La Paz – Las Arenas/ Bania Muertos/ Suenos Bay Fishing Report for April 3-10, 2022
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That’s alot of ceviche! Gary Wagner, out amigo and owner of Rancho Costa in Bahia Muertos got himself a big sierra!
Hugo, our popular driver, even got into the bite one day with a fat yellowtail off Punta Perrico.
Kyle Skibsted from Salt Lake City was out with Captain Gerardo again and got a nice variety including the big yellowtail, pargo, sierra, sheephead and triggerfish. All great eating on the table!
Tought day of fishing, but young Jesue Denogean got the lone yellowtail of the day out’ve La Paz. Captain Licho lends a hand. That’s Captain Rogelio in the back who was also aboard that day.
Greg Garrison is back and poses with an good-eating pargo he pulled off the reef. Greg is from Colorado.
Third day fishing for Nancy and Kyle and they have more fish to take home. I see cabrilla, sierra and bonito on the cutting table.
Gary’s taking a tasty yellowtail back to is place!
Captain Gerardo even got into the action with his own yellowtail this past week.
Not too bad of a week. Not great but not bad. There were high and low spots depending upon conditions. Winds came up somewhat again so it did hamper some of the bite and it wasn’t as good as the week before.
However, it’s really hard to tell. This past week is the lull before spring break and Easter Week when the crowds really hit. So, normally we haven’t had many folks on the water and this past week there were even fewer. Most folks coming in are here on holiday and not necessarily to fish. Maybe, they want a day on the water, but that’s it. So, it’s hard to pinpoint a specific bite.
We did have yellowtail again as the prime target. Fish ran from 15 to 30 pounds, but the bite varied from day-to-day and place-to-place. It even varied from boat-to-boat. It really was a matter of being in the right place at the right time. The captains and clients all worked hard to find the fish, but it wasn’t always as productive as we would have liked.
Still, in the right spots, the yellowtail fell for live sardines, mackerel, trolled jigs and dropped iron and knife jigs. A number of nice fish were lost to the rocks because these fish hold close to structure which could mean, rocks reefs or other underwater objects. The same areas held their cousin amberjacks and some nice cabrilla (seabass) in the 3-8 pound class.
We did have a few dorado hooked and the marlin are getting more active. We had a couple of billfish shakers, but none of the hookups stuck. No wahoo or tuna yet, but more roosterfish are starting to show up. Nothing big to speak-of. However, some of the anglers had fun on light tackle with 3-10 pound fish. Several larger 20 pound class fish were released. We also had jacks, cabrilla, sierra and lots of bonito in the counts.
Winds might be increasing this week, but overall, we’ve been looking at sunny days in the mid-80’s and nighttime temps in the mid-60’s. Pretty time to be in town!
That’s my story! Happy Easter and Easter Week everyone! Blessings always!
La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay/ Bahia Suenos Fishing Report for Week of Mar. 26-April 2, 2022
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That’s ALOT of quality meat on the table! Jim Molinari and Kip Slaugh our long-time friends from Salt Lake City started their week with alot of filets for the ice chest! I see big cabrilla, pargo, amberjack, a big yellowtail, sierra and snapper!
Jim Bovee and Pancho are always a good team. Jim ran into some of the winds, but still picked up this good-looking yellowtail on a pink yo zuri. Jim was staying at Rancho Costa this time there at Bahia Muertos.
First-timers from Santa Barbara who only had one day to fish, Jack and son Lucas Bohnet have some terrific fish to take home with this yellowtail and big trophy cabrilla.
Another amigo with only one day to squeeze in, Chris Anthony put this yellowtail in the box, but also battled a big hammerhead shark as well fishing off Espirito Santo Island.
First-time friends from Utah, Kyle and Nancy Skibsted were out with Captain Armando and caught the only dorado of the week as well as some white bonito on the table and a tasty sierra! They also threw back a bunch of hard-charging skipjack.
Here you go!!! On day and BOOM! Captain Gerardo put Mike Gollick and his wife onto a sweet bite of hefty yellowtail plus bonito and sierra.
Bucket list for San Diego angler Jonathan Vilchez. Tough day fishing, but they did get one yellowtail fishing with captain Rogelio and Licho, but Jonathan put the hurt on his first roosterfish and one of our first of the season as well. The fish was released!
No big thing! Jim and Kip again with another good day on the water. Check out the size of these yellowtail plus the nice amberjack as well. I see a triggerfish and cabrilla peeking out as well.
