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Posted in Uncategorized on January 24, 2009| Leave a Comment »

PHOTO 1: Sierra mackerel like this beauty here are still hitting nicely just about anywhere but the inshore reef, shoals and beaches seem to be the best holding spots for these guys. Don’t let the “mackerel” part of the name fool you. They fight hard and are among the tasitest fish around. Light tackle and a wire leader are working best with live bait or small crank bait lures like small Rapalas or Yo-Zuri lures.

PHOTO 2: Nice schools of feisty jack crevalle have move into the beach and inshore areas, especially for our anglers working the Muertos Bay/ Punto Perricos area. Great sport fish, but terrible eating, they are best released. Cousins to yellowtail, roosterfish, amberjack and pompano, when these guys are on the feed, they’ll hit pretty much anything aggressively.

PHOTO 3: The whales have finally arrived in Magdalena Bay and we’re running daily trips there now. The largest migration of mammals on Earth, the grey whales come to Baja during the winter months until about March to mate and give birth.


PHOTO 4: This is about as close as you can get to these great animals! Just watch out when they spout! Good idea to bring a windbreaker and hat! Pretty neat to get this close to a 30 foot whale or it’s baby. The grey whales usually hang out until mid-March in the shallow bay waters.

PHOTO 4: The Tailhunter Road Show 2009 moves on! We are just finishing our 3rd fishing/ hunting show of the season here in Denver CO. It has been a great tour with stops at shows in San Mateo CA and Sacramento CA. We wrap up here in Denver then move onto the Portland Expo Feb. 4-8. Great to see all the old friend and meet new ones. Come visit us in Portland and come fishing in La Paz!
WINTER CONDITIONS IN LA PAZ BUT INSHORE SPECIES PROVIDE GOOD ACTION!
La Paz/ Las Arenas Report for Week of January 18-24, 2009
THE FISHING REPORT

Lots of snow birds in town right now but not many anglers or divers. You can tell the locals. It’s 70 degrees and breezy and we’re all walking around in long pants and sweatshirts bundled against the “cold.” The tourists are wearing shorts and flip-flops and t-shirts. The whales are in at Magdalena Bay so we’re running a lot of trips out there now and indeed, quite a few of the tourists in town are here for the whales and not many for fishing. Let us know if we can set you up with some whale watching before they head north in March.

Still, we had a few boats out this week. With the north winds, we had to keep close to shore. Waters seemed to have turned a bit green. The winds were hard on the few flyfishers but our bait fishermen still got into sierra, seabass, jacks and some smaller pargo. We had some light line anglers do pretty well and they had fun getting hookups but lost a lot of fish in the rocks. They weren’t complaining since almost every cast was another hookup and planned to release most fish anyway. Some of the commercial guys got a few yellowtail so that’s encouraging and we’ll keep an eye on that. Lots of folks are preping for Carnival which is coming up in a few weeks.

TAILHUNTER COMING YOUR WAY

We’ve just finished our shows in San Mateo, Sacramento and Colorado. We’ll be at the Portland Expo Center Feb. 4-8. Come visit us in the booth! After that, Phoenix AZ, Long Beach and Salt Lake City.
CABIN FEVER CLASSIC APRIL 30 – MAY 4
Cabin Fever Classic April 30 to May 4, we still have a few spots that came open! Ask us about the details. Five days in La Paz with 3 days of fishing. This is our 7th annual event and it’s alot of fun! Get outta yer cabin and come enjoy some sunshine! Price is $775 per person double occupancy.
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Jonathan and Jill
Jonathan Roldan’s
Tailhunter International
Phone: (626) 333-3355FAX: (626) 333-0115C
ell: (626) 278-1585Mex. Cell: 044-612-114-17176
U.S. Office: 3319 White Cloud Dr., Suite A, Hacienda Hts. CA 91745
Mexico Office: , 755 Paseo Obregon, La Paz, Baja Cal Sur, Mexico

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Posted in Uncategorized on January 16, 2009| Leave a Comment »

PHOTO 1: Don’t know how much longer this can last as waters start cooling, but there have been little jags of dorado here and there even though it’s winter. Our amiga, Verda Boyd from Fremont CA and her husband Tim Zimmer always come down in the winter and seem to find the fish! Here Captain Jorge lends a hand.

PHOTO 2: Captain Jorge again, this time with Tim Zimmer holding a good looking dorado taken just outside of Muertos Bay on live bait and light tackle.

