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La Paz- Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay/ Bahia Suenos Fishing Report from Tailhunter Sportfishing for Nov. 5-20, 2025

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FISH & WHALESHARKS & WIND

La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay/ Bahia Suenos Fishing Report for Nov. 5-20, 2025

SHORT ATTENTION SPAN FISHING REPORT

WEATHER: Mostly sunny. Highs in the high 80’s to low 90’s. Winds from the north up to 15 knots or more some days. Nights are in the comfortable low to mid-60’s.

WATER: Still relatively warm with surface temps in the mid-70’s but cooling as the winds become more prevalent.

FISH HOOKED THIS WEEK: yellowfin tuna, dorado, marlin, dog-tooth snapper, sierra, wahoo, bonito, cabrilla, jack crevalle, yellowtail, palometa

MEXICAN MINUTE VIDEO REPORT

THE BIG PICTURE and the REST of the STORY…

On the days when you can get out, there’s a surprising variety of both warm and cold water fish. Greg Wong was at Cerralvo Island and came back with alot of fish to clean! I see dorado, a tuna triggerfish, cabrilla, snapper and pompano!

It’s an amazing experience to be in the water with these gentle animals! Don’t worry, they have no teeth and are in the bay feeding on algae and plankton through the filter in their mouths.

These are “baby” whalesharks in La Paz Bay right now. Adults can reach 30-50′ long! But, they are in the shallow waters of the bay feeding right now.

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Well…it’s that lull before the holidays.

Fishing slows about mid-October as winter winds increase and the waters can get fairly rough and there aren’t many fishermen out. Most are locals or visiting anglers who can pick and choose the better days to be on the water when the winds aren’t blowing. That’s a big reason all the windsurfers are starting to descend on the area as well. Winter is wind time and La Paz can get some world-class winds.

However, when you are able to fish, the variety of fish is fairly surprising.

This late in the year, we’re still getting warm water species like some tuna, dorado, billfish and wahoo. Not many. Not like during the season, but surprising to still have these species around at all which indicates that the waters still hold warm patches. Not sure how long this will last as the coming winds will cool things off, but nice to enjoy for the time being.

Most of the fish, for us, have been around Cerralvo Island and in the channel between Bahia Muertos/ Punta Arenas and the island as well as the north and south points of the island.

In addition to lots of bonito, there are 10-30 pound yellowfin below the schools, if you can get through the pesky bonito. Some small schools of roving dorado in the 5-15 pound class can also be found in the warm waters.

Some wahoo have also been reported around the south point of the island as well as the occasional hook up with blue and black marlin, stripers and sailfish.

Inshore, we’re seeing more of the cooler water species like cabrilla, sierra, the smaller yellowtail. But there’s some fun 5-pound roosterfish still prowling th beaches and a hoot on light tackle and some beast dog-tooth snapper (cubera) in the shallow rocks that can be tempted with whole a chunk bonito.

Bigger news is the long-awaited whaleshark season has finally opened to swim with these gentle animals in La Paz Bay.

Normally, the season runs October to April, but the past few years the season has been very erratic. Sometimes open. Often closed. It all depends on several things.

If it’s rough and windy, as it often is during the winter months, it’s too rough to locate the animals in the shallow waters of the bay.

Secondly, it all depends on how many animals are around and how many folks are reserved with certified outfitters to swim with the animals. These are gentle, albeit wild animals. They’re not in a cage like elephants or monkeys in the zoo!

Sometimes there are 2 or 4 or 8 of them. Sometimes, there are zero! And they can hang out for an hour or 3. Or maybe disappear in 15 minutes. They’re not on a rigid schedule like the circus.

Therefore, it can be hit-or-miss if you book a trip, but exciting if you do get the opportunity to get in the water with them!

BAHIA MAGDALENA FISHING

That’s a table full of dog-tooth snapper after a day of fishing in the mangroves of Bahia Magdalena for Steve Messer, Eric Messer and Steve Fox.

Fishing a day outside the bay, Eric with his amigos nailed a box full of dorado as well as a nice wahoo.

Eric, Steve and Steve had a huge day fishing grouper in the mangroves.

Nice wahoo off the Thetis Bank outside of Mag Bay.

Gary Van Roekel, Russ Okimoto and Charles Masunaka with pargo and snook to take home. They released many more!

This is that time of year when we send anglers out to Bahia Magdalena (Mag Bay) on the Pacific side to fish in the remote mangroves as well as the offshore ridges and mounts. It’s about a 4 hour drive from La Paz if they fly into Cabo or La Paz or we are picking up anglers from Loreto.

Fishing in the mangroves is a pretty unique experience with light tackle and live bait. There can be over a dozen different species of fish in the roots, eddys, shoals and shallows. Our last few trips has produced some nice grouper, spotted bay bass, dog-tooth snapper, corvina, snook and cabrilla.

Offshore, if the winds permit, wahoo are biting on the Thetis Bank, but there’s also a shot at dorado, tuna, yellowtail, broomtail and leopard grouper and billfish.

Let us know if you’re interested!

That’s our story! Blessings for a safe and happy Thanksgiving!

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 Period of Oct. 22-Nov. 4, 2025

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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!

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/ Bahia Suenos Fishing Report from Tailhunter Sportfishing for Week of Oct. 7-14, 2025

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OUCH! TOUGHEST WEEK

(THREE STORMS and a FULL MOON)

La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay/ Bahia Suenos Fishing Report for Week of Oct 7-14, 2025

SHORT ATTENTION SPAN FISHING REPORT

WATER: The sea was pretty agitated as the storms passed through us last week (we had 3 storms), but not alot of rain runoff so the waters cleared pretty quickly. Still staying warm with surface temps in the lower 80’s but you can tell the season is changing as waters are starting to cool down.

