"It was another productive week," reported Jonathan Roldan of Tail Hunters International, "at least for half the week. Early in the week conditions were excellent and we got into more of those nice yellowtail and pargo. However, by the time mid-week showed up, the days started out nice, but my mid-morning, the winds were up and howling. Seas were up and choppy and just as well to either head back in or not to have gone out at all, pretty typical for this time of year. But then again, as the weekend drew near, conditions settled again and the bite turned on again!

"When the bite was one, boats averaged 1 to 5 fish each. These were 15 to 45-pound fish eating live sardines, mackerel, jigged heavy iron and deep diving Bomber, Yo-Zuri and Rapalas over areas deep enough to drag the deeper running lures. It seems the larger fish were closer to Cerralvo Island with fish averaging about 30 to 40 pounds. The "smaller" fish, still tough 15 to 30-pounders were found just outside of Muertos Bay, Punta Perico and Boca de Alamo.

"Inshore, the cabrilla, jack crevalle, sierra, bonito, snapper keep it fun, but the focus has been on the big pargo that, like the yellowtail, appear to have shown up earlier than usual this year. The big mullet snapper pargo are ranging over the rocky areas in water as shallow as just a few feet as they come in to spawn. The big fish are ranging from 10 to 20 pounds, but larger ones are tough to get out of the rocks!