The annual corvina bite has really taken off this past week and should remain on the upswing for the next few weeks, providing great action for the inshore angers. It was an unusual week with no sailfish in the count but no apparent changes in the overall water conditions for the offshore waters. It was a slow week for charters with only 9 offshore fishing days that reflected 2 blue marlin, (200-250 lbs.), 1 mako shark, 9 yellowfin tuna and 6 dorado. The inshore catches, also for 9 fishing days, reflected 51 corvina, 1 dorado, 35 red snapper, 1 roosterfish, 15 seabass and 4 triggerfish. The corvina are ranging in the 5-20 lb. ranges and the bite has been growing better each day, resulting from falling inshore water temperatures.

Mazatlan Climate: Partly cloudy days with periods of bright sunshine. Mornings and evenings are cool, down to 51 degrees but warming to very pleasant daytime temps at 82 degrees.

Sea Conditions: The inshore waters have cooled to 70-71 degrees and greened-up considerably with a temp break at 22-23 miles offshore, rising to 76 degrees.

Best Fishing Area: No offshore concentration of fish as the boat skippers reported fishing over a wide area.

Best Lure/Bait:
Both blue marlin taken on artificials. Tuna taken on cedar plugs and feathers, (fish running with the porpoise) dorado on the trolling baits.

Bait Supply: Remains very good for both, live bait and trolling baits.