ENSENADA, MEXICO: Ivan Villarino of Vonny's Fleet said his pangas fishing at Punta Banda had good action all week on big lingcod and limits of red rockcod and bonita. On Saturday afternoon, angler Paul Beachly of Los Angeles fished with Capt. Beto on the panga Vonny I and scored on 6 lingcod of 12 to 18 pounds on big white Scampis. Other anglers getting limits during the week on the pangas Vonny I and Vonny III included Jay Johnson, Eileen and Tom Kennedy, and Kathleen and Frank Piedmont from Bayshore, N.Y. Ensenada fishing area weather was mostly sunny in the high-60s, with light winds, ocean swells of 2 to 3 feet, and water temperatures at Punta Banda averaging 63 degrees.

ENSENADA, MEXICO: Sammy Susarrey of Lily Fleet reported on a run south of Ensenada to the Santo Tomas reef Saturday by the charter boat Tamara for limits of red rockcod plus some big bonito. Punta Santo Tomas weather was flat and sunny, with the water temperature at 63 degrees. Gordo's Bait had a good grade of sardines. Local Ensenada boats reported some yellowtail to 12 pounds caught while trolling live sardines and Rapalas off the toll gates at San Miguel.

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MAGDALENA BAY, MEXICO: Gary Graham of Baja On The Fly reported Magdalena Bay fishing area weather clear in the low-80s, with water temperatures at 74 to 84 degrees. Enrique Soto at San Carlos said the entrada had fair action for firecracker yellowtail on the surface and some leopard grouper down below. The offshore marlin bite improved and good numbers of dorado were under buoys about 5 miles outside the entrada. The Magdalena Bay mangrove channels at Devil's Curve and north at Puerto Lopez Mateos produced some corvina, grouper, and pargo.

SAN JOSE DEL CABO, MEXICO: Eric Brictson of Gordo Banks Pangas reported on 154 combined La Playita fleet pangas fishing off San Jose del Cabo, with a catch of: 860 yellowfin tuna, 54 dorado, 2 striped marlin, 11 sailfish, 14 rainbow runner, 3 wahoo, 1 roosterfish, 8 cabrilla, 4 grouper, 16 sierra, 225 skipjack, 24 pargo, 7 pompano, 8 amberjack, and 15 triggerfish. The yellowfin tuna bite slowed down under heavy fishing pressure. "San Jose del Cabo pangueros reported yellowfin tuna coming up and biting early," Brictson said, "but once the cruisers and yachts from Cabo San Lucas arrived, the fishing action quickly vanished." San Jose del Cabo water temperatures were at 84 to 88 degrees. YELLOWFIN TUNA BITE SLOWS FOR LA PLAYITA SPORTFISHING PANGAS.

EAST CAPE, MEXICO: John Ireland of Rancho Leonero said, "It was a tough week for fishing, as tropical storm Paul moved past the area, churning up the sea and leaving dirty water and rough seas in its wake. We had few boat departures, but look for the bite to resume as conditions return to normal."

EAST CAPE, MEXICO: Axel Valdez of Buena Vista Beach Resort reported on 60 East Cape charter fishing boats, with 196 anglers and a catch including released fish of: 7 striped marlin, 3 sailfish, 15 dorado, 76 yellowfin tuna, 83 roosterfish, 57 snapper, 5 jack crevalle, 1 amberjack, 63 bonito, 19 pompano, 15 Humboldt giant squid, 32 cabrilla, and 138 sierra. Fleet boats fished mostly south, from as close as La Ribera all the way to La Playita, a run of over 50 miles. East Cape fishing area weather was affected by tropical storm Paul, with some rain, air temperatures in the mid-90s, and water temperatures at 81 to 84 degrees.

EAST CAPE, MEXICO: Paul Oldaker of Steamboat Springs, Colo., and his group fished 4 days on the Hotel Playa del Sol cruisers Margarita and Dona Regina, finding windy weather and slow fishing around La Ribera and points south to San Jose del Cabo for a catch including released fish of: 5 dorado of 15 to 20 pounds, 1 roosterfish, 2 football tuna, 12 black skipjack, 1 sierra, 1 small sailfish, 1 jack crevalle, 4 triggerfish, and many needlefish. SLOW FISHING SOUTH FROM LA RIBERA TO SAN JOSE DEL CABO.

EAST CAPE, MEXICO: Gary Graham of Baja On The Fly said rain and wind from tropical storm Paul brought mixed fishing conditions in off-color water along East Cape beaches. "Fly fishing angler Claus Donath of Argentina struggled with the tough conditions," Graham said. "During 2 days he managed to land his first roosterfish on the fly and had some ladyfish action as well." Offshore boats found some billfish, a few dorado, and some yellowfin tuna a long ride south of Los Frailes. East Cape fishing area weather was at 90 degrees, with water temperatures of 74 to 85 degrees.