PHOTO 3: Photo of Jonathan being interviewed by Univision Channel 19 the Sacramento CA Spanish-speaking news station. Jonathan doing his unsuccessful best NOT to butcher the language. I’m sure the channel lost ratings points that night during the broadcast as their viewers switched to the weather channel.

PHOTO 4: The grey whales have arrived in Magdalena Bay and we’re now running whale watching trips daily to this tranquil shallow lagoon where the whales take up winter residence until about mid-March.

PHOTO 5: Yes, they do get this close!

A WINDY WEEK KEEPS BOATS CLOSE TO SHORE BUT STILL CATCHING FISH!

La Paz/ Las Arenas Fishing Report for Week of January 11-17, 2009

THE FISHING REPORT

A really windy week in La Paz with Santa Ana type winds flailing the whole area. The kite and wind surfers in the channel out by La Ventana are just loving this as the winds just funnel between the peninsula and Cerralvo Island. Still, we hug the shoreline and again, kept most of our anglers in the Muertos Bay area with good results. Again, sierra were the mainstay. Boats took 8-12 per boat and losing others. Cabrilla and snapper rounded out the mixed bag, but roosters were not uncommon and we still got a few dorado as well. No complaints. Fortunately, bait is plentiful and close. Sardines on a hook will pretty much get almost all species to bite. Nice to be on the water. Not many people to share the fishing holes with! If anything, the wind really hampered the few flyfishers we had, but being the off-season, this is why we don’t do a lot of flyfishers right now. Waters seemed to turn a bit green too. That’s indicative of a chilling. Could be the winds are pulling colder water up from down deep. We’ll have to keep an eye on it.

WHALES ARE HERE

The annual migration of the whales has started! Pretty much on schedule the vanguard of the California grey whales has arrived at Magdalena Bay. It’s one of the 3 places along the Baja Pacific coast that the whales take up winter residency. It’s the largest migration of animals on the planet. We’re running daily whale watching trips now until they head back sometime around March. Get in touch with us if you’re interested in seeing this incredible event up close!

HEADED TO OUR NEXT STOP

Howdy and thank you to everyone that stopped by our booth at the first two stops on our 2009 Tailhunter Tour. We had a great time two weeks ago at the San Mateo International Sportmen’s Expo near San Francisco and are now finished with the Sacramento ISE show at the California State Fairgrounds.

Next stop Denver from Thursday Jan 22 to Sunday Jan. 25. We’ll be at the Denver Convention Center. This is an incredible show so please stop by to say hi and come chat about coming to see us in 2009 in La Paz.

ALASKA FLIGHTS

Alaska Airlines has a big sale right now. Buy your tickets before Jan. 24th and use them before June 24th for big discounts to fly to La Paz. They now fly Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. Seats have been going fast so don’t delay. More sales are on the way, we hear!

MUERTOS BAY

We’ve got some new projects bubbling up at Muertos Bay these days. For those of you who don’t relish the drive over the hill from La Paz, we’re now working with some of the rental houses there and we’re also developing some projects with the Cardon Grill (formerly the Giggling Marlin Restaurant) that are pretty exciting. Stay tuned. More to come!

That’s our story!
Jonathan and Jill

Jonathan Roldan’s

Tailhunter International
Phone: (626) 333-3355FAX: (626) 333-0115
U.S. Office: 3319 White Cloud Dr., Suite A, Hacienda Hts. CA 91745
Mexico Office: , 755 Paseo Obregon, La Paz, Baja Cal Sur, Mexico
“When your life finally flashes before your eyes, you will have only moments to regret all the things in life you never had the courage to try.”


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Posted in Uncategorized on January 9, 2009| Leave a Comment »

PHOTO 1: Such a great shot. This is 12-year-old Trevor Davidson from Newport Rhode Island who came down with his dad, Simon. Yes, there’s still roosterfish around. Lots of small guys that are great to catch and release on light tackle. According to dad, ” This was just the first Rooster of many we caught that day, Sierra, Pargo, Jack Crevalle, Skipjack Tuna, and snapper were also caught. His biggest fish was probably a Jack Crevalle. I worked hard with my Fly Rod while he used a spinning rod and live bait, so he out fished me that day much to his glee.”

PHOTO 2: Jeff Iverson from Washington was down this past week and did one day on the water with his flyrod. In addtion to roosters, and sierra, Jeff popped this nice dorado as well. Pretty unusual to get dorado in the winter, but lingering warm water has kept the fish in the area. Great surprise!

