Puerto Vallarta, Mexico - My desk top Weather Channel icon tells me today that it's 81 degrees, humidity over 70%, smooth seas, and cool breezes in the evening. The weather in Puerto Vallarta (PV) is perfect for us Human types right now, but the calendar tells us that we are now moving into tourism's slow season. Even the Mexican Nationals desert this jewel of a city in the summer.

As winter lingers on, we continue the longest run of Rooster Fish I have ever seen! For weeks now we have been seeing these Mohawk headed demons at the Marietta Islands, off Sayulita and near Litibu north of Punta Mita.

Little has changed of late if you are targeting Rooster fish, Pargo or Snappers. Plenty of bait, perfect weather, clear green water or blue water farther out. The Roosters at the Marietta Islands and Sayulita are anywhere from 40 lbs to 70 lbs, it just depends on your luck. There are still Grouper, Sierra Mackerels and a few Bonito at the Marietta Islands as well.

Snappers have also taken over the playgrounds near both El Morro and the Marietta Islands. From mid-sized to larger... anything is possible. The smallest keepers are from around 20 lbs up to 45 lbs on the Snappers, but larger sizes on the Pargo.

Dorado sightings ten miles outside of Corbeteña (heading of 210 off the rock this day) is the first, real and sizeable Dorado seen in this area, this is a good sign. There have been flying fish at El Banco, they come in and leave quickly. As a favorite food of Marlin and Sailfish you would expect to see some sort of Billfish show up soon. Namely Sailfish...

Corbeteña is showing some signs of life in the Cubera Snapper department if you are trolling near some structure in the area, sounders mandatory, or bottom fishing. You can get snappers at the Marietta Islands, so wait for the day something is there to catch... Sailfish are more than a month late, let's hope this is not an indication of a late summer fishing season... stay tuned!

There have been several short day trips that are great for kids right now. Smaller fish like Jack Crevalls to 30 lbs, Snappers, Needle fish and smaller grouper are around the rocks and structure. For winter fishing there are always fish to be had in the bay, but it won't be Moby Dick no matter what that timeshare guy told you...

Now you can go out there and run live bait which is always a safe way to go. But the inside story on getting a hit is to use Rapallas of larger size, trolled forty to sixty feet on 30 lb fluorocarbon leader. Using a down rigger is not a bad idea.

Also if you are in the area where you may think there are flying fish, troll poppers on the surface at a higher speed of six to eight miles an hour skipping the popper on the surface. Silver, pink, Yellow combos are working well for colors right now. Remember this is our inside secret to keep it to yourself.

That's about it for now, until next time, don't forget to kiss your fish!

Stan Gabruk is the owner of Master Baiters Sportfishing and Tackle in Marina Vallarta. He came to Puerto Vallarta for a brief, three-week vacation and never left. You can find Stan at his Master Baiters Sportfishing shop in Marina Vallarta, located on the boardwalk down from the lighthouse. For more information about fishing in Puerto Vallarta, visit MasterBaiters.com.mx or email Stan at Catchfish(at)MasterBaiters.com.mx.

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