OCTOBER 1, 2023 – 4 DORADO LANDED ABOARD THE 60′ BERTRAM BLUE SEA
CABO FISHING REPORT – ST. LOUIS GROUP STARTS OCTOBER WITH FOUR DORADO ABOARD BLUE SEA
October opened with warm water, an early departure and four dorado for a group of eight fishing aboard the 60-foot Bertram Blue Sea.
Al, Dawn, Paul, Rick, John, Randy, Rick and Kim left F Dock at IGY Marina in Cabo San Lucas at 6:00 AM with Captain Alex. Most of the group came from the greater St. Louis, Missouri area, making this a destination fishing day built around friends traveling together and sharing one private yacht.
The charter ran until noon.
By the time Blue Sea returned to the marina, the group had landed four dorado.
There was nothing complicated about the final scorecard. It was simply a good six-hour morning on the water: warm October conditions, plenty of room aboard the 60-foot Bertram, a group of friends enjoying Cabo together and four quality mahi-mahi to show for the trip.
CABO FISHING CHARTER STATISTICS – OCTOBER 1, 2023
| CHARTER STATISTIC | OCTOBER 1, 2023 RESULT |
|---|---|
| Catch | 4 Dorado |
| Total Game Fish | 4 |
| Kept | 4 Dorado |
| Released | 0 |
| Anglers | Al, Dawn, Paul, Rick, John, Randy, Rick & Kim |
| Home Area | Primarily Greater St. Louis, Missouri |
| Boat | 60′ Bertram Blue Sea |
| Captain | Alex |
| Charter Length | 6 Hours |
| Fishing Time | 6:00 AM – 12:00 PM |
| Trip Type | Private Group Cabo Fishing Charter |
| Primary Species | Dorado / Mahi-Mahi |
| Air Temperature | Approximately 77°F at departure → 93°F at return |
| Water Temperature | Approximately 85°F |
| Wind | Approximately 9 mph |
| Moon Phase | Waning Gibbous |
| Moon Illumination | Approximately 95% |
| Tide at Departure | Incoming / Rising |
| Morning High Tide | 9:08 AM – 5.15 ft / 1.57 m |
| Tide at Return | Outgoing / Falling |
| Afternoon Low Tide | 3:42 PM |
| Sunrise | Approximately 6:11 AM |
| Sunset | Approximately 6:07 PM |
| Swell / Wave Period | Exact offshore observation not reliably verified |
THE FIRST MORNING OF OCTOBER BROUGHT CLASSIC WARM-WATER CABO CONDITIONS
There is always something interesting about the first fishing report of a new month.
September had just ended, but the ocean around Cabo had not suddenly changed because the calendar had turned to October. The water remained exceptionally warm at approximately 85°F, the daytime air temperature was still climbing into the 90s, and dorado remained part of the offshore picture.
For this group from the St. Louis area, that meant trading an October morning back home for tropical conditions at the southern tip of Baja.
Blue Sea pulled away from F Dock at 6:00 AM, right around first light.
The air was approximately 77°F, which made the early part of the trip comfortable. By noon, when the group returned, temperatures had climbed toward the low 90s.
It was a distinctly Cabo transition: comfortable at sunrise, hot by lunchtime.
EIGHT ANGLERS ON A 60-FOOT BERTRAM MAKES THE FISHING DAY AS MUCH ABOUT THE GROUP AS THE CATCH
Not every fishing charter is built around one serious angler chasing a personal-best fish.
Some are about the people aboard.
This October 1 trip falls into that category.
Eight guests had traveled to Cabo and boarded Blue Sea together. With a 60-foot Bertram underneath them, there was enough space for the morning to remain social even when the fishing slowed between opportunities.
That matters on a group charter.
People can talk, relax, watch the water and enjoy the ride while Captain Alex and the crew continue working.
Then a dorado appears and the mood changes immediately.
Someone takes the rod.
Everyone watches.
The fish comes into view.
Photos follow.
Then the boat gets back to fishing.
Four dorado gave this group four of those moments during the six-hour morning.
FOUR DORADO DOESN’T NEED TO BE TURNED INTO A FISHING STORY IT WASN’T
Good fishing reports should be honest.
This was not a 20-fish day.
There was no need to make it sound like one.
The group caught four dorado during six hours aboard Blue Sea, and that stands on its own as a solid Cabo fishing morning.
Real sport fishing has a rhythm that rarely translates perfectly into a catch total.
There is travel time.
There is searching.
There are stretches when everyone is watching the spread and waiting.
There are fish that may show without committing.
Then, when a dorado strikes, everything happens quickly.
That contrast is part of why offshore fishing remains exciting.