YEOW! Craig Wong and Martin Aguilera have some pig yellowtail in hand there in Bahia Muertos!
This is a trophy cabrilla that Captain Pancho is lipping for Jim Bovee! Jim took it on a spinning rod and trolling a big lip Rapala. Nicely done, guys!
All indications are that with each passing week, the conditions are warming and improving. We’re not completely done yet with the strong northern winds of winter that often blow us off the water from November to April, but we had one one of the better fishing weeks, all things considered.
Still not many folks fishing, but overall the area has become much more fishable with only about 3 days that were gusty. We still had daytime temps in the low 80’s and nighttime temps in the high 60’s.
Fishing success was just really determined by where you fish and what day you picked. If it was one of the windier days, then it was more difficult. Also, if it’s windy, it’s hard to get live bait. Either because the winds make it difficult for the bait guys to catch the bait under the rough conditions or because there simply aren’t that many fishermen out right now, it’s not economic for them to go out if there aren’t enough anglers to purchase the bait. So, that means using alot more lures than normal. Also, alot of it is luck. On any given day, some boats just did better than others.
Two things especially stand out. First, the yellowtail are still around and biting nicely. Not sure how long they’ll stay around, but some nice healthy 20-35 pound fish are being hung on the high spots around Cerralvo and Espirito Santo Island as well as some of the inshore shallower rock reefs. The fish are eating jigs, lures and live bait. Hopefully, these fish will hang out a bit longer, but as the waters get warmer, these fish will move off to deeper water and replaced by warmer water species like the dorado of which we caught a few this week. In the same areas as the yellowtail, we also rocked some nice amberjack which are the cousins of the yellowtail and also pretty tasty on the table.
The big surprise were the big cabrilla (seabass) caught this week. Trophy-sized 5-12 pounders that looked like baby grouper were not uncommon and found in many of the rocky places where we were also hitting the yellowtail and amberjack .
In addition, action was also pretty good on several species of bonito and skipjack, snapper, pargo, sierra and jack crevalle.
La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay/ Bahia Suenos Fishing Report for Week of Mar. 11-17, 2022
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Captain Blas has been rocking the yellowtail when he can get out. This big one ate a live mackerel off Espirito Santo Island.
YEOW! Dr. Jesus Velarde was out with Captain Pancho and nailed this mossback yellowtail on a Rapala outside of Bahia Muertos.
Yea…the yellowtail can be horses right now.
Water condition are changing and definitely warming as indicated by some of the species that are starting to show up. The only issues is the winds still make it rough and difficult to fish. About half the days this week were not fishable or so bad that the port captain shut down all boat traffic. The other issue is that often, because of the winds or lack of fishermen this time of the year, the bait guys aren’t going out to get live bait or the bait is difficult to get.
That being said, we did have a few folks out on the 2-3 days that were fishable. Again, as mentioned, bait was difficult, but using jigs and frozen bait, yellowtail were still the targeted catch, but other species showed up as well. The yellowtail could be close to shore in shallow water and with the fish going 20-30 pounds it could be a tough battle keeping the powerful fish from the rocks. The areas around Punta Perrico as well as the north and south ends of Cerralvo Island were all holding fish as were the west and east sides of Espirito Santo Island inside the coves and high spots.
Other species included some nice jags of sierra, pargo, cabrilla and snapper as well as bonito.
However, some dorado are starting to show up which is a good sign that waters are warming up earlier than normal. There were also marlin sightings although no hook ups .
SPOKANE – BIG HORN OUTDOOR SHOW WASHINGTON
We’ve been on the road for the better part of 3 months now and we’re finally coming to the end of the trail. It’s been great! Thanks to everyone and all the hospitality at the Central Oregon Show in Redmond last week! Incredible fun!
This week, we’re at the Spokane County Fairgrounds for the Big Horn Outdoor Show that runs Thursday to Sunday. This is our first time in this area and it’s a massive production and huge show with almost 500 exhibitors, live music, food, seminars, demonstrations, RV’s, boats and more! Stuff for the whole family. Come out and see us!
After this, just one more show…one of our favorites. The International Sportsmans Expo at the Denver Convention Center in Denver, CO. Then, we head home to La Paz!
Don’t get left out from fishing this year! We’re filling fast. Contact us soon. I can be reached directly at jonathan@tailhunter.com
Even if you can’t make the show, we’ll apply the show discounts if you reach out before the end of March!
