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7 days in Mazatlan - MuskieBait - 05-11-2015 11:57 PM
The trip took place from April 18 to April 26, 2015. We had 7 days in total and we spent most of our waking hours fishing and eating. At the beginning of the trip, I spent a few evenings grading Grade 10 Science ISU's. It was exhausting to say the least to mark assignments after a whole day of fishing. But even through that, I caught 33 new species in the 7 days...with many missed opportunities and heartbreaks. I will return to Mexico as soon as possible...this was just the first blood drawn...
As usual, these are the links to my blog posts.
http://muskiebaitadventures.blogspot.ca/2015/04/2015-mazatlan-day-0.html
http://muskiebaitadventures.blogspot.ca/2015/04/2015-mazatlan-day-1.html
http://muskiebaitadventures.blogspot.ca/2015/04/2015-mazatlan-day-2.html
http://muskiebaitadventures.blogspot.ca/2015/04/2015-mazatlan-day-3.html
http://muskiebaitadventures.blogspot.ca/2015/04/2015-mazatlan-day-4.html
http://muskiebaitadventures.blogspot.ca/2015/04/2015-mazatlan-day-5.html
http://muskiebaitadventures.blogspot.ca/2015/04/2015-mazatlan-day-6.html
http://muskiebaitadventures.blogspot.ca/2015/04/2015-mazatlan-day-7.html
This was my first ever species from Mexico...
Flathead Sea Catfish (Notarius planiceps) - Species #430
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Raucous Grunt (Haemulopsis leuciscus) - Species #431
![[Image: IMG_3980_post.jpg]](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-euaxgmuyPeM/VT1-3zAYinI/AAAAAAAAGXg/A7SBmb7NWhc/s640/IMG_3980_post.jpg)
Yellowstripe Grunt (Haemulopsis axillaris) - Species #432
![[Image: IMG_3987_post.jpg]](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hwQ9hMge1pU/VT1-0z5q6WI/AAAAAAAAGXU/OfaoSBsMLec/s640/IMG_3987_post.jpg)
Striped Weakfish (Cynoscion reticulates) - Species #433
![[Image: IMG_3992_post.jpg]](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jEhuRXJxuag/VT2CUW-31xI/AAAAAAAAGZs/n-NWsBRdIlI/s640/IMG_3992_post.jpg)
Spotted Rose Snapper (Lutjanus guttatus) - Species #434
![[Image: IMG_4234_post.jpg]](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jzMmz4BNxkA/VT78iJWgvyI/AAAAAAAAGc0/FW5Ym9mGjbw/s640/IMG_4234_post.jpg)
Green Jack (Caranx caballus) - Species #435
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Beaubrummel (Stegastes flavilatus) - Species #436
![[Image: IMG_4151_post.jpg]](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5X-DI8Z7Mmg/VT6qNdTN88I/AAAAAAAAGbc/dK0MKcWfkA8/s640/IMG_4151_post.jpg)
Rivulated Mutton Hamlet (Alphestes multiguttatus) - Species #437
![[Image: IMG_4027_post.jpg]](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mSFXdOuebA8/VT1_DI3aNMI/AAAAAAAAGYA/VoLyC1sI9fk/s640/IMG_4027_post.jpg)
Burrito Grunt (Anisotremus interruptus) - Species #438
![[Image: IMG_4032_post.jpg]](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0a6xSurJeok/VT1_Fwb_iFI/AAAAAAAAGYI/khL6vBXrpU4/s640/IMG_4032_post.jpg)
Starry Grouper (Epinephelus labriformis) - Species #439
![[Image: IMG_4036_post.jpg]](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OaLNMt3HnoU/VT2EHfeboVI/AAAAAAAAGZ4/ad47TBsjxEg/s640/IMG_4036_post.jpg)
Mexican Barracuda (Sphyraena ensis) - Species #440
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Yellowspotted Grunt (Haemulon flaviguttatum) - Species #441
![[Image: IMG_4042_post.jpg]](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5PazS11CGKo/VT1_M28y7BI/AAAAAAAAGYY/bBSPgR6raC4/s640/IMG_4042_post.jpg)
Brassy Grunt (Microlepidotus brevipinnis) - Species #442 (Standard length vs. body depth = 2.4)
![[Image: IMG_4047_post.jpg]](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Xb0Em4TRGKI/VT1_QlbglxI/AAAAAAAAGYg/Bn3ebYiden8/s640/IMG_4047_post.jpg)
Finescale Triggerfish (Balistes polylepis) - Species #443
![[Image: IMG_4053_post.jpg]](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UHectSA4P70/VT1_UHTPh_I/AAAAAAAAGYo/Eeq1vdytPIY/s640/IMG_4053_post.jpg)
Yet to be identified catfish - Species #444
![[Image: IMG_4057_post.jpg]](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TSz-6VxXniY/VT1_YKKgZeI/AAAAAAAAGYw/XkbdlDCP03k/s640/IMG_4057_post.jpg)
At the end of my first fishing day, I caught my 16th new species from Mexico...the Pacific Dog Snapper.