If every minute produced a fish, the strike wouldn’t carry the same energy.
DORADO ARE ONE OF THE BEST SPECIES FOR A GROUP CABO FISHING CHARTER
Mahi-mahi bring several qualities to a fishing trip that work particularly well for groups.
First, they are beautiful.
Few offshore fish can match the electric mixture of gold, green, yellow and blue that appears when a dorado is beside the boat.
Second, they are active fighters.
A hooked dorado may run hard across the surface, change direction and jump repeatedly.
That makes the fight visible to everyone.
Even the guests who are not holding the rod can follow what is happening.
For a group of eight, this creates a shared experience rather than an isolated fight between one angler and a fish somewhere deep below the boat.
WARM 85°F CABO WATER HELPED DEFINE THE OCTOBER 1 FISHING ENVIRONMENT
Historical water records place Cabo’s sea temperature at approximately 85°F on October 1.
That number is useful because it explains the broader seasonal setting.
October around Cabo can still feel very much like late summer on the water.
Warm-water pelagic species remain part of the fishery, and dorado are naturally associated with these conditions.
But an 85°F water-temperature reading does not tell a captain exactly where to find fish.
That is where the actual fishing begins.
The ocean is enormous.
The productive portion of it may be comparatively small.
Captain Alex and the Blue Sea crew still had to determine where the bait and dorado were concentrated that morning.
DORADO OFTEN REWARD CREWS THAT PAY ATTENTION TO THE SMALL THINGS
A patch of floating vegetation can matter.
A piece of debris can matter.
Birds working over a particular area can matter.
A change in current can matter.
A concentration of bait can matter.
To someone simply looking at the ocean, these things can be easy to overlook.
To an offshore fishing crew, they are clues.
Dorado frequently gather around floating structure because it can create shelter and attract smaller marine life.
Baitfish congregate.
Predators investigate.
The crew is therefore constantly looking beyond the obvious.
Finding one productive piece of water can turn an otherwise quiet morning into a successful charter.
CAPTAIN ALEX HAD SIX HOURS TO BUILD THE MORNING
Six hours gives a captain a useful fishing window without making the trip an all-day commitment.
Blue Sea left at 6:00 AM and returned at noon.
That gave Captain Alex the complete early-morning period plus several hours after sunrise.
It also gave the group enough time to settle into the trip.
A five-hour charter can work well for vacationers.
An eight- or ten-hour charter provides more range and search time.
Six hours lands comfortably between the two.
For this group, the result was four dorado and a return to Cabo in time for lunch.
THE TIDE ROSE THROUGH MOST OF THE EARLY-MORNING FISHING
The official Cabo San Lucas tide table provides a useful timeline for October 1.
The day’s first low tide occurred at 2:58 AM.
By the time Blue Sea departed at 6:00 AM, the water was rising.
The morning high arrived at 9:08 AM, reaching approximately 5.15 feet, or 1.57 meters.
That means the first three hours of the charter occurred on the incoming tide.
After 9:08 AM, the water began falling toward the afternoon low at 3:42 PM.
By the time Blue Sea returned at noon, the group had fished both sides of the morning tide change.
That does not mean the tide caused the four-dorado catch.
It simply gives us a more complete picture of the morning.
THE WEATHER CHANGED QUICKLY BETWEEN DEPARTURE AND RETURN
October 1 was hot.
Historical Los Cabos records show approximately 77°F around 6:00 AM and roughly 93°F around noon.
For the fishing report, those two numbers tell the story better than a long hourly temperature list:
Air Temperature: approximately 77°F at departure → 93°F at return.
The group started in comfortable morning conditions.
Six hours later, Cabo was firmly into a hot early-October afternoon.
The wind was around 9 mph based on historical daily conditions, providing another piece of context for the morning.
Exact offshore swell height and wave period could not be reliably verified for this charter, so those figures are intentionally left unavailable rather than estimated.
A BRIGHT WANING GIBBOUS MOON WAS STILL PART OF THE OCTOBER 1 SKY
The moon remained strongly illuminated after the late-September full moon.
On October 1 it was in the waning gibbous phase at approximately 95% illumination.
Anglers have debated the effects of moon phase on fishing for generations.
Rather than pretending one moon phase guarantees a particular result, it is more useful to record the condition accurately.
Four dorado were caught on a warm October morning under a bright waning gibbous moon.
That is the fact.
Future anglers can decide for themselves how much weight they want to place on the moon.
BLUE SEA GAVE THE GROUP ROOM TO EXPERIENCE THE DAY TOGETHER
For eight guests, boat size becomes an important part of the charter.
