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According to Captain Temo Verboonen, the blue water moved within 7 miles off the entrance to Zihuatanejo Bay, and the BILLFISH came right in with it and the full moon had no effect on the bite. In fact, he mentioned that the bite was better than it had been over the dark of the moon, which is unusual.
The early bite remains best, especially during the first 3 hours or so and then the fish seem to go deep, showing up as sporadic feeders.
Still a good showing of DORADO close in and around the rocks and some 60 lb. YELLOWFIN TUNA showing up in the offshore waters at about 30 miles.
The inshore bite remains very good for the
JACK CREVALLE, BONITO and SIERRA, and the GROUPER have
been biting the rapalas close to the rocks. Overall, it's been good fishing
both inshore and offshore.
Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo Climate: Partly cloudy days
with a 2-day rainshower, but clearing and sunny for the weekend.
Temps at 68°F (20°C) nights to 88°F (31°C) daytime highs.
Sea Conditions: Mostly calm and stable water temps that
are holding at 83°F (23°C) inshore and rising to 86°F
(30°C) offshore.
Best Fishing Area: Out to about 7 miles for
DORADO, JACK CREVALLE, BONITO and SIERRA.
SAILFISH beginning at about 7 miles and on out to 14-15 miles,
and the YELLOWFIN TUNA at about 30 miles.
Best Bait/Lures: SAILFISH have been pretty eager
on the rigged baits. The inshore fish, especially the DORADO & JACK
CREVALLE,
have been hot on live bait and pencil poppers. TUNA taken on the
feathers and live bait.
Bait Supply: Remains very consistent in this area.
Captain Temo Verboonen provided a very favorable fish report for the week that spanned a wide swath of waters throughout the Zihuatanejo area. Most of the anglers had multiple opportunities for BILLFISH starting at about 2 miles from the Bay and out to about 12 miles or so.
Wyoming angler, Mark Kordus, landed and released 5 SAILFISH on his first fishing day aboard the "Bloody Hook". The best bite was taking place from just after sunrise and through the early A.M., slowing down later in the day. Along with the BILLFISH catches were a scattering of quality DORADO in the mix, too.
The inshore fishing, especially in the area in front of Ixtapa beaches and Ixtapa Island, produced excellent numbers of JACK CREVALLE that were chasing the schools of SARDINES. Good results were to be had using the Mega-Lure attached to 30-lb. fluorocarbon leaders and spinning tackle.
Also showing were some quality sized ROOSTERFISH to 65 lbs.
or so.
Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo Climate: Mostly cloudy days but warm and pleasant
with temps from
69°F (20°C) nights to 90°F (32°C) daytime highs.
Sea Conditions: Light
surface breezes, small swells and favorable temps were consistent throughout
the area and were holding at 81.5°F (27.5°C) degrees.
Bait Supply: Remains
readily available for the area
Captain Temo Verboonen reports a much improved week for the Zihuatanejo sportfishing fleet as the bite got better and better with each passing day.
He reported numerous SAILFISH being seen but still not overly eager to bite and it was just a matter of finding the hungry ones. Quite a few boats were reporting double strikes this week and the overall catch numbers shot right up.
The water clarity has been very favorable this past week, and in conjunction with good, stable sea temps, the DORADO were again biting at about the 3-mile mark, which was also a huge improvement from the last couple of weeks. Most of the better bite has been early in the mornings with the remainder of the day being on the slow-side, but even that has improved over the past few days.
Inshore fishing is good for smaller fish, the
SIERRA, JACKS, NEEDLEFISH, but still slow for the
ROOSTERFISH.
Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo Climate: Mostly sunny & warm days with
temps from 68°F (20°C) nights to 87°F (30°C) daytime highs.
Sea Conditions: Mostly calm with favorable temps at 84-85°F
(29-29°C) and excellent clarity. A pocket of warmer water is just west
of Zihua Bay and covers a small area of about 400 square miles (20 miles
by 20 miles or so).
Best Fishing Area: Starting at about 3 miles for DORADO and
working on out from there for the SAILFISH.
Bait Supply: Continues
to be readily available.
According to Captain Temo Verboonen, the bite just got better following the full moon and there seems to be good SAILFISH action from 14 to 23 miles out from the Bay. The hard part is, the fish are moving around and have to be relocated on a daily basis and it takes a little time to find them.
This past week, we had a good school of YELLOWFIN TUNA move through that produced good action on the 20 pounders, but it only lasted a single day. The DORADO bite is somewhat slow but those that are caught are quality sized fish.
The inshore action has been mixed fish with a good bite on JACK CREVALLE and BONITO.
We
also had a good report from one of the local super pangas that reflected
a wide variety of inshore & offshore fish over
a 19-day span that reflected 4 SAILFISH, 2 DORADO, 38 ROOSTERFISH,
199 JACK CREVALLE, 135 SIERRA, 78 BONITO, 30 NEEDLEFISH,
9 GROUPER, 2 RED SNAPPER, 6 TIGER GROUPER, and
2 PALOMETAS.
Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo Climate: Partly cloudy days with breaks and
sunshine, too. Temps are warm and range from 70°F (21°C) nights to 87°F
(31°C) daytime highs.
