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From Jan 01, 1999 To May 09, 2008
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Apr 14, 2007; 12:31PM - Shaky Week
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Category: Mexico Ixtapa Zihuatanejo
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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Author E-mail: bajafly@bajafly.com
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Report Description:
Fishing still remains on the slow side, however there are definite signs of improvement. At least things were improving until we were hit by a 6.3 earthquake at mid week. Earthquakes apparently affect the vibration sensitive lateral lines of the game fish, and they absolutely refuse to bite for at least 24 hours after a quake.
Centered only about 60 miles South of Zihuatanejo, the quake did no damage at all.
Santiago, on the panga Gitana, told me he was raising 4 to 5 sailfish a day in an area between 18 and 21 miles from Zihuatanejo Bay. Dan and Alicia Sauder fished with Santiago for three days, releasing 6 sails and had a nice blue marlin come unbuttoned.
Inshore fishing is only showing a few black skipjack tuna and smaller jack crevalle.
May will be here in a few weeks, and May is usually one of our best months of the year for tuna and marlin.
Ed Kunze
Water temperature 80 - 84
Air temperature 71-90
Humidity 43%
Wind: ESE 4 knots
Conditions: Partly Cloudy
Visibility 4 miles
Sunrise 7:31 a.m. CDT
Sunset 8:02 p.m. CDT
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Apr 2, 2007; 04:52PM - Ixtapa/Zihuataneo Sportfishing Report
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Category: Mexico Ixtapa Zihuatanejo
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Author Name: Stan Lushinsky
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Author E-mail: ixtsptf@epix.net
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Report Description:
MARCH 29, 2007
The Marlin bite continues to get better and better along with a stronger showing of Sailfish. Captain Adolofo on the Dos Hermanos 1 reported 2 Blue Marlin and 2 Black Marlin in three days of fishing for returning Angler Harrell Minzenmayer. Captain Adolofo also reported raising 8 Sailfish for Mr. Minzenmayer but the fish were reluctant to bite the lures. Captain Cheva on the Dos Hermanos 2 reported a nice Black Marlin and 9 SAILFISH in 3 days of fishing with Mr. Godsey. Captain Cheva also had two productive Inshore days with fly fishing angler Mr. Rose who landed a mixed bag on Bonitos, Spanish Mackerel and Yellowtail Jacks. Captain Chiro on the Bloody Hook had an outstanding week leading Angler George Jennings to 2 Striped Marlin on his first day offshore and 4 SAILFISH on his second day offshore. First time visitor to Ixtapa Zihuatanejo. Mr. McCalum also fishing with Captain Chiro landed and released a Blue and a Black Marlin in one day. The Black Marlin was estimated to be near the 400 Lb mark. Mr. McCalum also landed 3 SAILFISH while fishing 2 other days aboard the Bloody Hook. Captain Adolofo fishing inshore with Travel Writer Mary Peachin landed several Yellowtail Jacks and Spanish Mackerel then fishing offshore and her second day landed 3 SAILFISH and missed 1 other SAILFISH. The Roosterfish continue to be absent as the cold green water is present all along the beaches. The cooler temps are also making it difficult on some days for the skippers to catch live bonitos which has been the favorite bait for the Big Blues and Blacks offshore.
Ixtapa Zihuatanejo weather: Cool Mornings followed by beautiful days
Sea Conditions: Calm to Moderate
Bait Supply: Good
Stan Lushinsky
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Mar 31, 2007; 04:39PM - Cooler Water This Week!
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Category: Mexico Ixtapa Zihuatanejo
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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Author E-mail: bajafly@bajafly.com
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Report Description:
Fishing has been a bit slow this week. The blue water moved out to the 15 mile mark, and then back in to 10 miles.
According to the Terrafin Satellite Surface Temperatures, the water within the normal fishing zone of 30 miles is a blustery 84º, with the preferable 80º water about 40 miles. This explains why most sailfish are being taken between 18 and 20 miles, with the tuna and blue marlin coming from the 40 to 45 mile mark.
