Cabo Fishing Report – Dorado Action on the 32 Foot Luhrs
September 2, 2023
32 Foot Luhrs – Captain Jorge
6-Hour Charter – 6:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Catch: 1 Dorado
Dredge: Deployed
Cabo Dorado Fishing Produces a Quality September Catch
A determined offshore search turned into a successful Cabo dorado fishing morning on September 2, 2023, when Captain Jorge and the crew aboard the 32-foot Luhrs connected with a hard-fighting dorado during a six-hour private charter.
Leaving the Cabo San Lucas Marina at 6:00 AM gave the crew the cooler part of the morning to begin working the Pacific before temperatures climbed. Conditions at departure were already warm at approximately 81°F, with humid tropical air and predominantly clear skies. By the noon return, temperatures were approaching the upper 80s.
The Pacific was even warmer. Offshore water near 86°F created the tropical environment associated with Cabo’s late-summer fishing season, when dorado, yellowfin tuna, blue marlin and other pelagic predators can all move through productive areas.
With winds generally around 7–10 mph during the charter window and manageable morning seas, Captain Jorge could concentrate on finding the subtle signs that separate empty ocean from productive fishing water.
Captain Jorge Reads the Cabo Offshore Conditions
Finding dorado often requires connecting several pieces of the offshore puzzle.
Rather than simply trolling toward a predetermined waypoint, Captain Jorge watched the water for changes in current, floating debris, concentrated bait, bird activity and surface disturbances. Any combination of these signs can indicate a small ecosystem developing beneath the surface.
Floating material is particularly interesting during September fishing in Cabo San Lucas. Even a relatively small object can provide shade and structure for tiny marine life, which attracts baitfish and can eventually bring dorado into the area.
Current boundaries can produce similar opportunities by concentrating food along narrow stretches of water.
The challenge is locating those productive areas during the limited window of a six-hour charter and then presenting the baits effectively once fish are found.
Dredge Adds Attraction to the Cabo Fishing Spread
Captain Jorge’s crew incorporated a dredge into the day’s trolling strategy aboard the Luhrs.
Working beneath and behind the boat, a properly presented dredge creates the visual impression of a concentrated school of baitfish. Instead of showing a predator only a few individual offerings, the additional movement can make the overall presentation appear larger and more active.
For dorado, marlin and other visual predators, that commotion can help attract attention from beyond the immediate trolling spread.
The dredge does not replace the work required to locate productive water, nor can any fishing technique guarantee a strike. Its purpose is to enhance the presentation once the boat is moving through an area capable of holding gamefish.
On this September morning, persistence and presentation eventually came together.
Dorado Strike Brings the Cabo Fishing Charter to Life
A dorado entered the spread and committed.
The resulting strike immediately changed the tempo aboard the 32-foot Luhrs. Dorado can accelerate rapidly after feeling pressure, and their combination of speed, abrupt directional changes and aerial ability makes even a single hookup an exciting event.
Then there are the colors.
Few offshore species transform as dramatically beside a boat as a dorado. Brilliant green, gold, yellow and electric blue can move across the body as the fish fights, creating a visual experience that photographs rarely capture completely.
The crew stayed with the fish through the fight and successfully completed the catch, putting one quality dorado on the board for the morning.
A strongly illuminated waning gibbous moon was part of the broader environmental picture, but Captain Jorge continued relying primarily on what the crew could observe in real time: water, bait, current and fish activity.
September Cabo Fishing Keeps Captains Searching
Early September can be exceptionally interesting because warm water creates opportunities for several offshore species without making their exact locations predictable.
Dorado may appear around floating structure one day and follow moving bait or current features the next. Yellowfin tuna can develop around active offshore life, while marlin may enter the same general water in pursuit of available forage.
That variability rewards captains who remain willing to change tactics.
A six-hour Cabo fishing charter provides more working time than a short morning outing, but efficiency still matters. Every unnecessary mile reduces the amount of time available for lines in the water.
Captain Jorge’s approach was therefore built around observation and adjustment rather than simply covering distance.
One Dorado Defines a Successful Cabo Fishing Morning
When the 32-foot Luhrs returned to the Cabo San Lucas Marina at noon, the final tally stood at one dorado.
Yet that single fish represented the complete process behind offshore fishing: leaving early, studying conditions, searching for life, deploying an enhanced dredge presentation and remaining ready when an opportunity finally developed.
For Blue Sky Cabo Fishing Charter and Tours, this adaptable approach is an important part of fishing Cabo’s constantly changing Pacific waters. Experienced crews, quality tackle, private sportfishing boats and advanced techniques provide anglers with a professionally prepared platform for whatever the ocean presents that day.
On September 2, Captain Jorge’s opportunity came in approximately 86°F water and ended with the unmistakable flash of a dorado beside the Luhrs.
Sometimes a productive Cabo San Lucas fishing charter is defined by numbers. Other mornings are remembered for one strike, one battle and one quality fish.
This was a one-dorado kind of morning.
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