JANUARY 8th to 14th, 2008 Overall Catch Success Rate 100% BILLFISH: Despite cooler weather the marlin bite continues to be extremely strong off of Cabo San Lucas. Our anglers again enjoyed excellent fishing with ninety five percent of charters catching striped marlin in the 90 to 160 lb class. Maybe we should change the name of the Golden Gate to the Platinum Gate, as this location has been the mainstay of the marlin fishery for months now. Live mackerel is still the best method of hooking up a marlin and multiple catches in day have been commonplace. Some of the best catches were on January 12th, when 61 ft Viking, “El Gallo” released thirteen marlin and 60 ft Hatteras “Spartacus” released eleven plus a dorado….anglers were all with Mike Olsen’s party. Next day out 29 ft “Bandito” had ten for Greg Cooper from Tucson and Mike Moertl from Phoenix, Arizona. “Tracy Ann” 31 ft Bertram released eleven for Martin Benjamin, Dan McGuire and Mike Lombardi from Poway Ca, Reno, NV and San Diego, respectively. Other boats ranged anywhere from one to ten marlin in a day. Our tally for the week was 260 marlin released. OTHER SPECIES: Dorado catches were pretty decent with thirty percent of charters catching one or two fish in the 15 to 25 lb class and occasionally a little larger. No tuna or wahoo for us this week. Inshore pangas caught skipjacks, some rooster fish, sierra, jack crevalle and a few mako sharks. LOCATION: Golden Gate WEATHER CONDITIONS: The best in the world. Clear, sunny days with one overcast day, seas calm, daytime temps in the high 70’s low 80’s. AVERAGE WATER TEMP: 70 F BEST LURES: Live bait.