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La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay/ Suenos Bay Fishing Report from Tailhunter Sportfishing for Jan. 17-27, 2024

Posted in amberjack, Bahia de Los Muertos, Bahia de los Suenos, Bahia de los Suenos fishing, bahia de Los Suenso, bahia magdalena, Baja, baja fishing, Baja fishing reports, baja mexico, Baja sportfishing packages, baja sur, Baja Vacations, beach, beaches, billfish, bonito, cabo san lucas, cabo tuna jackpot tournament, cabrilla, carnival, catch-and-release, central washington sportsmans show, Cerralvo Island, cerralvo Island, Cerralvo Island Fishing, charter, charters, circle hooks, corona virus mexico covid 19, corvina, Costa Baja Resort, day trips, deep sea, diving, dog tooth snapper, dog-tooth, dorado, east cape, eco tours, ecotourism, el sargento, espirito, espirito santo island, Espirito Santo Island, family, family fishing, fish, fish report, fishing, fishing and hunting shows, fishing charters, fishing guides, fishing report, fishing reports, fishing tackle, fishing techniques, fishing tips, fishing tournaments, fishing trips, fishing video, fishing videos, fly fishing, fly fishing. Spearfishing, flyfishing, Fred Hall Fishing Show, fred hall fishing shows, freediving, FUBAR cocina cantina, FUBAR Cocina Cantina Restaurant, girls fishing, golden grouper, gray whales, Great Western Hunt and Conservation Expo, grey whales, grouper, guide, holiday, holidays, Hotel Perla, idaho sportsman show, IGFA, inshore, International Fish and Game, International Sportsmans Expo, International Sportsmens Expo, ISE, jack crevalle, jill roldan, jonathan roldan, kids, La Concha Beach Resort, La Paz, la paz, la paz baja sur, la paz fishing, La Paz Vacations, la ventana, La Ventana Fishing, Las Arenas, Las Arenas fishing, light tackle, live bait, los barriles, mag bay, Magdalena Bay, mahi mahi, marlin, mexican, Mexican, Mexican sportfishing outfitters, Mexican sportfishing packages, mexico, Mexico, mexico fishing, Mexico vacations, muertos bay, Muertos Bay Fishing, offshore, outfitter, outfitters, Pacific Northwest Sportsmans Show, package, packages, panga, pargo, pompano, Portland Expo Center, rainbow runner, robalo, rooster fish, roosterfish, sailfish, scuba, sea lions, sea of cortez, seabass, Shoot Straight TV, sierra, sierra mackeral, snapper, snook, snorkel, snorkeling, spearfishing, sportfishing, sportfishing packages, squid, suenos bay, swimming, tailhunter, tailhunter international, tailhunter restaurant, Tournament fishing, travel, tuna, Tuna tournament, vacation, vacations, wahoo, Washington Sportsmans Show, Washington Sportsmens show, Western Outdoor New Tuna Jackpots, Western Outdoor News, whale sharks, whale watching, whales, whalesharks, whalewatching, women, women fishing, world record, world records, yellowfin tuna, yellowtail, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on January 27, 2024| Leave a Comment »

STORMS UP NORTH MEANS WINDS IN BAJA

La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay/ Suenos Bay Fishing Report for Jan. 17-27, 2024

SHORT ATTENTION SPAN REPORT

WEATHER:  Highs in the 70’s.  Nightime in the low 60’s.  Mostly sunny, but also can have gusting winds.

WATER:  Mostly off-colored water as the winds create turbidity and stir things up.  Key is to find blue warmer water.  Best when the wind isn’t blowing.

FISH HOOKED THIS WEEK:  Snapper, cabrilla, tuna, yellowtail, amberjack, jack crevalle, pargo, roosterfish, sierra.

 

MEXICAN MINUTE LA PAZ VIDEO REPORT

THE BIG PICTURE and the REST of the STORY…

Typical inshore catch right now. All very tasty which is why the commercial fishermen love these sierra mackerel and cabrilla.

More variety of rockfish caught this time of year including pargo liso (look like mullet), yellow snapper, pargo mulatto and cabrilla.

A really good surprising day of variety with a hefty yellowfin tuna and a yellowtail in the middle of the rack!

Apologies that the “weekly” fishing report took longer than a week to send out!

We’ve been travelling the last 3 weeks doing shows in Dallas, Reno and now Nashville but even more importantly, I kept putting it off.  One more day.  Then one more day.  So on and so on.  I was just hoping there would be something interesting to report other than telling you the wind was blowing again.

Even I get bored writing about it and I wanted something interesting to post on the report.

Unfortunately, that’s just the way things are this time of year between November and April.  It’s off-season. Not many folks on the water at all, let alone fishing.  It’s just mostly too windy and rough most days.

