Weather is still a little ???squirrely', with wind one day, then, none the next.

There are plenty of billfish and dorado being seen on the outside throughout Palmas Bay. The fish are lethargic most of the time and seem to be full of the preponderance of squid that is here right now. One boat slid up on a shark buoy, threw out a handful of sardina to see if there were any dorado hanging out only to have the Sea erupt as a school of sailfish ran down every last one as they hit the water! The dorado that were caught this week seemed to be good quality, 35 ??? 40 lbs. None-the-less it was another "more shots than snaps for most anglers." Another indication of the spring turnaround is the number of blue marlin which were spotted this week; one hotel reported two landed.

Closer to shore, the skipjack and white bonito were feeding on the surface making them easy targets for anyone who was interested.

I guess the large schools of small yellowfin have left the building, compliments of the Mexican seiner fleet. Hopefully, at least some of the fish split before the nets hit the water and will return after the seiners leave.

Beach action included ladyfish, pompano and a few small roosters and jacks. The trick was to find the bait (sardina and mullet) and stay with it until the bigger fish showed up.

The week could be summed up?Ķright place + right time equals some good action!

Tip: When fishing the beach, keep moving until you find the bait. When you are casting, "fan cast" left-center-right, and then move on if nothing happens. Don't keep casting over the same water unless you see some kind of indicative signs that there are fish there.

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Water temperature
66-78

Air temperature
60-89

Humidity
47 %

Wind:
ENE 7 to 9 knots

Conditions:
Partly Cloudy

Visibility
11 miles

Sunrise
6:41 a.m. MDT

Sunset
7:50 p.m. MDT