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La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay/ Suenos Bay Fishing Report from Tailhunter Sportfishing for Week of July 21-28, 2023

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MAHI MADNESS KEEPS ROLLING

La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay/ Suenos Bay Fishing Report for Week of July 21-28, 2023

SHORT ATTENTION SPAN FISHING REPORT

WEATHER – Hot and humid.  High 90’s to low 100’s.  Normal temps for this time of year, but just FEELS hotter for some reason.  Everyone talks about the heat.

WATER – Strangely although the air temps are hot…the water temps are maybe 3-5 degrees COOLER on the surface than normal.  Go figure!  But, at least the waters are blue which is conducive to fishing!

SPECIES CAUGHT THIS WEEK – Dorado (5-50 pounds); Roosterfish (2-15 pounds); Pargo/ Cabrilla/ Snapper / Triggerfish (2-8 pounds); Jack Crevalle and Bonito (3-17 pounds);  Wahoo (at least 5 hooked and lost of unknown size!); Marlin (2 hooked and lost of maybe 120 pounds each).

LAS ARENAS – Fewer fish than La Paz, but overall LARGER fish.  Maybe 2-4 fish per rod and largest fish overall consistently more 15-30 pound bulls.  Lots of releases.

LA PAZ – More fish than Las Arenas.  Most in the 5-10 pound size with LOTS of releases.  Not as many large fish as Las Arenas, but the chance for larger bulls up to 50 pounds is always there.

MEXICAN MINUTE LA PAZ VIDEO REPORT

THE BIG PICTURE and the REST of the STORY…

Just a great dawn shot with the sun coming up and a big dorado to kick off the day for Darrell Manginelli who has been visiting us for years. Darrell had an incredible 5 days of fishing with lots of huge bulls. He filled enough for his ice chest after two days! He released lots of fish.  Darrell visits us from Camarillo CA.

Big smiles as Jen Enright needs some help from Captain Joel to photo this big dorado. She battled the big fish and said afterwards her arms and hands were shaking too hard to hold the fish.  Jen is from San Diego.

What a way to end their fishing week that was full of good fishing days. Rick and his son Steve Fling capped it with 3 big bull dorado. The guys were visiting us from Denver.

It was great to have Frank and brother John Marshall hang out with us for a few days. Nice bull after fishing with our La Paz fleet.

What great colors on this photo of Mark Melnick and his beautiful bull. This is frameable. That’s El Sargento in the back.

Always fun having Roger McCracken and George Hatziayiannis visiting us from Portland. Roger has been with us over 20 years.

First time family visitors Laryn Keller and Dawson Enright taking a break after their first year of law school in Oregon had a banner few days fishing with us with dorado like these.

Hito Nishikawa and Mark Melnick have alot of meat in the table to start their 3 days of fishing. Good dorado bite!

I just think this is a funny photo. Shelton Donnell and Louie Mogabgab have been our friends over 20 years fishing with us. We love these guys, but this is just funny because it looks like Shelton is trying to take a selfie. Only problem is that last time I checked, you need a phone camera in your hand to take a selfie! Shelton doesn’t have a phone!

Kirk Paterno is 18-years-old and got this 3 days of fishing as a graduation present from high school before heading to the University of Iowa. This is a photo from the first of 3 days fishing and each day got better and better!

 

Darrell with another big bull! He was king of the bulls this week!

Whenever Captain Gerardo gives a thumbs-up, it’s a good fish and Toshi Nishikawa looks a tad disheveled after battling this nice bull.

Oh yea…Our cousin, Andy Enright holds up another big bull dorado to go with the big smile! It’s a big fish because Andy is pretty tall.

Len Weaverling and Tatsu Watanabe posing on the beach at Bahia Muertos after their first day.

Bryan Forward is just a kick every time he visits us. He brought Eddie Haynes with him this time and they knocked out the dorado and took him a nice load of fillets.

Captain Alfredo grimaces a bit as he gives Tatsu a hand with a dorado they estimated at 50 pounds that Tatsu battled north of La Paz.