Sea Conditions: Calm and near perfect, with
temps from 83°F (28°C) inshore and rising to 85°F (29°C)
offshore.
Best Bait/Lure: The rigged trolling baits working well
in the offshore waters for BILLFISH and DORADO.
Live bait and pencil poppers, (especially in the red/white colors) working
well for the inshore fish.
Best Fishing Area: The offshore fishing
has moved out a bit and begins at about 14 miles and continues out bound
from there to about
25 miles.
Bait Supply: Remains very good in this area.
Captain Temo Verboonen, basking in the sunshine in Zihuatanejo, sends his very best Christmas and New Year wishes to everyone!
From there, he elaborated on a worthy and exciting fish report for the week for the Zihuatanejo area and said that the PACIFIC STRIPED MARLIN are now biting quite well, and there is good action for SAILFISH and that the DORADO have returned in force. Overall, he said it's "really good fishing" in the offshore waters, which are mostly calm and very light surface breezes on nearly flat seas.
The inshore fishing
is still a bit slow but there are some good schools of JACK CREVALLE that
are biting the red/white pencil poppers very well. Also for the inshore anglers
are the SIERRA, (SPANISH MACKEREL in this area) that
are moving about from day to day and may take a little time to locate,
"but when they do, they catch easy limits."
Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo Climate: Terrific weather,
partly cloudy, warm evenings, temps from 70°F (21°C) nights to 90°F (32°C)
daytime highs.
Sea Conditions: Mostly calm with little swell and light
surface breezes and stable temps from 83-84 degrees. Clarity is superb
beyond the 10-mile mark.
Best Fishing Area: Beginning at 10 miles, right
at the water color change.
Best Bait/Lure: Billfish are biting well on
the rigged baits.
Inshore JACK CREVALLE biting best on the red-white pencil
poppers.
Bait Supply: Both live and rigged baits are readily available.
Captain Temo Verbooned reported that the offshore fishing remains good but the fish have moved farther offshore to the 15-mile mark. He said that the SAILFISH are striking hard & fast and making it difficult to set the hook, and anglers are having to pay close attention to the rigged trolling baits. Still a fair amount of DORADO in the daily mix, too, but no concentration.
The inshore action, which has been very difficult for
the past 3 weeks, has changed for the better with good action at the
area known as La Saladita. This area is providing good action for the
JACK CREVALLE, ROOSTERFISH and SIERRA MACKEREL for
the super pangas.
Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo Climate: Partly cloudy days with warm temps
that ranged from 72°F (22°C) nights to 90°F (32°C) daytime highs.
Sea
Conditions: Excellent clarity both inshore and offshore, and
temps ranging from 83°F (28°C) inshore to 86°F (30°C)
offshore.
Best Fishing Area: The offshore starts at about 15 miles
and on out from there.
Best Bait/Lure: The rigged bait working best for
the BILLFISH and DORADO and live bait and pencil poppers
working best for the inshore critters
Captain Temo Verboonen reports that the fishing has moved a little farther offshore for the SAILFISH, but the bite is extraordinarily good with 15-plus strikes being a common fishing day right now. All of the boats are reporting 5-8 or more releases for their daily fish counts and the crew is having difficulty keeping sufficient rigged baits on hand and ready to go. (Not for a lack of bait but very busy keeping the lines rigged).
In conjunction with the SAILFISH action, they are still having a few DORADO in the mix of the days catches, too, but just not as good as it was a week ago.
Inshore fishing is unusually slow for
this time of year and the water has turned to a milky green that has
apparently moved the fish to cleaner waters to the north.
Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo Climate: Mostly sunny & warm days
with temps from 73°F (23°C) nights to 92°F (33°C) daytime highs.
Sea Conditions: Calm weather throughout the area, calm
seas that kicked up a bit later in the week as an unseasonal ecuatorial
current moved in, temps at 83-84°F (28-29°C) and stable, with excellent
clarity in the offshore waters.
Best Fishing Area: The big bite
is at 14 miles straight out from the entrance to Zihuatanejo Bay.
Best
Bait/Lure: The SAILFISH are chewing up the rigged baits and
definitely prefer the non-skirted baits,
Bait Supply: Excellent and readily
available.
Really good news and fishing from the Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo area, along Mexico's southern Pacific coast. According to Captain Temo Verboonen, the blue water is right up to the edge of the shoreline and the SAILFISH bite begins at just under 5 miles from the entrance to Zihuatanejo Bay. Even better, it's an excellent bite with most boats having many strikes each day and numerous opportunities.
Adding to the SAILFISH excitement is the early morning DORADO bite, which has also been going strong through the week with mostly quality sized DORADO in the 20-40 lb. ranges. Temo says the DORADO are hitting the baits especially hard and fast and making it a little difficult to set the hook, but the action is fast and furious.
