La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay/ Suenos Bay Fishing Report for Week of Jan. 8-16, 2025
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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.
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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!
La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay/ Suenos Bay Fishing Report for Week of Dec. 31-Jan. 7, 2024
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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
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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:
La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay/ Suenos Bay Fishing Report for Week of Dec. 23-30, 2024
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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
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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:
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
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La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay/ Bahia Suenos Fishing Report for Dec. 5-21, 2024
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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
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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!
La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay/ Suenos Bay Fishing Report for Nov. 21-Dec. 4, 2024
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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
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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!
That’s my story! Hope ya’ll had a great Thanksgiving week and your holidays are off to a good start!
SOME FISHABLE DAYS BETWEEN WINDS BUT NOT MANY FOLKS IN TOWN
La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay/ Suenos Bay Fishing Report for Nov. 4-20, 2025
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WATERS: Still some warm patches with surface temps in the 80 degree area, but overall, waters are starting to cool off. Less blue. More cloudy green.
WEATHER: Really pleasant. Nice time to be in town. Low 80’s in the day. High 60′ to low 70’s at night. The bigger issue is the winds. Some days blowing up to 15 knots or more. Need to pick and choose which days to be in the office.
FISHING BEING HOOKED: Inshore species like pargo, cabrilla, snapper, sierra, jack crevalle as well as pompano and trevally. A few dorado in the warmer spots. Commercial fishermen findinga few scattered tuna and wahoo and the occasional holdover billfish.
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Richard de Coudres brought his son and friend out for one day to squeeze in some fishing getting several nice dorado, a palometa and a couple of bonito released.
Winter catch for one of the commercial pangeros of some tasty cabrilla and sierra and bonito.
Richard with one of his dorado.
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First and foremost, Jill and I and all our Tailhunter Team wish you and yours a safe, happy and peaceful Thanksgiving week and holidays! Blessings for all the holidays!
Once again, apologies for taking such a long gap between fishing reports this past month. Still recovering from surgery. Nothing serious although I’m going to be off my feet for another 2 months and I have to keep my leg elevated. It’s been hard to sit at a desk and I hate being housebound and not even being able to drive (it’s my right foot!).
On top of it, well…just not alot happening right now to be honest.
This is that gap between the summer and the holidays. Just not that many folks in town and the town itself seems to be quieter and getting ready for the holidays. Things will start to fill up more in the next week, but if you want to avoid crowds, this has been a nice time to be in La Paz. Not too hot. Not too cold.
Except for the fishing and other watersports, it’s one of my favorite times to be in town.
The winter winds have started. Not yet in full force, but about half the days of the week the northerns are blowing. At their strongest, they’re gusting maybe 10-18 knots and hour. Enough to make white caps and make it uncomfortable if not outright undesireable to be on the water unless you’re one of the myriad of windsurfers migrating to the area from all over the world in anticipation of the winds that will only get stronger the deeper we get into the winter.
However, if you get between the winds, there are some really nice days to be had. Water in some spots is still surprisingly warm with surface temps hovering close to 80 degrees. That warmer water is still holding some dorado and the occasional other warm water species like wahoo, tuna and billfish.
Most of the reports I’m getting are from local friends who can pick and choose which days to fish or from my captains who are out commercial fishing or out with their friends or family. There aren’t really any clients fishing during this time of year. So, it’s hard to really get a firm indication of what’s going on unlike the regular season when I have 20 or 30 fishermen out each day and boats scattered all over the area.
As the winds have increased, some of the waters are cooling and getting cloudier and that will only continue as we get deeper into winter. To that end, the inshore species in the colder waters have included snapper, cabrilla, sierra, pargo and similar fish. Live bait will be harder to get as well.
DATES FILLING for 2025 FISHING
Reservations for next year are coming in daily!
In 2024 was a great year for yellowtail, billfish and roosters, and I think 2025 the dorado will come busting back.
