It must be October! The fishing decided to make a jump-start from Mazatlan and the overall fishing was terrific for the days the boats got out. The port was closed for five days for adverse weather, but settled during the middle of the week and allowed the boats to focus on the catching. Dorado were the fish of the week for the Aries Sportfishing Fleet and adding to the mix was the surprise of some nice yellowfin tuna, (30-50 lbs.) and a fair number of sailfish. The overall offshore fish counts for a total of 11 boat days fished reflected 10 sailfish, (Aries I reported a 4 sailfish day) 61 dorado and 37 yellowfin tuna. There was only a single inshore super pangas this past week that reported 10 dorado for their effort, fishing around the buoys.

Mazatlan Climate:
Partly cloudy days with good chance for isolated showers, (60%) and temps that ranged from 72 nights to 92 daytime highs.

Sea Conditions:
A handful of rough weather days kept the boats in their slips but on the days when they did get out, the fishing was excellent. Water temps remained stable at 87 degrees throughout the area.

Best Fishing Area:
The buoys were best for the dorado counts and out to the southwest for the yellowfin tuna and the sailfish.

Best Lure/Bait:
Good fishing with both, artificials and live bait, along with the rigged trolling baits. The bigger dorado were being taken on the rigged trolling baits and the larger artificials in a wide range of colors. The tuna were fairly eager on the feathers and the cedar plugs.

Bait Supply:
Remained good right through the full moon.