According to Captain Temo Verboonen, the yellowfin tuna are picking up a little steam in the area, and catches were reported from about 10 to 40 plus miles or so. Captain Luis Maciel of the "Gringo Loco", fishing with angler Kent Anderson, captured a 160 lb. yellowfin tuna, along with a 200 lb. blue marlin for two days fished. While the sailfish bite backed off a little, probably due to the on-coming full moon, the tuna and occasional black & blue marlin allowed for some excitement for the anglers. Also, the inshore action for the jack cravelle, continues to be as good as it gets, along with many bonito and sierra.

Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo Climate: Picture perfect, sunny warm and clear skies, temps from 70 nights to 90 daytime highs.

Sea Conditions: Mostly calm waters with light surface breezes, temps at 74 inshore and rapidly rising to 82-84 offshore.

Best Fishing Area: The tuna bite gets better the farther offshore one gets, but there is some pretty good action from the 10 miles mark.

Best lure/bait: The yellowfin tuna were best on smaller feathers, 2-3 inchers, in the purple and pink colors. The jacks were best on live bait, but still, red and white pencil poppers were also working well.