Cabo San Lucas Fishing Reports September 11, 2026

Cabo Fishing Report – Blue Sky Cabo Fishing Charters

September 10, 2026 – 1 Marlin Caught Aboard Blue Water

Steve and Bradley joined Captain Oscar aboard the 35-foot Riviera Blue Water for a six-hour Cabo fishing charter from 6:00 AM to noon. Captain Oscar and the Blue Sky Cabo crew worked an aggressive teaser presentation using the LP electric dredge, Squid Nation components, Rip N Hoo teasers and Meldorado teasers, helping create a larger visual footprint behind Blue Water while searching for billfish. The morning produced one marlin after a demanding offshore fight. Blue Sky Cabo is a marlin-release company; unfortunately, this fish died during the fight and could not be released alive.

Cabo Fishing Report – Charter Statistics

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Date: September 10, 2026 | Charter Length: 6 Hours
Boat: Blue Water – 35′ Riviera | Captain: Oscar
Anglers: Steve and Bradley | Fishing Time: 6:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Catch: 1 Marlin | Total Game Fish: 1
Released: 0 | Marlin Outcome: Died during the fight
Fishing Location: Not recorded | Trip Type: Private Cabo fishing charter
Dredge System: LP Electric Dredge | Dredge Components: Squid Nation
Teasers: Rip N Hoo + Meldorado | Target: Marlin and offshore game fish
Sunrise: 6:04 AM | Sunset: 6:27 PM
Air Temperature: Approximately 79°F → 87°F | Humidity: Approximately 80% early
Wind: NE approximately 10–15 knots | Seas: Approximately 3–5 ft
Wave Period: Approximately 17 seconds | Moon: New Moon
High Tide: Approximately 8:09 AM | Low Tide: Approximately 1:57 PM
Water Temperature: Exact onboard reading not recorded | Season: September marlin fishing

September 10 Cabo Fishing Charter Grid

Charter Factor	September 10 Detail	Fishing Relevance
Boat	35′ Riviera Blue Water	Offshore Cabo fishing platform
Captain	Oscar	Blue Sky Cabo captain
Charter	6:00 AM–12:00 PM	Six-hour morning fishing window
Primary Catch	1 Marlin	Main game-fish encounter
Release Result	Fish died during fight	Live release was not possible
Company Policy	Release marlin	Conservation-focused billfishing
Dredge	LP Electric Dredge	Added subsurface attraction
Dredge Components	Squid Nation	Created schooling-bait presentation
Teasers	Rip N Hoo + Meldorado	Added surface and visual attraction
Air Temperature	79°F → 87°F	Warm September conditions
Wind	NE 10–15 knots	Offshore morning conditions
Seas	Approximately 3–5 ft	Moderate offshore movement
Period	Approximately 17 seconds	Longer-spaced seas
Tide	High approximately 8:09 AM	Occurred during charter
Moon	New Moon	Recorded environmental statistic

Quick Cabo Fishing Report Highlights

• Steve and Bradley fished aboard the 35-foot Riviera Blue Water with Captain Oscar.
• The private Cabo fishing charter ran from 6:00 AM until noon.
• The crew deployed an LP electric dredge with Squid Nation components.
• Rip N Hoo and Meldorado teasers were incorporated into the offshore presentation.
• The six-hour charter produced one marlin.
• Blue Sky Cabo’s normal practice is to release marlin whenever a live release is possible.
• Unfortunately, this marlin died during the fight and could not be released alive.
• Air temperature increased from approximately 79°F at departure to 87°F at return.
• Offshore winds were approximately 10–15 knots from the northeast.
• Seas were approximately 3–5 feet with a longer period around 17 seconds.
• The exact fishing location and onboard water-temperature reading were not recorded, so neither has been invented.