La Paz – Las Arenas/ Bahia Muertos/ Suenos Bay Fishing Report for Week Feb. 7-14, 2022
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Gary Wagner, owner of Rancho Costa, gives a gaff-assist to Reagan Kobach from Kansas. Crazy dorado in February!
This is a first! In almost 30 years and thousands of fishing clients in the area, I’ve never seen anyone catch a barracuda. I’ve seen small schools during scuba diving, but this is really unusual. In fact, it looks very much like an Atlantic barracuda with it’s big head and jaw rather than the typical skinny Pacific barracuda. Kris Korbach with the smiling pose!
These fish might look small, but they are powerful fun action fish! Kris and Lily hit a bunch of these white bonito which are not only fun, but great tasting!
GW in the house! Actually, Gary Wagner in HIS house as the owner there of Rancho Costa Resort with a big sierra. Knowing Gary this ended up as bowls of ceviche for dinner!
I had a feeling this would happen. After so many crazy day and weeks of wind with so very few windows of opportunity to fish, the wind actually took it’s foot off the pedal for more than a day. The waters settled down. The ocean flattened out.
And sure enough we had some fish bite!
Once again, we had some nice slugger yellowtail in the count up to about 25 pounds feeding off the high spots south of Cerralvo Island and then north around La Reina and La Reynita. Some larger fish…maybe even big amberjack might have been hooked in the same area as the anglers said, they were getting hit by something much much larger down there more powerful than the yellowtail.
WHAAAAAT? DORADO IN FEBRUARY?
Additionally some dorado crept into the counts as well which is indicative of either some warm patches of surface water or else a sign that our waters are warming early this year. The fish averaged about 10 pounds. Not too big, but lots of fun and good eating. Surely, no one was complaining about the surprise biters on the chew. Dorado in winter? Usually, we don’t see dorado until late April!
On top of that, the usual inshore fish of sierra, pargo, lots of Pacific and white bonito as well as snapper and cabrilla were in the counts.
Again, not really that many folks on the water and this coming week looks like the wind are going to come stomping back at 10-18 knots per hour, but good to know there’s some fish out there.
WHALES ARE BACK!
Our whale-watching trips to Lopez Mateos on the Pacific side are in full-swing right now as the vanguard of the annual migration of grey whales have arrived in the shallow warm waters of Bahia Magdalena where they’ll mate and birth for the next 2 months or so. It’s a great opportunity to get close to these fantastic gentle animals.
The whales have been more than cooperative to come visit with the boaters!
HERE WE COME PORTLAND!
We just wrapped up the biggest show of the 2022 road season this week in Salt Lake City at the Western Hunt and Conservation Expo at the Salt Palace in downtown Salt Lake City. By far, the craziest and most hectically fun show so far! Jill and I were 10 hours straight for 4 days talking non-stop in our booth. We ran out’ve flyers and brochures as the aisles were packed shoulder-to-shoulder with folk coming to check out the more than 700 exhibitors from around the world.
Shout out and thank you to everyone who came by to say hi and we’re looking forward to seeing you in La Paz this year!
We got so many bookings and reservations for this year to come fish that each night, Jill and I were up another 3-4 hours logging all the reservations back in our hotel room! Dates are filling up and now we’re headed to another huge show in Portland!
We banzai drive from Salt Lake City back to the Pacific Coast! We’re probably on the road by the time you read this!
The Pacific Northwest Sportsmans Expo runs Wednesday to Sunday (Feb. 16-20) and is held at the Portland Expo Center at the north end of the city by the river. We’ll be in the booth all 5 days and looking forward to seeing you.
There are hundreds of booths and exhibits each year with seminars, displays, lots of gear to check out and buy and exhibitors from all over the world for hunting, fishing, camping, RV’s, boating and so much more!
Dates are filling really fast and Mexico has dropped all covid restrictions as of last week! Mexico has become the #1 international travel destination! Don’t wait. We have 4 more shows coming up, but our fishing calendar is filling. Get in touch with us! ( Write me directly jonathan@tailhunter.com )
La Paz – Las Arenas/ Bahia Muertos/ Suenos Bay Fishing Report for Week of Feb. 1-7, 2022
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Keith Williams stuck this nice forkie yellowtail along with bonito and cabrilla. Thanks for the photo BM!
