THE IXTAPA-ZIHUATANEJO FISH REPORT - THE INDEPENDENT SPORTFISHING FLEET

According to Captain Temo Verboonen, the fishing turned slow this past week but for no apparent reason. He said the water is blue and at good temperatures and there's still plenty of fish but they ignore the baits with the "lockjaw syndrome". No problem seeing the fish but they sure don't cooperate. Even the marlin bite that was red-hot just a week ago has tapered down and they don't want to cooperate, either. On the plus side, there has been a fair bite on school sized yellowfin tuna at about 15-18 miles offshore that has kept some of the anglers a little busy. The inshore fishing continues to be excellent for the jack cravelle, but still a lack of roosterfish.

I/Z Climate: Sunny, warm and clear days, with very light tropical breezes. Temps from 68 nights to 91 daytime highs. Picture perfect.

Sea Conditions: Calm all over, temps from 74 inshore and rising to 80-81 offshore.

Best Lure/Bait: Rigged bait still best for the billfish, feathers for the tuna and live bait and pencil poppers for the jack cravelle.

Bait supply: Remains very good