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Mexico sardine run

“Thousands of dolphins. Marlin slicing through.”

  • Post author By Emily Lever
  • Categories Magdalena Bay, Magdalena Bay, Sea of Cortez
  • Post date 2025-10-28
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By Emily Lever on October 28th, 2025 in Magdalena Bay, Magdalena Bay, Sea of Cortez

A fever of mobulas gliding along like flying tortillas, and then literally thousands of dolphins performing high speed acrobatics.

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  • Tags dolphins, mag bay, magdalena bay, sardine run, Sea of Cortez, striped marlin
Striped Marlin

We saw Marlin, Dolphins and a Humpback Whale!

  • Post author By Emily Lever
  • Categories Magdalena Bay, Magdalena Bay, Sea of Cortez, Socorro, Uncategorised
  • Post date 2025-10-26
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By Emily Lever on October 26th, 2025 in Magdalena Bay, Magdalena Bay, Sea of Cortez, Socorro, Uncategorised

Our last drop, we were treated to a static bait ball – a long show of sea lions, silkies, marlin, silkies, wahoo hunting.

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  • Tags dolphins, Humpback Whale, mag bay, magdalena bay, Nautilus Belle Amie, Socorro, striped marlin
Striped marlin on the mexican sardine run

Striped Marlin, Sardines, Mako Sharks, & Sea Lions!

  • Post author By Emily Lever
  • Categories Magdalena Bay, Magdalena Bay
  • Post date 2024-12-28
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By Emily Lever on December 28th, 2024 in Magdalena Bay, Magdalena Bay

We saw whales, bottlenose and common dolphins, tunas, huge schools of sardines, striped marlins, mako sharks, sea lions and countless birds.

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  • Tags Gallant Lady, magdalena bay, sardine run, sea lions, striped marlin
Blue Striped Marlin

Sneak Peek Into 2024 Mexico Sardine Run

  • Post author By Nautilus Staff
  • Categories Baja West Coast, Magdalena Bay
  • Post date 2024-09-10
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By Nautilus Staff on September 10th, 2024 in Baja West Coast, Magdalena Bay

The animals of the Mexico Sardine Run are really something—REALLY SOMETHING! How do you describe a giant bryde’s whale appearing 20 to 30 feet away in indigo blue water, gulping its way through poor frightened sardines! Or the sight of super-fast marlin streaking their way around you. Or as happened last December, humpback whale mommas […]

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Sardine Run at its best!

  • Post author By Nautilus Crew
  • Categories Guest Reviews, Magdalena Bay, Magdalena Bay
  • Post date 2023-11-21
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By Nautilus Crew on November 21st, 2023 in Guest Reviews, Magdalena Bay, Magdalena Bay

Hundreds of Mahi Mahi hitting on the bait balls, together with dozens of Sea Lions swirling around the sardines, some Striped Marlins striking into the bait balls and all together decimating the sardine balls until the very last fish.

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  • Tags diving, magdalena bay, mexico, sardine run
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