La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay/ Bahia Suenos Fishing Report for Week of Mar. 11-17, 2022
MEXICAN MINUTE VIDEO REPORT
THE BIG PICTURE and the REST of the STORY…
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/ Muertos Bay/ Bahia Suenos Fishing Report for Week of Mar. 3-10, 2022
MEXICAN MINUTE VIDEO REPORT
THE BIG PICTURE and the REST of the STORY…
Jimmy Williams, pulled this nice yellowtail off Cerralvo Island. See his comments below about a tough day fishing although he and his buddy ended up with two ‘tails on the day.
Justin Sawyer from Salt Lake City had just one day to fish and he and his wife drove all the way up from Todos Santos to squeeze a day on the water. He hooked this slap yellowtail plus a sierra and several big cabrilla (on the table). They also released our first roosterfish of the season.
Our good amigos, Marianne and Jeff Sakuda from Cypress CA with Captain Pancho and a nice rack of sierra plus two yellowtail. They had trouble finding live bait because of the winds so they hooked everything on lures or Rapalas.
A nice week to be in La Paz, but not necessarily a good week, once again, to be on the water. Winds tore things up early in the week, then again, later in the week, the winds came back. As a matter of fact, at the time I’m writing this, the port captain has shut down all boat traffic out of La Paz because of the fierce winds and rough seas. Winds are blowing as much as 20+ mph.
We did have about 2 days of waters that were calm enough to get a few folks out. It was fortunate, because these were the only days that these anglers had to fish. As with so many folks during the off-season, folks are in town for some vacation, not necessarily to fish and then decide maybe to get a day on the water and try some fishing. I always warn them about the weather.
Fortunately for the few anglers this week, they picked the two days that were the least windy. Fishing out’ve Las Arenas and pushing out’ve Bahia Muertos, there was some decent action inshore for sierra, jacks, bonito and hefty cabrilla. We even got our first roosterfish of the season which was released and surprisingly a little early in the season to see roosters, but good to know. There were also a few stray dorado.
Over the inshore drop offs and then over at the north and south end of Cerralvo Island, there were a few yellowtail taken when the weather allowed. These were a nice great 20-30 pound class fish. A few nicer ones broke off.
This is how our amigo, Jimmy Williams, reported about his day on the water:
“Slow day fishing yesterday for us but the fish are there. Only problem catching quality sardines sucks right now. Nothing but pinhead bait for us. We even left the playa at El Sargento at 5: 30 to beat the masses. We went out to La Reina and made green jacks for bait. Big schools of perfect size jacks were all around La Reina. We ended up with 2 yellows for me and Phil lost 1 to the rocks. Nothing else.. Nada.. We fished between north end and La Reina and hooked all the yellows on green jacks. Shaw some dorado being caught as well.”
Captain Alfredo took a few of our guys to the west side of Espirito Santo Island norht of La Paz and hooking this nice yellowtail.
It was a similar story for the few anglers we had fishing straight out’ve La Paz Bay towards Espirito Santo Island. Hiding from the wind in the coves, they found shallow water action on snapper, cabrilla and small amberjack, but also the occasional heftier 20 pound yellowtail.
YEOW!!!!
Just had to post this one up. Captain Alonso is one of the independent panga skippers in the area and he had this client (I wish I knew her name) and 30 pound test jigging at the north end of Cerralvo Island. Take a look at this best of a grouper she battled to the boat! HOLY COW! On 30-pound test and check out the little noodle-stick fishing rod! Well done! Yes…there are still big fish around!
TWO MORE SHOWS TO GO
As you’re reading this, we are currently at the Central Oregon Sportsmen’s Show at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds in Redmond Oregon. The show goes through Sunday.
We’ve been on the road now almost 3 months and 2 more shows to go:
BIG HORN SHEEP SHOW
Spokane, Washington
March 17-20
and the
INTERNATIONAL SPORTSMENS EXPO
Denver Convention Center
DENVER CO
March 24-27
Come see us and let’s get you set up for fishing in La Paz this year. Don’t wait. Dates are filling fast. If you can’t come see us, take a look at this:
Hope to see you down the road or in La Paz this year. The fishing is really heating up already!
