ENSENADA, MEXICO: Ivan Villarino of Vonny's Fleet said his pangas were kept off the water by bad weather most of the week. "This week was very windy and rough so we could not fish until Saturday," Villarino said. On Saturday, the charter pangas Vonny I with Capt. Beto and Vonny III with Capt. Hector fished in calm weather for lingcod, calico bass, and mixed bottom fish limits. Anglers fishing with Vonny's Fleet during the week included Chuck Flake and his son, Mat and Ethen Porter, Toby Tilford, and Miguel Sy. Local Ensenada weather over the weekend was sunny in the low-60s, with light breezes, 2 to 3-foot ocean swells, and the water temperature at Punta Banda averaging 59 degrees.

ENSENADA, MEXICO: Steve Ross of the boat Bad Dog at Ensenada's Marina Coral reported on a very slow outing the previous Saturday, with almost no fish to show for time spent at north Islas Todos Santos, 14 miles south at Punta Santo Tomas, and locally at Estero Beach and El Farito. At Punta Santo Tomas, Ross said, "The current was strong and the water was green and 57 degrees, but we did find millions of flies off the kelp. They covered the entire boat and us as well. We pulled the anchor and tried a secret spire off Roca Islote. The current was strong and I told Juan Lu to drop when I gave the order. He promptly reeled up a fat 6.5-pound lingcod. By time we boated the fish we had already drifted half-a-mile. I drove back and he boated a fat little rubber-lipped type of perch. We returned to Marina Coral with 1 lingcod, 1 perch, 100 pounds of unused ice, a lot of baits, and a boat load of flies."

SAN QUINTIN, MEXICO: Pete Hillis of Pedro's Pangas said winds were light at San Quintin last week, but few anglers were in the area. "Most came for our great rockcod fishing and no one left disappointed," Hillis said. No yellowtail were reported during the week but boats caught "limits and more limits" of large rockcods and lingcod. "The lingcod are still preferring live bait or scrambled egg jigs at the 240 and 15-fathom spots," Hillis said.

MAGDALENA BAY, MEXICO: Gary Graham of Baja On The Fly said strong winds and rough seas kept most Magdalena Bay boats off the open Pacific last week. Fishing at the San Carlos entrada produced some sierra and yellowtail under birds. A few grouper, small pargo, and corvina were caught in the Magdalena Bay mangrove channels at Devil's Curve, and the San Carlos bridge also produced some corvina and small grouper. Magdalena Bay fishing area weather was at 90 degrees, with northwest winds to 20 knots and the water temperature at 65 to 72 degrees.

CABO SAN LUCAS, MEXICO: Mike Connolly of the Cabo San Lucas charter boat Falcon said the Pacific side continued to produce big numbers of striped marlin early last week but was slowed down by rough seas on Thursday. "The Golden Gate Bank, with water temperatures at 68 degrees or lower, continued to amaze with wide-open striped marlin fishing," Connolly said about the early week fishing. "Feeder groups under frigate birds and lots and lots of tailers have been gathered in a large area mainly within 6 miles to the north." In 2 days of fishing with Noel Maltman, the Falcon saw over 60 marlin, had 12 hits, and got 6 to leader. Another outing produced 8 releases on 10 bites. "Everything changed on Thursday," Connolly said. "The Gate is done for a while. Seas kicked up mucho on the Pacific side. One charter boat sank and the water temperature dipped to 66 degrees. The better fishing was closer to Cabo, maybe halfway to the Gate, as the fish appeared to be on the move eastward. I expect the fleet to do the same in upcoming days."

CABO SAN LUCAS, MEXICO: Larry Edwards of Cortez Yacht Charters reported on 49 outings by Gaviota Fleet and the Cabo charter boats Fish Cabo and Fish Cabo I, with a catch including released fish of: 68 striped marlin, 1 dorado, and 2 yellowfin tuna. Cabo San Lucas fishing area water temperatures were at 68 to 69 degrees on the Pacific side and up to 73 degrees on the Cortez side northwards from the Gordo Banks. "It was another great week of fishing in Cabo San Lucas, with the striper action continuing to lead," Edwards said. "The Golden Gate Bank produced excellent catches."

