J.C. Superstar ! Julio Cesar Chavez: Boxing legend
If you mention the words “J.C. Superstar” to an American, the chances are they will think you are talking about a Broadway play. Utter those five syllables south of the Rio Grande, and get ready for an onslaught of words about Mexico’s most beloved practitioner of the sweet science. Julio Cesar Chavez is emblematic not...
Karma Surf 2006
The 1st National Championship of the Mexican Surfing Circuit, Karma 2006, took place this year from September 12 through 17, at Playa Escolleras in Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo. This was the fourteenth year for the annual invitational surfing tournament; it was comprised of 12 categories and for the first time included adult and children’s categories in a National...
Fish Report – January 2001
The blue water has moved in to just off the beach and the gamefish came in with the water. We are getting outstanding light line action on the small game at the White Rocks, the Solitary Rock, and around Ixtapa Island. It is not unusual, when fishing with live bait, to get five or six different...
Zihuatanejo Sportfishing on ESPN again
“December’s ESPN shoot was the 10th ESPN show and 15th cable fishing show filmed in Zihuatanejo.” Thanks to the efforts of Ixtapa Sportfishing Charters, Aeromexico Vacations and Airlines, and the Barcelo all-inclusive resort,Ixtapa Zihuatanejo once again enjoyed the opportunity to show the world its outstanding big game sportfishing through the eyes of the ESPN cameras. Mr. Jim Costolnick, host of the television series, In...
Meet The Captains – Chiquis
“He flat out produces marlin when other people do not think they are even in the area.” Captain José (Chiquis) Alberto Hernandez is the owner/operator of the 36-foot diesel powered sportfishing boat named the Intruza. With an extremely wide beam and spacious cabin, the Intruza ensures a very comfortable ride for as many as 6 passengers under any...
Fishing Report – December 2000
We have it all this month and we must be the envy of other world wide fishing hotspots. Here it is December, the middle of winter, and we are catching blue marlin, giant yellowfin tuna, sailfish, and dorado. Most of the marlin are being taken with a live 2 to 3 pound barrilete (black...
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...
Golfing Ixtapa
“…a shot I blame on the “sandtrap” because, like every golfer believes, my swing is perfect!” Palma Real Golf Course, Ixtapa. The golf course was, much to my surprise, in very good shape. And, considering the prime real estate dedicated to the golf course, the cost of my round was, if not a good deal,...
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...
Karma 2000 Surf Contest Held at Escolleras
After 3 days of rain Saturday dawned clear and beautiful for the Karma 2000 surfing contest held at Escolleras, on the beach next to Marina Ixtapa, on the final day of September. The surf, as usual when a tournament is planned in advance, was not epic, ranging from waist high to a little overhead, but...