La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay/ Suenos Bay Fishing Report for Week of Feb. 23-Mar. 2, 2022
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THE BIG PICTURE and the REST of the STORY…
Her biggest fish is a nice fat yellowtail. Big smile from Captain Alfredo. Even bigger laugh from Renee Deinken who lives in Lake Tahoe CA
Jim Kappes took his wife out for a single day fishing with our Tailhunter Las Arenas fleet and came back with some tasty white bonito and a nice load of sierra.
Chris Early with the right kind! A nice springtime yellowtail caught just north of La Paz near Espirito Santo Island.
Another fat yellowtail into the fix box.
The sun was out and the winds were kind early in the week which gave us about a 2 days window to get some folks fishing. It’s a good thing because before that the winds kicked badly enough from the north that the few boats that were out might as well have stayed on the beach (as I had warned them prior) and later in the week, the winds were even fiercer. So bad that the port captain shut down the port to all boat traffic in the interests of safety.
However, in those few openings that presented themselves, we had a nice little jag of fish and fish variety.
We had the usual inshore species of cabrilla, jacks and some really nice sierra as well as white and blue bonito (the good-eating ones!). There were also a few free-swimmer 10-pound class dorado.
The trophy fish were the nice grade of yellowtail up to about 30 pounds that ate yo-yo and knife jigs as well as mackerel for live bait. The fish were found in the usual spots around structure especially at the north and south ends of Cerralvo Island, Punta Gorda, Punta Perrico and the east side of Espírito Santo Island. Some bigger fish broke off even on heavier lines.
The tuna that briefly popped up the prior week and got everyone excited didn’t come back.
SHOW TIME!
Jill and I are back on the road. We just had maybe the best show of the tour season at the Portland Expo at the Pacific Northwest Sportsman’s Show. It was honestly off-the-hook and thanks to all our amigos who came to the booth to say howdy and booked trips with us this year.
Our next show:
CENTRAL OREGON SPORTSMAN’S SHOW
Redmond, Oregon
March 10-13
Come say hi and let’s get you set up for La Paz this year!
NO FRED HALL SHOW LONG BEACH
In case you hadn’t heard, after 76 years, the Fred Hall Show at the Long Beach Convention Center has been cancelled next week. There will also be no further shows in in San Diego at the Del Mar Fairgrounds. It’s really very sad.
Our spots for the year are filling fast. Don’t miss out. If you haven’t been able to make it to our shows we had in Reno, Sacramento, Seattle, Salt Lake City and Portland and can’t make it to our next 3 shows, no worries. Check this out below if you reserve before the end of our show season in 4 weeks at the end of March!
Don’t miss out on your La Paz fishing trip this year!
SPEEDY RECOVERY TO REAL HERO
We talk about supporting our military, but we really want to give a shout-out to one of our own Tailhunter Nation Fish Brothers and ask for your prayers for his quick recovery. Talk about sacrifice and being the ultimate badass good man…
Rob Chambers just DONATED ONE OF HIS KIDNEYS to a 24-year-old-veteran on the East Coast who needed the organ. ONE OF HIS KIDNEYS! Let that sink in!
Most of us have trouble sharing our french fries, let alone surgically removing a kidney to help a fellow vet. He’s my new action hero.
Rob doesn’t know the young man. Site unseen. They have never met. Rob found out he was a match and a vet needed help and stepped up. And Rob’s no spring chicken. God bless you, Rob, and blessings to the young man whose life you just changed and saved.
La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay/ Bahia Suenos Fishing Report for Week of Feb. 15-22, 2022
MEXICAN MINUTE VIDEO REPORT
The BIG PICTURE and the REST of the STORY...
Some legit nice grade of yellowtail have been on the chew at the north and south ends of Cerralvo Island as well as other high spots and even in the shallows!
Not a bad mix of fish for February! Some bull dorado, a few good-sized cabrilla, white bonito and a sierra!
The area around Espirito Santo Island straight out’ve La Paz Bay is also holding yellowtail on the days the north winds aren’t blowing in your face and you can get out!
Our amigo, Gary Wagner, at his place the Rancho Costa Resort at Bahia Muertos with an uncharacteristic (for this time of year). dorado!