EAST CAPE, MEXICO: Eddie Dalmau of Van Wormer Resorts reported on 322 East Cape charter fishing boats from Hotels Palmas De Cortez, Playa Del Sol, and Punta Colorada, with 870 anglers and a catch including released fish of: 169 yellowfin tuna, 5 blue marlin, 38 striped marlin, 21 sailfish, 72 dorado, 29 roosterfish, 3 wahoo, 5 sierra, 3 cabrilla, 10 pompano, 30 pargo, 78 bonita, 5 needlefish, 43 triggerfish, 40 Humboldt giant squid. The largest blue marlin caught during the week was 320 pounds, and tuna caught off San Jose del Cabo were from 20 o 60 pounds.

EAST CAPE, MEXICO: For the previous week, Werner Hradecky of Buena Vista reported on a run to the southeast corner of Isla Cerralvo by his 28-foot boat Bad Company for a catch in 87-degree water including released fish of: 2 striped marlin on a double hookup, and 1 sailfish. "There was a lot of bait in the area and the birds were working it too," Hradecky said.

SANTA ROSALIA, MEXICO: Jim Anderson of San Lucas Cove called the week's weather "hardly conducive to fishing" as rain from tropical storm Paul and subsequent winds kept Santa Rosalia area fishing boats off the water. "A couple of anglers managed to catch a few yellowtail while others targeted the last of the dorado," Anderson said. "Neither group had what could be considered epic catches but they did manage a few fish. We are waiting for the yellowtail to start biting while the dorado and billfish start moving south." SOME EARLY YELLOWTAIL AND LATE DORADO CAUGHT DESPITE WIND AND RAIN.

SANTA ROSALIA, MEXICO: Ed Kammer of Gold Beach, Ore., reported 6 inches of rain from Monday to Tuesday last week in the Santa Rosalia area, with some road closures and the fishing water clouded up. Lots of sierra were caught on jointed lures around Haystack to the north. At the San Lucas Cove RV Park, Kammer said the restrooms were cleaned daily, the dump station was operable, and the showers were hot, all for $8 per day. "I parked my camper 6 feet from the water and launched at my camp site," Kammer said. "After all the years, San Lucas Cove is still hard to beat!"

SANTA ROSALIA, MEXICO: Mike Kanzler of Isla San Marcos off Santa Rosalia said, "The weather this week has been horrendous." The Santa Rosalia area was pounded for a day-and-a-half by rain from tropical storm Paul followed by winds over 30 knots and the fishing water was still sloppy at the end of the week. On Saturday, Kanzler said, "It looks a little better today, but still not fishable offshore by any means."

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MAZATLAN, MEXICO: Larry Edwards of Cortez Yacht Charters said the remnants of tropical storm Paul closed the Port of Mazatlan briefly but fishing conditions quickly returned to normal. Thirty-three offshore and inshore charter boats out of Aries Fleet at Marina El Cid had a catch including released fish of: 6 blue marlin of less than 300 pounds, 8 sailfish, 27 dorado, 11 yellowfin tuna, 2 shark, 6 palometa, 34 red snapper, 6 mackerel, and 35 triggerfish. Mazatlan weather was clearing in the high-80s, with some wind and chop, and water temperatures at 85 degrees both inshore and offshore.

PUERTO VALLARTA, MEXICO: Danny Osuna of Marla's Sportfishing reported a good week for the charter boats Marla II, Marla II, and Arca de Noe, including an 800-plus pound black marlin by the Arca de Noe with Capt. Scott Osuna, dorado, sailfish, pargos, and a good number of yellowfin tuna of 80 to 280 pounds. "Great fishing," Osuna said. "The tunas were biting really good. There are a lot of tuna crashing at Corbeteña and El Banco. The sailfish and dorados are biting from 1 to 4 miles off Punta de Mita for our short 8-hour trips."

PUERTO VALLARTA, MEXICO: Merle Erickson of Chicago and friends Doug Hanna and Ed Maydew fished 3 days on the Puerto Vallarta charter boat Marla II with Capt. Danny Osuna and first mate Alveno, finding no giant yellowfin tuna at El Banco and Roca Corbeteña, but some very good action on medium fish over 100 pounds, for a catch of: 11 tuna to about 170 pounds, 1 dorado, 1 pargo, and several rainbow runners. "The panga Jennifer caught a 320 pound tuna," Erickson said. "Capt. Danny and Alveno worked their butts off. I can’t say enough about these guys." FISHING HARD FOR TUNA AT CORBETEÑA AND EL BANCO ON THE MARLA II.