A 60-foot Bertram is not simply a larger fishing platform.
It changes the social experience.
There is room to spread out during the run.
There is space to watch the fishing.
When a fish is hooked, the crew has room to work while the rest of the group follows the action.
This is particularly useful when friends or couples are fishing together and the trip is as much a vacation activity as it is a serious sport-fishing mission.
The entire group stays on one yacht.
Nobody needs to split onto separate boats.
Everyone comes home with the same story.
THE ST. LOUIS CONNECTION GAVE THIS CABO CHARTER ITS OWN PERSONALITY
Most of the contact information for the group points back to the greater St. Louis region, particularly the 314 and 636 areas.
That gives this report a little more context than simply saying eight people went fishing.
These were travelers who had come a long way from Missouri to Cabo San Lucas.
Instead of spending Sunday morning at home, they were aboard a 60-foot Bertram in 85°F Pacific water watching dorado light up beside the boat.
That contrast is part of destination fishing.
The fish matter.
So does the setting.
FOUR DORADO MEANT FOUR DIFFERENT FIGHTS
No two fish behave exactly the same way.
One dorado may stay high and jump repeatedly.
Another may make a harder initial run.
A fish can suddenly reverse direction and force the angler to recover line quickly.
That unpredictability keeps even multiple catches from feeling repetitive.
For the group aboard Blue Sea, four dorado meant four separate chances for someone to take the rod and experience the fish personally.
The catch total was shared across the boat.
The memories were individual.
DORADO ALSO GIVE CABO ANGLERS A DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE FROM BILLFISH
Marlin dominate many conversations about Cabo fishing, and for good reason.
But dorado bring their own character to the fishery.
The fight is different.
The visual experience is different.
And unlike Blue Sky Cabo’s marlin, which are released, legal dorado can be retained within applicable Mexican fishing regulations.
That makes mahi-mahi attractive to anglers who enjoy the complete process of sport fishing and may also want properly handled fish for table fare.
THE MORNING WAS PRODUCTIVE WITHOUT REQUIRING AN EIGHT- OR TEN-HOUR COMMITMENT
This report is another reminder that charter length should match the group’s goals.
If the objective is maximum fishing range and the greatest amount of time available to search, longer charters offer clear advantages.
But not every group wants to devote an entire Cabo day to fishing.
Six hours allowed this group to depart at sunrise, fish through the morning tide change, land four dorado and return at noon.
They still had the entire afternoon and evening ahead of them.
For a vacation group, that balance can be exactly right.
REAL CABO FISHING REPORTS ARE MORE VALUABLE WHEN THE DETAILS ARE PRESERVED
Years later, saying “we caught some dorado in Cabo” doesn’t tell much of a story.
The details do.
October 1, 2023.
Eight anglers.
Primarily from St. Louis.
Captain Alex.
60-foot Bertram Blue Sea.
6:00 AM departure.
12:00 PM return.
Four dorado.
Approximately 85°F water.
A 9:08 AM high tide.
Those details turn a general memory into an actual fishing record.
They also make Blue Sky Cabo’s historical reports useful for future anglers researching what fishing has looked like during different weeks, months and seasons.
THE BEST FISHING REPORTS DON’T PRETEND HISTORY IS A GUARANTEE
Four dorado were caught on October 1, 2023.
That does not mean four dorado will be caught on October 1 next year.
Fishing doesn’t work that way.
Currents change.
Water temperatures shift.
Bait moves.
Weather changes.
Fish migrate.
A captain can repeat the same departure time and fish similar water yet experience an entirely different day.
Historical reports are valuable because they document possibilities and patterns, not guarantees.
That distinction keeps the information useful and credible.
FINAL CABO FISHING REPORT SUMMARY – FOUR DORADO ABOARD BLUE SEA
October 1, 2023 started a new month of Cabo fishing with a straightforward, successful morning.
Al, Dawn, Paul, Rick, John, Randy, Rick and Kim boarded the 60-foot Bertram Blue Sea with Captain Alex at 6:00 AM.
Most of the group came from the greater St. Louis, Missouri area.
Six hours later, they returned to F Dock with four dorado on the day’s catch report.
The final numbers:
4 dorado landed.
4 total game fish.
8 anglers.
6-hour private charter.
Approximately 77°F at departure → 93°F at return.
Approximately 85°F water temperature.
Waning gibbous moon.
Incoming tide → 9:08 AM high → outgoing tide.
It wasn’t a morning that needed exaggeration.
Eight friends went fishing together aboard a 60-foot Bertram, caught four beautiful Cabo dorado and were back at the marina by noon.
Sometimes a good fishing day is exactly that simple.
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