WEATHER: Ridiculous week. We had 3 storms in a row head toward us and not quite hit us but cause enough calamity that we couldn’t go fishing and the port was closed. We had Octave then Priscilla then Raymond. Only Raymond really dropped rain on us, but the other storms hit other areas pretty hard. Temps are cooling now. Daytime temps are now down to the 80’s and humidity has dropped as well.

FISH HOOKED THIS WEEK:. Really ugly week of fishing because of weather, but when fish bit, we hooked tuna, dorado, marlin, roosterfish, dog-tooth snapper, bonito, jack crevalle, sierra, triggerfish and too many needlefish.

FISHING ON A SCALE of 1-10 (10 is best): 2-3 (at best!)

MEXICAN MINUTE LA PAZ VIDEO FISHING REPORT

THE BIG PICTURE and the REST of the STORY….

Long-time Tailhunter amigos, Bob Layko and Craig Brown with their favorite captain Armando . Because of the weather only got to fish one day unfortunately.

Mary Soucie definitely gets a shaka thumb for her wahoo caught while staying in Bahia Muertos at Rancho Costa.

First-timers from Easter Oregon Gary Bracelin and his son, Trey had some nice days on the water before the weather turned including this good day of tuna.

Ben Chapman and Tricia Kidman finally hit the honey hole of tuna on their 3rd day. Tricia has fished with us before, but it was Ben’s first time.

Jen Ferguson from Colorado at Rancho Costa has every reason to smile over this trophy wahoo! Alot of great meat!

Two sweet sisters! Rio Jensen and Bryn Bailey on their first time visiting us really caught the “fishing bug” after fishing with us for a few days! They are from the Salt Lake City area.

Mike and Mary from Colorado have double hands of dorado. Thanks Gary Wagner for the photo!

After many years, I finally got Rob Magargal down here to fish with us. First day produced a nice rack of tuna and tasty blue bonito before the storms hit and things got tough. Rob kept smiling the whole time.

Gary Wagner (3rd from right) with some of his guests at Rancho Costa in Bahia Muertos and a nice fish pose!

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No sugar-coating it. This was a rough tough week. Maybe the toughest and worst fishing week of the season. Tough way for the season to taper off as the northern winds are starting to blow and things are cooling off now.

It was like getting gut-punched by Mother Nature.

Things were going alot pretty well. Tuna were biting around Bahia Muertos and Cerralvo Island. A few wahoo were popping up. Dorado were there to be caught as well as hooking a few billfish. Everyone having fun. Lots of smiles.

Then, as is often happens…a storm develops out’ve nowhere. And it’s headed for Baja.

“Priscilla” started small, but soon developed into a hurricane.

The good part is that it started for La Paz, but then veered off and took a path up the Pacific Coast of Baja. Other areas got whacked pretty badly. We escaped the major part of the storm, but the bad part is the arms of the storm still reached us.

We didn’t get rain, but it was enough to agitate the ocean and send out the precaution flags as bg winds and waves pummeled the areas outside the bay. The port was shut down. There was no way to launch boats from the beaches.

(Turn up the volume and you can hear the wind and waves)

The big issue was that Priscilla barely moved. It stuck around on the outside just creeping along. So, it affected our area for days. No one could go out. No one could go fishing. Lots of our guests were stuck twiddling thumbs and doing their best to be patient.

Then, while Priscilla took her sweet time leaving, it was joined by Storm Octave that was headed out to sea, but decided to team up with Priscilla.

So, we were shut down for several days. No rain, but again, with the port shut down and beaches in a mess, no one could get out.

Then, the full moon popped up just as those two storms moved up and away north. We got folks out fishing again. Many of them, this was their only day of the week.

…and it was terrible fishing. Pretty much not even worth it to go out. The waters were still agitated and only a handful of fish hooked if that. Maybe the worst fishing day of the season.

TROPICAL STORM RAYMOND RIGHT OVER LA PAZ

Then, Raymond came up and went right overhead dropping rain and bringing winds and shutting down the port again!

So, pretty much over the last 7 or 8 days, the port was shut down 5 days and the other two days were total picky scratchy junk fishing days!

In 30 years, I’ve never had 3 weather events line up like that plus the bonus atmospheric event…big FULL MOON!

Major props to our guests who hung in there all week with patience and smiles. For some of them, they never got to fish. For others that got out, the fishing was a struggle. But, not a single one gave any grief and made the best of it and it was much appreciated. I wish I had control over the weather.

The forecast is finally showing that we have clear sunny days ahead and my captains tell me the waters look good, but as we finally got a few boats out, the fishing remained scratchy at best with winds starting to blow stronger from the north in the afternoons.

I think to be honest, the warm-water fishing season is pretty much done. We’ll keep you posted.

FISHING IN 2026

We have quite a few bookings coming in for 2026 already and some dates are filling up! A few are sold out already. May to October is prime time. We have some special discounts we are offering if you book before the end of the year. If you have a favorite captain or hotel, don’t wait! Let’s get you set up! You can e-mail me directly: tailhunterfishinglapaz@gmail.com

I’ll get right back to you!

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
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 27-Oct. 6, 2025

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TUNA DORADO WAHOO AS SEASONS TRANSITION

La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay/ Bahia Suenos Fishing Report for Week of Sept. 27-Oct. 6, 2025

LAST MINUTE UPDATE HURRICANE

Just as I was publishing this, the weather has taken a turn. What was supposed to be “scattered showers and thunderstorms, has turned into Hurricane Priscilla. Very late in the season to have something like this.

