La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay/ Suenos Bay Fishing Report for Week of Jan. 20-27, 2019
Mexican Minute Video Report
Something a little different this week. Sorry the video is a little ragged this week. We were in our booth at the Puyallup Fairgrounds and crowds were already starting to come down the aisle and watching some goofy guy (me!) talking out loud to his laptop! So I didn’t have much time!
Also, no real fishing to report so I answered some letters in the video about fishing in La Paz!
The Big Picture and the Rest of the Story…
Honestly not much to say about fishing this week. I guess I could make something up, but that’s now how we roll.
This is winter and off-season and not many folks out fishing from November to April. Mostly, it’s because of the winds and waves that can be very erratic. So, that’s what happened this week.
We did have a few folks set to fish early in the week, but it was pretty rough. So, as much as they wanted to go, I advised they just cancel. Stay at the hotel. Hang out at the pool. Go to town of lunch. Sleep in. Take a siesta.
Fishing is supposed to be fun, right? Not an excercise in staying dry and trying to stay in the boat. Many of the folks we have this time of year aren’t hard-core anglers. For some it’s their first time really fishing in the ocean so I don’t want them to have a bad time. As much as we love the business, especially this time of year, it was better to just advise folks not to come out.
Not much bait around but plugs and lures are working.
However, when the wind isn’t blowing, there’s some dorado out there. Pargo and cabrilla and snapper are still around the reefs and rocks.
Gary Wagner with a tasty sierra off Punta Perico. Note the jacket!
Sierra, bonito and jack crevalle near the drop offs. This coming week, the winds die down about mid-week so hopefully, I”ll have a better report for you!
TAILHUNTER ROAD TOUR 2019
Thanks, Washington! Now on our way to Portland!
Well, we just finished our 3rd show of the season. We’re wrapping things up here in the Seattle area and packing to head to our next show at the Portland Expo Center in Portland, Oregon Sept. 6-10. We’ve had some fantastic shows so far! We’ve been in Denver, Sacramento and then this past week in Seattle.
Reservations are coming in fast this year! Don’t wait until we visit your area! Dates are filling up so get in touch with us as soon as you can if you’re planning to come fishing!
Dave and Michele Conklin, our long-time amigos from Washington stopped in to share a little “Baja cheer!”
With my honey, Jill, in our booth! The fish was “THIS BIG!”
La Paz -Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay/ Suenos Bay Fishing Report for Week of Jan. 13-20, 2019
Mexican Minute Video Fishing Report
Short Attention Span Week at a Glance
Weather – Variable. Some days were pretty windy and rough. Others were nice. Some localized showers. Highs were in the high 70’s. Nighttime lows low 60’s.
Water – You’d think it should be cooler than normal, but the fact that dorado are around indicates some warm waters.
Fishing – If the weather was good, it was fishable and some surprising catches with a nice mixed bag. If weather was not so good, then it made it tough. Live bait is not easy to get because of the erratic water. However, lures and dead bait seem to work fine. Got dorado, skipjack, bonito, jack crevalle, small yellowtail and sierra this week. Everyone got fish!
Forecast – Some high winds early in the week. Probably won’t be fishing. Then, gets better. Highs in the low 70’s and lows to the high 50’s. Partially cloudy skies.
The Big Picture and the Rest of the Story…
Chuck Chandler from Alaska and staying at Rancho Costa there in Muertos Bay near La Paz found some great sunshine and this big-headed bull dorado (mahi mahi) that no doubtedly hit the grill.
Our Captain Jorge put his guys on some dorado like this as he photobombs on the beach.
Captain Armando checks out the catch with a nice mix of action fish including jack crevalle, white bonito and yellowtail
Gary Wagner loves light tackle and got this colorful bull dorado of Bahia Muertos near his place.
Hope you’re enjoying or enjoyed a great holiday Martin Luther King weekend!
It was an up-and-down week dictated by the weather and winds which is typical of this time of the year. Earlier in the week it was calm although there were some incidents of localized rain mixed with sunshine. Later in the week, winds got stronger generating some rougher water.
Surprisingly, however, given it’s winter and waters are chillier than normal, we got into some decent school-sized dorado. Bait is difficult to get because of the winds and choppy surf, but dragging lures has been productive.
In addition to the dorado, tasty white bonito provided some great action. Many folks are surprised that the white bonito are not just great sport, but also pretty good eating! Add in some tough jack crevalle and a few firecracker yellowtail, sierra and cabrilla off the rocks and there were actually some nice catches.