Darrell is in alot of photos in the gallery this week! But, he caught alot of big dorado!

Captain Jorge with George and Louie and a table full of dorado headed into the ice chest.

It never fails. The biggest fish bite the lightest line and Roger McCracken had a rod with 20 pound test line on it when this big boy bit and took him for a ride!

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Long story short…we’re still rolling in dorado.  Little ones…medium ones…big ones…even bigger ones!

It’s been on for a good 2 months now and I don’t know when it will stop, but we’re enjoying the heck out’ve it and having alot of fun and I only hope it sticks around for another 3-4 months because  will reiterate that this is the best and most consistent dorado bite I’ve seen in my 30-some years down here.

Both out Tailhunter La Paz and our Tailhunter Las Arenas Fleets are into the mahi.  Some boats might do better than others, but overall, since most of our anglers fish multiple days, they more than make up for it on other days .

Even having an “off” day is relative. The fishing has been so consistent that an “off day” these days used to be a “pretty good day” any other year. It’s just that we tend to get spoiled when the pickin’s are this good.

If you take a look at the photos, you see some great catches.  But, this does not count all the fish that were released (too small) or broke off (too strong and smart!). Again, sometimes, the anglers are getting early limits and decide that, with the heat, they’ll call it a day and head back to the beach early to eat lunch and enjoy the rest of the day knowing they already got a full fish box for the day.

Others will catch-and-release or catch limits then go chase roosterfish or go fish the rocks and reefs for pargo, snapper and cabrilla or hit the shallows to have fun with light tackle on jack crevalle and bonito.

I will warn you again…it’s HOT!!!  If you’re up in the U.S. you’re probably going through alot of the same thing.  It’s a burner summer.  We’re easily in the low 100’s right now, but with the humidity, it feels alot hotter and you’re really not being smart if you don’t stay covered and hydrated.  So, bring big brim hats; long sleeve shirts; sunscreen; sunglasses and chug that water!

SOME NOTICES:

YOUR FISHING GEAR:

We’ve been storing the fishing gear for many of you for many many years so you wouldn’t have to haul it through airports not to mention the cost of the weight or oversize luggage.  We’ve been doing it for free as a convenience to you.  We have a whole warehouse of YOUR gear!

The  warehousing is now getting way too expensive and they’re charging us an arm, leg and first-born every month.  So we’re going to ask you to come get your gear.  Some of you, we haven’t heard from in 5, 10 or more years.   If you want us to hang onto it for a bit longer, no problem, but if you’re not coming back down or we don’t hear from you before the end of the year, we’re going to have to donate the equipment.

BALANCES:

Just a heads-up that if you’re within 45 days or coming to visit us, your balances are due.  No stress.  Just let us know it’s on the way.  Or ask us for the most convenient way to get it to us.

Hope ya’ll are enjoying your summer!

That’s my story!

Jonathan

Jonathan Roldan’s
Tailhunter Sportfishing
www.tailhunter.comMexico Office: 
Tailhunter Sportfishing

755 Paseo Obregon, La Paz, Baja Sur, Mexico

U.S. Mailing Address:  Tailhunter Sportfishing
8030 La Mesa Blvd. #178 La Mesa CA  91942

Phones: 
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La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay/ Suenos Bay Fishing Report from Tailhunter Sportfishing for Week of July 13-20, 2023

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DORADO STILL HUGGING SPOTLIGHT!

La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay/ Suenos Bay Fishing Report for Week of July 13-20, 2023

SHORT ATTENTION SPAN FISHING REPORT

WEATHER :  Like seemingly the rest of the world, it’s HOT.  But the funny thing is that people come to Mexico to “get warm and enjoy some sunshine.”  We’re probably cooler than most places in the U.S. right now!  We’re 90’s to low 100’s.

WATER:  After that little weather blow we had over a week ago, things have cleared up and flattened out.  Waters are mostly blue and warm.  Surface temps in the high 70’s to low 80’s now.

