Ocean fishing

Cabo San Lucas: Best marlin fishing of the season, with some incredible numbers being posted. San Diegan Michael Connolly said the best fishing is 50 miles up the Pacific side, with boats making the run reaching double figures on marlin catches and releases. Connolly said anglers on his boat, Falcon, released 43 marlin in two days. "We're seeing humpback whales attacking mackerel and sardines balled up by the marlin," Connolly said. "This goes on throughout the day. Awesome sight. The whales come up from the depths at top speed, mouths open, and engulf the entire bait ball often right next to the boat. Immediately the marlin are after any survivors. Often we are casting for marlin right in the slick left by the whale." Larry Edwards of Cortez Yacht Charters reports that the Gaviota Fleet caught an amazing 252 marlin (released 230 of them) between Nov. 10 and Nov. 23.