Still a little slow on anglers but that may change if the billfish counts and offshore catches continue upward. Also, we had a special report from the Aries Fleet Manager, Geronimo Cevallos, fishing with his son, Geronimo, Jr., landing 13 corvina that ranged from 32 to 36 lbs. They were just out in front of the Marina El Cid and trolling Rapalas through the bait balls this past Sunday. The overall offshore catches for 5 days fished reflected 4 Pacific striped marlin or an 80% catch ratio effort for the boats. The inshore fishing reflected 2 yellowfin tuna, 13 corvina, 1 toro, 1 baqueta, 1 pargo, 22 mojarres, 79 burros and 118 roncachos.

Mazatlan Climate: Sunny, mostly clear and warm days but still having cool evenings and nights with temps that ranged from 47 nights to 81 daytime highs.

Sea Conditions: Overall, the week was light & variable surface breezes of 5-10 mph. Inshore waters were down to 65 degrees and gently rising to 69-70 at 17 to 20 miles offshore. Green water to 15-18 miles offshore then cleaning to a green tint condition.

Best Fishing Area: None reported! The boats had to get beyond the murky, green water and into the cleaner green waters at the 17-20 mile mark or so where the warmer waters began.

Best Lure/Bait: Rigged baits for the bbillfish. Rapalas for the corvina.

Bait Supply: Excellent supply of both, rigged baits and live bait.