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La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay/ Suenos Bay Fishing Report for Jan. 17-27, 2025

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WINDS KEEP FOLKS BY THE BEACH

La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay/ Suenos Bay Fishing Report for Jan. 17-27, 2025

SHORT ATTENTION SPAN FISHING REPORT

WEATHER: Mostly sunny, but cool. Daytime temps high 70’s dropping to low to mid 50’s at night. Bring a sweatshirt or light windbreaker! High winds this past week with gusts 20-30 mph.

WATER; Cooler and has been mostly rough because of the winds, but there are some gaps here and there.

FISH HOOKED THIS WEEK; Cabrilla,pargo, sierra, bonito, amberjack, jack crevalle

MEXICAN MINUTE LA PAZ VIDEO REPORT

THE BIG PICTURE and the REST of the STORY…

I will admit that this report is later than usual.

Several reasons for that.

First, we’ve been on the road now for two weeks exhibiting. It’s our Tailhunter 2025 Road Tour. Been doing it for over 30 years when we head out during the winter months and take our Tailhunter Booth to hunting and fishing expos all over the US

Last week we were in Reno NV at the Wild Sheep Convention for 3 days on the showroom floor then flew out to Nashville where we are wrapping things up at the Safari Club International Convention that lasted 4 days in the booth.

Long fun days and talking and meeting old friends and new friends. 8-10 hours in the booth standing and talking and socializing and Jill and I are outta gas by the time we get out and head to our hotel room. We always talk about where we are going to have a great dinner and get so many wonderful invitations from friends to go out, but ultimately it’s an UBER EATS delivery and catch up on work until we pass out asleep and go again the next day.

In past years, we would do 10-14 shows a season and some of those shows would be 5 days long and we would be in the booth for 12 hours each day. I don’t think we could keep that kind of regimen after 30 years!

Now we’re packing up the booth and gear and materials and flying to Salt Lake City for the Western Hunting and Conservation Expo at the Salt Palace Feb. 13-16. See more info below.

The 2nd reason for not posting up a fishing report sooner is that I was waiting for something to happen so there would be some “meat” in my report. I really do try to give you the same blah-blah-blah. But in the winter when no one is really fishing, that gets to be problematic!

Frankly, it’s been so windy that we haven’t had anyone out in weeks. This is off-season for just that reason. The northwinds sweep down the Sea of Cortez and the weather can be erratic and the oceans consequently very rough. Not much of anyone on the water except windsurfers and kiteboarders who eat specifically for these world-class winds.

I’ve had a couple of requests for fishing, but ultimately had to cancel them or advise them not to fish on that particular day because of the winds. I would just prefer to be honest. No sense in having a bad time…getting wet…getting bounced…or getting seasick!

That’s especially important because folks that come down this time of year aren’t hard-core fishermen.

Fishing reports from our commercial fishermen friends who don’t have a choice about whether to go out or not since they have to feed their families tell me it was rough going. Fishing was confined to staying close to shore out’ve the rougher areas.

However, inshore fishing was moderately productive with the usual cast of fishing species like jacks, cabrilla, snapper, sierra, snapper and bonito. I didn’t hear of any yellowtail or dorado. Bait was also more difficult to get since the bait areas were getting pounded by waves.

Snapper and cabrilla are typical inshore species and highly valued in the markets and restaurants!

Temperatures have been ranged. As high as the high 70’s, but dropping into the cooler low 50’s at night. More winds predicted.

The key to this is if we have storms up north in the US then chances are it will have an effect on the weather in Baja. It’s that time of year!

ON THE TRADESHOW FLOOR WITH JILLY

In our booth in Nashville

As mentioned above, we just finished huge shows in Reno and then currently in Nashville. Lots of bookings and interest for 2025 fishing season and to everyone who came by to say hi, thank you and we surely enjoyed seeing and meeting you!

In Nashville, there were almost 800 exhibitors from over 100 countries offering hunting, fishing and adventure trips to all parts of the world. More than 18,000 folks attended over 4 days.

Now we pack up and head to Salt Lake City for our 3rd show which is the Western Hunting and Conservation Expo. It takes place on the 13th-16th of February and the Salt Palace Convention Center in downtown Salt Lake.

Last year there were over 500 vendors/exhibitors and some 60,000 folks attended over 4 days.

It’s a massive show and so much to see. We’ll be in our booths for all 4 days. Come by to say hi and let’s get you booked for La Paz in 2025!

That’s our story!

Jonathan and Jilly

Jonathan Roldan’s
Tailhunter Sportfishing
www.tailhunter.com Mexico Office:

Tailhunter Sportfishing

755 Paseo Obregon, La Paz, Baja Sur, Mexico

US 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. 8-16, 2025

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MORE WINDY AND COLD…BUT WAIT!

La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay/ Suenos Bay Fishing Report for Week of Jan. 8-16, 2025

SHORT ATTENTION SPAN FISHING REPORT

WEATHER: Reflecting crazy weather in the U.S. La Paz/ Baja weather was erratic. Definitely cooler with more winds. Port captain had to shut down boat traffic a few times because it was too rough.

WATER: When the winds weren’t blowing, there were some real nice water conditions with flat blue seas. When, it was blowing, best to stay off the water unless you had a kiteboard.

FISH HOOKED THIS WEEK: Bonito, jack crevalle, dorado, pargo, cabrilla, sierra, sailfish.

MEXICAN MINUTE LA PAZ VIDEO REPORT:

THE BIG PICTURE and the REST of the STORY…

Staying at his dad’s place at Bahia Muertos, Miles Wagner has a double fist of some great looking winter dorado.