FISH CAUGHT THIS WEEK:  Dorado are still 90% of the catch because it seems like they are everywhere. Can’t get away from them, but they are alot of fun.  Also got bonito, pargo, snapper, cabrilla, jack crevalle, roosters, pompany, trevally and triggerfish.  Commercial guys say there’s some tuna outside.

LAS ARENAS:  Dorado.  Most are medium-sized in the 8-12 pound class.  Larger ones are easily in the 30 pound class or larger.

LA PAZ:  Dorado too!  More school-sized fish, but this past week the larger ones came from here with 40-pound class fish, but larger ones lost!

MEXICAN MINUTE LA PAZ VIDEO REPORT

THE BIG PICTURE and the REST of the STORY….

Our long-time Utah amigo, Kip Slaugh, on the scoreboard with his own big bull dorado for the fish box!

First day on the water turned out to be a good one for Rob and Randy Gray with some nice bull dorado to start the vacation!

First-timer with us, Johnny Torres from Riverside CA area came inshore for his first roosterfish. Caught and released. Pretty photo too!

Captain Gerardo with Marie McClelland who had quite a week with us on big dorado. Scroll down to see more!

Always good to have Brett Bleichrodt visit us from Colorado. First day out he scores his big bull.

OH WOW! Captain Raul gives Becky Fry a hand posing with this beautiful bull dorado catch north of La Paz.

Flat water and another fish brought to gaff. This one on the troll. Brett got some big fish this week, but also a few got the best of him as well!

Our San Diego cousin, Andy Enright, kicked it off his first day with a legit dorado beast. He tells of another fish even larger that he fought and lost at color next to the boat.

We had a fun week with these two in the house. Bruce Bleichrodt and Johny Prexta with a nice rack of dorado for the freezer to take home.

Fresh one! I think Rich Hirasuna is trying not to get whacked as Captain Rogelio holds up a fresh-caught dorado that is still thrashing!

Taking a well-deserved break after their first year in law school up in Oregon, Lauryn Keller and Dawson Enright pose with the catch of dorado from their first day.

Two really sweet folks to have come down for their first-ever visit, Brian and Tami Clark are spending the week with us!

Marizol Torres arrived and asked me, I’ve never fished. Do you think I will catch a fish this week?” Captain Raul helps her with a bull dorado she fought for 45 minutes! Well-done!

Ed Haynes and Brian Forward pose on the beach with Captain Jorge.

Fun shot. Our newest family friends Rich and Cherie Hirasuna started their trip with alot of dorado fillets!

Call this a good day fishing! Captain Pancho poses with Jen and Andy Enright on the beach at Bahia Muertos with a solid day of dorado fishing.

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As of this past week…well the mad dorado bite is still on! Some boats doing better than others, but with most folks fishing at least several days with us, there’s no shortage of fish for sure!  If you hit that sweet spot in the ocean, you could limit on dorado in very short order with what some anglers are calling a “dorado aquarium” and “so many fish in the water” After that it’s catch-and-release as fast as you want to go!  Or…

  • Go searching for only bigger dorado
  • Go searching for different species like roosters and rockfish or marlin
  • Go back to the beach early and have lunch and a siesta!

Most of the fish in the schools have been voracious 5-12 pounders that are literally attacking anything thrown in the water!  This has been great fun on the lighter tackle we use with live bait and especially for many of the kids, families and couples we have this time of year who aren’t necessarily hard-core anglers. The fish will bend rods…run…leap…shake a hook…and are sp

ectacularly colorful. On the perimeters of the schools or swimming in more solitary packs are the larger beast dorado that can be anywhere from 20 to over 50 pounds!  I’ve never seen such a concentration of large fish like we’ve had for the last month-and-a-half.  It’s been a great time to tangle with a trophy fish.  Every day I hear stories from anglers who had a big fish on the beat them up and finally broke off or came un-buttoned.   That’s why they are big fish.  They are stronger and much more powerful and you just never know what’s going to hit your line. The biggest problem is that often you can see the larger fish, but the smaller fish are just so much faster to grab your bait that you don’t get the opportunity to hook-up the bigger boys! Still, it’s nice to hear that many anglers are releasing smaller fish and also females!

