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| Around 10% of the world's total fish species can be found just within the Great Barrier Reef. |
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| Starfish can re-grow their arms. In fact, a single arm can regenerate a whole body. |
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| Starfish do not have blood. Their blood is actually filtered sea water. |
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| Starfish don't have brains. Special cells on their skin gather information about their surroundings |
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| Not all animals with the word fish in their names count as fish. |
| Though their names may suggest otherwise, cuttlefish, starfish, and jellyfish aren’t actually fish. Generally-speaking, fishes must have skulls, gills, and fins. Surprisingly, though, not all fishes have proper spines. |
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| In three decades, the world's oceans will contain more discarded plastic than fish when measured by weight, researchers say. |
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| As of 2020, there were 34,000 known fish species around world. That’s more than the number of species in all other vertebrates: birds, reptiles, mammals, and amphibians combined. |
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| Just how man species of fish are there? |
| As of 2020, there were 34,000 known fish species around world. That’s more than the number of species in all other vertebrates: birds, reptiles, mammals, and amphibians combined. |
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| Even Catfish are finicky |
| Taste Buds ? Catfish have a more refined sense of flavor than humans. Our 10,000 taste buds may seem like a lot, but catfish can have as many as 175,000. This helps them find the exact location of their next meal. |
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| A bit of Humor |
| My brother has 2 German Shepherds named Rolex and Timex. You guessed it they are Watch Dogs. |
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From Jan 01, 1999 To Sep 22, 2025
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May 24, 2006; 05:57PM - Spawning in full swing for Tukes
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Category: Hawaii
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Author Name: Stan Wright
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The 'Rain and Drain' of Wahiawa Reservoir has the peacock bass in full spawn. The lake level is lowered as a flood control plan. A big rain fills the lake and gives people down stream time to prepare for the flooding. Hawaii has had lots of rain this year and overnight the water level can rise 12 feet. In the Amazon water temperature and the length of the day have no relation to spawning. For the peacock bass it's either the rainy season or the dry season. So as soon as the water level drops the fish start spawning.
Our average size fish is 1 to 2 pounds. Bedding fish up to 8 1/2 pounds have been taken. But lately the 3 to 5 pounders have been cursing the shoreline and schooling up to chase shad in open water. One day you can catch fish on spinner baits, jerk baits, Senkos, top water lures, and live bait. Then in the next day you wonder if there are any fish in the lake. I guess that's why they call it 'Fishing' and not 'Catching'.
Aloha,
Stan
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May 22, 2006; 11:19AM - Cabo Bite Report
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: George Landrum
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FLY HOOKER SPORTFISHING
Captain George Landrum
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
Cabo Fish Report
May 15-21, 2006
WEATHER: We are having summer weather this week with our daytime temperatures in town around the low 90’s and our nighttime low in the mid 70’s. With the humidity starting to kick in I have been running the air conditioner on some evenings. No rain this week and we had mostly sunny skies all week long.
WATER: The Sea of Cortez is warming up so quick that I am a little bit worried. On the charts from Terrafin we are seeing water at 83 degrees already. On the Pacific side it is quite a bit cooler with a slight warm water extension onto the San Jaime Banks with temperatures around 71 degrees but the rest of the Pacific area has much warmer water with most of it in the mid 60’s. The clarity of the water is a mirror of the temperature with the Pacific side mostly green and on the Cortez side the hot 83-degree water is almost a purple color. I thing the Blue sand Blacks are just around the corner!
BAIT: This week the bait was almost all Mackerel with some of the bait boats having Caballito and Lisa at the normal $2 per bait. I did not hear of any Sardinas available.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: We just finished up the inaugural World Championship Billfish Catch and Release Tournament this week. There were 24 teams entered and over the three days of fishing, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday there were a total of 224 Striped Marlin released. That was an average of almost 3 Striped Marlin per boat per day. Of course not everyone caught the average, these were professional teams for the most part and they approach the sport that way. Lots of fresh bait, never mind the lures, throw bait to as many fish as possible and the numbers should work out. The top team released 30 Striped Marlin in three days of fishing and believes they threw bait to over 100 fish per day! One of the reasons it was difficult to find hungry fish was the full moon that just passed. The fish were feeding at night and stuffing themselves on squid. Most of the charter boats were lucky to release two fish per day since they were out for Dorado and Tuna as well. I did not fare as well as the professional teams; we were able to release one Marlin each day of the tournament. Maybe next year!