LOTS OF MIXED INSHORE ACTION WITH LITTLE TRAFFIC ON THE WATER PROVIDES BENT RODS!

La Paz – Las Arenas Fishing Report for week of Jan. 4-11, 2009

Another pretty good week for a lot of varieties down here this past week. Even when the wind is blowing from the north, we’re still able to fish out of Muertos Bay. Fishing has been relatively close with an excellent mix of fish. Even our flyfishers are doing well. Most of the fish, however, are coming on live bait, mostly sardines, but they’re producing sierra, roosterfish, jack crevalle, bonito, skipjack, cabrilla, pompano, pargo and we even had a few dorado and two wahoo were hooked and lost on jigs. We had some guys this week on ultra light tackle fishing only bait and throwing bass lures like crank baits, poppers and jerk baits into the rocks and hammering fish after fish! They lost alot of gear to snapper, pargo, cabrilla and sierra, but said it was some of the best action they had ever had with almost every single cast producing a hit!

It’s a great time to be down. Very little pressure on the fishing spots. Air temps are in the mid-70’s and sunny. Water is about 10 degrees cooler in most places.

NOTES ON THE TACKLE BOX

AIR FLIGHTS DROPPING TO LA PAZ –

This past week airline rates to La Paz on Alaska/Horizon Air dropped drastically! Check it out. We were hearing of flights as low as $317 round trip from Los Angeles to La Paz. Alaska/Horizon is now flying 5 days a week to La Paz so make your connection through Los Angeles!

WHALE WATCHING –

Whale watching season is just about to kick off in another week or so as the annual migration of the grey whales comes to Bahia Magdalena. Check out the whales in this tranquil shallow bay. Great experience for the family. We can set this up for you!

TRADE SHOW TOUR 2009 COMING YOUR WAY

We are currently on our 2009 Fishing and Hunting Trade Show Tour! We just finished in San Mateo near San Francisco and had a great time seeing everyone. Next stop is the California State Fairground for the ISE Show January 15-18th. This is a huge show! Come see us at the booth and let’s talk about coming to La Paz for 2009!

Next stop will be Denver at the Denver Convention Center January 22-25.

CABIN FEVER CLASSIC STILL HAS A FEW SPOTS LEFT!

Our 7th Annual Cabin Fever Classic on April 30 t0 May 4 still has some spots. Cost is $775 for five days in La Paz/ 4 nights ocean-front hotel/ 3 days fishing and alot of fun with some great folks. Dig yourself out of the cold and come put your toes in the sand and line in the water with us. Write us for more details!

TAILHUNTER INTERNATIONAL HAS MORE TO DO FOR 2009

In addition to SCUBA and SNORKELING, we’re also offering an array of other great activities for your La Paz vacation including horseback riding, Cabo tours, tours to Todos Santos, City and Beach tours; ATV riding; and swimming with the dolphins. Ask us for more details.

That’s our story!

Jonathan and Jill

Jonathan Roldan’s

Tailhunter International

Phone: (626) 333-3355

FAX: (626) 333-0115

U.S. Office: 3319 White Cloud Dr., Suite A, Hacienda Hts. CA 91745

Mexico Office: , 755 Paseo Obregon, La Paz, Baja Cal Sur, Mexico

“When your life finally flashes before your eyes, you will have only moments to regret all the things in life you never had the courage to try.”

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Posted in Uncategorized on January 3, 2009| Leave a Comment »

PHOTO 1: Several varieties of pargo have started to show up like this mullet snapper (pargo liso) that move into the rocky areas this time of year. As we move into spring time, these fish will come into the shallow areas to spawn in large numbers. They will take a live bait but quickly dash into the rocks!

PHOTO 2: A big surprise to have pompano show up as well so early. Normally we get these guys in late spring or so along the reefs and sandy drop offs. Great eating members of the jack family and super fun on light tackle.

GOOD FISHING WITH LOTS OF VARIETY KICKS IN THE NEW YEAR!

La Paz/ Las Arenas Fishing Report for Week of Dec. 28 to Jan. 4, 2009

Hope your new year is off to a good start, amigos!