TAILHUNTER 2019 TOUR
Just finished up our Sacramento Show for the International Sportsmans Expo that was at the state fairgrounds. It was off-the-hook! Jill and I stood and talked non-stop for 10 hours-a-day until we were hoarse! It was great. So many friends and new amigos. Lots of bookings for this year.
If you’re planning on coming fishing with us, don’t wait. Dates are filling FAST! I’m not kidding. Bookings are coming in daily and we’re booking dozens at every show. Don’t wait. Some dates are filled or filling fast. If you wait until we come to a show near you, it might be too late!
If you’re reading this, we’re actually probably on the road driving from Sacramento to our next show at the Washington State Fairgrounds in Puyallup, Washington just south of Seattle. This is the largest show in Washington and goes a whopping 5 days from Wednesday to Sunday. We always look forward to it.
Some of our crazy Tailhunter Tribe! Cheers!
Jill and I will be in the booth every day so come by and let’s talk about coming to visit us in La Paz!
NEW WEBSITE IS UP!
Don’t forget. Our newly remodeled Tailhunter Website is now up and rolling and we’re pretty excited. It’s still got a glitch or two that we’re working out, but it’s ready for you to check out!
La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay/ Suenos Bay Fishing Report for Week of Jan. 6-13, 2019
Mexican Minute Video Report
Short Attention Span Week at a Glance
Weather – A bit chilly and cool this past week. Mostly sunny skies in the mid-70s, but also some spotty rain showers here and there. Depends where you were.
Fishing – Quite a variety of fish. Hard to tell really when there’s not many folks fishing this time of year. However, the folks that did get out fishing did OK with some decent catches.
Type of Fish Caught This Week – small roosterfish, dorado, snapper, cabrilla, amberjack, bonito, needlefish, jack crevalle, small yellowtail.
Forecast – Actually some rain possibilities early in the week but hard to know where it will fall. La Paz encompasses alot of area. Rest of the week will be partially cloudy with highs in the mid-70’s down to the upper 50’s/ low 60’s.
The Big Picture and the Rest of the Story
Ken Ward from Alaska probably doesn’t get a chance to wear those great shorts very often, but he also doesn’t catch any dorado up there either like this nice one just outside of Bahia Muertos where he was staying at Rancho Costa. Actually, a nice sunset bite!
Fun on the trout rods right in Bahia Muertos on feisty baby roosterfish. Ken got this and released it.
Some beautiful patterns on these nice cabrilla that make great eating for Steve Greer visiting from Wyoming.
El Jefe himself, Gary Wagner, owner of Rancho Costa in Bahia Muertos near La Paz with a couple of tasty firecracker yellowtail.
While Ken has another rooster bending his mini-rod, Chuck Chandler poses with another roosterfish. All roosters were released.
Some good eating! Mic Ward poses with a cabrilla and small amberjack some of the best cold water fish this time of year.
Not a whole lot happening this past week to be honest. It was a bit cold and chilly and not a lot of folks on the water as we hit that lull after the holidays. It’s hard to get a true assessment of fishing if there’s not that many folks getting out, but then again, there aren’t that many visitors and vacationers in the city to begin with.
However, there were a few out on the water who found some fun inshore action, especially on lighter tackle. Efforts produced a wide range of species that included a few dorado and even some small roosterfish that were all released.
Over the reefs and rocky areas, cabrilla and yellow snapper put the bend on the rods plus bonito, sierra, jack crevalle and some smaller firecracker yellowtail and smaller amberjack. Enough to keep folks happy and some good action.
This coming week looks a little cloudy and there’s even a chance of some rain with wind getting stronger and gusts to 25 mph later in the week. The temps looks like they’ll run from the mid-50’s to 70’s.
FINALLY!
Our 20-year-old Tailhunter website needed a re-model and facelift!
After more than a year of work, we’re excited to announce that our new and improved Tailhunter website is up and rolling! We think it looks great. It’s sleeker, faster and turbo-charged easier to use and more friendly for social media, cellphones and pads!
It still has a few little bumps here and there that need to be fine-tuned and we’re still adding more to it, but we’re ready to go!
Thanks to AQGraphics and Jaime Laureano for all his work and patience and spearheading all the months of effort.
Check it out! We hope you like it! Click the link:
We just wrapped up an incredible week at the International Sportsmans Show in Denver, Colorado. We had four fantastic days in our booth and it was great to see so many amigos who stopped by to say hi and meet many more new ones. Thanks to everyone who booked trips for 2019 and there were ALOT of you. We’re excited to have you come visit and we’re looking forward to seeing you in La Paz!