Folks think that if there’s crazy weather in the U.S. that somehow it stops at the border. On the contrary, weather doesn’t stop at border. If things are happening in the U.S., it definitely affects things in Mexico. Accordingly, winds continued from the north although there were some spots here and there where the winds gave us some breaks and allowed a few moments of fishing. They were rare and you had to pick your spots.
However, in addition the usual inshore species like snapper, cabrilla and jacks, some beefy yellowtail started to show up. The usual spots at the north and south ends of Cerralvo Island and off Punta Perico held some nice fish in the 15-25 pound class. The fish were willing to chew sardines, mackerel as well as yo-yo and knife jigs. Slow trolled mackerel-colored Rapalas also kicked in a few bites. Some larger fish were lost insofar as these fish are around structure like rocks and reefs and after a slamming stike, they freight-train back to cover easily busting and cutting lines.
Hopefully, this is the start of a nice yellowtail season if the winds give us more breaks. This coming week, actually looks like the winds will dial back a bit. Not ideal, but more fishable than it has been for any extended period.
ROAD DIARY 2022
Just finishing up another good show here at the Washington State Fairgrounds for the Washington Sportsmans Show. So great to see so many old friends and Tailhunter Nation! Thanks for coming by and we’re looking forward to seeing many of you who reserved spots to come see us this year in La Paz!
By the time you’re reading this, we’ll be on the road and zooming to our next show which is the huge Western Hunt and Conservation Show at the Salt Palace downtown in Salt Lake City UT. This will be possibly the largest show on our 2022 road tour and it’s ALWAYS fun and one of the most dynamic shows in which we exhibit.
Check out this video I made from the 2022 show before the shutdowns…
It runs from Thursday to Sunday and we’d love to see you if you’re in the area. If not, don’t wait to make your reservations to come see us for fishing this year. Dates are filling up rapidly. We’ve done shows in Reno, Sacramento, Washington and now headed to Utah. Many dates are selling out so get in touch with us so we don’t miss you!
WHALEWATCHING SEASON KICKS OFF!
It’s been breezy in Bahia Magdalena for the whalewatching this year, but on the calm days, the whales have been more than cooperative to come visit with the boaters!
Someone needs a nose scratch!
The grey whales have shown up for their annual migration from the Bering Sea to spend the winter months in the warm waters at Bahia Magdalena. It’s a pretty incredible experience to see and interact with these magnificent animals in the shallow bay.
Don’t miss out another year. Get in touch with us to set up your once-in-a-lifetime experience. The whales usually stick around until mid or late March!
La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay/ Suenos Bay Fishing Report for Jan 19-29, 2022
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We actually tried to send out some boats this past week. Everyone was informed that it might be very windy and rough, but they wanted to give it a go. One day they had to cancel because of the winds. Another day, the only got to fish a few hours then were blown off by the winds. They got one bite from an unknown fish and lost it. That was it. Another day, was also a cancelations.
Just not a great time to be on the water. Air temps are sunny and warm going up to the low 80’s in the day, but the north winds continue to be pesky and prohibitive. Mostly the only folks fishing right now are some of the commercial guys as well as some of our captains with family or friends for sustenance during the off-season which runs November to April.
Live bait has also been an issue because with so very few folks on the water, it’s not economical for the bait guys to work all morning to get bait they can’t sell to anyone or they have trouble getting the bait because the areas holding bait are too rough.
The few catches that are being made are mostly the usual inshore stuff. Generally small snapper, some cabrilla and pargo. Peripherally hooking jack and bonito.
GRATEFULLY BACK ON OUR WAY and THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU!
Busted the glass, the wrap, the pistons AND the tailgate!
In case you hadn’t heard, we are finally back on the road and headed to our third show which will be at the Washington State Fairgrounds in Puyallup WA. More on that below.
However, we wanted to give a shout-out to all of our Tailhunter Tribe, Family and Friends who came to our rescue. Last week during the show in Sacramento, our Tailhunter vehicle got broken into. Nothing taken, but the intruders pretty much destroyed not only the glass and custom wrap but also the pistons and part of the tailgate.
The vehicle was not driveable and had to be towed.
We have more than 2 more months of shows to attend and were initially told that parts and repairs might take as much as 3 weeks! There were simply no parts in Sacramento because of supply chain issues. One part was all the way in Michigan. The one tech who could do the repairs was TWO months backed up with work!