Many dates are filling for 2025 or getting close to it. We’d hate to miss you. Parts of May, June and August are already blocked.
Alaska Airlines will be flying direct to La Paz from LAX three-times a week so for the first time in over a decade there will be direct flights from the U.S. to La Paz. We are also offering 2024 prices for 2024 if booked before the end of the year and some free nights depending on the hotel and time of the season.
Don’t wait! Many of you have your favorite hotel or favorite captain.
La Paz- Las Arenas / Muertos Bay/Bahia Suenos Fishing Report for Week of Oct. 19-Nov. 3, 2024
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Jessie De Vries from San Diego with a nice bull just outside of La Paz Bay with Captain Rogelio. Waters are cooling, but there’s still some dorado schooling around.
Our amigo, Jimmy Williams, hit the north end of Cerralvo Island and found a nice jag of yellowtail. A clear indication that the waters are getting cooler.
Tailhunter’s very own, Jorge Romero, took a day off and got on the water. He hit the day at the south end of Cerralvo Island when blue marlin blew up. But not much of anyone fishing. Mostly only commercial pangeros and locals like him!
First off, a quick apology for my tardiness in posting up a more current fishing report. For close to 30 years, I’ve been pretty diligent in publishing report every week or so. However, as I explained in the last report, this particular report was going to be a little later than normal.
For one, as you see below in the report, we start getting fewer fishermen this time of the year. Secondly, and maybe most importantly, I had a little medical procedure about 10 days ago. Well, it was surgery actually whereby the doctors pretty much rebuilt my right foot…shaved a cut a bunch of bones…inserted a couple of screws…
My right foot completely wrapped up.
So, like last year when I got my knee replaced, I am once again hobbled and immobile. In fact, I will be off my feet up to 6 months and prohibited from putting any weight whatsoever on my right foot or I can screw up the surgery. Sigh…
So, pretty much doing this fishing report is the first time I’m actually able to sit up at a desk! I’ve also been on some fun happy pill pain meds as well.
Basically, my right foot got deformed. Bad DNA added to 30 years of walking around in flip-flops; carrying ice chests, luggage, scuba tanks, fishing gear…no arch support. My past caught up with me!
So, that’s my story and I’m sticking too it! And that’why the fishing report is late!
As far as fishing…
Like I said not many folks at all on the water. We’ve gone from 10, 20, 30 folks on the water each day for 7 straight months to ….ZERO. I have some guys booked for December for a few days, but that’s it…for now.
We consider mid-October to April to be off-season because the northern winds kick in and it just gets too darned rough and windy to be out on the water about 50% of the time and anglers have about a 50-70% chance of getting blown off or cancelled. I make sure that I tell anyone who wants to book about these weather issues so they had realistic expectations. Or at least be flexible on their fishing days so we can move them to the better days or tell them to just forget it.
Fishing is supposed to be fun and it’s no fun getting seasick or soaking wet or getting bounced out’ve their seats. Or wasting their money and getting cancelled.
There’s a reason why all the windsurfers and kite boarders come to the La Paz area in the winter. It’s because we get world class winds!
Fun to windsurf,but not fun to try to fish with all those whitecaps!
Well…almost on cue, the winds started up last week. Not blowing ferociously quite yet, but 10-15 knots is still blustery with some 20 knot gusts. I talked to some of the commercial guys and they said there were some days they could not get their boats in the water. There was even a little rain.
So, except for windsurfers/ kiteboarders, the only ones on the water are either commercial fisherman making a living or locals who can fish on the days when the weather permits.
As might be expected, the fish being caught are mixed. It’s a little bit of a toss up. THERE IS SOME GREAT FISHING right now. The deal is finding the days when the wind is not going to blow you off the water! But, there’s a nice mix of fish happening.
With the winds, the waters are already cooling down. That’s bringing in murkier greener patches of water, although there are still some surface temps showing 80 degree water on top.