This is not to say there aren’t other fish in our ocean! We’ve got bonito, roosterfish, jack crevalle, pompano, trevally, cabrilla, triggerfish, snappers and several species of pargo.  It’s just that folks are having so much fun with the dorado that they’re not chasing the other species.  But, they ARE there.  Plus there’s been billfish around that have been hooked “accidentally” but nothing ever stuck. Don’t know how much longer this dorado bite will last, but we’re enjoying it for now!

Not a fish picture this time, but the prospects of a fishing day and an amazing flat Sea of Cortez full of fish and the start of another great day! It’s like glass! (Thanks for the shot, Jennifer Enright!) People ask us all the time if we think they will get seasick or will it be too rough! #jonathanroldan

 

That’s my story!

Jonathan

Jonathan Roldan’s
Tailhunter Sportfishing www.tailhunter.com
Mexico Office: 
Tailhunter Sportfishing
755 Paseo Obregon,
La Paz, Baja Sur, Mexico
U.S. Mailing Address:  Tailhunter Sportfishing
8030 La Mesa Blvd. #178
La Mesa CA  91942
Phones:  from USA : 626-638-3383 from Mexico: 044-612-14-17863

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La Paz -Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay/ Suenos Bay Fishing Report from Tailhunter Sportfishing for Week of July 5-12, 2023

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DORADO ROOSTERFISH STILL

CENTERSTAGE!

La Paz – Las Arenas / Muertos Bay/ Suenos Bay Fishing Report for Week of July 7-12, 2023

SHORT ATTENTION SPAN REPORT

WEATHER – Mostly very hot and humid.  Stay hydrated.  It’s in the high 90’s and hot.  We did have the one day storm Sunday the 9th of July that roared into here with high winds 20-30 mph and big waves.  No rain per se, but it stirred things up.

WATER – See above.  Mostly in the mid to upper 70’s now, but still some cooler water down deeper.  The storm last Sunday turned the water over quite a bit, but each day away from the storm, the waters are settling.

SPECIES CAUGHT THIS WEEK – Dorado, marlin (hooked), roosterfish, rainbow runners, amberjack, bonito, cabrilla, pargo, dog-tooth (cubera) snapper, pompano, trevally, triggerfish.

LAS ARENAS – Larger dorado coming from this area, but also the most variety of fish.

LA PAZ – Mostly school-sized dorado, but you can blow up really fast with crazy action.  Some larger fish around further out and there’s smaller roosterfish along the beaches.

MEXICAN MINUTE LA PAZ VIDEO REPORT

THE BIG PICTURE and the REST of the STORY…

Jim Stahlman, our amigo from Idaho, visits us every year and enjoys fishing with his favorite Captain Jorge. Trolling a ballyhoo produced this incredibly colored bull dorado!

New friends from Texas, Andrew and Yssa DeWoody, fished with us 5 days and show off one of their big dorado.

Yeow! Captain Pancho estimated this rooster to be about 90 pounds and was alot of fish to heft for Smiley Wooten who caught this big one on a live cocinero of Bahia Muertos.  The fish was released.

Captain Victor gives Jim and Jan Sibert a help posing this big bull dorado. Nice batch of fish for the filet table. Jim and Jan are from New Mexico.

Just a great shot of Clay Taylor from Pecos, Texas with his roosterfish. Clay was able to release this rooster strong!

Our first big dog-tooth of the season caught by our amigo, Jim Bovee from San Diego with Captain Pancho. Jim said he was almost pulled out’ve the panga when Pancho gunned the motor to try to yank the big snapper out’ve the rocks.

One of the best shots of the week! Captain Victor with 6-year-old Asher Pierson and his roosterfish. Caught and released!

Great colors on this big bull caught by Raymond King. That’s La Ventana in the background. Nice flat seas!

Two of our very fun first-timers, Richard and Piper Kelm with one of their dorado ready to put in the fish box.

