Archive for the ‘catch-and-release’ Category

La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay/ Suenos Bay Fishing Report from Tailhunter Sportfishing for Mar. 4-14, 2025

Posted in amberjack, bahia, Bahia de Los Muertos, Bahia de los Suenos, Bahia de los Suenos fishing, bahia de Los Suenso, bahia magdalena, Baja, baja fishing, Baja fishing reports, baja mexico, Baja sportfishing packages, baja sur, Baja Vacations, beach, beaches, billfish, bonito, cabo san lucas, cabo tuna jackpot tournament, cabrilla, carnavale, carnival, catch-and-release, central washington sportsmans show, Cerralvo Island, cerralvo Island, Cerralvo Island Fishing, charter, charters, circle hooks, corona virus mexico covid 19, corvina, Costa Baja Resort, day trips, deep sea, diving, dog tooth snapper, dog-tooth, dorado, east cape, eco tours, ecotourism, el sargento, espirito, espirito santo island, Espirito Santo Island, Extreme Expeditions Alaska, family, family fishing, fish, fish report, fishing, fishing and hunting shows, fishing charters, fishing guides, fishing report, fishing reports, fishing tackle, fishing techniques, fishing tips, fishing tournaments, fishing trips, fishing video, fishing videos, fly fishing, fly fishing. Spearfishing, flyfishing, Fred Hall Fishing Show, fred hall fishing shows, freediving, FUBAR cocina cantina, FUBAR Cocina Cantina Restaurant, girls fishing, golden grouper, gray whales, Great Western Hunt and Conservation Expo, grey whales, grouper, guide, holiday, holidays, Hotel Perla, idaho sportsman show, IGFA, inshore, International Fish and Game, International Sportsmans Expo, International Sportsmens Expo, ISE, jack crevalle, jill roldan, jonathan roldan, kids, La Concha Beach Resort, La Paz, la paz, la paz baja sur, la paz fishing, La Paz Vacations, la ventana, La Ventana Fishing, Las Arenas, Las Arenas fishing, light tackle, live bait, los barriles, mag bay, Magdalena Bay, mahi mahi, marlin, mexican, Mexican, Mexican sportfishing outfitters, Mexican sportfishing packages, mexico, Mexico, mexico fishing, Mexico vacations, muertos bay, Muertos Bay Fishing, offshore, outfitter, outfitters, Pacific Northwest Sportsmans Show, package, packages, panga, pargo, pompano, Portland Expo Center, rainbow runner, robalo, rooster fish, roosterfish, sailfish, scuba, sea lions, sea of cortez, seabass, sierra, sierra mackeral, snapper, snook, snorkel, snorkeling, spearfishing, sportfishing, sportfishing packages, squid, suenos bay, swimming, tailhunter, tailhunter international, tailhunter restaurant, Tournament fishing, travel, triple tail, tuna, Tuna tournament, vacation, vacations, wahoo, Washington Sportsmans Show, Washington Sportsmens show, Western Outdoor New Tuna Jackpots, Western Outdoor News, whale sharks, whale watching, whales, whalesharks, whalewatching, women, women fishing, world record, world records, yellowfin tuna, yellowtail, tagged amberjack, bahia, baja mexico, beaches, billfish, bonito, cabo san lucas, cabrilla, cerralvo Island, charter, coronavirus in Mexico, deep sea, diving, dog-tooth, dorado, east cape, eco tours, Espirito Santo Island, family, fish, fishing, fishing report, fishing techniques, fishing tips, fishing video, fly fishing, fly fishing. Spearfishing, FUBAR cocina cantina, gray whales, grey whales, guide, holiday, IGFA, inshore, jack crevalle, jill roldan, jonathan roldan, kids, la paz, Las Arenas, light tackle, live bait, los barriles, marlin, Mexican, Mexico, muertos bay, offshore, outfitter, package, panga, pargo, pompano, rooster fish, sailfish, scuba, sea lions, sea of cortez, seabass, sierra, snorkeling, sportfishing, suenos bay, swimming, tailhunter restaurant, Tailhunter Sea Level, tuna, vacation, wahoo, whale sharks, whale watching, women, world records, yellowtail on March 16, 2025| Leave a Comment »

BETTER CONDITIONS AS SPRING APPROACHES

La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay/ Suenos Bay Fishing Report for Mar. 4-14, 2025

SHORT ATTENTION SPAN REPORT

WEATHER: Still most days are windy blowing 10-20 knots, but the calmer days are getting nicer and mostly sunny with temps up to the low 80’s now, but still chilly in the nights and mornings down into the 50’s.

WATER: Still cloudier and cooler than we would like but typical this time of year, but warming as the temps improve overall.

SPECIES HOOKED THIS WEEK: Yellowtail, amberjack, sierra, pargo, snapper, cabrilla, dorado, triggerfish, bonito, jack crevalle, small roosterfish

MEXICAN MINUTE LA PAZ VIDEO FISHING REPORT

THE BIG PICTURE and the REST of the STORY…

Jacques Garon from Canada had just one day to fish and found some sunshine and a great little bit of action on siera, dorado, cabrilla and triggerfish fishing out’ve Bahia Muertos!

Dorado right up against the rocks near Punta Perrico. Warmer waters are starting to bring in the dorado. Nice fish for Jacques!

_____________________________

Overall, things are starting to look up after a long windy winter!

We’re not out’ve it yet, but you can feel things are starting to come around. Sometimes you never know. About this time it normally starts to feel like spring, but last year it seemed to stay chilly and cold well into the summer months.

However, this looks like a more normal year. The windy days are less windy although there are days when it’s still blowing 10-20 knots. But those days are fewer and there are more fishable days and those days seem more pleasant as well with flatter warmer seas and pretty decent action.

The fish are there! They’ve been there all off-season. The issue is whether the winds and rough seas would let us get to them. Still not that many folks even interested in fishing that are visiting town, but, reservations are rolling in and lots of folks are ready to get going.

The variety of fish is pretty good. We call this transitional time because we have both warm and cold water fish in the area which means there’s alot of variety that could be. caught this time of year.

Around Espirito Santo Island and Cerralvo, the yellowtail are running 15-25 pound on average and are eating live mackerel and sardines as well as trolled and cast jigs like yo-yo and knife jigs.

In the warmer waters, more dorado are starting to show here and there and commercial fishermen tell me there’s some jags of tuna moving in some areas.

Inshore, there’s great variety with sierra, jack crevalle, smaller roosterfish, amberjack, rainbow runners, pargo, cabrilla snapper and bonito.

Daytime temps are mostly sunny and in the lower to mid-80’s now, but nighttime temps and morning temps still warrant a sweatshirt dropping down to the mid-50’s.

Lots of reservations coming in and dates are filling so don’t wait. We don’t want to miss you! Write me directly: tailhunterfishinglapaz@gmail.com

LET’s GET THE SEASON GOING!

After being on the road since early January, we’re looking forward to kicking off the 2025 season. It’s looking really promising and the reservations are rolling in and dates are filling up!

First, we just wanted to give a shout out to everyone who visited us at the Reno, Nashville, Salt Lake and Orange Co. Shows who came from all over and dosed us on all the incredible hospitality. Great to see so many friends and regulars of our Tailhunter Nation.

A special MUCHAS GRACIAS to all our friends who came out to the Pacific Coast Sportfishing Show at the Orange Co. Fairgrounds last week. Even with the rain, the show was packed and Jill and I never left our booth for all four days as we were surrounded by all our friends who came by to say hi or make reservations. A week later, we are still recovering our lost voices.

But, also a special shout out to everyone who came by with Birthday Wishes or dropped by our pre-show get-together at the Marlin Grill in Huntington Beach and Chris, Wendy, Val, Tom, Dennis, Larry and the rest of the gang who put that all together for us! What a great time!

GET ME OUTTA HERE SPECIAL!

For those of you who missed the show or missed the offering, we’re going to extend our “GET ME OUTTA HERE” Special:

5 days in La Paz
4 nights water-facing hotel room on the beach

3 days private panga fishing charter
All Gear

Breakfasts, lunches, soft drinks, water, ice
Fish Cleaning and Freezing
Shuttles to boats
All taxes
Tell us this is the show special and get a 5th night free!

PRICE: $1799 per person double occupancy (two per room/ two per boat)

$300 deposit holds your spot!

Also available:

Airport Shuttles (There are finally flights into La Paz on Alaska Air through LAX!)
Day trips/ Scuba/ Snorkeling/ Kayaking and More!
Commercial Fish Processing

Based on availability. Some restrictions apply and dates are filling fast. Good for only a limited time.

You can write me directly: tailhunterfishinglapaz@gmail.com

We’ll see you in La Paz in 2025!

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

Read Full Post »

La Paz- Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay/ Suenos Bay Fishing Report from Tailhunter Sportfishing for Feb. 20-Mar. 3, 2025