It’s not going to hit us directly, but it could still be problematic. It might combine with Tropical Storm Octave which was headed out to the Pacific, but now has done a complete right turn back towards Baja and may combine with Priscilla for a double whammy storm that I have never seen before in 30 years.

Rain was not supposed to hit us for several days although big waves and winds have already started, but just this morning, rain has started falling. The government has closed the port and we have had to cancel all water-related activities unfortunately. Don’t know how long this will last. Will keep you posted!

SHORT ATTENTION SPAN REPORT

WEATHER: Seemed like things are getting cooler and the season was changing. Then it got a bit warmer again. Mostly pretty nice. Hot and muggy again. Some scattered rain later in the week (see update above)

WATER: Pretty water. Very very warm. Surface temps in the mid-to-upper 80’s

FISH HOOKED THIS WEEK: Yellowfin tuna, wahoo dorado, marlin, sierra, jack crevalle, bonito, amberjack, roostefish, pargo, cabrilla, blue bonito, pompano.

FISHING on a SCALE of 1-10 (10 is best) : 5-7

MEXICAN MINUTE LA PAZ VIDEO REPORT

THE BIG PICTURE and the REST of the STORY…

John Gibbs and Angelo Oliverio have been our Tailhunter amigos forever and always good to have them here and they enjoy fishing with Captain Armando. Nice batch of tuna to start the trip!

Captain Jorge gives Richard Stasse a thumbs-up with one of the larger model yellowfin this week.

New Reno friends for us! Scott and Thaelyn Van Patten had a nice day on the water with a good batch of yellowfin tuna to put in the freezers to bring home!

Gene Jancek just had one day to squeeze in for fishing and wanted to be sure I could get him into to the report! Nicely done, Gene! He was with Captain Armando.

A fun trio from San Diego that were here for an 80 person birthday bash for fellow members of the Elks Club. Jonathan and dad Tim Backlund up front and funny Joe Herkelroad holding up the back! Some good-sized yellowfin plus blue bonito to take home.

First timers with us this week, Kyle Woo and his dad hold up some of their dorado after a day fishing out’ve La Paz towards Espirito Santo Island. They fished 4 days and did pretty well! Kyle just graduated from the University of Hawaii.

They just wanted to get dad (Luis Sanchez…3rd from the right) a marlin! They did but also lost several and released several. They donated the meat and also got several tuna and dorado while here during the week. They were with Captain Chito when they chased the marlin. Fun guys from northern California near Lake Shasta. First time visitors with Tailhunter. Left to right, Mark Sanchez, Mike Sanchez, Luis Sanchez (dad) and Luis Jr.

All the way from New York, Valari and Gary Biccum were also first-time visitors and she poses here with one of her dorado while fishing with Captain Boli on the beach behind La Concha Hotel.

Funny shot…Captain Licho poses with Wes, Tony and Leon after one of their two days fishing with him out’ve La Paz. Always good to see these guys in town!

Marty Matsuda and Clay Harada pose on the beach at Bahia Muertos with 5 nice tuna and a big triggerfish!

Mike and Pam Ryan found a dorado hole while fishing out’ve Las Arenas and added a nice barred pargo to the rack as well!

When Gary Biccum told me he was going to catch a wahoo, I grinned and rolled my eyes. Guys come for years and never get one. Guess what…Nice catch Gary!!!

Captain Jorge with a really sweet couple from S. Carolina, Sheron and John Cosh who just happened to be celebrating his birthday. Really enjoyed their company this week.

Vahe Simonian with a nice tuna and a really big wahoo! He never said much after coming back from fishing…then I see the photo!

Randy Mayne and Nick Healy came to visit us from Salt Lake City for the first time. They had an eventful week! Started out with a good jag of yellowfin tuna at Muertos!

Some of our Tailhunter besties! Wiley Randolph and Eric Pennington have been Tailhunter nation amigos for years. Cheers to a da of tuna, dorado and big triggerfish, amigos!

Nick Healy came back from fishing with a long face. He said, “I only got two bites all day and only got two fish!” I didn’t know what to say until I saw the photos and then he broke into a big grin! Nice day! He was pulling my leg.

Here is the catch-of-the-week! My fish brothers, Kenny Cambell and Buddy Malone were with Captain Pancho. Check out the catch…TWO wahoo…a huge dog-tooth snapper…several tuna…a blue bonito…and a dorado! Spectacular day!

Pam and Mike again! Another good day of fishing!

MIke Kouyoumdjian and buddy, Raffi Ohanian pose with a trio of dorado and really fat yellowfin tuna.

Nice to have first-time visitors, Garrett Matsukiyo and dad, Irving fishing with us for the week. After 4 days of fishing, they want home with a nice load of fillets. Here on the beach with 2 of 6 dorado.

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Overall, it has been a pretty good week. Everyone caught fish. Everyone lost some nice fish too and had shots at some real trophies. Others actually caught trophy fish! Lots of smiles.

Some days were better than others. Some boats did better than others. But most of our guests fish several days so if one day was off, the next day made up for it.

It was fall fishing as nice as it gets mostly.

The tuna are still around Bahia Muertos and Cerralvo Island in the best tuna bite I have seen in several years. Mostly fun-sized 5-15 pound fish with some larger 30 pounders thrown in. Plus some surprise wahoo also caught. Some on iron. Some on bait. Some on the troll.

Sprinkle in some dorado between 5-15 pounds that are pretty much all over and it makes for some fun days on the water.

Also had some billfish on the line as well. Stripers up to about 120 pound were hooked or released and some larger blue marlin were hooked and lost with estimated weights up to about 300 pounds!

Overall, I would say that the seasons are changing. There is a cooling trend happening with air temps with less humidity and heat. That doesn’t mean it’s cool. It’s just not quite as hot, but the northern winds are already starting to blow and we’re catching occasional species like sierra, pompano and trevally which are all cooler water fish we usually see in the springtime.