CABO SAN LUCAS, MEXICO: Jorge Navarro of Pisces Fleet said 50 boats fished during the week and only 4 came back empty as many boats made multiple releases of 4 to as many as 8 striped marlin. Top outings included 8-release days for the charter boats Falcon and Yahoo, 7 releases for Bill Collector, and 5-release days for La Brisa and Rebecca.

Of 149 striped marlin landed during the week, 145 were released. Only 3 boats caught yellowfin tuna and no dorado were reported.

CABO SAN LUCAS, MEXICO: Tommy Garcia of Cabo Magic reported on 25 Cabo San Lucas charter boats, with a catch including released fish of: 40 striped marlin, and a few mako shark, sierra, and yellowtail.

CABO SAN LUCAS, MEXICO: Ramon Druck of the Cabo San Lucas charter sportfishing super panga Cheer's reported on 6 outings during the week, fishing on both the Pacific and Sea of Cortez sides with a total of 10 anglers for a catch including released fish of: 40 sierra of 3 to 6 pounds, 1 pompano of 6 pounds, 1 cabrilla of 2 pounds, 2 skipjack of 4 and 5 pounds, 3 yellowtail of 4 to 7 pounds, 1 additional yellowtail, 6 roosterfish of 3 to 4 pounds, 2 pargo of 2 pounds, 2 small cabrilla of about 1 pound, and 1 triggerfish. Anglers fishing aboard the Cheer's included Bal Diel, Tom Braneato, David McNabb, Dan Daggett, Mike Eppler, Bernd Galhoff, Adolfo Rossi, Homero Castaneda, Francisco Barraza, and Raul Leon. The Cheer's fished to about 4 miles out on Cabo's Pacific side in some cool conditions and water temperatures of about 69 to 70 degrees, and also in some very calm conditions and some strong wind on the Cortez side where the yellowtail and roosterfish were caught in local water temperatures up to 71 degrees.

CABO SAN LUCAS, MEXICO: Capt. George Landrum of Fly Hooker Sportfishing reported good-sized swells coming down both the Pacific and Sea of Cortez sides, with calmer water inside 5 miles between Cabo San Lucas and Punta Gorda. Striped marlin action dropped off as the productive water on the Pacific side cooled down and turned off-color. "The number of fish spotted tailing on the surface dropped dramatically and the better catches were only in the 3-fish range instead of the 15-fish range from last week," Landrum said. Yellowfin tuna also turned scarce on the Pacific side and dorado remained scattered.

CABO SAN LUCAS, MEXICO: Jim Dillon of Salvador's Sportfishing reported on 11 outings by the Cabo San Lucas charter boats El Budster, El Budster I, and El Budster II, with a catch including released fish of: 18 striped marlin, and 1 yellowfin tuna of 25 pounds.

EAST CAPE, MEXICO: Greg George of Martin Verdugo's Beach Resort said offshore fishing slowed down slightly last week, but the fleet still averaged 1 to 3 striped marlin per boat. "Most of the fish were caught within 15 to 20 miles out in about 72-degree water," George said. Some dorado to about 40 pounds were caught. "I believe our boats won the Western Outdoor News Fiesta de Pesca twice this week with dorado," George said. "Wind has been a factor some days."

EAST CAPE, MEXICO: Axel Valdez of Buena Vista Beach Resort reported on East Cape 32 boats, with 98 anglers and a catch including released fish of: 64 striped marlin, 5 dorado, 1 yellowfin tuna, 1 shark, 1 snapper, 3 jack crevalle, 2 ladyfish, 5 triggerfish, 5 cabrilla, and 83 skipjack tuna. "It's the best marlin run of the year, with boats with multiple hookups," Valdez said.

EAST CAPE, MEXICO: Chris Moyers of East Cape Smoke House reported on 112 charter boats from combined fleets including Hotels Palmas de Cortez, Playa del Sol, Punta Colorada, Buena Vista Beach Resort, Rancho Leonero, and Martin Verdugo's Beach Resort, with 330 anglers and a catch including released fish of: 207 striped marlin, 32 dorado, and 2 yellowfin tuna. East Cape fishing area weather was in the high-70s, with some afternoon wind and seas, and the water temperature at 68 to 79 degrees. "The striped marlin bite was absolutely hot with many charters coming in with multiple landings," Moyers said. "Not much else was biting. The dorado bite was dismal and the yellowfin tuna bite was nonexistent. Most of the marlin action was to the south."

