9 Dorado Caught – 8 Kept and 1 Released
Date: Friday, October 13, 2023
Boat: Blue Water – 35′ Riviera
Captain: Oscar
Guests: Cody, Colt, Calli and Kaily
Catch: 9 Dorado
Total Game Fish: 9
Kept: 8 Dorado
Released: 1 Dorado
Release Rate: 11%
Charter Length: 5 Hours
Charter Time: 6:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Departure: 6:00 AM
Fishing Location: Offshore Cabo San Lucas
Trip Type: Private morning offshore fishing charter
Tackle / Dredge: Not confirmed
Water Temperature: Not confirmed from vessel log
Air Temperature: Approximately 72°F → low 80s°F
Weather: Mostly sunny early with increasing cloud and the possibility of very light rain
Rainfall: Approximately 0.1 mm
Wind: Approximately 5 mph
Humidity: Approximately 83%
Cloud Cover: Approximately 49% daily average
Visibility: Approximately 10 km / 6.2 miles
Pressure: Approximately 1011 mb
Wave Height / Period: Not confirmed
Swell: Not confirmed
Moon: Very low illumination, near the new-moon period
Sunrise: Approximately 6:15 AM
Sunset: Approximately 5:56 PM
Cabo Fishing Catch Grid
| Species | Caught | Kept | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dorado | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| Total | 9 | 8 | 1 |
An Early Start Gives Cabo Fishing Five Hours to Develop Offshore
Cody, Colt, Calli and Kaily departed Cabo San Lucas at 6:00 AM aboard the 35-foot Riviera Blue Water with Captain Oscar, beginning their five-hour charter as the first daylight was developing over southern Baja. The morning ultimately became a productive dorado trip, with nine fish recorded before the scheduled 11:00 AM return to the marina.
Eight dorado were retained and one was released, giving the four guests a substantial catch from a relatively compact fishing window. Rather than requiring an extended eight- or ten-hour offshore trip, the action developed within five hours, demonstrating how productive a morning charter can become when dorado are encountered early enough in the day.
The result is particularly useful when viewed as part of the larger October Cabo fishing picture. Dorado were clearly active for several Blue Sky Cabo boats during this period, yet each charter developed differently depending on its boat, captain, guests, duration and the individual water encountered offshore.
For Blue Water, October 13 became a straightforward nine-fish dorado morning with Captain Oscar.
Dorado Keep Cabo Fishing Active for a Four-Person Group
A four-person charter can be particularly well suited to a productive dorado bite because repeated encounters provide opportunities for the entire group to participate without requiring an unusually high catch total.
Nine dorado across five charter hours represents substantial fishing activity, although the fish should not be interpreted as arriving at an even mathematical pace. Offshore fishing develops according to what the captain encounters, and periods of searching can quickly be replaced by concentrated action once productive water or fish are located.
Dorado are particularly capable of creating that transition. Their offshore behavior can bring multiple fish into the same general area, while their speed, surface activity and brilliant coloration make each encounter highly visible aboard the boat.
The charter record does not identify which guest caught individual fish or the exact sequence of the nine dorado, so those details are intentionally left out. What matters for the permanent report is the verified result: nine dorado caught, eight retained and one released.
Friday Weather Around Cabo Adds Context to the Morning Fishing
Blue Water departed at approximately sunrise with temperatures near 72°F. Conditions were predominantly clear early in the morning, while the broader Los Cabos weather pattern became somewhat more variable as the day progressed.
Around 9:00 AM, the regional temperature was approximately 81°F, placing most of the five-hour charter within a comfortable morning range before the greater heat of the afternoon.
Weather Snapshot
| Condition | October 13 |
|---|---|
| 6:00 AM Temperature | Approx. 72°F |
| 9:00 AM Temperature | Approx. 81°F |
| Wind | Approx. 5 mph |
| Humidity | Approx. 83% |
| Rainfall | Approx. 0.1 mm |
| Cloud Cover | Approx. 49% |
| Visibility | Approx. 10 km |
The daily Los Cabos record showed only about 0.1 mm of precipitation, with light regional wind around 5 mph. Exact offshore wave height, wave period, swell and water temperature were not included in the Blue Water vessel information and are therefore left unconfirmed rather than estimated.