Jill worked like crazy on the phones with dealers and found Epic Chevy in Sacramento who went above-and-beyond. They found subcontractors in other cities who had parts and they all pulled together to get the parts expedited to the Chevy dealer where a tech put us to the head of the line and worked all weekend to get us on the road!
Instead of 3 week, it was done in 5 days!
Good job, Jilly. She used to work in the car industry for 20 years and dug deep to get us back on tour!
However, so many of you offered cars, trucks, trailers, your homes, your connections and even meals to help us get through or get back on our show circuit! The out-pouring was incredible. We are more than touched and grateful and you humbled us with your thoughtfulness! God bless you all for being angels when we needed you!
On a side note, we’ve been doing the show in Sacramento for over 20 years. Never had an issue. But, sad and distressing to see the area around the fairgrounds. Lots of homeless living everywhere and pretty much anywhere they decide to set up a camp or boxes on the sidewalk or a parking lot. Vagrants walking all over. Folks living in derelict cars. At the stores and markets, there are no baskets or carts…they have all been stolen.
One of our good friend who is an hunting outfitter in Idaho had his whole rig stolen from the parking lot. One of our clients was carjacked at gunpoint by a guy fleeing a murder.
So sad to see the deterioration. Praying and hoping for better!
…SO HERE WE COME WASHINGTON!
Thanks to everyone who has come to visit us at our Reno and Sacramento show and to all of you who signed up for trips to come visit, we’re excited to have you come fishing with us this year! Muchas gracias!
So from Feb. 3-6, we’ll be at the Washington State Fairgrounds south of Seattle at the Washington State Sportsman’s Show. It’s always a good one and we love visiting the area every year. Come say hi and let’s talk about fishing in 2022!
The calendar is filling up with reservations coming in daily! Do NOT wait to check with us or to come to your city in the next few months. We don’t want to miss you and dates are really filling up fast!
SHOWS COMING UP:
Salt Lake City, UT
Portland, OR
Bend, OR
Spokane, WA
Denver, CO
Hope to see you !
WHALEWATCHING SEASON IS READY FOR YOU!
Prime time for whale watching at Bahia Magdalena! Now through March when the whales come to hang out in the shallow bay before heading back up to the Bering Sea near Alaska on their annual migration. Get in touch with us to set up the whole package trip! It’s a life-time experience!
La Paz – Las Arenas/ Bahia Muertos/ Suenos Bay Fishing Report for Week of Jan. 11-19, 2022
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A rare calm day, but there’s marlin in our waters!
Captain Pancho was out on his own with family friends near Bahia Muertos when he hooked this baby sailfish. An unusual catch in the winter. The fish was released and they went home with some cabrilla and pargo for dinner.
Unexpected biter on light tackle!
A windy week again and even a bit of rain this past week. Most of the winds are still coming from the north between 10 and 20 mph with some stronger gusts making it difficult to be on the water. Air temps are running from the low 60’s at night to the mid-70’s in the daytime.
There were a few very small windows to fish. Either because the winds diminished a bit (but it was still rough) or at least to get out for a very short time before the winds pushed everyone off the water.
Most of the fishing has been inshore since captains are hesitant to either go out too far where it can be rough or staying inside just-in-case the winds kick up. Also, if the winds are blowing, it’s difficult for the bait guys to get live bait so slow trolling inshore with crank baits or similar is often the only way to catch fish. However, catches inshore can still be fun with sierra, jacks, small bonito, cabrilla and snapper.
Mostly, it’s the captains, their friends and other locals fishing.
There must be some warmer water outside because on those rare occasions when the boats can push out a little further, there are some dorado hanging out. Either holdovers from last season or that have arrived early for the 2022 season! Who knows?
The biggest surprise were finding billfish in our waters so early in the season. Normally, we don’t see billfish until maybe May or even June depending on the water temperatures. But, in the small windows of fishing opportunity the last few days, the guys are hooking striped marlin. Again, there must be some warm water around and obviously, a food source for the billfish!
But, still a nice surprise.
SACRAMENTO INTERNATIONAL SPORTSMANS EXPO
We just wrapped up a fantastic show at the Reno Convention Center in Reno, Nevada for the Wild Sheep Foundation last week. With all the shows closed down for almost two years, it’s a crapshoot wondering if anyone will show up, but we had lots of attendees and hundreds of exhibitors so thanks to everyone who stopped by to say hi…grabbed a brochure…and for those who booked with us! We’re looking forward to the visit!