Pacific Dog Snapper (Lutjanus novemfasciatus) - Species #445
![[Image: IMG_4075_post.jpg]](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I0OFImhaM-8/VT1_f5A7FZI/AAAAAAAAGZA/ZM8ktdU0wWM/s640/IMG_4075_post.jpg)
Pacific Mutton Hamlet (Alphestes immaculatus) - Species #446
![[Image: IMG_4348_post.jpg]](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JA99j9B39IU/VT_nIASuvxI/AAAAAAAAGgk/l4QBRyrW720/s640/IMG_4348_post.jpg)
Dow's Mojarra (Eucinostomus dowii) - Species #447
![[Image: IMG_4109_post.jpg]](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-S0RjQSw9LNA/VT2ObZV3H1I/AAAAAAAAGag/X1Fb_9sEcG8/s640/IMG_4109_post.jpg)
This was a species that I caught but no one else did...
Pacific Sleeper (Gobiomorus maculatus) - Species #448
![[Image: IMG_4126_post.jpg]](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-on0Ofdnq3ps/VT2PfDearaI/AAAAAAAAGas/EJ8WbUeFn_Q/s640/IMG_4126_post.jpg)
Largemouth Blenny (Labrisomus xanti) - Species #449
![[Image: IMG_4156_post.jpg]](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-U7dZcrLHy4k/VT6qRdy-QZI/AAAAAAAAGbs/BhUCkrg9uH4/s640/IMG_4156_post.jpg)
Chameleon Wrasse (Halichoeres dispilus) - Species #450
![[Image: IMG_4213_post.jpg]](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kb1TCBjH3IA/VT6tTYbLVBI/AAAAAAAAGcQ/tMnzK6NXELY/s640/IMG_4213_post.jpg)
Panamic Sergeant Major (Abudefduf troschelii) - Species #451
![[Image: IMG_4207_post.jpg]](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hOe4bzTt0nM/VT6qVYiqGyI/AAAAAAAAGb0/_alwtr15qCA/s640/IMG_4207_post.jpg)
My favourite fish of the entire trip...because I've been trying for years to catch one from Hawaii and especially in Florida...
Longfin Yellowtail (Seriola rivoliana) - Species #452 (aka Almaco Jack)
![[Image: IMG_4237_post.jpg]](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Jsr_ATKDtL4/VT77nata5SI/AAAAAAAAGcs/EcNuhmp7KZE/s640/IMG_4237_post.jpg)
Orangeside Triggerfish (Sufflamen verres) - Species #453
![[Image: IMG_4267_post.jpg]](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MvlpqmnyJY4/VT8G1se-1eI/AAAAAAAAGeE/VDuHgvTh3tw/s640/IMG_4267_post.jpg)
Pacific Graysby (Cephalopholis panamensis) - Species #454
![[Image: IMG_4273_post.jpg]](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-w5NoFpvgcwU/VT790i-sCKI/AAAAAAAAGdQ/-xUBS4KKN6w/s640/IMG_4273_post.jpg)
Yellow Snapper (Lutjanus argentiventris) - Species #455
![[Image: IMG_4342_post.jpg]](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yhVoWJd6Z54/VT_lMzUj4eI/AAAAAAAAGfI/KL4yUZQf99c/s640/IMG_4342_post.jpg)
Pacific Crevalle Jack (Caranx caninus) - Species #456
![[Image: IMG_4327_post.jpg]](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XKIq1SYadOE/VT_lHccY2iI/AAAAAAAAGew/xlk7woNWIgE/s640/IMG_4327_post.jpg)
Shortjaw Leatherjacket (Oligoplites refulgens) - Species #457
![[Image: IMG_4358_post.jpg]](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tHH82Lh2Tdw/VT_nRcnEEAI/AAAAAAAAGgs/WoNXZbJJYA8/s640/IMG_4358_post.jpg)
Pacific Red Snapper (Lutjanus peru) - Species #458
![[Image: IMG_4409_post.jpg]](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WX_Cp4Y5qoE/VT_pYd8JytI/AAAAAAAAGh4/HfXzY4Nj6V0/s640/IMG_4409_post.jpg)
Cortez Rainbow Wrasse (Thalassoma lucasanum) - Species #459
![[Image: IMG_4441_post.jpg]](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rjYmJT5dbbE/VT_p1VHw7VI/AAAAAAAAGiE/0nSwT5PYWMQ/s640/IMG_4441_post.jpg)
