Z Fish Report (3/28/19)

There were very few fishermen here to get a complete understanding of the fishing situation this week. Even the best captains sat at home this last week. Part of it was the full moon period of this last week, and part is the season is wrapping up for the snow birds and tourists.

Adolfo, fishing with family and friends, got this tasty sierra for his granddaughter. 

Offshore (average) surface water temperature - Includes from the 5 - 6 mile mark at the 100 fathom line, then to the 1,000 fathom line being about 32 miles: Exactly the same as last week. 83° A cooling trend is starting, which will bring in the yellowfin and blue marlin, but anglers will have to travel a way for them, because the blue water is pushing out. This is historically normal, and happens around this time of the year.

Inshore (average) surface temperature. From the beach to about 5 miles: 79° to the north of Zihuat Bay, and down to the White rocks.  82° From there down to Puerto Vicente Guerrero. If you want to fish for roosters, they need the 80° water, so you will be fishing south.

Blue water: (Chlorophyll amounts and surface temps from Terrafin SST) The same as last week. Discolored, with no blue water until at least 30 miles.

Offshore: Very few sailfish, and with the cooling water, more striped marlin are showing up in the catches. A few blue marlin are being taken as well as some yellowfin tuna. The interesting thing, with the cooling water, the tuna, striped marlin, and blue marlin have moved in closer. They are now being taken from the 20 to 25 mile marks.

Another sierra on the panga Dos Hermanos

Inshore: Like last week, the inshore is still holding up very well. Even though the roosters have mostly left, due to the cooler water temperatures, the jack crevalle and sierras are still providing a lot of action. 

Ed Kunze

(Director of the Roosterfish Foundation, IGFA Representative)