Blue Water Leaves Cabo With a Marlin-Focused Spread

Steve and Bradley started their September 10 Cabo fishing charter aboard Blue Water, the 35-foot Riviera operated by Captain Oscar. Their six-hour trip began at 6:00 AM, almost exactly at sunrise, providing the crew with a full morning window to search Cabo’s offshore water.

The strategy involved more than simply putting several conventional trolling lures behind the boat. Captain Oscar and the crew incorporated Blue Sky Cabo’s LP electric dredge system, using Squid Nation components together with Rip N Hoo and Meldorado teasers to create a more active visual presentation around the trolling spread.

That equipment matters because marlin fishing frequently begins by attracting a predator’s attention before the fish ever approaches a hooked bait or lure. Offshore water is enormous, and the visible footprint of a sportfishing boat is relatively small. A properly deployed dredge and teaser program is designed to make the presentation behind the boat appear considerably more interesting to a roaming billfish.

For Steve and Bradley, the approach eventually produced the opportunity they had come to Cabo to experience.

How the LP Dredge Fits Into Blue Sky Cabo’s Fishing Program

The LP electric dredge is an important part of Blue Sky Cabo’s offshore fishing equipment because it allows the crew to run a substantial subsurface teaser presentation while maintaining greater control over deployment and retrieval. A dredge is intended to imitate the visual impression of a concentrated school of bait moving beneath the surface behind the boat. Instead of presenting a marlin with one isolated object, the system creates the appearance of multiple potential prey items traveling together.

Blue Sky Cabo combines that concept with Squid Nation components, which contribute additional movement and visual presence below the surface. When the boat is trolling, those components move through the water as part of a coordinated presentation rather than behaving like a single conventional lure. The crew can then complement the subsurface dredge with Rip N Hoo and Meldorado teasers, giving the overall spread activity at different positions behind the boat. The objective is straightforward: make Blue Water more noticeable to a marlin moving through the surrounding water.

That does not mean a dredge guarantees a bite. No piece of fishing equipment can guarantee that a marlin will appear, become aggressive or successfully eat a bait. What a well-designed teaser program can do is increase the amount of visual attraction behind the boat and give the crew another tool for turning a passing or curious fish into an engaged fish.

Building a Larger Offshore Visual Footprint

The open Pacific and Sea of Cortez environments surrounding Cabo San Lucas give game fish an enormous amount of water in which to travel. Marlin may be following bait, moving along current edges or simply traveling through an area when a charter boat passes nearby. This is where the combination of the LP dredge, Squid Nation, Rip N Hoo and Meldorado teasers becomes particularly useful. Rather than relying exclusively on the vibration and profile of the boat itself, the crew creates an artificial concentration of activity behind Blue Water. The dredge works beneath the surface, while the other teasers contribute additional motion and attraction. From a marlin’s perspective, that collection of movement can resemble the kind of feeding opportunity worth investigating. Once a fish comes into the spread, the challenge changes. Attraction has done its job, and the crew must then convert the fish’s interest into an actual strike.

Captain Oscar and his crew continually watch the water behind Blue Water because the first sign of a marlin may be subtle. A bill can appear behind a teaser, a dark shape can rise beneath the spread, or a fish can suddenly become visible as it moves aggressively toward the presentation.

When that happens, everyone aboard needs to respond quickly.

One Marlin Changes the September Morning

• Steve and Bradley’s six-hour charter eventually developed into exactly that kind of big-game opportunity.
• A marlin entered the equation, and the rhythm aboard Blue Water immediately changed from searching and trolling to managing a hooked billfish.
• Once the fish was connected, Captain Oscar’s responsibility became maintaining the correct relationship between Blue Water and the marlin. The crew managed the remaining tackle and fishing equipment while assisting with the fight and keeping the cockpit organized.
• Marlin are powerful offshore predators, and their behavior during a fight can vary dramatically. Some remain close to the surface and produce repeated jumps, while others use their strength deeper in the water. They can change direction quickly, make extended runs and force both the angler and captain to react continually.
• This particular fish turned the September morning into a serious fight.
• The objective remained the same as it does with every Blue Sky Cabo marlin: fight the fish successfully, bring it to the boat under control and release it alive whenever possible.
• Unfortunately, this time that final step could not happen.