Posted in amberjack, bahia, Bahia de Los Muertos, Bahia de los Suenos, Bahia de los Suenos fishing, bahia de Los Suenso, bahia magdalena, Baja, baja fishing, Baja fishing reports, baja mexico, Baja sportfishing packages, baja sur, Baja Vacations, beach, beaches, billfish, bonito, cabo san lucas, cabrilla, carnival, catch-and-release, Cerralvo Island, cerralvo Island, Cerralvo Island Fishing, charter, charters, circle hooks, corona virus mexico covid 19, corvina, Costa Baja Resort, day trips, deep sea, diving, dog tooth snapper, dog-tooth, dorado, east cape, eco tours, ecotourism, el sargento, espirito santo island, Espirito Santo Island, Extreme Expeditions Alaska, family, family fishing, fish, fish report, fishing, fishing and hunting shows, fishing charters, fishing guides, fishing report, fishing reports, fishing tackle, fishing techniques, fishing tips, fishing tournaments, fishing trips, fishing video, fishing videos, fly fishing, fly fishing. Spearfishing, flyfishing, Fred Hall Fishing Show, fred hall fishing shows, freediving, FUBAR cocina cantina, FUBAR Cocina Cantina Restaurant, girls fishing, golden grouper, gray whales, Great Western Hunt and Conservation Expo, grey whales, grouper, guide, holiday, holidays, Hotel Perla, idaho sportsman show, IGFA, inshore, International Fish and Game, International Sportsmans Expo, International Sportsmens Expo, ISE, jack crevalle, jill roldan, jonathan roldan, kids, La Concha Beach Resort, La Paz, la paz, la paz baja sur, la paz fishing, La Paz Vacations, la ventana, La Ventana Fishing, Las Arenas, Las Arenas fishing, light tackle, live bait, los barriles, mag bay, Magdalena Bay, mahi mahi, marlin, mexican, Mexican, Mexican sportfishing outfitters, Mexican sportfishing packages, mexico, Mexico, mexico fishing, Mexico vacations, muertos bay, Muertos Bay Fishing, offshore, outfitter, outfitters, Pacific Northwest Sportsmans Show, package, packages, panga, pargo, pompano, Portland Expo Center, rainbow runner, robalo, rooster fish, roosterfish, sailfish, scuba, sea lions, sea of cortez, seabass, sierra, sierra mackeral, snapper, snook, snorkel, snorkeling, spearfishing, sportfishing, sportfishing packages, squid, suenos bay, swimming, tailhunter, tailhunter international, tailhunter restaurant, Tournament fishing, travel, tuna, Tuna tournament, vacation, vacations, wahoo, Washington Sportsmans Show, Washington Sportsmens show, Western Outdoor New Tuna Jackpots, Western Outdoor News, whale sharks, whale watching, whales, whalesharks, whalewatching, women fishing, world record, world records, yellowfin tuna, yellowtail, tagged amberjack, bahia, baja mexico, beaches, billfish, bonito, cabo san lucas, cabrilla, cerralvo Island, charter, coronavirus in Mexico, deep sea, diving, dog-tooth, dorado, east cape, eco tours, Espirito Santo Island, family, fish, fishing, fishing report, fishing techniques, fishing tips, fishing video, fly fishing, fly fishing. Spearfishing, FUBAR cocina cantina, gray whales, grey whales, guide, holiday, IGFA, inshore, jack crevalle, jill roldan, jonathan roldan, kids, la paz, Las Arenas, light tackle, live bait, los barriles, marlin, Mexican, Mexico, muertos bay, offshore, outfitter, package, panga, pargo, pompano, rooster fish, sailfish, scuba, sea lions, sea of cortez, seabass, sierra, snorkeling, sportfishing, suenos bay, swimming, tailhunter restaurant, Tailhunter Sea Level, tuna, vacation, wahoo, whale sharks, whale watching, women, world records, yellowtail on March 3, 2025| Leave a Comment »

THINGS STARTING TO STIR!

La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay/ Suenos Bay Fishing Report for Feb. 20-Mar. 3, 2025

SHORT ATTENTION SPAN FISHING REPORT

WEATHER: Is it spring-time yet? It sure seems like it many days. Temps tickling the low 80’s now, but night are still cool dropping almost 30 degrees into the mid-50’s. Still most days of the week are too windy to fish effectively but there are more days when the winds cut back.

WATER: Dependent on the winds. When it’s not blowing, waters can be very flat. Completely the opposite if the winds are kicking. Waters gradually getting warmer, but still mostly colder water species biting.

FISH HOOKED THIS WEEK: Yellowtail, sierra, triggerfish, jack crevalle, bonito, cabrilla, snapper and one big giant yellowfin tuna

MEXICAN MINUTE LA PAZ VIDEO REPORT

THE BIG PICTURE and the REST of the STORY…

A good day and meat harvest from north Cerralvo Island fro Doug Bull and Derrik Sonsie. Thanks for the photos, Jimmy Williams!

Ola Mork and his family just had one day to squeeze in for fishing and told me they had a great time on the sierra, bonito and triggerfish.

Whoa!!! This is 96 kilos (212 pounds) of back-breaking yellowfin tuna. Captain Lucero put his guys on the big YFT fishing on his panga.

Up tight against the island rocks and structure is where these big pig yellowtail are often hanging out and make them doubly tough! Doug Bull has a big smile understandably!

Once again, I was really waiting until I had enough info to make it worthwhile to do a fishing report for you so I could tell you the latest. Finally got some decent stuff put up!

First and foremost, it’s still off-season. It’s still windy most days…too much be out fishing. Or to be comfortable. November to April is off-season because of the winds. So, let’s get that out’ve the way! Winter isn’t over yet! But, it’s not quite spring-yet ever!

But, the good news is that things are moving in the right direction!

Some days it’s getting up to the low 80’s in the daytime, but don’t put that sweatshirt away yet. Nighttime temps drop down to the cooler mid-50’s!

However, waters are gradually warming and the days when the winds aren’t blowing, the seas really flatten out and many fishing spots are much more accessible. It has resulted in some really nice yellowtail up into the 20-30 pound class that are really tearing it up as they are hitting live mackerel, live sardines, heavy jigs and trolled Rapala or Yo-Zuri type lures . These are tough fish and heavier rigs are definitely suggested because these horses will hit then want to go straight back into cover.

Inshore, there has been a nice bite of sierra, pargo, cabrilla, snapper, triggerfish, jacks and bonito.

The real kicker was the huge yellowfin tuna picked up off Bahia Muertos! It weighed in at 96 kilos…about 212 pounds. We know these badboys are around, but in the 30 years down in La Paz, they are hooked, but these beasts are rarely brought to the boat!

THE BIG SHOW – PACIFIC COAST SPORTFISHING SHOW

Here we go! This is the largest fishing show in the world and has things for the entire family. It’s more like a festival than a typical expo. It has grown even larger this year and pretty much covers the entire Orange Co. Fairgrounds expo buildings!

This is just really fun. We see tons of our friends and Tailhunter Tribe Members. Jill and I will be in the booth Thursday to Sunday and we’ll be in the Costa Mesa Building in booth #563 and ther’s always a fun crowd at the booth. Come join us and let’s talk about getting you fishing in La Paz this year. Spots are filling up and we don’t want to miss you!

The show will feature hundreds of exhibitors with pretty much any kind of fishing gear you can imagine, charters, fishing trips and outdoor adventures, tons of boats and seminars plus great live music and all kinds of food! Here’s more info by clicking the link and check out the great video too!

https://sportfishingfestival.com/

TAILHUNTER SHOW “GET ME OUTTA HERE” SPECIAL!

We would love to see you at the show, but if you can’t, we’re offering a special discounted trip to get you down to see us! Check this out:

5 days in La Paz
4 nights water-facing hotel room on the beach

3 days private panga fishing charter
All Gear

Breakfasts, lunches, soft drinks, water, ice
Fish Cleaning and Freezing
Shuttles to boats
All taxes
Tell us this is the show special and get a 5th night free!

PRICE: $1799 per person double occupancy (two per room/ two per boat)

$300 deposit holds your spot!

Also available:

Airport Shuttles (There are finally flights into La Paz on Alaska Air through LAX!)
Day trips/ Scuba/ Snorkeling/ Kayaking and More!
Commercial Fish Processing

Based on availability. Some restrictions apply and dates are filling fast. Good for only a limited time.

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

Read Full Post »

La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay/ Suenos Bay Fishing Report from Tailhunter Sportfishing for Feb. 2-18, 2025

Posted in amberjack, bahia, Bahia de Los Muertos, Bahia de los Suenos, Bahia de los Suenos fishing, bahia de Los Suenso, bahia magdalena, Baja, baja fishing, Baja fishing reports, baja mexico, Baja sportfishing packages, baja sur, Baja Vacations, beach, beaches, billfish, bonito, cabo san lucas, cabo tuna jackpot tournament, cabrilla, carnavale, carnival, catch-and-release, central washington sportsmans show, Cerralvo Island, cerralvo Island, Cerralvo Island Fishing, Chad Schearer, charter, charters, circle hooks, corona virus mexico covid 19, corvina, Costa Baja Resort, day trips, deep sea, diving, dog tooth snapper, dog-tooth, dorado, east cape, eco tours, ecotourism, el sargento, espirito santo island, Espirito Santo Island, family, family fishing, fish, fish report, fishing, fishing and hunting shows, fishing charters, fishing guides, fishing report, fishing reports, fishing tackle, fishing techniques, fishing tips, fishing tournaments, fishing trips, fishing video, fishing videos, fly fishing, fly fishing. Spearfishing, flyfishing, Fred Hall Fishing Show, fred hall fishing shows, freediving, FUBAR cocina cantina, FUBAR Cocina Cantina Restaurant, girls fishing, golden grouper, gray whales, Great Western Hunt and Conservation Expo, grey whales, grouper, guide, holiday, holidays, Hotel Perla, idaho sportsman show, IGFA, inshore, International Fish and Game, International Sportsmans Expo, International Sportsmens Expo, ISE, jack crevalle, jill roldan, jonathan roldan, kids, La Concha Beach Resort, La Paz, la paz, la paz baja sur, la paz fishing, La Paz Vacations, la ventana, La Ventana Fishing, Las Arenas, Las Arenas fishing, light tackle, live bait, los barriles, mag bay, Magdalena Bay, mahi mahi, marlin, mexican, Mexican, Mexican sportfishing outfitters, Mexican sportfishing packages, mexico, Mexico, mexico fishing, Mexico vacations, muertos bay, Muertos Bay Fishing, offshore, outfitter, outfitters, Pacific Northwest Sportsmans Show, package, packages, panga, pargo, pompano, Portland Expo Center, rainbow runner, robalo, rooster fish, roosterfish, sailfish, scuba, sea lions, sea of cortez, seabass, Shoot Straight TV, sierra, sierra mackeral, snapper, snook, snorkel, snorkeling, spearfishing, sportfishing, sportfishing packages, squid, suenos bay, swimming, tailhunter, tailhunter international, tailhunter restaurant, Tournament fishing, travel, triple tail, tuna, Tuna tournament, vacation, vacations, wahoo, Washington Sportsmans Show, Washington Sportsmens show, Western Outdoor New Tuna Jackpots, Western Outdoor News, whale sharks, whale watching, whales, whalesharks, whalewatching, women, women fishing, world record, world records, yellowfin tuna, yellowtail, tagged amberjack, bahia, baja mexico, beaches, billfish, bonito, cabo san lucas, cabrilla, cerralvo Island, charter, coronavirus in Mexico, deep sea, diving, dog-tooth, dorado, east cape, eco tours, Espirito Santo Island, family, fish, fishing, fishing report, fishing techniques, fishing tips, fishing video, fly fishing, fly fishing. Spearfishing, FUBAR cocina cantina, gray whales, grey whales, guide, holiday, IGFA, inshore, jack crevalle, jill roldan, jonathan roldan, kids, la paz, Las Arenas, light tackle, live bait, los barriles, marlin, Mexican, Mexico, muertos bay, offshore, outfitter, package, panga, pargo, pompano, rooster fish, sailfish, scuba, sea lions, sea of cortez, seabass, sierra, snorkeling, sportfishing, suenos bay, swimming, tailhunter restaurant, Tailhunter Sea Level, tuna, vacation, wahoo, whale sharks, whale watching, women, world records, yellowtail on February 20, 2025| Leave a Comment »

WINDY BUT BEAST YELLOWTAIL CHEW!

