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LA PAZ/ Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay/ Bahia Suenos Fishing Report from Tailhunter Sportfishing for the Week of Sept. 19-26, 2025

TUNA MAKE A COMEBACK

La Paz/ Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay/ Suenos Bay Fishing Report for the Week of Sept. 19-26, 2025

SHORT ATTENTION SPAN REPORT

WEATHER:  It was really good until it wasn’t.  Hot humid and crazy muggy weather.  Very very tropical.  Temps from 95-107 with the humidity, but great fishing weather if you discount the occasional thunderstorm or rain shower that come and go.  Sometimes short and violent then the sun comes out again!

WATER:  Fortunately, the runoff from the rain hasn’t been extensive because it doesn’t rain for a long time even though alot of rain comes down.  So, the water isn’t as turned over or as dirty as might be expected.  However, the water is an incredible 88-91 degrees on the surface!  I can’t even get my shower water that warm!

SPECIES HOOKED THIS WEEK:  Dorado, tuna, (1) blue marlin lost, (1) sailfish lost, (1 striped marlin (lost), wahoo, rainbow runner, jack crevalle, bonito, roosterfish, triggerfish, pompano, cabrilla, pargo

FISHING ON A SCALE of 1-10 (10 is best):  6-8 (best of the year)

IMPORTANT NOTE:  Bring a small bit of repellent (flies and mosquito hatch from the rain) and also some electrolyte packets (very hot and muggy…lots of folks affected by the heat by not staying hydrated!)

MEXICAN MINUTE LA PAZ VIDEO REPORT

THE BIG PICTURE and the REST of the STORY…

This time of year, a sunny day can turn into a deluge without much notice flooding everything.  Then the sun comes back out again.  On this particular day, 4 inches of rain fell in on hour.

Paul Nagata has been coming to visit us for years and it’s always great to see him. Plus, he always does great! This year, he brought first timer, Brian Carlomagno who just seemed to be having the time of his life every day!

Brandon and his dad, Bill Champion, had some solid days of fishing and big smiles to go with it. First time visiting us and fishing with Tailhunters.

Captain Alfredo it probably trying to keep this wiggly dorado from smacking Gwyn in the face for the photo. Over 3 days she had some banner fishing!

Our Oregon amigos, Les Bek and son, Kevin, love fishing with Captain Gerardo and probably had the best 3 day fishing trip in all their years with us. On the table with tuna, dorado and even a triggerfish.

Craig Wong put the wood to this maybe 100+ pound yellowfin at the north end of Cerralvo Island. Folks don’t understand just how powerful a fish this size can be, but Craig is a seasoned angler.

Great fun to have Jim Tully with us this week. Nice batch of fun footballs to clean and take home!

George Histatomi and Kevin Lee said they enjoyed fishing 2 days with Captain Armando and also enjoyed his singing on the boat.

Paul was in the middle of the tuna bite and decided on a lark to tie on a big chrome 6x jig. He dropped it and took two cranks and WHAM! Wahoo! You can see the jig still hanging. Captain Pancho is pretty happy too! Have not seen wahoo in about 2 months!

Marty Matsuda and Clay Harada were fishing together and hung a few fish their first day!

Kurt Schmidt and Al Salgado pose with their batch of yellowfin and dorado after their first day on the water. They are both from the San Diego area. Kurt won the trip at an auction we donated to for breast cancer.

Ken Miura and Jim Tully came down to see us with a group of 12 and added these fish to the daily take of the group!

Our Texas amigo, Keith Marshall, sure had fun with Captain Pancho and trying out his new light tackle rod and reel! Nice rack of dorado to take home!

Nice haul with Captain Moncho! Britt Messman Jr and Sr. not only got some of the larger yellowfin this day, but Britt Jr. also nailed a dorado and roosterfish on the flyrod!

Always good to have Frannie and Bob Handegard visit us. They have been fishing with us for many many years and manage to come down every few and also take home a nice batch of fillets to Oregon.

Donna and Ken Papa are also long-time visitors and part of our Tailhunter tribe going way way back…especially Donna! Tuna and dorado need to get into the freezers!

 

Captain Gerardo with Jiin Sheu and Ron Ronas who pose with their catch on the beach at Bahia Muertos.