The cooler waters are producing snapper, pargo, cabrilla, sierra, amberjack and even some yellowtail. Those are all cooler water fish.
However, there are still some warm water fish around. Some of the commercial guys have been able to boat a few tuna here and there. I’ve heard some wahoo are around and a few schools of 5-10 pound dorado or free swimmers in the 20-30 pound class, but those will diminish as the waters continue to trend cooler.
Surprisingly, billfish keep popping up just when we think we’ve seen the last of them. Some days the marlin mixed in with the dorado have been some of the best. We had one day when blue marlin were chomping like mackerel. Go figure. Just another piece of an already puzzling fishing season. Just have to take your chances with the winds.
2025 RESERVATIONS
We’re getting lots of reservations already for next season…more than usual for this time of year! Reservations are coming in daily! Dates are already filling up and some dates are already sold out or close to it!
Don’t wait! If you have favorite rooms or captains, don’t sit on your hands. Contact me directly: jonathan@taillhunter.com and let’s look at some dates!
If you book before the end of the year we are offering 2024 prices.
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La Paz -Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay/ Suenos Bay Fishing Report for Week of Oct. 11-18, 2024
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WEATHER: Mostly pretty comfortable. You can tell the weather is changing. Getting cooler in the mornings and evenings. Almost time for a sweatshirt! Low 70’s to start the day and low 90’s in the day. Very pleasant. Starting to get breezier and the north winds start up this week which will change things completely once they start blowing consistently.
WATER: Mostly pretty and blue. Perfect for fishing. Getting 81 degrees on the surface, but colder water down deeper as evidenced by some of the fish we are hooking. Have had a few bouncy days from the winds. Gonna get rougher if the winter winds start to kick in.
FISH HOOKED THIS WEEK: Dorado, tuna, wahoo, sailfish, blue marlin, striped marlin, amberjack, yellowtail, sierra, bonito, jack crevalle, roosterfish, trevally, pompano, cabrilla, pargo, triggerfish
FISHING ON A SCALE of 1-10: 7
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THE BIG PICTURE and the REST of the STORY…
Not one…FOUR! Brian Spicer had himself quite a day with Captain Victor taking four big wahoo off Cerralvo Island plus he also released a striped marlin. He donated or gifted the majority of the meat!
Randy Haire and Dennis Fujii with a nice rack or dorado to bring home!
Long-time amigo, Tim Butterworth always nails something great each time he visits us. He brought son-in-law Dave Spriggs this year and their last day, Tom got another wahoo with Captain Pancho.
Caroline Cain and family friend Kayla Lespade from Idaho had themselves a banner day with a number of big dorado like this fishing outside of La Paz Bay.
Great photo of a great day. Chris and Mari Bedsaul with Captain Gerardo.
Ken Takata and Steve Hirano fished 3 good days like this with dorado, pargo and snapper and Captain Gerardo doing the photobomb in the back.
This is what Santa does in the off-season! Actually, good amigo Rusty Cain…always good to have him visiting!
Our Tailhunter office managers, Maite Palacio and Arturo Becerrril got out on the water away from work and had fun on the dorado spot!
Mike Clark with Captain Pancho decked this beautiful blue marlin outside of Bahia Muertos. Mike had quite a battle as they passed the rod back and forth. The fish could not be revived and Mike donated much of the meat.
Chris Bedsaul and Captain Gerardo with the thumbs-up!
Such a great photo of a sweet amiga of Tailhunter. Mari Bedsaul always does well when she visits us. Beautiful colors! They actually lost two marlin and a sailfish this day!
Mike Clark poses with two of his four mahi on the day.
Anniversary trip for Don Jossie who was visiting us for the first time and had two days fishing with Captain Rogelio.
Many of you have known Benny Salgado for years working for Tailhunter as a cook, with me in the fish packing room and also our ace guitar player . We sent him out for the day to catch some dorado…good job!
