| If you have never been to Mexico for a fishing trip you | | | | but nothing pretentious. The local natives are very |
| are missing a treat. With the Pacific Ocean and the | | | | friendly to tourists unlike a lot of areas that you may |
| Sea of Cortez on the west and the Gulf of Mexico | | | | travel to. |
| and Caribbean on the east, Mexico offers something | | | | As far as the fishing goes, Huatulco is an incredible |
| for almost every type of fisherman, unless you are a | | | | fishing ground for sailfish and marlin. We focused on |
| lover of ice fishing! Mexico offers some of the best | | | | fishing for sailfish the least time I was there and in |
| fishing in the world and has some interesting areas to | | | | seven days of fishing we saw probably a dozen or so |
| explore as well. | | | | world record class fish and of those we caught and |
| The latest "secret" spot of globe trotting anglers is the | | | | released four and landed two and that's not even |
| Pacific coastal town of Huatulco in the area called the | | | | mentioning the fact that overall we raised over a |
| Oaxacan coast. This area is more off the beaten path | | | | hundred fish while trolling! We even got the attention of |
| and is not a tourist trap like many other areas of | | | | a couple of large blue marlin but couldn't get them to |
| Mexico such as Cancun and Cozumel. If you are like | | | | take a bait. |
| most anglers, myself included, you are looking for a | | | | Another hot spot on Mexico's west coast is Cabo San |
| place to get away from it all and enjoy the beauty of | | | | Lucas, the destination of many Hollywood movie stars. |
| the outdoors. Huatulco offers exactly that with clear | | | | This area which is located on the Baja Peninsula is the |
| turquoise waters loaded with pelagic game fish such | | | | quintessential fishing vacation for all sport fishermen |
| as Sailfish. | | | | and in particular those seeking the elusive Marlin as the |
| Huatulco is kind of in between the categories of | | | | waters off of Cabo are known as the Marlin Capital |
| primitive and luxury with nice hotels and restaurants, | | | | of the World. |