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The Mazatlan Fish Report- The Aries Sportfishing Fleet


by Larry Edwards
9-18-2008
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The Mazatlan dorado bite continues with quality, trophy sized dorado catches to 55-60 lbs. and averaging about 4 per boat, per day. Overall catches reflected for 19 days fished resulted in 4 sailfish, 5 mako sharks, 9 yellowfin tuna and 77 dorado. The inshore super pangas, reporting for 3 days fished, reflected 3 pargo, 15 mojarres and 27 dorado.

MAZATLAN CLIMATE: Mostly cloudy with temps from 74 nights to 91 daytime highs, a little humid.

Sea Conditions: Very good, mostly calm with light tropical surface breezes and temps from 84-85 degrees throughout the area

Best Fishing Area: Dorado catches remain along the current line at about 8-10 miles.

Best Bait/Lure: The ballyhoo continue to be the best bait for the dorado while rigged mullet best on the sails.




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