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  • Baja Heat: Calicos, Yellowtail, and Dorado Heating Up from Ensenada to La Paz
    2026/06/11
    This is Artificial Lure with your Baja fishing report. Starting with conditions: along the Pacific side from Ensenada down past Punta Baja we’ve had a light marine layer early, burning off to clear skies by mid‑morning, with onshore breeze building to 10–15 knots in the afternoon. Air temps are sitting mid‑60s at dawn, pushing into the mid‑70s later. Water temps are generally in the high‑60s to low‑70s nearshore, a touch warmer around the offshore banks. Sunrise is right around 6 a.m., sunset just after 8 p.m., giving a nice long window to work that low light. Tide is running a predawn high dropping to a mid‑morning low, then a moderate afternoon flood – classic pattern that’s been turning fish on during the first push of outgoing and again on the late incoming. On the Sea of Cortez side, from Bahia de Los Angeles down toward La Paz, winds have been lighter in the mornings with a bit more afternoon chop as the thermal breeze fills in. The water is a degree or two warmer here, and that’s been key for the pelagics. Fish activity has been solid. Inshore along the Pacific kelp lines, anglers have been putting good numbers of **calico bass**, smaller **yellowtail**, and a mix of **barracuda** and **bonito** on the deck. Around Todos Santos and the nearby high spots, half‑day runs have been averaging limits or close on calicos with a few quality fish in the 4–6 pound class, plus a pick on 8–15 pound yellowtail. Surface iron and 4–5 inch swimbaits in sardine and mint patterns have been the ticket, especially when worked tight to boiler rocks on the falling tide. Farther south, off San Quintín and the local bancos, panga fleets have been scoring steady **yellowtail** and some early‑season **white seabass**. Most of the yellows have been school‑size 10–18 pounds, with the odd bigger model mixed in. Fly‑lined live sardines and mackerel are still king, but yo‑yo jigs in scrambled‑egg and blue/white are putting in work when the fish sound. Best bite has been mid‑morning when the current starts to lean. On the Cortez, the story is bait and birds. Around Bahia de Los Angeles, boats working the channel edges and island points have been hooking **yellowtail** and **leopard grouper**, mostly on live bait slow‑trolled or dropped on meter marks. Down around La Paz and the nearby seamounts, there’s been a nice pick of **dorado** and school‑size **tuna** when the water stays clean. Trolled feathers and small cedar plugs in purple/black and zucchini are drawing strikes, with live sardina or chunked bait sealing the deal when fish pop up but don’t want to commit. As for lures and bait, keep it simple and local. On the Pacific inshore, pack surface irons, 1–3 ounce metal jigs, and 4–6 inch swimbaits in bait‑style colors. On the Cortez, bring small trolling feathers, diving plugs, and fluorocarbon leaders; then load up on whatever live bait the pangeros are selling at the dock – sardinas, anchoveta, or mackerel. Live bait on light wire hooks has outfished dead bait most days, but a well‑presented strip of fresh bonito will still get chewed. A couple of hotspots to circle on your chart: First, **San Quintín Bay and the outer reefs** – classic Baja mix of inshore and near‑offshore structure, with calico, sand bass, rockfish, and yellowtail all within a short run when the wind cooperates. Second, the islands and points around **Bahia de Los Angeles** – current edges and rocky points there have been steady for yellowtail and grouper, especially on the change of tide. That’s your Baja rundown from Artificial Lure. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss a report. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn
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  • Baja Fishing Report: Marlin, Tuna, and Roosters in Perfect Spring Conditions
    2026/06/06
    Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your Baja fishing rundown. We woke up to a light west breeze and mostly clear skies up and down the peninsula, with a weak early swell and comfortable temps on the water. Around Cabo and the Pacific side, it’s been a cool, gray dawn that burns off fast, while the Sea of Cortez side from La Paz to Loreto has been glassy first thing, then choppy with the afternoon wind line. Tides are running moderate: a good predawn high sliding toward a late‑morning drop, then a decent afternoon push. That first high has been the magic window—boats leaving in the dark and getting bit right as color shows in the east. Sunrise is landing just after 6 a.m. down here, sunset near 8 p.m., so you’ve got a nice, long light cycle to work with. Off **Cabo San Lucas**, the 1150 and 95 spots have kicked out striped marlin and a few early yellowfin. Most fish are coming on trolled ballyhoo and small lures in purple/black and petrolero colors. The local captains are also slow‑trolling live caballito on the temperature breaks and picking at the marlin steadily, plus a few dorado sliding in on floating debris. On the **Gordo Banks** and Iman, the panga fleet has been into solid yellowfin tuna—nothing huge, mostly school‑grade 