La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay/ Suenos Bay Fishing Bay for Week of Oct. 30-Nov. 6, 2022
MEXICAN MINUTE VIDEO REPORT
THE BIG PICTURE and the REST OF THE STORY…
Not the best time to be out on the water in a panga! (turn up the sound)
Brent Ritchie has a big smile for his early morning dorado hook-up.
Our own, Brian Reid from Hewitt, Texas hit a school or dorado right out in front of the city where the big tankers sit at anchor and had a limit in about 45 minutes.
Sal Pamiza, first-timer with us from S. Carolina is our good family amigo and gets a hand from Captain Pancho with one of his first-ever fish!
Tom Brewer was able to squeeze in 3 days of fishing over a week by picking out days when the winds were down and scored good fishing for several species during his days on the water.
I wish I could say there’s alot going on and alot to tell you about, but the straight-up honest report is that as I’m writing this report, the port has been closed now for two days shutting down all boat traffic because of the fierce winds. It will probably be shut down tomorrow as well for the better part of the day.
These are the northern winds that start up about this time of year and will blow erratically now through April or May. That’s why we say that November to April is our off-season and there’s honestly not many folks on the water except windsurfers and kite-boarders who love these crazy northern winds.
In the past 2 weeks, in fact, we’ve had 2-3 days each week where the winds blew us off the water or we had to cancel the few fishing trips we still had booked. Most of our regulars understand that it’s pretty much the end of the season so we don’t have that many anglers anyway.
You can probably tell by the fact that I don’t have many fish photos to post!
Fortunately for the few we’ve had and could get out, we are still finding some dorado around with most fish in the 10-pound range but also many more cooler-water species as the ocean temperatures start to drop off. That includes sierra, jacks, pompano, trevally, rainbow runners and even a few yellowtail. But, I think we are about the end of the blue water/ warm water species for the season.
Thankfully, for the dorado, even when it’s been blustery outside and tough to go too far from shore, dorado have been close. In La Paz Bay, in fact, there’s been a nice jag of schoolie-sized dorado right under the big tankers anchored in the bay. I was able to get out one day this week and we caught a limit in about 45 minutes which was great as the winds came up later.
With the winds, it’s also getting more difficult to get live bait with waves crashing the shallow areas where the bait guys usually net the sardines.
2023 BOOKINGS FILLING UP FAST
We’re getting heavy bookings already for 2023 and some dates are already filled or filling pretty fast. Don’t miss out on the upcoming season! We don’t want to miss you either! Here’s a sample package just for our fishing report readers for May and June next year:
Sample Special Package: 5 days/ 4 nights ocean-front hotel / 3 days panga fishing
Ocean-front rooms (2 per room)
Panga (2 per panga)
Skipper
Tackle
Ice
Fish cleaning
Breakfast, lunches, soft drinks and water on fishing days
All taxes
Does not include: tips, alcohol, other meals, bait (from the baitman), licenses (available online: http://www.sportfishingbcs.gob.mx/), commercial fish packing (available from our store)
Rates: Starting at $1399 per person x 2 (double occupancy)
Deposits: Min. $300 pre-payment per person non-refundable/ non-transferable
Balance: Due no later than 45 days prior to arrival
Payments: Cash or check / credit cards or payment apps 4% processing fee
Also available: / Scuba/ snorkeling/ whale sharks / more nights/ more fishing/ day trips / airport ground transfers
Based on availability and cannot be attached to any other specials or discounts
Deposits are non-refundable and non-transferable
Applies to Hotel La Concha (beach outside of town) or Hotel Waterfront (at the marina)
Upgrades to rooms and options for other hotels are available
Package price is good only if made before the end of the year
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