Climate for Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Climate in Loreto | Moon Phases | Tide Chart | Conventional Report | Fly Fishing Report

April: Air temperatures- high 75-88(F), lows- 53-68(F). Spring is starting to prevail and the winds are almost history, but the key word is almost. Expect there to be about two to three days of wind for every seven days during the month of April. The Yellowtail may be making their appearance at the waters surface, already off their spawn and ready to feed. This was the case in 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003 and 2004, and 2006. Roosterfish are prevalent and large this time of year and Cabrilla and Pargo are biting more readily than in the previous colder months and the Cabrilla are spawning. The inshore fishing will start to really pick up with the rising water temperatures. Some years the water warms early and we start to see the first of the summer species. Usually we see Sailfish first, then Marlin then Dorado, in that order. And often these first fish are large individual specimens. However they are never in thick this during this month. On the down side, we may have already seen the Yellowtail spawn, feed and leave the area and have yet to see the summer species arrive. In this case, April can be a disappointing time to be here on a fishing trip. We will usually see more noticeable sargasso growth on the rocks over inshore areas, sometimes too think to fly fish in or troll a lure over and in some years it will already break anchor and start to float. On a good sargasso year, soon after the sargasso breaks from the rocks we'll see it pile-up on the beaches and the malecon (breakwater) . Expect Cabrilla, Pargo, Yellowtail, Roosterfish, Sierra Mackerel, and you may even get a Sailfish, Marlin, or Dorado.

28 April Yellowtail, 2006 also pending IGFA record, 10KG tippet Men's fly fishing division, weight 31 pounds

May: Air temperatures- high 72-95(F), lows 64-75(F). It is warming up but still feeling like springtime. The air at times in the afternoons feels hot but the humidity is not yet a factor. We generally get good inshore fishing this time of year. Roosterfish and Jack Crevalle, Pargo and Cabrilla among others. In 2002, 2005, 2006 and 2007 the Yellowtail were just hot off their spawn during the first week of May. Dorado will start to appear. Generally the end of May is the most popular travel time and for good reason, its the start of the summer season and there's a better probability of being able to catch Dorado and billfish than earlier in the month. However like April, May can also fall between two seasons if the Yellowtail have already left and the Dorado have yet to appear. These conditions change from year to year but 2002 and 2003 were disappointing, until the very end. In 2004 the Dorado never showed but we were still getting good Yellowtail in deep water and the billfish started to appear. In 2006 we started getting Dorado consistently by the third week and it turned out to be a banner year for Dorado.

A June Dorado

June: Air temperature- high 75-95(F), lows 71-82(F). The air is warm and its definitely summer now however the high humidity usually won't set in until the end of the month. June starts the high season for fishing in Loreto, and this is a month that should definitely be considered for a fishing trip. The seas are glassy calm and the fresh sargasso has had a chance to make its way out to sea and attract and hold the fish that Loreto is famous for~ Dorado! Summer storms usually will not be a factor in June, so the seas generally don't not take on the swells that can break up the sargasso and submerge it. June gives us warm seas and the highest frequency of sargasso of the year, large populations of Dorado, and a quality Sailfish and Marlin run that rivals the later summer months of July and August. We think that late June is the primest time to come here for fly fishing. There are many big names who would tell you to come a month later, but those folks have never lived here. When fishing the Loreto area in June expect Dorado, Sailfish, Marlin (all three species), Cabrilla, Pargo, Roosterfish, Jack Crevalle, Giant Needlefish, and many other species.