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Mexico is one of the best places in the world to go deep sea fishing. Not only does it have the essential raw material – the fish – but also the weather and other marine life to make your fishing trip worth the cost and effort every time. It doesn’t matter what time of year you go, the weather will always be warm; the only thing you need to think about is dry versus rainy and calm versus windy. Now, we all know that dry and sunny is preferable and that is exactly what you’ll get most months of the year. There are two major areas for deep sea fishing in Mexico – most of the Pacific Coast and the Riviera Maya; you can forget about the Gulf of Mexico, it just doesn’t compare. Then there is the fabulous marine life off Mexico’s coasts; your main goal is undoubtedly the fishing, but viewing the dolphins, turtles, sharks, and occasionally even the whales is a big bonus.
Let’s start with the Riviera Maya. It’s the Caribbean, so the beaches and water and beautiful. The main centers are Cancun, Puerto Morelos, Playa del Carmen, and Puerto Aventuras. The range of trips and charters is mind-boggling and it’s all state-of-the art boats and equipment. Of course, every season is different, but year round you’ll catch white marlin, blue marlin, black fin tuna, amber jack, dolphin dorado, wahoo, barracuda, snapper, grouper, and sailfish. March through August, when the seas are calm, is the best time for marlin, sailfish, dolphin, and tuna. January through March can get windy and it’s generally better for marlin, wahoo, black-fin tuna, mahi-mahi, and sailfish. If you don’t catch anything you don’t pay anything, which I guess means that nobody ever catches nothing.