The man behind the mask is Arturo Becerril…Tailhunter’s very own. He had fun with dorado like this one!
Good to have Steve Partridge and his wife fish with us for a few days. First day with Captain Armando out’ve Las Arenas was very productive! They’re from Redondo Beach CA.
Catch and release striper for Brian Spicer with Captain Victor! It was a good week for the billfish. Most broke off or were released.
Almost as big as her! Maite with one of her large dorado on the day! Her biggest!
Don Hugo poses with some of his catch of mahi at Bahia de los Muertos.
Brian…one more wahoo on the gaff!
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You can feel it in the air.
The seasons are changing. Daytime temps are getting cooler and breezier. The shadows are longer. The night times are pleasant and not a bad idea to have a light sweatshirt handy. Waters are getting just a bit bumpier when the breeze blows.
We usually say late October to April is our off-season. It starts getting windier and colder and once the north winds start blowing consistently, the fishing complexion changes completely.Not only is it rougher, but colder water fish move in as the ocean cools down.
Some days, it will be too rough to fish or you’ll get blown off the water. So, really not many folks will be fishing the next few months. But, this is why all the windsurfers and kiteboarders descend on us from all over the world to take advantage of our world-class winds in the La Paz area.
That’s generally speaking…
Sometimes, the winds don’t show up until later. And warm water fishing continues.
But, this year, just like clockwork, I can see in the forecast that next week strong northern winds start kicking up! Some gusts will be 12-20 knots.
We don’t stop fishing, but not many reservations now on the books. We’re usually running 10-20 boats per day from late March until October. For the next few months, there will be almost no one. And, if someone wants to fish, I make sure they know about the weather situation so they can make an informed decision. Many of the fisherfolks that I do get in the coming months are regulars who know what to expect. Or, they keep their schedules flexible so I can tell them which days will be worse than others so they can find the best day.
But, if this is our last “official” week of the season, we sure went out like gangbusters!
Dorado remained a solid mainstay of the catch.
It would be a crazy day if you didn’t come back with dorado in the box. Our boats have been taking 4-8 dorado on the average and many tell me they lost fish or released a whole bunch. Most fish have been in the 10-15 pound class but some of the larger bulls have hit the 20-40 pound size.
Ever day is different. Some days it’s an early bite. Some days it’s a later bite. Some days, you pick up one fish here…then 2 fish there…then nothing for a bit…then another fish…etc etc. End of the day you’ve got some decent fish in the box.
Biggest surprise…the wahoo!!!
I can’t remember when we’ve had a run of wahoo like this in my 30 years down here. Our boats were hitting 1,2, 3, 4 and 5 wahoo on the day fro 20-60 pounders. More getting lost or busting off. It was crazy. An early morning bite for the most part and 90% taken trolling Marauders, Rapalas and Nomads.
Anglers come down and fish for years trying to get just one of these incredible fish. And yet we had a few days when they suddenly just turned on like a light switch. The best spots were the north and south ends of Cerralvo Island.
As well, the billfish didn’t want to get left out either. After several weeks of non-existent biters, we had a number of billfish including sailfish, striped marlin and even the highly prized blue marlin. Most fish were lost and most that were caught were released whenever possible. But a real bonus catch!
With the weather changing, we’re seeing a few more colder water fishing starting to show up in the catches: sierra, amberjack, pompano, trevally and small yellowtail.
There’s still some smaller roosterfish still hanging out as well!
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ON A PERSONAL NOTE:
A big shout out and thank you to our Tailhunter Nation for a great 30th season. Whether you were able to visit us this year or not, Jilly and I appreciate all the love, support and friendship for all these years, but especially this year which has been especially challenging. The prayers have been the best!
As many of you know, Jilly has been dealing with some serious medical issues and has not been able to be down here in La Paz for most of the year. She’s been the ultimate trooper back in Texas dealing with the situation, while I’ve been here in La Paz alone trying to keep the Tailhunter Fleets, Restaurant and Transportation companies running and everyone smiling.