EAST CAPE, MEXICO: Don Alley of Loreto and his wife Paula fished on a super panga with Capt. Ronnie out of Martin Verdugo's Beach Resort on Friday for 1 striped marlin released close-in and a 37-pound plus dorado that won a rod, hooks, box, and fishing line in the current East Cape Fiesta de Pesca fishing event promoted by Western Outdoor News. "Upon our return to Verdugo's I was urged to weigh it for a contest," Alley said "Hey, thanks, WON!" East Cape fishing area weather was warm and sunny, with light winds and calm seas. "We spotted a marlin a short distance out, before we began trolling, and baited, hooked and released the fish," Alley said. "We baited only one other marlin and he turned us down."

EAST CAPE, MEXICO: Torrance Eddy of Buena Vista fished aboard his beach-launched aluminum boat in windy conditions for "lots of little fish including 1 fine lizardfish" and a 20-pound black skipjack hooked by a trolled Rebel Jointed Fastrac as the wind chased him home. "I knew it would be windy in the afternoon," Eddy said. "I had decided to fish for triggerfish near the San Bartolo arroyo. The wind came so I threw out a couple of my favorite Fastracs and headed for home at about 10 m.p.h., perhaps more because I was planing. I was impressed that the Fastracs remained stable at that speed. The bad news was that it was a skipjack. The good news is that my next door neighbor has a big extended family and likes them."

EAST CAPE, MEXICO: Gary Graham of Baja On The Fly said offshore fishing between sporadic north winds produced some good billfish action last week. "Many boats racked up multiple scores on the less windy days," Graham said. "Dorado were mostly singles spread throughout the bay. Yellowfin tuna catches could only be classified as dismal." Beach fishing by fly tackle guide Lance Peterson produced sightings of roosterfish and many jack crevalle, as well as Petersen's biggest jack of the year landed. "There were literally hundreds of jacks," Petersen said, "with enough chasing the flies to keep it interesting and provide nonstop action. The score was one big jack landed as they continued to prove how tough they can be to catch from shore." East Cape fishing area weather was in the mid-80s, with water temperatures at 65 to 74 degrees.

EAST CAPE, MEXICO: Paul Oldaker of Steamboat Springs, Colo., reported on 4 days of fishing with Leo Beeman of Durango, Colo., out of Buena Vista Beach Resort with Capt. Viktor of the super panga Mosca. "Overall we had 1 slow day for marlin, another slow day due to the north wind, and 2 good days," Oldaker said, for a total catch including released fish of: 1 black skipjack, 3 orangesided triggerfish, 1 small cabrilla, 1 small striped marlin, 1 roosterfish of 10 to 15 pounds, and 1 good-sized pargo. Wind was a factor in the fishing, Oldaker said, as during some periods their panga was confined to bottom fishing in the lee of Punta Pescadero. On one day, Oldaker said, "The north wind blew so it got rough. There were few baits available. Finally it got too rough so we bottom fished in 2 places and lost a lot of hooks and baits to sharp toothed unknown fish. One was big."

EAST CAPE, MEXICO: Gary Leeper, staying at Martin Verdugo's Beach Resort, said last week's fishing was "more of the same, with plentiful stripers and few tuna and dorado." East Cape water temperatures were at 71 to 72 degrees. "The good news is that the sea surface temperature is showing a surge of warm water coming our way so things should pick up," Leeper said.

EAST CAPE, MEXICO: Eddie Dalmau of Van Wormer Resorts reported on 100 East Cape charter fishing boats from Hotels Palmas de Cortez, Playa del Sol, and Punta Colorada, with a catch including released fish of: 125 striped marlin, 6 sailfish, 71 dorado, 1 yellowfin tuna, 30 roosterfish, 19 cabrilla, 57 pargo, 20 ladyfish, and 13 triggerfish. "Most of the action took place 5 miles out from Punta Arena, just south of Punta Colorada," Dalmau said. "The resorts also reported plenty of sardinas available."

For the previous week ending April 13, 2007, Dalmau reported on 130 boats, with a catch including released fish of: 130 striped marlin, 20 sailfish, 66 dorado, 8 yellowfin tuna, 35 roosterfish, 1 wahoo, 15 cabrilla, 9 pargo, 12 triggerfish, 10 snapper, 9 sierra, and 8 mako shark.

