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La Paz/ Las Arenas Fishing Report from Tailhunter International for Week of Jan. 8-15, 2012

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James "Hawk" Davis is one of our regular amigos and living in La Ventana gets out quite a bit. He got into the nice yellowtail bite that has shown up a bit earlier than usual. Note the flat waters behind. Absence of wind seems to be the key!

Showing great form...especially on light tackle, Damon Davis, an experienced skipper and deckhand from S. California visiting his dad, shows how to put the wood to the pargo that have started spawning in the shallow waters near the rocks. Note how close to shore he is and why it's imperative to turn these powerful fish before you get cut off!

....and this is what you get when you do it right and add a smidgen of fishing luck as well. Damon shows off the nice pargo liso off Punta Perico.

First-timer Bob and Captain Fernando fishing off Punta Perico pose for a a photo with one of the fat yellowtail we started getting about 2 weeks ago.

Morning "rush hour" on the Sea of Cortez, just offshore making mackeral for bait out of Muertos Bay before heading to the fishing grounds (Gracias for the foto, Jorge!)

We just wrapped up a completely fantastic week in Denver a the downtown convention center at the International Sportsman's Expo. Probably the BEST Denver show in our 13 years there. Great to see so many old friend and welcome aboard new amigos as well! No we head to the ISE show in Sacramento at the California State Fairgrounds Jan. 19-22nd. Details below!

YELLOWTAIL AND PARGO AGAIN SPARK THE EARLY SEASON BITE!

La Paz/ Las Arenas Fishing Report for Week of Jan 8-15, 2012

Despite the full moon, it turned into a pretty decent week of fishing. Except for a few days when it got a bit blustery in the afternoons and it got difficult to stay on the spots, fishing for inshore species remained solid. Big pargo up close to the rocks near Punta Perrico continued to bend rods and break hearts as big fish often took guys into the rocks frustrating even the most veteran anglers. However, as long as we could get the mackerel for bait, big yellowtail also produced south of Muertos around Boca de Alamo and also at the south end of Cerralvo Island. Fish ranged between 20 and 40 pounds with boats taking 1-3 big fish each day in shallow water. Again, that can be problem keeping the fish out’ve the rocks and turning those big heads and shoulders before getting cut off! So, the numbers are sometimes deceiving between the number of hook-ups and the number of fish put into the boxes!

We’ve got some encouraging stray reports of big breezing tuna over 100 pounds and wahoo as well from some of the commercial guys working the north end of Cerralvo Island, however, shakey conditions with rip currents and high winds make it hard to fish the areas. We’re keeping an eye out!

Other species rounding out the counts include sierra, cabrilla, some smaller schoolie roosterfish, lots of bonito and jack crevalle mixed with trigger fish!

NEW VISA REGULATIONS

I’m getting alot of questions about the new VISA regulations that came down the pipe from the Mexican government at the beginning of the year. It requires that you obtain a VISA in addition to your fishing licenses in order to be fishing in Mexican waters. It’s creating alot of confusion and concern and, needless to say, not real good for bringing fishermen into Mexico. Well, for 99.9 percent of you who visit us, you already have your VISA so stop worrying. That little piece of paper they have you fill out on the airplane IS your VISA! So that’s why we always tell you to hang onto it! Take a breath. It’s OK!

SACRAMENTO ISE SHOW

Next stop for the Tailhunter International Road Tour for 2012 will be the California State Fairoungds for the ISE show Jan. 19th to 22nd. This is a mammoth show. It’s the largest fishing / hunting show in Northern California and is an incredible event for anyone who likes the outdoors whether it’s hunting, fishing, boating, off-roading, kayaking, camping and other activities. Hunting dog shows. Seminars. Outdoor cooking. It’s all there. Great day for the entire family. Vendors and booths from around the world like us from Baja, Africa, Asia, Canada, South America and pretty much every state in the U.S. is there. Lots to see and learn. Great food. Lots of exhbits.