Two or our amigos who just have too much fun whenever they are down here. John and Gwyn Bailey started off with a super day with Captain Gerardo. They kinda slowed down their fishing after this! LOL

Nothing like that first yellowfin tuna! Brian is pretty happy!

 

Captain Gerardo is a big fella and he makes sure to get into the photo between Les and Kevin!

Thumbs-up from Brandon Champion. First day catch with his dad, Bill

We usually see these rainbow runners in cooler water in the spring. Big surprise to catch one when the surface temps are in the high 80’s! But his cousin to the yellowtail got caught by Brian Carlomagno among a number of other species he knocked off his bucket list this past week.

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Another one of those tropical thunderstorms hit us mid-week and put a damper on things and we actually had to cancel boats and bring everyone back to town.  What started as a windstorm and shower turned into a Noah’s Ark event.  We got about 4 inches of rain in an hour that flooded arroyos and streets up to the car windows:

Fortunately, it was only for about an hour or so then in typical fashion, it stopped and everthing drained.  We cleaned up and the next day were thankfully able to get folks back out on the water.

However BEFORE that storm…

We may have had some of the best fishing of the year and surely the best tuna fishing that I’ve seen in maybe 10 years or so down here!

At Bahia Muertos with our Tailhunter Las Arenas fleet, the tuna came back in force and were crushing it.  Lots of fun football-sized yellowfin, plus some 10-30 pounders mixed in.  At Cerralvo Island, more tuna to be found at the south end of the point and at the north end bigger model 100+ pound fish were hitting.  Dorado mixed in as well.

Many of these fish were within 100-200 yards of the beach in shallow water.

One day alone, I think our boats took in more than 1000 pounds of fish as we spent almost 4 hours in our packing room processing over 300 pounds of fillets!  We’ve also been cooking up alot of fish at our Tailhunter Restaurant plus with the tuna making alot of sahime and poke!

Along with the tuna, there’s dorado mixed in, but for our Tailhunter La Paz Fleet, the bite is probably 90% all dorado.  Lots of little punk fish under 12″ in size that we’re releasing but some better 10-15 pound fish are keepers with the occasional 20-pounder in the mix.

Other than the tuna and dorado, there’s some smaller roosterfish around.  And some sierra and rainbow runners are showing up in the counts which means that cooler water is starting to come around as the season will start transitioning.  Normally, sierra and rainbow runners (cousin to yellowtail) are found in our winter and spring months.

We did have a handful of billfish hooked and lost caught collaterally while fishing for the other species.

Hopefully, by the time you’re reading this, we’ll be back up to full speed like before the storms.  The forecast calls for very little precipitation in the forecast for the first time in about 3 weeks!

If you are coming down, bring a little bug repellent.  With all the sporadic rainfall, the hatch of flies, mosquitoes and other flying critters can be problematic.

Also, the humidity is really oppressive with the heat.  Stay hydrated.  It would not hurt to bring some of those little packets of powdered electrolytes that you can put in a bottle of water and chug down when things get really warm.

BOOKINGS FOR 2026

We’re getting a steady stream daily of folks already booking for next season.  Many of our guests are leaving their La Paz and immediately giving me dates for next year.  Especially if they like a certain hotel or have a favorite captain, they don’t want to miss out.  Some weeks and dates are already filled or filling up.  Don’t miss out.  We’re offering our current 2025 rates if you book before the end of this year for 2026.  Reach out to me directly and I’ll get you set up with a customized trip:  tailhunterfishinglapaz@gmail.com

PEDREGAL EXECUTIVE RESIDENCE

Massive living room and gourmet kitchen can be completely opened to the sea breeze and pool area

Terrace pool has a 20′ deep plunge at the far end. It is the only heated and cooled pool in La Paz

Spectacular views of La Paz Bay from the hill.

View of the pool area, fire pit and barbecue area and bay view from one of several upstairs terraces.

Each bedroom has it’s own en suite bathroom

One of the king bedrooms. Note all the original artwork. The walls throughout the residence are full of spectacular original art and museum pieces.

View from the 12 person jacuzzi.

Gourmet entertainment kitchen

Fully equipped gym with weights and multi-function weight machine.

In addition to the hotels we normally offer for your lodging here in La Paz with our fishing vacation packages we’re incredibly excited to have added the PEDREGAL EXECUTIVE RESIDENCE to our offerings.  This is over 6,000 sq. feet of the best-of-the-best award-winning architectural vacation spot waiting for you.

