Really good fishing for the larger dorado and just 8 miles off the beach. According to Geronimo Cevallos, fishing 3 hours on a "busman's holiday" with Carlos Berdigue, Sergio Romero and Arturo Lizaraga, from an Aries Fleet super panga, leadered 18 dorado to about 50 lbs. for a 3-hour fishing effort. He said the bite was excellent along the current/scum line, formed by the rain runoff this past couple of weeks. Overall fish counts for 8 fishing days reflected 1 blue marlin, (220 lbs.) 1 striper, 10 sailfish, 16 yellowfin tuna, (to 80 lbs.) 1 toro, 10 bonitio and 42 dorado to 65 lbs.

Mazatlan Climate: Mostly cloudy with some off and on rains, mostly in the PM & nights. Temps from 74 nights to 88 daytime highs.

Sea Conditions: Temps ranging from 82-83 degrees, clean waters at about 8-9 miles offshore, some westerly swell from Lowell and late day wind chop, current line at about 8 miles offshore.

Best Bait/Lure: Dorado are hot on the ballyhoo, rigged and slow trolled. Sailfish taking the rigged mullet. Tuna on larger lures and live bait on the drop-back.

Best Fishing area: Along the current break for the dorado, at the 22-25 mile mark for the tuna and billfish.