La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay/ Suenos Bay Fishing Report for Week of April 22-29, 2020
MEXICAN MINUTE VIDEO REPORT
Please remember that anything I say, might have already changed between the time I recorded this, produced it and when you are actually seeing this!
THE BIG PICTURE and the REST of the STORY…
Our Tailhunter Captain Luis has been a hotshot the last two seasons and has been rocking some big fish during the downtime. He’s got the DNA for it! His uncle is popular Captain Chito and his grandfather is Raul who have both fished for us for several decades. Luis is our youngest captain and already in big demand. He was out at El Bajo this week and took this big tuna on THIRTY POUND test with 50-pound leader after a 3 hour battle. The fish is estimated at 160-170 pounds.
Only commercial fishermen or locals fishing for sustenance can fish right now. Here’s a smattering of species caught by one of the local guys to feed his family for the week that includes triggerfish, pargo, snapper and cabrilla.
The only folks fishing are locals and folks who have homes there and are staying in place. And, even then, not many. Most are sheltering-in-place. The quarantine in Baja Sur was extended through May 30th and more stringent restrictions have been mandated because too many people were ignoring the quarantine.
CHASING CAMPERS OFF THE BEACH
Therefore, the non-essential businesses remain closed like all hotels, restaurants, stores (not markets) as well as beaches, public areas, etc. However, with the new restrictions, there is also a 10 p.m. curfew now. Facemarks are required by everyone. Only 1 person from a family or group may enter a market now and only 1 person in a car at a time. Plus no alcohol sales after 6 p.m. The governor or Baja addressed the state and said that penalties would include fines, jail time and/or public service.
YOU NEED A GOOD REASON TO BE DRIVING AFTER 10 P.M. ONLY 1 PERSON IN THE CAR AT A TIME
Maybe it’s paying off. Maybe it’s too early to tell.
With almost 800,000 residents in the state of Baja Sur (including Loreto, Mulege, La Paz and Cabo San Lucas), has less than 200 cases with only about a dozen fatalities. 230 have recovered.
Compared to the state of Baja Norte (including Ensenada, Tijuana, Rosarito, Mexicali and San Felipe) as well as mainland Mexico, Baja Sur (so far) is weathering things better than most.
Assuming there are no drastic changes, major hotels are talking about opening up in June.
Several Airlines will resume flights including Delta, Aero Mexico, United, Alaska, Spirit and others.
Restaurants are gearing up to re-open.
They are telling students be prepared to get back to school on July 1. (Just learned…Now June 1)
No idea yet about the ports and marinas which would allow sportfishing boats to get out, but that would be additional good news.
FISH…
We know there’s fish around. A few of our captains and their families are finding yellowtail, dorado and tuna in various spots, but again, barely anyone is fishing. Some have commercial licenses and are using them to get out. However… If you don’t have alot of gas, you can’t go too far, but inshore fishing has been good for amberjack, pargo, cabrilla, triggerfish and snapper. But, again, most of the fish caught is for personal consumption.
However, as in many other parts of the world where human traffic has diminished significantly, there are some interesting reports.
It’s hard to go fishing when there’s no work or money to buy gasoline for the boat.
The waters in the marinas have cleared up. Big gamefish such as yellowtail and roosterfish are being seen close to shore in schools and numbers that haven’t been seen in awhile. Pargo schools at the islands are crashing the rocky areas. Even diving areas such as Cabo Pulmo and around Espirito Santo Island are seeing more and larger sealife that hasn’t been around in awhile.
Mother Nature recovering! Hope we can all say the same very soon as well.
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