La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay/ Suenos Bay Fishing Report for Feb. 2-18, 2025

SHORT ATTENTION SPAN FISHING REPORT

WATER: Kinda crazy . There’s warm water and cold water spots all over the ocean. Water down deep is definitely cooler. If it’s windy, it can be pretty rough. But there have been a few really nice flat days.

WEATHER: Variable. Some days sunny. Some days hazy. Some days cloudy. Temperatures rising but a big thermometer with daytime temps in the low-to-mid-80’s but night time dropping all the way to the high 50’s. Winds can be variable as well. Some days not a whisper but others blowing up to 20 mph.

SPECIES HOOKED THIS WEEK: Yellowtail, amberjack, pargo, cabrilla, sierra, bonito, jack crevalle, dorado.

MEXICAN MINUTE LA PAZ VIDEO REPORT

THE BIG PICTURE and the REST of the STORY…

The struggle was real! Phil Desautels was at the north end of Cerralvo Island when they got slammed by yellowtail. Phil has alot of experience, but even he admitted that it was a struggle to get fish into the boat as the big sluggers tore them up and busted alot of lines.

Sierra are on the bite which is very typical of this time of year. Great eating and fun on light tackle, Zach Reinig and John Draminsky put a 1/2 dozen into the boat. Makes great ceviche.

Our amigo, Gary Wagner, had his family out at his place at Rancho Costa visiting from Colorado Springs. They like to fish the late afternoon and early evening there at his place at Bahia Muertos and it looks like it paid off with a nice catch of dorado and a pargo liso (Gary’s fish).

Thick-bodied yellowtail around Cerralvo took one of Jimmy William’s baits in. a rare calm day, but Jimmy told me they lost more than they caught as the fish were even busting heavy leader.

_______________________________

There are some days recently, where it sure seems like there’s a bit of spring in the air. We’re not out’ve winter yet and every few days it kinda roars back with the heavy north winds, but there were some nice windows of calm days here and there since the last report.

Temperatures are surely starting to edge up. Highs are now in the low 80’s, but nights are cool. Temps can be as low as the mid-50’s so not a bad idea to have a sweatshirt or windbreaker handy and especially if you’re planning ot go fishing or any water activity.

As far as the catch, it remains mixed.

However, the highlight has been the jag of nice yellowtail that have shown up. They have actually probably been around for a bit, but with the winds and rough seas, it was simply difficult to get onto the fish spots with any consistency.

With the calmer conditions, however, there were some nice bites of the big forktails found around both Cerralvo and Espirito Santo Islands with the fish eating live mackerel, sardines as well as casted and trolled jigs over the high spots.

These have been slugger fish with catches ranging from 15-30 pounds or more and many fish lots to broken lines and rocks.

Other notables like sierra seem to have moved into the areas along the shores near the dropoffs. These toothy members are like baby wahoo and are a hoot on light tackle. Good idea to fish them with wire leaders as their sharp teeth will shred mono, but these are great eating and a prized catch for making ceviche!

Other biters have been the usual species found during the winter. Especially inshore and along the rocky areas, we’re getting several species of pargo, including some spawning pargo liso, snapper, smaller dog-tooth, amberjack, bonito and jack crevalle.

There must also still be some warmer waters around as a few dorado are getting picke up and I heard that a striped marlin was also caught by a commercial angler.

OFF TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA NOW

We’ve been on the road now for over a month and our Tailhunter Tour 2025 has taken us to some great shows and expos in Reno, Nevada (Wild Sheep Foundation); Nashville, Tennessee (Safari Club International) and most recently we had a crazy great show in Salt Lake City, UT for the Western Hunt and Conservation Show.

I think it has been our best show. Jill and I were in the booth 4 straight days and it was 9 hours-a-day non-stop talking and enjoying meeting new and old friends. We signed up a ton of new reservations to come see us in La Paz in 2025 as well. Thank you to everyone who came by and spent some time with us and for all the Utah hospitality.

So now…

Jilly and I are taking the long car haul to S.California for the Pacific Coast Sportfishing Show. It’s the largest fishing show on the West Coast and pretty much takes over the entire Orange Co. Fairgrounds!

Showtimes are March 6-9 and we’ll be in the booth all four days (Thursday to Sunday). There’s a ton to see and do for fishing, adventure travel, outdoors, boating and more. Bring the whole family and we’ll see you there!

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

Read Full Post »

La Paz-Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay/ Suenos Bay Fishing Report from Tailhunter Sportfishing for Jan. 28-Feb. 8, 2025

Posted in amberjack, bahia, Bahia de Los Muertos, Bahia de los Suenos, Bahia de los Suenos fishing, bahia de Los Suenso, bahia magdalena, Baja, baja fishing, Baja fishing reports, baja mexico, Baja sportfishing packages, baja sur, Baja Vacations, beach, beaches, billfish, bonito, cabo san lucas, cabo tuna jackpot tournament, cabrilla, carnival, catch-and-release, central washington sportsmans show, Cerralvo Island, cerralvo Island, Cerralvo Island Fishing, charter, charters, circle hooks, corona virus mexico covid 19, corvina, Costa Baja Resort, day trips, deep sea, diving, dog tooth snapper, dog-tooth, dorado, east cape, eco tours, ecotourism, el sargento, espirito, espirito santo island, Espirito Santo Island, Extreme Expeditions Alaska, family, family fishing, fish, fish report, fishing, fishing and hunting shows, fishing charters, fishing guides, fishing report, fishing reports, fishing tackle, fishing techniques, fishing tips, fishing tournaments, fishing trips, fishing video, fishing videos, fly fishing, fly fishing. Spearfishing, flyfishing, Fred Hall Fishing Show, fred hall fishing shows, freediving, FUBAR cocina cantina, FUBAR Cocina Cantina Restaurant, girls fishing, golden grouper, gray whales, Great Western Hunt and Conservation Expo, grey whales, grouper, guide, holiday, holidays, Hotel Perla, idaho sportsman show, IGFA, inshore, International Fish and Game, International Sportsmans Expo, International Sportsmens Expo, ISE, jack crevalle, jill roldan, jonathan roldan, kids, La Concha Beach Resort, La Paz, la paz, la paz baja sur, la paz fishing, La Paz Vacations, la ventana, La Ventana Fishing, Las Arenas, Las Arenas fishing, light tackle, live bait, los barriles, mag bay, Magdalena Bay, mahi mahi, marlin, mexican, Mexican, Mexican sportfishing outfitters, Mexican sportfishing packages, mexico, Mexico, mexico fishing, Mexico vacations, muertos bay, Muertos Bay Fishing, offshore, outfitter, outfitters, Pacific Northwest Sportsmans Show, package, packages, panga, pargo, pompano, Portland Expo Center, rainbow runner, robalo, rooster fish, roosterfish, sailfish, scuba, sea lions, sea of cortez, seabass, sierra, sierra mackeral, snapper, snook, snorkel, snorkeling, spearfishing, sportfishing, sportfishing packages, squid, suenos bay, swimming, tailhunter, tailhunter international, tailhunter restaurant, Tournament fishing, travel, triple tail, tuna, Tuna tournament, vacation, vacations, wahoo, Washington Sportsmans Show, Washington Sportsmens show, Western Outdoor New Tuna Jackpots, Western Outdoor News, whale sharks, whale watching, whales, whalesharks, whalewatching, women, women fishing, world record, world records, yellowfin tuna, yellowtail, tagged amberjack, bahia, baja mexico, beaches, billfish, bonito, cabo san lucas, cabrilla, cerralvo Island, charter, coronavirus in Mexico, deep sea, diving, dog-tooth, dorado, east cape, eco tours, Espirito Santo Island, family, fish, fishing, fishing report, fishing techniques, fishing tips, fishing video, fly fishing, fly fishing. Spearfishing, FUBAR cocina cantina, gray whales, grey whales, guide, holiday, IGFA, inshore, jack crevalle, jill roldan, jonathan roldan, kids, la paz, Las Arenas, light tackle, live bait, los barriles, marlin, Mexican, Mexico, muertos bay, offshore, outfitter, package, panga, pargo, pompano, rooster fish, sailfish, scuba, sea lions, sea of cortez, seabass, sierra, snorkeling, sportfishing, suenos bay, swimming, tailhunter restaurant, Tailhunter Sea Level, tuna, vacation, wahoo, whale sharks, whale watching, women, world records, yellowtail on February 9, 2025| 2 Comments »

WINTER CONDITIONS CONTINUE

La Paz- Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay/ Suenos Bay Fishing Report for Jan. 28-Feb. 2, 2025

SHORT ATTENTION SPAN REPORT

WATER: Because of the winds, generally rough and cold and murky

WEATHER: Mostly sunny with daytime temps in the high 70’s to low 80’s. Nightime cool down to the mid-50’s. Winds from the north mostly up to 25+mph.

FISH HOOKED THIS PERIOD: Cabrilla, snapper, bonito, pargo, amberjack, sierra, tuna (lost).

MEXICAN MINUTE VIDEO FISHING REPORT

THE REST OF THE STORY…

To be perfectly honest, not much has been happening.

We haven’t been able to put anyone in the water in almost 3 weeks. Just being real. As I often re-iterate, this is off-season from November to April. Not many folks on the water at all.

We did have a few requests and reservations for fishing and snorkeling, but in each case, we had to suggest not going out because it was going to be too rough or cancel the trip. Just the way it is, this time of year and I make sure I advise and warn folks ahead of time.

The few reports I get are from local friends who have the luxury of picking and choosing the better times and days or windows when the winds aren’t blowing so hard and they can squeeze in a day or even just a few hours.

Or, we get reports from some of our friends who are commercial fishermen who need to go out even if it’s rough in order to feed their famlies and make a living.