What an excellent week of fishing down here. Again, because of the winds, we’re mostly fishing out of Muertos Bay, but our boats took such a great variety of fish all week. Still plenty of sierra around and you can spend all day catching just sierra. However, there’s plenty of cabrilla to 5 pounds plus it looks like both dog tooth and mullet snapper (pargo liso) have moved into the rocky area. We’re not getting the big ones just yet, but the ones we’ve been catching are the 10-15 pound class with some larger ones lost to the rocks.

A few yellowtail were picked up…smaller sized punks in the 10 pound class, but this is encouraging to have them so early… plus roosterfish (up to 15 pounds) , amberjack and even pompano along the beaches. The pompano were really a nice surprise as I don’t remember getting them this early. they are a great eating fish and will eat the live baits with a small sinker just on the edge of the drop offs. The first few days they showed up, we had clients tossing them back or giving them away not sure of what they were. Of course, my captains were more than happy to take them off the clients hands. The problem is that they are members of the jack family (yellowtail, amberjack, permit, roosterfish, jack crevalle) and look very very close to their hard-fighting cousins, the jack crevalle. Jack crevalle fight like demons, but taste like it too! So, lots of people throw the pompano back even when a captain might suggest they angler keep it. They are great fried or sauteed. I also happened to try some sashime this past year. If you like yellowtail sashime, pompano is even better. It’s a delicate translucent meat that just melts off your chopsticks!

As well… There must still be some warm water around as well because we had flurries of dorado, wahoo and tuna near the island when the winds allowed.

Live bait works best, but bring a sweatshirt for the cool mornings! Some days the winds really blow and others it lays down, but part of everyday can be breezy. It’s great to be in town. Air temps are 75 degrees in the daytime and at night it’s 65.

NOTICES

WHALE WATCHING – We’re booking solidly now for the upcoming whale watching season that starts in about 2 weeks (when the whales show up) and go through about mid-March. We do this over at Magdalena Bay and it’s an incredible experience to have grey whales and their calves come right up to the pangas in the calm shallow waters of the bay. Get in touch with us ASAP and we can set up the whole package.

CABIN FEVER CLASSIC – Our 7th Annual Cabin Fever Classic still has some spots available for the April 30 to May 4 dates. This is always a blast and a good get together for some sunshine, fishing, socializing and tall cold ones. It gets more popular every year and for $775 per person double occupancy, we cover your ocean-view room at La Concha Beach Resort, 3 days panga fishing, transfers, taxes, 2 dinners and a bunch of other stuff. Write to us to find out more or, if you’re one of our Cabin Fever alums, get in touch with us now!

ALASKA AIR – If you had not heard, Alaska Airlines is now flying FIVE days a week to La Paz from Los Angeles. This is a big improvement and gives us plenty of options now. If you can connect through Los Angeles, it’s just a two hour flight to La Paz where we’ll be waiting for you with a load of stuff in the ice chest waiting for you!

VOLARIS AIR – Out of Tijuana is great I just tried them. Brand new airlines and brand new air bus jets. This was fantastic. For 15 bucks they pick you up at the San Diego train station and shuttle you right to the terminal. From there it was just a few minutes to the plane. Because it was a domestic flight, there were fewer security checks. Super service. TV’s to watch. Full beverages. Leather seats. Great leg room and overhead room. AND HALF THE PRICE of U.S. carriers!

TRES VIRGINES RESTAURANT – One of La Paz favorites that had closed has re-opened in a new location. It’s one block down and across the street from where it used to be. They really did a nice job of it. Great spot.

WE HIT THE ROAD FOR THE 2009 TAILHUNTER TOUR

Well, it’s that time again. We’re coming to a city near you! We start the first leg of our fishing and hunting trade shows! This week we’ll be at the San Mateo Expo near San Francisco for the ISE shows. Here’s the schedule:

January 8-11 – International Sportsman’s Expo (San Mateo Expo Center)

January 15-18 – International Sportsman’s Expo (State Fairgrounds Sacramento)

January 22-25 – International Sportsman’s Expo (Denver Convention Center)

More to come! Stop by the booth and say hi! We’ll look forward to it!

That’s our story!
Jonathan and Jill

Jonathan Roldan’s

Tailhunter International

Phone: (626) 333-3355

FAX: (626) 333-0115

U.S. Office: 3319 White Cloud Dr., Suite A, Hacienda Hts. CA 91745

Mexico Office: , 755 Paseo Obregon, La Paz, Baja Cal Sur, Mexico

“When your life finally flashes before your eyes, you will have only moments to regret all the things in life you never had the courage to try.”

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