Deep Sea Fishing
Boats! Lots of fishing boats! There's only one reason so many sports fishing boat owners have their pride and joys docked in San Carlos. The fishing is world class!
Boat owners from New York to Oregon make San Carlos home. Why? It's the fish, there are lots of them. We fish for 80 different fish: Amerjack, Cabrila, Dorado, Grouper, Blue Marlin, Black Marlin, Striped Marlin, Roosterfish, Sailfish, Sierra, Snapper, Swordfish, Tuna, Wahoo and Yellowfin.
As in real estate it's all location! The pros will tell you " only about 75 miles north of San Carlos' sportfishing waters, begins the area of very deep and narrow channels, strong tidal currents, and cool upwellings known as the Sea of Cortez Midriff Area. Offshore "glamor fish" do penetrate farther into the Midriff and some even beyond it; but most years, the main summer migration tapers off north of San Carlos, as the cooler Midriff water acts as a barrier to the fishes' northward movement. At times, the fishing at San Carlos can go "wide-open" for dorado, marlin, and sailfish as wave after wave of summer migrators arrives and feeds before heading south again".(footnoted 1.)
The wide range of sea water temperatures in the San Carlos fishing area reflect it's location between the warmer southern Sea of Cortez and the cooler Midriff Area, with a low of about 62 degrees in January-February, and a high of about 90 degrees in July-August.
Here is a sample of what happens: November 2006 (As reported by Gene Kira, Mexico Reports Editor of Western Outdoor News, the largest U.S. outdoor weekly newspaper):
I fished last Saturday with Fernando Almada on the San Carlos charter boat "Catch 22 Rubina" at San Pedro Island in stiff breezes and 2-4 foot seas. Water temperatures were 72 to 74 degrees, and the water was clean blue-green.
We found some shelter from the northwest winds at the south end of the island. After trolling Rapala XRaps on wire line and mono for a couple of passes close to the island, we tried jigs in the deeper water.
Fishing in 180 to 250 feet of water, we hooked 6 yellowtail in the next 3 hours and landed 4 of them. The fish were biting in the first 50 feet off the bottom, hitting best ona full-speed crank.
The yellowtail were from 20-24 pounds, and mixed in were lots of larger bonito and skipjacks. All of the yellows bit on a 4 ounce Megabait Live Jig in a green mackerel pattern.
We also made a quick stop in the channel on the way out and were surprised with a wide-open bite on big Humboldt squid. One was pushing 30 pounds. Other anglers from San Carlos reported similar luck during the week in the same place while fishing with butterfly jigs. The fishing should get even better this week as the water temperature has dropped another two degrees around San Carlos.
Once you catch fish, one of the great treats is to bring your fresh catch into town. There are several restaurants that will prepare your fish anyway you want to eat it! That's fresh!!
There are several great captains to hire in San Carlos. Here are a few:
San Carlos Fishing Charters
Website: www.fishingsancarlos.com
Location: Beltrones Blvd
(next to Banamex)
Phone: 011-52-622-226-0403
Ph (622) 226-0403,
1-866-675-4728 US Toll Free
Email: bobblair@fishingsancarlos.com
Catch-22 Sport Fishing Adventures
Website: www.catch22mexicosportfishing.com
Location: Suite 1, Marina San Carlos
Phone: (US) 520-471-8680
(Mexico) 011-52-622-226-2162
Email: info@catch22mexicosportfishing.com
Surface Time Charters
Location: 1 Edificio Villa Marina, San Carlos
(1 block past Marina Terra Hotel)
Phone: 877-300-9336 (Toll Free)
Fax 480- 897-2875 (US)
Phone: 011-52-622-226-1888 (Mexico)
Email: info@surfacetime.com
San Carlos Aquatic Adventures
Kayaking, sportfishing, sailing, windsurfing)
Contact Bryan Replogle at repsilon@aol.com
for more information: www.scaamexico.com
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