Meet the Captains – Captain Jose Angel Lada
This month’s article is a deviation from Ixtapa – Zihuatanejo’s sport fishing boat captains and their methods. It is true that this month’s featured captain is a good fisherman… but he does not fish for a living. It is also true that he maintains and operates a boat… but it is neither a private yacht...
Fishing Report – November 2000
…these hard fighting 15 to 25 pound fish will test the skill of any angler.” November certainly has plenty of activity. There are more people arriving everyday. The major Catch and Release Tournament runs from the 16th through the 18th for 3 days for some of the world’s best billfishing by many of the...
Meet the Captains – Capt. Triby
He is very proficient with a rod and reel, but like many traditional pangeros, he prefers the hand line.” Margarito (Triby) Rodriguez Gomez is primarily a commercial pangero who works out of his panga named Nathaly. Occasionally he has worked with me and a few private yachts assisting us with his incredible ability to...
Special Report – Fintastic’s Second Annual Total Tag & Release Billfish
Tournament Opening Day Report Zihuatanejo-Rolex-IGFA Invitational Tournament of Champions Qualifying event, Fintastic’s Tag & Release Billfish Tournament, kicked off this morning in the shining Pacific Coast waters of Zihuatanejo, Mexico amid great expectations. Over 40 international contestants, amateurs and professionals alike, in fourteen teams are competing for cash and prizes and the coveted invitation to...
Meet the Captains – Captain Angel (Mecate) Cortés
“He was fishing with his uncles exposed to the elements in an open panga before most kid’s mothers would allow them to cross a street unattended.” Ixtapa – Zihuatanejo is gaining recognition as one of the top year round sailfish producing areas in the world. So much, it now attracts some of the best fishermen on the globe...
Fishing Report – October 2000
The end of the rain season is near. The humidity starts to lower and the temperature starts to decline as we go into our Fall. Not so the fishing. This is traditionally the start of the season for us. Calm seas, a plentiful bait fish supply, and as my Captain Tino Salas said: Bastante pescados (a lot...
Fishing Report – April 2000
“El Soltar’s” owner, Joe Sleipka of Houston, Texas, hooked into an estimated 600lb. BLUE MARLIN just a short distance from the marina.” The following is a compilation of the reports received from Stan Lushinsky of Ixtapa Sportfishing Charters, Ed Kunze of Mar y Tierra and Ed Garvis of Whisky Charters. They represent about 1/3 of...
Fishing Report – March 2000
“‘El Soltar’ reported hooking a monster BLACK MARLIN, estimated to exceed 800# on February 7th.” The following is a compilation of the reports received from Stan Lushinsky of Ixtapa Sportfishing Charters, Ed Kunze of Mar y Tierra and Ed Garvis of Whisky Charters. They represent about 1/3 of the totals from the Zihuatanejo fishing fleet....
Local Water Sports – Fishing Zihuatanejo
The beautiful Pacific waters around Zihuatanejo and Ixtapa have spectacular year round fishing for Marlin, Sailfish, Dorado, Tuna, Shark, Wahoo and more. Many travelers return here every year just for the fishing and quite a few have bought boats and stayed on. From open pangas, to luxury cabin cruisers, there’s a fishing charter for everyone’s budget. An equally wide...
Hunting Monsters in Zihuatanejo
Fintastic’s Total Tag and Release Billfish and Marlin Tournament, Nov 10th-13th There’s monsters out there. Miguel knows, he once caught a 1,000 lb. Black Marlin in these blue waters. I’ve heard the stories, I had to go see for myself. I’m a Tournament observer, get to go out on the Whisky II with Ed, Jose Luis, Roberto...
Fintastic’s Total Tag and Release Billfish & Marlin Tournament, November 10-13, 1999
On November 10-13th, Zihuatanejo was host to Fintastic’s 1st Annual Total Tag and Release Billfish and Marlin Tournament, sponsored by Fintastic Fish Mounts, Ixtapa Sportfishing Charters, Ande monofilament, Mustad hooks, Johnny Morris Off Shore Angler, Scotty Downriggers, Nekton Z-wing Downriggers and M & E Marine Supply. It was one of 51 worldwide tournaments endorsed by the International Gamefish Association....