YELLOWFIN TUNA: It appeared that there were plenty of football fish out there this week; it was just that they were on the Pacific side in the rougher water. For most of the boats that was just a little bit too rough for their clients and with no Marlin in the same area, it was either Yellowfin or nothing. From 5 miles in front of the arches to just this side of the San Jaime Bank there were Yellowfin found with Porpoise and a few small schools were found in the blind. I did not hear of any reports of big Tuna from our area this week, but there is a good chance that they will show up soon.
DORADO: There were scattered Dorado this week and for the most part they were found closer to shore than almost any of the other species. From the Punta Gorda area to just off the lighthouse on the Pacific, they were found from ˝ to 5 miles off the beach. Bright colored lures and slow trolled live bait were the best attractors for these fish. The sizes were not great but it is early in the season. Most of the fish were averaging 8 pounds but an occasional 25-pound fish made things interesting.
WAHOO: There were few Wahoo reported this week but at least there were a few. I thought that the full moon would have kicked the bite into gear but the fish were shy. A few fish in the 30-40 pound class were caught and they were found on the Cortez side of the cape, for the most part up around the Punta Gorda and Gorda Banks areas.
INSHORE: I was busy with the tournament this week so never did get a good feel for the inshore action but the few people I did speak to about it said that there were still a few Sierra to be found and on the Pacific there were still Yellowtail off of the rocky points. Roosterfish have started a fairly strong showing on the Cortez side of the Cape, as the Mullet have been more numerous this past week. This weeks report was written to the music of Pink Floyd on the 1990 Capitol release “Piper at the Gates of Dawn.” Until next week, Tight Lines!
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May 21, 2006; 06:48PM - Week ending 05/21-2006
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Category: Guatemala Sport Fishing
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Author Name: The Great Sailfishing Company
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This fishing report is for the week ending 05-21-06 and is prepared by The Great Sailfishing Company which operates out of the new Pez Vela Marina,Guatemala.The fishing grounds for this past week have ranged from as little as 10 miles to as far as 30 miles. Seas this week have been moderate ranging between 2 to 5ft. with cloudy or rainy days plus light to moderate winds.The week started out with poor to fair results with boats reporting releases in the low to mid single digits.Mid week found results acceptable with boats reporting releases in the 8 to 12 digit range.However,by Friday the fishing had once again really slowed down to the very low single digits but the marlin bite still is active with the La Sirena releasing a 200lb marlin - On the Fly and the first of the Yellowfin tuna is starting to appear.Today Sunday 05-21-06 the fishing again is picking up,our boat the Joint Venture (35ft.Bertram)released 4 sails,one 400lb.Blue Marlin and a 10 lb. Yellowfin Tuna.For more info. contact us at greatsailfishing@yahoo.com or visit our website at www.greatsailfishing.com and check out our free fly-fishing special for May and June
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May 15, 2006; 01:12PM - Guatemala Current Conditions
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Category: Guatemala Sport Fishing
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Author Name: The Great Sailfishing Company
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This fishing report is for the past eight days ending 05-14-06 and is prepared by The Great Sailfishing Company which operates out of the new Pez Vela Marina,Guatemala.The fishing grounds for these past days have ranged from as little as 15 miles to as far as 30 miles. Seas at the beginning of the week have been mild ranging between 1 to 3ft.with sunny days and little wind.However,Saturday night brought in heavy rains with some easterly winds causing some moderate chop. The fishing has been very good to good as Guatemala standards go with those fishing conventional releasing between 10 to 38 sails per day (the norm was in the low-twenties) with 15 to over 50 raises.On Friday our boat the Joint Venture released 38 sails.In shore fishing has cooled off when compared to the previous week along with the previous weeks Marlin bite.For more info. contact us at greatsailfishing@yahoo.com or visit our website at www.greatsailfishing.com and check out our free fly-fishing special for April and May
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May 15, 2006; 10:16AM - Cabo Bite Report
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: George Landrum
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FLY HOOKER SPORTFISHING
Captain George Landrum
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
Cabo Fish Report
May 8-14, 2006
WEATHER: It was a beautiful week with mostly sunny skies. Our daytime highs were in the high 80’s and our nighttime lows in the high 60’s and reached the low 70’s this weekend. We did have steady winds from the northwest all week long at 8-15 knots.