What they’re saying is that most of the fishing is confined to inshore over the rocks and reefs and where the water is somewhat calmer. Catches produce the usual species like cabrilla, snapper, sierra, pargo, jack crevalle and bonito. Occasionally, a dorado gets hooked.

Live bait has been an issue.

One of our good friends did get out to the north end of Cerralvo Island and found himself on top of a school of big freight train tuna breezing through. His bait got hammered and he found himself battling a beast for over 2 hours before the fish unfortunately broke off! He’s a good fisherman so I have no doubt he was on a big boy slugger tuna!

This coming week, we actually have some days when the winds are somewhat diminished. Much quieter than it has been so maybe we’ll get a boat or two out! We’ll let you know!

WHALESHARK SWIMS CLOSED AGAIN

Just a heads-up.

Normally, the whaleshark season in La Paz Bay runs October to April. However, over the past few years, fewer and fewer of the animals have been showing up. Coupled with rough turbulent water conditions in the bay, the “season” has gone through a series of “open-closed-open-closed” etc. If it’s too rough, there’s no way to find the animals in the shallow waters of La Paz Bay

There was never any way to tell when or if the season would be open. You really just had to take your chances.

This year, the season was open for a few weeks but now it looks like the season has been closed indefinitely for the rest of the year.

Folks forget these are wild, albeit gentle animals. It’s not like the zoo where you can guarantee that from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. there will be 10 gorillas in the pens. The whalesharks come and go. We might get 5 or 12 or 0. Even if they show up, they could stay all day or be gone in 20 minutes.

We’ll keep you posted.

TAILHUNTER STILL ON THE ROAD TO SEE YOU!

Jill and I are headed to our 3rd show of the season! After two super shows in Reno, then Nashville, we are now headed to Salt Lake City for the Western Hunt and Conservation Expo.

This will be at the Salt Palace Convention Center right downtown in Salt Lake City and promises to possibly be the largest show of our tour season. Last year, some 60,000 folks attended over 4 days and there were exhibitors from over 40 countries showcasing fishing, hunting, camping, boating, outdoor adventures, tours and all kinds of gear!

Here’s a link for more info:

https://huntexpo.com/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=2025C&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAwaG9BhAREiwAdhv6Y3Sx1yP1cLdzCI4Sn-kNsraHteZ94zTF5uHnSNdrzpyPIjcUVJq22hoCXyIQAvD_BwE

The show takes place Feb. 13-16 (Thursday to Sunday) and Jill and I will be in the booth everyday! We’d love to see you to say hi and talk about coming to visit us this year in La Paz. Spots are filling up fast!

Hope to see you!

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

Read Full Post »

La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay/ Suenos Bay Fishing Report for Jan. 17-27, 2025

Posted in amberjack, bahia, Bahia de Los Muertos, Bahia de los Suenos, Bahia de los Suenos fishing, bahia de Los Suenso, bahia magdalena, Baja, baja fishing, Baja fishing reports, baja mexico, Baja sportfishing packages, baja sur, Baja Vacations, beach, beaches, billfish, bonito, cabo san lucas, cabo tuna jackpot tournament, cabrilla, carnavale, carnival, catch-and-release, central washington sportsmans show, Cerralvo Island, cerralvo Island, Cerralvo Island Fishing, charter, charters, circle hooks, corona virus mexico covid 19, corvina, Costa Baja Resort, deep sea, diving, dog tooth snapper, dog-tooth, dorado, east cape, eco tours, ecotourism, el sargento, espirito santo island, Espirito Santo Island, Extreme Expeditions Alaska, family, family fishing, fish, fish report, fishing, fishing and hunting shows, fishing charters, fishing guides, fishing report, fishing reports, fishing tackle, fishing techniques, fishing tips, fishing tournaments, fishing trips, fishing video, fishing videos, fly fishing, flyfishing, Fred Hall Fishing Show, fred hall fishing shows, freediving, FUBAR cocina cantina, FUBAR Cocina Cantina Restaurant, girls fishing, golden grouper, gray whales, Great Western Hunt and Conservation Expo, grey whales, grouper, guide, holiday, holidays, Hotel Perla, idaho sportsman show, IGFA, inshore, International Fish and Game, International Sportsmans Expo, International Sportsmens Expo, ISE, jack crevalle, jill roldan, jonathan roldan, kids, La Concha Beach Resort, La Paz, la paz, la paz baja sur, la paz fishing, La Paz Vacations, la ventana, La Ventana Fishing, Las Arenas, Las Arenas fishing, light tackle, live bait, los barriles, mag bay, Magdalena Bay, mahi mahi, marlin, mexican, Mexican, Mexican sportfishing outfitters, Mexican sportfishing packages, mexico, Mexico, mexico fishing, Mexico vacations, muertos bay, Muertos Bay Fishing, offshore, outfitter, outfitters, Pacific Northwest Sportsmans Show, package, packages, panga, pargo, pompano, Portland Expo Center, rainbow runner, robalo, rooster fish, roosterfish, sailfish, scuba, sea lions, sea of cortez, seabass, sierra, sierra mackeral, snapper, snook, snorkel, snorkeling, spearfishing, sportfishing, sportfishing packages, squid, suenos bay, swimming, tailhunter, tailhunter international, tailhunter restaurant, Tournament fishing, travel, tuna, Tuna tournament, vacation, vacations, wahoo, Washington Sportsmans Show, Washington Sportsmens show, Western Outdoor New Tuna Jackpots, Western Outdoor News, whale sharks, whales, whalesharks, whalewatching, women, women fishing, world record, world records, yellowfin tuna, yellowtail, tagged amberjack, bahia, baja mexico, beaches, billfish, bonito, cabo san lucas, cabrilla, cerralvo Island, charter, coronavirus in Mexico, deep sea, diving, dog-tooth, dorado, east cape, eco tours, Espirito Santo Island, family, fish, fishing, fishing report, fishing techniques, fishing tips, fishing video, fly fishing, fly fishing. Spearfishing, FUBAR cocina cantina, gray whales, grey whales, guide, holiday, IGFA, inshore, jack crevalle, jill roldan, jonathan roldan, kids, la paz, Las Arenas, light tackle, live bait, los barriles, marlin, Mexican, Mexico, muertos bay, offshore, outfitter, package, panga, pargo, pompano, rooster fish, sailfish, scuba, sea lions, sea of cortez, seabass, sierra, snorkeling, sportfishing, suenos bay, swimming, tailhunter restaurant, Tailhunter Sea Level, tuna, vacation, wahoo, whale sharks, whale watching, women, world records, yellowtail on January 27, 2025| 1 Comment »

WINDS KEEP FOLKS BY THE BEACH

La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay/ Suenos Bay Fishing Report for Jan. 17-27, 2025

SHORT ATTENTION SPAN FISHING REPORT

WEATHER: Mostly sunny, but cool. Daytime temps high 70’s dropping to low to mid 50’s at night. Bring a sweatshirt or light windbreaker! High winds this past week with gusts 20-30 mph.

WATER; Cooler and has been mostly rough because of the winds, but there are some gaps here and there.

FISH HOOKED THIS WEEK; Cabrilla,pargo, sierra, bonito, amberjack, jack crevalle

MEXICAN MINUTE LA PAZ VIDEO REPORT

THE BIG PICTURE and the REST of the STORY…

I will admit that this report is later than usual.

Several reasons for that.

First, we’ve been on the road now for two weeks exhibiting. It’s our Tailhunter 2025 Road Tour. Been doing it for over 30 years when we head out during the winter months and take our Tailhunter Booth to hunting and fishing expos all over the US

Last week we were in Reno NV at the Wild Sheep Convention for 3 days on the showroom floor then flew out to Nashville where we are wrapping things up at the Safari Club International Convention that lasted 4 days in the booth.

Long fun days and talking and meeting old friends and new friends. 8-10 hours in the booth standing and talking and socializing and Jill and I are outta gas by the time we get out and head to our hotel room. We always talk about where we are going to have a great dinner and get so many wonderful invitations from friends to go out, but ultimately it’s an UBER EATS delivery and catch up on work until we pass out asleep and go again the next day.

In past years, we would do 10-14 shows a season and some of those shows would be 5 days long and we would be in the booth for 12 hours each day. I don’t think we could keep that kind of regimen after 30 years!

Now we’re packing up the booth and gear and materials and flying to Salt Lake City for the Western Hunting and Conservation Expo at the Salt Palace Feb. 13-16. See more info below.

The 2nd reason for not posting up a fishing report sooner is that I was waiting for something to happen so there would be some “meat” in my report. I really do try to give you the same blah-blah-blah. But in the winter when no one is really fishing, that gets to be problematic!

Frankly, it’s been so windy that we haven’t had anyone out in weeks. This is off-season for just that reason. The northwinds sweep down the Sea of Cortez and the weather can be erratic and the oceans consequently very rough. Not much of anyone on the water except windsurfers and kiteboarders who eat specifically for these world-class winds.

I’ve had a couple of requests for fishing, but ultimately had to cancel them or advise them not to fish on that particular day because of the winds. I would just prefer to be honest. No sense in having a bad time…getting wet…getting bounced…or getting seasick!

That’s especially important because folks that come down this time of year aren’t hard-core fishermen.

Fishing reports from our commercial fishermen friends who don’t have a choice about whether to go out or not since they have to feed their families tell me it was rough going. Fishing was confined to staying close to shore out’ve the rougher areas.

However, inshore fishing was moderately productive with the usual cast of fishing species like jacks, cabrilla, snapper, sierra, snapper and bonito. I didn’t hear of any yellowtail or dorado. Bait was also more difficult to get since the bait areas were getting pounded by waves.

Snapper and cabrilla are typical inshore species and highly valued in the markets and restaurants!

Temperatures have been ranged. As high as the high 70’s, but dropping into the cooler low 50’s at night. More winds predicted.

The key to this is if we have storms up north in the US then chances are it will have an effect on the weather in Baja. It’s that time of year!

ON THE TRADESHOW FLOOR WITH JILLY

In our booth in Nashville

As mentioned above, we just finished huge shows in Reno and then currently in Nashville. Lots of bookings and interest for 2025 fishing season and to everyone who came by to say hi, thank you and we surely enjoyed seeing and meeting you!

In Nashville, there were almost 800 exhibitors from over 100 countries offering hunting, fishing and adventure trips to all parts of the world. More than 18,000 folks attended over 4 days.