15–40 pounds—with a couple bigger models mixed in. Best bite has been on live sardinas fly‑lined on 30–40‑pound fluoro, with a flourocarbon leader making a big difference in that clear water. Some boats chumming cut squid are also getting picked up. Bring smaller hooks; the bite has been a little finicky. Inshore from **San José del Cabo up toward Los Frailes**, roosterfish are cruising the beaches. Guys tossing live mullet tight to the sand are seeing quality gallos, and a few are smashing big surface plugs. If you’re working artificials, big white or bone‑colored stickbaits and poppers pulled fast along the drop‑off are the ticket. Mixed in are jack crevalle and the odd pargo when you get your bait a little deeper around the rocks. Around **La Paz**, both the bay and the offshore seamounts have been steady. The local pangueros are putting clients on dorado under birds and around sargassum; small skirted lures in blue/white and live sardinas are doing damage. There have also been amberjack and big cabrilla on the high spots for folks willing to yo‑yo heavy jigs—think 200‑gram knife jigs in blue chrome or scrambled egg, fished right on the bottom with stout tackle. Farther north near **Loreto**, the early‑season yellowtail bite is tapering but still hanging on the deeper rocks. Live mackerel on dropper loops and 6–8 ounce sinkers are still producing, especially on that morning down‑slope tide. Plenty of bonito and barracuda around to keep rods bent when the yellows get picky. For bait, live sardina and caballito continue to be king offshore, mullet for the beach roosters, and squid strips as a backup when the live stuff is scarce. On the artificial side, pack: - Small‑to‑medium trolling lures in purple/black, petrolero, and blue/white for marlin, tuna, and dorado. - Surface poppers and stickbaits in natural baitfish colors for roosters and jacks. - Heavy jigs and 4–6 inch glow or sardine‑pattern soft plastics for bottom fish and deeper structure. If you’re looking for **hot spots** right now, put your money on: - The **Gordo Banks** outside San José del Cabo for tuna and the chance at a few billfish. - The stretch from **La Ribera to Los Frailes**, tight to the beach, for roosterfish and mixed inshore action. That’s the word from the Baja coast. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss a report. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn
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  • Baja Fishing Report: Summer Heat Brings Marlin, Tuna, and Roosterfish Action
    2026/06/22
    Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your Baja fishing report. Up and down the peninsula, conditions are lining up nicely. Along the Pacific side from Ensenada to Punta Baja, we’ve had a gentle west swell and light morning winds, with a bit more breeze filling in by mid‑afternoon. Skies have been mostly clear to partly cloudy, and the marine layer has been burning off early, so you’re getting good sun on the water once the morning fog lifts. On the Sea of Cortez side—Loreto, La Paz, down to Cabo Pulmo—seas have been relatively calm early with a bit of chop as the day goes on, water temps pushing into that warm, blue summer range that really kicks pelagics into gear. Tides around much of Baja today are running on a moderate swing: softer movement in the early morning, building into a healthier push through late morning and again toward sunset. That late morning and late afternoon window has been the sweet spot, especially around structure and current edges. First light and last light remain prime, with sunrise and sunset giving you those classic low‑angle light conditions when the bigger fish feel bold and slide shallower. Offshore out of Cabo and San José del Cabo, anglers have been into solid striped marlin, with a few blue marlin sniffing around the deeper temp breaks. Yellowfin tuna schools are roaming outside the banks; the grade has been mixed, footballs to mid‑grade fish, with the better ones coming on slow‑trolled live baits and well‑placed chunks. Dorado are finally showing more consistently on the warmer, cleaner breaks and around floating debris and sargassum lines, with a decent pick of gaff‑size fish. Best lures offshore have been classic skirted trolling heads in bright green‑yellow, purple‑black, and petrolero patterns, pulled at a moderate pace. Cedar plugs and small feathers in blue‑white and zucchini have been producing tuna and dorado when you slide in near bird life. Live caballito, sardina, and mackerel remain king—slow‑trolled or fly‑lined back into breezers and under bird schools. On the Sea of Cortez side near La Paz and Loreto, boats are getting a nice mix of dorado, a few wahoo on the edges, and some solid roosterfish cruising the beaches. Roosters have been hammering big live baits slow‑trolled tight to the sand, plus surface poppers and stickbaits in bone, white, and mullet patterns worked fast with a bit of pause. Light to medium spinning gear with 40–60 lb leader is the ticket there; these pez gallo are mean and love to dog you in the shore break. Inshore and nearshore, from Todos Santos down around the Pacific points, there’s been steady action on yellowtail, cabrilla, and jacks