Panamic Frillfin (Bathygobius ramosus) - Species #460
![[Image: IMG_4447_post.jpg]](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZUYxkJVFndE/VT_p4jhpxEI/AAAAAAAAGiU/3Wr_196D8tU/s640/IMG_4447_post.jpg)
Cortez Damselfish (Stegastes rectifraenum) - Species #461
![[Image: IMG_4462_post.jpg]](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RADMNjK9fSw/VT_p31OrugI/AAAAAAAAGiM/RPwew4Hollw/s640/IMG_4462_post.jpg)
And the last fish of the trip...
Mexican Night Sergeant (Abudefduf declivifrons) - Species #462
![[Image: IMG_4468_post.jpg]](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-a7uPdWS-8h8/VT_p8vaCunI/AAAAAAAAGic/1N-yzwV6W4I/s640/IMG_4468_post.jpg)
And here's A LOT of food porn...
![[Image: IMG_3973_post.jpg]](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-W2ZoQTvrRqA/VT1izf3hP6I/AAAAAAAAGWw/PK0rYEFpHj0/s640/IMG_3973_post.jpg)
![[Image: IMG_4079_post.jpg]](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4_7N_8vUmkM/VT1_vPplKrI/AAAAAAAAGZg/H_uPboHL0_w/s640/IMG_4079_post.jpg)
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RE: 7 days in Mazatlan - Eli - 05-12-2015 08:42 AM
This rocks..
ROcKs LiKE MOTORHEAD..https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxyC5zKcTjM
RE: 7 days in Mazatlan - OldTimer - 05-12-2015 01:51 PM
It sure does rock! Good stuff MB! Outstanding variety.
The Starry Grouper I find quite striking.
What was your total count of fish landed (both new to you, and previously logged)?
"Pound for pound" - did the 2 Jacks give you the best tussle?
RE: 7 days in Mazatlan - MuskieBait - 05-12-2015 02:40 PM
(05-12-2015 01:51 PM)OldTimer Wrote: It sure does rock! Good stuff MB! Outstanding variety.
The Starry Grouper I find quite striking.
What was your total count of fish landed (both new to you, and previously logged)?
"Pound for pound" - did the 2 Jacks give you the best tussle?
In terms of species, I haven't fish in the Eastern Central Pacific before...so all the species I encountered were new (total 33 new species).
In terms of the number of fish caught, I would say easily 40+ fish landed on an average day bottom fishing. There were a couple of so-so day on the boat and the white wash day offshore...but overall, the catching was very good. On the best day of bottom fishing, it was constant action from snapper and triggerfish, plus everything thing else.
The two jacks were great...but the Green Jack, pound for pound, was amazing! If they grow to 20lbs, no one would be fishing for anything else but them. The were snapping 10lb leader on the sabiki a few times (granted, we were bottom fishing and the leader could very well had been frayed by the reef or worn out by the triggerfish).
RE: 7 days in Mazatlan - Fossil Fish - 05-12-2015 07:02 PM
All nice looking fish, but I'm particularly taken with the rainbow wrasse -and maybe the ribs.
RE: 7 days in Mazatlan - OldTimer - 05-14-2015 02:32 PM
good one
.............. I like the ribs too................ smile
RE: 7 days in Mazatlan - GailBait - 05-20-2015 01:55 PM
The Cortez Rainbow Wrasse is the best fish for me.
I hope to go to Mexico next winter maybe - do you need a licence to fish there in the ocean?
RE: 7 days in Mazatlan - MuskieBait - 05-20-2015 04:40 PM
If you are fishing from boats, you need to purchase a license. If you are fishing from shore, you do not need a license.