The Marlin Died During the Fight

• When the marlin was finally brought to the boat, it had died during the fight.
• This is an important distinction because Blue Sky Cabo is a marlin-release company. The fish was not targeted with the intention of harvesting it, and keeping a marlin was not the planned conclusion to the charter.
• The intended result was a live release.
• The actual result was different.
• Catch-and-release fishing significantly reduces intentional harvest, but it cannot guarantee survival in every individual encounter. Large billfish can experience considerable physical stress during a fight, and occasionally a marlin will not survive despite the crew’s intention to return it alive.
• September 10 was one of those uncommon situations.
• The accurate catch record is therefore one marlin caught, zero marlin released, with the fish dying during the fight.
• Reporting the outcome clearly matters because a genuine Cabo fishing report should document what happened rather than changing the facts to create a cleaner story.

Blue Sky Cabo’s Commitment to Marlin Release

• Marlin are central to the sportfishing identity of Cabo San Lucas. Striped marlin, blue marlin and black marlin are among the game fish that have made southern Baja internationally recognized among offshore anglers.
• Blue Sky Cabo‘s approach is to release marlin whenever they can be returned to the water alive.
• The value of a marlin encounter does not depend on bringing the fish back to the dock. For most sportfishing anglers, the experience is the search, the appearance of the fish, the strike, the hookup, the fight and finally seeing that marlin beside the boat.
• A successful release allows the experience to end with the fish returning to the ocean.
• That is the desired conclusion.
• On September 10, Steve and Bradley received the full big-game fishing experience through the fight, but unfortunately not the release everyone would have preferred.
• The company’s release philosophy remains unchanged.

The Dredge and Teaser Strategy Behind the Catch

• The equipment used on this charter deserves to be part of the fishing report because it helps explain how Blue Sky Cabo approaches offshore marlin fishing.
• The LP electric dredge allows the crew to deploy and retrieve a substantial teaser system efficiently. The Squid Nation components create a schooling effect below the surface, adding movement and apparent numbers to the presentation.
• The Rip N Hoo and Meldorado teasers add further attraction to the trolling pattern.
• Together, these pieces are intended to accomplish something conventional trolling alone cannot always achieve: build a larger, more visually active environment behind the boat.
• The strategy is especially relevant when targeting marlin because billfish can be highly visual predators. A fish that might otherwise pass outside the immediate trolling lanes may notice the activity and move closer to investigate.
• Once the marlin appears, the crew can focus on turning that curiosity into a bite.
• This is why the dredge is not simply an accessory stored aboard Blue Water. It is part of an integrated offshore fishing system involving the captain’s positioning, trolling speed, tackle selection, teaser placement and crew observation.
• The equipment creates opportunity, while the captain and crew still have to execute.

September Cabo Fishing Conditions

Steve and Bradley left Cabo San Lucas at 6:00 AM with the air temperature around 79°F and returned at noon with temperatures near 87°F. The change reflects the warm September environment in southern Baja, while the early departure allowed the majority of the fishing to take place before the strongest afternoon heat. Offshore winds were approximately 10–15 knots from the northeast, with seas around three to five feet and a longer period near 17 seconds.

Those numbers are more useful when considered together rather than individually. Wave height describes only part of the ride offshore. Wind direction, wave period, swell direction and the boat’s heading can all affect how conditions feel aboard a fishing vessel. A longer wave period generally means greater spacing between successive waves than the same wave height generated by short-period wind chop. For guests aboard a 35-foot Riviera, that distinction can make a meaningful difference in the character of the ride. The new moon and morning high tide are included in the charter statistics for historical reference, but they should not be treated as the explanation for the marlin catch. Offshore fishing success depends on a far broader combination of bait, current, water conditions, fish movement, presentation and opportunity.