PUERTO VALLARTA, MEXICO: Danny Quinonez of PV Marlin reported on 4 outings by the Puerto Vallarta charter boat Lorena, with a catch including released fish of: 3 blue marlin of 350 to 525 pounds, 2 sailfish, 1 yellowfin tuna of 130 pounds, and 10 dorado. "Another good week down here in Puerto Vallarta," Quinonez said. "That big storm missed us and all we got was a little higher than normal seas. We did hear of a couple boats with tuna out at El Banco, but most of the action has been at Corbeteña."

PUERTO VALLARTA, MEXICO: Marisela Hernandez of Chelita Sportfishing reported on 3 outings by the charter boat Chelita, with a catch including released fish of: 2 sailfish, 9 good-sized dorado, 2 small tuna, and 1 large black marlin broken off. "We could have won the sailfish release division of the Hook for the Cure tournament," Hernandez said, "but the participants wanted to fish a little longer and we didn't get back in time."

PUERTO VALLARTA, MEXICO: Danny Gomez of Dhamar Sportfishing said his Puerto Vallarta charter super panga Dhamar fished about 7 miles off Islas Marietas with angler Mike Gore of Phoenix for a catch including released fish of: 3 good-sized dorado and 2 sailfish. On another outing at El Banco with anglers Cleff and Dean the Dhamar scored on a dorado of about 30 pounds and 3 yellowfin tuna at 120, 153, and 193 pounds.

PUERTO VALLARTA, MEXICO: Mark Rein reported on 2 outings by his boat Big Kahuna with Capt. Luis Ocaranza for 1 blue marlin taped at 248 pounds off Punta Mita and a 65-pound yellowfin tuna at El Banco. "I really wanted to release it, but the fish came up dead," Rein said. "It taped out at 248 pounds and ended up as many bags of huge white meat filets."

PUERTO VALLARTA, MEXICO: Lois "Twiggy" Quijano of Open Water Fishing reported on an early week offshore run by the Puerto Vallarta charter boat Brisa, fishing in good conditions at Roca Corbeteña with Capt. Jesus "Coco" Quijano for a yellowfin tuna taped at over 200 pounds. "We were on our Bertram 30 with Kirk Paulson and his friends Tim and Lee," Quijano said. "Conditions were fantastic. Loads of bait all around us, boiling all day long. The three guys worked on the tuna. He was hooked in the side of his face which caused a lot more pressure. Finally after 2-1/2 hours we had him on deck." Fishing water temperatures at Roca Corbeteña were at 84 degrees.

PUERTO VALLARTA, MEXICO: For the previous week, Mark Wills of Temecula and Stan Nowak fished with Capt. Jose on a Puerto Vallarta super panga chartered through Prime Time Adventures for a catch including released fish of: 6 dorado, 1 roosterfish, and 1 sailfish. Wills fished out to about 2 miles along the north shore of the bay and around Punta Mita, in warm, humid weather and flat water.

IXTAPA ZIHUATANEJO, MEXICO: Ed Kunze, reporting for Baja On The Fly, said offshore fishing at Ixtapa Zihuatanejo was spotty but inshore boats scored well on roosterfish, including the panga Gitana with Capt. Santiago that landed 4 roosterfish to 45 pounds during an outing with angler Klaus Meyer of Texas. "The main action is inshore and along the beaches," Kunze said. Inshore fly fishing anglers did well on black skipjack, smaller jack crevalle, and a few sierra. Offshore boats found 86-degree clear blue water 12 miles out and averaged about 1 to 2 sailfish per day plus a few dorado, but no tuna reported. Ixtapa Zihuatanejo fishing area weather was cloudy and rainy in the low-90s, with water temperatures of 78 to 87 degrees.

IXTAPA ZIHUATANEJO, MEXICO: Larry Edwards of Cortez Yacht Charters said Abel Cortez of Zihuatanejo reported continued so-so fishing with few anglers in the area. The top fish of the week was a 253-pound yellowfin tuna caught by the charter boat Don Gordo. Seven other offshore and inshore outings by the boats Dos Hermanos II, Vamonos III, and Michelle had a catch including released fish of: 3 sailfish, 6 jack crevalle, and 15 bonito. Ixtapa Zihuatanejo weather was in the low-90s, with water temperatures at 82 degrees and inshore waters muddied by rains and river runof.

HUATULCO, MEXICO: Eric Weissman of Explore Fly Fishing reported Huatulco fishing area weather at 90 degrees, water temperatures in the high-80s, and conditions "blue and getting bluer, with tons of logs and debris at 4 to 8 miles." "After 8 days of rain, sometimes heavy, skies have been clear for 3 days," Weissman said. "There are evening thunderstorms in the mountains, so the rivers are still pumping debris and such into the ocean." Catches out of Weissman's fishing locations at San Agustinillo and Puerto Escondido included dorado, black skipjack, sailfish, needlefish, mackerel, and some yellowfin tuna. "While the first week of our new season was a little slow because of weather, we have been getting fish every day and it's looking really good now," Weissman said.