The inshore action has been almost non-existent for the
past week, with almost no BONITO, SPANISH MACKEREL or
ROOSTERFISG being caught; probably due to the full moon condition
and the incredible clarity of the inshore waters.
Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo Climate: Lots
of sunshine and warm days with temps from 72°F (22°C) nights to 91°F
(33°C) daytime highs.
Sea Conditions: Excellent-plus! Temps at 85-86°F (29-30°C) throughout
the area, mostly calm and crystal-clear water.
Best Lure/Bait: Rigged
baits are hot on the SAILFISH and DORADO, and live bait
is even better. However, there is also a notable amount of fish being
taken on the artificials, too.
Best Fishing Area: Beginning at about 5
miles from shore.
Overall Bait Supply: Excellent, even with the full moon
condition.
This week, according to Captain Temo Verboonen, the SAILFISH were plentiful and persistent within 5 miles of the entrance to Zihuatanejo Bay. There were good reports from the skippers that reflected 5-10 strikes within a 4-5 hour period, starting right at the 5-mile mark.
Still good for incidental DORADO catches and we had a fair school of YELLOWFIN TUNA swing through at about 8 miles out.
Overall, the offshore fishing was good this past week and looked to be improving as the days went by.
The inshore fishing continues to be very good for the JACK
CREVALLE and
BONITO, along with good catches of SIERRA (SPANISH
MACKEREL).
ROOSTERFISH are following the schools of bait and have relocated
at Saladita Point, approximately 35 miles to the north of the Bay.
Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo Climate: Another area of partly cloudy days
but warm & comfortable,
with temps from 72°F (22°C) nights to 94°F (34°C) daytime highs.
Sea Conditions: Excellent all over, with temps holding very stable
at 85°F (29°C) , both in & offshore. Very little breeze and
swell and mostly calm.
Best Fishing Area: Starting at about 5 miles from the entrance to the
Bay and working outbound from there.
Best Bait/Lure: The rigged baits were hot for the SAILFISH but
good strikes on the smaller lures, too.
Bait Supply: Excellent supply of both rigged and live bait available.
According to Captain Temo Verboonen, the week in general was near perfect for sea conditions and overall weather and the fishing commenced at about 4 miles from the entrance to Zihuatanejo Bay and continued out to about 10 miles. Very good SAILFISH catches, (he used the term "SAILFISH were very cooperative"). Even a couple of PACIFIC STRIPED MARLIN were taken this week, along with a scattering of DORADO. Unfortunately, the YELLOWFIN TUNA vanished from the area.
The inshore fishing
was more difficult this past week with the fish being very close to the
shore line and more finicky than in past weeks, almost like a seasonal
change.
Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo Climate: Partly cloudy but very pleasant and
warm days with temps from 72°F (22°C) nights to 94°F (34°C) daytime highs.
Sea Conditions: A very calm
week with surface temps at a stable 85-86°F (29-30°C) and excellent
clarity.
Best
Bait/Lure: Rigged baits for the offshore waters for the SAILFISH;
and live bait for the inshore, along with the pencil poppers.
Overall Bait
Supply: Excellent
Captain Temo Verboonen reported excellent fishing during the past week, both inshore and offshore, and that more and more anglers are coming into the area.
He reported in for just 3 super pangas, including
his own, "Secuestro
de Amor", reflecting a combined total of 7 SAILFISH,
9 YELLOWFIN TUNA, 13 DORADO for the offshore waters,
(starting
offshore at 4 miles) and 120 SIERRA, 36 JACK CREVALLE,
11 ROOSTERFISH and 13 BONITO for the inshore fishing.
He said the SAILFISH are schooled up and tend to bite in groups
with 3-4 strikes at the same time. Overall, his report was very upbeat
and full of excitement.
Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo Climate: Sunny Days and temps from 70°F (21°C)
nights to 93°F (32°C) daytime highs.
Sea Conditions: Good temps from 84°F (29°C)
inshore and rising to 86°F (30°C) offshore, with
excellent clarity, both in and off shore, and very slight surface breezes
and little swell condition, allowing for calm seas.
Best Fishing Area: SAILFISH were offshore from
4 to 15 miles, along with the YELLOWFIN TUNA and DORADO.
Best
Bait/Lures: SAILFISH on the rigged trolling baits, TUNA on
the feathers. ROOSTERFISH and JACK CREVALLE on live bait
and red & white
pencil poppers. SIERRA on small shiny lures and feathers and rigged
strip baits.
Bait Supply: Remains abundant for all of the boats.
We operate Ixtapa
Sportfishing Charters and receive weekly sportfishing reports
and would be most happy to provide them to you via e-mail upon your
request. Please drop us a line at anytime for information or charters.
Sincerely,
Stan Lushinsky & Susan Richards
www.ixtapasportfishing.com
(in the U.S.) Phone 1-717-688-9466; Fax 1-717-688-9554
e-mail: ixtsptf@epix.net
