Finally! Chad Schearer, our long-time amigo from Montana and host of the long-running famous “Shoot Straight” TV show got his big rooster on the flyrod! In fact, he caught and released two with Captain Moncho running the boat! If you look carefully in the background, that ripple of water is a school of roosterfish boiling!

Three years ago, we got the IGFA world record 46 pound pargo liso. When we saw Leif Dover’s big fish, we quickly ran it to the scales, but it was “only ” 42 pounds, but a heck of a fish and catch!

Our “Rooster King” Steve Bryan is back in town for 3 weeks of chasing big roosters every years . In 3 days…so far…9 roosters caught and released including this one that might push 80-100 pounds! Steve is from Seattle. Always good to have him here.

First-timer with us Rawley Thackery has a big bull dorado in hand. More dorado are showing up although not yet at full speed. They’re coming! Rawley is from Utah.

Yea..this is a dog-tooth snapper with a mouth full of choppers! Randy Choate from Boise ID has been with us for a month getting bent on all manners of fish. It was his retirement gift to himself!

The Holy Grail of fish! Doug Fowler finally got his wahoo and it’s a fatty at the south end of Cerralvo Island with Captain Hugo.

Mike Bies caught this Baja Grouper/ Golden Grouper which is really a cabrilla. We only see about 1 of these a year. Mike was first-time with us from Denver.

A prize catch no matter how you look at it. These pargo liso are the toughest, meanest and most viciously frustrating fish we have, but Lori Baydo got a trophy! Captain Victor helps with the photo!

Couldn’t be a sweeter lady than Marsha Schearer. She got several big roosterfish this past week. Captain Moncho is all smiles under the gator! All roosters released.

Colorado in the house! Michelle Bies with one of her roosterfish. She was fishing with us for the first time. Fish was released.

Two of new Tailhunter friends from Washington State…Gomer and Crystal Gage with a massive table of tasty black trevally/ palometa to take home.

These two were way fun! Ginger and Jeff Thorpe double hook-up on roosterfish off the island! They spent the whole week with us and kept everyone laughing.

Great colors on Chad’s dorado. Not getting alot of dorado, but the ones coming in are legit sizes. Give it a few weeks and it could be crazy!

Captain Joel (right) with Abbie and Dawson recently married living in N. Dakota with some dandy cabrilla!

We don’t see many silver snapper or understand why they are even called “silver snapper” but Brian O’Neil and Capt. Pancho pose with one and I hear they are great eating!

Somewhere under this massive roosterfish is Steve Bryan. Captain Jorge estimates this fish over 100 pounds and had to be lifted onto Steve’s lap for the photo as his arms were shaking and they wanted to get the fish into the water ASAP!

I have never seen so many big cabrilla as this season. Greg Baer had his family out with Captain Rogelio and put these nice cabrilla and pargo (look on the deck) in the fish box!

Texas Lawrence Piccagli with a great photo right next to the beach. Check the pretty water. You don’t have to go far for these fish. Lawrence took this rooster on his flyrod for the photo and release.

Long time Tailhunter amigos from Colorado, Paul Lubow, Al Martz, Daryl Marts and Al Lubow with some hefty amberjack , pargo and a big triggerfish for the ice chest!

Captain Chito give a thumb-up to Nico Harris for his bull dorado taken north of La Paz Bay.

Bear hunting guide and taxidermist from Oklahoma, Billy Bunyard fishing with us for the first time shows off a nice cabrilla.

Candy Bunyard and husband Billy (photo above) were first-timing with us but also celebrating their honeymoon! Her first rooster for a catch and release is a nice one!

Talk about a colorful cutting board! Leif Dover and Brian O’Neil have been fishing with us for years and always do well. I see trevally, a big pompano, a dog-tooth snapper, a pargo liso and a couple of silver snapper and a cabrilla in the photos. A feast in the making!

Captain Gerardo give a hand to Soon and Wade from the San Francisco area with a nice variety on a good day. Wahoo, pargo liso, cabrilla, snapper, triggerfish, amberjack on the table!

Our new Arizona friends Ernie and Lori Baydo had quite a day. he’s got a trophy cabrilla and she’s sporting a big pargo liso on the beach at Bahia Muertos!

Wyatt Schearer and Kassidy Albright…celebrating his birthday and celebrating their engagement in La Paz! Wyatt was with us as a little kid 14 years ago. This was Kassidy’s first trip and her first rooster!

There’s no doubt that these jack crevalle are well-name by locals as “toro.” (Bull). Chad fought this guy for 90 minutes and took his flyreel down to the backing and they had to chase the fish! Great battle and the fish was released.

Billy and Captain Gerardo for a quick pose with his big rooster and release. Billy is from Oklahoma and was headed to guiding bear hunts in the Aleutian Islands off Alaska when he got back from his La Paz trip.

Wyatt Schearer working the flyrod while fiance Kassidy and Captain Gerardo look on.

Nice bull! Captain Victor with Lori and Ernie Baydo on the beach at Bahia Muertos

Rawley seems pretty happy with his rooster! A quick photo and release.

Alot places folks don’t like amberjack, but ours (related to yellowtail) are pretty tasty and tough fighters growing to over 100 pounds. Soon Saelaw from San Francisco had a pretty great 3 day fishing with us and added this amberjack (pez fuerte) to his box!

Paul and Martha…just engaged were back with us again from Utah and got a double catch-and-release on these roosterfish.

Oh the joy! Brian and his buddy Leif got 16 roosters to the boat that day up to 50 pounds and lost a bigger one that might’ve gone 100 pounds.

Two dorado for Lawrence who took his fillets to Cabo to meet up with family. Lawrence is from Dallas.

The right kind…Paul Cowdell with a trophy for the quick photo and back to the water!

San Mateo Wade Ichimura with a prized pargo liso taken over the rocks off Cerralvo Island. The big snapper are spawning right now and fish can go over 50 pounds!

Only had two days to fish, but Trevor Cook from Reno NV got his rooster the first day right off Bahia Muertos. This was Trevor’s first visit with us.

Alex Piccagli with a thumb-up with Captain Armando and a tasty barred pargo. Lots of folks here throw the whole fish on the grill and stuff it with rice, garlic and veggies! Or just deep fry the whole thing!

It’s a beast! Most needlefish are about 2-3 feet long! But check out Paul’s monster! It’s jurassic! Captain Miko in the photo also!

Always great to have Jeff Brown come down every year from Minnesota with family. Abbie and Derrick help with the trio of dorado.

Mike Bies with one of his roosterfish on his first day! Mike visiting us from Colorado. Fish are right off the sandy beach at Punta Arenas.

Our gal, Marsha Schearer with Captain Chito and another big roosterfish for her. This one near Espirito Santo Island. All fish released.

Jeff and Ginger and a whole bunch of the crazy black trevally that showed up in massive schools. Never seen anything like it!

Yup…Soon Saelaw had a good few days with us. He even got a wahoo with Captain Gerardo!

Another of our fun Utah guests, Jeramy Lund shows off one of his roosters before releasing it strongly into the water.

Pesky pelican trying and succeeding in photobombing Alex and Henry Piccagli from Austin TX.

Three former Air Force officer friends…Kurt Wagner, Trevor Cook and Grant Thomas on the water.

Chad…another nice one on the flyrod. When a flyfisher has to balance his rod across his shoulder to take a photo, it’s a good thing! Nice job, amigo. Thank you for the visit!