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Fish Report for 4-13-2012
Another slow fishing week from Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo
4-13-2012
Larry Edwards
According to Captain Temo Verboonen, it was another slow fishing week from Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, mostly resulting from the full moon phase and in conjunction with cooler, greenish water conditions that extended from near shore to the 1000 fathom curve at about 45-50 miles offshore. The various captains were reporting very little action out to the 30 mile mark and finding only occasional billfish strikes in that range. Equally slow for the week was the inshore action as the fish were changing locations on a daily basis, never in the same place two days in a row. Once you did find the fish, it was a fair bite on spinning tackle and using surface plugs for the Sierra, jack crevalle and a few bonito, but still, a much slower bite than would normally be taking place at this time of year.
IZ Climate: A few partly cloudy days but toasty warm and superb evenings with temps that ranged from 67 nights to 83 daytime highs.
Sea Conditions: Cooler waters inshore at 77 degrees out to the 100 fathom curve, then rising to 81-82 degrees out to the 1000 fathom curve and beyond. Water clarity was the primary problem from the shoreline out to about 45 miles or so, as the water blued up at that point.
Best Fishing Area: None reported. No fish concentration inside the 45 mile mark.
Best Lure/Bait: The billfish that were caught were taken on the slow trolled, rigged baits as the skippers were straight-line trolling.
Bait Supply: Good supply of both, live bait and baits for rigging and unaffected by the full moon conditions.
IZ Climate: A few partly cloudy days but toasty warm and superb evenings with temps that ranged from 67 nights to 83 daytime highs.
Sea Conditions: Cooler waters inshore at 77 degrees out to the 100 fathom curve, then rising to 81-82 degrees out to the 1000 fathom curve and beyond. Water clarity was the primary problem from the shoreline out to about 45 miles or so, as the water blued up at that point.
Best Fishing Area: None reported. No fish concentration inside the 45 mile mark.
Best Lure/Bait: The billfish that were caught were taken on the slow trolled, rigged baits as the skippers were straight-line trolling.
Bait Supply: Good supply of both, live bait and baits for rigging and unaffected by the full moon conditions.
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