hanging tight to reefs, points, and high‑relief structure. Iron has been the star: yo‑yo and surface jigs in scrambled egg, blue‑white, and mint, dropped to the marks and ripped back fast. Live mackerel and sardina on dropper loops or fly‑lined near the surface have been producing the heavier models. For bottom dwellers—snapper and grouper—fish cut bait, squid, or live baits right on the stones; stay patient and be ready to winch hard. If you’re looking for a couple of hot spots right now: – Offshore banks like Gordo Banks and the 1150 outside San José del Cabo are holding marlin, tuna, and dorado when you find the right water color and temp line. – On the Sea of Cortez side, the areas off Punta Arenas and around Isla Cerralvo are producing dorado, wahoo, and some quality roosterfish, especially on days with decent current and bait present. Work those tide changes, watch the bird life, and don’t be afraid to adjust depth and lure size until you connect. Baja is in that pattern where every day can hand you a surprise if you stay flexible and keep an eye on the water instead of the clock. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss the next report. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn
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  • Baja Early Summer: Roosterfish, Marlin, and Perfect Tides from Ensenada to Cabo
    2026/06/21
    Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your Baja fishing report. Up and down the peninsula, we’ve got classic early‑summer conditions. Along the Pacific side from Ensenada to Todos Santos, mornings are starting cool and gray with a shallow marine layer, light west breeze 5–10 knots, and afternoon bump building to 12–15. Air temps are running mid‑60s at first light, climbing into the high‑70s by midafternoon. On the Sea of Cortez side around La Paz, Los Barriles, and Cabo Pulmo, it’s warmer and calmer at dawn, with a light southeast breeze and air pushing low‑90s by midday. Sunrise is right around early morning local time with sunset in the early evening, giving you a fat, bright fishing window. Tides are moderate; near La Paz and Cabo San Lucas we’ve got a predawn high sliding to a mid‑day low, then a solid afternoon push. That morning peak and the first two hours of the flood in the afternoon are your best bets for surface activity. Water temps offshore from Cabo up toward Los Cabos corridors are sitting in the mid‑70s to low‑80s, Sea of Cortez side even a touch warmer inshore. Cooler pockets and green water are still hanging along parts of the Pacific coast, but the warm fingers are pushing in tighter every day. Offshore out of Cabo San Lucas and San Jose del Cabo, boats have been putting decent counts of school‑size yellowfin tuna on deck, with a few better grade mixed in. Dorado are showing more regularly now, mostly smaller “chickens” with a few respectable bulls around floating debris and current lines. Striped marlin remain the headliners on the banks and drop‑offs, with decent numbers tailing and free‑jumping when the wind lays down. A few sailfish and the odd blue marlin are starting to sniff around the temperature breaks. Inshore and nearshore, roosters are the main attraction along the sandy stretches from Cabo east to Los Barriles and up toward La Paz. Plenty of fish in the 10–25‑pound class, with bigger models cruising tight to the beach when the bait’s stacked in the gutters. Amberjack, pargo, and cabrilla are coming off the rocky points and reefs, especially where there’s good current and slightly off‑color water. On the Pacific side, there are still some yellowtail on the deeper structure and yo‑yo spots, though they’re more of an early‑morning game now. For lures, keep it simple and local. Offshore, run a spread of medium‑size skirted trolling lures in dark‑and‑bright combos—black/purple, petrolero, zucchini, and Mexican flag are putting fish in the boat. Cedar plugs and small feathers are still killers on school‑size tuna, especially when the birds are picking on scattered schools. A couple of rigged ballyhoo or caballito in the pattern will get the billfish’s attention when they’re shy on plastics. For bait, live caballito, sardina, and mackerel are gold. Slow‑trolled baits are producing marlin and bigger dorado on the edges of the banks and color changes. Inshore, live sardina pitched into nervous water is about as close as you get to a sure thing for roosters and jacks. When you can’t get live bait, a well‑worked surface plug or popper—white, bone, or blue over silver—will draw violent strikes from roosters and jacks in the skinny water. For the bottom fish, drop heavy jigs and knife jigs in blue/white or scrambled egg, or fish cut bait and live baits tight to structure with enough weight to stay vertical. A couple of hot spots to circle on the chart: first, the Gordo Banks off San Jose del Cabo. It’s been a solid all‑around zone with tuna, marlin, and some quality bottom fish when the current’s right. Second, the stretch from the Lighthouse at Cabo Falso around to Palmilla and then up toward Los Frailes—beautiful roosterfish beaches, scattered structure, and plenty of bait when the wind’s not howling. If you’re farther north, the reefs and humps off La Paz and around Isla Espiritu Santo are worth the run for dorado, pargo, and cabrilla. That’s the word from the water. Rig light for the mornings, be ready to bump up the tackle when the wind and sun come on, and always keep one rod ready for that mystery fish that blows up where you least expect it. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss a report. This has been Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn
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  • Baja Spring Bite: Rockfish Limits, Dorado Boiling, and Perfect Dawn Conditions
    2026/04/02
    Hey amigos, this is Artificial Lure, your Baja California fishing whisperer, comin' at ya live from the salty shores on April 2, 2026, at 3 AM local time. Dawn's breakin' soon with sunrise around 6:15 AM and sunset by 7 PM—perfect for that early bite before the heat kicks in. Tides today? Low incoming at dawn risin' to a 4-foot high around noon, then droppin' off sharp—prime for chasin' fish in the rips, per the old Baja almanac charts. Weather's holdin' mild, 70s daytime with light 5-10 mph northerlies off the Pacific, mostly sunny skies—ideal for castin' without gettin' blown off the rocks. Fish are fired up this spring! Recent hauls from Channel Islands boats mirror our waters: rockfish limits daily, 100+ per trip, plus lingcod to 40 pounds and calico bass stackin' up. Dorado and yellowtail are pushin' inshore early, with yellowfin tunas showin' 20-50 pounders on kelp patties. Roosterfish and jacks hammerin' the beaches, and snappers thick on reefs—locals reportin' 50-fish days on live bait. Best lures? Rapala X-Rap slashbaits in sardine or green mackerel for yellowtail—rip 'em fast over structure. Yo-yo irons like Salas 6X in blue-white for rockfish and lings, droppin' straight to the bottom. For bait, live sardines or mackerel on a fluorocarbon dropper, or chunked squid for overnight soakers. Match the hatch with small jigs if perch are keyin' up. Hot spots? Hit Punta Banda's rocky points at first light for roosters—anchor up and chunk bait. Or cruise the kelp beds off Ensenada's Todos Santos Island for dorado boilin' on the surface—troll feathers at 6 knots. Rig tight, stay safe out there, and wet a line! Thanks for tunin' in, folks—subscribe for daily updates! This has been a Quiet Please production, for more check out quietplease.ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.
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  • Baja Early Summer: Tuna, Roosters, and Prime Low-Light Windows
    2026/06/20
    Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your Baja fishing report. We’ve got classic early-summer conditions up and down the peninsula. Light morning breeze, building northwest wind in the afternoons on both coasts. Air temps running mid‑70s to mid‑80s along the Pacific side, low 80s to low 90s in the Sea of Cortez. Skies mostly clear to partly cloudy, with the usual afternoon chop once that wind gets going. Tidewise, along the Pacific – Ensenada down through Todos Santos – we’re seeing moderate morning highs followed by a good outgoing during late morning and a pushing flood again toward sunset. Over in the Cortez – La Paz to Cabo Pulmo and up toward Loreto – the swing is milder but still enough current to stack bait on points and humps. Plan your inshore runs around that first couple hours of incoming and the last of the outgoing. Sunrise is coming early, roughly just after 6 a.m. local across most of Baja, with sunset a bit after 8 p.m. That gives you long low‑light windows – prime time for surface iron and poppers before the sun gets high and the water glasses off. Fish activity has been solid. Offshore from Cabo and the East Cape, boats are reporting good numbers of school‑size yellowfin tuna mixed with skipjack and the occasional dorado on temp breaks and under birds. Inshore, roosterfish have been cruising the beaches, especially where there’s small mullet and ballyhoo tight to the sand. Sierra are thinning but still around early, and there are plenty of snapper and cabrilla on rocky structure and reefs. Counts coming in from local captains and landings: most offshore boats are hanging 3–10 yellowfin per day when they find the right school, with a couple of bigger models in the mix. Dorado are more scattered but showing enough to keep things interesting – figure one or two per boat on an average run when you hit floating debris or weed lines. Inshore pangas working the right beaches have been seeing several shots at decent roosters per morning, with a few trophy fish released. Bottom guys are loading coolers with mixed pargo, triggerfish, and leopard grouper when the current lets them stay on the spot. Best lures right now: offshore, small to medium‑size tuna feathers in dark/bright combos, cedar plugs, and diving hardbaits in purple/black or blue/white. Keep a mid‑size popper and a 60–80 gram surface iron rigged for when tuna or dorado push bait to the top. Inshore, it’s hard to beat long‑casting stickbaits, chrome spoons, and small surface irons in mint, blue/white, or scrambled egg. Roosters are eating big, noisy poppers and live mullet; just remember, they’re more about the chase than the color. For the rocks, 