Fishing Report – July 31

Ixtapa Zihuatanejo, Mexico Fishing Conditions

The sailfish action has really been on the upswing. Talking to Martin on the Nautilus (Martin no longer owns the Isamar, and has bought a 35 foot twin diesel cruiser), he told me “mucho pesca”. Which translates to “a lot of fish”. I feel this is just a part of our annual July mini-migration, coming a couple of weeks later than usual.

The 82º blue water is a short boat ride to the 5 mile mark, with each boat raising between 7 to 12 sailfish a day, and catching between 3 and 4 fish a day (average).

On the down side, the 5 inches of rain we got in the last 24 hour period has blown out the inshore fishery for the roosters. The 24 hour period is also a bit misleading, because almost all of the rain came in three different 1 hour bursts. Intense rain like this really gets the rivers flowing, distributing discolored water all up and down the coast. Our monthly total now stands at 15.5 inches, so it has been tough finding decent rooster action all month.

Just before the rains hit, we were getting some action on small roosters in the Saladita area, and lots of large jack crevalle in the Troncones area.

Report provided by Ed Kunze – Sportfishing Charters in Ixtapa Zihuatanejo – www.sportfishing-ixtapa.com