Here’s all the details and some great video clips: http://www.sportsexpos.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewlocation&locationnumber=1

If you want discount tickets click this: http://www.sportsexpos.com/contest/survey/index.cfm?surveyNumber=212

Come say hi and pick up our new 24 page brochure and DVD and talk to us about fishing in 2012 in La Paz! Bookings are coming in fast this year so let’s make sure you’re covered! We have some great show specials. Ask us directly at riplipboy@tailhunter-international.com. I know alot of you have your favorite captains and rooms so check with us to make sure they’re not already reserved. We’re looking at a really busy year again!

That’s our story!

Jonathan and Jill

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La Paz/ La Arenas Fishing Report from Tailhunter International for Week of January 1-8, 2012

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Big yellowtail were a big part of the story this past week with fish up to 35 pounds like this solid fish that Roger Thompson took on a trolled deep diving Rapala north of Cerralvo Island.

Kneeling on the sand at Bahia de Los Muertos near La Paz, our amigo, Jorge Romero not only got two slugger yellowtail, but also a nice amberjack as well...usually larger cousin to the yellowtail obviously, the full moon didn't have much effect!

It's a pretty picture of the pangas at sunrise at Muertos Bay, but the key to the photo is how flat the waters are! The key to the good fishing this week wasn't the full moon, it was the fact that the winds laid down most days allowing anglers to get onto the fish!

This lady can fish! Donna Thompson always does well and she worked north point Cerralvo Island for this early season trophy yellowtail.

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Thanks to everyone who came by our booth at the Denver Convention Center at the International Sportsman’s Expo that wound up on Sunday. It was great to see so many of our older amigos and clients as well as meet new amigos and talk about fishing with Tailhunter in La Paz. It was our 12th year hear at this expo and Denver always treats us great! Next stop will be the Califorania State Fairground in Sacramento for the next ISE show! See you there!

EARLY SEASON YELLOWTAIL and PARGO ROCK FISHERMEN FOR FIRST WEEK OF 2012!

La Paz/ Las Arenas Fishing Report for Week of Jan. 1-8, 2012

What a way to start off the new year! Winds laid down for the most part and we got a surprise bite of nice fat 20-40 pound yellowtail! The key was the wind. On the days when the wind blew, fishing was scratchy at best, but for most of the week, winds laid down and the little firecracker yellowtail we were catching around the holidays suddenly grew into the big trophy fish we usually don’t see until a month or two from now. But, no one was complaining!

The fish were in several areas. North Point Cerralvo Island held fish. As did the southern area near the lighthouse. The fish were holding off the bottom but could be enticed up with live bait or slow trolling deep-diving Rapalas or Yo-Zuri Magnums (green mack patterns and silver/black patterns worked well). Yo-yo iron in blue/white and brown/yellow also got picke up on the fast retrieve.

Other good areas included Bahia de Los Muertos which rocked up some nice amberjack but the fleet also took fish south of the bay in the shallow drop off areas off Boca de Alamo near the arroyo. Most of these fish were taken on live bait and iron.

But wait!….

It looks like we’ve also got an early run of the schooling spawning pargo liso (mullet snapper) happening already too! Normally, we start seeing the fish around March or April in these numbers, and certainly, they’ll get thicker as the weeks roll in, but at least for this week, they were a big focus for us around Punta Perico near Las Arenas.

The fish we’re getting have been 5-20 pounders, but larger fish are getting lost. It’s hard to tell sometimes since the fish are in shallow waters inshore in rocky areas and a quick pickup and bent rod is often followed very quickly after a few moments with strained line…some grunts…a squealing drag and a POP! As the line breaks! They’re pretty frustrating fish! But no doubt great sport.

At least the good part is that in those same areas are some nice cabrilla (Mexican seabass) as well as some of the smaller yellowtail and rainbow runners showing up too and just offshore, bonito are around to at least provide fun action.

