The Sea of Cortez is well known for the abundance and variety of fish and marine life in the surrounding seas, it is some of the best sportfishing in the world.

The primary fish types encountered here are Dorado Striped Marlin, mackerel, Yellowfin Tuna, Wahoo, Rooster and Pargo, Amberjack, Sailfish, Black or Blue Marlin, Sailfish Swordfish and Grouper.

Shark fishing is also an important activity in the Baja Peninsula, it supplies much of the seafood eaten locally. Hammerhead is the most common species of shark in the area, although there are more than 60 species in the waters of Baja.

For fishing enthusiasts, this is the calendar of fishing events that take place in Cabo San Lucas throughout the year:

Tournaments calendar

• Rolex/International Game Fish Association Offshore Championship Tournament
  May 15 - 21, 2006
• No Nonsense Flyfish Sampler
  May 20 - 24, 2006
• BACS Billfish Invitational
  June 15 - 16, 2006
• Las Arenas Spearfishing Meet
  June 23, 2006
• Annual Stars & Stripes Fishing and Golf Tournament
  June 23 - 26, 2006
• Baja's Neil Kelly Memorial Tournament
  July 12 - 16, 2006
• East Cape Big Game Blowout
  July 22 - 25, 2006
• Baja Capers Fishing Tournament
  July 29 - August 2, 2006
• Bisbee's East Cape Sportfishing Tournament
  August 2 - 6, 2006
• Bethesda Fishing Fundraiser
  October 1 - 6, 2006
• Annual Los Cabos Billfish Tournament
  October 11 - 15, 2006
• For Pete's Sake Fishing Tournament
  October 19 - 21, 2006
• Bisbee's Los Cabos Offshore Tournament
  October 21 - 23, 2006
• Monasterio Fly Fishing Safari East Cape
  October 24 - 30, 2006
• Bisbee's Black and Blue Marlin Tournament
  October 25 - 29, 2006