UP DOWN SIDEWAYS…NO WAY TO PREDICT

La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muerto Bay/ Suenos Bay Fishing Report for Weeks of Aug. 13-28, 2024

SHORT ATTENTION SPAN REPORT

WEATHER:  Cooler than normal, but still hot by anyone’s standards just NOT AS HOT AS USUAL. Daytime temps in the high 90’s.

WATER:  Colder than normal as well.  And greener.  And dirtier.  That’s the problem messing up the fishing.  Currents are funky as well.

FISH HOOKED:  Dorado, marlin, sailfish, tuna, roosterfish, jacks, cabrilla, snapper, pargo, pompano, trevally

MEXICAN MINUTE LA PAZ VIDEO REPORT

THE BIG PICTURE and the REST of the STORY…

There’s dorado around, but we should be plugging the boats full of dorado this time of year. We really have to hunt for them these days.

The marlin bite that was so good earlier in the summer has tapered off, but there’s still billfish if you can find the blue water.

Our good amigos, Daniel and his dad, Jim Bovee with Captain Pancho come several times a year and know fishing in our waters as well as anyone. They spent 3 days and had to work hard for their fish and ran as much as 20 miles out trying to find the blue water.

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I DID NOT FORGET YOU!  And YES, we’re OK!

Thanks to everyone who checked up on us and many apologies that it’s been about 2 1/2 weeks since the last report.

I’ve been diligently doing the fishing reports for almost 30 years…the videos for almost 20 years and regretfully, some personal and medical issues came up that were unavoidable and needed attention.

Then, a double whammy…I was ready to get out a report, but…

1.  Not many photos since fishing hasn’t been that great and no one needs to see photos of 12″ tuna and 4 pound dorado
2. I accidentally pressed “DELETE” and the few photos I had ready for the report vanished!  Just like that.  My bad.  My fault.

So, that’s what happened.  I know alot of you folks kinda rely on getting the weekly report and thanks to everyone who checked in on me.   We’re good to go!

Honestly, you haven’t missed much since the last report. In fact, not much has changed.

Fishing remains erratically perplexing.

Full discloser honesty without the sugar coating…

It’s August.  Almost September.  We should be knee deep in blue water pelagic species like dorado, billfish, tuna and such.   It’s not like that.

Waters are still cooler/ colder than normal and very off-color and dirty instead of the pretty blue waters we should be enjoying.  It’s also been a bit rougher than normal as southern winds keep bumping into us and nothing is as it should be.

We’re having to hunt hard to find the blue water and favorable condition.  The captains are working hard chasing the right stuff and guests are being patient.  The problem is that every day is different.  The locations change.  The water changes.  What worked yesterday doesn’t necessarily work today.  One boat finds fish. The boat next to it can’t get a bite.  One boat catches dorado.  The other boat only gets cold water species like snapper and triggerfish and cabrilla.

So, I think the fish are as confused as we are.  The fishing results are mixed and the species we are finding are mixed.  I can’t tell you if you go fishing if you have a better chance at dorado, marlin or needlefish.   It’s just that kind of year.

Got alot of folks coming to visit in the next few week so hopefully things will get better.  Just gotta hang in there.  We’re doing all we can and wish I had a crystal ball or magic wand. In my 30 years this has been the most frustrating of seasons.  But, if you don’t put a line in the water, you definitely won’t catch anything. I just can’t tell you what you’re gonna hook!

That’s my story!

Jonathan