Ixtapa Zihuatanejo Sportfishing Charters -- Meet the Captains

Ixtapa, Zihuatanejo, Mexico --- Zihuatanejo Sportfishing Captains brought to you by Fintastic Fish Mounts

Zihuatanejo and Ixtapa's Catch & Release Sportfishing Fleet

This site is dedicated to the Captains of the Zihuatanejo Fleet

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These are articles written by Ed Kunze. The top fly fishing guide and one of the top charter captains in ZIH, #12 tag & release captain WORLDWIDE in 2002 and one of the directors of Fintastic's Tag & Release Tournament and the upcoming Jacks or Better and Sails & Tails Tournaments. Ed writes for the local English language paper and several sport fishing magazines and web sites. He works hand in hand with various capitans on a daily basis, many days as a deck hand. He lives in Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo year round and can be reached at 011-755-52-554-4876 or edkunze@prodigy.net.mx or fish@sportfishing-ixtapa.com .

We will number them and then refer to the captain by name below.

Please click on either the name if you are looking at a particular boat or captain or just browse through them to pick one you may wish to fish with.

Numero 1 -- King of the Sailfish

Captain Santiago Valdovinos Olea (Gitana )

Numero 2 -- The Vargas Clan

Alfredo Vargas (Esturion II), Javier Vargas (Marlin Azul), Armando (Toro) & Jessica (Nautilus), Marcos Vargas (Mako), Alejandro Vargas (Esturion I) and Juan Vargas (Esturion III)

Numero 3 -- The Young Captains

Calixto Juarez Abazan (Cali), Efarin Henandez Aquilera (Efra), Nóe Muñiz Vegar (Pulgo), Ruben Lara Magaña (Ruben), and Antonio Hernández (Pez Vela)
Numero 4 -- Old Hands

Captain Jamie Morales Cortez (Vamonos I, Vamonos II, Kurrriris), Captain José (Chiquis) Alberto Hernandez (Intruza)

Numero 5 -- The Young Gun

Captain Margarito Romero (Gaby)

Numero 6 -- The Tuna Man

Captain Luis Maciel (Gringo Loco, Mahi Mahi)

Numero 7 -- The Tournament Winner