Once the northerns blow consistently, the complexion of fishing will change and waters will get rougher and colder and for the most part shut down the season.

In the meantime, pretty enjoyable fishing right now!

(P.S. See my update above about Hurricane Priscilla)

That’s my story!

Jonathan & Jilly

Jonathan Roldan’s
Tailhunter Sportfishing
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755 Paseo Obregon, La Paz, Baja Sur, Mexico

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

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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
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 Aug. 26-Sept. 3, 2025

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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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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

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La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay/ Bahia Suenos Fishing Report from Tailhunter Sportfishing for Week of Aug 19-25, 2025

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IT’S A DORADO WORLD…and a few TUNA…and some RAIN

La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay/ Suenos Bay Fishing Report for Week of Aug 19-25, 2025

SHORT ATTENTION SPAN FISHING REPORT

WEATHER – Very very hot. Easily 5-10 degrees hotter than normal and the humidity really pushed things into triple digits some days! Some tropical rain and thundershowers here and there. It’s that time of year!

WATER – We’re getting readings anywhere from 82-26 on the surface. Bathwater. It’s mostly pretty blue like a post card!

FISH HOOKED THIS WEEK: Dorado, tuna, (1) wahoo, marlin, sailfish, barred pargo, cabrilla, triggerfish, bonito, jack crevalle, roosterfish, pompano, trevally, needlefish

FISHING on a SCALE of 1-10 (10 is best): 7-8

THE MEXICAN MINUTE LA PAZ VIDEO FISHING REPORT

THE BIG PICTURE and the REST of the STORY…

First time with Tailhunter Patrick Towle had some great fun with the dorado bite.

They ran pretty far off Cerralvo Island, but it turned out to be worth it with Captain Gerardo! Bob Cowan with Jeff Loh blew up the tuna school. Jeff also got his first roosterfish finally (released) and this was his first tuna after many years of fishing with us…but no one told him he had to eat the heart ❤️ of his first tuna like all of us did! (wink wink!) 😜

From Colorado, our long-time bestie John Ehlers and his wife Dolores have fished with us for several decades! First day with Captain Pancho produced some nice dorado and a barred pargo.

Thanks to our amigo, Jimmy Williams, for this great dorado shut underwater! Incredible colors.

Gina Wullkotte from Arizona fished 3 days with us. His first visit to La Paz and racked some excellent mahi to take home!

Dolores has a knack for these barred pargo! With Captain Pancho! She hooked a sailfish and fought it for an hour and released it as well, but no photos because they wanted to get it back in the water ASAP! BRAVO!

Bob, Jeff and Taryn…day 1 of 3 started out pretty good on the dorado bite!

Chad Legg had just one day to squeeze in for fishing so he was out with Captain Joel and they filled a nice box of dorado!

Two of our newest sweetest folks from Colorado, Joy and Mark Cook fished with Captain Armando for 3 days!

We need to call him “DOCTOR” Justin Vickery now as he just finished his residency and is now a full-fledged Doctor! Much to celebrate like this dorado that matches his shirt!

She’s studying to eventually be a surgeon, but Jazminne Legg from Washington took time off and was just having way too much fun down here! Dorado, tacos and tequila…she had everyone laughing!

Tony and Steve! On the beach after a good day on the water with dorado, pargo, cabrilla and triggerfish!

Taryn and dad, Ed (“Beaver”) Mitoma have been fishing with us for decades and she finally got her first tuna. They ran outside Cerralvo Island to hit the spot. Long run and gamble that paid off!

I think this is Ken Pak behind the mask, but he’s obviously happy with the day’s catch! He’s from Salem OR!

Jim McCarthy has some fresh mahi meat for the freezer posing on the beach at Bahia Muertos.

Creston Carroll was fishing with us for the first time this week and shows off one of his dorado catches.

Andrew with a nice rack of mahi that needs to get into the freezer! Some nice bulls there!

Gino with another good one for the box!

Ken Pak seems pretty excited about his dorado! He was fishing with his brother, John. Both from Oregon.

Steve Dantonio is another of our first-timers that happened to be down this week and he took home some nice mahi fillets as well this week!

It wouldn’t be a fishing season if our dear amigo, John Ehlers from Aurora CO, didn’t come down to fish with Captain Pancho for a few days! John has probably fished with us for 20 years or so!

Justin with a hefty bull for the fish box and dinner plate. He was fishing with his dad, Jeff, who just re-located from Texas to La Paz.

Pat Towle put some legit mahi in the boat! Check these out!

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Not a bad week at all! In fact, I think we just had possibly the best week of the summer in terms of action. Not alot of species, but just in terms of fun fishing with good action, this past week was pretty nice. I won’t say it was crazy wide open but everyone caught fish. Everyone got bent. Everyone took him fish that wanted to take home fish.

Can’t ask for more than that.

The dorado bite finally turned into what we’ve been waiting for all summer. The majority of the catch were the mahi. Lots of school-sized fish in the 8-15 pound class with some larger ones also hitting the box and larger ones also breaking away!

Tons of little punk-sized ones too and some of the boats were releasing them like crazy and couldn’t keep the little guys away from the hooked baits as dorado are voracious eaters! But, this bodes well. the little 12-inches will be 2 or 3 times the size in a month since their growth rate is so accelerated by all the eating!

Both of our fleets got into fish each day with the fish either free-swimming individuals or you could run into a honey hole and hit a nice school with non-stop action and multiple rods going off. But, the bottom line is that it’s not terribly hard to eventually run into these fish. There are some fish five minutes in front of the hotels if that’s as far as you wanted to go right under the tankers anchored in the bay.

