Visiting Sportfishing charter

About Sportfishing charter

Cabo's fleets fish the deep water just offshore for striped and blue marlin, dorado, yellowfin tuna and wahoo. Charters range from small pangas for a few hours to fully crewed cruisers for a full day; catch-and-release is the norm for billfish.

Tip: Most restaurants downtown will cook your catch for a small charge if you bring it in cleaned; ask the crew to fillet it at the dock.

Plan your visit

• Time needed: 4–8 hours.
• Cost: Expensive.
• Book ahead: Book a day or more ahead in autumn, when tournament season fills the fleet.
• Where: Marina.

Best time to visit Sportfishing charter

Sportfishing charter is outdoors, so weather matters most. The driest, most comfortable months are:

• January: 26°C (79°F) highs, about 1 rainy days, busy crowds.
• March: 28°C (82°F) highs, about 0 rainy days, very busy crowds.
• February: 27°C (81°F) highs, about 1 rainy days, busy crowds.

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Fit it into your trip

Our 3-day Cabo San Lucas itinerary visits Sportfishing charter on day 2, together with Glass-bottom boat to Land's End, Whale watching and Sunset cruise around Land's End.

• No. 5 of the 17 sights in our Cabo San Lucas things-to-do list.
• Day 2 of the 2-day plan.
• Day 2 of the 5-day plan.
• One of the picks in outdoors in Cabo San Lucas.

Near Sportfishing charter

Also in Marina, so you can walk between them:

• Sunset cruise around Land's End — 2–2.5 hours, mid-priced
• Glass-bottom boat to Land's End — 45 minutes–1 hour, low cost

If you like Sportfishing charter

• Whale watching — Cabo San Lucas Bay, 2–3 hours
• Médano Beach — Médano Beach, Half a day
• Santa María Bay — Tourist Corridor, Half a day
• Diving and snorkelling at Pelican Rock — Land's End, 2–3 hours

Staying near Sportfishing charter

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