2017 Mazatlan

It has been an up and down year for me. Lots of happenings in my life...mostly good...but also some troubling times. I was still fishing and catching some new species, but I was quite nonchalant about it and the desire to update the blog and the lifelist simply wasn't there. I barely spent any time on the fishing forums.

Anyways...I was invited to fish in Mazatlan by my friend George, joined by our friend Josh. We graciously stayed at George's timeshare and enjoyed some luxury that we're not accustomed to. The fishing was fantastic, the food even better and what a treat it was to dip in a pool at the end of each long fishing day.

I had previous caught 33 new species from Mazatlan. I had an ambitious yet achievable target of 15 new species for this trip. But by Day 3, I upgrade that target to 20 new species and actually finished the trip with 25 new species!

If you wish to read more, you can start here and navigate through the 6 days.

http://muskiebaitadventures.blogspot.ca/2017/10/2017-mazatlan-day-1.html

If you simply wish to see fish pics...here they are.

Species #751 - Oraangemouth Weakfish (Cynoscion xanthulus)





Species #752 - Mexican Barred Snapper (Hoplopagrus guentherii)



Species #753 - Blackblotch Pompano (Trachinotus kennedyi)





Species #754 - Burrito Grunt (Anisotremus interruptus) - previously misidentified the Silvergrey Grunt for this species.



Colorado Snapper (Lutjanus colorado) - previous misidentified the juvenile of this species as Pacific Dog Snapper. So I've caught this species in 2015, but this time properly identified.



Species #755 - Longfin Salema (Xenichthys xanti)



Species #756 - Bigeye Trevally (Caranx sexfasciatus)



Species #757 - Pacific Creole-fish (Paranthias colonus)

Species #758 - Gafftopsail Pompano (Trachinotus rhodopus)



Species #759 - Pacific Dog Snapper (Lutjanus novemfasciatus)



Species #760 - Unicorn Leatherjacket Filefish (Aluterus monoceros).



Species #761 - Threadfin Jack ((Carangoides otrynter)





Species #762 - Grey Grunt (Haemlon scudderii)



Species #763 - Mottled Soapfish (Rypticus bicolor)



Species #764 - Gungo Highhat (Pareques viola)



Species #765 - Vacuocua Croaker (Corvula macrops)



Species #766 - Banded Wrasse (Halichoeres notospilus)

Species #767 - Longnose Puffer (Sphoeroides lobatus)



Species #768 - Threebanded Butterflyfish (Chaetodon humeralis)



Species #769 - Bumphead Damselfish (Microspathodon bairdii)



Species #770 - Giant Damselfish (Microspathodon dorsalis)



Species #771 - Tinsel Squirrelfish (Sargocentron suborbitale)



Species #772 - Mexican Hogfish (Bodianus diplotaenia)



Species #773 - Spotted Head Sargo (Genyatremus dovii)



Species #774 - Mexican Lookdown (Selene brevoortii)



Species #775 - Longfin Silverside (Atherinella eriarcha)

And now some non-fish pics (sorry, not many food pics on this trip since we ate at the same locations, and the same dishes, as my 2015 trip)









Homemade ceviche

Good job Muskybait, you have probably caught more species of fish than any person I know.

I've been in Mazatlan once for the day when my wife and I took a Mexican Riviera cruise....

I love these posts, thanks for sharing.

Always the best photos Muskie.
Another rough vacation.

Thanks for sharing Musky! I (and I'm sure many others on this forum) are jealous of your fishing endeavors!

tossing iron said:

Always the best photos Muskie.
Another rough vacation.

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Yeah, it was rough :mrgreen:

TheTallOutdoorsman said:

Thanks for sharing Musky! I (and I'm sure many others on this forum) are jealous of your fishing endeavors!

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Don't be jealous. Some of you have women and kids to hold at night. I don't. Grass is always greener on the other side. I'm always jealous of the other side.

Ha
Well said Muskie.
Stop being so reasonable.