WIND SLACKS – YELLOWTAIL and MORE BUST LOOSE!

La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay/ Suenos Bay Fishing Report for Week of Marc. 10-17, 2023

MEXICAN MINUTE LA PAZ VIDEO REPORT

THE BIG PICTURE and the REST of the STORY…

Not a bad day! 3 yellowtail and a dorado headed for the ice chest for Pepe and Miguel!

Jorge Romero…has a well-deserved grin after landing this hefty yellowfin fishing at the southend of Cerralvo Island off the high spot where tuna as well has yellowtail have been breezing. He took advantage of lowered winds to get across the channel.

Captain Victor poses with Curtis Popp and his yellowtail joined by his family on the beach at Bahia Muertos.

Gary Wagner at his place at Costa Baja at Bahia Muertos. Gary has a knack for landing trophy cabrilla.

It must be the great shirt! Using both jigs and caballitos, Jorge shows off his catch of yellowtail and a singular tuna. He said he lost another 4 big fish in the rocks.

Scott Kratzmann and Steve Kehler had a nice bit of action squeezing in one day of fishing with several smaller yellowtail, bonito, sierra and Scott said they lost several other fish.

Miles Wagner with a toad yellowtail and a big smile. Staying at his dad’s place at Muertos Bay at Rancho Costa. Miles is from Colorado Springs CO.

What a difference a week or even a day-or-two makes!

It’s been one of the coldest, windiest roughest winters than we can remember in our almost 30 years in La Paz and it’s been close to impossible to get on the water, let alone to fish!  That’s why, even in a normal winter year,  we consider November to April to be off-season.

However, we know there are fish out there and really for the first time in months, we had a few days of manageable winds and calmer seas as the gusts diminished enough for locals and visitors to get out on the water.

It was some of the best fishing we’ve seen in a long time.

We knew yellowtail had moved into the area, but for a few days this week, they were crashing the boats all over the La Paz area!  North, south and east sides of Cerralvo Island were hot as well as points around Espirito Santo Island.  Areas near Bahia Muertos, Punta Perrico and Punta Arenas also produced fish that ran from 10-40 pounds with many fish lost in the rocks, reefs or just because it’s like hooking a freight train!

A nice day’s catch laid out o the cutting table of yellowtail.

As well, some nice-grade 30-70 pound yellowfin tuna were also hooked.

Many of these are areas we could not have gotten to if the winds were blowing so the wind was really the dispositive factor.

The fish ate a variety of live baits including sardines, mackerel and caballitos.  They were also willing to hit y0-yo and knife jugs plus trolled deep-running Rapalas , Yo-zuris and Nomads.

Inshore, there was some great action as well on cabrilla, sierra, jack crevalle, bonito and snapper.  Plus some free-swimming dorado were also boated.

The captains have their work cut out for them…so to speak. Lots of fish to clean and fillet! It’s a good thing!

GRANDADDY COMING UP!

Just finished a fun show at the Kern Co. Fairgounds in Bakersfield with the Central Valley Fishing Boating and RV show.  Thanks to everyone who came by to say hi and chat us up at the booth about coming to fish in La Paz.

Now, it’s onto one of the most highly anticipated shows of the year.  It’s back!  It’s been the big show for 75 years!

Long Beach Convention Center for the Bart Hall Fishing and Boating Show.

After a 2-year hiatus, it’s back and promises to be a super show.  Great gear, boats, RV’s, seminars, activities and more!  We’ll be in the booth a full 5-days from Wednesday to Sunday!  Come see us!

Click the link!

BART HALL SHOW LONG BEACH

That’s our story!

Jonathan and Jilly

Jonathan Roldan’s
Tailhunter Sportfishing
www.tailhunter.com

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