Fishing Reports

WEEKLY FISH REPORT BY TOM GATCH As the 2022 fishing season on Cedros Island concludes, we can look back at the past several months of summer and fall and reflect back upon all of the fantastic fishing action that was enjoyed by visiting anglers, as well as the many smiles that were on their faces…

WEEKLY FISH REPORT BY TOM GATCH As we slowly move toward the conclusion of the 2022 fishing season on Islas Cedros, it is becoming apparent that a seasonal change is on the way. Although daytime temperatures are still hovering between the low and high 70s, partly cloudy days are becoming more and more common as…

WEEKLY FISHING REPORT BY TOM GATCH The seasonal arrival of dorado to the waters surrounding Isla Cedros is eagerly anticipated by the visiting anglers who come to the Island during the weeks between late summer and the end of fall. When hooked, their flashing golden bodies with brilliant hues of green and turquoise are a…

WEEKLY FISHING REPORT BY TOM GATCH So far, the summer and fall fishing seasons have been full of surprises. There has been a consistent onslaught of big, feisty yellowtail, many weighing over 40-pounds, inhaling everything from live mackerel to surface and bottom iron, as well as trolled Rapalas and other hard baits. We have also…

WEEKLY FISHING REPORT BY TOM GATCH     As the weeks pass, the fishing action has begun adjusting to the seasonal changes and we are seeing a greater variety of species being taken by visiting anglers. Everything from big yellowtail to 40 pounds or more, huge white seabass, dorado, bonito, barracuda, and ocean whitefish, as well as…

WEEKLY FISHING REPORT BY TOM GATCH It is practically the middle of September and the Labor Day holiday has come and gone. The fishing action has been fast and furious until it was virtually halted for a few days with the coming of Tropical Storm, Kay, which swept up from the south bringing with it…

WEEKLY FISHING REPORT BY TOM GATCH The weather is pleasantly warm on Isla Cedros, but the fishing action in the waters surrounding the Island is red hot, and seems to get even better with each passing week. Visiting anglers have been hooking up with limits of big yellowtail, bruiser white seabass, fat halibut, and even…

WEEKLY FISHING REPORT BY TOM GATCH Now that the 2022 summer fishing season off Isla Cedros is in full swing, it seems that every week a different species of popular gamefish ends up in the spotlight. But whether it be big yellowtail, hefty halibut, or even a prized golden dorado, the waters surrounding the Island…

WEEKLY FISHING REPORT BY TOM GATCH The month of August has ushered in seasonal changes that have brought with them a welcome influx of more exotic gamefish species from southern waters. A few anglers fishing around Isla Cedros back in late July reported seeing occasional dorado mixed in with schools of large yellowtail, but they…