The exact onboard water temperature was not recorded, so this report does not assign a number simply because warm September water would be expected.

Why Six Hours Can Be Enough for Cabo Marlin Fishing

• A six-hour charter occupies an interesting position in the Blue Sky Cabo fishing schedule. It provides substantially more offshore fishing time than a short introductory trip while still allowing guests to return to Cabo around noon.
• For anglers specifically interested in marlin, more fishing time generally creates more opportunity because Captain Oscar has additional time to search different areas, follow changing conditions and remain with productive water.
• An eight-hour charter provides even more range and flexibility, while a ten-hour charter can open longer-range possibilities when the strongest fishing develops farther from Cabo.
• However, Steve and Bradley’s September 10 trip demonstrates that a six-hour charter can absolutely produce a legitimate marlin encounter.
• They departed at sunrise, worked the offshore water with a sophisticated dredge and teaser spread, connected with a marlin and experienced the kind of powerful fight that defines Cabo billfishing.

Blue Water as a Cabo Marlin Fishing Platform

• The 35-foot Riviera Blue Water provides Captain Oscar and his crew with the working space required for an active offshore trolling program.
• Running an LP dredge alongside multiple teasers and conventional fishing tackle requires organization. Each component has a position in the spread, and the crew needs to monitor the entire presentation while also watching for game fish approaching from behind or below.
• When a marlin appears, that organization becomes even more important.
• Unused lines may need to be cleared. Teasers may need to be retrieved. The dredge can be brought in using the electric system. The cockpit needs to be prepared for the fight while Captain Oscar begins maneuvering the boat.
• Those actions happen quickly, and they illustrate why experienced teamwork is an important part of offshore sportfishing.
• The equipment itself is valuable, but its effectiveness depends on the crew knowing how and when to use it.

Why Teasers Matter in Cabo Marlin Fishing

• Marlin fishing is often described entirely in terms of rods, reels and lures, but teasers play a different role.
• A teaser does not necessarily exist to hook the fish. Its purpose is attraction.
• The crew is attempting to make the marlin interested enough to approach Blue Water’s fishing spread. Once the fish is engaged, the objective becomes presenting it with the actual fishing opportunity.
• This separation between attraction and hookup is what makes advanced trolling spreads so interesting.
• The Squid Nation dredge components provide a subsurface bait-school effect, while Rip N Hoo and Meldorado teasers expand the presentation and add movement. Captain Oscar can then adjust the overall spread according to the fishing conditions he encounters.
• On September 10, that approach was part of the system used on a charter that ultimately produced a marlin.
• It would be incorrect to claim that any one piece of equipment independently caused the fish to bite. Offshore fishing does not provide that kind of certainty.
• What can be said is that Blue Sky Cabo deployed its dredge and teaser system, actively searched for billfish and created a presentation designed specifically to attract offshore predators.
• The result was one marlin encounter.

Honest Cabo Fishing Reports Have More Value

• Blue Sky Cabo’s detailed fishing reports are intended to provide future anglers with more than a catch photograph and a species name.
• This September 10 report identifies the boat, captain, anglers, charter duration, catch, release outcome, dredge equipment, teaser system and environmental conditions.
• That depth of information gives someone researching a Cabo fishing charter a much better understanding of what actually happens offshore.
• It also means reporting the difficult details.
• The marlin died during the fight.
• Leaving that information out would make the report less accurate.
• Similarly, the exact fishing location and water temperature were not recorded, so neither has been fabricated simply to make the report appear more complete.
• That approach creates a more reliable archive as Blue Sky Cabo continues publishing fishing reports from different seasons, boats, captains and fishing grounds.