With water temps in the low to mid-80’s these are ideal conditions for the dorado and it’s nice to finally have them wake up and join the party. We’ve seen the schools for months. They just weren’t interested in biting full speed, but thankfully, someone threw the switch and turned them on.

Other than the dorado, there really isn’t much other variety. Either because the water is now too warm or folks are just concentrating more on the dorado because their easy and fun. So, just a few pargo and cabrilla and snapper were in the mix. Also a few billfish hook-ups and we did have one wahoo that got hooked and close to the boat, but busted off.

The big surprise was the nice jag of yellowfin tuna off Cerralvo Island! It’s a bit of a run in the pangas to the spot but the few clients that took the gamble smacked into a nice batch of feeders that were running with the dolphin.

These were nice quality fish…bigger than the football-sizes…in the 10-15 pound category and tore up some tackle, especially for first timers who had some fun tangling with these hard-chargers.

Don’t know if they’ll stick around, but even if they do, the spot where the school is located is a bit of a run. If they are there, great. If not, then by the time you run all the way back, it could be too late to try fishing for anything else. It’s definitely a swing for the fences and hitting a home run or nothing. But, for our anglers that already have fish in the freezers, it’s worth a shot!

Roosterfish are still around if you want to get one off your bucket list. Mostly smaller sizes beetween 3-15 pounds, but great fun especially on lighter tackle.

Other than that…some weather advice…

It’s exceptionally hot and humid! This has been the hottest summer I can remember in my 30 years down here. The temps are easily 5-10 degrees hotter than normal and with the humidity, it is easily tipping triple digit temps during the day.

So STAY HYDRATED and stay covered with a hat, long sleeves and sunscreen.

ALSO, we recommend all the time very strongly that you purchase trip insurance. With the heat, these are the tropics and thundershowers are common. It can rain for an hour or it can rain for 5 minutes. It can rain in one part of the city and by dry in another part or rain in one part of the ocean ,but not on the beach! Just don’t be surprised. We have not had to cancel any trips yet, but it’s always a possibility. We definitely won’t send you out if it’s too rough or with a rod in your hand and lightning in the sky!

FISHING in 2026

We are already getting quite a few bookings for next year and we’re taking reservations! Especially for folks who want a favorite captain or hotel or want to target a certain species of fish like roosterfish, pargo or dorado! Some dates are filling up pretty fast.

Reach out to me directly and we’ll get you set up: tailhunterfishinglapaz@gmail.com

That’s our 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/ Bahia Suenos Fishing Report from Tailhunter Sportfishing for Week of July 23-30, 2025

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RELUCTANTLY KINDA GOOD FISHING

La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay/ Suenos Bay Fishing Report for Week of July 23-30, 2025

SHORT ATTENTION SPAN FISHING REPORT

WEATHER: Hot and hotter. The thermometer says 95, but the real feel is 104. Nice to have the ocean nearby to cool off. You’re crazy if you’re not using a hat and sunscreen or walking around in the middle of the day. There’s a reason we have siestas in Mexico and everyone stays indoors until the sun goes down!

WATER: Mostly in the lower 80’s and blue, but pick your spots. Some areas have stronger currents. Some days it is flatter than glass but a few miles away, there are swells.

FISH HOOKED THIS WEEK: Dorado, tuna, wahoo, blue marlin, striped marlin sailfish, snapper, cabrilla, pargo, triggerfish, jack crevalle, roosterfish, bonito.

LAS ARENAS FISHING – More variety including tuna and wahoo when they show up plus dorado and about a half-dozen other species.

LA PAZ FISHING – Mostly billfish and dorado with some inshore cabrilla and pargo.

FISHING on a SCALE of 1-10 (10 is best): Mostly hovering around a 4-5. Not bad. Should be way better.

THE MEXICAN MINUTE VIDEO FISHING REPORT

THE BIG PICTURE and the REST of the STORY…

Good to see these smiles after a good day on the water! John McLucas (right) first started fishing with us about 25 years ago and just retired. Jeff Schlesing last fished with us in 2004…TWENTY Years ago! Some good meat to take home!

Captain Gerardo “Gordo” holds down the right flank of the lineup of Mario Rios and his wife with Chris Martinez at center and a great load of yellowfin tuna!

Santiago and Kevin had just one day to fish and made the most of it with Captain Arcangel and some great eating fish that made it over to Tailhunter Restaurant that night.

Mandy, Rob, Parker and Spencer…the Caron Family from Boise Idaho were last here 12 years ago when Spencer was a baby! What a day…they hooked 2 blue marlin and 2 striped marlin and were able to release 3 of the billfish except this one and generously donated the meat! What a day! They were with Captain Rogelio.

Hector Chacon (r) has been fishing with us for decades, but his friend, John Miller, flew all the way in from England to fish 2 days then turned around and flew back, but not before 2 fun days with dorado!

Captain Armando put young Lucas Delgadillo on his first dorado and it’s a nice bull. Dad Pete Delgadillo in the back was pretty excited too!

Captain Armando with a good day of fishing for our Texas friends, Kailee Draymala and Casen Rios who caught this sail plus some chunky yellowfin. Casen generously donated the fish.

Ahhh…two of the funnest! Also from Texas, Ken and Melissa Dean like fishing with Victor and first day catch of a dorado and 2 tuna.

Captain Hugo with Shanoe Cutts and one of the larger roosters in recent weeks. It’s a beauty. They’re still around. Great photo followed by the release. Shanoe is originally from Maui, Hawaii.

Young Spencer with Captain Rogelio had 4 fun days on the water and had some battles with pulling big cabrilla from the rocks.