The real downside is that there are definitely fish to be caught including some real surprise species.  The problem is finding that rare day when the winds dial-back a few notches so that you can get out fishing.

Most of the reports I’m getting as well as the photos come from friends that are commercial fishermen that have no choice.  They have to go out and fish to support their families.  The other info comes from other local friends who live in La Paz.  They have the luxury of finding just the right day when the winds aren’t blowing so hard and they can get out to fish.

Accordingly…yes, there’s still the usual inshore species like pargo, sierra, jack crevalle, snapper and cabrilla.  However, yellowtail have started showing up around some of the high spots near the drop offs. They are healthy legit 20-30 pound models.  Some smaller amberjack have also been mixed in.

But the surprise are the 30-50 pound tuna showing up around the island and mounts.  We don’t usually see tuna this time of year.  As well, there are still some free-swimming dorado as well as marlin, sailfish and…even roosterfish!!!  I guess they don’t know it’s winter time!  You just never know what’s going to bite right now if you can get out!

WHALE WATCHING SEASON HAS STARTED!

This is the time of year when the gray whales have migrated all the way south from the Bering Sea to the warm lagoon waters of Baja on the Pacific side.  They spend the time mating and giving birth and it’s a great time to get close for a life-time experience in the warm shallow waters of Baja.

The whales usually start moving about mid-March so let us know and we can set up an incredible trip for you to go out there and spend time with these magnificent animals!

HERE WE GO TO NASHVILLE!

We just finished up two incredible international shows these last 3 weeks.  First the Dallas Safari Club in Dallas Texas.  We followed that up with the Wild Sheep Show and Expo in Reno, Nevada.  We had a great time and thanks to everyone who stopped by our booth to chat and for those who signed up to visit us in La Paz, we’re looking forward to a fun time in 2024.

Jill and I are now on our way to Nashville!  This is the big Safari Club International.  One of the largest outdoor shows in the world.  Vendor and outfitters from all over the world have their booths there and it’s a geography lesson just walking the aisles and seeing all the exhibits.

As well, attendees come from all over the United States as well to book hunting and fishing trip.  Last year at the show, I believe I spoke to visitors from 32 different states and 9 different countries including England, France, Italy, Canada, New Zealand, Spain, Namibia, Japan and Hungary.

Jilly and I will be in the booth and we’d love to chat with you about coming to see us in La Paz this year!  We’ll be in the booth every day from Wednesday to Saturday.

We will be in booth #3057.

Here’s more information for you:

https://safariclub.org/2024-convention/

That’s our story!

Jonathan & Jilly!

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: 
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 Jan. 10-16, 2024

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TYPICAL WEATHER…ATYPICAL FISHING!

La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay/ Suenos Bay Fishing Report for Week of Jan. 10-16, 2024

SHORT ATTENTION SPAN FISHING REPORT

WEATHER – Mostly in the 70’s and sunny.  Northern winds came back up and we had to cancel a few trips for fishing; snorkeling and swimming with the whalesharks.

WATER –  If the winds are blowing, you really don’t wanna be out.  Just not worth it.

WIND –  Up to 25 mph gusts from the north.  We had only 2 days of the week that could have been available.

SPECIES HOOKED THIS WEEK – Tuna, yellowtail, marlin, dorado, sierra, cabrilla, bonito

MEXICAN MINUTE LA PAZ VIDEO FISHING REPORT

THE BIG PICTURE and the REST of the STORY…

Definitely NOT fishing in Canada! Josh puts the gaff to a yellowfin tuna. Josh is from Vancouver.

They had just one day to fish, but Captain Victor pout Josh, Chris and Lyanna onto a good day of fishing including this unusual striped marlin that we rarely ever see in the winter months!  The fish could not be released.

A great photo with big smiles and a pretty fish! Lyanna and Captain Victor with a nice bull dorado!

Yup! Let’s get these fish packed up and on ice! Great day on the water and an unusual catch!

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Pretty typical winter stuff this past week.

We had a few folks ask to go out and after showing them the weather forcast wisely decided to sit it out or we had a few that decided to give it a try and we ended up having to cancel because of the winds.  This was for some folks that wanted to fish, but also some folks that wanted to snorkel and some that wanted to swim with the whalesharks.   On several occasions, we canceled and re-booked only to have the winds cut us down and disappoint.

But, that’s the way it is during the winter.  And with all the frigid arctic winter weather taking place in the U.S. this week, it’s gonna have an effect on Baja with cooler temperatures and overall higher winds.

That doesn’t mean there’s no fish.

What it means is that you need to carefully pick and choose the dates you go out on the water.  Check with several days in advance or up to a week in advance to I can check the extended forecast and you can make an informed decision.

We did have some folks actually get out one day.  It was the only day they had to squeeze it in during their vacation.  They picked well.

