WEATHER IMPROVED and YELLOWTAIL WAKING UP!
La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay/ Bahia Suenos Fishing Report and Update for Week of Feb. 24-Mar. 3, 2026
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WEATHER: Some of the best weather so far. Sunny and calm with day temps in the low 80’s. Nighttime comfortable hi-60’s to low 70’s.
WATER: I won’t go so far as to say the winter winds are done with us, but this was a pretty nice spring week with calm waters that seem to be warming each week a bit.
FISH HOOKED THIS WEEK: Yellowtail, dorado, pargo liso, barred pargo, snapper, sierra, cabrilla, jack crevalle, bonito, amberjack, rainbow runner, roosterfish
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THE BIG PICTURE and the REST of the STORY
Slugger-sized yellowtail running 15-25 pounds are hitting live bait and the iron and yo-yo jigs in flat waters close to shore.
Some good hamachi on the table for the ice chest! Fat fish!
Fresh plate of yellowtail sashime at our Tailhunter Restaurant brought in by a fisherman for us to prepare!
Getting live bait has been unbelieveably close…within feet of the beach on the Malecon!
Nothing like fishing in flat waters close to shore!
I won’t say the winter winds are done with us! They are never finished until they are finished, but what a nice week for the winds to take a break! Warm skies and flat waters this past week with some decently good fishing. It’s just difficult during the winter months to predict when we’ll have such nice windows because when it’s bad, it can really be bad.
But, we’ll take what we can get!
The highlight of this past week was the nice yellowtail bite that developed in various areas most notably just north of town around Punta Coyote. Shallow water and just off the beach and rocks there, some nice jags of 15-25 pound yellowtail decided to go on the chew.
The fish ate jigs, lures and live bait which was easy to make right off the Malecon waterfront in just a few feet of water and just a few throws of the cast night . It made for some really good days.
Other species including cabrilla (seabass), snapper, amberjack, jack crevalle and bonito were also hooked and some of the commercial guys are telling me there’s some fast-moving schools of football tuna around Cerralvo Island.
The big pargo liso have also moved into the shallows to spawn around Cerralvo and in the rocky shallow areas around Bahia Muertos and Punta Arenas. Really really tough fish to battle out’ve the rocks and one of the most frustratingly delicious fish!
Also, light tackle and even a few flyfishers are having some fun (wind permitting) around the shallow beaches for smaller roosterfish.
A few dorado are getting hooked here -and-there in warmer patches of water as well.
NASHVILLE to TEXAS to S.CALIFORNIA!
Well…we finished the big show in Nashville TN last week. Flew back to Texas and re-packed then spent 3 days driving to S.California where the biggest fishing show in the world kicks off this Thursday to Sunday. It’s the Pacific Coast Sportfishing Show in it’s 16th year at the Orange Co. Fairgrounds in Costa Mesa!
It’s actually TWO shows. The first one is this week in Orange Co.
Then, we have a week off and then there’s another big show in San Diego at the Del Mar Fairgrounds to wrap up our road tour for 2026.
We still have some great spots open for this year so get in touch with us and we’ll get you set up to fish with us in La Paz! You can reach me directly at:
tailhunterfishinglapaz@gmail.com
Then after San Diego…back to La Paz to kick start the season and do some fishing!
That’s our story!
Jonathan & Jilly
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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