The Sea of Cortez itself is spectacular for its extremes.  The massive mud flats at the north end were built as the Colorado River dug America's Grand Canyon, and deposited the spoils at the top of the gulf.  Those flats, combined with swirling currents rising from the Pacific Ocean below, support a thriving food chain in a unique body of water that has been famously productive of everything from prawns to monster marlin, for several millennia.

Double Yellowfin's

Small Pompano caught right off the floating dock

Visitors to the East Cape can experience a wide variety of fishing techniques and species.  Shore fishing can be accomplished by walking the beach or the use of an ATV “Quad,” and guides are available for both conventional and fly tackle.  Roosterfish, Sierra, Grouper (Cabrilla), Snapper (Pargo), Pompano, and others including tuna can all be caught from shore on both conventional and fly gear.   Smaller, schooling Roosterfish can often be corralled by casting, but the larger and faster ones require that extra speed afforded by the ATV.

On the Pangas, all nearshore species plus Yellowtail, Jack Crevalle, Amberjack, more frequent tuna and Dorado is available, while the Super Pangas and Cruisers can head offshore for a plethora of pelagic species such as Blue, Black and Striped Marlin, Sailfish, Dorado, Tuna, Wahoo, and even Broadbilled Swordfish.