Like I said…The earlier parts of the week the winds were down and we put up good numbers with our pangas getting 10-30 fish caught and released…good fun days! Letting smaller cabrilla and bonito go but plenty of action. Then, the winds came up beginning Thursday and the counts got scratchy again. The local windsurfers love it, but not so good for fishing. Then, late in the week, even with the full moon, the wind settled again and that’s when we started getting the big yellowtail! Hope it holds up!

That’s our story!

Jonathan and Jill

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La Paz/ Las Arenas Fishing Report from Tailhunter International for Week of Dec. 26-Jan.1, 2012

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Matt Lewis came all the way from chilly Canada to find some sunshine and fish. He spent several days fishing with us and had some great action! Look like the pargo liso have moved back in a bit early! Matt got this nice fish just off Punta Perrico.

It was a great week for cabrilla (Mexican seabass) fishing! Our pangas this week averaged 6-12 fish between 2 and 8 pounds all week. Many of the smaller ones were releasd. It was also a bit chilly too...Matt is from Canada and still sported a jacket when temperatures dropping into the 40's. But Matt shows off a nice trophy cabrilla standing on the sand there at Muertos Bay.

This is a different species of "pargo" than the one in the top photo. This is the "dog tooth" pargo or "cubera snapper" or "pargo rojo". The one above is the "pargo liso" or "mullet snapper." I know...confusing as all get out. But make no mistake. These are tough tough fish in the inshore rocks that makes ANY pargo a real sporting fish and an event when you get one on the boat! We had a pretty decent week on working the reefs for some good pargo action.

Both Jill and I and all of the Tailhunter Tribe, Family and Staff wanted to thank you all for such a great year and for all the smiles and good times. We are blessed every single day for the privilege to do what we do and all of you make it happen. We're looking forward to and wishing all of you an even better 2012! BEST FISHES!!

COLD WEATHER BUT HOT FISHING ACTION MAKE FOR A PRETTY GOOD WEEK TO END THE YEAR!

La Paz/ Las Arenas Fishing Report for Week of December 26-January 1, 2012

We had a pretty nice week of fishing here. We may have had one of the calmest weeks for wind in a few weeks, but it sure was cold. Temperatures at night dropped into the 40’s and we advised our anglers to make sure they brought jackets. The best way to characterize the week was “action.” Nothing spectacular in terms of size, but we had pangas out almost every single day and with all the catch-and-release fish added to the counts, our anglers were getting 20-30 fish per day! That’s a lot of fun. For a lot of our folks, many of them are from really cold places like New York and Canada and Minnesota right now so just being on the water was a treat. Add in some fishing fun and it made for some good days!

There weren’t any blue-water species to speak of, but what a great mix. If you start with about a dozen feisty bonito ripping you up; add in about a dozen cabrilla; half-a dozen sierra, a few small yellowtail and a pargo or two…that’s a full day of fishing! The most remarkable fish were the pargo liso which appear to have shown up early. Several larger pargo took anglers into the rocks but we did get a few in the 10-20 pound class that are horses anyway! Best spot was close…just around the corner from Bahia de Los Muertos at Punta Perrico.

That’s our story!

Jonathan and Jill

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La Paz/ Las Arenas Fishing Report from Tailhunter International for Week of Dec. 19-26, 2011

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The quiet before the holidays? There just weren't that many fishermen out or much of anyone out the week before Christmas. Just as well...it was darned cold and windy earlier in the week.

CRAZY COLD WEATHER FRONT HITS WITH WINDS EARLY IN THE WEEK!

La Paz/ Las Arenas Fishing Report for Week of December 19-26, 2011

Not much fishing earlier in the week when both winds and low temperatures contributed to less than ideal fishing conditions. Night time temperatures dropped unbelievably into the frosty 40’s and daytime temperatures barely above 60 some days. Add blustery wind and it was better for us to tell just some of our fishing clients who had extra days to just hang out in town and wait until things got better. For most, it turned out to be a better move. As the week went on, it settled a bit although remained chilly.