They got dorado, tuna, and even a marlin!  That’s crazy fishing because none of these fish are typical winter-time fish.  The catch was even more remarkable because they had very little fishing experience and came down all the way from Canada!

We also know there are fish around because we have friends that are commercial fishermen.  They don’t have a choice.  They need to make a living no matter the weather.  They inform us that there are yellowtail up to about 25 pounds around the high spots of the island.

There are also a few wahoo, tuna and regular inshore fish like pargo, cabrilla and snapper mixed in with sierra.

But, really just not that many folks on the water during the winter.

DID SOMEONE SAY WILD SHEEP?

Jill and I just finished our first show of the season at the Dallas Safari Club Convention held at the Dallas Convention Center and it was 4 incredible days in the booth.   Maybe one of the best shows we have had in the more than 30 years of shows we have done.

Thank you everyone who came by to chat with us about coming down to see us in La Paz and especially to everyone who made reservations for 2024.  We’re gonna have a great time and we’re looking forward to your visit!

One special event we were invited to by our good friends Kip and Sue Slaugh was the Weatherby Firearms Awards Banquet and Auction.  A fantastic black-tie event and I don’t get dressed up for nothing!  We had a great time and it was fun getting dressed up and sharing time with our friends and hob-nobbing with celebrities in the hunting industry!

But now, as I write this, we’re on our way to Reno, Nevada.  We’ll that’s where we’re trying to go.  We’ve been stuck in the airport in Dallas because all the flights around the country seem to have been cancelled because of the winter storms.  But, we hope to be on our way by the time you’re reading this!

We’ll be at the:

WILD SHEEP CONVENTION AND SPORTS EXPO

RENO-SPARKS CONVENTION CENTER

Jan. 18th-20th (Thursday to Sunday)

Jilly and I will be in the booth every day and would love to talk to you about coming down fishing with us this year.  C’mon by and say hi.  There’s so much to see at this show if you like fishing, hunting, camping or anything outdoors!

Here’s more info:

https://www.visitrenotahoe.com/event/2024-sheep-show/

Hope to see you there this week !

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

“Keep the circus going inside you, keep it going, don’t take anything too seriously, it’ll all work out in the end.”
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La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay/ Bahia Suenos Fishing Report from Tailhunter Sportfishing for Week of Jan. 2-9, 2024

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THERE’S FISH BUT WINDS SLAM ON THE BRAKES

La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay/ Suenos Bay Fishing Report for Week of Jan. 2-9, 2024

SHORT ATTENTION SPAN FISHING REPORT

Weather:  Mostly mild mid-70’s to mid-50’s.  However, the winds came back up to 20-25 mph gusts.  Pretty difficult to be out there.  Port Captain even shut down the port for a bit.  Had to cancel some trips this week.  The folks knew it could happen.

Water:  Murky and choppy and uncomfortably rough because of the wind

Bait:  If you knew were to look in the calmer areas or knew someone who did, there’s live sardines and other species here and there.

Fish Hooked This Week:   Nothing by us.  We had to cancel folks because of winds, but commercial fishermen who MUST work were out there in the rough seas and hooked tuna, yellowtail and inshore species like snapper, pargo, cabrilla and sierra.

Outlook:  Mostly more wind for the better part of the week

MEXICAN MINUTE VIDEO REPORT

THE BIG PICTURE and the REST of the STORY…

Some nicer grade yellowtail started showing up finally.

Although we didn’t have fishermen out this week, the commercial guys braved the rough wind and seas and stacked up some nice grade yellowfin tuna.

Again, it was the commercial guys who found the yellowtail schools and were kind enough to send photos. Good rack of hamachi here ready to get cut!

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It’s a bit of a conundrum!

As you ‘ve seen from the previous reports that I’ve been sending out, there are definitely a surprising variety of fish to be caught despite it being December and winter. This included, dorado, wahoo, roosterfish, sailfish, tuna and others not normally hooked this time of year.

However, hooking fish was dependent on finding windows of opportunity when the winter winds weren’t blowing everyone off the water.

Well, this past week the winds came back roarding 20-25 mph at times.  About the only ones loving that were the windsurfers and kite boarders.

We don’t have many anglers or other clients on the water during the winter, but we actually had a few this week who were ready to take a shot.  However, the fishermen had to cancel twice.  We also had some folks going to swim with the whalesharks and they cancelled twice also . In fact, the port captain shut down the port to all boat traffic for awhile because of safety concerns from the crazy weather.

Nevertheless, the commercial guys gotta put food on the table and earn a living so they braved the rough seas and found some nice 15-40 pound legit yellowfin tuna around Cerralvo Island and south towards Boca de Alamo launching from Bahia Muertos.

Also some schools of yellowtail up to 25 pound have apparently shown up around Cerralvo as well as Espirito Santo Island.