It was a kinder-gentler week from winter winds this past week. Most of the days were actually fishable much to the concern of all the windsurfers and kiteboarders, but much better for fishing.
Given it’s still technically “winter” the signs have been encouraging. Daytime temps touching the high 80’s and nighttime in the comfortable high 60’s and when the winds aren’t blowing those days been relatively calm for this time of year and good enough to get some folks on the water. There’s still not many as this is off-season, but most folks this time of year just want a day of fishing or so and are in town on vacation unlike the fishermen who show up later specifically to fish for numerous days.
“Catching” hasn’t been to bad either. Often, there’s a big difference between “fishing” and “catching,” but the catching lately has produced a nice variety of fish. In addition to the usual cabrilla (seabass), sierra, pargo, jacks, and numerous bonito including tasty white bonito, along the inshore areas, there are some toad-sized yellowtail coming off the high spots and rocky areas. Fish have been in the 20-30 pound class. There have also been some free-swimmer dorado in the 10-15 pound size starting to show up earlier than normal in the season.
Here’s what one of our local friends, Jimmy Williams, wrote after fishing this past week and hitting the winds, but then finding some big yellowtail he couldn’t stop:
“I fished Wednesday out of El Sargento.. West wind was up when we reached the north end of Cervalvo, so we made beautiful large sardines just south of the red rocks on northeast side. Fished a few areas over there for a while for only 1 grande sierra. Left there and headed to La Riena and got our ass kicked getting out there, but when we drift fished just west of the rock over the pinnacles, we picked up 2 nice Dorado, 8 grande bonito, and some nice cabrilla. We hooked 4 brute yellows on live bait and couldn’t get one to boat. All 4 rocked us and I was using 60# with the drag buttoned down.”
It was also exciting to hear that at the north end of Cerralvo Island, some big 60-80 pound yellowfin tuna were blowing up in the chumlines although there were no bitters. I was told that they came up just aft of a big school of feeding yellowtail.
BUT WAIT!!!!
Just as I was going to post up this report, check out this slugger 150 pound yellowfin tuna caught at Bahia Muertos! YEOW! I guess the tuna ARE around! It took 5 hours to boat this toad fish!
These pig tuna can put the hurt on you in the worst way!!! Be careful what you wish for! LOL
Stand by!!! Maybe more coming soon!
THANK YOU PORTLAND!
Just finished up one of our favorite shows and saw so many of our good friends and clients! It was a crazy 5 days, but always fun. Thanks for all the hospitality, Portland, and we’re looking forward to everyone who signed up for trips to come fish with us in La Paz this year!
NEXT STOP – The Central Oregon Sportsmens Show!
We’re packing up our rig and now headed to Redmond, Oregon to the fairgrounds and we’ll be there March 10-13th. We’re looking forward to seeing you. However, don’t wait. We are filling up so crazy fast! Grab your calendars and get in touch with us so we don’t miss you. Lots of regulars are coming back. Lots of folks are tired of staying home. So, come down and fish with us.
In fact, we know alot of folks didn’t want to venture out into the crowds at the show. We perfectly understand! However, it doesn’t mean you have to miss out on our show special discounts! Check this out:
Also, we’ve been doing this 30 years and we know alot of you have stayed with us at La Concha, on the beach, but we have some new locations as well on the Malecon so you don’t need taxis to get around! We have suites, condos and single rooms overlooking the water or on the waterfront so make sure to ask us about them!
WHALES FULL SPEED!
Don’t forget that our whalewatching is in in full-season right now in the shallow waters of Bahia Magdalena. The whales usually stay through March, before heading back north to the Bering Sea. Contact us today and we’ll set you up for a lifetime experience!
La Paz – Las Arenas/ Bahia Muertos/ Suenos Bay Fishing Report for Week Feb. 7-14, 2022
MEXICAN MINUTE VIDEO REPORT
THE BIG PICTURE and the REST of the STORY…
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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THE BIG PICTURE and the REST of the STORY…
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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THE BIG PICTURE and the REST of the STORY…
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
MEXICAN MINUTE VIDEO REPORT
THE BIG PICTURE and the REST of the STORY
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
MEXICAN MINUTE VIDEO REPORT
THE BIG PICTURE and the REST of the STORY…
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!
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