One thing folks forget is that when it’s really windy, it’s not just tough fishing, but also can be very difficult to get live bait which compound efforts. So, later in the week when things calmed down a bit we were able to get some sardines and using both sardines and slow trolling smaller crank baits and shiny spoons, we got into some nice sierra up to about 5 pounds inshore both off Bahia de Los Muertos as well as in La Paz Bay. As well, some decent cabrilla helped top off the fish boxes plus a few stray dorado were caught up to about 10 pounds.

There were report by some of the commercial guys of hooking some tuna near Cerralvo Island, but when we went out to confirm, nothing showed up as rough off-color waters were left over from the winds. We also got reports of some big squid that were caught as well. We’ll keep an eye out!

That’s our story!

Jonathan and Jilly

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La Paz/ Las Arenas Fishing Report from Tailhunter International for Week of Dec. 11-18, 2011

Posted in amberjack, Bahia de Los Muertos, Bahia de los Suenos, baja fishing, Baja fishing reports, Baja sportfishing packages, Baja Vacations, Cerralvo Island Fishing, dorado, fish report, fishing charters, fishing tackle, fishing videos, flyfishing, jonathan roldan, la paz baja sur, la paz fishing, La Paz Vacations, La Ventana Fishing, Las Arenas fishing, marlin, Mexican sportfishing outfitters, Mexican sportfishing packages, mexico fishing, Mexico vacations, Muertos Bay Fishing, pargo, roosterfish, sea of cortez, sierra mackeral, snook, sportfishing packages, tailhunter, tailhunter international, tuna, wahoo, yellowfin tuna, yellowtail, tagged bahia de los muertos, baja, dorado, fishing, fishing reports, jonathan roldan, la paz, La Ventana, Las Arenas, light tackle fishing, lodging, Mexican, Mexico, Mexico vacations, outfitters, panga fishing, sea of cortez, sierra, tailhunter, tailhunter international, tuna, vacations on December 18, 2011| Leave a Comment »

We don't catch alot of these during the prime-time part of the season, let alone the off-season during the winter, but these colorful hard-fighters are called palometa jacks and we've probably gotten more in the last 2 weeks than we've gotten in the last several seasons combined. Schools of the good-eating fish are congregating just offshore at the drop-offs near the reefs and beaches. Tim Zimmer got a handful just off the beach behind him of east Cerralvo Island.

It's a pretty simple formula. When the wind doesn't blow we're still able to get dorado even this late in the season. If the wind DOES blow, it gets pretty scratchy. Verdo Boyd fished with us a number of day over the past week-and-a-half and did a pretty good number on a variety of fish including dorado like this one. She was fishing with Captain Jorge.

Tim Zimmer fished with us a bunch of days since last week and shows off a pretty typical catch right now with a mix of sierra and the occasional dorado. He's posing here on the beach at Bahia de Los Muertos near Las Arenas.

It's been a long and crazy year! However, we count our blessing each day and thank you for being a part of those blessings. Enjoy the holidays and may the new year bring you all things good and thank you for asking us to share in the smiles all these years! You're the best!

ONLY TWO STRONG DAYS OF WIND MAKE FOR SOME DECENT WINTER FISHING

La Paz/ Las Arenas Fishing Report for Week of Dec. 11-18, 2011

The early part of the week was really quite nice fishing. It was cloudy and overcast, but not cold and best of all…not windy! Nice and flat. And the fishing surprised us. Good catches of dorado up to 20 pounds were hitting just out of Bahia de Los Muertos as well as south side of Cerralvo Island. One private boat of amigos went out to the 88 and said it was “unlimited” dorado fishing…”catch and release as fast as we could go full speed!” All of this in winter!

As well, there were the bread-and-butter fish…sierra willing to go as well. Our boats were averaging about 4-15 nice sierra with some up to 5 pounds and when a good school was found, the fish were voracious! In addition to the sierra, we also found some surprising palometa schools which are members of the jack family…sort of like a greenish/yellow jack crevalle. Great fighters and good eating as well! A bit like pompano. Some of the commercial guys out there were thick into the fish.