It is perfect for 6-10 guests.  Families are welcome.  Great for several couples or an executive group or bachelor(ette) party.  Bring the kids!

Spectacular views and amenities and we can even provide you with chef services to prepare your meals as well as a new Chevy Suburban to drive.  It has a jacuzzi for 12 and a pool that drops off to 6 meters (20′ deep).  A full gym as well!

Check out the attached link.

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Here is the list of amenities and features:

Features:
Space for: 6-8 individuals
                  4 couples 
 Kids welcome
  • More than 6,000 sq.feet of custom architectural space built into a rocky cliff overlooking the ocean and Bay
  • 2 1/2 floors and mult-levels all with spectacular views and numerous terraces to see La Paz Bay
  • 4 bedrooms plus a separate cabana if needed
  1.    Master Bedroom – king bed en suite bathroom
  2.    Bedroom 2 – 2 queen beds en suite bathroom (sofa can be another single bed)
  3.    Bedroom 3 – 2 queen beds en suite bathroom (sofa can be another single bed)
  4.    Bedroom 4 – queen bed and en suite bathroom
  5.      (All bathrooms are massive!) 
  6.   Separate cabana if needed – queen bed and en suite bathroom
  • Gourmet Kitchen
  • Huge living room and all sliding doors can be completely slid open for a complete view and access to the backyard and  entertainment area
  • All furniture is handmade (there is no plastic in the house)
  • Hand built stairway
  • Over a million dollars of original artwork on all walls and rooms
  • Water maker so all water is not only filtered, but fresh osmosis
  • Complete solar energy
  • Jacuzzi for 12
  • Elongated swimming pool overlooking the bay with an 20’ plunge on one end (the owner is a dive instructor and will do  instructions and dives if wanted
  • The pool is the only heated or cooled pool in La Paz
  • Wifi
  • Fully-equipped gym with weights and multi-function weight machine
  • Individual AC in each room of the house
  • Elevator
  • Barbecue area with fire pit
  • Daily maid service and (laundry available) 
  • Two minutes to the beach
  • Also available:
  1. Chef services for lunch or dinners
  2. Staff will prepare breakfast (approx. $16/ pers)
  3. A new Chevy Suburban ($150/day)

Let’s get you set up!

That’s our story!

Jonathan & Jilly

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

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LA PAZ – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay/ Suenos Bay Fishing Report from Tailhunter Sportfishing for Week of Sept. 11-18, 2025

TUNA AND DORADO CHEW BUT WAIT…

La Paz / Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay/ Bahia Suenos fishing report for Week of Sept.11-18, 2025

SHORT ATTENTION SPAN FISHING REPORT

WEATHER:  Never seen weather so tropical in my 30 years here.  It’s hot and muggy in the low 100’s with the humidity factor even tho’ the thermometer reads 95.  Rain predicted almost daily but very little actually falls in the city or on our fishermen. We did dodge Tropical Storm Mario that had us in it’s sights, but like Lorena before it, gratefully headed out to the Pacific.

WATER:. Despite and storms and scattered rain and thundershowers, water remains mostly flat, calm, warm and blue with surface temps running 82-85 degrees.

FISH HOOKED THIS WEEK:  Dorado / tuna/ triggerfish/ sierra/ jack crevalle/ bonito/ marlin (hooked one and lost one)/ pargo/ cabrilla/ snapper

FISHING ON A SCALE of 1-10 (10 is best):  Earlier in the week it was tickling 7 and 8.  Then for reasons unknown dove to a 3-4. Then came back up a little to a 5 or 6, but had that crazy mid-week dip!

MEXICAN MINUTE LA PAZ VIDEO REPORT

THE BIG PICTURE and the REST of the STORY…

MARIO had us in it’s crosshairs for a bit, but thankfully, moved outside and away from us. It’s that time of year. Life in the tropics!

Captain Gerardo put Kurt Kreiner and his sons, Kevin and Keith, on a tuna honey hole their first day. A couple of dorado also on the cutting table as well. Camera

I love Jesse Franco who has been visiting us for years and now brings sons, Jim and Joey along. Always fun with Jesse Franco in town. Never a dull moment.

