A rather unusual weather occurrence in the Puerto Morelos area this past week that kept the port closed for two days due to strong easterly winds blowing through the area. According to our reporter from Puerto Morelos, Armando Gutierrez, the hard winds blew up a rough sea condition that prevented the boats from fishing in safe conditions. Even though the ocean was stirred up from the windy conditions, the fishing wasn't affected and the bite was right back to normal on the days following the wind. The combined fishing report was for 24 days fished and reflected a 10 fish mixed bag catch that included 11 blackfin tuna, 25 dorado, 20 Atlantic barracuda, 45 bonito, 19 Spanish mackerel, 1 amberjack, 2 grouper, 9 banana fish, 9 triggerfish and 2 king mackerel.

PM Climate: Mostly cloudy days with occasional sunshine and stronger easterly surface winds that ranged from 5-30 mph and temps that ranged from 70 nights to 86 daytime highs.

Sea Conditions: Port closed two days due to rough sea conditions and strong easterly winds. Sea temps holding stable at 79-80 degrees throughout the area.

Best Bait/Lure: Ballyhoo continue to be the bait of choice for all of the skippers and is used for all fish caught from top feeders to bottom fish.

Bait Supply: Caught fresh on a daily basis and no noticeable problems with plenty of bait for this area.