Adolpho on the panga, Dos Hermanos, told me he did have one decent day on sails, releasing four. He also said the inshore action is very slow. Adolpho is one of our absolute best roosterfish and jack crevalle captains, and if he says it is slow, then do not waste your time trying for them.
Ed Kunze
Water temperature 80 - 84
Air temperature 74-86
Humidity 83%
Wind: NNW 4 knots
Conditions: Partly Cloudy
Visibility 7 miles
Sunrise 7:42 a.m. CDT
Sunset 7:59 p.m. CDT
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Mar 26, 2007; 12:20PM - Ixtapa/Zihuataneo Sportfishing Report
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Category: Mexico Ixtapa Zihuatanejo
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Author Name: Stan Lushinsky
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Author E-mail: ixtsptf@epix.net
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Report Description:
March 20, 2007
The week started out with an outstanding Marlin Bite but activity slowed down over the past two days. Captains are reporting Blues, Blacks as well as Striped Marlin in the daily catch. Captain Chiro on the Bloody Hook reported an outstanding day for Angler Jason Sutch who landed a 275 lb. Blue Marlin and a 425 Lb. Black Marlin on his first day offshore. Mr. Sutch followed that day up with a double header SAILFISH day on his second day offshore. Returning Angler Harrell Minzenmayer fishing on the Dos Hermanos 2 with Captain Cheva fought a nice Blue Marlin for 30 minutes but pulled the hook. Captain Chico on the Llamarada fishing 40 miles offshore sighted a large school of Yellowfin Tuna landing 6 to 50 lbs. Captain Adolofo Espinosa fishing 4 days with French Angler Mr. Julienne fishing 4 days in Puerto Vincentee Guerrero landed 18 Yellowtail Jacks, 4 ROOSTERFISH, 6 DORADOS and many Bonitos. Very Few SAILFISH were reported this week as water temperatures continue to fall. The arrival of the Yellowfin Tuna is right on schedule and the month of April has historically been the time when the Largest Tuna arrive in the area. Interested anglers are encouraged to contact our office for boat availability and details.
Ixtapa Zihuatanejo weather: Cool Mornings followed by beautiful days
Sea Conditions:
Calm
Bait Supply: Excellent
Sincerely,
Stan Lushinsky
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Mar 10, 2007; 04:37PM - Blue Marlin a Go Go
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Category: Mexico Ixtapa Zihuatanejo
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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Author E-mail: bajafly@bajafly.com
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Report Description:
The 80° blue water is just off the beach. However, most of the action appears to be a long boat ride off shore. For blue water action within 20 miles of the beach, the counts have been way down this last week. We have been averaging about one sailfish per boat per day. There have been very few dorado, but the blue marlin count is still respectable, with about 4 or 5 blue marlin a day being reported.
While fishing with Adan on the Gitana II this week, John Erickson of Wisconsin got a 180 pound blue on Tuesday, with John Torres catching a 220 pound blue on Friday.
At 40 miles, the commercial pangeros are getting yellowfin tuna in the 60 to 90 pound range. Plus, they are reporting a lot of sailfish and marlin in the same area. Apparently, there is a large concentration of bait along a current line at 40 miles, and this has been holding the game fish.
The inshore action for jack crevalle is still red hot. Now is the time for the light line and fly rod enthusiast to hit the water. You will be exhausted before noon.