Happy Bob Steward from Colorado with a colorful mahi.

Some great fishing right now for tough bonito like this one caught by amigo, Gary Wagner, owner of Rancho Costa at Bahia Muertos.

Miles with a tasty sierra!

Not too many ways around it.

It was typical of this time of year. It was a cold and windy week. In fact, the port captain had to step in and shut down the port from all boat traffic a few days because it was too rough. Folks often come down this time of year and don’t understand that if there are storms and weather events north of the border, then it will surely affect things south of the border as well. That’s often how it is in the winter in La Paz and much of Baja.

So, it’s important to pick and choose fishing days when the weather is less erratic. There aren’t many of those, but in between bouts of wind, there’s some decent action to be had.

Small schools of dorado between 5 and 15 pounds…some larger…can still be caught if you find the blue warmer water. They’ll hit live bait as well as trolled lures and feathers. Live bait can be an issue if the bait guys can’t get to the bait spots to catch bait because of the rough waters.

Surprisingly, even some billfish around! Check out this little video (Thanks, Gary) of Bob Steward from Colorado who had a sailfish on the line for a bit. Check out the calm water too! Turn up the sound.

There’s also a good bite on bonito. Maybe not so great to eat, but they’ll pull alot of folks out’ve their socks!

As well, along the rocks and reefs there’s good action on a variety of species like snapper, jack crevalle, pargo, sierra, yellowtail (small ones), amberjack and along the beaches, even some small 5-pound sized roosterfish.

Wind looks like it’s back this coming week again. Just need to pick your spots carefully!

TAILHUNTER IN RENO THIS WEEK

Jilly and I are in our Tailhunter booth this week from Thursday to Saturday. Come see us and let’s talk about having you visit us in La Paz and coming down to put your toes in the sand and do some fishing.

We’re here:

WILD SHEEP FOUNDATION

RENO CONVENTION CENTER

RENO, NV. Jan. 16-18th

This is a huge show with hundreds of hunting and fishing exhibitors from all over the world. Tons of things to see for the outdoors including trips, safaris, hunts, lodges plus all kinds of gear. Great show for the entire family to check out. Jill and I will be in the booth every day! Look for the big roosterfish!

Here’s more information:

https://www.wildsheepfoundation.org/convention/sheep-show

Next week…Nashville for the Safari Club International Show in Nashville, Tennessee!

Jan. 22-25:

https://convention.safariclub.org/?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiA1p28BhCBARIsADP9HrP7MXkyHetFTGmGAFI1RCHB4CUAMlhH8_bgGCmk65jFpnja4gEG2VgaAth2EALw_wcB

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 Dec. 31-Jan. 7, 2025

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STARTING THE NEW YEAR

La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay/ Suenos Bay Fishing Report for Week of Dec. 31-Jan. 7, 2024

SHORT ATTENTION SPAN FISHING REPORT

WATER: Waters getting colder and greener. Still some blue warmer water around with some holdover warm water species like dorado. Overall choppy ocean.

WEATHER: Definitely got colder this past week. Also some very windy days that we had to pull boats off the water or advise folks not to fish or go snorkeling. Still sunny, but it felt more like winter finally.

FISH HOOKED THIS WEEK: Dorado/ wahoo/ bonito/ jack crevalle/ bonito/ amberjack/ sierra/cabrilla

MEXICAN MINUTE LA PAZ VIDEO REPORT

THE BIG PICTURE and the REST of the STORY…

Normally, Rich Collard is up in Michigan commercial fishing, but came down for a few days and knocked it out with a wahoo fishing with Captain Gerardo!

Just one day to fish, but Scott and Gerilynn Lehman got 3 nice dorado and had us prepare some of it at our Tailhunter Restaurant. Very unusual to find dorado in the winter!

Greg Earles striking one of his favorite fishing poses with another dorado for the box. Greg spent 3 weeks during his birthday with us and fished several times a week. He took him over 100 pounds of fillets to Michigan. Great guy to have visit!

Waters are getting cooler and more sierra showing up. Rich got this one on the troll. They are incredibly tasty for the table!

Rich and Greg had a nice day with Captain Gerardo!

We got through the first week of the new year and to cut to the chase…it got colder and a bit windier!

In fact, as you’re reading this, La Paz and a good portion of the Baja is going to get his with a jag of really cold weather (cold for Baja!) with temps down into the 50’s at night and never really getting much above the low 70’s and even a possibility of a bit of rain this week.

For sure, folks are keeping their jackets and sweatshirts handy.

Had to keep boats in a few days because of winter winds and the cold which are pretty typical this time of year, but we did get in 2 days of fishing for a scattered bite.

With waters getting colder, we’re seeing more sierra, amberjack, rainbow runners and jack crevalle as well as pargo, cabrilla and snapper for inshore fishing. Often, with winds blowing, that’s about as far as you’ll get from the beach because it’s too rough.

However there are still some patches of blue water holding dorado and over by the south end of Cerralvo, there’s a bite of wahoo that’s on-and-off. The biggest problem is being able to get across the channel from Bahia Muertos to the south end of the island. If the winds are blowing from the north and the chop is blasting, there’s just no way.

The winds and waves also make it problematic to procure live bait at times so we’ll have to troll. If the waves are pounding some of the beaches and rocky area, the guys can’t get into the shallows to throw the nets for live bait.

Now that the holidays are passed, town is getting quieter again. A nice time to be in town actually, but not always a good time to be on the water!