Private Fishing With Mike

Mike's family comes from many generations of fisherman.  It wasn't until the advent of Cancun as a tourist destination that Mike's family entered the snorkeling business.  And when you do this fishing tour, it will be evident very quickly that Mike knows exactly what he is doing.  I'm not a fisherman, its not my thing.  But I wanted to see what this tour was about and it was so interesting to me.  After Mike finds his favorite spot, he takes a hook and some fishing line, no fishing pole mind you, just his gloves.  Then he puts a worm on the hook and in seconds he has a small fish, which he quickly throws in his bucket of water and repeats the process.  In minutes his bucket is full of live fish, about 1/4 pound to 1/2 pound fish.  Then, he takes breaks out the fishing poles and puts a live fish on each line.  Unreal, i've never seen anything like it before in my life.  In minutes we were catching Baracuda.  A few minutes later we had caught other species, I don't recall their names, but very unique looking fish.  The fish we caught were anywhere between 3 pounds to about 12 pounds.  It was really quite amazing.

If you like fishing, I think you will really enjoy this tour.  Its similar to the snorkeling.  You don't go out to sea, you stay in the bay, which is quite large and has plenty of fish.

Above: Mike's boat for smaller groups.  Mike's larger boat can hold 16 people.

What's included:

5-6 hours.

All the fishing gear, bait and life jackets needed.

Round trip transportation.

Cost: $75 per person.  If 6 people or less cost is $450 total.

Cash only please, US dollars please.  Please tip Mike if you think he did a great job for you.

Please note that unlike the snorkeling tour, the fishing tour does not include lunch.

Typical pick up times from the resort is 7-8am or 8-9am, or 9-10am.  They will call you when they are in the lobby.  One hour time windows for pick up.