Cabo San Lucas Charter Fishing
by Janet James

Los Cabos is widely known as the The Largest Fishtrap in the World.    It's also known as the Marlin Capital.  More Marlin are caught here than anywhere in the world!  

All along the coastline in the Sea of Cortez, are fishing resorts.  Some of the best fishing is  North of Cabo San Lucas in the fishing village of Los Barriles, but there's good fishing in Cabo San Lucas if you don't want to venture further North.

Today, we wander down to the Harbor in Cabo San Lucas around 2:00 p.m. when the fishing charters begin to return for the day.  Anticipation is the tone radiating from the small crowd gathered to witness the results.

The guarantee to a good fishing trip, we hear, is to be cautious when chartering your boat. 

How To Charter a Boat
You can reserve ahead, but there is usually not a problem getting a trip spontaneously.  One way to make sure the fleet you charter is reputable is to hang out at the dock in the afternoon, around 3, and ask others how their trip was.  

You'll want to hear things like "The crew was great," "Clean boat", "Bathroom works."

Most of the established charters will provide drinks, insurance, live bait, tackle and gear, a Mexican fishing license, a reliable captain and and plenty of ice. 

If you do everything 'right', you have a pretty good chance of catching something.  

Vendors will be offering you "can't refuse" deals.  I'm not saying they aren't, just be sure you know what the final cost is and compare the price and what's included with what you get with other companies. 

We have our own Fish Story, however, and we didn't follow any of these rules!

Guess who's buying drinks and dinner tonight?

Tricia Yulich of Salinas, CA caught this 140 lb striped Marlin after a day of fishing with 24 of her closest friends.  They pooled their money and gambled on who could get the biggest fish.

Tricia won $1000!