Stephen Wang gets a hand from son, Evan. Stephen was fishing the light string when this big boy hit and took him for a 90 minute battle! The rooster was released.

It might not look big, but the bonito are providing lots of action and pound-for-pound might be one of the most powerful fish in our waters. Ask Mandy Caron!

Captain Jorge put Wayne McCain (r) and Wayne Ezernack on some fun football tuna on the other side of Cerralvo Island. Wayne is from Texas. Nathan hails from Louisiana.

Kailee has big smiles and another roosterfish off the rocks. Quick photo and release!

One of our best anglers year-after-year, Darrel Manginelli on his 3rd trip this year shows off the tuna on the cutting table that will soon be in the freezer. He first found the tuna spot with Captain Pancho that started the little jag of tuna we had for a few days.

Parker Caron with another cabrilla. He had an eventful week with lots of cabrilla, dorado and even a marlin!

Great colors on this bull dorado that Darrell stuck in Ventana Bay.

They made a fun team! Captain Moncho with Brenda McCain, our Texas amiga. Love our Texas friends!

What a fish. What a photo. Shanoe poses with a prized wahoo off Cerralvo Island. He was with Captain Hugo.

Good to have these first-timers visiting us! Luis Echevarria and Mike Brown who tried to bring a banana on the boat until we all yelled at him that he was jinxing things! He didn’t know the banana superstition!

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Let me get this outta the way right at the top.

Two of the biggest questions I get asked daily:

How’s the fishing?
What are you catching right now?

Here’s my answer these days. Fishing is OK. Everyone is catching fish. Some days are better than others. Some boats do better than others then the next day it could be just the opposite.

And I really don’t know what’s biting and catching right now! It’s really weird. We’re catching a little bit of everything!

If you read nothing more than that, that’s pretty much the gist of the fishing report. Look at the photos above and that tells you the whole story.

It’s really weird . It’s already 2/3 of the way through summer and although it’s hot as blazes the fishing isn’t quite where it should be. We should be deep into schools of dorado. The billfish should be biting. There should be more tuna around. There should NOT be so many roosterfish around.

In 30 years, I have not had this kind of a season.

Everything is off kilter by a degree or two.

It is incredibly HOT! It feels much more intense than usual. Well over 100 degrees with humidity.

Correspondingly, the waters are warm and blue. Surface temps are in the low 80’s. But here’s the rub…there are cold patches of blue and warm patches of blue. Some hold fish and some don’t.

Roosterfish…the best roosterfish season I’ve had in 30 years. They are still around, but should have been gone weeks ago. No complaints! Everyone who wanted one all these years has that opportunity! Fish are mostly 10-30 pounds, but some of the big boys are still cruising.

Dorado schools should be everywhere. They are not. We’re getting maybe 1-3 per boat on the average. We should be kicking out limits. And most of the fish we’re getting are school-sized 5-10 pounders. Barely enough meat for a couple of tacos. There’s some larger 20-30 pounders around, but isolated biters. Just when I think the dorado are gonna blow up…they get hard to find again.

The same can be said for the wahoo and tuna.

We had a few days of spectacular wahoo. Everyone got excited. And the fish disappeared!

We had a few days of great tuna biters. Everyone got exctied . And the fish disappeared.

We had some great days with the marlin charging all over. We all got excited again. The billfish disappeared.

Nothing changed. The climate didn’t change. The waters didn’t change . The bait didn’t change. All the conditions remained static. But the fish had other plans.

Still lots of other species to fill the gap…pargo, cabrilla, trevally, pompano, triggerfish and others. Like I said, everyone is at least catching fish .

That’s our 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 July 7-14, 2025

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WORKING HARD FOR FISH LAST WEEK!

La Paz – Las Arenas / Muertos Bay/ Suenos Bay Fishing Report for Week of July 7-14, 2025

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WEATHER: Sunny and hot. Intensely hot even though the thermometer doesn’t seem that hot. Mid-to-high 90’s. Can be breezy in the morning clearing to bright sunshine. Cover up and bring the hat and sunscreen!

WATER: Weirdly off-color. The storm two weeks ago coupled with a huge full moon this week and strong currents pulled up cold green water from deep and water temps dropping 3-8 degrees. Patches of warm blue and patches of cold off-color water everywhere. Fishing fell off big time.

FISH HOOKED THIS WEEK: Dorado, roosters, pompano, wahoo, trevally, jack crevalle, bonito, marlin, sailfish, pargo, cabrilla.

FISHING SCALE (10 being best): 3-4.

THE MEXICAN MINUTE LA PAZ VIDEO REPORT

THE BIG PICTURE and the REST of the STORY…

Could this huge nighttime orb have been the culprit for the drop in fishing? I usually don’t blame the full moon and it usually has little effect on us down here with fishing ,but this was one of the biggest brightest full moons I have seen this year and it literally blazed bright and surely did not do us or the ocean any favors. Even after the sun came up, you could see it!

Our amiga, Kelly Jimenez from Loveland CO comes to see us each year and wears her lucky pink Tailhunter shirt! It paid off. With Captain Pancho she nailed this nice wahoo off South Cerralvo Island. They also had two other biters come off or bust off.

Casey Petersen from San Diego is all smile after landing this nice bull fishing with Captain Alfredo towards Espirito Santo Island.

These are some of the toughest fish to hook onto. These jacks are viscious! Cathy Corda has been fishing with us for decades and these bruisers gave her a battle!

Jeff Thackery finally got his roosterfish off Punta Arenas Beach and it’s a thick one! Jeff was able to release the fish. Originally from Texas he just set up a home here in La Paz.

Emma Hart is always in the fish whenever she visits! Check out the nice wahoo on the gaff!