Now we pack up and head to Salt Lake City for our 3rd show which is the Western Hunting and Conservation Expo. It takes place on the 13th-16th of February and the Salt Palace Convention Center in downtown Salt Lake.

Last year there were over 500 vendors/exhibitors and some 60,000 folks attended over 4 days.

It’s a massive show and so much to see. We’ll be in our booths for all 4 days. Come by to say hi and let’s get you booked for La Paz in 2025!

That’s our story!

Jonathan and Jilly

Jonathan Roldan’s
Tailhunter Sportfishing
www.tailhunter.com Mexico Office:

Tailhunter Sportfishing

755 Paseo Obregon, La Paz, Baja Sur, Mexico

US 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

Read Full Post »

La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay/ Suenos Bay Fishing Report from Tailhunter Sportfishing for Week of Jan. 8-16, 2025

Posted in amberjack, bahia, Bahia de Los Muertos, Bahia de los Suenos, Bahia de los Suenos fishing, bahia de Los Suenso, bahia magdalena, Baja, baja fishing, Baja fishing reports, baja mexico, Baja sportfishing packages, baja sur, Baja Vacations, beach, beaches, billfish, bonito, cabo san lucas, cabo tuna jackpot tournament, cabrilla, carnival, catch-and-release, central washington sportsmans show, Cerralvo Island, cerralvo Island, Cerralvo Island Fishing, charter, charters, circle hooks, corona virus mexico covid 19, corvina, Costa Baja Resort, day trips, deep sea, diving, dog tooth snapper, dog-tooth, dorado, east cape, eco tours, ecotourism, el sargento, espirito, espirito santo island, Espirito Santo Island, Extreme Expeditions Alaska, family, family fishing, fish, fish report, fishing, fishing and hunting shows, fishing charters, fishing guides, fishing report, fishing reports, fishing tackle, fishing techniques, fishing tips, fishing tournaments, fishing trips, fishing video, fishing videos, fly fishing, fly fishing. Spearfishing, flyfishing, Fred Hall Fishing Show, fred hall fishing shows, freediving, FUBAR cocina cantina, FUBAR Cocina Cantina Restaurant, girls fishing, golden grouper, gray whales, Great Western Hunt and Conservation Expo, grey whales, grouper, guide, holiday, holidays, Hotel Perla, idaho sportsman show, IGFA, inshore, International Fish and Game, International Sportsmans Expo, International Sportsmens Expo, ISE, jack crevalle, jill roldan, jonathan roldan, kids, La Concha Beach Resort, La Paz, la paz, la paz baja sur, la paz fishing, La Paz Vacations, la ventana, La Ventana Fishing, Las Arenas, Las Arenas fishing, light tackle, live bait, los barriles, mag bay, Magdalena Bay, mahi mahi, marlin, mexican, Mexican, Mexican sportfishing outfitters, Mexican sportfishing packages, mexico, Mexico, mexico fishing, Mexico vacations, muertos bay, Muertos Bay Fishing, offshore, outfitter, outfitters, Pacific Northwest Sportsmans Show, package, packages, panga, pargo, pompano, Portland Expo Center, rainbow runner, robalo, rooster fish, roosterfish, sailfish, scuba, sea lions, sea of cortez, seabass, sierra, sierra mackeral, snapper, snook, snorkel, snorkeling, spearfishing, sportfishing, sportfishing packages, squid, suenos bay, swimming, tailhunter, tailhunter international, tailhunter restaurant, Tournament fishing, travel, tuna, Tuna tournament, vacation, vacations, wahoo, Washington Sportsmans Show, Washington Sportsmens show, Western Outdoor New Tuna Jackpots, Western Outdoor News, whale sharks, whale watching, whales, whalesharks, whalewatching, women, women fishing, world record, world records, yellowfin tuna, yellowtail, tagged amberjack, bahia, baja mexico, beaches, billfish, bonito, cabo san lucas, cabrilla, cerralvo Island, charter, coronavirus in Mexico, deep sea, diving, dog-tooth, dorado, east cape, eco tours, Espirito Santo Island, family, fish, fishing, fishing report, fishing techniques, fishing tips, fishing video, fly fishing, fly fishing. Spearfishing, FUBAR cocina cantina, gray whales, grey whales, guide, holiday, IGFA, inshore, jack crevalle, jill roldan, jonathan roldan, kids, la paz, Las Arenas, light tackle, live bait, los barriles, marlin, Mexican, Mexico, muertos bay, offshore, outfitter, package, panga, pargo, pompano, rooster fish, sailfish, scuba, sea lions, sea of cortez, seabass, sierra, snorkeling, sportfishing, suenos bay, swimming, tailhunter restaurant, Tailhunter Sea Level, tuna, vacation, wahoo, whale sharks, whale watching, women, world records, yellowtail on January 16, 2025| Leave a Comment »

MORE WINDY AND COLD…BUT WAIT!

La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay/ Suenos Bay Fishing Report for Week of Jan. 8-16, 2025

SHORT ATTENTION SPAN FISHING REPORT

WEATHER: Reflecting crazy weather in the U.S. La Paz/ Baja weather was erratic. Definitely cooler with more winds. Port captain had to shut down boat traffic a few times because it was too rough.

WATER: When the winds weren’t blowing, there were some real nice water conditions with flat blue seas. When, it was blowing, best to stay off the water unless you had a kiteboard.

FISH HOOKED THIS WEEK: Bonito, jack crevalle, dorado, pargo, cabrilla, sierra, sailfish.

MEXICAN MINUTE LA PAZ VIDEO REPORT:

THE BIG PICTURE and the REST of the STORY…

Staying at his dad’s place at Bahia Muertos, Miles Wagner has a double fist of some great looking winter dorado.

Happy Bob Steward from Colorado with a colorful mahi.

Some great fishing right now for tough bonito like this one caught by amigo, Gary Wagner, owner of Rancho Costa at Bahia Muertos.

Miles with a tasty sierra!

Not too many ways around it.

It was typical of this time of year. It was a cold and windy week. In fact, the port captain had to step in and shut down the port from all boat traffic a few days because it was too rough. Folks often come down this time of year and don’t understand that if there are storms and weather events north of the border, then it will surely affect things south of the border as well. That’s often how it is in the winter in La Paz and much of Baja.

So, it’s important to pick and choose fishing days when the weather is less erratic. There aren’t many of those, but in between bouts of wind, there’s some decent action to be had.

Small schools of dorado between 5 and 15 pounds…some larger…can still be caught if you find the blue warmer water. They’ll hit live bait as well as trolled lures and feathers. Live bait can be an issue if the bait guys can’t get to the bait spots to catch bait because of the rough waters.

Surprisingly, even some billfish around! Check out this little video (Thanks, Gary) of Bob Steward from Colorado who had a sailfish on the line for a bit. Check out the calm water too! Turn up the sound.

There’s also a good bite on bonito. Maybe not so great to eat, but they’ll pull alot of folks out’ve their socks!

As well, along the rocks and reefs there’s good action on a variety of species like snapper, jack crevalle, pargo, sierra, yellowtail (small ones), amberjack and along the beaches, even some small 5-pound sized roosterfish.

Wind looks like it’s back this coming week again. Just need to pick your spots carefully!

TAILHUNTER IN RENO THIS WEEK

Jilly and I are in our Tailhunter booth this week from Thursday to Saturday. Come see us and let’s talk about having you visit us in La Paz and coming down to put your toes in the sand and do some fishing.

We’re here:

WILD SHEEP FOUNDATION

RENO CONVENTION CENTER

RENO, NV. Jan. 16-18th

This is a huge show with hundreds of hunting and fishing exhibitors from all over the world. Tons of things to see for the outdoors including trips, safaris, hunts, lodges plus all kinds of gear. Great show for the entire family to check out. Jill and I will be in the booth every day! Look for the big roosterfish!

Here’s more information:

https://www.wildsheepfoundation.org/convention/sheep-show

Next week…Nashville for the Safari Club International Show in Nashville, Tennessee!

Jan. 22-25:

https://convention.safariclub.org/?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiA1p28BhCBARIsADP9HrP7MXkyHetFTGmGAFI1RCHB4CUAMlhH8_bgGCmk65jFpnja4gEG2VgaAth2EALw_wcB

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

Read Full Post »

La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay/ Suenos Bay Fishing Report from Tailhunter Sportfishing for Week of Dec. 31-Jan. 7, 2025

Posted in amberjack, bahia, Bahia de Los Muertos, Bahia de los Suenos, Bahia de los Suenos fishing, bahia de Los Suenso, bahia magdalena, Baja, baja fishing, Baja fishing reports, baja mexico, Baja sportfishing packages, baja sur, Baja Vacations, beach, beaches, billfish, bonito, cabo san lucas, cabo tuna jackpot tournament, cabrilla, carnavale, carnival, catch-and-release, central washington sportsmans show, Cerralvo Island, cerralvo Island, Cerralvo Island Fishing, charter, charters, circle hooks, corona virus mexico covid 19, corvina, Costa Baja Resort, day trips, deep sea, diving, dog tooth snapper, dog-tooth, dorado, east cape, eco tours, ecotourism, el sargento, espirito, espirito santo island, Espirito Santo Island, Extreme Expeditions Alaska, family, family fishing, fish, fish report, fishing, fishing and hunting shows, fishing charters, fishing guides, fishing report, fishing reports, fishing tackle, fishing techniques, fishing tips, fishing tournaments, fishing trips, fishing video, fishing videos, fly fishing, fly fishing. Spearfishing, flyfishing, Fred Hall Fishing Show, fred hall fishing shows, freediving, FUBAR cocina cantina, FUBAR Cocina Cantina Restaurant, girls fishing, golden grouper, Great Western Hunt and Conservation Expo, grey whales, grouper, guide, holiday, holidays, Hotel Perla, idaho sportsman show, IGFA, inshore, International Fish and Game, International Sportsmans Expo, International Sportsmens Expo, ISE, jack crevalle, jill roldan, jonathan roldan, kids, La Concha Beach Resort, La Paz, la paz, la paz baja sur, la paz fishing, La Paz Vacations, la ventana, La Ventana Fishing, Las Arenas, Las Arenas fishing, light tackle, live bait, los barriles, mag bay, Magdalena Bay, mahi mahi, marlin, mexican, Mexican, Mexican sportfishing outfitters, Mexican sportfishing packages, mexico, Mexico, mexico fishing, Mexico vacations, muertos bay, Muertos Bay Fishing, offshore, outfitter, outfitters, Pacific Northwest Sportsmans Show, package, packages, panga, pargo, pompano, Portland Expo Center, rainbow runner, robalo, rooster fish, roosterfish, sailfish, scuba, sea lions, sea of cortez, seabass, sierra, sierra mackeral, snapper, snook, snorkel, snorkeling, spearfishing, sportfishing, sportfishing packages, squid, suenos bay, swimming, tailhunter, tailhunter international, tailhunter restaurant, Tournament fishing, travel, triple tail, tuna, Tuna tournament, vacation, vacations, wahoo, Washington Sportsmans Show, Washington Sportsmens show, Western Outdoor New Tuna Jackpots, Western Outdoor News, whale sharks, whale watching, whales, whalesharks, whalewatching, women, women fishing, world record, world records, yellowfin tuna, yellowtail, tagged amberjack, bahia, baja mexico, beaches, billfish, bonito, cabo san lucas, cabrilla, cerralvo Island, charter, coronavirus in Mexico, deep sea, diving, dog-tooth, dorado, east cape, eco tours, Espirito Santo Island, family, fish, fishing, fishing report, fishing techniques, fishing tips, fishing video, fly fishing, fly fishing. Spearfishing, FUBAR cocina cantina, gray whales, grey whales, guide, holiday, IGFA, inshore, jack crevalle, jill roldan, jonathan roldan, kids, la paz, Las Arenas, light tackle, live bait, los barriles, marlin, Mexican, Mexico, muertos bay, offshore, outfitter, package, panga, pargo, pompano, rooster fish, sailfish, scuba, sea lions, sea of cortez, seabass, sierra, snorkeling, sportfishing, suenos bay, swimming, tailhunter restaurant, Tailhunter Sea Level, tuna, vacation, wahoo, whale sharks, whale watching, women, world records, yellowtail on January 7, 2025| 2 Comments »