WATER: Checking the charts at the end of the week you could see the progression, slow though it is, of warm water from the Sea of Cortez side of the Cape toward the Pacific. On the Cortez side our water temperatures were in the 75-80 degree range with the warmer water up around Punta Gorda. Right in front of Cabo the water was a cooler and greener 67-70 degrees and on the Pacific side of the Cape the water was very green and a cool 60-67 degrees. There was no really defined break between the cool and green water and the warm and blue water.
BAIT: There was a mix of Caballito and Mackerel this week at the usual $2 per bait, and there were reports of some Sardinas as well at $20 per scoop.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: The Rolex/IGFA Offshore Tournament is over and while I have no actual numbers, reports were of approximately 77 Striped Marlin released on day one, 167 released on day two, over 200 fish on day three and over 100 fish on day four, all that between 66 teams. Apparently most of the action came from between the Gorda Banks, Punta Gorda and the 1150. Day one was a mostly lure fish day as the teams searched the area for concentrations of fish and day two and three were almost all rigged dead bait fish. There was a Black Marlin reported released as well on day one. We have another tournament this coming week and I will be fishing in it so I will have a good idea of details for next weeks report.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: There were quite a few white Tuna flags flying this week as the football size fish have shown up close to home. Most of the action on these fish was found within three miles of the Cape where the cool and warm waters mixed. The water was rough and bumpy and the fish were caught in the blind, but many boats came in early due to the number of fish they found. There were also reports at the end of the week of bigger fish to #100 showing up around the Punta Gorda area, and these fish were mixed with Porpoise.
DORADO: There were plenty of small fish to be found this week and they were in the same area as the football Tuna. These Dorado were small, I mean between 5 and 8 pounds so most of them were released. A few larger fish were taken up north in the warmer water and a few of them went over 35 pounds, but there were no large numbers of them.
WAHOO: The full moon kicked out a few Wahoo this week, most of them from the Gorda Banks area and north of there. If may be because that is where the tournament boats were concentrating, but with only 10 Wahoo caught (or reported caught) for 240 fishing days, you can see that the picking are still pretty slim, at least from areas where the Marlin are. Reports form the rest of the fleet as well as the Pangas out of La Playita were a bit better, with more action obtained closer in to the beach.
INSHORE: The Sierra bite fell off a bit this week and it seemed that the fish became a bit smaller as well with the average size down to 6 pounds. Off of the Rocky points there were still Yellowtail being found with fish to 30 pounds, the average size was around 15 pounds. A scattering of Amberjack and grouper rounded out most of the inshore catch with the exception of Roosterfish. These fish finally showed up in decent numbers on the Cortez side with lots of fish in the 8-15 pound class and a few larger ones to 35 pounds.
NOTES: My fingers are crossed for my teams’ chances in the tournament this week. As an inaugural event there are bound to be a few bumps, but it appears that the event coordinators have it together. This week’s music selection was a Mark Knopfler soundtrack (again), the 1983 release of “Local Hero” on Phonogram Records. Until next week, Tight Lines!
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May 13, 2006; 12:40PM - They’re Biting at East Cape
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Category: Saltwater Fly Fishing Reports
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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REPORT #1010. “Below the Border” Saltwater Fly-Fishing reports since 1996
Endless Season Update 05/13/06
East Cape
Here we are at mid-May and we’ve already seen some of the best action in several years. There are plenty of large schools of bait, predominately flatiron herring and striped mullet, which can be found up and down the coast making inshore fishing from pangas exciting.
Having a tank full of mullet allows the guides to tease up some great roosters and jacks. Phil Barker of California and Randy Gibbs of Martha's Vineyards, Mass., recently connected with nice roosters which were teased to within fly range from pangas out of Hotel Buena Vista. Phil and Randy both had multiple hook-ups on teased roosters. Needless to say, the guides are in their element. There's nothing in the world of guiding that's more fun for them than teasing roosters! The bait has spread out instead of the tight schools we were finding several weeks ago, allowing beach anglers to encounter good numbers of cruisers in all the usual spots. Try large brown flies like our Chivo Lisa http://www.bajafly.com/chivo_lisa.htm to imitate the striped mullet and deep bodied, olive and white flies for the sardina (flatiron herring) like our See-Through Deceiver http://www.bajafly.com/see_through_deceiver.htm .
