SUMMER DORADO HOLDING STEADY

La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay/ Suenos Bay Fishing Report for Week of Aug. 9-17, 2025

SHORT ATTENTION SPAN FISHING REPORT

WEATHER:  Hot and muggy!  Very very tropical. Chances of showers now and then that blow over pretty quickly mostly.  Temps in the mid to upper 90’s, but feels alot hotter.  Stay hydrated or get sick!

WATER:  Surface temps now reading low to mid-80’s.  Feels like bath water!

FISH HOOKED THIS WEEK: Dorado/ snapper/ pargo/ marlin/ sailfish/ bonito/ roosterfish/jack crevalle/ cabrilla

THE MEXICAN MINUTE LA PAZ VIDEO FISHING REPORT

THE BIG PICTURE and the REST of the STORY…

Makalyn Brown has another good day with Captain Rogelio posing on the beach behind La Concha Hotel.

About 20 years ago, Scott Torney came down with his parents to fish with us. This time, he brought his own son, Tyler, who started things off with a trio or dorado and this sailfish. Unfortunately, unexpected weather came up on their last 2 days.

Tony shows off a nice schoolie mahi for the camera. He had two days on the dorado schools!

Yes, there’s still some roosters around the beaches. Not the larger models like before, but these smaller fry on light tackle are alot of fun. Steve’s got one for the camera before the release!

Leo’s got a big smile under that great mustache and and another mahi for the box!

I know that Andrew Fernandez likes to throw iron so I’m not sure if he got this jack on the jig, but bait or iron these guys can fight! Andrew released the fish!

Shea Brown is alot of fun to fish with and always seems to be smiling. She and Captain Rogelio share a pose, a fish and a grin!

Tony has a larger one on the gaff!

Great color on Andrews mahi!

Not as many photos for this edition of the fishing report but that’s because we didn’t have as man fishermen.  This is the time of year during the summer when we have a bit of a dip in travel.

Lots of families are back or headed back to school.  The focus has changed for folks understandably as summer vacations are fresh memories and the new school year is here.  Quite a few of our guests right now seem to be dads trying to squeeze in on last fishing “hurrah” with a kid or two before things get crazy.  Not sure it’s for the benefit of the dad or the kids!

But, all fun!

However…

This is the kind of summer fun we’ve been waiting for.

The dorado were about 2-3 months late this year for reasons my small brain can’t figure out.  Waters were warm.  Conditions were right.   However, other than a few dorado here and there, the dorado  chew just never remained consistent.

We could see fish.  We found fish.  We threw everything from bait to lures to burritos at them and they just never showed anything more than a token interest.

Well, about 2 weeks ago, they finally decided to join in.

It’s not full speed . It’s not WFO by any means.

But, it’s fun summer fishing with about 70-80% of the catch being dorado.  They can be found in numerous spots.  They school up very often so when you find one, you find others.  They are great spectacular fighters with leaps and jumps and few fish can match the colors .  When they want to feed, look out!  It makes it fun for novices or veteran anglers alike.  Great on light tackle too.

And they eat and taste great as well. Oh…and they grow fast so they’re a great renewable resource.

Like I said, it’s not wide open, but for the most part, it’s dorado season finally. Some boats might do better than others in the exact same spot.  One boat is hot one day and goes cool the next or a boat that has a sticky day is on fire the next.

Fortunately, overall most of our guests fish several days so it all evens out and everyone goes home with some fish!

Most of the fish are the school-sized 5-15 pounders . Occasionally, there are some 20 pound models and some larger ones are getting lost.  But, this is good summer fishing!

Other fish have taken a backseat mostly. A few sailfish and marlin hooked incidentally. There’s still some pargo, cabrilla, and snapper in the boxes and of course, bonito and tough jack crevalle .

The roosterfish bite has tapered after a spectacular historic season, but there are still some 5-15 pounders hanging around the beach and rock areas.

A couple of notes…

It’s really hot.  Seems more intensely hot than other years.  I’ve got folks getting heat-sick every week from not enough hydration or protecting themselves from the sun.  Don’t let that happen to you.  Stay hydrated.  Moreso than normal.  Bring some of those little packs of powdered electrolytes to mix into your bottled water.  It’s like first-aid.  You’ll thank me later!

Secondly, related to the weather as well…it’s not only hot, but tropical.  Rainstorms are not unusual this time of year with all the evaporation.  Nothing might show in the forecast and the next thing you know it’s storming and raining.  I could last a few minutes.  It could last an hour or more.  It could rain in one spot, but not another.   It could be a warm shower or a downpour!   You just never know.  99% of the days it’s so hot, you might be praying for a little wind and rain.

Other days, you just gotta duck and let it pass!

We had one day we had to cancel boats because it was too rough to launch.  Just be aware.  Don’t come down without purchasing trip insurance.

This is the best time to fish, but unexpected thunderstorms are not uncommon here in the tropics!

That’s our story!

Let’s us put your next fishing vacation together!  We can put together the whole package with lodging, transportation, activities and, of course, fishing!

Jilly and Jonathan