EAST CAPE, MEXICO: Bill Roberts of Huntington Beach, Calif., and the annual Crouch Roberts East Cape fishing tournament reported on a family trip to Rancho Buena Vista last week with his son Riley, 12, brother Michael of McCall, Idaho, and friend John Veeveart of Weaverville, Calif., for a 2-day catch including released fish on the charter boat Helena with Capt. Gilberto of: 3 marlin, 1 sailfish, 1 yellowfin tuna, and 7 dorado of 25 to 50 pounds. "The weather was perfect with temperatures in the mid to high-80s and no wind or humidity to speak of," Roberts said. "I have been going to the Ranch now for about 12 years and it was a pleasure again. The people that work there have always been so friendly and hospitable."

EAST CAPE, MEXICO: Simon Cazaly of the Vista Sea Sport diving service at Buena Vista said East Cape diving conditions settled right down after a few days of high winds. "The sea is as flat as a pancake," Cazaly said. Visibility was improved at 45 to 50 feet, with water temperatures of 72 to 73 degrees at depth. "While diving on Los Morros we've seen a couple of large diamond stingrays, one about 6 feet across, which rose off the seabed as we drew closer and slowly disappeared from view," Cazaly said. Other sea life sightings included juvenile killer whales, banded guitarfish, electric bull's eye rays, sea lions, grouper, yellow snapper, moray eel, scorpionfish, porcupinefish, and schools of thousands of bigeye jacks.

SANTA ROSALIA, MEXICO: Mike Kanzler of Isla San Marcos reported erratic weather in the Santa Rosalia fishing area with some days "super windy" and other days calm. Air temperatures were in the high-70s, with the water still cool at 66 to 69 degrees and near shore visibility at 15 feet. A run to Isla Tortuga with Mike Grossman and Joe Steinman produced about 20 cabrilla, 6 chino mero, 2 yellow snapper, a few flag cabrilla and Panamic graysby, and 2 hogfish, with everything released except 7 cabrilla.

SAN CARLOS, MEXICO: Craig Collins of Rio Rico, Ariz., said his boat No Sniveling fished out of San Carlos the previous weekend for zero action about 35 to 40 miles out in clean green to blue-green water at 69 to 72 degrees. "We starting at 145 degrees from Punta Doble and returning from 35 miles out at 180 degrees," Collins said. "We saw 1 dorado and 2 marlin jumping, but nothing ever came into the spread. We saw lots of bait and several bait balls, but no fish under them." Another boat reported a dorado caught. San Carlos weather was windy from all directions and Collins said, "Every time the water warms up, the northwest wind cools it down and the blue turns to green again. Terrafin shows a large area of cleaner and warmer water to the south, so everything is in place for the bite to start."

MAZATLAN, MEXICO: Larry Edwards of Cortez Yacht Charters reported on 24 Aries Fleet offshore boats fishing out of Mazatlan's Marina El Cid, with a catch including released fish of: 6 striped marlin, 1 mako shark, and 9 dorado. Seven inshore super pangas reported a catch of: 9 pargo, 24 red snapper, and 108 triggerfish. "It was another difficult fishing week at Mazatlan both inshore and offshore, which also slowed up angler participation," Edwards said. Mazatlan weather was partly cloudy in the high-80s, with some light winds offshore and the water temperature at 72 to 73 degrees. "There is still no significant area of concentrated fish as boats continued to travel far and wide on a daily basis, fishing 20 to 30 miles offshore," Edwards said.

MAZATLAN, MEXICO: Tadeo Hernandez of Flota Bibi Fleet reported on 7 charters during the week, with a catch including released fish of: 2 sailfish, 2 dorado, and 25 skipjack and bonita. "There are not many tourists in Mazatlan, or at least not many anglers," Hernandez said. Inshore light tackle fishing produced good catches of bass, mojarra, grunts, and triggerfish.

PUERTO VALLARTA, MEXICO: Danny Osuna of Marla's Sportfishing reported very good inshore and offshore action for roosterfish and also for sailfish and dorado hitting about 5 to 15 miles north of Punta Mita. The charter boat Marla II with Capt. Danny Osuna released 13 roosterfish in the Litibu area north of Punta Mita and also scored big sailfish and dorado for angler Brad Runnerstrum of Camarillo, Calif. "All these fish are biting on caballito baits," Osuna said. "We had a slow-season week on charters, but we're busy getting our new Blackfin boat ready. She's really looking good with the new twin diesels we put in." Puerto Vallarta fishing area weather was flat, with some north breezes and the water temperature at 77 to 79.5 degrees.