The physical task of modern beach fishing without an ATV can be daunting. If you can't run and cast like a champ, you are out of the game. Our guides are teasing up some ladies for the clients, but the shots at jacks and rooster were not numerous and it is tough to cash in on the chances. Beach fishing without the ATVs is some of the toughest there is. Not only do you have to be a great fly-caster, you have to have plenty of stamina and be in good shape as well.
Offshore action remains consistent for marlin. Fish became a little more cooperative in the spread over the last two weeks, but the bulk of the take is coming from the boats lucky enough to get live mackerel. Without the “liveys,” the guides have been reduced to pitching hookless, dead ballyhoo to feeders and sleepers with mixed results. Often, the fish will turn and follow, but not light up enough to provide the type of aggression needed to feed them flies. It's sure fun trying though and, 'It only takes one!' Dorado, and tuna flags are also flying on the luckier boats, but not in the kinds of numbers that make them an easy target for fly anglers.
Water temperature 68-79
Air temperature 62-91
Humidity 58%
Wind: NNW 7 mph
Conditions: Clear
Visibility 8 miles
Sunrise 6:38 a.m. MST
Sunset 7:52 p.m. MST
Magdalena Bay, Baja Mexico
Still cool and windy conditions as local weather has been slow to catch up with the rest of Baja. Offshore, there have been a few dorado and tuna sightings in the neighborhood of the shark buoys west of the entrada. At the entrada fair action can be found chasing the bird schools. Small yellowtail, bonito and even a few sierra. Up in the esteros, corvina, spotted bay bass and a few grouper seemed to be all that could be found. Another option this week was small halibut in shallow water near almost all the sandy beaches. Water temperatures are slowly creeping up and summer conditions should be soon coming.
Water temperature 60 - 67
Air temperature 59-78
Humidity 94%
Wind: WNW 15 mph
Conditions: Partly Cloudy
Visibility 5 miles
Sunrise 6:43 a.m. MDT
Sunset 8:02 p.m. MDT
Zihuatanejo, Mainland Mexico
The water has turned on us again, with the blue water being pushed out to 20 miles. The fleet is averaging about one or two sailfish a day per boat. Santiago, on the panga “Gitana,” fished with John Wilkinson of Indiana yesterday (Friday), releasing a sail and keeping two yellowfin tuna in the 30 pound class. The tuna were at 38 miles on a 230ş heading.
Santiago also fished two days with Harry Schuler of California, releasing three sailfish and losing a nice blue marlin.
Adolpho, on the panga “Dos Hermanos,” reported by cell phone this morning he was fishing inshore in green dirty water. The inshore action has been very slow.
Ed Kunze
Water temperature 78 - 84
Air temperature 73 - 86
Humidity 88%
Wind Calm
Conditions: Clear
Visibility 8 miles
Sunrise 7:14 a.m. CDT
Sunset 8:10 p.m. CDT
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May 12, 2006; 03:21AM - Andaman Islands 2006 Special Safari Report
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Category: [other]
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Author Name: Stefano Fiori
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At the beginning of March the Blind Strike was at the Similan Islands were we had excellent time with huge balls of Yellowfin which kept our guests fully busy all day long. We also had a bite from a Black which did not give us even the time to enjoy it that was already gone!
We then moved to the Andaman Islands in India till the end of the month for two consecutive sessions of our famous “Popping&Jigging” expeditions. And the Andamans confirmed and even exceeded our expectations in some cases, with no-stop action from dawn to dusk (or better all day long sometimes since some of our guests had barely few hours of rest every night!). Huge Groupers and Yellowfin, Red Bass and Dogtooth Tuna together with Barracuda, Wahoo, Sharks of different species and a variety of bottom dwellers of the most different sizes, colours and shapes were on the menu. GTs were numerous and among them some beauties will remain for long time in the memories of all our guests. They proved again to be the star of the trip with some spectacular strikes and fights which confirm them as the ultimate fighter pound for pound. Finally during the transfer from one spot to another we even manage to catch a Black Marlin which unfortunately, since badly injured, we were unable to release. This one, another one lost on the way to the Andamans together with other reports from other sportfishing boats confirm our thoughts according to which this place has huge potential as Billfishing destination. For the adventurous anglers this is truly one of the ultimate frontier; we barely saw a boat during our stay in those waters and we really hope they will remain as they are for long time. Moreover the area is so vast (more than 8,200 sq km) that it can offer to the returning anglers always new and sometimes unexplored fishing ground, both to the popping and jigging enthusiasts or to the big nose lovers. In conclusion I don’t think that it happens everyday to fish waters which on the map are showed as “unchartered” and I still believe that every keen fishermen should give it a try once in a lifetime!