All of this was while the skies were grey and the winds were flat…

Then, about Thursday, the sun popped out and skies were brilliant. And the winds came back up! And fishing sort of tanked. Bait got hard to find. Fish scattered. Some scratchy sierra and dorado fishing. Really picky bite. And that was it…

Saturday, the winds died down again and the fish popped back up…it’s going to be a typical pattern during the winter. But that’s what it’s like this time of year. Everything is variable and you just have to roll with whatever is biting.

That’s our story!

Jonathan and Jill

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La Paz/ Las Arenas Fishing Report from Tailhunter International for Week of Dec. 4-11, 2011

Posted in amberjack, Bahia de Los Muertos, Bahia de los Suenos, Bahia de los Suenos fishing, baja fishing, Baja fishing reports, Baja sportfishing packages, Baja Vacations, Cerralvo Island Fishing, dorado, fish report, fishing charters, fishing tackle, fishing videos, flyfishing, jonathan roldan, la paz baja sur, la paz fishing, La Paz Vacations, La Ventana Fishing, Las Arenas fishing, marlin, Mexican sportfishing outfitters, Mexican sportfishing packages, mexico fishing, Mexico vacations, Muertos Bay Fishing, pargo, roosterfish, sea of cortez, sierra mackeral, sportfishing packages, tailhunter, tailhunter international, tuna, wahoo, yellowtail, tagged bahia de los suenos, bahia suenos, baja, baja fishing, baja mexico, Cerralvo, cerralvo island fishing, dorado, fishing, fishing charters, fishing reports, fishing vacation, international, jonathan, jonathan roldan, La Paz fishing, La Ventana, la ventana fishing, Las Arenas, las arenas fishing, light tackle, light tackle fishing, marlin, Mexican, mexico fishing, mexico fishing report, muertos bay, muertos bay fishing, panga, panga fishing, roldan, roosterfish, sailfish, sea of cortez, sea of cortez fishing, southern baja fishing, sportfishing packages, suenos, tailhunter, tailhunter international, tuna, wahoo on December 11, 2011| Leave a Comment »

Yes! Even tho' it's a tad chilly out there and it's December, we got into dorado again as some of the better conditions of the month came out and the winds laid down allowing us to get some blue-water species like Tim Zimmer's Dorad held by Captain Jorge. The "blue water" fish was only caught about 1/4 mile off shore. Don't have to go far!

It's a completely 180 degree catch! Sierra are thick and normally caught in winter when waters are cold. Dorado are warm water fish that we usually catch in the summer and fall! But both species are hitting this past week with our pangas out've Bahia de Los Muertos with our amiga, Verda Boyd, just retired as a sherrif's officer enjoying her new "permanent vacation status!" Boats were averaging 1-4 dorado per outing and limits of sierra.

BEST CONDITIONS IN AWHILE ALLOW US TO CHASE SOME DORADO WHILE STILL WORKING INSHORE!

La Paz/ Las Arenas Fishing Report for Week of Dec. 4-11, 2011

It’s hard to keep calling these wacky weather weeks. It is what it is. It’s winter now. Some days are incredibly windy. They are the kinds of days you just should not be out there. The next day it’s flat and sunny. The next day it’s cloudy. Winds can shift direction half-a-dozen times in a day.

Fortunately, this past week were one of the calmest weeks of the last month or so. The week started out like a wind-tunnel, but just as suddenly, it shut off and we had a number of cloudy, but just slightly breezy days that allowed us to work outside a bit for some species we normally wouldn’t be getting right now in winter.

There aren’t that many fishermen in town right now. It’s that lull between American holidays of Thanksgiving and Christmas. La Paz is getting in to “Christmas mode” with decorations and evidence of the approaching holidays. We’re seeing more trees and lights and other Santa paraphanelia although, in truth, since there’s no Thanksgiving here in Mexico as it’s an American holiday, Christmas decorations started popping up right after Halloween.