STARTING THE NEW YEAR

La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay/ Suenos Bay Fishing Report for Week of Dec. 31-Jan. 7, 2024

SHORT ATTENTION SPAN FISHING REPORT

WATER: Waters getting colder and greener. Still some blue warmer water around with some holdover warm water species like dorado. Overall choppy ocean.

WEATHER: Definitely got colder this past week. Also some very windy days that we had to pull boats off the water or advise folks not to fish or go snorkeling. Still sunny, but it felt more like winter finally.

FISH HOOKED THIS WEEK: Dorado/ wahoo/ bonito/ jack crevalle/ bonito/ amberjack/ sierra/cabrilla

MEXICAN MINUTE LA PAZ VIDEO REPORT

THE BIG PICTURE and the REST of the STORY…

Normally, Rich Collard is up in Michigan commercial fishing, but came down for a few days and knocked it out with a wahoo fishing with Captain Gerardo!

Just one day to fish, but Scott and Gerilynn Lehman got 3 nice dorado and had us prepare some of it at our Tailhunter Restaurant. Very unusual to find dorado in the winter!

Greg Earles striking one of his favorite fishing poses with another dorado for the box. Greg spent 3 weeks during his birthday with us and fished several times a week. He took him over 100 pounds of fillets to Michigan. Great guy to have visit!

Waters are getting cooler and more sierra showing up. Rich got this one on the troll. They are incredibly tasty for the table!

Rich and Greg had a nice day with Captain Gerardo!

We got through the first week of the new year and to cut to the chase…it got colder and a bit windier!

In fact, as you’re reading this, La Paz and a good portion of the Baja is going to get his with a jag of really cold weather (cold for Baja!) with temps down into the 50’s at night and never really getting much above the low 70’s and even a possibility of a bit of rain this week.

For sure, folks are keeping their jackets and sweatshirts handy.

Had to keep boats in a few days because of winter winds and the cold which are pretty typical this time of year, but we did get in 2 days of fishing for a scattered bite.

With waters getting colder, we’re seeing more sierra, amberjack, rainbow runners and jack crevalle as well as pargo, cabrilla and snapper for inshore fishing. Often, with winds blowing, that’s about as far as you’ll get from the beach because it’s too rough.

However there are still some patches of blue water holding dorado and over by the south end of Cerralvo, there’s a bite of wahoo that’s on-and-off. The biggest problem is being able to get across the channel from Bahia Muertos to the south end of the island. If the winds are blowing from the north and the chop is blasting, there’s just no way.

The winds and waves also make it problematic to procure live bait at times so we’ll have to troll. If the waves are pounding some of the beaches and rocky area, the guys can’t get into the shallows to throw the nets for live bait.

Now that the holidays are passed, town is getting quieter again. A nice time to be in town actually, but not always a good time to be on the water!

WE’RE ON THE ROAD!

Jilly and I are hitting the road for our annual road show. This will be our 30th year and our first show is:

RENO WILD SHEEP FOUNDATION

Reno Convention Center

Reno, Nevada

Jan. 16-18th

We’ll be in our booth ever day and it would be great to see you and talk about getting you to visit us in La Paz!

We always have a great time in Reno! Come say hi. Here’s more info:

https://www.wildsheepfoundation.org/convention/sheep-show

Next show after Reno will be in Nashville

SAFARI CLUB INTERNATIONAL

Nashville, Tennessee

Nashville Convention Center

Jan. 22-25, 2025

Hope to see you soon!

That’s my story!

Jonathan

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

Read Full Post »

La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay/ Suenos Bay Fishing Report from Tailhunter Sportfishing for Week of Dec. 23-30, 2025

Posted in amberjack, bahia, Bahia de Los Muertos, Bahia de los Suenos, Bahia de los Suenos fishing, bahia de Los Suenso, bahia magdalena, Baja, baja fishing, Baja fishing reports, baja mexico, Baja sportfishing packages, baja sur, Baja Vacations, beach, beaches, billfish, bonito, cabo san lucas, cabo tuna jackpot tournament, cabrilla, carnival, catch-and-release, central washington sportsmans show, Cerralvo Island, cerralvo Island, Cerralvo Island Fishing, Chad Schearer, charter, charters, circle hooks, corona virus mexico covid 19, corvina, Costa Baja Resort, day trips, deep sea, diving, dog tooth snapper, dog-tooth, dorado, east cape, eco tours, ecotourism, el sargento, espirito santo island, Espirito Santo Island, Extreme Expeditions Alaska, family, family fishing, fish, fish report, fishing, fishing and hunting shows, fishing charters, fishing guides, fishing report, fishing reports, fishing tackle, fishing techniques, fishing tips, fishing tournaments, fishing trips, fishing video, fishing videos, fly fishing, fly fishing. Spearfishing, flyfishing, Fred Hall Fishing Show, fred hall fishing shows, freediving, FUBAR cocina cantina, FUBAR Cocina Cantina Restaurant, girls fishing, golden grouper, gray whales, Great Western Hunt and Conservation Expo, grey whales, grouper, guide, holiday, holidays, Hotel Perla, idaho sportsman show, IGFA, inshore, International Fish and Game, International Sportsmans Expo, International Sportsmens Expo, ISE, jack crevalle, jill roldan, jonathan roldan, kids, La Concha Beach Resort, La Paz, la paz, la paz baja sur, la paz fishing, La Paz Vacations, la ventana, La Ventana Fishing, Las Arenas, Las Arenas fishing, light tackle, live bait, los barriles, mag bay, Magdalena Bay, mahi mahi, marlin, mexican, Mexican, Mexican sportfishing outfitters, Mexican sportfishing packages, mexico, Mexico, mexico fishing, Mexico vacations, muertos bay, Muertos Bay Fishing, offshore, outfitter, outfitters, Pacific Northwest Sportsmans Show, package, packages, panga, pargo, pompano, Portland Expo Center, rainbow runner, robalo, rooster fish, roosterfish, sailfish, scuba, sea lions, sea of cortez, seabass, sierra, sierra mackeral, snapper, snook, snorkel, snorkeling, spearfishing, sportfishing, sportfishing packages, squid, suenos bay, swimming, tailhunter, tailhunter international, tailhunter restaurant, Tournament fishing, travel, triple tail, tuna, Tuna tournament, Uncategorized, vacation, vacations, wahoo, Washington Sportsmans Show, Washington Sportsmens show, Western Outdoor New Tuna Jackpots, Western Outdoor News, whale sharks, whale watching, whales, whalesharks, whalewatching, women, women fishing, world record, world records, yellowfin tuna, yellowtail, tagged amberjack, bahia, baja mexico, beaches, billfish, bonito, cabo san lucas, cabrilla, cerralvo Island, charter, coronavirus in Mexico, deep sea, diving, dog-tooth, dorado, east cape, eco tours, Espirito Santo Island, family, fish, fishing, fishing report, fishing techniques, fishing tips, fishing video, fly fishing, fly fishing. Spearfishing, FUBAR cocina cantina, gray whales, grey whales, guide, holiday, IGFA, inshore, jack crevalle, jill roldan, jonathan roldan, kids, la paz, Las Arenas, light tackle, live bait, los barriles, marlin, Mexican, Mexico, muertos bay, offshore, outfitter, package, panga, pargo, pompano, rooster fish, sailfish, scuba, sea lions, sea of cortez, seabass, sierra, snorkeling, sportfishing, suenos bay, swimming, tailhunter restaurant, Tailhunter Sea Level, tuna, vacation, wahoo, whale sharks, whale watching, women, world records, yellowtail on December 30, 2024| Leave a Comment »

UP-DOWN CHRISTMAS WEEK FISHING

La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay/ Suenos Bay Fishing Report for Week of Dec. 23-30, 2024

SHORT ATTENTION SPAN FISHING REPORT

WEATHER – Nice week to be in town for all the snowbirds. Mostly sunny. Daytime highs 78-82 degrees and night dropping as low as the low 50’s so quite a thermometer! Bring a windbreaker or sweatshirt. Quite windy at times with northern winds running 10-30 mph.

WATER – If the winds are blowing, it’s rough and the winds are usually blowing anywhere outside the bay. Check your forecasts before going out. However, surprisingly there are still warm blue patches of water holding pelagic species. Usually all the waters are cold and off-color this time of year.

