Z Fish Report (3/17/16)

The roosterfish King, Adolfo on the panga Dos Hermanos. I took this photo
as we headed south with Keith Paul a couple of weeks ago.

Offshore (average) surface water temperature - Includes from the 5-6 mile mark at the 100 fathom line, on out to about 50 miles with the 1,000 fathom line being at 32 miles: 82°

Inshore (average) surface temperature. From the beach to about 5 miles: 80°

The blue water is at the 100 fathom line, with slightly discolored water from there to the 5 miles back to the beach.

Phil Lusardi of Minn. fished a day with Noe on the panga Porpy

Offshore. (Remains unchanged from last week) The sailfish action is still generally slow. The boats are hooking about a sailfish per day per boat. Blue marlin are still being found at the rate of 1 shot for every 3 boat days on the water. There are still very few dorado.

Above- three happy anglers on the Dos Hermanos. Below, a rooster on the
panga Dos Hermanos down at Vicente Guerrero

Inshore: The roosters kind of disappeared on us this week, but a couple were caught down at Puerto Vicente Guerrero. A few jack crevalle are showing, but most of the action now is on the black skipjack tuna, which the captains call bonitos, because the clients all know what a bonito is.

Black skipjack tuna (bonitos) on the Dos Hermanos. 

Here is an email I got from Philip Frazier of Minnesota: Well, my day with Cheva and Alejandro on the panga Dos Hermanos II was very good. No roosters or jack crevalle, but lots of bonito. I realize that locally it might not be considered a great day of fishing, but for me being in the fish, and ending up with a sore arm was a good day! I understand now why you told me you do not fish for the huge tuna! ......We did go north past Ixtapa Island and fished along beaches with big waves. Could be intimidating!

Ed Kunze                                                                         

 (Director of the Roosterfish Foundation, IGFA Representative)

On the Dos Hermanos