Great photo! Mark and Donna Kalez who own and run Dana Wharf Sportfishing in S. California. They know a bit about fishing! Double tuna on the deck!

Just a great photo. Super colors a flat ocean. A great fish and big smiles on Captain Jorge and Les Lovell!

Just another day in paradise! Chris Binkley and Roger Laubscher from Nebraska took home a bunch of fillets after 3 days of fishing .

Hard to have a bad day with Captain Pancho. Our long-time amigo, Mac Treasure with Joey Franco and a big table of fish!

Tuna at color! Pretty shot!

A good day for Les and Ted! Good start for the vacation!

Our Seattle amigo, Chad Legg, has had some fun days with us on the water lately!

Everyone’s amigo, Jorge Romero, took a few hours off. Ran to jump in a boat with Captain Gerardo. Caught a bunch of fish and came right back home a few hours later in time for a late breakfast. Like grocery shopping!

Alex and his dad Bill Stack, got a nice batch of tuna and mahi meat to put in the freezer!

Mark Kalez with another good-looking YFT for the box! Check out the flat ocean.

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Not sure how to write this report.

We had some of the best fishing of the season, but we also had a couple of days of some of the worst fishing as well for inexplicable reasons.

Let’s talk about the good stuff first…

For about a week-and-a-half, we had the most incredible tuna/ dorado bite out’ve Bahia Muertos/ Suenos where we launch our Las Arenas boats.  I have not seen this in years, but yellowfin tuna between 10 and 20 pounds right there in the bay!  Some of the spots were as close as 100-200 yards from the beach in 20-30′ of water!

It was like grocery shopping!  Get your bait throw the bait on a hook and instant biters . Fish were foaming!  Boats were nailing limits by 8 and 9 a.m. then either calling it quits or go off chasing other species like dorado!

It was pretty incredible.  I haven’t seen that in years.  Boats were coming in loaded and limits were easy and fun!  The fish weren’t so big that they hurt you (as tuna can do), but they sure pulled folks around!

Then, for crazy reasons, the bite suddenly dropped off.  Our captains and anglers couldn’t find the fish .  Some boats got a few, but others struggled or got goosed!  The fish that were caught shrank in size to 5-10 pound footballs.

Here’s what I think happened….

First, everyone and their brother knew the bite was on.  Every one in La Paz got out there.  Every fleet got out there.  Boats from the East Cape were out there.  It was a freeway of boats and heavy traffic.  This scattered the fish and pushed them down and away.

Second, with so many fishermen and boats, the bait guys couldn’t get enough bait so live bait was limited and it was really really small . They were little pinhead sardines and you had to use a #1 or even a #2 hook and sometimes had to put 2 or 3 sardines one the hook to cover it in which case, the sardine is obviously no longer “alive.” Also, with such a small hook if you get bit you’re in trouble!

Third…With so much boat traffic, the fish got line-shy an skiddish.  You had to drop down to 20 or 30 pound test or light flurocarbon to get hit and even then, you still had to find the schools and you also had to have enough bait.  So you had three things going against you.

And that’s why I think the bite tapered off and diminshed.  Some boats got zero bites. Other boats might have found a fish or two .

And interestingly, as the bite dropped off, so did the number of anglers!  Hmmmm…go figure.

And the bite kinda started to come back. A few more tuna..a few more dorado.  We’ll have to see how much the bite recovers in the coming days!

Another note is that there are still a good bit of dorado on the waters, but many many of them are really tiny squirts!  Seriously 10-12″ dorado that are so voracious that they’ll hit anything in the water because that’s just the way they are.  Fortunately, their growth rate, these dinks will be 10 pound fish in a month, but in the meantime, our anglers are releasing alot of these little guys and hoping for the larger models and yes, they are out there running maybe 10-20 pounds, but you often have to make your way through schools of the small fry.

Another important note…WEATHER!

Technically, it has rained every single day for about 3 weeks!  (If you read the weather forecasts).

Yes, we had tropical storm Lorena which dropped some gentle rain on us and we just got a little scare from Mario that came towards us then veered out to the Pacific.

But, this has been the most tropical weather I have seen in 30 years down here.  It is hot.  It is humid and muggy this summer.  And for the last few weeks, there has been rain every day.