Even down here alone, Jilly has kept things rolling from up there so that I could keep things running as smoothly as possible down here. She is still my best teammate.
So, I’ve pretty much been going 7 days a week since April. I’m finally heading north to be able to see and spend time with my Jilly so we can figure some things out. I have a few medical issues of my own to iron out! (Nothing serious…just 30 years of wear-and-tear down here!).
I’ve done the fishing reports pretty religiously every week for over 28 years. But, given we’re about at the end of the season, I’m going to take a few weeks off. So, if you don’t see a report in a week, I just wanted you to know the reason. I’m fine! We’re fine.
It’s just that when my reports are late, I start getting e-mails from so many thoughtful folks!
Just wishing ya’ll grateful blessings always! Thanks for all the smiles and prayers!
That’s our story!
Jonathan and 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
La Paz- Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay/ Suenos Bay Fishing Report for Week of Oct. 2-9, 2024
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WATER: Mostly nice and blue the way we like it with surface temps still in the low to mid-80’s. However, judging from some of the species we are hooking some cooler water starting to move in down deeper and along some of the coastal areas.
WEATHER: Warm and sunny. Highs in the mid 90’s in the day time. Can be a tad breezy in the mornings, but overall, nothing to complain about. Evenings are comfortable. I would still keep a light windbreaker handy.
FISH HOOKED THIS WEEK: Dorado, tuna, wahoo, sailfish, marlin, sierra, jack crevalle, bonito, snapper, cabrilla, snapper, amberjack, rainbow runner, pompano, trevally, roosterfish
FISHING SCALE 1-10: Solid 7
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THE BIG PICTURE and the REST of the STORY…
Ray Millman from Palos Verdes CA (middle) was on his 2nd trip of 2024 with us and brought his friend, Marc Bacon, with him this time. Captain Hugo found them a nice spot of bigger golden schoolie.
Captain Armando is a big favorite every year with Fernando and Nina Delmendo. Some nice mahi meat there on the table!
Stan Andre from San Francisco has been visiting us for years. He got onto this fatty yellowfin near Punta Pescadero on an early bite!
Love having first timers with us. Nick and Katelyn Hill from Utah had a couple of days on the water with us and took home a nice batch of dorado.
More great first timers! Aly Serafin and Shawn Mahan from Wyoming got to enjoy 2 days of fishing and some sunshine. They did pretty well on the fishing! Fun folks!
Biggest gold of the week? Wiley Randolph was with Capt. Jorge when he put the wood to this big bull! His personal best and always good to have Wiley down here!
Every year, Craig Brown and cousin, Bob Layko come down from Washington/Oregon and fish with Capt. Armando. Bob battled this 80 pound tuna on 40 pound test for over 2 hours and needed some help from cousin, Craig. But, the got it in!
Tom Maher had just one day to squeeze in some fishing and made the most of it hitting a nice spot of dorado!
Tim Campbell has been fishing with me over 20-something years. He finally brought son-in-law David Spriggs to fish down here and it was fun watching David get his first dorado. They fished the whole week.
Always great when Tim Nishimura from Sacramento comes down with son, Kenny. They have been here for years with us and love fishing with Captain Gerardo. Great guys!
Captain Armando put Steve Haeseker and Dan Schroeder on a jag of dorado for their first time down here with us. Good to have met new Tailhunter friends!
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Paul Nagata! Over the many years, our friend has been a poster-boy for Tailhunter with all his big fish and great photos. He was at it again this past week.
Lyle Huffaker with his first day big golden bull! Lyle is from Idaho.
Cody and Lucas Huffaker met me years ago in Idaho and have always wanted to come down! Finally made it and took home a bunch of great dorado and had some fun too!
Eric Pennington and Wiley Randolph got some great quality gold on the cutting table there!
