The big Atlantic barracuda took over this past week and were the mainstay of the caribbean critter action from the Marina El Cid Fleet in Puerto Morelos. These toothy creatures are running in the 20-40 lb. ranges with an occasional bigger fish showing up in the mix. The billfish catches slowed up a little this past week but for no apparent reason as the water temps and clarity are near perfect. I guess they can't bite with a vengeance on every day, though it would be nice if they did. This past week produced a dozen different species for the 28 days fished and reflected 1 white marlin, 4 sailfish, 7 dorado, 1 wahoo, 18 bonito, 3 Sierra, 35 Atlantic barracuda, 16 grouper, 8 snapper, 5 amberjack, 2 soapfish and 3 triggerfish.

PM Climate:
Mostly cloudy days with occasional thunder shower, humid, and air temps from 73 nights to 90 daytime highs.

Sea Conditions:
Near excellent, both in water temps and clarity and stable at 83-84 degrees throughout the area. Light tropical surface breezes flowed from the NE.

Best Bait/Lure:
The ballyhoo, both in the natural form and in the skittered and rigged baits produced the catches.

Bait Supply:
Continues to be most plentiful throughout this area and we have never experienced a shortage of bait, even through the full moon phases.