Fishing Huatulco Mexico

[Ski from FF]

I was in Haultulco Mexico(Pacific side) recently and went fishing. We fished out of the Santa Cruz marina with Checo on the Karen boat. The boat was a panga style boat with a 75 HP Yamaha.

We were out about five miles or so. Fishing in this area is reasonable because the fishing areas are close in. Our trip started at 630 am and we were probaly fishing withing 15-20 minutes. Checo rigged 4 rods with ballyhoo. Our first bite was a sailfish. I didn's see that one. Our second bite was a nice sailfish but it shook the hook off when he came out of the water. It was quite a site to see. We were able to 100's of dolphins, sea turtles and a manta ray. About 10 I was starting to think we wouldn't boat a fish and shortly after that he hit the line. Checo set the hook and handed me the line. The Dorado sure put up a fight. I would work for 5 minutes getting line in and in 10 seconds he would take it all back out. Once he got close to the boat it was real exciting. He made some jumps out of the water and I was hoping he would not get off the line. After 20 minuets we had him in the boat. My arms were sore and it was a total thrill. I was shaking a little I was so excited. It was fun to see that my fishing guide was really excited to. He was on the radio talking about the catch. When we got back to the marina our fish made quite the commotion with some of the cruise ship people. Had all sorts of people taking pictures and asking about the catch. The fillets were absolutely huge. We split the fillets up and were able to enjoy some fabulous meals. It was just my wife and I on the boat with Checo. Rates run about $50 us a hour or so depending on what you negotiate.

This area of Mexico is fantastic. Weather was mid 80's daily. The people down here are fantastic. Way better than anywhere else in Mexico based on 5 trips.

Ski from FF

[Ralph Wiggum]

Yum! Fresh mahi mahi...tough to beat!

That's a good price, too!

[dobiel]

Nice catch! I've been scoping out Huatulco as a future destination. I've heard there is some great Sailfish action down there.

[traveler]

What month were you fishing? Did you talk with anyone there about thier "high season"? I would assume they get a lot more sails in summer, but ya never know...

I've still got a fair amount of Dorado and Tuna in the freezer from 2 trips this fall:)

[harvey lee]

Sounds like a great day on the ocean.

Yes, those ocean fish are a true rush.

I have fished mazatlan many times and caught about every type of fish but it may be a bit overated there. For those who have never been fortunate enough to fish there, it is worth the trip to do some deep sea fishing in the Pacific ocean.

[birchbranch]

I was there with my wife and another couple 8-10 years ago and we had a great time with the exception of little or no night life. We also went fishing for sailfish, didn't catch any, but did catch some tuna. I would agree that the people were very nice there. That was my only trip to Mexico so I don't have anything to compare my trip to.

[tacklejunkie]

Yum! Fresh mahi mahi...tough to beat!

That's a good price, too!

I'll have to put that trip on my "things to do before I die" list

[LoonASea]

Nice fish ,,,but my main question is what airline did you use to get there ,,,,,my wife has looked into going back there but cant find an airline that flies there with out a bunch of connections

LAS

[Ski from FF]

Flew Continental. Mpls to Houston to Huatulco.

[LoonASea]

Good to know Thanks Ski