Two of my all-time bestest fish brothers, Kenny Campbell and Johnny Gibbs fishing with Captain Armando.
So great to have Fred and Lisa Cruz from Washington come visit us again! With their favorite Captain Gerardo, I see dorado, pompano, cabrilla and snapper on the table!
It’s been many years since Shayne Grove came fishing with us. Great to have him back on the water!
Angelo Oliverio and Joe Malone give a couple thumbs-up on their first day fishing. Angelo…special shout-out to you on making it back after the medical incident! Blessings!
Johnny Terbu and Shayne Grove! Fishing buddies for years from Utah, good to see them on our water again. They started fishing with us almost 20 years ago!
Joe Malone has some colorful blue gold on the day’s catch!
Another view of that big tuna Bob Layko hooked and fought over 2 hours, but needed help from cousin Craig Brown here holding the fish with Captain Armando.
Dave again! Happy guy with more gold!
Rusty Cain has been fishing with us for years and loves fishing with Captain Armando. He was out with family friend, Kayla Lespade from Idaho to watch her tangle with dorado for the first time!
Terry Hawk makes it a point every year to fish with us and his favorite Captain Pancho. Obviously, he does pretty well. He’s had some great catches over the years!
Paul and Captain Pancho again!
Fred and Lisa again…different day…same result…MORE FISH!
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I was thinking that this time last year we were getting slammed by 3-days of Hurricane Norma. Nothing like that so far this year, but sending our thoughts and prayers to all our Tailhunter Tribe and Nation and everyone on the Eastern and Southern areas hit by storms two weeks ago and currently getting wracked again.
We had another good solid week of fishing. Lots of fun. Lots of smiles. Lots of folks catching their first…or their biggest…or the most fish!
This should really be a very short short fishing report. Just let all the photos do the talking!
It’s almost boring! We caught alot of dorado. There! That’s the report!
Both of our fleets did pretty well. Not alot of big bulls but just fun school-sized 5-15 pounders everyday. No matter, it’s a vast improvement over how the rest of the summer/fall has been with such erratic fishing. It’s good to be able to tell folks,”Have fun today. I’m pretty sure you’re gonna catch fish!”
I would say on the average, our boats have been bringing back 6-8 dorado per day. Really hard to tell because fish are getting released. Also, fish are getting lost! That’s just the way fishing is.
The bite can be pick…pick…pick all day and at the end of the day you have a nice box of fish. Or it can be agonizingly slow then all of a sudden…BAM! You hit a frantic school and all heck busts loose in a frenzy!
In addition to the dorado, we got a little jag of 50-80 pound tuna that hit us for 2 days then disappeared. You had to get on thise fish early in the morning before they went down
Also a few wahoo biters but nothing to get too exited about. Got a few billfish…all released.
Inshore, pargo, cabrilla, some roosterfish, but also seeing some cooler-water fish moving in like sierra, amberjack, pompano, trevaly and rainbow runners!
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
FOR ONCE FISHING PRETTY SOLID – DORADO LIGHT IT UP!
La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay/ Suenos Bay Fishing Report for Week of Sept. 22-30, 2024
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WEATHER: Cooler than normal for this time of year. But, weather is still erratic. Mostly sunny, but some days cooler than others and some days more humid than others. Would still suggest you bring a light windbreaker or similar along. Mostly daytime temps in the low 90’s. Had one day where big waves and strong winds came from the south and we had to cancel fishing at Las Arenas. Next day it was fine.
WATER: Mostly clear and blue. Just the way we like it. Surface temps are a nice 80-84 degrees, but cooler water moving in as some cold water species are already starting to show.
FISH HOOKED THIS WEEK: Dorado, tuna, wahoo, roostefish, sailfish, striped marlin, blue marlin, snapper, cabrilla, snapper, sierra, amberjack rainbow runner, pompano, trevally, bonito, triggerfish, wahoo.