Ed Kunze
Water temperature 80 - 84
Air temperature 71-87
Humidity 83%
Wind: SE at 4 mph
Conditions: Partly Cloudy
Visibility 2 miles
Sunrise 6:59 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:55 p.m. CST
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Mar 5, 2007; 07:05PM - Ixtapa Zihuatanejo fish Report 5/15/03 - 5/22/03
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Category: Mexico Ixtapa Zihuatanejo
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Author Name: Stan Lushinsky
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Author E-mail: ixtsptf@epix.net
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Report Description:
March 4, 2007
Some exceptional catches were reported last week but once again the results were very inconsistent as one good day was followed by a day with little results. Captain Chiro on the Bloody hook pitched a shut on Monday for Angler Mr. Richardson but then headed in another direction and found a pod of willing Sailfish landing 6 in one day. Captain Chiro also reported 4 other sailfish and 1 Black Marlin in three days of fishing. Captain Luis on the Grand Jefe 2 reported a 2 Sailfish and 4 Shark day for French angler Mr. Charie . Captain Annibal on the Grande Jefe 1 reported 3 SAILFISH and 2 Dorado in three days of offshore fishing. Returning Florida Angler Mr Don Tracy fishing three inshore days with Captain Adolfo on the Dos Hermanos 1 reported 28 Big Spanish Mackerel, 65 Yellowtail jacks, 3 Grouper and 1 -
( 25 ) lb Roosterfish taken on a Rapala in the area north of Ixtapa Island. Anglers Steve Leighton and Joe Seta fishing aboard the Esturion III with Captain Juan committed to a long day and were rewarded with 1 SAILFISH release ( 100 Lbs ) a 180 lb Blue Marlin and 8 Yellowfin tuna averaging 60 lb each. They found the Tuna at the 45 mile mark and the anglers began catching them in mid afternoon. The blue water was reported to be within 10 Miles. March and April have historically been our best months for Marlin and Big Tuna. Spaces are filing up fast the upcoming summertime Roosterfish season as well. Interested anglers are encourage to contact our office for availability.
Ixtapa Zihuatanejo weather: Sunny Mild Temps in the high 80’s
Sea Conditions: Calm
Bait Supply: Good
Sincerely,
Stan Lushinsky
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Mar 3, 2007; 09:46AM - Action Further Out
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Category: Mexico Ixtapa Zihuatanejo
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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Author E-mail: bajafly@bajafly.com
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Report Description:
Water temperature 80 - 84
Air temperature 69-86
Humidity 65%
Wind: WSW 9 MPH
Conditions: Mostly Sunny
Visibility 6 miles
Sunrise 7:03 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:52 p.m. CST
The water is starting a cooling trend, which is normal for this time of the year. At 30 miles, we have only 79° water, and not the 84° of weeks past. The blue water has moved out a bit also, and is about 18 miles from Zihuatanejo Bay.
The fleet is averaging between 1 and 3 sailfish a day, per boat. A few dorado are still being taken, but only about 1 for every 6 boats on the water. The blue marlin are still doing very well, but not quite as hot as last week. There are still at least 3 to 4 blues a day being recorded by the 30 boat fleet.
There is still no sign of the tuna, but with the cooling water, it will not be long.
Inshore, the jack crevalle action is hot. There are a lot of them, but not too many in the 20 pound range yet. Most of the jacks are in the low teens.
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Feb 24, 2007; 02:10PM - Not Much Bread and Butter
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Category: Mexico Ixtapa Zihuatanejo
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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Author E-mail: bajafly@bajafly.com
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Report Description:
This has been a very mixed week. Our bread and butter fish, the sailfish, has been fairly slow. We are only averaging one or two fish per day per boat, with many boats not seeing a thing. But, the blue marlin action has been incredible.
On one day this week, we reported 14 large blue marlin with the tourist sport fishing fleet out of the municipal pier in Zihuatanejo, plus another 6 from the private boats in Marina Ixtapa. And, this does not count the other 10 blue marlin caught by the commercial pangeros. For the entire fleet, including the commercial pangeros, we put about 40 boats on the water and caught 30 blue marlin in one day!
The other days in this week have not been quite so plentiful, but we are still seeing a minimum of 10 blue marlin a day being hooked and landed.
One notable catch was made by Bill Hermann from Washington, while fishing on the Gaby with Captain Margarito. Margarito called me on my cell phone at 9:00 and they were almost back to the pier already. His clients had enough excitement for the day. The 426 pound blue marlin had wiped them out.
Another notable catch was made by Onno Van Veen of Holland. He fished 6 days with Santiago on the panga Gitana, releasing 2 sailfish, 1 striped marlin, and a blue marlin of about 100 pounds. All fish were taken on the fly.
