Another fine week of fun fishing from the Marina El Cid Sportfishing Fleet in Puerto Morelos, that reflected the typical wide-variety catches for the anglers and about the only difference this week was the lack of snappers and groupers in the report. I'm not sure what the lack of grouper and snapper means this week but I would assume that the primary effort was focused on surface fish for the anglers at their request and I base this on the historical reports that have never been without fair catches of both species. The overall catches for the fleet's 25 fishing days reflected a 10 fish mixed-bag that included 2 sailfish, 2 king mackerel, 2 wahoo, 14 blackfin tuna, 28 dorado, 45 bonito, 36 Atlantic barracuda, 20 Spanish mackerel, 10 amberjack and 4 banana fish.

Puerto Morelos Climate:
Partly cloudy days with light southeast tropical breezes and temps that ranged from 68 nights to 85 daytime highs. Excellent weather!

Sea Conditions:
Overall, it was a good week on the water with a single port closure day due to the windy conditions of the day. The sea temps have remained consistent at the 8081 degree mark, which is near perfect for the area's fishing.

Best Bait/Lure:
The primary bait of choice continues to be the ballyhoo that is used in a variety of methods from slow-trolled baits to rigged and skirted baits to slabs and cut bait, depending on the fish being targeted at the time.

Bait Supply:
Continues to be readily available on a daily basis and is freshly caught for the fleet everyday.