1–3 ounce bucktail jigs tipped with strip bait, soft plastics on heavy jig heads, and stout live‑bait setups are doing work. Best bait: live sardina and mullet are gold if you can get them. Pilchards slow‑trolled or fly‑lined are producing tuna, dorado, and inshore gamefish. For the bottom, squid strips, cut mackerel, and chunk bait are all putting meat in the box when you find structure on your sounder. A couple of hot spots to keep on your radar: 1. The East Cape ridge lines and offshore banks – Gordo, Iman, and the nearby humps – are holding tuna, with dorado drifting along current edges and under floating structure. Work the temp breaks and bird schools and be ready to move until you see life. 2. The beaches between La Ribera and Cabo Pulmo are alive with roosters and jacks. Walk‑and‑cast at first light with poppers or flies, or slow‑troll live bait just outside the breakers and watch for that comb to rise. On the Pacific side, the stretch from Todos Santos down toward the Golden Gate and Jaime Banks continues to show life when the current and wind line up, with mixed tuna and the chance at early‑season billfish. That’s your Baja beat from Artificial Lure. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss the next report. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn
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  • Baja Salt Report: Early Summer Bite, Marlin Banks Hot, Prime Feeding Windows at Dawn and Dusk
    2026/06/19
    Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your Baja salt report. Up and down the peninsula, we’ve got classic early–summer conditions. Around Cabo San Lucas and the Corridor, dawn came in calm with light breezes out of the northwest and a modest Pacific swell rolling in. Air temps are starting cool but pushing into the high 80s and low 90s by midday, with that strong Baja sun punching hard. Humidity is up on the Sea of Cortez side, lighter and drier on the Pacific. Tides on both coasts are running a decent morning high, dropping to a midday low, then filling again toward sunset. That gives you two prime windows: first light through the first part of the outgoing, and again late afternoon as the water stacks back up. Pair that with a sunrise just after that early five‑o’clock hour and sunset in the early evening and you’ve got tight feeding windows; fish have been noticeably more active right around those changes. Off Cabo, the word from local pangas and charter skippers is steady action. Boats working the 95 and 1150 banks, plus the Gordo area, are finding **striped marlin** and a few early **blue marlin** pushing bait balls. The main meat bite has been **yellowfin tuna** in the football‑to‑40‑pound range, with the occasional bigger model, plus **dorado** showing more consistently, most in the 10–20 pound class. Inshore around the rocks you’ve got **roosterfish**, **sierra**, **amberjack**, and mixed **pargo/cabrilla** cooperating when the current’s right. Up the Sea of Cortez side out of La Paz and Bahia de los Sueños, skiffs are putting decent numbers of **schoolie tuna**, **skipjack**, and solid **snapper** and **grouper** on the decks. Mulegé and Loreto reports are classic summer Cortez: **yellowtail** hanging deeper over structure early, then sliding up when the tide moves; plus **triggerfish** and **pinto bass** keeping coolers honest. Lures and bait: offshore crews are doing best pulling **small to medium skirted lures** in darker patterns early—black/purple, petrolero, guacamaya—then swapping to **bright dorado colors** once the sun gets high. Cedar plugs, feathers, and small jet heads are still knocking tuna silly when you find the porpoise schools. For bait, **live caballito, mackerel, and sardina** are gold—slow‑trolled on light wire or drifted with a small sinker. Chunked skipjack and cut squid are putting tuna and snapper on the chew when they get finicky. Inshore, if you’re hunting roosters along the beaches from San Jose down toward the East Cape, toss **surface poppers, stickbaits, and big bucktail jigs** in white or bone, worked fast and loud. Fly guys are moving fish on large bunker‑style streamers in olive/white and tan/white. For bottom fish, **2–4 oz metal jigs** and butterfly jigs in blue/white or scrambled egg, plus **pinned‑on live baits**, are your best bet. Couple of local hot spots to circle on the map: - **The Gordo Banks (San Jose del Cabo side):** solid mixed bag lately—marlin up top, tuna mid‑water, and some nicer dorado on the edges. If the current’s pushing and there’s life on the meter, stick it out. - **The Lighthouse to Migrino stretch on the Pacific side of Cabo:** early‑morning inshore trolling and casting for roosters, sierra, and jacks, with a shot at a surprise wahoo when that water cleans up. If you’re running your own rig, time your runs to hit structure right on the tide changes, keep a couple of trolling rods ready, and never pass up working birds or breezing bait. The bite’s there if you put in the miles and pay attention to the water color and temps. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss a Baja conditions update. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn
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