Our last fishing report reflected the first blue marlin of the year and this week's report reflects the first white marlin of the year. The white marlin was taken by Mr. Macunas party while fishing aboard the "Aries VIII". Overall, it was a sensational fishing week that culminated with a 16 species mixed-bag catch for a total of 32 days fished and reflected 1 white marlin, 3 sailfish, 1 tarpon, 10 blackfin tuna, 8 dorado, 3 Atlantic barracuda, 2 wahoo, 6 king mackerel, 6 Spanish mackerel, 2 jack crevalle, 10 bonito, 1 amberjack, 1 soapfish, 17 triggerfish, 9 snappers and 6 groupers. At the week's end, we had our first white marlin for the year, our first ever tarpon and the biggest mixed-bag catch variety we have ever reported for this area. (We originally had a report that a tarpon ws taken aboard the "Aries VIII", and after spending a couple of days tracking the information, it turned out to be incorrectly reported and was nothing more than a puffer fish. While still a first in the reports, it's sure a huge difference from the excitement of a tarpon).

PM Climate: Partly cloudy but warm days and wonderful evenings with temps from 70 nights to 88 daytime highs.

Sea Conditions: A very good week with mostly light & variable tropical surface breezes and water temps that were stable at 82 degrees.

Best Bait/Lure: The best bait for this area continues to be the fresh caught ballyhoo that the crews prepare on a daily basis for the type of fishing they will be focusing on for their group of anglers.

Bait Supply: Even the full moon phase doesn't diminish the bait supply for this area as the bait is caught fresh on a daily basis and distributed to all of the sportfishing boats.