With the winter season upon us, it’s time to go fishing!
Cabo San Lucas, a beautiful resort city in Mexico, offers an incredible fishing experience especially in the months of October till February.
With its sunny winters and exotic marine life, a variety of fish species are seen swimming in the blue waters of the Mexican Bay.
Let’s take a look at some of the most amazing fish species to catch on your next fishing excursion to Cabo.
Mexican Sierra
The Sierra Mackerel is an incredible fish from the Scombridae family with 18 species found all over the world.
5 of those beautiful species are present in Mexico. The Spanish mackerel is a ray-finned, bony fish with an elongated and strongly compressed body. They are predatory fish that eat other small fish like anchovies, and herrings.
Its body is covered in a smattering of green, blue, black and silver scales. It is mostly found deep in the ocean with surface depth reaching up to 50 feet.
There is an abundance of the Spanish Sierra along the Pacific Costs of Mexico as the cooler months help them thrive in colder waters.
Mahi Mahi
The dolphinfish is a surface-dwelling ray-finned fish found in tropical waters. It is also known as Dorado and is a member of the Coryphaenidae family.
Mahi Mahi is a migratory fish most popular with sports fishermen due to its playfulness, size, and beauty.
With blue-green hues covering the upper part of its body, dark spots litter the sides that share a golden tinge fading into yellow and white.
It is a versatile fish that is used across in a range of delicious recipes.
Yellowfin Tuna
A mid-sized tuna fish, this species is distinguished by its yellow-colored fins. It’s a migratory fish found in the Pacific, Atlantic and the Indian Ocean.
Yellowfin Tuna is a popular catch among sports fishing anglers from around the world. It has a mild and meaty flavor and is often served raw as sashimi and sushi.
Bonito
Sharing the same family as the mackerel and tuna, Bonitos are medium-sized, ray-finned predators of the Scombridae family.
The silver-colored Bonitos have distinctive black stripes along their body with small blue-green dorsal fins.
They share the same small body-type as Tuna, but are much skinnier and can be found jumping at the surface of the ocean.
Marlin (Black, Blue, and Striped)
Hailing from the Istiophoridae family, the marlin fish has 10 species. 3 of those members, black marlin, blue marlin, and striped marlin, are found in the blue waters of Mexico.
Their long, elongated body and a spear-like snout provide a distinctive mark from other Pacific fish.
Marlin fishing in Cabo is a popular recreational pastime that calls out fishing enthusiasts from around the world.
Are you ready to plan your sunny escape to Cabo San Lucas?
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