Baja Sportfishing Fish Report for 5-27-2009
Zihuatanejo, Mainland Mexico Fish Report
Zihuatanejo, Mainland Mexico Fish Report
5-27-2009
by Gary Graham
(800) 770-2341
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Check Ed's article on Marlin on the Fly
http://tiny.cc/5Ol7l
This has been kind of a strange May for us. Historically, this is the absolute best month for blue and black marlin and the larger yellowfin tuna. But, with the blue water holding around the 1,000 fathom line (about 30 miles), the action has not yet developed for the sport fishing fleet.
The commercial pangueros and larger private yachts are getting good action on the tuna at the 40 mile mark....with reports of a couple of blue marlin being taken in the same area each day, one of the marlin weighing 273 kilos (614 pounds). There are very few clients here for the fishing and this has also lowered the counts substantially.
Water temperature:
78 - 83
Air temperature:
77-91
Humidity:
73%
Wind:
Calm
Conditions:
Partly Sunny
Visibility:
10 miles
Sunrise:
7:11 a.m. DST
Sunset:
8:16 p.m. DST
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