This is a huge pompano and great eating too! Miles Wagner staying at his dad’s place at Rancho Costa in Bahia Muertos put the wood to this trophy!

First timers with us, Jared Jones and son Kaden with Captain Hugo land this wahoo when other anglers come for years and can’t seem to hook one of these speedsters!

Costa Rancho owner Gary Wagner (right) told me this was the first marlin he was not able to release in years and could not revive regretfully, but the meat was distributed around.

Casey Petersen finally got his bigger roosterfish this last week. Emma Hart helps with the pose. The fish was released.

Matt Wallis from Kentucky with another of these tough slugger jack crevalle just off the beach at Punta Arenas near the lighthouse. Schools of the big jacks are in that area now. Not so great eating, but fun to hook!

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In short…fishing sure took a nosedive this last week. At best, it was OK. There was some action. Everyone caught fish. It’s just that there were few highlights; few large fish; and not much quantity either.

We really had to work hard for the fish. Captains chased all over and knuckled down looking for spots. Anglers, kept patient and hung in there. But, it mostly just wasn’t happening.

Blame it on the storm two weeks ago that turned over the waters. Blame it on the big giant full moon that usually has little or no effect. I don’t know. Can’t put my finger on it.

But, this full moon was huge and blazing. They even had some full moon parties in town to watch the moon! That’s how big it was. In the dark you didn’t need street lights. The moon was THAT bright. Even when the sun had started to come up, you could still see the moon!

Whether it did or didn’t have an effect on the fishing, it’s difficult to ignore that the ocean currents were unusually strong and erratic. Or that the water temps dropped 3 to 5 degrees or more with colder off-color water patches everywhere. That great summertime blue water was hard to find and was replaced by dirty green cold waters. Often we could see schools of fish like dorado or even marlin and sailfish and they just weren’t interested in eating!

So, the bite was really off and sticky.

Just a few dorado. Not much in billfish although one client was asleep holding the rod when a sailfish hit and pulled the rod right outta his hands. Several of our captains saw the fish bounding away with the rod and reel unfortunately skipping behind the fish.

But that was it. Some big huge bonito…some big jacks…a few good patches of nice cabrilla, pargo, trevally and a little jag of wahoo for the first time.

Roosterfish…hmmmm….

We’ve had a spectacular roosterfish season. But, this past week, nothing really noteable. Mostly 5-10 pounders. A few of the 20-40 pounders, but that was it. I don’t want to say the roosterfish season is over, but maybe ALL the fishing was off. Or maybe…the roosterfish season is over!

Here’s the deal…

This is still the Sea of Cortez. This is still La Paz. This was an off-week. I just want to be honest. No sense in blowing smoke or sugar-coating things.

But things turn around. It doesn’t stay bad. I’m grateful to all our guests who hung tight with us this week. But by the time you’re reading this, things might have already started to rebound.

Fingers crossed! We’ll keep you posted!

That’s my story!

Jonathan

Jonathan Roldan’s
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La Paz – Las Arenas/ Bahia Muertos/ Suenos Bay Fishing Report from Tailhunter Sportfishing for Week of June 28-July 6, 2025

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FLOSSIE CRASHES THE PARTY

La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay/ Suenos Bay Fishing Report for Week of June 28-July6, 2025

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WATER: Before Flossie warm and blue summer-time water with surface temps about 82 degrees. After flossie waters dropped 3-4 degrees with dirtier water from runoff and colder water from deep.

WEATHER: Before Flossie sunny and hot in the high 90’s. During Flossie crazy humid with scattered rain here and there. Lots of wind, but thankfully, the hurricane went out to the Pacific. After Flossie still humid, but cooler. Temps in the low to mid-90’s and somewhat cloudy

FISH HOOKED THIS PERIOD: Dorado, roosters, marlin, sailfish, jack crevalle, dog-tooth snapper, barred pargo, yellow snapper, silver snapper, african trevally, black trevally, pompano, bonito, sierra, sharks, tuna

FISHING ON A SCALE of 1-10 (10 being best): Before Flossie 6-7. After Flossie a 3, but better each day after the storm.

MEXICAN MINUTE LA PAZ VIDEO REPORT

THE BIG PICTURE and the REST of the STORY…

Flossie came barreling towards us but gratefully, she went up the Pacific Coast instead of up the Sea of Cortez. We still got the periphery of it which included strong winds, a bit of rain and some rough seas.

First time with us from Mississippi, Shane Tompkins, got his big roosterfish that the captain estimated was in the 80-90 pound class. Shane did release the fish!

Cody Johnson is pretty happy here. On a day when he caught and released 13 roosterfish, there was reason to smile!

Jim Ramos and Mike Jennings double dorado out on the 88 bank east of Cerralvo Island.

Long-time amigo, John Washington from Reno NV, had a an action-filled day with dorado, black trevally and pargo to clean and take home!

Steve and Kelli Paulsen celebrating their honeymoon from Wyoming with a dog-tooth snapper! Over 4 days, Steve caught about 24 different species and released most of them!

Riley Gray is having too much fun catching and releasing roosterfish off the rocks!

Our best amigo and dueno of Rancho Costa in Bahia Muertos with Mic Ward and her rooster for a quick photo and release.

This is a pretty epic video. Andy Lauber from Louisiana with his brother, Jack, and Captain Pancho hooked a huge dorado but there was a school of sharks chasing the fish. They had to pull hard and run the fish down as the big bull tried to escape the attacking sharks. They had just one chance to get a gaff on the fish! The whole thing took 3 minutes!

Andy and his bull dorado! You can see the teeth marks on the fish’s head!

