Captain Temo Verboonen, our reporter for the fishing from Zihuatanejo, sounded very upbeat with his fishing report for the past week and reflected the sailfish bite continues to provide excellent sailfish action for the anglers and for the most part, multiple daily opportunities for billfish and a good chance for some quality, big dorado, too. He reported the sailfish are grouping up in 3's, 5's and more and coming in fast on the trolled baits, almost in a competitive fashion as to which will bite first. He said it is very fun fishing and keeps the crew and the customers on their toes. The area is alive with sea life and there is bait and birds everywhere. The off-colored greenish water hasn't had any effect on the fishing that has been right at the 14 mile mark for several days. The inshore fishing has improved as the week passed, especially in the area called Buena Vista, near Troncones, and provided roosterfish, Jack Crevalle, (both in the bigger sizes) and some great Spanish mackerel (Sierra) too.

IZ Climate: Partly cloudy but warm days and evenings with temps ranging from 71 evenings to 88 daytime highs.

Sea Conditions: Mostly calm, (flat calm this morning) with 5-15 mph surface breezes and temps in the 83-84 degree ranges. The waters are an off-colored but clean green.

Best Fishing Area: Starting at the 14-mile mark, straight out from the Zihuatanejo Bay entrance and working in any direction with the bait and birds providing the information.

Best Bait/Lure: The rigged trolling baits have been performing perfectly well for the sailfish and dorado. The inshore action was good with the spinning gear and popper combinations as well as live bait for those that elected to take it.

Bait Supply: Remains readily available for both, live bait and fresh caught baits for rigging.