October has the longest species list of the year. Wahoo start their run, yellowfin tuna are at their heaviest, dorado are still strong and the billfish have not left yet. The first two weeks still carry hurricane risk. After that, October is close to the best month we have.
October is when things start to come right. Water is still warm, generally the low to mid eighties, and it eases down slowly through the month. Air comes off the summer peak into the high eighties, and the humidity begins to break, usually noticeably by the second half.
Storm risk has not finished. The first half of October still carries real hurricane risk, and it drops off as the month goes. By late October we are usually into settled weather, and it stays that way through the fall. If you are choosing between the first week and the last week of October, take the last week.
The change is noticeable week to week. The first days of the month can still feel like August. The last week feels like the opening of the best stretch of the year. Few months move that much, and it is the main thing to understand when you pick your dates.
October has the longest species list of any month here. Wahoo start their run, and October into December is when we see them most consistently. Yellowfin tuna are at their best, and the heaviest fish of the year generally come in the fall. Dorado are still strong. Blue marlin, black marlin and sailfish are still in the warm water. Striped marlin begin filtering back in as the water cools.
Wahoo change how we fish. They are fast, they cut ordinary leader, and catching them with any consistency means wire and a different trolling speed than we would use for marlin. If wahoo are what you came for, say so when you book, because it shapes how the day gets set up.
On the right day in October you can raise more than one billfish species and still come home with wahoo and tuna. That does not happen in February.
Inshore, roosterfish are winding down as the water cools, though they hold on longer in some years than others.
A full offshore day, without hesitation. October is not the month to save money on a short trip. There is more variety out there right now than at any other point in the year, and covering water is how you find it.
Some Octobers the fish are close and a shorter day still produces. Other years they are not, and the hours matter. Weather permitting, take the longer option this month.
Spearfishing is still good, with warm water and visibility generally improving as the rains end.
This is also tournament season in Cabo and the marina takes on a different energy for those weeks. Boats fill up and the docks stay busy late. Tournament dates and how they affect availability: to confirm.
October is the transition out of low season. The first half is still quiet and inexpensive. The second half fills as the weather improves and the tournament crowd arrives. Restaurants reopen from their summer closures.
Value is good in October, particularly early in the month if you are willing to carry the weather risk that comes with those dates.
October is one of the best fishing months of the year in Cabo. If someone asked us to name the month with the best odds of a mixed bag of quality fish, we would say October or November.
The honest caveat is those first two weeks. Hurricane risk has not gone, and if your dates are rigid and land in early October you are exposed to it. Skip October if you want the cool water species, or if you cannot tolerate any chance of losing a day to weather. Otherwise book it, and lean late in the month.
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The short version of how a trip with Indigo Adventures works. Licences, deposits, boats and what happens to your catch. The full FAQ has the rest.
Read the full FAQ→Indigo Adventures is based in El Pescadero, on the Pacific side of Baja California Sur, a few minutes south of Todos Santos. Boats launch from three points: Punta Lobos beach in Todos Santos, San Jose del Cabo, and the Cabo San Lucas Marina. Which boat runs your trip decides where you meet us.
Custom fishing and spearfishing charters, freediving excursions, whale watching from mid December to April, and kayaking. Every trip is built around your group, your dates and the conditions rather than a fixed timetable, and almost every one goes out private.
Book online on the Book Now page, where availability is live and a 50 percent deposit holds the date. If you would rather we picked the trip, send an enquiry with who is coming, when you are here and what you want out of the day, and we will say which trip fits and which one does not.
No. Everyone fishing in Mexican waters needs a Mexican sportfishing licence, and each angler buys their own. We help you arrange it before the day so nobody is sorting paperwork on the dock. The same licence covers rod and spear.
Rarely. Almost every trip goes out as a private boat for you and your group. If a split makes sense for a small party we will say so when you enquire.
Three on the 24 foot Punta Lobos panga, up to four on La Ruca and La Morita, and up to six on Don Pancho and El Wahoo King. Whale watching numbers run a little higher because nobody is swinging a rod.
Yes. The catch goes home with you. Filleting at the dock, vacuum sealing and freezing are available, and most guests fly home with a cooler. Marlin are mostly released, with judgement on the day.
Yes, on fishing days. The crew rigs and handles the gear and hands you the rod when something eats. Guided spearfishing needs breath-hold experience and runs on a strict buddy system, which is the only legal way to spearfish in Mexico. Water, ice and snacks are normally aboard.
