In Cabo San Lucas, sport fishing is exceptional.  With the Pacific Ocean on one side and the Sea of Cortez on the other, the sport fishing in this area is great in the deep-water canyons and harbors of each.  Named the “marlin capital of the world,” Cabo San Lucas has an estimated 50,000 billfish caught every year. 

Although the rise in tourism has caused a catch-and-release practice for billfish, operators will let you keep commonly caught game fish, such as yellowfin tuna, roosterfish, Spanish mackerel and dorado.  Also, on most of the fishing trips, the crew will clean, fillet and freeze your catch for you to take home.  But you have to plan your trip accordingly with the type of catch you hope for; Swordfish and sailfish are at their most January through June; blue and black marlin are most plentiful July through November, when the big storms cause the populations to move; and striped marlin is caught year round.

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