It’s been a few years since Rex Smith has been able to visit us, but always good to see him. Here he is with Captain Gerardo and another big bull. Rex is from Arizona.

Corey Fujita and his son Owen with one of the best photos of the week and a big dorado to start the morning.

There must still be some cooler water down deeper. This is Gary Wagner, owner of Rancho Costa who caught this rainbow runner (cousin to the yellowtail) not far from his place in Bahia Muertos.

How can you not appreciate this awesome photo of 8 year-old Braedon Pierson with two-thumbs up!

More of our new Texas friends, Bridget Oliphant and her fiance Chris Chopelas who had a full week of nice fish including this big bull dorado to top the day’s catch.

Jan Sibert with some great-eating pompano, barred pargo and triggerfish. Fish tacos coming up!

Folks can’t believe the incredible colors of our dorado (means “golden one”) but this photo of Clay Taylor is one of the best examples. It almost looks like a mount the colors are so brilliant!

Andrew with a big smile for this roosterfish catch-and-release!

Brittany Pierson and Captain Victor with big smiles and dorado and flat seas to start the morning!

Great shot! This is 6-year-old Owen Fujita with Captain Joel and a nice cabrilla. Owen is turning into quite a prolific fisherman each year he comes to visit!

One of those rare all-blue dorado we seem to see more of this year than ever before. I think this is our 3rd of the season! Jim Stahlman with the nice catch and photo.

This is a double handful for Mika Diaz visisting us for the first time and fishing with mom and dad.

 

Andrew and Yssa with another photo of another day’s catch!

Captain Armando, Cathie and Dave Boos and their first-day catch of dorado. Always good to see them and have them visit us.

Smiley Wooten has himself another bull for the fish box!

Tanner and Kevry Pierson fished the day after the big storm and were fortunate to find some blue water and some dorado to start the week.

Owen with Grandpa Robert Fujita and Owen’s dorado!

Wow! Bridget Oliphant again with 2 more big bull dorado on her scorecard for the week! This lady loves to fish! She did 5 straight days on the water.

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We had a little “bump” in the weather over this past weekend (more about that “bump” below), but overall it was good summertime fishing typical of this time of year with sunny hot weather and some better than expected fishing!  Hard to complain about that!

Once again, as it has been for about 2 months now, the focus has been on the nice dorado bite we’ve been having.  Lots of school-sized 5-10 pound fish most days where you can knock out a quick and frenzied limit of fish in an hour or so if you hit the right school.  After that, it’s catch-and-release as long as it goes on or go chase larger fish or other species.

Indeed, there are some real “beast mode” dorado in our waters.

We always get some big dorado down here, but in my 30 years, I don’t remember seeing such a concentration of bigger fish like we’ve had maybe the last 5 weeks or so.

These are fish between 20 and 50 pounds roaming the waters.  Many of them getting lost after slugging-it-out with fishermen but that’s why these are larger and stronger fish!  But, easily more big dorado than I’ve ever seen.

Also, if you had asked me 2 or 3 weeks ago about larger roosterfish, I would have told you the bigger boys had moved off because we’re seeing fewer caught.

However, now I’m thinking that there are still at least some of the bigger roosterfish still hanging out.  It’s just that the dorado bite has been so prevailant and so much fun, especially for many of the families, first-timers, and kids that we’ve had, that everyone is focused on the dorado .

Sure, there’s the fun smaller-sized 5-10 pound roosters around, but the larger ones require alot more commitment.

First, you have to catch the larger baits that they like.  That would be lady fish or cocineros.  You have to put in that time.  Then, you need to slow troll those baits along the the rocks and beaches where the big roosters hang out.  Again, another commitment of time!

But, in a few cases where I’ve had an angler really wanting to go for the larger roosterfish, they’ve connected about 50% of the time resulting in 50-90 pound class fish!  Not sure how long they will stick around, but at least for this past week or so, they are still here.