But, 99% of the rain has been in the afternoons after everyone is done fishing.  I see the coming week showing more rain as well, but La Paz is HUGE!  You have to understand, but it could rain in the mountains, but not at your hotel.  It could rain for 10 minutes at your hotel, but not on the Malecon where all the restaurants are.  It could rain across the bay, but not on the ocean.

Late afternoon rain. Yes, technically it IS raining in La Paz, but it’s WAY WAY WAY OVER THERE about 8-10 miles away!

So, technically, yes, it DID rain in La Paz!

At our Tailhunter Restaurant, in the last 2 weeks, I think there was only 1 time that the sidewalk got wet.  That was it!

So, if you’re coming down, yes, expect some scattered thundershowers or warm drizzle, but then again, maybe nothing actually hits the ground!

ONE REALLY BAD THING ABOUT THE RAIN…

Bugs are everywhere!  As often happens when there is standing water, the bugs hatch!  The mosquitoes, flies, gnats and other critters are everywhere for about 2 weeks!  Keep your sliding doors, windows and doors closed as much as possible. Bring a little bottle of natural (non-toxic) repellent.  One little mosquito in your ear at night can sure ruin an evening!  Better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it!  You will thank me later!

…AND THE HUMIDITY!

More intense and hot than we can remember.  Stay hydrated or you’ll get sick.  Bring some of those little electrolyte packages to pour into a bottle of water and chug it!  It’s been in the 100’s with the humidity.

BOOKINGS FOR 2026!

It’s crazy, but in 30 years, I’ve not had so many advance bookings as we’re getting right now for 2026!  Great to see and have with bookings coming in pretty much daily and the calendar is filling!  Don’t get left out!  Especially, if you have a favorite captain or hotel or set of dates.  Some dates are already selling out or getting close to it.

We’re offering 2025 prices on some packages if you book before the end of this year and hold it with a deposit.  I would hate to miss you!

Dates for 2021 already filling!

Write me directly:  tailhunterfishinglapaz@gmail.com

I”ll get right back to you and let’s see about getting you set up.  Don’t wait until we start doing our shows in January to March.

That’s my 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 Sept 4-10, 2025

HURRICANE LORENA AND FISHING

La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay/ Suenos Bay Fishing Report for Week of Sept. 4-10, 2025

SHORT ATTENTION SPAN FISHING REPORT

WEATHER and WATER:. Hurricane Lorena came and went and thankfully, it was a non-event.  Most are pretty hairy, but this was gratefully just a gentle rain.  Go figure. However, we had to cancel 2 days of fishing because they closed the port out of pre-caution.   There wasn’t much run-off from rains and the sea didn’t get too agitated during the storm so waters recovered fast.

Cooler temps than before.  Around 95 most days, but the humidity has escalated so the real feel is more like 110-115 during the day.

Update:  As of writing this, looks like we might get some scattered thundershowers in the forecast for the coming week!

SPECIES HOOKED THIS WEEK: Dorado, tuna, sailfish, roosterfish, sierra, jack crevalle, bonito, triggerfish, pargo, cabrilla, wahoo.

FISHING ON A SCALE OF 1-10 (10 is best):  6-8

 

THE MEXICAN MINUTE VIDEO FISHING REPORT

THE BIG PICTURE and the REST of the STORY…

A pretty good day! Especially when the fish are only yards away from where you launch and you’re done early! Tuna showed up in Bahia Muertos just minutes from where we launch. Chris Binkley and Roger Laubscher stocked up on some tuna meat! Boats were done with tuna by 8 a.m.

Our good friend Marcus Yoo has a two-fisted pair of dorado he caught with Captain Joel just outside or La Paz Bay!

These two were sometimes having just too much fun. Brett Kester and his son Stetson are first-timers from Utah and this is their first day catch. Check out the big bull on the left side of the table. They. both even got some dandy new tattoos while here!

A real joy to have Erica Freese from Reno bring her mom, Cindy Ersch, out from Florida to join her on her first time visiting us. They were able to take home a nice batch of mahi meat and weathered Hurricane Lorena with us. Cindy said she had the best time ever fishing with her daughter!

Visiting us from Oklahoma, Mike and Tracy Hunt were out with Captain Hugo and their first day we productive on the tuna and dorado.

Roosterfish have shown up again and they are a fun-sized 5-15 pounds in the shallows. Mike shows off one of his before the nice release!

