Punta Nayarit Explodes with Roosterfish!
Let’s start with the exciting stuff first! Roosterfish in the 35 lb to 50 lb. range are thick and taking baits like the demons they are off Punta Nayarit, (aka Punta Mita) about half a mile out! Many times, when the water temperature changes, you’ll have Roosterfish move into the area. Also, many of those times these Roosterfish are chasing Sardines, which follow the currents. We’ve seen scattered Roosterfish in the Marietta Island Reef area and up farther north. But for now, these Roosterfish are easy to get to and they’re fierce fighters. My favorite species to hook into. Some more positive news is they’re seeing early signs of Dorado moving into the area. Dorado love 80-degree water temperature, so it makes sense they’re following the currents as well. I don’t want you to get all excited as yet, the Dorado that have been boated are in the 15 to 20 lb. range. And to be straight up, the boats that caught these, only got one per boat for the whole day. Now that’s not a negative, especially when they’re here in the area super early in the season. And where there is one or two, there are always more! There could be Sailfish in this area, but I haven’t heard of or seen any myself. And of course, farther out who knows, maybe a striped Marlin. With so few boats heading out, it’s hard to say what’s possible right now. You can have the fishing grounds all to yourself right now, feeling lucky?
Our other ‘hot spot’ is in the Bay of Banderas. With Jack Crevalle’s to 50 lbs. for the lucky, Bonito at 12 to 20 lbs., Sierra Mackerels of course. There have been some 15 lb. Dorado boated at the Punta Negra area. And for those who have the time and the money, Roosterfish are always at Cabo Corrientes, but that’s a ten-hour day. I’m going to head down to Mito on my day off to see what’s in the Surfline.
Corbetena this week, along with El Banco is a vacuum when it comes to fishing. No boats are heading out this way, not even private boats. Not surprising, but the water is turning blue. This means anything is possible and we should have some more information by next week. To be honest, at either of those locations there could be Yellowfin Tuna and I’m not going to venture to guess what size they’d be. Stay tuned, we’ll get you some more information next week.
Looking into my Crystal Ball: As I mentioned earlier, water temperatures have gone up about ten degrees in the last two weeks. We’re seeing summer currents, so we’ll start seeing species like Sailfish and Stiped Marlin moving in. We’ll keep an eye on the Tuna Action as well. Jack Crevalle’s are normally a cold-water species, but they’ll hang in very warm water if the bait conditions keep their attention. Then we’ve got Spawning Season going on. It’s not like the fish all get sex crazed at the same time, nope. They mix it all up, when they get hungry, they hit baits. So, the bite is all important in the coming months, it may be the only time some of these breeding species will take baits, but then again, maybe not. The afternoon bite could be better than the morning bite, like it often is (something worth remembering). By mid-June, we see the fishing action return as we see Blue Marlin move in. With luck, by mid-July we’ll see Dorado move in to all of our fishing grounds. Once we’re into August, the game is on amigos. So, use this as a quick guide to plan your fishing vacation. This is what you can expect in the coming months. Keep reading these articles for the latest, up-to-date information!
Details: Starting with water temperatures, the water right now is any where from 76 to 82 degrees. Naturally the warmer, blue water is your best option of course. The bite is still about 08:00 to about 09:30, it’s a moving target right now, so head out early enough to be at your chosen fishing grounds and be ‘on time’. And remember live bait is king!
Until next week, don’t forget to kiss your fish!
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