La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay/ Suenos Bay Fishing Report from Tailhunter Sportfishing for Week of Nov. 4-11, 21018

November 12, 2018 by riplipboy

MIXED WEATHER – MIXED FISHING

La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay/ Suenos Bay Fishing Report for Week of Nov. 4-11, 2018

MEXICAN MINUTE WEEKLY VIDEO FISHING REPORT

SHORT ATTENTION SPAN WEEK at A GLANCE

Weather – Nice and sunny but cooler every week. Nights can be very cool. Water temps are going down too. Can get breezy and windy some days.

Water – Getting cooler and less blue. Rough some days now as we move into the cooler months.

Fishing – Rougher and cooler waters are making it more difficult to get live bait. That along with changing conditions overall are changing the complexion of the fishing. Less bluewater fish like tuna and dorado. More emphasis on inshore fishing for pargo, cabrilla and other reef fish.

THE BIG PICTURE and the REST OF THE STORY…

Just some incredible colors on this late-season dorado that Travis caught. Gorgeous fish!

Whoa…that’s a big cabrilla! Sweet meat for the grill with Captain Armando.

Travis is all smiles posing with his roosterfish, but check out the bent rod behind him! That’s wife, Melinda on another rooster. See the photo below! Both fish released!

First-timer rocks it! Captain Pancho helps out Melinda Woodward with this hefty roosterfish before releasing it.

Old Tailhunter amigos for many years, Bill and Patrick with Captain Jorge and a nice yellowfin to go along with a day of bonito fun.

Incredible flat water and perfect for Melinda to catch this sweet bull dorado.

Lots of fun on light tackle…even moreso on a flyrod! Bonito for the masked man from Oregon, Travis Woodward.

It was a mixed bag of fish this past week as we transition into the cooler aspects of the season. Not really many folks fishing these days. Many are walk-in visitors or snow-birds who are spending time in town and just want a day of fishing and sunshine, rather than folks coming specifically for fishing. So, many aren’t very serious fishermen either and just want some fun and action.

This is that time before the holidays when folks aren’t really travelling much. Families are doing other things. Also, the weather and waters are changing. It’s wonderfully sunny, but definitely cooler and also getting more and more breezy. So, it can be a tad rougher.

That makes it harder to get live bait, either because the bait guys aren’t going out very much since there’s not many folks fishing or because of the weather, the live bait is scattered.

That being said, we still got some action. Good bites of bonito keep things interesting, especially for the first-timers. But in between, we’re still getting a few yellowfin tuna up to about 25 pounds. There’s some nice dorado not too far offshore. Inshore, pargo and cabrilla are becoming more predominant, especially as it gets tougher to get too far from shore because of weather condition. Also, surprisingly, some nice 30-50 pound roosterfish still around as well.

That’s my story!