In 30 years here, I’ve only seen maybe 4 or 5 barracuda caught although I have seen them while scuba diving. Ken Ward sees a mouthful of teeth here. I understand they had it as sashime and it was pretty good there at Rancho Costa.

Bob and Saida with a good start to their fishing vacation. They’re from San Francisco and have some great eating pargo and snapper on the table. They also released roosterfish.

On the day Shane caught the big 80+ pound roosterfish (scroll up!), he also caught and released this striped marlin as well!

A Canadian amigos, Eric Wilis and Arthur Harrison from Vancouver with good variety to fillet in the ice chest. They also released roosterfish.

My dear amiga, Edie Ortmann from the S.F. Bay area, with Captain Alfredo and her striped marlin she fought by herself for two hours! Most of the meat was donated!

Some great eating for Jack Lauber from Kansas City with a pretty pompano off the beach.

Mike Jennings is always into the sizeable roosters. Visiting each year from Washington, he fishes all over the world. He releases all his roosterfish.

The power of an angry marlin just hooked. Check the speed. The fish was eventually released. Thanks Gary Wagner for the great video clip!

We are seeing alot more sharks in the water this season. Steve Paulsen got one to the boat after a good battle and released it.

Jack and Andy…pretty happy with the variety of a day’s catch plus the roosterfish they released. I see triggerfish, trevally, pompano and snapper on the table!

These might not be good eating, but don’t let anyone fool you these jack crevalle are among the toughest fighters in our waters earning the Mexican name “Toro” (bull) on every level. Riley Gray tangled with this one and released it.

Another quick photo and release for Ken! Pretty roosterfish.

Rob Gray from Danville CA with another roosterfish! In 4 days, I believe he caught and released over 24 different species of fish!

They don’t have fish like this in Wyoming! Steve with another species to add to his growing list of different fish he caught. This is one a tasty barred pargo.

GREAT STORY

Riley Gray and dad, Rob fished with Captain Rogelio out’ve La Paz. On light spinning gear, they hooked a huge blue marlin and fought it for 3 hours. They were going to release it, but it broke off at the boat.

Then, they hooked a striped marlin and fought it for 2 hours and released it. Then, they caught a few nice dorado that went into the box.

At the very end, Riley hooks into a sailfish for another 45 minute fight! Also released. Riley said her arms and legs wouldn’t stop shaking!

Billfish next to the panga before release!

Dad, Rob with one of their dorado!

You can see the silhouette of the big billfish and the ridiculously light spinning gear, but Riley is all smiles! She’s a gamer!

Captain Rogelio hoists the fish before the release.

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This week’s report is a two parter.

PART 1: FISHING BEFORE FLOSSIE

It was pretty good! Looking alot like finally getting the summertime vibe on the water. Hot sunny days and steady fishing action. Not spectacular just yet, but surely alot of solid fun.

The roosterfish at Las Arenas continued to chew pretty much unabated like I’ve never seen in 30 years. If you wanted to catch and fish for roosters in the 10-30 pound class all day there were there just off the beach in several areas. As one of our guests told me, “That was crazy fun. We released so many fish. Every cast was a hookup of either a roosterfish, a jack crevalle or a needlefish! You could see the fish under the boat in the clear water!” The good part was all the fish were getting released. The bad part was that well…all the fish were getting released! No fish to fillet and bring home to eat! Roosters, jacks and needles just aren’t real good table fare.

So, usually, after some fun on the rooster grounds, the captains would take the clients out and catch some “keeper fish” like barred pargo, cabrilla, snapper and dog-tooth as well as some dorado.

Speaking of dorado, they finally started to come along. It’s about time. They are a tad late this season. By now, we should be deep into them, but the waters just had not quite warmed up enough for them. We’re seeing more of them and there’s some nice grade fish as you can tell from the photos, but just not the quanity we’re used to this time of year.

However, the fact that the waters are a bit cooler might have been a good thing. Hurricanes follow warm water and the Sea of Cortez was just cool enough that Hurricane Flossie followed the warmer waters along the Pacific and diverted from hitting us directly in the nose.

Another thing is that the billfish like striped and blue marlin as well as sailfish have woken up finally. There were a few days that almost every boat hooked at least one billfish. Most were accidents when the guests weren’t intending to hook or fish for billfish, but if you hav a bait in the water, you never know what’s going to bite. Most of the fish are getting broken off or released.

PART 2 : AFTER FLOSSIE

It’s pretty unusual to get a storm like Flossie so early in the season.

Flossie fortunately did not hit us directly. It followed the warmer waters outside to the Pacific, but we got the peripheral winds which created some pretty rough seas plus a bit of rain and dark skies.

I’m thankful we dodged a bullet, but Flossie still affected us.

We had to make adjustments, but we were still able to get boats and fishermen out, but fishing wasn’t very great in the rough seas. Plus waters had turned dirtier and off-color from the deep upwelling and rain runoff.

Kudos to our fishermen and captains who hung in there and did their best, but fishing really dropped off. It was difficult to get to spots with the rough seas plus the fish had moved to other areas. We got a few dorado and bonito and some rockfish, but had to work hard for them. Grateful to our guests that were here for their patience.

With each passing day, the waters cleared up just a bit more. With each passing day, the waters got warmer. We started finding some of the schools again. Hopefully, we’ll bounce completely back if not sooner by the time you’re reading this. We did find the roosterfish schools again!

One other thing. After we get rain, we alway get a hatch of flies and mosquitos for a few days. All it takes is a few puddles to breed. The Mexican government doesn’t appear to be spraying anymore because of the toxicity of spraying. (Bad for mosquitos and bad for humans as they just drive down the street spraying!) . But it wouldn’t hurt to pack a little bottle of repellent if you’re coming down. All it takes is one little pest in your ear at night to drive you crazy!

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

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