This week, we are back in the booth at the International Sportsman’s Expo taking place Thursday to Sunday at the Calfornia State Fairgrounds in Sacramento. It’s the biggest show in California now and I’ve heard there’s over 600 exhibitors from all over the world for fishing, camping, hunting, boating, RV’s, off-road, seminars, demonstrations and more! Stuff for the whole family!
Come bay and say hi. Let’s talk about fishing in La Paz this year. The calendar is getting filled so we don’t want to miss you. We’ve got a new brochure this year as well. Here’s more info:
Hope to see you here. After this, we’ll be at the Washington State Fairgrounds in Puyallup WA from Feb. 2-6.
WHALEWATCHING SEASON IS HERE AGAIN!
February and March are ideal times to come see the whales in the warm calmwaters off the Pacific in Bahia Magdalena. It’s the largest migration in the world as these great animals venture down from the Bering Sea to mate and give birth every year. Contact us now to set up a trip of a lifetime!
La Paz – Las Arenas/ Bahia Muertos/ Suenos Bay Fishing Report for Week of Aug. 3-10, 202
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Yohan and Jessica found that one day of calm and also found some legit-sized dorado out’ve Bahia Muertos.
Tough week to try to fish in La Paz. Most days winds blew 10-20 mph plus some rain. We try to schedule folks when it looks least inclement for fishing, but it’s often hit-or-miss. La Paz has so many different micro-climates, and weather forecasting is hardly an exact science, especially in our area. It can look calm in La Paz Bay, but just outside the bay it could look like the cold crazy North Atlantic. Or, at Las Arenas Point it could look fishable from afar, but when you get there, the current and winds are so strong that only wind-surfers are out there.
Or, in the morning, you push some folks out in a boat, but two hours later after they’ve found live bait, the weather changes. Even finding live bait is an issue. If it has been rough, it’s hard to find bait in the shallows. Or, since there aren’t many fishermen out, it’s a 50-50 chance that the bait guys don’t go out to catch any bait so we might send out a boat, but find out the bait guys didn’t work that night or morning.
There’s some dorado still holding here and there which is strange since they are warm-water fish and some rumors of wahoo, but mostly if folks are out fishing, it’s a catch of sierra, cabrilla, snapper and pargo mixed with bonito or jacks. Fun inshore fish.
WORLD RECORD PARGO!
We did get some good news. We got our latest new IGFA World Record. Doctor Gamaliel Morales caught a 46 pound mullet snapper (pargo liso) last May at the southern end of Cerralvo Island. It beat the standing all-tackle record by a single pound. Dr. Morales saw bait breaking on the surface at the island and thought marlin might be chasing up the bait so he pinned on a caballito and got hit in about 60’ of water by the big pargo. He got it over to our Tailhunter Restaurant where we have an IGFA certified scale and we got it weighed.
It beat the former record of 45 pounds also caught at Cerralvo Island!
Congratulations to Dr. Morales who has been waiting since May to hear!
Interestingly, we caught an even larger pargo maybe 5-10 pounds larger just a few days earlier, but the fisherman cut it up before we could tell him to get it to the scale.
You just never know what will bite if you have a line in the water and the waters around La Paz have produced a number of world records!
WHALE WATCHING SEASON STARTING UP!
It’s coming up on whale watching season. The annual migration has started as the whales come down from the Bering Sea and spend several months in the warm Baja waters along the Pacific Coast mating, and birthing. Best time to get close to these magnificent animals is mid-February to March. It’s an incredible experience. Check it out and get in touch with us for an event of a lifetime!
TAILHUNTER IN RENO THIS WEEK – THURSDAY to SATURDAY
On 2020, our hunting/ fishing exhibition tour got cut short by Covid. In 2021, all our shows were cancelled. However, we’re back on the road again and headed from Texas to Reno as you read this!
Three months on the road! It’s been awhile!
We have 8-10 shows on the calendar this year so hopefully, we’re coming to a city near you!
This week we will be at the Reno Convention Center at the WILD SHEEP FOUNDATION SHOW from Thursday to Sunday! It’s a huge show with tons of exhibitors and it would be great to see you to chat about visiting us in La Paz this year. Here’s a 60-second video of the 2020 show. Keep in mind this was just before Covid hit in 2020. Pretty exciting stuff to see.
Jill and I will be in the booth every day and we’re looking forward to seeing you!
