Hurricanes Brewing in the Eastern Pacific — Could This Mean Even Wilder Fishing for Us?
Hey Friedman Adventure Family,
Fishing has already been insane this summer. Big yellowtail bites, more dorado showing up, yellowfin starting to make moves, and it feels like wahoo aren’t far behind. Now the Eastern Pacific is heating up with tropical activity — right now we’ve got Tropical Storm Elida out there, strengthening and expected to become a hurricane while staying well offshore. Forecasters are also watching another area with high potential to develop into a tropical depression or storm in the next day or two, with more systems possible after that.
A lot of us old-school fishermen have always said the same thing: when the Eastern Pacific gets active with hurricanes, it often sets up warm water flows that push north toward Baja and into Southern California. That warm water can bring the exotics with it — dorado, wahoo, yellowtail, shortbill spearfish, marlin, even opah showing up in places they don’t normally hang out in big numbers.
We’re already seeing some of that action, and even up in Northern California they’re catching bluefin, bonito, and barracuda in spots that are pretty unusual. Is there rock-solid scientific proof that every hurricane “flushes” fish straight to our coast? Probably not in a simple cause-and-effect way. A lot of it comes down to broader warm water patterns (like what we see in strong El Niño or marine heatwave years) that also create good conditions for hurricanes. But the fishing community has seen this pattern enough times that a lot of us believe the storms help keep the warm water conveyor running — and that means more shots at the good stuff.
If we get two, three, or even four systems spinning out there this summer, a lot of guys think it could get even crazier offshore. More warm water = more pelagics hanging around longer and pushing farther north.
Of course we always respect the ocean and the weather — these storms can bring big swells and change conditions fast. But for those of us who love chasing dorado, wahoo, and the occasional marlin or spearfish closer to home, this could be shaping up to be one of those special summers.
Who’s already seeing the exotics? Drop your reports below — yellowtail counts, dorado sightings, anything unusual. Let’s keep the Friedman Adventure Family in the loop.
Stay safe out there, get your gear ready, and let’s see what these next systems bring.
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Tight lines,
Phil
Friedman Adventures