Anyway, as far as fishing, on the calm days, like I said, there’s some nice species out there. We continue to find flurries of dorado around both Espiritu Island and Cerralvo Island and some breezing tuna were also encountered in the channel out to Cerralvo. Fish were football 10-20 pounders but moving fast and just a few were caught. Dorado can still be up to 30 pounds, but most are 10 pounders. Roosterfish, sierra and pargo can be found inshore in most places where there’s some kind of underwater structure. The two most prominent species are the sierra where you can load up your fish box pretty fast if you hit the school just right. And then the surprise dorado that are running about 5-15 pounds are producing about 1-4 per day.

We’ll keep you posted! Hope the holidays are treating you right!

That’s our story!

Jonathan and Jill

Jonathan Roldan’s
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Website: www.tailhunter-international.com
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from Mexico: 044-612-14-17863

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La Paz/ Las Arenas Fishing Report from Tailhunter International La Paz for Weeek of Nov. 27-Dec. 4, 2011

Posted in Bahia de Los Muertos, Bahia de los Suenos, Bahia de los Suenos fishing, baja fishing, Baja fishing reports, Baja sportfishing packages, Baja Vacations, Cerralvo Island Fishing, dorado, fish report, fishing charters, fishing tackle, fishing videos, flyfishing, jonathan roldan, la paz baja sur, la paz fishing, La Paz Vacations, Las Arenas fishing, marlin, Mexican sportfishing outfitters, Mexican sportfishing packages, mexico fishing, Mexico vacations, Muertos Bay Fishing, pargo, roosterfish, sea of cortez, sierra mackeral, snook, sportfishing packages, tailhunter, tailhunter international, tuna, wahoo, yellowfin tuna, yellowtail, tagged bahia de los suenos, bahia suenos, baja, baja fishing, baja mexico, Cerralvo, cerralvo island fishing, dorado, fishing charters, fishing reports, fishing vacation, international, jonathan, jonathan roldan, la paz, La Paz fishing, La Ventana, la ventana fishing, Las Arenas, las arenas fishing, light tackle, marlin, Mexico, mexico fishing, mexico fishing report, muertos bay, muertos bay fishing, panga, panga fishing, roldan, roosterfish, sailfish, sea of cortez, sea of cortez fishing, southern baja fishing, sportfishing packages, suenos, tailhunter, tailhunter international, tuna, wahoo on December 5, 2011| Leave a Comment »

A late season resurgence of dorado was a nice surprise this past week. Although wind is still an issue, in between flurries or on the days when the winds lie down, dorado were coming up around Cerralvo Island in pockets or warmer water. Nothing big, but some fun 10-20 pound fish were caught like this one that was photo'd just before it was released and caught east of Ventana north of the Las Arenas lighthouse.

Again, it's pretty late to see wahoo pop into the counts, but after waiting all year for wahoo in what has been one of the poorest wahoo season in many years, a few of the big skinnies were taken sporadically off the north and south end of Cerralvo Island. Fishermen in the areas said it wasn't consistent and if you go there be ready for some possibly rough water and wind as both areas take currents from all directions which can be exacerbated if the winds are blowing. As one of our anglers said, "We were soaking wet, but it was worth it to finally get a wahoo." Our amiga, Sue Paul, holds up one that she took at north point.

LATE SEASON SURPRISES!

La Paz/ Las Arenas Fishing Report for Week for Nov. 27-Dec. 4, 2011

As I’m writing this, it’s raining in La Paz. It’s been an up-and-down week for weather which has reflected in the fishing. Although this is the first real rain, it’s been threatening some days. Other days it’s windy. Other days it’s bright sunny perfect.

This is pretty typical for the change-in-season ,but I had to say, it’s gotten cooler faster than I remember. Many of us locals are already wearing jackets and long pants and it never hurts to keep a sweatshirt handy if the winds come up and it gets a little chilly (chilly for us!…the tourist think we’re nuts!).

Anyway, the fishing is pretty much dictated by the weather conditions which obviously dictate the water conditions.