SCALE of 1-10: Fishing was a 7 most of this week. Had one day that was about a 3. (Best of the year)
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THE BIG PICTURE and the REST of the STORY…
David Paganucci…first time fishing with us. First day on the water he catches the holy grail of fish. Nice wahoo!
Nat Hargett and Pete Walker from Washington. Always great to have them visiting. Good rack of fish to start your week!
The Okizaki Brothers from Orange Co. Danny and Gary caught FOUR wahoo in two days and thought it was “no big” and why all the fuss? They didn’t know how prized the wahoo are. They also caught dorado and prickly pear as well during the week.
Oh yea! Check the size of this golden bull heard. Captain Alfredo and Mike Ingster with the thumbs-up!
Michael Novotny had himself quite a fun week. He got his first wahoo among several other species! Just south of Cerralvo Island.
Good first day for Dave Lindell from Pendlton OR and son, Ben from Portland. Four dorado and 3 tuna is a good start. Dave also hooked and released a sailfish!
Another first for Michael Novotny’s week…a roosterfish! Not supposed to be around this time of year, but this fish didn’t know that. Michael took the quick photo and released it!
Kim Stuart, Ken Cereghino and Tom Tews with Captain Hugo (blue shirt) and a good day of dorado out’ve Las Arenas!
Dan Lewis, Brian Linn and Michael Murray with a heck of a load of fish! I see prickly pear, dorado and a big amberjack in Dan’s hand! Great day!
Captain Victor helps Mike Broadbend and Ryan Gonzalez with their catch wahoo, tuna and dorado. Again, two first timers hit a wahoo home run!
Captain Gerardo photosbombs, Fred Cowan and his wahoo. Once again, a first timer gets a wahoo. A big smile for the camera!
A solid first day for sure! Frank Cheng and Larry Lundberg have some tuna and dorado that needs to get cleaned and into the freezers!
Mark Bonsack from Washington fishes 2-3 times a year with us and never fails to hook some kind of beast! This past week he and his buddy Brad hooked 4 of these on live whole bonito, but only got one big dog-tooth snapper to the boat. These are tough tough fish!
One of their four wahoo in two days!
Brendan Gann and Fred Cowan with Captain Jorge. Nice day of golden and prickly pear.
MIke Ingster is all smiles with his wahoo!
That’s the way! Bill Bigelman has some dordo fillets to bring home!
Captain Jorge with Steve Carroll and Dave Massey (I hope!) Hard to tell with everyone wearing sunglasses! But, nice rack of fish!
High school chums, Dave Massey and Scott Hall with some mahi to take home.
Bill Dixon from Tampa Bay, FLA and Bob Dixon from Washington had a good first day on the dorado schools!
Mike Shaw and Carlos Sanabria with Captain Moncho. This was Carlos’ 2nd trip this year with us.
I don’t remember if this is Jim Bovee’s 3rd or 4th visit to us this year, but always great to have him and he loves fishing with Captains Boli and Pancho. Boli put Jim on this nice bull outside La Paz Bay.
Steve Manney and Howard Bellows from Washington State posing with their catch of dorado.
Love my Washington friends…Andy Hall and Dana Murray (well, he’s also in Arizona these days) with Captan Armando. I think that’s a yellowtail on the table as well
Brad Gann has a good looking golden bull caught off Espirito Santo Island.
Captain Pancho with Jim Bailey from San Diego and our old friend, Adam Florence from…everywhere…he’s retired now and travels around the country in his RV!
Captain Victor gives Dave Lindell a hand with his sailfish! Dave is from Pendleton OR and this sail is larger than normal! They released the fish too! Well done!
Staying at Dad’s place at Bahia Muertos Rancho Costa, Miles and Delanie got nice dorado in the boat. It’s deceptively a lot larger than it looks because Miles is about 6’7″ these days!
There’s some meat! Fred Cruz back in town with us and Captain Alfredo hoist a couple of trophy bull mahi!