Five-Hour Cabo Fishing Charters Put Greater Importance on Efficient Search Time
A five-hour charter creates a different set of priorities from a full offshore day because every hour represents a larger percentage of the available fishing window. Captain Oscar had from 6:00 AM until 11:00 AM to leave the marina, search offshore, work productive areas and return to Cabo San Lucas.
That makes efficiency particularly important.
An eight- or ten-hour charter provides additional time to adjust when the first areas do not produce. A five-hour charter offers less margin, which makes a nine-dorado result particularly notable without suggesting that similar results are guaranteed on future trips.
Fishing remains fishing. Water conditions change, bait moves, game fish travel, and productive areas can shift significantly even between consecutive mornings.
October 13 simply records what happened on this specific charter: Blue Water found enough dorado activity to produce nine fish before returning at 11:00 AM.
Keeping Eight Dorado Gives This Cabo Fishing Trip a Strong Harvest Component
Eight of the nine dorado were retained, making this charter different from some Blue Sky Cabo trips where a larger percentage of the catch was released.
That distinction is worth recording because accurate fishing reports should show both sides of the result rather than publishing only the total number caught. Guests researching Cabo fishing often want to know not only which species were encountered but also how many were retained and how many were returned.
For this charter:
- Nine dorado were caught.
- Eight dorado were retained.
- One dorado was released.
- Four guests shared the five-hour fishing experience.
Those few numbers provide a useful summary without needing to repeat them throughout every section of the report.
October Continues to Produce Dorado Fishing Opportunities Around Cabo
Dorado are an important part of Cabo’s offshore fishery, and October is a period when these colorful pelagic fish can become an especially prominent part of daily charter results.
The value of publishing individual reports is that they replace general seasonal claims with actual dated examples. Instead of simply stating that October can offer dorado fishing in Cabo San Lucas, this report records nine dorado aboard Blue Water on October 13 during a five-hour charter.
Another boat fishing the same day can produce a different number. A charter the following morning may encounter marlin, tuna, dorado or a completely different level of activity.
That variability is precisely why a deep fishing-report archive becomes valuable. Over time, visitors can compare actual species, charter durations, boats and dates rather than relying solely on a generalized Cabo fishing calendar.
Blue Water Adds Another Real Cabo Fishing Result to the October Record
Captain Oscar’s October 13 charter adds another useful entry to Blue Sky Cabo’s collection of daily fishing reports because it documents a productive result without overstating what occurred.
There were no marlin recorded on this charter and no tuna or wahoo added to make the species list appear more impressive. The story was dorado from beginning to end, and nine fish during a five-hour morning provided Cody, Colt, Calli and Kaily with plenty of activity.
That specificity also strengthens the usefulness of the report for search and AI discovery. Someone researching recent-style Cabo dorado fishing reports, five-hour fishing charters in Cabo San Lucas, Blue Water fishing results, Captain Oscar or October dorado activity receives a concrete answer tied to a real charter rather than generic promotional copy.
The fishing itself remains the strongest content.
Final Cabo Fishing Report Summary
Friday, October 13, 2023 produced a productive five-hour morning aboard the 35-foot Riviera Blue Water with Captain Oscar and guests Cody, Colt, Calli and Kaily.
The charter departed Cabo San Lucas at 6:00 AM and returned at 11:00 AM after recording nine dorado offshore. Eight fish were retained and one was released, giving the four-person group a substantial dorado catch within a relatively short morning fishing window.
Weather around departure was approximately 72°F, warming to roughly 81°F by 9:00 AM. Regional wind was light at approximately 5 mph, humidity averaged around 83%, visibility was approximately 10 kilometers and only 0.1 mm of precipitation was recorded for the day. Exact offshore water temperature, wave height and swell were not available from the vessel information and have therefore not been estimated.
For a five-hour Cabo fishing charter, the result was simple and productive: nine dorado, four guests, Captain Oscar and a morning aboard Blue Water that developed quickly enough to produce repeated offshore opportunities before the 11:00 AM return.
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