Big yellowtail were a big part of the story this past week with fish up to 35 pounds like this solid fish that Roger Thompson took on a trolled deep diving Rapala north of Cerralvo Island.
Kneeling on the sand at Bahia de Los Muertos near La Paz, our amigo, Jorge Romero not only got two slugger yellowtail, but also a nice amberjack as well...usually larger cousin to the yellowtail obviously, the full moon didn't have much effect!
It's a pretty picture of the pangas at sunrise at Muertos Bay, but the key to the photo is how flat the waters are! The key to the good fishing this week wasn't the full moon, it was the fact that the winds laid down most days allowing anglers to get onto the fish!
This lady can fish! Donna Thompson always does well and she worked north point Cerralvo Island for this early season trophy yellowtail.
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Thanks to everyone who came by our booth at the Denver Convention Center at the International Sportsman’s Expo that wound up on Sunday. It was great to see so many of our older amigos and clients as well as meet new amigos and talk about fishing with Tailhunter in La Paz. It was our 12th year hear at this expo and Denver always treats us great! Next stop will be the Califorania State Fairground in Sacramento for the next ISE show! See you there!
EARLY SEASON YELLOWTAIL and PARGO ROCK FISHERMEN FOR FIRST WEEK OF 2012!
La Paz/ Las Arenas Fishing Report for Week of Jan. 1-8, 2012
What a way to start off the new year! Winds laid down for the most part and we got a surprise bite of nice fat 20-40 pound yellowtail! The key was the wind. On the days when the wind blew, fishing was scratchy at best, but for most of the week, winds laid down and the little firecracker yellowtail we were catching around the holidays suddenly grew into the big trophy fish we usually don’t see until a month or two from now. But, no one was complaining!
The fish were in several areas. North Point Cerralvo Island held fish. As did the southern area near the lighthouse. The fish were holding off the bottom but could be enticed up with live bait or slow trolling deep-diving Rapalas or Yo-Zuri Magnums (green mack patterns and silver/black patterns worked well). Yo-yo iron in blue/white and brown/yellow also got picke up on the fast retrieve.
Other good areas included Bahia de Los Muertos which rocked up some nice amberjack but the fleet also took fish south of the bay in the shallow drop off areas off Boca de Alamo near the arroyo. Most of these fish were taken on live bait and iron.
But wait!….
It looks like we’ve also got an early run of the schooling spawning pargo liso (mullet snapper) happening already too! Normally, we start seeing the fish around March or April in these numbers, and certainly, they’ll get thicker as the weeks roll in, but at least for this week, they were a big focus for us around Punta Perico near Las Arenas.
The fish we’re getting have been 5-20 pounders, but larger fish are getting lost. It’s hard to tell sometimes since the fish are in shallow waters inshore in rocky areas and a quick pickup and bent rod is often followed very quickly after a few moments with strained line…some grunts…a squealing drag and a POP! As the line breaks! They’re pretty frustrating fish! But no doubt great sport.
At least the good part is that in those same areas are some nice cabrilla (Mexican seabass) as well as some of the smaller yellowtail and rainbow runners showing up too and just offshore, bonito are around to at least provide fun action.
Like I said…The earlier parts of the week the winds were down and we put up good numbers with our pangas getting 10-30 fish caught and released…good fun days! Letting smaller cabrilla and bonito go but plenty of action. Then, the winds came up beginning Thursday and the counts got scratchy again. The local windsurfers love it, but not so good for fishing. Then, late in the week, even with the full moon, the wind settled again and that’s when we started getting the big yellowtail! Hope it holds up!
That’s our story!
Jonathan and Jill
Jonathan Roldan’s
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