FISH HOOKED THIS WEEK: Dorado / pargo/ amberjack/ snapper/ cabrilla/ roosterfish/ bonito/ jack crevalle/ sierra

MEXICAN MINUTE VIDEO FISHING REPORT

THE BIG PICTURE and the REST of the STORY…

We DO provide lunches and breakfasts on our trips, but Greg Earles from Michigan takes a nibble off one of his dorado! Greg has been fishing on-and-off for 2 weeks with us.

Richard is a commercial walleye fisherman up in the Great Lakes area and was out with Captain Gerardo and did a banner day with nice dorado, bomitoand an amberjack.

So unusual to have warm water species like dorado in the waters in December. He’s a schoolie breezer!

Greg and our popular Jorge with a batch of dorado and white bonito.

Another day…another dorado for Greg!

Good inshore action on snapper, pargo and cabrilla. Great eating feast on the cutting table!

Happy New Year Everyone! Hope the holidays are going well and you had a great Christmas day.

Christmas week as another hit-or-miss fishing week in La Paz.

Again, the winds were pretty blustery so had to cancel a few potential bookings for fishing and snorkelng and warn folks away from rough weather. We did get a few boats out, but that was also before winds kicked up later.

As I often mention, not much of anyone really on the water during the winter months except the windsurfers. Winds were up to 20-30 mph gusts at times this past week.

Town, however, was pretty busy with visitors as is usually the case during the holidays. If you’re not on the water, it’s a nice time to be in the area. Daytime temps were as high as 82 and the nights are a cooler, but pleasant 55 degrees or so. It beats being in chillier parts of the continent this time of year!

Check out the La Paz Christmas Parade on the Malecon Waterfront that came by our Tailhunter Restaurant. With 3 levels, it was a great place to watch the parade:

Once, again very surprising to find dorado still in the area. Dorado are a warm water species that we usually see in numbers from about late May to October. It’s rare to see any in the winter so that leads me to believe that there’s still warm water patches of ocean around. Normally, waters are not only rough, but cold and green this time of year.

The dorado are a fun-sized 10-15 pound class mahi right now.

Commercial guys are reporting some tuna and wahoo around Cerralvo Island, but attempts to get across the channel were too difficult because of the winds and waves so there was no way to verify the stories. Commercial fishermen are working for a living so they go where the fish are no matter the conditions! They’re not out on the ocean for fun!

Inshore, there’s a good variety and action.

Surprisingly, small roosterfish around 5 pounds continue to be caught around Bahia Muertos and Punta Arenas. Normally, this is another species we don’t see in the winter.

As well, the colder water fish like pargo, cabrilla, snapper, sierra and amberjack are also being hooked. Live bait and jigs are working well. Big bonito are also in the mix.

Looking at the extended forecast, the first few days of the new year look like strong winds again!

TAILHUNTER SHOWTIME

We’ve been hitting the road for our show tour now for over 30 years. Our schedule and logistics are only allowing us to do 4 shows this year, but all are huge fun shows.

Time to hit the road!

Hope you can come out to see us. We’ll be in the booth every day!

RENO – Wild Sheep Foundation at the Reno Convention Center (Jan. 16-18)

NASHVILLE – Safari Club International at the Nashville Convention Center (Jan. 22-25)

SALT LAKE CITY – Western Hunt and Conservation Show at the Salt Palace (Feb. 13-16)

ORANGE CO. – Pacific Coast Sportfishing Show at the Orange Co. Fairgrounds (Mar. 6-9)

Bookings for 2025 are coming in daily and many dates are filling up pretty fast. Don’t wait until showtime if you’re interested in visiting us in La Paz this year! Write me directly:

tailhunterfishinglapaz@gmail.com

We’ll get you set up to come fishing!

THANKS EVERYONE!

To all our Tailhunter family and tribe that continually send me requests for updates and get-well wishes, Jilly and I really appreciate it. After foot surgery in mid-October, I was in a lower leg cast for 8 weeks. I am now in a pressure boot for another 4 weeks which is great to be able to get out’ve the wheelchair, crutches and walker! (Jill loves it too as she has been really patient with me!).

I have a bionic left knee and now a bionic right foot. Going through airport scanners is going to be fun!

Still can’t drive as it’s my right foot, but they say in 3 more weeks, I should be able to hobble around on two legs again in time for the shows and for sure by the time the season starts!

That’s my story! Cheers and best fishes to ya’ll!

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

“We sell smiles. Have a free one. It looks good on you!”

Read Full Post »

La Paz – Las Arenas- Muertos Bay/ Suenos Bay/ Bahia Suenos Fishing Report for Dec. 5-21, 2024

Posted in amberjack, bahia, Bahia de Los Muertos, Bahia de los Suenos, Bahia de los Suenos fishing, bahia de Los Suenso, bahia magdalena, baja fishing, Baja fishing reports, baja mexico, Baja sportfishing packages, baja sur, Baja Vacations, beach, beaches, billfish, bonito, cabo san lucas, cabo tuna jackpot tournament, cabrilla, carnavale, carnival, catch-and-release, central washington sportsmans show, Cerralvo Island, cerralvo Island, Cerralvo Island Fishing, Chad Schearer, charter, charters, circle hooks, corona virus mexico covid 19, corvina, Costa Baja Resort, day trips, deep sea, diving, dog tooth snapper, dog-tooth, dorado, east cape, eco tours, ecotourism, el sargento, espirito santo island, Espirito Santo Island, Extreme Expeditions Alaska, family, family fishing, fish, fish report, fishing, fishing and hunting shows, fishing charters, fishing guides, fishing report, fishing reports, fishing tackle, fishing techniques, fishing tips, fishing tournaments, fishing trips, fishing video, fishing videos, fly fishing, fly fishing. Spearfishing, flyfishing, Fred Hall Fishing Show, fred hall fishing shows, freediving, FUBAR cocina cantina, FUBAR Cocina Cantina Restaurant, girls fishing, golden grouper, gray whales, Great Western Hunt and Conservation Expo, grey whales, grouper, holiday, holidays, Hotel Perla, idaho sportsman show, IGFA, inshore, International Fish and Game, International Sportsmans Expo, International Sportsmens Expo, ISE, jack crevalle, jill roldan, jonathan roldan, kids, La Concha Beach Resort, La Paz, la paz, la paz baja sur, la paz fishing, La Paz Vacations, la ventana, La Ventana Fishing, Las Arenas, Las Arenas fishing, light tackle, live bait, los barriles, mag bay, Magdalena Bay, mahi mahi, marlin, mexican, Mexican, Mexican sportfishing outfitters, Mexican sportfishing packages, mexico, Mexico, mexico fishing, Mexico vacations, muertos bay, Muertos Bay Fishing, offshore, outfitter, outfitters, Pacific Northwest Sportsmans Show, package, packages, panga, pargo, pompano, Portland Expo Center, rainbow runner, robalo, rooster fish, roosterfish, sailfish, scuba, sea lions, sea of cortez, seabass, Shoot Straight TV, sierra, sierra mackeral, snapper, snook, snorkel, snorkeling, spearfishing, sportfishing, sportfishing packages, squid, suenos bay, swimming, tailhunter, tailhunter international, tailhunter restaurant, Tournament fishing, travel, triple tail, tuna, vacation, vacations, wahoo, Washington Sportsmans Show, Washington Sportsmens show, Western Outdoor New Tuna Jackpots, Western Outdoor News, whale sharks, whale watching, whales, whalesharks, whalewatching, women, women fishing, world record, world records, yellowfin tuna, yellowtail, tagged amberjack, bahia, baja mexico, beaches, billfish, bonito, cabo san lucas, cabrilla, cerralvo Island, charter, coronavirus in Mexico, deep sea, diving, dog-tooth, dorado, east cape, eco tours, Espirito Santo Island, family, fish, fishing, fishing report, fishing techniques, fishing tips, fishing video, fly fishing, fly fishing. Spearfishing, FUBAR cocina cantina, gray whales, grey whales, guide, holiday, IGFA, inshore, jack crevalle, jill roldan, jonathan roldan, kids, la paz, Las Arenas, light tackle, live bait, los barriles, marlin, Mexican, Mexico, muertos bay, offshore, outfitter, package, panga, pargo, pompano, rooster fish, sailfish, scuba, sea lions, sea of cortez, seabass, sierra, snorkeling, sportfishing, suenos bay, swimming, tailhunter restaurant, Tailhunter Sea Level, tuna, vacation, wahoo, whale sharks, whale watching, women, world records, yellowtail on December 21, 2024| 2 Comments »

FISHING DURING THE HOLIDAYS

La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay/ Bahia Suenos Fishing Report for Dec. 5-21, 2024

SHORT ATTENTION SPAN FISHING REPORT

Weather: Mostly nice and sunny and really pleasant with temps ranging from the 60’s to 80’s. However, winds from the north continue to be problematic with gusts between 10 and 30 mph

Water: Getting cooler, but there’s some nice patches of surprising blue/warmer water here and there. Can be extremely rough if the winds are blowing

Species Hooked This Week: Dorado, sierra, small yellowtail, triggerfish, snapper, snapper, bonito, jack crevalle, roosterfish, marlin, amberjack,

MEXICAN MINUTE LA PAZ VIDEO FISHING REPORT

THE BIG PICTURE and the REST OF THE STORY…

Our friends, Bob Sayre from Chicago and his friend Jim Fanscher weren’t able to get outside the bay because of winds but still found a dorado and a sierra…a warm water fish and cold water fish as well as a big bonito.

Enjoying some sunshine escaping from Minnesota, Greg Earles had a great star with 4 dorado, a big sierra and some white bonito plus released a bunch of small roosterfish.

Beto is going to make some great ceviche with this saw!

Our La Paz friend, Jimmy Williams always does well. Nice barred snapper!

Greg caught and released about a half-dozen of these fun little roosterfish right in Bahia Muertos on live sardines.

Some good eating on the table for Jimmy and Phil with several types of snapper plus triggers and a saw.

Once again, apologies for the late response.

With the increasing northern winter winds, I was really waiting for something to happen so that I’ve have some “meat” to the report rather than just continuously telling you that the winds are blowing and not much of anyone fishing during the winter months.

But, honestly, in the last 3 weeks, some days the winds have been kicking 10-30 mph and not a great time to be out on the water unless you’re a windsurfer. I’ve had a number of folks wanting to go out and I’ve had to flat out tell them, “I’d love the booking and money, but the reality is that you’re going to get blown off the water or seasick !”