Even Captain Victor is impressed with Mitch Black’s bull dorado. One of the larger fish of the week took him “a very long time” according to Mitch on his first visit to us from Colorado with the Ground Engineering group we hosted this week.

Two of or favoritest ever Texas friends, Debbie and Randy Moe. Always a treat to have them visiting us. A nice day on the tuna and even a dorado thrown in there as well! Thanks for the goodies you brought us!

Captain Hugo and Aaron Klingsmith give Joe Zorack a hand with his sailfish as they pose with a nice rack of dorado to clean. The sailfish was not able to be released and the meat was distributed. A good day with great action. The guys are from Colorado.

Bucket list rooster for a quick photo and release and a big smile from Erica Freese!

Happy guy, Sean Chiang, has some dorado fillets to bring back with him after a good day on the water.

From Florida on her first visit with us, Cindy Ersch has a dorado on the gaff ready for some fish tacos and ceviche at our Tailhunter Restaurant.

Mike Shuey was with Captain Boli and took this sizeable dorado not too far off the rocks near Espirito Santo Island. Good to have Mike back to visit with us.  He’s usually not so serious and always laughing!

Maria Gamino from S. California gets a “hand” from someone (probably her husband Chendo) to pose with her dorado!

That’s the right kind! Brett Bleichrodt was just here two weeks ago and then came right back with different friends! This is a legit bull dorado. Right off the shorline of Espirito Santo Island in shallow water!

Chendo Gamino wanted to just get one roosterfish to say he had caught one. He got TEN and released them all. Fun fishing and was great to have him down for his first visit!

These two have been fishing together for years. Captain Victor and Marcus Yu. A good day for dorado fishing. OH…and it probably helps that Marcus brings Victor craft beers as gifts!

Nice catch for Chris Binkley with Captain Pancho. Big sailfish a quick photo then props to Chris for the release to swim away strongly!

Pretty gal…pretty smile…pretty fish! Tracy Hunt from Oklahoma takes a quick shot with another roosterfish off the shore at Bahia Muertos. They released quite a few!

Brett with a 2nd bull dorado. Espirito Santo Island right after the storm had cleared.

Roger Laubscher and Captain Pancho having fun near the beach with catch-and-release roosterfish on light tackle

Love these two…Joe and Holly Moore!  With Captain Gerardo and the results of a nice day on the water with some slugger yellowfin tuna and a big bull dorado.  Joe and Holly are way fun. Visiting for the first time from Oklahoma.

 

Chris with another pretty rooster before release.

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What a week!

We had Hurricane Lorena give us some nervous moments as it barreled up towards Baja and La Paz and we prepared for the worst.  Fortunately and thankfully, it kinda spun away from us.  Instead of torrential downpours, flooding and high winds, we were grateful for basically maybe 24 hours of gentle rain!

As hurricanes go, it was a blessed non-event which is a rarity.  Other areas like Cabo took it right on the chin, but other than having to shut down fishing for 2 days as a precaution when the port captain closed down the port, it was kind of enjoyable to just watch the rain and know everyone was safe.  No one lost power, water or A/C although phone and wifi service got a bit wonky.

We got about 1 inch of rain over the whole 3 days.  Heck, the week before when we had a cloudburst for 2 hours, we got 4 inches of rain!

We got back on the water as soon as the port opened up and I just never know how the fishing will be after a storm.  The dorado bite had been pretty good prior to the storm so it’s a bit of a crapshoot for fishing, but good to get folks back out on the boats.

Often after a big storm the waters can be overturned and murky.  Especially if there had been high winds and waves.  Waters can also be muddy if we had alot of runoff from the rains.

However we didn’t have much wind and rain was negligible and surprise…the fish were willing to bite.  Not full speed, but at least we had some OK action on dorado and fun small roosterfish.

With each day past the storm, it got a little better.

Then a huge full moon showed up and well…I hoped it wouldn’t be a factor because the moon…especially one this big… might have an effect on the ocean currents.  Fishing slowed just a tick, but we still got fish.

But, then the best thing happened.

Yellowfin tuna popped up right in Bahia Muertos!  These were fun-sized 10-15 pounders and they were just off the beach where we launch and ready to chew!