Creating a Historical Record of Cabo Fishing

A single charter report documents one morning, but a large collection of detailed reports becomes something much more valuable. Over time, anglers can see which species were caught during different months, how charter lengths varied, which boats were fishing, what equipment was being deployed and how conditions changed throughout the year. For someone searching online for Cabo fishing reports, Cabo marlin fishing reports, Cabo San Lucas fishing conditions, Cabo fishing charters, September fishing in Cabo, Cabo marlin season, Cabo deep sea fishing or Cabo sportfishing, this kind of first-hand charter information provides genuine context.

September 10 adds another data point.

• A six-hour morning charter.
• The 35-foot Riviera Blue Water.
• Captain Oscar.
• Steve and Bradley.
• LP electric dredge.
• Squid Nation.
• Rip N Hoo.
• Meldorado teasers.
• One marlin.
• An intended release that unfortunately could not be completed.
• Those details make the report specific to the actual charter rather than interchangeable with hundreds of generic fishing articles.

Fishing Success Is More Than a Large Catch Count

• The final catch count for September 10 was one game fish.
• That number by itself does not convey what happened offshore.
• A marlin represents a fundamentally different encounter from catching a smaller inshore species. The crew may spend considerable time locating the right conditions before one fish appears, and that single opportunity can become the defining event of an entire charter.
• Steve and Bradley’s morning demonstrates that reality.
• The LP dredge and teaser spread were working behind Blue Water as Captain Oscar searched offshore. Eventually, a marlin became part of the presentation and the charter turned into a full big-game fight.
• The fish unfortunately did not survive, but the experience remains an authentic Cabo marlin fishing encounter.
• This is why catch reports should provide context rather than simply competing over numbers.

Equipment, Experience and Opportunity

• Successful offshore fishing involves a combination of factors, and no individual component works independently.
• Captain Oscar provides local decision-making and boat handling.
• Blue Water provides the offshore platform.
• The crew manages the tackle.
• The LP electric dredge and Squid Nation system increase subsurface attraction.
• The Rip N Hoo and Meldorado teasers add additional visual activity.
• The anglers have to execute when the opportunity arrives.
• Then the fish ultimately determines how the encounter unfolds.
• That combination is what makes Cabo marlin fishing unpredictable and compelling.
• A sophisticated trolling spread improves the crew’s ability to create opportunities, but there are no shortcuts that can turn wild billfish into guaranteed catches.
• September 10 produced one opportunity, and Steve and Bradley made the most of it.

Final Cabo Fishing Report Summary

Steve and Bradley fished aboard the 35-foot Riviera Blue Water with Captain Oscar on Thursday, September 10, 2026. Their six-hour private Cabo fishing charter departed at 6:00 AM and returned at noon, producing one marlin. The crew ran an offshore attraction program featuring an LP electric dredge with Squid Nation components, Rip N Hoo teasers and Meldorado teasers. The system was used to create a larger bait-school presentation and increase the visual activity behind Blue Water while Captain Oscar searched for billfish.

Blue Sky Cabo is a marlin-release fishing company, and the intended outcome was to release the fish alive. Unfortunately, the marlin died during the fight, making a successful live release impossible. The official result is therefore one marlin caught and zero marlin released.

• The charter began with an air temperature around 79°F and returned at approximately 87°F. Offshore winds were around 10–15 knots from the northeast, while seas were approximately three to five feet with a longer period near 17 seconds.
• The precise fishing grounds and exact onboard water temperature were not recorded and have intentionally not been estimated.
• For Steve and Bradley, the six-hour charter was ultimately defined by one powerful billfish encounter. The LP dredge, Squid Nation presentation, Rip N Hoo and Meldorado teasers were all part of Blue Water’s offshore program that morning, while Captain Oscar and his crew worked to turn that presentation into an opportunity.
• The marlin fight delivered that opportunity, although it ended differently than everyone aboard wanted.
• Blue Sky Cabo’s approach remains unchanged: target Cabo’s premier game fish with experienced crews and advanced offshore equipment while releasing marlin whenever a live release is possible.

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