PUERTO VALLARTA, MEXICO: Danny Gomez of Dhamar Sportfishing reported on 2 outings by the charter super panga Dhamar for a catch with anglers Mike Miyers of Canada and Cliff Allenback of: 16 jack crevalle, 1 roosterfish, and 1 big snapper missed by Danny. "I got the big snapper that hit and then let go," Gomez said. "The fishing is good out at Roca Corbeteña and north of Punta Mita. The water is warming up to 79 to 80 degrees, a little off color, but it will be good in a matter of days. Some boats are reporting tuna, snapper, and a few dorado at Corbeteña."

PUERTO VALLARTA, MEXICO: Danny Quinonez of PV Marlin Sportfishing said they ran mostly shorter trips for jacks and pargo last week. "We have a 24-foot super panga now that we just added to our fleet so we could fish the roosters," Quinonez said. "On a test run yesterday I caught and released 4 nice ones in the 20 to 30-pound range. We heard yesterday that one boat at Corbeteña got into some tuna." Puerto Vallarta seas were moderate with water temperatures in the high-70s. "We are an official IGFA weigh station, and next week we will start tagging and releasing for the Billfish Foundation," Quinonez said. "I think it is something that is way overdue down here."

PUERTO VALLARTA, MEXICO: Josh Temple of Prime Time Adventures said last week's action on the charter boat Conquistador produced good action on mid-sized yellowfin tuna to 80 pounds and some large dorado for anglers Randy and CD Bergson. Some yellowfin tuna biggies were also caught during a friends and family trip, including a first-ever yellowfin tuna of 170 pounds for Art Mendoza. "I've seen a noticeable increase in the amount and size of yellowfin tuna offshore," Temple said. "On Tuesday, tunas of all shapes and sizes descended upon us. We just hammered them on poppers, kites, flat lines, skip iron, you name it. Art succeeded in besting his first-ever yellowfin tuna. Our deckhand Bopa, who has helped many anglers land their fish of a lifetime, absolutely jackhammered a 175 to 180 pounder. Sebastian came back after losing a fish off the spear with a solid 80 pounder, and Sara and Caldo each nailed fish over 100 pounds. Comando, Meme, and Lora all took fish including a 125 pounder that Lora caught on the popper. That was a wicked bite I can assure you."

IXTAPA ZIHUATANEJO, MEXICO: Ed Kunze, reporting for Baja On The Fly, said fishing picked up last week for boats out of Ixtapa Zihuatanejo. "We are now getting a potpourri of blue water species, including sailfish, blue marlin, dorado, and yellowfin tuna," Kunze said. "Sailfish are still the predominate catch, with most sailfish being taken between 18 and 21 miles from Zihuatanejo Bay." Capt. Santiago of the charter panga Gitana reported about 8 sailfish per day raised, and a double release day for fly fishing angler Mark Pinski of California. Capt. Adolpho on the charter panga Dos Hermanos reported jack crevalle and black skipjack inshore. Ixtapa Zihuatanejo weather was calm and partly cloudy in the high-80s, with water temperatures of 80 to 84 degrees about 15 miles out.

IXTAPA ZIHUATANEJO, MEXICO: Larry Edwards of Cortez Yacht Charters said, "The beginning of the week was impacted by the latest 'quake' and difficult sea conditions. As the week progressed, blue water returned and fishing dramatically improved." The charter boat Dos Hermanos I reported 7 shots on sailfish in a day and the Rosa Nautica reported 2 yellowfin tuna at 75 pounds. "This is a good sign as the arrival of the tuna is long overdue," Edwards said. Inshore fishing was good for bonito and jack crevalle but roosterfish remained absent. Ixtapa fishing conditions were calming at the end of the week, in the high-80s, with water temperatures at 74 degrees inshore and 83 degrees offshore.

IXTAPA ZIHUATANEJO, MEXICO: Paul Phillips of the Fintastic Total Tag & Release Tournament said top Ixtapa Zihuatanejo sportfishing boats and captains were already being booked for the coming winter season. "Anglers are booking and prepaying blocks of 4 to 6 days," Phillips said. "The good old days of walking down to the pier and getting a top captain are rapidly disappearing."

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