Jan 2009 Mazatlan Mexico Fishing update:
Hello Anglers from all over. If you are interested about what’s going on down here in Mazatlan well let me tell you about it.
Most important fact is that the temperature in the water is droping,
We have been catching Mako sharks lately, some very nice size Striped Marlin and Yellow fin Tuna.
Fewer Mahi mahi and Sailfish than last month.
Spanish Mackerel, Pearch, Trigger fish, Snappers and Jack Crevalle are bitting inshore.
Weather is beautiful, the cold winter has not arrived yet, The temperature has drop very slowly but my guess is that the upcoming months will be very cold. Hope the fishing stays good or better. Thanks for reading, i hope you guys visit Mazatlan and fish.
Good Luck and enjoy your trip as i always say.
Check it out! Mazatlan Fishing with the Neto Fleet, March 30, 2009. By Steve Leighton
The day was a typical day in Mazatlan. Cool morning with light winds out of the East. We left the harbor around 6:20am and headed due South. There was a lot of chatter on the radio about where to go and ALL of the sport boats headed to the same area. We ran for 21 miles with Capt. Rigo and first mate Carlos, before setting lines. The water still looked a bit green, but this was the area where the fish were reported. In no time, I spotted a huge splash off the port side of the boat. The Captain turned in that direction when the fish jumped 2 more times. It was a very large Thresher Shark (the one with the 6 foot tail). Carlos was telling me it was a mouse shark. It took me a while to figure out he was referring to the tail and did not know the term “Thresher”. No dice…he was not interested. After trolling out as far as 30 miles, other boats were reporting seeing many fish jumping around the 23-24 mile area. We turned in and in no time were seeing fish. One jumped fairly close and we worked the area. It was a sail and we got him up in the baits, but no go again. Not long after that, I spotted a nice dorado (mahi) and Capt. Rigo put the bait right on his nose. Again, no go. We tailed 2 striped marlin with the same results. The area was full of flying fish and schools of bait and the fish were simply not hungry. The waters were fairly calm and we did finally get into blue water, but the fish would not co-operate. It sometimes gets frustrating when the fish are there and refuse to bite, but I guess that is why they call it fishing! We started trolling back toward the marina and with about 30 minutes left to fish, the starboard outrigger went off. The fish hit and then dropped the bait. We teased him back up and he inhaled it this time. Matt took the chair and worked him in. The fish did not jump and came towards the boat fairly easily, so we were confused as to what it might be. It turned out to be a Mako Shark…about 50 lbs. The Mako is an excellent eating fish, so we were pleasantly surprised at the late day fortune we had found. Some where along the line, Capt. Rigo had switched the outrigger lines by adding a small cable leader to the fluoro carbon leaders that he was using. It turned out to be the right move. The Mako would have made small work of the fluoro carbon. It was another great day of fishing even though we had little to show for our efforts. Capt. Rigo and Mate Carlos came through!
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Enrique said
Jan 2009 Mazatlan Mexico Fishing update:
Hello Anglers from all over. If you are interested about what’s going on down here in Mazatlan well let me tell you about it.
Most important fact is that the temperature in the water is droping,
We have been catching Mako sharks lately, some very nice size Striped Marlin and Yellow fin Tuna.
Fewer Mahi mahi and Sailfish than last month.
Spanish Mackerel, Pearch, Trigger fish, Snappers and Jack Crevalle are bitting inshore.
Weather is beautiful, the cold winter has not arrived yet, The temperature has drop very slowly but my guess is that the upcoming months will be very cold. Hope the fishing stays good or better. Thanks for reading, i hope you guys visit Mazatlan and fish.
Good Luck and enjoy your trip as i always say.
Steve Leighton said
Check it out! Mazatlan Fishing with the Neto Fleet, March 30, 2009. By Steve Leighton
The day was a typical day in Mazatlan. Cool morning with light winds out of the East. We left the harbor around 6:20am and headed due South. There was a lot of chatter on the radio about where to go and ALL of the sport boats headed to the same area. We ran for 21 miles with Capt. Rigo and first mate Carlos, before setting lines. The water still looked a bit green, but this was the area where the fish were reported. In no time, I spotted a huge splash off the port side of the boat. The Captain turned in that direction when the fish jumped 2 more times. It was a very large Thresher Shark (the one with the 6 foot tail). Carlos was telling me it was a mouse shark. It took me a while to figure out he was referring to the tail and did not know the term “Thresher”. No dice…he was not interested. After trolling out as far as 30 miles, other boats were reporting seeing many fish jumping around the 23-24 mile area. We turned in and in no time were seeing fish. One jumped fairly close and we worked the area. It was a sail and we got him up in the baits, but no go again. Not long after that, I spotted a nice dorado (mahi) and Capt. Rigo put the bait right on his nose. Again, no go. We tailed 2 striped marlin with the same results. The area was full of flying fish and schools of bait and the fish were simply not hungry. The waters were fairly calm and we did finally get into blue water, but the fish would not co-operate. It sometimes gets frustrating when the fish are there and refuse to bite, but I guess that is why they call it fishing! We started trolling back toward the marina and with about 30 minutes left to fish, the starboard outrigger went off. The fish hit and then dropped the bait. We teased him back up and he inhaled it this time. Matt took the chair and worked him in. The fish did not jump and came towards the boat fairly easily, so we were confused as to what it might be. It turned out to be a Mako Shark…about 50 lbs. The Mako is an excellent eating fish, so we were pleasantly surprised at the late day fortune we had found. Some where along the line, Capt. Rigo had switched the outrigger lines by adding a small cable leader to the fluoro carbon leaders that he was using. It turned out to be the right move. The Mako would have made small work of the fluoro carbon. It was another great day of fishing even though we had little to show for our efforts. Capt. Rigo and Mate Carlos came through!