We are already receiving booking enquiries for the 2007 season, so I suggest to every interested angler to contact us as soon as possible to be part of one of next year Special Safari Expeditions to the magical Andaman Islands.
Please go to http://www.thebigblues.com/Andaman06.html for the latest pictures of the “2006 Popping&Jigging Expedition”.
For more details on fishing with The Big Blues please contact us on 66 (0) 783 45293 – 988 56233 or visit our website www.thebigblues.com
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May 8, 2006; 10:35AM - Cabo Bite Report
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: George Landrum
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FLY HOOKER SPORTFISHING
Captain George Landrum
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
Cabo Fish Report
May 1-7, 2006
WEATHER: We continued this week with partly cloudy skies and our daytime highs in the low 90’s. In the evenings we saw lows in the mid 60’s. The wind howled all week long but thankfully it ended over this weekend.
WATER: The wind and currents pushed the cold water from the Pacific across the Cape and up into the Cortez side. Thankfully it has only gotten as far as 8 miles up, but the water is off color and cool up to the 95 spot as of Sunday. The area around the San Jaime banks is in the mid 60’s and the cool water extends 30 miles south of us, where it finally warms up to 70 degrees. We are seeing 78 degree water around the Gorda Banks and the Cabrillo Seamount with the water to the north of there and outside the 1,000 fathom line warming up a bit more than that. Accordingly, very little fishing has taken place on the Pacific side this past week, most of the activity has been concentrated in the warm water areas.
BAIT: There was a mix of Caballito and Mackerel this week at the usual $2 per bait, and there were reports of some Sardinas as well at $20 per scoop.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: There is still a load of Striped Marlin out there, almost everyone is seeing plenty of fish, it’s just a bit of a pain and takes some time to find one that will bite. Those that have been brought to the side of the boat have been spitting up plenty of squid, so they are stuffed on easy pickings. A few boats have been having luck pulling dark colored artificial lures at 9 ˝ to 10 knots, they must be getting fish that are ready to eat or are getting pissed off, and it’s the only reason I can think of. The last quarter moon is coming up on the 11th, maybe the bite will pick up. A lot of boats are coming in skunked but the lucky (or skilled) ones are flying two or three release flags per trip. Dead bait trolled in the long position has also worked well for a lot of anglers, and with the IGFA/Rolex tournament starting Monday; a lot of the teams have been pre-fishing this weekend. Hopefully I will have good news to report next week.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Still scattered football Tuna, and mixed in with the porpoise. I had a report from one Captain that during the early part of the week he had a double blind strike on Yellowfin estimated in excess of #200 at the Gorda Banks, but lost both fish after 1 ˝ hours. Elsewhere there has been scattered fish to 50 pounds, but very few larger than that. Live bait dropped on good marks found with the porpoise has resulted in these larger fish, trolling feathers on top has gotten the footballs.
DORADO: Almost 50% of the boats have gotten Dorado this week, and the size of the fish has been small, almost 10 pounds on the average. A few larger fish in the #40 class have been caught, but in either size bracket there are not a lot of fish yet. Hopefully the warm water will bring more of them our way.
WAHOO: What Hoo?
INSHORE: The north end of San Lucas bay was providing plenty of action early in the week for anglers targeting Sierra and Pargo. Live bait and hootchies were the ticket with the larger fish biting on live bait. Sierra to 10 pounds and Pargo to 15 pounds provided the action, but it died off a bit later in the week with the encroachment of cool green water from the Pacific.
NOTES: Going back to one of my favorite artists, the sound track from the movies “Cal” was written by Mark Knopfler and released on CD in 1997 by Polygram Records. There is just something about that man’s style that gets my ears excited! This week is the Rolex/IGFA tournament, next week I will be fishing the inaugural “World Championship Billfish Catch and Release Tournament”, hopefully I will be able to provide some color commentary in next weeks report! Until then, Tight Lines! Oh, by the way, they are once again checking fishing licenses when you leave the Marina, so be prepared!
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May 7, 2006; 07:25AM - Guatemala hot for Marlin
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Category: Guatemala Sport Fishing
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Author Name: The Great Sailfishing Company
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Marlin,Marlin and more Marlin!!!!!
