Anglers - June 3, 2001 Well we are now into the month of June but still there is nothing great to report for the sportfishing fleets all around action. In fact the weather once again played a factor in slowing the action. This time it was the development of the seasons first hurricane “ Adolph “, though it never passed closer than 450 miles of Cabo San Lucas, it did pack a powerful punch, creating high surf that kept the local panga fleets from launching on both Wednesday and Thursday. The pangas were able to go out over the weekend but the swells were still high and pangeros had to use caution. This storm also set things back to where we were a few weeks ago, cooler green water was pushed back in from the Pacific, water temperatures were recorded as low as 66 degrees and throughout most of the area it ranged from 68 to 72 degrees. Live sardinas were scattered and for the time being not available, but there were plenty of mullet and mackerel. Before the storm changed the conditions there had been a good bite for striped marlin developing off of San Jose del Cabo and to the north. Concentrations of the stripers were found and many cruisers had three to four marlin per day. Now with the cooler water the fish are still being spotted on the surface, though in fewer numbers, but have been much more difficult to hook. Very few dorado or yellowfin tuna reported, only a few scattered fish, in no particular spot. There was the local annual Dorado Tournament out of La Playita on June 2 and for some 25 pangas there was only one dorado taken, a baby one pound fish that hit on a lure bigger than itself, this lets you know how dead the bite on dorado is. At this same period last year the dorado action was the same, zero, but then later on in the month it did break open. The highlight of the La Playita Dorado Tournament was the catching of a 95 pound wahoo, there were also striped marlin and sailfish taken but for the most part boats only averaged one or two fish. The most consistent action for the panga anglers was off the bottom or along the shoreline, daily catches included amberjack ( to 35 pounds ), cabrilla, pargo, sierra, jack crevalle and roosterfish. Though there are tons of mullet now schooling along the beaches the action on roosterfish has been only moderate, most anglers that did target them reported hook ups but the fish were smaller than usual for this time of year, average rooster was in the 10 to 20 pound class. The next few weeks will be when the inshore bite either happens or does not, with the amount of baitfish in the water there is a very good chance that some more of the monsters will show up. Good Fishing, Eric