These fish were only in about 30′ of water and our anglers were nailing limits by 8 or 9 a.m. then having time to go get dorado or have fun on the roosterfish.

Two weeks ago the tuna were a 3-hour boat ride to the other side of Cerralvo Island if you really wanted to go look for them and it was hit-or-miss.

But this week, the tuna were foaming right in the bay.   I have no idea how long they will stay as the tuna schools are mercurial.  Each day, I expect they will be gone, but the boats come back plugged and big smiles on our guests!

Hopefully, they will stick around.  Other than the tuna and dorado, the roosterfish and a few sailfish were also hooked.  Had one wahoo on the line that got away.

As I write this, it looks like there might be more scattered thundershowers on the way next week.  Maybe the whole week although the forecasts show that most of the precipitation will be in the afternoons.  Hopefully, after everyone is off the water!  Will keep you posted!

RESERVATIONS for 2026

Bookings for 2026 are already coming in and we’re getting them daily.  Some dates are already filled or filling.  Our main season is late April to mid-October or so depending on the northern winds.

We are offering special prices and packages if you book before the end of the year and hold it with deposits.  Many of our regular Tailhunter folks are locking in their favorite captains and rooms!

Let me know if we can set you up.  Write me:  tailhunterfishinglapaz@gmail.com. and let’s get you locked in.

Or hey…we still have about 6 more weeks left of 2025 and I have spots open!  You don’t have to wait until next year to get in on the bite!

That’s my story!

Jonathan & Jilly

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
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La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay/ Suenos Bay Fishing Report from Tailhunter Sportfishing for Week of Aug. 26-Sept. 3, 2025

DORADO…SOME TUNA…and STORMS!

La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay/ Suenos Bay Fishing Report for Week of Aug. 26-Sept. 3, 2025

SHORT ATTENTION SPAN FISHING REPORT

WEATHER:  Erratic.  Cooler than previous weeks, but the air is thick as soup with the humidity.  It’s very tropical. Every day showers or thunderstorms are predicted, that may or may not happen.  It changes almost hourly. We had some “rainstorms” that never materialized and others that closed the roads and airport for a few hours until waters drained off and the sun came out.  On the other side of the city, they didn’t get a drop of rain.

UPDATE:  You see more about this if you scroll down…the “little rainfall predictions” turned into Tropical Storm Lorena.  And now it is being called Hurricane Lorena which is predicted to be a Category 1 storm.

WATERS:  Warm and mostly blue, but can get rough and agitated during high winds and rain, then it gets calm again.  Fortunately, the port has remained open.  If there’s alot of rain, then the areas near the runoff are pretty murky and muddy.

FISH HOOKED THIS WEEK:  Dorado, some tuna, bonito, jack crevalle, pargo, cabrilla

FISHING ON A SCALE of 1-10 (10 is best):  6

MEXICAN MINUTE LA PAZ VIDEO FISHING REPORT

THE BIG PICTURE and the REST of the STORY…

Hurricane Lorena track. Up the Pacific Coast then east across the Baja Peninsula to mainland Mexico. It does not hit Cabo or La Paz directly fortunately, but expected to get a few days of rain. See more below.

Ed Bird from N. California has fished with us many times over the years, but brought his son, Eddie, for the first time. Check the results from their first day. Eddie’s first-ever dorado!

First-timers with us from Lakeshore CA (near San Diego) Trevor and Kacey Clark took home some nice fillet!

Captain Hugo took Stacia Dickson and her dad, Kevin, to the far side of Cerralvo Island and scored home runs on yellowfin tuna! Big gamble that paid off!

Gavin Evenden came with a nice group from Las Vegas. His first time produced some fun-sized dorado to add to the collective catch!

Brad Wolfe from Las Vegas is used to the heat! Nice catch of dorado for the first day!

One of the best photos of the week, Gino Wullkotte’s bull dorado! Check those colors!

Day one pose…Stacia and dad, Kevin from Utah on their first visit to us. Great meat to take home!

Berry Brothers…Ray and Bob! Had a little fun with us. Actually, tangled with some billfish on day 2!

Captain Blas and Gino took this dorado dragging a lure!

Jaden Edwards and pal scored big-time with the dorado school day one!

Just a super photo of Stacia and one of the larger bulls of the week!

