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Title: Fishing the East Cape in Baja?
Post by: jamesfromseattle on November 09, 2025, 09:57:19 AM: This may be a bit of a long shot, but has anyone fished fished around La Ribera or Los Barriles in Baja?

I'll be down there later this month with the family, but was hoping to sneak out and fish for a day. Looking for a panga or something like that but am not really sure where to start. I'll also bring some surf gear.

If anyone has fished down there recently, any advice would be appreciated!
Title: Re: Fishing the East Cape in Baja?
Post by: 3boys on November 09, 2025, 01:54:04 PM: Van Wormers has great options. A friend has been fishing with them for 20+ years with great success.
Title: Re: Fishing the East Cape in Baja?
Post by: jamesfromseattle on November 09, 2025, 03:07:48 PM: Awesome, thanks. Looks like a legit operation.
Title: Re: Fishing the East Cape in Baja?
Post by: EnglishSetter on November 09, 2025, 04:01:18 PM: I've only fished a marlin tourney out of Los Barillos several years ago. July was HUMID. Very different than Cabo in it was essentially desert meets the sea.

We chartered a local marlin cruiser, so not much help there.
Title: Re: Fishing the East Cape in Baja?
Post by: Fishmaker57 on November 09, 2025, 07:00:25 PM: Have a buddy that guides out of La Ribera. He has guided on the Columbia for years, and is first class.

bajabradsportfishing.com
Title: Re: Fishing the East Cape in Baja?
Post by: Fidelk on November 09, 2025, 07:11:09 PM: Thanks for starting this thread......would like to go to Panama to fish big Dorado........Baja is probably a more sensible option, so monitoring.
Title: Re: Fishing the East Cape in Baja?
Post by: Seabass on November 09, 2025, 07:16:30 PM: Quote from: jamesfromseattle on Yesterday at 09:57:19 AM
This may be a bit of a long shot, but has anyone fished fished around La Ribera or Los Barriles in Baja?

I'll be down there later this month with the family, but was hoping to sneak out and fish for a day. Looking for a panga or something like that but am not really sure where to start. I'll also bring some surf gear.

If anyone has fished down there recently, any advice would be appreciated!

I hired a guide and panga out of Rancho Leonero a few years back. It was awesome!
Title: Re: Fishing the East Cape in Baja?
Post by: jamesfromseattle on November 09, 2025, 07:29:16 PM: Thanks everyone. Got a lot more responses than I was expecting!

Reached out to Brad to see about doing a beach trip if he’s down there that time of year—as someone who gets seasick, the idea of catching big fish off the beach sounds awesome.

Also got lined up with panga captain out of La Ribera whose English is much better than my Spanish. Pretty excited to fish, and I hope the weather cooperates.

Will be taking a surf rod with a bunch of crazy looking poppers and crank baits. Planning on having something ready to cast if I see something cruise by while the kids are playing in the sand on the beach.

In the future, I’m pretty interested in doing a trip with the bros to Van Wormers. Looks like a perfect spot to hang out and fish hard. In the past I’ve loved going to Alaska and BC for guys trips, but a trip to Baja pencils out at about half the price…so I hope I like it down there. This trip is going to be more family focused for me, though.
Title: Re: Fishing the East Cape in Baja?
Post by: 3boys on November 10, 2025, 11:49:27 AM: Make sure to report back on how it goes. I will be in Cabo next month 3 times but only for a day each so probably won’t fish.
Hope to be down there for 2 weeks in January.