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La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay/ Bahia Suenos Fishing Report for Week of June 25-July 1, 2022
MEXICAN MINUTE VIDEO REPORT
THE BIG PICTURE and the REST of the STORY…
First day biggest fish ever! Chris Graham from Louisiana hit his personal best fish on his first day out with this big roosterfish just off the Punta Arenas lighthouse. The fish was released.
Long-time Tailhunter amigo, Dave Conklin, was fishing deep just off the rocks near Punta Coyote when he stuck this nice yellowtail to add to his fish box.
She’s a regular poster-girl for Tailhunter ever year with the fish she catches . Alicia Clegg is always on the fish. Big bull dorado and she obviously could have used one more hand with that dorsal fin!
Young Kale Jenks from Washington had himself a banner week of fishing and got a hand from his dad, Justin, on this big sailfish he caught on a sardine off Bahia Muertos
It’s been awhile since Kevin Beehn from Lake Tahoe CA has visited us but he picked up right where he left off putting fish, like this big yellowtail onto the deck.
Funnest family! Kelly and Diego Jimenez from Loveland CO always come down this time of year and usually bring one of the grandkids. This time Neriah got the nod and a table full of fish including rainbow runners, a hawkfish and pompano.
Montana in the house! Andy Malone was with us for the first time this week and really wanted a roosterfish! Not a bad first try. Good catch and release with Captain Gerardo.
One of the nicest guys on his first trip with us. Justin Jenks from Washington sure went home with alot of fish including some nice yellowtail fillets!
Thumbs-up from Captain Jorge and Robbie Sickels, Jr. who put this big roosterfish aboard on his 27th birthday! The fish was released. Punta Perrico in the background.
A great fishing team every year. Captain Joel and Bennett Clegg know how to put fish on a rod like this yellowtail north of La Paz Bay.
Captain Pancho estimated this roosterfish to go 40 kilos…about 85 pounds and his biggest of the season. It was also the biggest fish ever for Andy Lauber as well! Andy was able to release the big gallo and is from New Orleans.
We sure don’t get many of these! Ken Smith from Idaho picked up a rare barracuda! I’ve seen schools of the while diving, but maybe only 2 or 3 caught on hook and line in my 30 years here.
Our own Ms. Michele! Big smile and a big yellowtail on the gaff for Michele Conklin who has visited us many times over the years from Spokane WA.
Not many dorado so far this year, but Bennett Clegg found a few one day including this nice bull.
Not a bad start for Kale Jenks. His first time to La Paz. His first day on the water. His first bait in the water! And this striped marlin picks it up! Captain Boli with the smiles and asssit!
Just another day in paradise for Alicia who never fails to put fish on the deck. She can fish! Nice yellowtail, Alicia!
The bonito are all over and voracious! Ask Kelly Jimenez! These bonito are actually the white bonito and very good eating. They are all over this season.
Louisiana in the house! Chris and Andy with two big yellowtail ready for the fillet table.
If Captain Jorge has his thumb in the air, it’s always a good sign. Rob Sickels, Sr. got his first catch-and-release rooster right up against the rocks of Punta Perrico.
Tough-fighting jack crevalle will pull you all over the panga! Ken Smith would probably agree!
It’s the lucky sunglasses. Dave with another yellowtail. Flat waters like a lake!
Well…we sure have alot more photos than last week! It makes for a better looking fishing report, right?
But, remember, to be perfectly candid, it’s like watching the NFL highlights on a Sunday night. You get to see all the touchdowns and the all-star moves! You’re not seeing all the plays that got stuffed!
It’s been like that with fishing. Mother Nature just won’t give us a break. C’mon, Man!
Not only are we in a La Nina year when it’s obvious by now that waters are colder and cooler than normal along with the air temperatures…all affecting our fishing. But, the weather gods threw another wrench at us this past week.
Tropical Storm Celia hit about 500 miles south of us. It didn’t come any closer. But, that didn’t stop it from sending strong winds and big waves up our way and really jacking up our south-facing fishing areas…like Las Arenas where we had to cancel fishing for 2 days and have everyone fish with our La Paz fleet. Even after the storm conditions had passed, it’s been several days now, but waters there are still turned over, dirty , green and cold. It’s difficult to get live bait as well because of the conditions. Check out this video below and turn up the sound:
So, fishing with our Las Arenas fleet, which should be on fire under normal conditions, has been sticky and picky to say the least. There are still some big roosterfish around between 10 and 80 pounds, but other than that, there’s just some inshore action on lots of bonito, rainbow runners, pompano, trevally, jack crevalle, pargo and bonito.
I think until the waters clean up, that’s the kind of fishing it’s going to be over on that side. Our captains and clients are working really hard to find fish for sure!
For our La Paz Fleet, thankfully, the fishing closer to La Paz has rescued us much of the time. The yellowtail bite continues strangely. I say “strangely” because the yellowtail are a cold-water fish that are usually gone by April.
However, here it is in July and they are still around and have been biting strong. Fish between 20 and 40 pounds are not uncommon. Lots of these strong fish have been getting lost. They’re beasts and surprising alot of folks with their power.
We ARE starting to see more dorado so maybe that’s an indication that waters are warming (I hope!). I don’t want to get too excited. We should be thick into dorado by this time, but it just hasn’t happened. However, we did catch more dorado this week than we have all season. So, fingers crossed!
That’s my story!
Jonathan
Jonathan Roldan’s
Tailhunter Sportfishing
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