FISHERMEN DOWN – WINDS UP

La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay/ Suenos Bay Fishing Report for Period of Oct. 22-Nov. 4, 2025

SHORT ATTENTION SPAN FISHING REPORT

WEATHER:  Mostly sunny and a really pleasant time to be in town.  Highs in the upper 80’s to lower 90’s but not so much humidity and nights in the high 60’s.  Winds from the north are getting stronger.

WATER:  Air temps are cooler, but waters are still relatively warm although starting to cool down as the winds get stronger and more persistent as we head into winter.   Cooler water fish species also starting to show up.

FISH HOOKED THIS WEEK:  tuna, dorado, bonito, marlin, sailfish, jack crevalle, pargo, dog-tooth snapper, sierra, cabrilla, triggerfish, needlefish.

FISHING ON A SCALE of 1-10 (10 is best):  When the winds are blowing maybe a 2.  If winds aren’t blowing, it’s a 5.

MEXICAN MINUTE LA PAZ VIDEO REPORT

THE BIG PICTURE and the REST of the STORY

Our long-time amigos from Texas, Rafael and Yvette Rios just had one day to get out to fish.  With help from Rafa, Yvette caught this big sailfish.  They also caught a tuna and a dorado.  The sailfish was not able to be released and they donated most of the meat.

Our own Tailhunter’s Jorge Romero and everyone’s favorite guy, had a day off yesterday and the winds were down. He was out with Captain Pancho’s brother, Miguel Lucero, and this 280-pound blue marlin smacked his purple lure! Jorge also battled another blue estimated at 400-600 pounds that came unbuttoned! Jorge took a little meat home, but donated the bulk of the meat to the captains and their families!

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Honestly, the number of fishermen has tapered off quite a bit.  During the season, we’re hosting 10-30 anglers a day.  However, from mid-October through well…probably until next spring in April, very few folks will be fishing.

This is pretty typical as the seasons change and the fishing changes.

The northern winds have already started blowing and will only get stronger and more consistent the deeper we go towards and into winter.   This results in rougher waters and a cooler ocean.  Many days, it just doesn’t make sense to go out at all.  It’s a pretty time to be in town as it’s usually sunny and temps are a pleasant 65-85 degrees.  But, it’s not really a great time to be on the waters as the winds affect fishing, snorkeling, kayaking, scuba and other watersports.

About the only ones who really like and welcome the winds are the windsurfers and kite boarders who descend on the area to take advantage of the gusts.

Not every day is bad, but you can figure if there are storms up in the U.S., then it will have an effect in Baja as well.  But that’s the key.  If you plan to fix, be flexible and scout the forecasts so you can see which days will be calmer than others .

Since the last report, there hasn’t really been much to report.  In addition to the increasing winds, this is that lull before the holidays and the holiday crowds and the arrival of the snowbirds.   So, not much action on the water to report.

That being said, we have had a handful of anglers on the water who found some calm spots to get out.

Surprisingly, it’s November and there are still some great warm-water species in evidence.   There have been hook-ups of blue and striped marlin as well as some lingering tuna and dorado.  As the waters cool down, these species will move off and cooler water species will start to dominate.

We’re already getting some of them like sierra, snapper, pargo, cabrilla, rainbow runners and some yellowtail.  Live bait might also get more difficult to obtain and wind-generated waves hit the shallow areas where the bait sellers catch the bait.

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BAHIA MAGDALENA REPORT

Great first day for Charlie Masunaka, Gary Van Roekel and Russ Okimoto! 3 nice wahoo offshore as well as a rack of dorado and a yellowfin tuna.

A toad wahoo for Russ Okimoto that scaled out at almost 69 pounds!

Fishing inshore among the mangroves when it got too windy on the outside, the guys racked up a stack of dog-tooth snapper!

One day offshore then 2 days inshore produced alot of meat like these snapper and even a few snook. After 3 days, they had so much fish, they donated the majority of their day 3 catch.

This is that time of year when we start fishing the area around Bahia Magdalena which is about a 3-4 hour drive from La Paz on the Pacific side.  As you can see from the photos, it can be pretty prolific.

Fishing offshore on the nearby seamounts, can produce wahoo, marlin, tuna, dorado, yellowtail, grouper and more.

Inshore fishing among the thousands of acres of mangroves, shoals and shallows can produce several dozen species including snook, corvina, bay bass, pargo, snapper, giant seabass, halibut and more.

We can get you set up!

Just reach out: tailhunterfishinglapaz@gmail.com.  Also, to get you set up for fishing with us in 2026, don’t wait.  Many dates are filling up and we don’t want to miss you, especially if you have a favorite captain or hotel!

That’s our story!