The weather seems to be more of the same as it was last month – exactly where we left it -- a thick marine layer on the Pacific side of Baja Norte resulting in windbreakers at the very least. On my drive down the Peninsula earlier this month, every place I stopped the locals were complaining about how cool it had been! I'm sure it won't last long…

It's all about bird schools, bait balls and meter marks at the Coronado Islands, as well as off of Ensenada. If you aren't seeing at least one of those items, keep moving until you do. Then fling the surface iron, slow troll the liveys if you have 'em or drop heavier lures down to the bottom. There is a good grade of yellows and some nice lingcod for your trouble.

Farther down the Pacific side, it must be good at San Quintin since most of owners are taking out their charter boat themselves … in their own words the fishing is as good as it gets! They all say the labor dust-up has cut their bookings down to a trickle.

At Ascension, everyone has been focused on the short abalone season that has just finished and they have little to say about the sportfishing.

Offshore at Cedros Island, the yellows, calicos and halibut are chewing practically anything hitting the water according to The Kayak Fishing Show with Jim Sammons.

As the wind subsides, the yellowtail action at Bahia Los Angeles is heating up. Latest reports were of yellowtail from 25 to 38 pounds -- all caught casting 6x Salas Jr. blue/white or trolling rapalas.

Mulege is having their annual Bomberos Tournament on the 29th and 30th of May and there have been reports of dorado sightings all week as there have in the Loreto area; not many reports of caught fish though.

East Cape, the yellowfin tuna finally showed up. Quite a ways offshore, but they were a welcome sight after a spring drought. In addition, a few bull dorado also showed up on anglers' score cards.

In the billfish department not only have the striped marlin picked back up, but blue marlin began filtering back into the area with several landed and more spotted or lost.

While at the tip, Cabo anglers are enjoying the billfish and wahoo bite confirmed by all the flags flying in the IGY Marina. This prompted Captain George Landrum to comment: "Finally! We have been sitting here with our fingers crossed for the past several months waiting for the fishing in Cabo San Lucas to improve, and this week it finally happened! From striped marlin to wahoo, the fishing has improved so much that I have a hard time containing my excitement."

Gary Graham has more than five decades of fishing experience, and writes monthly fishing reports for Discover Baja. For over two decades, Discover Baja Travel Club has been the ultimate resource for people traveling the Baja California peninsula. Discover Baja provides discounted premium Mexican auto insurance and other Baja travel benefits to its 15,000 members. Members receive discounts on hotels, restaurants, camping sites and RV parks throughout Baja. For more information, please see www.discoverbaja.com[/i] Follow them on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

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