How's the fishing been?

by 1946415cd, Friday, January 12, 2024, 13:44 (1031 days ago)

I'm supposed to go fishing with my old Zihua Neighbor this weekend.
He's a local but has been too busy to go fishing. Him and I have been trying to get together for a trip for about 4 years.
So... What do you say? What has been getting caught lately?

How's the fishing been?

by wisconsinjuan @, Friday, January 12, 2024, 17:09 (1031 days ago) @ 1946415cd

It's a big ocean,Always something hungry

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by Ixtapachris @, Friday, January 12, 2024, 21:29 (1031 days ago) @ wisconsinjuan

This is a very small sample. Went fishing earlier this week. left at 8:30 and came back in at 1:30. Five of us and a captain. We caught and released a sailfish, probably around 70 lbs. No mahi, no snapper, but at least we didn't get skunked. Saw dolphins swimming along side the boat, a sea turtle and a whale, so not all bad. Also, the cost of going fishing is now competitive with golf now that those rates have doubled.

How's the fishing been?

by midalake @, Friday, January 12, 2024, 23:15 (1031 days ago) @ 1946415cd

I'm supposed to go fishing with my old Zihua Neighbor this weekend.
He's a local but has been too busy to go fishing. Him and I have been trying to get together for a trip for about 4 years.
So... What do you say? What has been getting caught lately?

Fishing has been VERY slow for this time of year. I took two blanks until Wednesday. Fished south not out of ZIH.
We caught two Sails, a Mahi and 3 Yellow fin tuna.
Some boats that day took blanks too.

Good Luck!

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by 1946415cd, Sunday, January 14, 2024, 17:12 (1029 days ago) @ midalake

We caught 8 Black Tuna, a big Mahi got away.
A great time was had by all.

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by ZihuaRob ⌂ @, Zihuatanejo, México, Monday, January 15, 2024, 11:28 (1028 days ago) @ 1946415cd

We caught 8 Black Tuna, a big Mahi got away.
A great time was had by all.

We call them barrilete here. Delicious for tiritas. Glad you all had a good time!

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by 1946415cd, Tuesday, January 16, 2024, 10:14 (1027 days ago) @ ZihuaRob

Well, the two local dudes I went with called them Black Tuna!!!
And yeh, a splendid time was had by all!

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Barrilete

by ZihuaRob ⌂ @, Zihuatanejo, México, Tuesday, January 16, 2024, 12:38 (1027 days ago) @ 1946415cd

Well, the two local dudes I went with called them Black Tuna!!!
And yeh, a splendid time was had by all!

Blackfin Tuna (atún de aleta negra) only live in the Atlantic and Caribbean.

If it looked like either one of these then it was a barrilete.
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by midalake @, Wednesday, January 17, 2024, 22:44 (1026 days ago) @ 1946415cd

Well, the two local dudes I went with called them Black Tuna!!!
And yeh, a splendid time was had by all!

Wrong or not, the same fish has three names here. Barrilete, Bonito's, Black Tuna. B-)

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by 1946415cd, Thursday, January 18, 2024, 07:40 (1025 days ago) @ midalake

Another local fish merchant friend called them Skip Jack as well.