This fishing report is for the week ending 05-06-06 and is prepared by The Great Sailfishing Company which operates out of the new Pez Vela Marina,Guatemala.The fishing grounds for this week has ranged from 20 to as far as 30 miles. Seas have been mild ranging between 1 to 3ft.with sunny days and little wind. The fishing has been fair to good as Guatemala standards go with fly anglers averaging in the low to mid single digits.Those fishing conventional were releasing between 8 to 12 sails per day with 15-20 raises.But the good news is that all of the boats that went out this week have had marlin bites or released one or more Blue Marlins.Our last count totaled 9 marlin releases this week.Today our 35ft.Bertram The Joint Venture released 10 sails,one 225-250lb Blue Marlin and a few dorados. In shore fishing has continued to be good.For more info. contact us at greatsailfishing@yahoo.com or visit our website at www.greatsailfishing.com and check out our free fly-fishing special for April and May.
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May 6, 2006; 12:36PM - Cinco de Mayo Ushers in the Season
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Category: Saltwater Fly Fishing Reports
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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REPORT #1009. “Below the Border” Saltwater Fly-Fishing reports since 1996
Endless Season Update 05/06/06
East Cape
East Cape fishing conditions have been great over the last week. Warm water and ample supplies of bait have lead to good action both inshore and offshore. Early in the week, the offshore bite turned on big time with marlin, sailfish, and dorado on the feed in the vicinity of Ocho-Ocho (88). Gordon P. Henriksen made the trip across the planet from Denmark to sample the East Cape fishery. He and his buddy/camera man, Morten Svendsen, had plenty of action inshore with good catches of black skipjack and pargo. They moved offshore the next day and found wide open action on pelagic species including marlin, sails and huge skipjack. The fish had schools of squid balled up tight on the surface where they fed at will on the helpless cephalopods.
Inshore fishing has been good thanks to large schools of flat iron herring (sardina). Roosterfish, jack crevalle, black skipjack, pargo, and the occasional sierra have been on the prowl along the beach making for some outstanding action. Jim Schmitz of Tacoma, Wash. had an amazing day, hooking three large roosterfish from a dead stopped panga as the predators exploded in a feeding frenzy around the boat. It was Classic East Cape action!
Yesterday, JD and I went to the lighthouse for snorkeling and some casual fly-fishing. Got to cast to a few good fish. Turned a couple but no eats. Fun stuff. Great way to spend Cinco de Mayo. As we were leaving, a mega school of jacks appeared off the beach. Hundreds and hundreds packed in a tight ball.
By Lance Peterson and Josh Dickenson
Baja on the Fly Guides
Water temperature 68-79
Air temperature 62-89
Humidity 58%
Wind: WNW 2 mph
Conditions: Cloudy
Visibility 8 miles
Sunrise 6:42 a.m. MST
Sunset 7:48 p.m. MST
Magdalena Bay, Baja Mexico
Cooler than normal conditions persisted again this week with a west wind that won't quit. Estero [estuary] action seemed to be confined to corvina and pompano along with an occasional grouper. Out at the entrada [entrance] action was fair under the bird schools for sierra, bonito and a few firecracker yellowtail. Offshore there was little to report with the continued rough sea conditions. Under the bridge at the entrance to San Carlos also produced a few corvina and even a pargo or two.
Water temperature 60 - 67
Air temperature 59-78
Humidity 94%
Wind: W 17 mph
Conditions: Partly Cloudy
Visibility 5 miles
Sunrise 6:52 a.m. MST
Sunset 7:55 p.m. MST
Zihuatanejo, Mainland Mexico
The water has changed again this last week. Looking at the current Terrafin satellite photos, both the inshore and offshore waters have cooled down as much as four or five degrees this week.
This has slowed the fishing also. We are currently in the second day of our annual sailfish tournament, with about 120 boats fishing. They are averaging about one sailfish per day, per boat.
Talking this morning (Saturday) with Adolpho on the panga “Dos Hermanos,” the inshore action is seeing some sierras and a few jack crevalle, but no roosters.
Ed Kunze
Water temperature 78 - 84
Air temperature 72 - 86
Humidity 83%
Wind Calm
Conditions: Clear
Visibility 8 miles
Sunrise 7:17 a.m. CST
Sunset 8:08 p.m. CST
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