All that is good news and hopefully, the winds dial-it-back a bit and we can maybe get a boat our two onto the fishing grounds.  Right now the next few days still look a bit breezy.

TAILHUNTER ON THE ROAD TO DALLAS!

Jill and I are formally kicking off our 2024 road tour this week as we head to Dallas, Texas for the Dallas Safari Club Convention.  This will be in the massive Dallas Convention Center Jan. 11-14 (Thursday to Sunday) and they’re expecting perhaps up to 80,000 attendees.

This is one of the largest outdoor shows in the United States and the waiting list to be a vendor is several years so we’re very fortunate to have been invited the last 2 years.  Attendees come from all over the world to this show and there are vendors likewise from every continent on the planet as well as every state with everything from hunting to firearms;  fishing to archery; off-roading to scuba, outdoor wear and so much more.  It spans several of the huge halls at the convention center.

More importantly, the Dallas Safari Club raises millions of dollars for conservation, education and stewardship of wildlife and habitat around the world.

We will be in booth #339 every day and would love to see you to talk about coming to visit us in La Paz in 2024.

Here’s more info:

https://www.biggame.org/convention/#

That’s my story!  Hope your new year is off to a good start and maybe we’ll see you in Dallas!

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: 
from USA : 626-638-3383
from Mexico: 044-612-14-17863

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La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay/ Bahia Suenos Fishing Report from Tailhunter Sportfishing for Week of Dec. 23-Jan. 1, 2023

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FISH BITE WHEN WIND SLACKS

La Paz-Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay/ Suenos Bay Fishing Report for Week of Dec. 23-Jan. 1, 2023

SHORT ATTENTION SPAN FISHING REPORT

WEATHER:  Comfortable day and night temps, but still some gusty seasonal winds up to 20 mph at times that are prohibitive to being on the water whether you’re fishing, snorkeling, kayaking or SCUBA.   So, you need to find those dates when the wind is blowing less.

WATER: Simple.  If it’s windy, the water will be rough and cloudy.  If it’s not windy, the waters settle down nicely.  Surprisingly warmer than normal.

FISH HOOKED THIS WEEK:  Dorado, sailfish, roosterfish, tuna – you gotta be kidding me!  Plus sierra, pargo, cabrilla, jack crevalle, yellowtail.

BAIT BEING USED:  If it’s windy, it’s tough to get live bait.  Plus, this is off-season so there’s not that many fishermen on the water.  That means sometimes, the live bait guys won’t go catch bait to sell.   Not practical.  If you don’t have live bait, then dead bait; frozen bait and lures can still be effective.

MEXICAN MINUTE VIDEO REPORT

THE BIG PICTURE and the REST of the STORY…

The right kind! Wow! Hard to believe wahoo in December, but John Davis did the trick on this ‘hoo off Cerralvo Island.

Awww…a “cute” juvenile sailfish boated by Norm Busch fishing with Captain Pancho. The fish was released.

Love the facial expression! Greg Earles battled this hog yellowfin tuna for 2.5 hours. WHOA! Well done!

Double roosters and lots of fun in Bahia Muertos for Norm and Greg. We don’t usually see roosterfish in the winter. The big 100 pounders show up in the spring.  These were released to grow big.

Bull dorado for a serious-looking John. Seas look a bit rough!

Love this photo or Norm Busch with another fun winter roosterfish. Another release!

Another dorado for Greg headed for the fish box.

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OK…this is just weird.

Granted…winter is the WINDY season and yes, the winds have been blowing up to 20 mph.  But even if you find the occasional window when the winds slack off and you can go fishing, the catch is usually inshore stuff like pargo, snapper, cabrilla, sierra and jacks.

Mostly shallow water species found over the rocks and reefs.  Alot of that is because with the winds, it’s not a great idea to go too far out in the rough waters.   However, also the waters are cold and the warm water species are still months away.

So, what’s happening in our waters?

As this is off-season, there’s not much of anyone fishing.  Mostly locals, commercial fishermen and the occasional visitor.  But, the catch has been rather…unusual to say the least.

Yes, the shallow water rock species are still there.

But, were hooking dorado!  Fish up to 30 pounds are still swimming around and readily taking lures and live bait.

There are tuna around Cerralvo Island with football-sized fish like 10 pounders, but also sluggers over 50 pounds!

Want more?

How about wahoo also around Cerralvo.  Sailfish in the channel up to 130 pounds.  And what about the 10 pound roosterfish along the beaches and in the bays.  Great for light tackle.  Not the big hogs over 100 pounds we get later in the year but some fun feisty roosters to play with.

Totally unseasonable catches and highly unusual.  Not sure how long they’ll be around. Probably as long as the waters stay on the warmer side, but alot of fun while they are here.

That’s my story!

Happy New Year!

Jonathan

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