As for other species, lots of fun on bonito and there’s some big schools of larger-than-normal jack crevalle that will yank anyone out’ve their socks…or flip-flops.  But, we’ve also had biters on cabrilla, pargo, a big dog-tooth snapper, a few marlin (all lost) plus trevally, pompano, triggerfish and even some amberjack and rainbow runners which tells me there might still be some cold water down a bit deeper.  Go figure.  It’s mid-July!

About that “bump” I talked about. . .

A BIT OF WEATHER: 

Last Sunday, pretty much out’ve nowhere we did have a “weather situation. ” It wasn’t really a storm per se.  But we got hit with big winds up to 30 mph from the south as well as huge waves that were described to me as “big as a house.”

We regretfully had to cancel all the fishing trips that day and I’m glad we did.

There was a big fishing tournament in town that day with over 150 teams.  They ran smack into the teeth of the rough weather.  A number of boats had to come back early.  Several boats sank or had to be towed in that were swamped by the big waves and several others came close!  Fortunately, as far as I know, everyone was accounted for.

This is what Muertos Bay where we launch looks like most days.

This is what it looked like last Sunday.  Thanks Gary Wagner for taking the video from his place at Rancho Costa.

Looks like big rain coming across La Paz Bay, but it dissipated before hitting the metro. But big winds and waves preceded it.

Dramatic footage of one of the boats that went down with guys clinging to the bow (not wearing the one lone lifevest) and another in the water.

 

I was pretty worried about what a “storm” like that would do once we got back on the water.   I was also worried that over 150 teams criss-crossing the ocean would scatter the fish as well.

However, we were able to get back on the water the next day and things had calmed down although it was still a tad bumpy and the waters were turned over.  But, we did find fish in patches of blue water and it seemed that each day further away from the storm over the weekend, things continued to settle down.

That’s my story!

Jonathan

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La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay/ Suenos Bay Fishing Report from Tailhunter Sportfishing for the Week of June 26-July 4, 2023

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DORADO STILL CHARGING!

La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay/ Suenos Bay Fishing Report for Week of June 26-July 4, 2023

SHORT ATTENTION SPAN REPORT

WEATHER – We had to keep our eye on two hurricanes that were looming several hundred miles to the south but fortunately, they blew themselves out.  Still, it’s mostly hot and humid and perfect sunny beach weather.  We did have one day when the winds were gusting.

WATER – Inching warmer every week.  Most spots it’s blue and in the mid-70’s on the surface but there’s still some cooler water below the thermocline that’s 5-8 degrees cooler .

SPECIES CAUGHT THIS WEEK – Lots of dorado.  Plus pargo, big jack crevalle, pompano, palometas, snapper, cabrilla, bonito, triggerfish, roosterfish, rainbow runners.  One marlin hooked and lost.  Commercial guys found some tuna, but they moved off fast .

LAS ARENAS FISHING – Still the area with the most variety.  The larger dorado came from this area.  Lots of other action on jacks, bonito, cabrilla, snapper and pargo.  No big roosters, but some were hooked.  Smaller 10 pounds around the beaches .

LA PAZ FISHING – Generally school-sized dorado fun if you hit the right school.  Surprising number of school-sized roosterfish also around the white sand beaches.

 

MEXICAN MINUTE LA PAZ VIDEO REPORT

THE BIG PICTURE and the REST of the STORY…

Captain Armando give Steve and Karen Gilmore and hand with a trophy bull dorado. Note more fish on the cutting table!

Big smiles from Jennifer Lauritzen and her rooster for a quick photo and release!

Dan Baldwin and Ed Porto…happy guys after their first day of fishing on the beach at Bahia Muertos

Matt and Jennifer Lauritizen showng off the variety of fish taken in the reefs and rocks with a pargo liso, barred pargo, baja grouper and a cabrilla. All excellent eating fish!

Alex and Ryan Moore with a nice batch of dorado to fillet and get into the freezer to take home!

All the way from South Africa where he runs a huge hunting safari operation, Russ Field has been telling us for years he was coming to visit. After an incredible 47-hours of travel time, he finally got to us for a good 3 days of fishing that started out with a big bull in the boat.