Greg Garrisons from San Diego with his wahoo and flanked by Miles and Gary Wagner staying at Rancho Costa in Bahia Muertos.
Pat Sylvers from Sammamish WA with Scott Hall from N. Cal with a first day catch of dorado and even snuck in a snapper and I think I see a pompano back there too!
Thumbs-up from Captain Gerardo posing with Glenn Tochiban and a healthy load of dorado and yellowfin tuna!
Tom Tews (middle) from Colorado battled this bull mahi for 35 minutes on light tackle fishing with Captain Joel out’ve La Paz. Ken Cereghino and Kim Stuart lend a hand!
Brothers Gann…Brad and Roger…have some fillets to bring home after 1 day fishing! Tuna and dorado on the cleaning board!
Our friend and owner of Rancho Costa in Bahia Muertos has a knack for big snapper like this one. Probably ended up on the dinner table for guests that night. Great eating!
Whoa! Dorado and big snapper for Bill Bigelman and John Stendara! Captain Hugo has some fish cleaning to do!
Howard Bellows (can never get him to smile in the photos!) and Andy Hall who is always smiling with more gold to add to the freezers!
Fred and Lisa Cruz…first day back on the water produces some quality dorado outside La Paz Bay!
Fernando and Nina Delmendo with their favorite Captain Armando after their first day with a load of dorado!
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I’m torn and conflicted!
Part of me wants to bang drums and blow trumpets and fill this report with superlatives about the fishing. After the pretty terrible year we’ve had so far…the worst and weirdest season in my 30 years down here…the fishing really turned around the last 3 weeks or so. It’s NOT 100%, but compared to what it’s been, I feel like having a parade!
On the other hand…
The other side of me wants to keep this on the QT downlow. I don’t wanna harp and scream too much. I don’t wanna jinx things. I don’t wanna tick off the fish gods and ruin everything!!!
I think you might understand how I feel. I’m a bit superstitious about stuff like this.
So, let me just lay the facts on you and tell you to look at all the photos above. It’s the LARGEST gallery of the season. It’s the most colorful gallery of the season. The photos tell the story and you can draw your own conclusions! LOL. I am just the messenger!
But, good or bad…this is the best fishing we have had all year.
We had one day of panic when strong winds and waves from the south blew us off the water and we had to cancel our Las Arenas boats, but it turned out to be a one-off. Fishing picked up right where it left off.
In short, it’s been a long time since I’ve used the word “limits.”
But, the dorado bite has been pretty darned solid. Fun-fish in the school-sized 5-15 pound class are sometimes bending rods and providing limits by early morning! Anglers are releasing a lot of fish! Plus there are some larger 20-40 pounders also getting hooked. The dorado has been great fun, especially for many of our first-timers, kids and families.
However, you add in lots of bonito, some snapper, cabrilla, jack crevalle, an occasional roosterfish, marlin or sailfish and there have been more grins and smiles than frowns every day.
Plus, we have caught more wahoo in the last 2 weeks than the lat 2 years combined. Not alot. And not everyday. They remain elusive. However, we’ve hooked about a dozen or so with a good number breaking off or biting through lines but maybe about 8 or 9 making it into the boats! Fish have been 15-40 pounders.
Tuna also showed up as well. Nothing big, but football-sized yellowfin in the 5-12 pound category have been fun. The only glitch is that they bite early and it’s been a little run to Punta Pescadero to jump on them quickly. Then, the fish stop chewing and you have to run all the way back to get into the dorado zones.
Bottom line, it’s not off-the-charts. Everyday some boats do better than others, but it all evens out by the end of the trip over several days. It’s still pretty darned nice compared to before and everyone is catching fish!
I also want to apologize that this week’s report is a bit late. I was already set and ready to publish a few days ago, but then that little storm popped up and changed the complexion of things. I wanted to wait and see what it would do to the bite so that I could give you the most accurate version of what’s happening!
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