The blue marlin continue to bite for the anglers from Mazatlan and the Aries Fleet again reports about a 50-50 chance for a big blue with a near 100% chance for a billfish fish. The "Aries III", skippered by Captain Martin Reygoza, reported in for 2 blue marlin, 1 sailffish and rounding out the two fishing days with 4 yellowfin tuna & two dorado. The overall counts for a total of 5 offshore fishing days produced 2 blue marlin, 2 sailfish, 4 yellowfin tuna and 4 dorado. The inshore super pangas reporting in for 4 days fished reflected 1 blue marlin and 24 dorado. While September is a terrific fishing month from Mazatlan, it is also one of the slowest months of the year for anglers and charters.

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Mazatlan Climate: Hot & humid, partly cloudy to cloudy days and off & on again thunder showers. Temps ranged from 73 nights to 91 daytime highs with varied directional surface winds in the 5-15 mph ranges.

Sea Conditions: A 1-day port closure with the remainder of the week open for fishing.

Best Fishing Area: Starting at about 15-18 mies out to the southwest of the Marina El Cid and working into the southeast from there.

Best Bait/Lures: Rigged baits working best for the Sailfish and Dorado. Tuna and some Dorado being taken on feathers and cedar plugs. Blue's taken on bigger lures and rigged baits.

Bait Supply: Continues to be readily available for the anglers with fresh baits for rigging and live baits for casting.