Just too darned cute! Josie Bina from Missouri gets a hand from Captain Raul on her dorado she caught north of La Paz.

Always great to get a visit from our amigo, Jim Stahlman, from Idaho who loves fishing with Captain Jorge which produced a number of good fishing including some big bull dorado like this one that ate a trolled ballyhoo.

 

From Arizona, it’s been awhile since we had Rex Smith visit us, but good to have him and his brother, Mark, back with us. They started their trip with a great load of dorado, triggerfish and a big barred pargo.

Samantha, Les, Josh and Jacob Bina had a nice outing fishing with our La Paz fleet. Sam is from San Diego. Les, Josh and Jacob visit us from St. Louis, Missouri

Love the big smile from Molly Vesta from Reno Nevada who hooked this dorado just outside of La Ventana. Check the flat seas!

Whoa! Smiley and Shannon Wooten visit us from Texas where they deal with cattle auctions, but this is a different kind of bull for sure! Big bull dorado with Captain Victor.

 

Katie Apsley gets a hand posing with her nice bull from Captain Arcangel.

Kennedy Dixon from Long Beach CA got a limit of dorado outside of La Paz Bay by 11 a.m. He had just one day to fish with us.

Love this shot from a great gal! Always enjoy her visit. Sam Bina is pretty happy with this dorado! I think that’s Captain Rogelio holding the gaff. Espirito Santo Island in the background

Beast mode! Steve Gilmore and Captain Armando! Wow!

Jennifer and Matt with more meat for the ice chest! They caught quite a variety of fish over the week.

Chris Diaz finally got his family down to visit us after several cancelled trips and they started out with a great day on the water with Captain Armando.

 

Kinda McGregor from Colorado had an awesome 5 days of dorado fishing with us. Couldn’t stop smiling!

 

There’s some good eating! Russ Field with a trophy-sized barred pargo he said he was going to put whole on the barbecue!

For some variety, Steve and Karen told Captain Armando, they wanted something besides dorado (they already had alot!) so they came back with these tasty African pompano.

Ed Porto and Rex Smith from Arizona have more dorado meat for the freezer!

 

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Well…it’s still “dorado-landia!”  I could just stop the report and say, “We’re catching alot of dorado” and that could be the end of it.  Look at the photos!

But, the last month has been the best dorado fishing that I can remember in a long time.  There are alot of photos of smaller fun school-sized dorado this week, but make no mistake that there are still some “beast mode” bulls in our waters.  Just for some reason, the photos weren’t that good or as one of our anglers told me, “I didn’t take any photos because were were too busy fighting fish!”

Good of an excuse as any!

Also, despite photos of smaller fish, believe me…folks are also releasing a ton of fish as well.  In some cases, they catch a bunch and release a bunch in a short time when they hit the dorado schools.  Then, they’re done!  They come back with big smiles early or,  they go chase roosterfish along the beaches or fish over the reefs and rocks for pargo and snapper.

Make no mistake that there are still alot of other species around.  It’s just that the dorado can be so fun and easy.  In many situations, I’ve got families, kids, first-timers and they have so much fun pulling on dorado that there’s no reason to go hunting other species.

One thing, if you’re coming down…it’s HOT!  Like much of the U.S. the summer has been scorching hot up there.  For us down here, it’s been in the high 90’s, but with the 50-70% humidity, it feels like it’s in the 100’s.   It’s great beach weather, but you can feel the heat from early morning even before the sun comes up.  So, keep covered and stay hydrated.

That’s my story!

Jonathan

 

Jonathan Roldan’s
Tailhunter Sportfishing
www.tailhunter.com



Mexico Office: Tailhunter International, 755 Paseo Obregon, La Paz, Baja Sur, Mexico

U.S. Mailing Address:  Tailhunter Sportfishing
8030 La Mesa Blvd. #178, La Mesa CA  91942
 

Phones: 
from USA : 626-638-3383
from Mexico: 044-612-14-17863
“When your life finally flashes before your eyes, you will have only moments to regret all the things in life you never had the courage to try.”

 

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