
- Gordo BanksTuna, marlin
- CaboMarlin, dorado, tuna
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Fleet watch
Up the coastWhat 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
Baja on Film
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.
Tournament calendar
Chase the big oneThe richest chile poblano on earth runs right out of these waters. Here’s the 2026 desmadre.
Oct 7–11Los Cabos Billfish TournamentBillfish across Cabo San Lucas and San Jose del Cabo, fishing Oct 8 to 10.Register →Oct 12–17Bisbee's Los Cabos OffshoreThe warm up to the Black and Blue.Register →Oct 19–24Bisbee's Black & BlueThe world's richest marlin tournament, fishing days Oct 21 to 23.Register →Nov 3–7WON Los Cabos Tuna JackpotTuna jackpot out of Cabo San Lucas, fishing Nov 5 and 6.Register →Fishing a tournament? Fish it with us.
Lands End boats have cashed the big ones: 1st Place Bisbee’s Black & Blue (2014), 2nd Place (2015), and Tuna Jackpot money since. We’ll put you on a proven boat and crew.
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