These aren’t hardcore fishermen. They’re just in town for vacations and decide they want to try fishing for a day. Often they have youngsters with them and I would just rather be honest and transparent about expectations and the weather.

I’ve also had to cancel a few trips for fishing and snorkeling as well. It’s a great time to be in town as the weather is really pleasant and sunny with temps into the 60’s -80’s but just not a great time to be on the water.

However, we did actually get a few folks out whenwe found some windows when the winds backed off a bit. Also, we had some of our local friends get out fishing and got me some reliable reports. Other than that, most of the reports are coming from friends who are commercial fishermen who don’t have a choice. They’re not fishing for fun or sport. They’re out on the water no matter what trying to make a living.

Waters are getting cooler and rougher, but there are surprisingly still some warm patches of blue water holding dorado. Crazy to see dorado in December but there are some school-sized 5-15 pound fish still in the area plus some larger 20 pound class free swimmers. Live bait is difficult to come by because of the rough waters so frozen dead ballyhoo or striped bonito slow trolled has worked most effectively.

The warm waters have also been cited as the reason that there are still some billfish like striped marlin, sporadic tuna and wahoo have been hooked. Again, it’s very unusual to see these species in the winter and likewise, to get to some of the spots, it has to be calm enough on the ocean.

Inshore, is where the majority of the action has been found, especially if you can’t get across the channels to the islands. Big bonito, sierra, some smaller yellowtail, pargo, cabrilla, amberjacks and jack crevalle have provided decent action.

Another surprise, however, is that we’re seeing roosterfish! Not very common this time of the year, but smaller 5-10 pounders have been hooked (and released) along the shallow sandy beaches and some of the bigger 50-100 pounders have been seen cruising the drop offs. We usually don’t see those for another 3 or 4 months!

TAILHUNTER SHOW SEASON COMING UP!

We’re getting ready to hit the road again for our 30th year. We’ll be doing 4 shows this year and they’re all big ones. We had hoped to do more shows, but so many are on conflicting dates and it was hard to pick and choose:

RENO – Wild Sheep Foundation at the Reno Convention Center (Jan. 16-18)

NASHVILLE – Safari Club International at the Nashville Convention Center (Jan. 22-25)

SALT LAKE CITY – Western Hunt and Conservation Show at the Salt Palace (Feb. 13-16)

ORANGE CO. – Pacific Coast Sportfishing Show at the Orange Co. Fairgrounds (Mar. 6-9)

We’ll be there and we’re looking forward to seeing you and getting you set up to see us in La Paz in 2025.

However, don’t wait! Dates are filling up pretty fast and reservations are coming in daily. You can write me directly: tailhunterfishinglapaz@gmail.com

We don’t want to miss you, especially if you have a favorite captains or hotel!

That’s our story!

Wishing you many blessings for the holidays, Christmas and the New Year!

Jonathan & Jilly

Jonathan Roldan’s
Tailhunter Sportfishing
www.tailhunter.com Mexico Office:

Tailhunter Sportfishing

755 Paseo Obregon, La Paz, Baja Sur, Mexico

US 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

Read Full Post »

La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay/ Suenos Bay Fishing Report for Nov. 21-Dec. 4, 2024

Posted in amberjack, bahia, Bahia de Los Muertos, Bahia de los Suenos, Bahia de los Suenos fishing, bahia de Los Suenso, bahia magdalena, Baja, baja fishing, Baja fishing reports, baja mexico, Baja sportfishing packages, baja sur, Baja Vacations, beach, beaches, billfish, bonito, cabo san lucas, cabo tuna jackpot tournament, cabrilla, carnavale, carnival, catch-and-release, central washington sportsmans show, Cerralvo Island, cerralvo Island, Cerralvo Island Fishing, charter, charters, circle hooks, corona virus mexico covid 19, corvina, Costa Baja Resort, day trips, deep sea, diving, dog tooth snapper, dog-tooth, dorado, east cape, eco tours, ecotourism, el sargento, espirito, espirito santo island, Espirito Santo Island, Extreme Expeditions Alaska, family, family fishing, fish, fish report, fishing, fishing and hunting shows, fishing charters, fishing guides, fishing report, fishing reports, fishing tackle, fishing techniques, fishing tips, fishing tournaments, fishing trips, fishing video, fishing videos, fly fishing, fly fishing. Spearfishing, flyfishing, Fred Hall Fishing Show, fred hall fishing shows, freediving, FUBAR cocina cantina, FUBAR Cocina Cantina Restaurant, girls fishing, golden grouper, gray whales, Great Western Hunt and Conservation Expo, grey whales, grouper, guide, holiday, holidays, Hotel Perla, idaho sportsman show, IGFA, inshore, International Fish and Game, International Sportsmans Expo, International Sportsmens Expo, ISE, jack crevalle, jill roldan, jonathan roldan, kids, La Concha Beach Resort, La Paz, la paz, la paz baja sur, la paz fishing, La Paz Vacations, la ventana, La Ventana Fishing, Las Arenas, Las Arenas fishing, light tackle, live bait, los barriles, mag bay, Magdalena Bay, mahi mahi, marlin, mexican, Mexican, Mexican sportfishing outfitters, Mexican sportfishing packages, mexico, Mexico, mexico fishing, Mexico vacations, muertos bay, Muertos Bay Fishing, offshore, outfitter, outfitters, Pacific Northwest Sportsmans Show, package, packages, panga, pargo, pompano, Portland Expo Center, rainbow runner, robalo, rooster fish, roosterfish, sailfish, scuba, sea lions, sea of cortez, seabass, sierra, sierra mackeral, snapper, snook, snorkel, snorkeling, spearfishing, sportfishing, sportfishing packages, squid, suenos bay, swimming, tailhunter, tailhunter international, tailhunter restaurant, Tournament fishing, travel, triple tail, tuna, Tuna tournament, Uncategorized, vacation, wahoo, Washington Sportsmans Show, Washington Sportsmens show, Western Outdoor New Tuna Jackpots, Western Outdoor News, whale sharks, whale watching, whales, whalesharks, whalewatching, women, women fishing, world record, world records, yellowfin tuna, yellowtail, tagged amberjack, bahia, baja mexico, beaches, billfish, bonito, cabo san lucas, cabrilla, cerralvo Island, charter, coronavirus in Mexico, deep sea, diving, dog-tooth, dorado, east cape, eco tours, Espirito Santo Island, family, fish, fishing, fishing report, fishing techniques, fishing tips, fishing video, fly fishing, fly fishing. Spearfishing, FUBAR cocina cantina, gray whales, grey whales, guide, holiday, IGFA, inshore, jack crevalle, jill roldan, jonathan roldan, kids, la paz, Las Arenas, light tackle, live bait, los barriles, marlin, Mexican, Mexico, muertos bay, offshore, outfitter, package, panga, pargo, pompano, rooster fish, sailfish, scuba, sea lions, sea of cortez, seabass, sierra, snorkeling, sportfishing, suenos bay, swimming, tailhunter restaurant, Tailhunter Sea Level, tuna, vacation, wahoo, whale sharks, whale watching, women, world records, yellowtail on December 4, 2024| Leave a Comment »

WINDIEST PATCH SO FAR AND MORE

La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay/ Suenos Bay Fishing Report for Nov. 21-Dec. 4, 2024

SHORT ATTENTION SPAN REPORT

WATER: Still some warm patches of blue and somewhat warm with surface temps about 75 degrees, but the ocean is cooling and getting greener as the winds come up and the deeper we get into winter.

WEATHER: Mostly pleasantly sunny. Daytime temps in the high 70’s to low 80’s. Cooler at night dropping to the low 60’s.

FISH HOOKED: Dorado, pompano, trevally, small roosters, marlin, tuna, wahoo, pargo, cabrilla, snapper, sierra, amberjack, bonito, jack crevalle

MEXICAN MINUTE LA PAZ VIDEO REPORT

THE BIG PICTURE and the REST of the STORY…

The fishing report is a bit tardy once again.

I was hoping for a break in the weather and hopefully something with a little more content to tell you about instead of the same broken record. So, I kept waiting!

Honestly, in the last two weeks we’ve only been able to put out one boat but have had to cancel several other trips as well as turn away some snorkel and scuba reservation requests.

I get reservation requests daily, but I like to be honest and transparent about expectations and frankly, the northern winds are getting more prevalent. It’s harder and harder to find a gap in the weather where I can tell folks they might have a shot at getting on the water. Especially these days. Many of the folks in town are not hard-core anglers. Many or on vacations and are just looking for a day to try some fishing. Often, they are families and often with youngsters in tow.

It’s not fun if I send them out and they get soaked and bounced around and get seasick and maybe even get canceled or blown out. It’s supposed to be fun. So, I turn alot of folks away and tell them it’s best to just stay on the beach.

It’s a nice time to be in town. It’s mostly sunny and in the high 70’s to low 80’s. in the day time. Definitely alot more pleasant than say Canada or North Dakota. Evenings drop down into the cooler high-60s.

But looking at the wind forecast for example, the next 10 days show’s northern winds blowing up to 18 knots per hour. That’s a big reasons all the windsurfers are often the only ones on the water.

The fishing reports I have are from the handful of guys I got out about a week ago for one day, but also from friends in town who have the luxury of knowing when the winds lay back for a bit. It also comes from friends who are commercial fishermen who don’t have the luxury of choosing their times so they have to go out to feed their families and make a living.

What I”m hearing and seeing is that there’s some good variety on the water if you can find the right weather-spot.

There are still warm patches of water holding some dorado, marlin and even the occasional tuna or wahoo. The dorado are the school-sized 5-10 pounders mostly.

However the waters are cooling and continue so as the winds get stronger the deeper we get into the winter. Hence, we also seeing species like amberjack, trevally, pompano, pargo, cabrilla, snapper, bonito and jack crevalle. I hear there have been some jags of yellowtail at the north end of Cerralvo Island as well as the east and north sides of Espirito Santo Island.

There’s some small roosters and jacks along the beaches.

Live bait becomes and issue as it’s harder for the commercial bait-sellers to find live bait to sell if the waters are too rough so that means sportfishing can become more lure-based fishing.

RESERVATIONS FOR 2025

They’re coming in daily and a number of dates between May and October (prime time) are already sold out or filling pretty fast. We don’t want to miss you especially if you have a favorite captains or hotel or are chasing that bucket list fish! Don’t wait. Check your calendar and get in touch with us as soon as you can!