The party of four in the Bob Stevens group out of Seattle, WA, fished on two pangas at Vicente Gro. for one day. I was on one panga, with Cali on the other. Between us, we tagged and released 3 sailfish for the 4 fly fishermen. Of course, the guy paying the tab, Bob Stevens, never even had a shot.
There has been very little action inshore.
Ed Kunze
Water temperature 80 - 84
Air temperature 76-88
Humidity 82%
Wind: SE 15 mph
Conditions: Mostly Sunny
Visibility 6 miles
Sunrise 7:08 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:51 p.m. CST
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Feb 17, 2007; 02:19PM - OFFSHORE BEST
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Category: Mexico Ixtapa Zihuatanejo
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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Author E-mail: bajafly@bajafly.com
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Report Description:
This week's trend is still staying true to the improving fishing from last week. The sailfish average is holding at between two and three sails per boat per day, but the blue marlin have showed up to join the party. Early in the week, foretelling what was to come, several huge blues were taken. A couple came in around 750 pounds, and a few more between 450 and 650 pounds. But, on Thursday, six big blues hit the dock, and then yesterday (Friday), another eight. Plus, several more were taken by the private boats based out of Marina Ixtapa.
Keep in mind, more of these marlin are lost than are actually hooked. Almost every boat in the blue water is getting a shot at one. Almost all the blues are being taken on a slow trolled live black skipjack tuna.
The inshore action is kind of unknown at this time, as most captains are telling their clients to try for the marlin.
Ed Kunze
Water temperature 80 - 84
Air temperature 75-89
Humidity 82%
Wind: SE 15 mph
Conditions: Mostly Cloudy
Visibility 6 miles
Sunrise 7:12 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:48 p.m. CST
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Feb 11, 2007; 06:03PM - Ixtapa Zihuatanejo fish Report 5/15/03 - 5/22/03
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Category: Mexico Ixtapa Zihuatanejo
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Author Name: Stan Lushinsky
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Author E-mail: ixtsptf@epix.net
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Report Description:
February 9, 2007
Cold water continues to dictate the fishing in Ixtapa Zihuatanejo. We are seeing the annual move from Sailfish into more of a Yellowfin tuna and Marlin bite. Inshore the Roosterfish have gone south for the week but the action for Big Spanish Mackerel up to 15 lbs along with good numbers of Big Jacks has really turned on over the past week. Angler Joe Esser Fishing aboard the Dos Hermanos 1 landed 35 Spanish Mackerel, 27 Yellowtail Jacks, 2 Dorado, 4 Yellowfin tuna and 35 Bonitos all in 3 days of fishing. Captain Arturo on the Janeth fishing just 2 miles off the beach near Las Saladitas to the North landed 27 Yellowfin Tuna to 40 lbs. Captain Chrio on the Bloody Hook reported 7 SAILFISH, 1 Dorado and 4 Spanish Mackerel in three days for angler Mr. Keller who fished out of Puerto Vincentee Guerrero and stayed at the Casa Las Brisas ( www.zihuatanejo.net/casalasbrisas ) Captain Chiro also reported 1 Dorado for angler Jeff Sphinner. Returning angler John Winter fishing three days aboard the Esturion and Bloody Hook landed a 305 Lb Blue Marlin, a Striped Marlin, 2 SAILFISH, 1 DORADO and 1 Yellowtail Jack. Angler Terry Ward fishing aboard the Grand Jefe 1 landed 2 SAILFISH and a handful of Bonitos in 2 days of fishing. An average of 3 Marlin per day have been reported by the fleet with the largest of the week scaling in a 639 Lbs. There are still some open dates for this year’s spring run of marlin and big tuna and we are also taking reservations for the late spring and summer Roosterfish season.
Ixtapa Zihuatanejo weather, Seasonably perfect with temps in the high 80’s cool mornings
Sea Conditions: Calm
Bait Supply: Good
Sincerely,
Stan Lushinsky |
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