Sport Fishing Ixtapa Zihuatanejo 

The captain knew what he was doing, and we caught a lot of fish. He cleaned the fish for us and gave us a good recommendation for restaurant.

Captain was Alan Chavalas on the “Tarpon” boat. My daughter and I we had the boat and captain for ourselves. Within the first hour on the water, we caught 7 tunas. It was obvious that it’s beyond reason to keep so much fish so we asked Alan to switch to different species. We caught two Mexican needlefish, and mine was huge. To pull it - it gave better fight than salmon, if you know what I mean. Much better. And it tastes much better than lingcod or halibut. I liked the fiberglass boat, stable, vigorous, clean. Alan had water and beer in a cooler. Although we had speak mostly sign language (since I don’t speak Spanish) it wasn’t a problem. I guess I will learn some Spanish for the future fishing trips here.

Louis and our captain for the day, Alan, were professional, fun and quick to communicate with. Alan worked hard to get us on fish, and even though we were fishing in the off-season he was able to give us a great day and plenty of fish to reel in. We caught bonito and chula, which Alan filleted expertly and we grilled that night, delicious! After the fishing slowed down Alan took us to a local snorkeling spot to cool off. The experience was indescribable, a beautiful coral reef with bright colorful fish I had only ever seen in aquariums. Louis even went above and beyond and got us some cigars the day before our trip since we didn’t have time to find some. What’s a day fishing without a cigar? Thanks Louis! All in all it was a great experience and I’d be happy to fish with these guys again when we come back. I’d even like to bring my kid next time. Thanks again to Louis and Alan, see you again soon!

Alan was a great captain- kind and helpful. Finally got a catch on the way back and he patiently helped us reel in a HUGE marlin! We saw many dolphins and yellowfin tuna during the boat ride too. A trip we will never forget.

Nice easy trip leaving in the morning from the main pier in zihua. Our captain wasn’t very talkative but very knowledgeable and kind. We hooked up early leaving the bay and trilled out way to the white rocks offshore. Numerous Black Tuna hookups with 1 Mahi Mahi. Got all four rods hiked up near the white rocks. Continued south past Barra de Potosi and tried casting for Jack. Harder than it looks to balance. Nada Jack but we did see bottlenose dolphins feeding in the surf. Headed back by 1pm booking into 3 more Mahi Mahi on the troll back. Gosh was delicious - grilled at home later that night. Perfecto!

Great day fishing with captain Alan Chavalas. Caught a big sailfish.

We had a great captain that was knowledgeable and patient. Would recommend fishing on “Tarpon” to anyone who asked.

We were greeted early. We went out quite a bit to catch these two. Our captain Alan kept searching for the right spot. The they hit. AMAZING. we could not bidve it. Brought them back. Had our hot grill the sail fish with butter and garlic. Yum.

Very well run operation.

The boat is quiet, ride is smooth and comfortable. Great value vs larger boats. The captain Alan worked hard to get us fish.