Fishing Reports

As each week goes by, the opportunities to catch a wide variety of species in the rich waters surrounding Cedros Island continue to expand. That is one of the reasons why it remains a unique sportfishing venue that draws anglers from virtually every corner of the globe. This week, two groups came to the Island…

Great location, friendly (hard-working) crew, and family environment at our beautiful welcoming lodge.

  Just posting these photos of the last few days to show what a #42, limits by 9 am, dozens (or hundreds) of calicos released, and an awesome experience for our guests looks like reflected in their smiles…..

The last night in on Cedros. It’s been the trip of a lifetime for us. Enjoying the final cigar of the year while waiting on the moon one more time. The lodge is called Baja Magic for a reason. This place is truly magical.

Weekly report: Things are getting busier: fish-wise, and guests in increasing numbers. Yellowtail is biting, although our guests need to work hard for them in a strange mid-July.  The average is 1 per boat/day, but in some days, it has been many more….and sometimes the reason is that they want to target mostly calicos or…

There is a good problem right now at Cedros Island: there is a lot of bait and prey for the bigger fish (e.g. yellowtail), which is one of the reasons its been difficult for our anglers this week to get July style big-fish bites….. because their stomachs are full.  But, as some of them said,…

Fly-Fishing report of 7th annual visit to Cedros Island with COA, by Jordan Cavanaugh A great time as usual at COA, only me fly fishing and Fred and Jim fishing hard baits and plastics. Great guys, and amazing fishermen, it was a pleasure to share the lodge with them. Also, as usual, everyone at COA…

The first weeks of Cedros Outdoor Adventures 2019 fishing season opened with a grand showing by the island’s legendary population of giant calico bass. The sea was reportedly blanketed by hordes of red tuna crabs, which often will impair the bass bite after many of the fish become glutted with them. But not this time.…

The coast of southern California was engulfed in a gloomy fog during the first full week of June.  However, the lucky anglers visiting Cedros Island were enjoying banner fishing while drifting aimlessly under sunny skies during the opening week of our 2019 fishing season. The primary focus so far has been on calico bass, which…