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Well…the fishing report is kinda self-explanatory!  Look at the photos.  That’s what we’re catching.  About 85% of the catch are dorado.

Fun fishing.  No question.  Some days better than others . Some boats do better than others. Some boats lose more fish than others.  Some boat release more fish than others!

But, everyone is catching fish.  Everyone that wants to take home fish is taking home fish.  Everyone that wants fish cooked up at Tailhunter Restaurant is getting fish cooked up.

The fish are scattered all around.  Not much variety in the catch, but that could be the fact that the dorado are more-or-less everywhere.  Just find the spot .  Not alot of big fish.  Most are school-sized 5-10 pounders.  Some maybe 10-20 pounders.  LOTS OF LITTLE DINKS!  I mean, dorado that are less than 12″ will hit lures and baits bigger than themselves.  Tons of the little ones are getting releaesed, but given the growth rate of dorado, those fish will be 10 pounders in a month and maybe 15 pounders in 2 months.

So, there’s also a few tuna way way way outside on the others side of Cerralvo Island, but it’s a big gamble. There’s still smaller roosterfish around the beaches plus bonito, jack crevalle and a few pargo, cabrilla, snapper and triggerfish . Occasionally someone hooks a billfish that busts off.

And that’s about all the variety.  Like I said, fun summer fishing.

But, let’s talk about the weather…

It’s been one of the hottiest most humid summers I can remember in 30 years.  Historically hot.  Weird.

Then, about 2 weeks ago, we get rain predictions almost every day.  That doesn’t mean it actually rains.  It could rain on one city block, but not another.  It could rain on one end of the waterfront but 5 blocks away, it is dry.  It could rain in the mountains or across the bay, but not on the ocean.  But technically it DID rain in La Paz.  Some thunder and lightning as well.  Very tropical.

But, we haven’t had t cancel any fishing trips…so far!  Until today.

Some of the rains could last 5 minutes of an hour or more.  Then, it stops and the sun comes out.  Some rains are gentle.  Some are a drizzle.  Some are torrential and in a short time, we have floods.

It doesn’t take much to flood down here.  Even if it doesn’t rain hard, if there’s enough volume over even a short amount of time, the city drainage systems just can’t handle it and they back up.

That’s what we’ve dealt with the last two weeks.

But, then Tuesday night the rain predictions turned into “TROPICAL STORM LORENA.” In a few hours, that became “HURRICANE LORENA.”

As of right now, (Wednesday morning as I write this), the storm will NOT hit La Paz or Cabo directly. The path of the storm actually takes it up along the Pacific Coast of Baja where they are expecting heavy rains and flooding, then it does something weird…it hooks east across the Baja Peninsula and the mountains and crosses the Baja…goes over the Sea of Cortez and slams into mainland Mexico.

For us in La Paz and nearby Cabo, that’s a good thing for us.  Bad for the coastal areas.  We ARE going to get rain and winds, but it’s not so ominous.  In fact, as I write this there is just a really nice gentle rain falling and that’s how it will be all day.  There is almost no wind.  There’s not even a ripple of a wave on the La Paz Bay.  Tomorrow, Thursday, there will be occasional scattered thundershowers during the day, but not all day and then it continues to diminish from there.

The Port Captain closed the port today as a precaution so we had to cancel all fishing, diving, snorkeling today and probably tomorrow.   The clients we have here were actually kinda happy when I told them they could sleep in today.

Some of them booked massages at the spa or planned to just drink beer and take it easy.  It’s not exactly unpleasant and compared to other hurricanes we’ve had her this is like a summer shower.

We will probably have to cancel fishing on Thursday as well.

The biggest issue is whether planes will be able to come in.  As of right now, the airports are open, but if you look at the path of the storm, it crosses the Baja Peninsula.  That means any plane from the U.S. has to come right through that storm path or over it.

I don’t have any crystal balls or have any knowledge of air traffic rules or procedures, so it remains to be seen what happens.

I have gotten e-mails from several guests slated to fly in today and tomorrow telling me as long as there are flights, they are coming in and would rather be here, even if they can’t fish,  than back in their jobs or offices working or on the freeway!  So far, for those arriving today (Wednesday) none of the flights have been cancelled.

So, that’s the story so far.  Will keep you updated!

Jonathan & Jilly

Jonathan Roldan’s
Tailhunter Sportfishing

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