Hurricane Ida kept the port closed at Puerto Morelos for most of the week, making sportfishing almost non-existent for the anglers throughout this area. While there was no damage reported for the Puerto Morelos area, the El Cid Resort and the Marina El Cid, the winds and rain were just not conducive to any serious sportfishing efforts. I talked with the General Manager, Armando Gutierrez, and he said, The potential for problems was there, but when the storm blew by and all was said and done, everything was just fine and we were back up and fishing again". The overall fish counts for the five boats over 2 days reflected 7 Atlantic barracuda, 2 red snapper, 5 bonito, 1 yellowfin tuna and 2 king mackerel for the efforts.

PM Climate: Partly cloudy days with temps from 62 nights to 85 daytime highs.

Sea Conditions: Sea temps holding steady at 83.5 degrees, light easterly surface winds, 8-12 knots and almost no swell at all.

Best Bait/Lure: Best bait continues to be the rigged and unrigged ballyhoo that frequent this are.