Now, we jump in our Tailhuntermobile and rumble back west through Wyoming, Utah, Nevada and back to California!
From Thursday to Sunday, we’ll be at the Cal Expo Fairgrounds in SACRAMENTO for the ISE Show which is the largest fishing and hunting show in Northern California. I hear there are over 700 booths and vendors this year from everywhere from Africa to Canada and Alaska to South America!
It’s always a packed show and there’s something for everyone! Jill and I will be in the booth looking for you and hope you can stop by! Here’s more details about the show and also how to get
La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay/ Suenos Bay Fishing Report for Week of Dec. 30, 2018-Jan. 6, 2019
Mexican Minute Video Report
SHORT ATTENTION SPAN WEEK AT A GLANCE
Weather – Started a bit rough and windy but got better as the week went on. Mostly sunny with daytime temps in the 70’s. Some isolated showers. Coming week almost a duplicate.
Waters – Seem to be getting cooler and cloudier, but there’s still some warm patches holding warm water species like dorado and tuna.
Fishing – Quite a surprise. As the weather got better, so did the fishing. Ended up with some really great inshore action with quite a variety of unusual catches with both warm and cold water species!
Fish Caught this week: (cold water species) yellowtail, cabrilla, pargo, snapper, sierra. (Warm water species) dorado, tuna (hooked), wahoo (hooked), roosterfish, bonito, jack crevalle, triggerfish
THE BIG PICTURE and the REST of the STORY…
All the way from Alaska, Mic Ward boats one of the first yellowtail of the season that bit a trolled Rapala. Mic was staying at Bahia Muertos near La Paz at Rancho Costa Resort.
Dorado in January right off the Punta Perrico rocks! That’s amigo, Gary Wagner who owns the Giggling Marlin Bar in Cabo and Rancho Costa Resort.
Lew Cox from San Diego just wanted to get away for some sunshine and had one day to fish and got a bit of variety for the fish box including sierra, dorado and bonito.
Steve Green has himself a dandy cabrilla caught just outside of Bahia Muertos. Steve is from chilly Wyoming and was staying at the Rancho Costa Resort.
Great shot. Great fish! First yellowtail bite of the season! Gary got this forkie trolling a Rapala X-Rap 40 deep diver.
Windier weather at the beginning of the week (and the year) put fishing on the slow side, but as the week went on, conditions improved and a nice variety of fish showed up especially for our anglers fishing in and around Muertos Bay.
In fact, the bite was surprising for the incredible mixed bag of both warm and cold water species.
Warm water species included dorado and smaller roosterfish as well as bonito and jack crevalle. Cold water fish, more common to this type of year included our first yellowtail of the season plus cabrilla, snapper, pargo, and sierra. Live bait is a bit difficult, but the fish showed no hesitation biting jigs, lures and trolled Rapalas.
None of the fish were far offshore…often within casting distance of the beach or rocks.
Nothing really big, but for many folks just down to find some sunshine and not really caring too much about what was biting, it was great action. Often you just never knew what was going to bite and at times the bite was full-speed. Anglers working light tackle really had a hoot.
Gray whales are starting to show up and the vanguard of the migration are moving in. Whale watching season should be good and we’ll start running trips in about 2 weeks.
The whales have been more than cooperative to come visit with the boaters!
TAILHUNTER 2019 ROAD TOUR
Here we go! Jill and Jonathan are on the road again! For over 2 decades we spend the first 3 months of the year in the gypsy caravan covering over 15,000 miles and all the big fishing and hunting shows in the Western U.S. It’s a great opportunity to see old friends and meet new amigos!
This week, Jill and I will be in our booth at the Denver Convention Center for the International Sportsmens Expo! It runs from Thursday to Sunday (January 10-13th) and it’s an incredible fun event for the whole family!
There will be hundreds of fishing and hunting outfitters from Canada, Alaska, Mexico, Africa and just about every other location on the globe. Tons of gear and new equipment. RV’s and camping. Off-road and boating. It’s all there.
We’ll be in our booth for the entire 4 days. Come by and say hi and let’s talk about fishing in La Paz . Dates are filling so let’s get you set up!
Enough stuff for 3 months on the road! Me, Jilly and Catlyn! Driving through Texas on our way to Denver this week!
God bless TEXAS!
Here’s more info plus how to get tickets. Click this link!
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