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La Paz – Las Arenas Fishing Report from Tailhunter International for Week of Jan. 26 to Feb. 2, 2014

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Horse buster! Carl Lange from Bakersfield CA fished 4 days this week ending the week by sticking some trophy pargo liso just off the rocks fishing with Captain Pancho. The big fish have moved into the shallows now for their spring spawn.

He fishes with us several times a year, but our amigo, Ken Gragg, found a way to save a tough week of fishing by catching some dorado, sierra, some bonito and also took home some nice pargo meat from big pargo they caught off Punta Perrico.

Carl Lange with another of his big red pargo (mullet snapper) and Captain Pancho happy to pose along!

Yes! The whales are now here and we’re running daily tours to Bahia Magdalena to get close to these great animals in the calm bay waters. The whales usually stick around until March so check with us about coming to visit us to see the whales!

Come say hi to us in Portland, Oregon at the Northwest Sportsmans Show this Wednesday to Sunday! Details below!

QUALITY OVER QUANTITY –

PARGO SAVE THE WEEK!

La Paz – Las Arenas Fishing Report for Week of Jan. 26 to Feb. 2, 2014

The week started off in typical winter fashion with 80 degree sun, but quite a bit of wind making it bouncy and rough on the waters. The fishing reflected it as well. There were a few unseasonable dorado caught but beyond that, just a few sierra and bonito. A bit of action, but nothing to write home about. But that’s also why we don’t have many fishermen around during the winter. If you’re looking for some sunshine and some fishing action, you’ll be fine, but if you’re searching for flat waters and quality fish, it can be elusive.

However, as the week went on the winds calmed and the seas flattened.

Correspondingly, the fish bite improved. Our folks saw yellowtail, but couldn’t get anything to go. However, the big pargo have moved into the shallows to spawn. Those are always great…and often frustrating…sport!

These fish can be huge. And they can be in incredibly shallow waters littered with rocks, reefs and caves. The photos don’t do these tough fish justice. These are some of the most powerful fish to hook and the ones we see in photos are the “smaller ones” we get to the boat. Veteran anglers and divers will be full of stories of fish “large enough to put a saddle on their backs” and “stronger in short runs than any fish in Baja.”

So hooking them is one aspect. Getting them to the boat is test of wills and good tackle! These fish hit like a train and go straight back down to the rocks Given it can only be a few feet deep, often you’re lost before you know it and so is the fish! If you don’t pull hard and turn their heads, they’ll rock you! We call these “zing powie” fish because that’s the sound your tight lines make before they sing and snap!

Pargo fishing is an entirely different dimension of fishing and can be great fun and frustration! We have guys who specifically come each season to go hand-to-hand with these fish. Great eating too!

TAILHUNTERS ROLLS INTO PORTLAND!

We’re now moving the Tailhunter Road Show and booth to the Portland Expo Center! We’ve been on the road now for a month. We’ve driven to super shows in Sacramento…then Denver…then Puyallup (Seattle/Tacoma)…and now we’re here in another of our favorite cities…PORTLAND! The city on the Columbia River and one of our largest shows of the tour. It’s a monster…it’s a beast…it’s grand fun for 5 days from Wednesday to Sunday…Feb. 5-9…Portland Expo Center!

Here’s the link for more information for the Pacific Northwest Sportsman’s Show and how to get discounted tickets:

Pacific Northwest Sportsmans Show

Come say hi! Talk to us about your 2014 La Paz trips and check out our new T-shirts, hats and our new 24-page 2014 brochure! We’ll see you this week!

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Tailhunter International

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La Paz – Las Arenas Fishing Report from Tailhunter International for Week of Jan. 19-26, 2014

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The view from Bahia de Los Muertos where we launch every day for the fishing grounds. Despite the great sunshine and seemingly tranquil waters, just beyond the point, many of the days were pretty choppy. Fortunately, fishing is close!

Sierra…the speedy toothy gamefish that makes great sport and tasty ceviche was our mainstay for the week like this guy that Tim’s holding in front of the camera. Light tackle is great for these guys that can get 3 times this size.

Commercial fishermen started getting into some of our seasonal yellowtail this week as shown by some of the catch laying on the beach. Unfortunately, we were doing more fishing than catching as the powerful jacks we hooked all broke off.

Yes! Whale watching season is back at Bahia Magdalena and we’re running daily trips out to see these great creatures in th calm bay waters! The whales are usually here until mid-March so let us know if you’d like us to set up a tour for you!

ANOTHER WINDY WEEK DOESN’T

HELP COMFORT LEVEL

La Paz – Las Arenas Fishing Report for Week of January 19-26, 2014

This past week was more typical of winter fishing in La Paz. In a word…WINDY! Northern winds kept things blustery, cool and bumpy on the water, but fortunately, being the off-season, there weren’t that many fishermen on the water and those that did fish this week have fished during this time in the past and knew what they were going to encounter or, in the alternative, were happy just to get out into some sunshine! It was sunny, no doubt and temperatures were in the 70’s, but windy by our standards and cool as well. But for folks from Canada and the mid-west, they were just looking for a day out on the water in the sunshine!

As for fishing, again, typical of this time of year when the winds blow. Sierra provided the most action inshore along the reefs and beach drop-offs. In the rock areas and reefs, smaller pargo, snapper and cabrilla (sea bass) were willing to bite chunks of dead bait like squid. We know there have been dorado the past few weeks, but nothing came up this week in the usual areas made more difficult by the bumpy waters. However, we did have some yellowtail and larger pargo hooked and lost. It’s sort of a double whammy. These fish are the season trophy fish and mean as heck and powerfully built with attitude. Rookies or folks not ready to put some bend on these fish are quickly schooled when the fish power back into the rocks and the line breaks. Still, it’s very encouraging to know these bad boys are in our waters!

THANKS WASHINGTON! TAILHUNTER NOW GOES TO PORTLAND!

So many friends visit us in our Tailhunter booth like John and Dolores Ehlers, our amigos who have fished with us for many years, but represent Eagle Point Lodge in Alaska. We just had a great week of shows in Washington and now head for Portland, Oregon!

We just wrapped up our third show of the tour season with an incredible show at the Washington Sportsman’s Show at the Puyallup Fairgrounds between Seattle and Tacoma. It was five incredible days and great to see so many of our amigos and tons of reservations for fishing with us in La Paz in 2014! We’re excited to welcome so many new folks and old tribal members who are coming to fish with us this year! Thanks to all who visited!

We move on now to the Northwest Sportsmens Expo at the Portland Expo Center right next to the Columbia River in northern Portland. This show is huge and always one of our biggest plus I think we have a huge number of amigos in the area who come to visit us. The show runs Feb. 5-9. Come see us to say hi…check out our new brochure plus new hat and t-shirt designs and set up your 2014 La Paz fishing trip. Click the link for more information and how to get discount tickets: Pacific Northwest Sportmans Show

Have a great week!