
01 · Late October
Bisbee's Black & Blue
Tournament week in the marlin capital of the world.
Duration
6 days
Best for
Anglers and their crew
Season
October
Every October, Cabo San Lucas hosts Bisbee's Black & Blue, the richest billfish tournament in the world. In 2025 it paid out more than seven million dollars across some 177 teams, and the weigh station on the marina turns into the center of the sportfishing universe for a week. October is the magic month here: striped, blue, and black marlin are all in the water at once, along with tuna, dorado, and wahoo, drawn in close by the meeting of the Pacific and the Sea of Cortez.
We put your team on a proven boat with a proven captain, handle entries and the social calendar, and set you up in a villa with room for the whole crew. Whether you fish the Black & Blue itself or its warm-up, the Los Cabos Offshore the week before, you are in the middle of it.
Arrival and the lay of the water
A private transfer from the airport to your villa, then a quiet evening to settle in. Your captain joins you for a briefing over dinner, prepared in the villa by your chef, to talk grounds, bait, and the plan for the week.
A practice day offshore
A fun-fishing day to dial everything in: a run out to the Gordo Banks or the Golden Gate grounds, time to test the spread, read the bait, and get the crew working as a team before anything counts.
Registration and the kickoff
Tournament registration and the captain's meeting, then the opening party at the marina. If you are fishing the Los Cabos Offshore as a warm-up, today is a fishing day, with tuna and dorado jackpots in play alongside the billfish.
Tournament days
Lines in the water at first light, the run to the grounds, and three days of fishing for the fish that pays. Afternoons belong to the IGY marina weigh station, where the big blues and blacks come over the scale to a crowd, and the week closes with the awards gala.
















