FINDING FISH BETWEEN GUSTY NORTHERNS

La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay/ Suenos Bay Fishing Report for Week of Nov. 11-20, 2023

SHORT ATTENTION SPAN FISHING REPORT

WEATHER:  Mostly sunny in the low to mid-80’s in the day time.  Evenings comfortable mid-60’s.  Great time for the holidays and all the snow-birds visiting.   The problem has been the winds blowing 15-25 knots from the north.  Some gusts stronger.  Important to choose your activities accordingly.   If you’re going to do something, do it in the mornings before winds get stronger

WATER:  Cooler and rougher.  If the wind is blowing,  very choppy.  Heading north out’ve La Paz Bay can be wet and bouncy at best.  Impossible at worst.

FISH HOOKED:  Dorado, bonito, sailfish, jack crevalle, pargo, cabrilla, snapper.

BAIT AVAILABILTY:  Erratic.  If winds are blowing and it’s rough, the bait guys have a hard time getting live bait and you should plan on a day of trolling or using dead or frozen bait.

MEXICAN MINUTE VIDEO FISHING REPORT

THE BIG PICTURE and the REST of the STORY…

First stop of the morning for Michael Novotny who had just pulled out for the day and had this pretty dorado hit a trolled feather!

Miles Wagner staying with his dad in Bahia Muertos at Costa Rancho got this nice pargo liso (mullet snapper) to come out’ve the rocks, but not without a tough battle to be sure. Punta Perico in the background. Seas looking a little choppy too! Miles is from Colorado Spring CO.

If there’s fish around, Kevin Shiotano is a fish magnet! He had some rough windy days, but did get a day where the dorado blew up on him. Check out the cleaning table!

Sailfish in November? Almost unheard of, but Michael Novotny hooked this big sail while fishing with Captain Arcangel and they were able to also release the fish.

Our amigo, Gary Wagner fishing with Captain Hugo got one of the nice spawning pargo liso just offshore. Great eating! Gary owns the famous Giggling Marlin Bar and Restaurant in Cabo.

Not many folks fishing right now.   Most of the folks arriving in town were here either for the big Baja 1000 race that filled town for a week of race teams and fans or they’re snow birds looking for some sunshine and not necessarily in town to be fishing, or participating in other water sports.

But, we did have some folks on boats.  However, most were folks who were flexible on their days or were locals who could pick and choose specific dates when the winds weren’t blowing as hard.

That’s the key.  The seasons have changed for the rougher and this weather with strong northern winds is pretty typical during the winter months when it can often make it worthless to even try being on the water.

However, there are some windows and if you can take advantage of those or get your fishing done early before the winds kick in.

We actually got some late-season dorado.  Nothing huge, but fun-sized 10-20 pound class fish.  Even if the winds might be a little more blustery than wanted, fishing inshore over the rocks is producing some jacks, mullet snapper (pargo liso), cabrilla, sierra and bonito (great to cutting and using for bait).

Surprisingly, we also got a few hookups on sailfish which is very unusual for this time of year.

If you’re planning to go out just be aware that winds could blow you out or force you back to shore sooner than you want.  It can also affect whether live bait will be available.  If not, you’ll either be trolling or using dead or frozen bait.

BAHIA MADGALENA FISHING

We had some of our good clients out at Bahia Magdalena on the Pacific Coast out fishing with us.  Bahia Magdalena (Mag Bay) is about 4 hours drive from La Paz and our guides fish inshore in the zillion miles of mangroves.  They also fish offshore on the seamounts.

Mike Jennings and his amigos fished 2 days offshore sticking great fun with tuna and dorado then a day inshore in the shallows in the mangroves for numerous species including, pargo, snapper, spotted bay bass, corvina and others.

BAJA 1000 OFF ROAD RACE

This year the annual BAJA 1000 Race started in La Paz and for the better part of a week, town was filled with thousands of fans; off-road race teams from all over the world and all the festivities that go along with it.

It was pretty much a full-party on the Malecon waterfront 24 hours-a-day with revving motors, crowds, music and more.  The drivers and teams are like rock-stars and it was quite an event with the Malecon closed for miles.

FISHING in 2024 BOOKINGS COMING IN FAST!

We’ve been in La Paz now almost 30 years and are coming off one of the best fishing seasons in 2023.    Just a heads-up that our bookings for 2024 are really filling things up quickly with reservations coming in daily.

If you want to come visit this year or have a favorite captains or hotel, don’t wait.  Get in touch with me directly:  jonathan@tailhunter.com

I can check our availabilties before we get filled up.  We don’t want to miss you.  We’ll customize a special fishing vacation package for you, your friends, family or group!

Right now, we have great openings and boats available:

April 16-30

May 1-8

May 22-31

June 1-12

June 25-30

July 1-31

Aug. 1-11

September 1-30

October 1-24

Hope to hear from you and let’s get you fishing in 2024.

That’s our story!  Have a safe, happy and peaceful Thanksgiving and holidays!

Jonathan