Captain Temo Verboonen had a real spark of excitement in his report for this past week in Ixtapa-Zihuatnajeo and started the report out with, "A wonderful week for sailfish, like the old times, with many, many strikes each day and just 12 miles from the Bay". In addition to the excellent sailfish bite was the presence of some quality dorado, in the 30-40 lb. ranges and even a day with the yellowfin tuna, (running with the porpoise). "Fly fishing is an excellent option for the sailfish right now, given the numbers of daily strike opportunities, often 8-10-12 or more". There was less focus on the inshore fishing this past week as most of the boats targeted the offshore action. However, for those that did, the results were all good with lots of jack crevalle, (toro) Sierras, a few roosterfish and many bonitos.

IZ Climate: Lots of sunshine with a few passing clouds and superb temperatures that ranged from 70 at nights to 86 daytime highs.

Sea Conditions: Near picture perfect with very calm flat seas and temps from 81 inshore and slowly rising to 83 offshore, good clarity and very light tropical surface breezes.

Best Fishing Area: The 12-mile mark was the hot spot but the fish bit well anywhere from 10 miles to 14 miles from the Bay entrance.

Best Lure/Bait: The sailfish were eager on the rigged baits and artificials, too. The inshore fish were biting well on the poppers and live bait was working well, too.

Bait Supply: The bait supply was excellent for both, live bait and fresh rigging baits.