Just a head’s up! Lots of dates are already filling up and many of your favorite captains are getting booked and hotels filled. Don’t wait until the shows to get in touch with us. We don’t want you to miss out on the great fishing this year!
Coming up: The International Sportsman’s Expo at the California State Fairgrounds Jan. 2023!
La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay/ Suenos Bay Fishing Report for Dec. 19, 2022-Jan. 2, 2022
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Not much happening during the holidays. Temperatures took a dip and weather remained inconsistent with some days showing very strong winds and rough waters and not many folks out at all on the water. We even had some strong rain come through.
Because of the weather, we cancelled a few bookings and just advised folks it was better to roam around town or hang out at the pool. No sense in wasting money getting bounced around and not catching fish.
Some folks who did go out, had to come back early. With the rough waters, it was difficult to find live bait so they spent the day trolling up a few cabrilla and snapper. However, some of the commercial guys reported some stray dorado and even a few wahoo taken far outside. Some bonito and jacks also picked up as well.
But, overall, very slow mostly because no one is fishing this time of year. Off-season is November to April.
ON OUR WAY TO SEE YOU IN 2022 – TAILHUNTER BACK ON THE ROAD!
Come visit our booth to say hi and let’s talk about fishing in La Paz this year!
Looks like we’re headed back out on the road this year!
In 2020, our show tour got curtailed about half-way through. Then, last year, all the shows were cancelled. However, this year, we’ve got 8 shows on the calendar and hopefully adding a few more before the end. We are really excited and hope to have you come see us and say hi and let’s set up a trip to come visit us this coming fishing season!
Here’s the schedule:
TAILHUNTER 2022 ROAD TOUR
RENO NV – Wild Sheep Foundation Show (Jan. 13-15) (Reno Convention Center)
SACRAMENTO CA – International Sportsmans Expo (Jan. 20-23) / California State Fairgrounds
PUYALLUP WA – Washington Sportsman’s Show (Feb. 2-6) (Washington State Fairgrounds)
SALT LAKE CITY UT – Great Western Hunt & Conservation Show (Feb. 10-13) / Salt Palace
PORTLAND OR – Pacific NW Sportsman’s Show ( Feb. 16-20) / Portland Expo Center
REDMOND OR – Central Oregon Sportsmans Show (Mar. 10-13) / Central Oregon Fairgrounds
SPOKANE WA – Bighorn Sheep Show (Mar. 17-20) / Spokane County Fair and Expo Center
DENVER CO – International Sportsmans Expo (Mar. 24-27) / Denver Convention Center
We hope you can come visit. You can Google the shows for further details or write to us at Jonathan@tailhunter.com
Also, don’t wait until the show comes! Spaces are already filling and some dates are already filled. Get in contact with us as soon as you can so we don’t miss you, especially if you want certain dates, hotels, captains or are looking to catch a specific species!
La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay/ Suenos Bay Fishing Report for Dec. 6-18, 2021
MEXICAN MINUTE VIDEO REPORT
THE REST OF THE STORY…
One of the “better” days. Plate-sized pargo, cabrilla and snapper
Not much to report, to be honest. It’s been the lull between Thanksgiving and the Christmas week and not alot of folks in town. And those that have been in town are looking for some sunshine and warm sand. Looking for pool time and an escape from colder areas up north. Not too interested in fishing or being on the water.
Nothing wrong with hanging out poolside when it’s too rough to fish
That’s actually been a pretty good thing because it’s been windy and even a few bouts of rain although most days are sunny. On the water, it’s been rough. We’ve had maybe only a handful of folks go out fishing who were advised about conditions, but were gamers.
The windsurfers and kiteboarders really enjoy this time of year where conditions become world-class for winds.
Fishing was expectedly scratchy at best and they had to work hard for the few fish that showed up. Most of the fishing was confined to inshore area because of the strong winds and waves. Additionally, because of the winds, it’s hard to get live bait since the commercial guys or even our captains can’t get up close into the shallow areas where the bait hangs out, if it’s getting pounded by waves. Also, since November to April is off-season and there aren’t many fishermen, the bait guys don’t go out very often at night or early in the morning to catch bait if they know there’s probably no one in the morning to buy the bait and pay them for their bait-catching efforts.
The fish that were caught were mostly bonito, jacks, some snapper and pargo plus sierra and cabrilla. Pan and plate-sized fish.
The extended forecast calls for temperatures between the low 80’s to low 60’s. Northern winds 10-15 mph.
Tailhunter Fish Report 