THE CABO SAN LUCAS FISHING REPORT FOR THE GAVIOTA SPORTFISHING FLEET AND FISH CABO FLEET

Hi boat for the week was the "Gaviota IX", having fished 5 days and checking in with 5 stripers released, 1 sailfish released, 2 wahoo, 6 yellowfin tuna and 18 dorado for their efforts. The overall fishing for the week was very good for all of the boats, with most of the boats having several opportunities at billfish and another very good week of wahoo numbers. The Pacific side of Cabo remains the place to be and ranges from the Golden Gate Bank all the way back to Cabo Falso and outside to Herradura. The overall fish counts for a combined total of 29 days fished reflected 22 stripers released, 2 sailfish released, 45 yellowfin tuna, 17 wahoo, (in the 25-45 lb.
ranges) 4 roosterfish and 91 dorado.

Cabo Climate: Mostly sunny & warm days with occasional passing clouds and temps from a cool 54 nights to 83 daytime highs.

Sea Conditions: Sea temps holding well from the Golden Gate to Chileno Bay and out to the thousand fathom curve at 78-80 degrees, then rising to 82-83 from Chileno Bay to Boca Del Tule.

Best Fsihing Area: The Pacific side remains the place to be for the diverse action and good billfish opportunities and rounded-out mixed- bag catches of wahoo, dorado and yellowfin tuna with most of the action taking place within 3-5 miles off the beach.

Best Lure/Bait: Live bait has been the way to go for the wahoo and dorado and even for the billfish but the lures have also been producing good numbers of the catches, too. It's probably running about 50-50 right now.

Live Bait Supply: The live bait supply is excellent but the baits are on the smaller side.
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THE MAZATLAN FISHING REPORT FOR THE ARIES SPORTFISHING FLEET

A good week for the blue marlin with about 25% of the boats landing and releasing one of the fish. All of the fish were under the 300 lb. mark, (estimated weights) but still offered exciting moments for the lucky anglers. The overall offshore catches for 17 days fished reflected 4 blue marlin, 7 sailfish, 15 yellowfin tuna, (20-40 lb.s) and 14 dorado for heir efforts. The inshore catches for a total of 8 days fished reflected 10 red snapper, (15 lb, averages) 4 dorado, 7 yellowfin tuna, 6 permit and limits of Sierra. The Sierra bite has been nothing short of excellent and producing terrific catches for the light tackle and fly fishing enthusiasts.

Mazatlan Climate: Mostly sunny with a few clouds and pleasantly warm days and cool evenings that reflected tmps from 45 nights to 80 daytime highs.

Sea Conditions: Inshore waters at 74 degrees & rising to 79-80 @ 18 miles and beyond. Light & variable surface breezes and mostly calm waters.

Best Lure/Bait: Large artificials working best on the blue marlin and rigged trolling baits best on the sailfish. Yellowffin tuna on the cedar plugs and feathers and dorado taken on both, live bait and artificials.

Best Fishing Area: Out to the southwest of the Marina El Cid, starting at about 20-22 miles and outbound from there.

Bait Supply: Continues to be plentiful for both, live bait and rigged baits.
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THE IXTAPA-ZIHUATANEJO FISHING REPORT FOR THE INDEPENDENT SPORTFISHING FLEET

Captain Temo Verboonen offered a down-sided fishing report this week and said the waters for his area had changed from clean blue to an off-colored green and that the blue water had moved far offshore,
resulting in a substantial decrease in the catching for the anglers.
He reported, "fish bite slow and no concentration in any of the normal areas. The marlin bit a little but not near like it was the week before and the skippers are having to cover a lot of water for the strikes they are getting". The inshore action is providing plenty of Jack Cravalle, (mostly in the bigger, 20-25 lb. ranges) along with many bonitos and even a few roosterfish, providing good action and fun for the light tackle anglers.

IZ Climate: Sunny today and then turning to partly cloudy days for the next several days with temps from 70 nights to 89 daytime highs.

Sea Conditions: Calm for the most part with light & variable surface breezes. Sea temps from shore to 100 fathoms held at 82, rising to
84 out to the 1000 fathom curve and rising to 86 beyond the 1000 fathom curve. Green water from near shore and out to the 1000 fathom curve.

Best fishing area: No concentration of fish inside the 1000 fathom curve, albeit, a few billfish strikes and dorado strikes, the better fishing is far offshore and may require a 10-hour fishing day.

Best Bait/Lure: Rigged baits were best for the billfish strikes but the green water has plagued the fish bite for this area and the skippers are waiting for clarity changes.

Bait Supply: Remains plentiful for both, live bait and rigged baits.

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THE PUERTO MORELOS FISHING REPORT FOR THE MARINA EL CID SPORTFISHING FLEET

It was anything but an ordinary fishing week from Puerto Morelos, according to Fleet Manager Armando Gutierrez, with the "Hammer"
checking in with the year's largest blue marlin at 312 lbs. This trophy catch was landed by the 4 passengers and the captain and mate, over a 2.5 hour span of time, just 4 miles offshore from the Now Jade Hotel. First angler up was Ken Makowichuk, British Columbia, followed by Mr. Choiniere, Quebec, then both wives took a turn and finally, the skipper and mate. The fish was caught trolling using an "Ilander Mylar Flash Lure", (red & black) and set with a Balihoo bait and a Penn 115 Senator reel, with 100 lb. line. Thus, the week began with the trophy catch for the shared charter group and wound up with a 12 species fish report for the 19 boat days fished, reflecting 1 blue marlin, 2 sailfish, 2 blackfin tuna, 5 dorado, 27 bonito, 22 Atlantic barracuda, 8 Spanish mackerel, 9 grouper, 11 amberjack, 2 shark, 1 triggerfish and 4 snapper.

PM Climate: Partly cloudy days with intervals of sunshine and temps that ranged from 66 nights to 83 daytime highs.

Sea Conditions: Area temperatures holding stable at 81-82 degrees.
Light & variable surface breezes allowed for mostly calm fishing days.

Best Lure/Bait: Rigged ballihoo baits continue to be the "hot bite"
ammunition for this area for all of the various species of fish.

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Larry Edwards
CORTEZ YACHT CHARTERS
619-469-4255
email: cortezcharters@sbcglobal.net
Website: www.cortezcharters.com