I’m not so worried about a little bit of rain. Yea, it’s cooler and you might get a bit of wet…it never lasts long. But, even when it rains, normally, there’s not alot of wind so you can still get into some decent fishing. If there’s wind, that’s when things are not so good. Wind churns up waves and chop. Wind brings surf and turns up the water, especially in the areas where we have to look for bait in the shallow areas.

If the winds are over a few days then the water can get really turned up and green and cloudy. Not so good for fishing…at least not for pelagic species like the dorado and billfish and maybe even some tuna that are still out there…if you can get to them…if the conditions are right…if the water is not turned up and if you can get bait! That’s alot of “if’s”.

But even when it’s windy, at least there’s some good inshore fishing to be had. This past week, we still got into good numbers of sierra, cabrilla and snapper. Some of the sierra this year are already some of the larger sierra I think I’ve seen in awhile. I kid you not when I say, they look like baby wahoo! Teeth and sleek! Some 5 pound sierra are not uncommon. That’s a nice sized fish, especially on light tackle. We’re seeing more and more pargo as well…mostly the barred pargo and yellow pargo/ snapper, but all tough in the rocks and great eating.

There were some nice surprises. A few times, we still got into dorado. Good spots are east of Espiritu Santo Island; the south end of Cerralvo Island and around Punta Perrico especiallly on the south end in the ensenada curve by the old Hotel Las Arenas. If you can’t get bait, then trolling smaller feather or skipping the small plastic hoochies on the surface chop gets the strikes. If you only have a little bait, then get a hookup on the trolled lures or feathers then draw the fish in with the live bait!

Also, if you’re willing to “go long” and maybe “get wet and bounced,” the north and south end of Cerralvo Island has kicked our some wahoo. That’s a big surprise since this year the wahoo have been around, but just not biting. I think this year we only saw a handful. However, the last week or so, there were a few caught, but everyone talked about the long bumpy ride out there and the erratic seas and strong winds while trolling around. For some…it was worth it!

Hope your Holidays are off to a good start!

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Jonathan and Jilly

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La Paz/ Las Arenas Fishing Report from Tailhunter International for Week of Nov. 20-27, 2011

Posted in amberjack, Bahia de Los Muertos, Bahia de los Suenos, Bahia de los Suenos fishing, baja fishing, Baja fishing reports, Baja sportfishing packages, Baja Vacations, dorado, fish report, fishing charters, fishing tackle, fishing videos, flyfishing, jonathan roldan, la paz baja sur, la paz fishing, La Paz Vacations, La Ventana Fishing, Las Arenas fishing, marlin, Mexican sportfishing outfitters, Mexican sportfishing packages, mexico fishing, Mexico vacations, Muertos Bay Fishing, pargo, roosterfish, sea of cortez, sierra mackeral, sportfishing packages, tailhunter, tailhunter international, tuna, wahoo, yellowfin tuna, yellowtail, tagged bahia de los suenos, bahia suenos, baja, baja fishing, baja mexico, Cerralvo, cerralvo island fishing, dorado, fishing, fishing charters, fishing reports, fishing vacation, international, jonathan, la paz, La Paz fishing, La Ventana, la ventana fishing, Las Arenas, las arenas fishing, light tackle, light tackle fishing, marlin, Mexican, mexico fishing report, muertos bay, panga, panga fishing, roosterfish, sailfish, sea of cortez, sportfishing packages, tailhunter, tailhunter international, tuna, wahoo on November 27, 2011| Leave a Comment »

Waters are cooling fast and conditions are changing, but there's still dorado around. Cole Chavira from San Diego took this one this past week fishing out've La Paz

Randy Lyons from Elk Grove, CA, shows the kinda of sierra action we're getting at many inshore places right now

WINTER CONDITIONS BRING SPORADIC FISHING

La Paz/ Las Arenas Fishing Report for Week of Nov. 20-27, 2011

As I’m writing this, it’s raining in La Paz. It’s been an up-and-down week for weather which has reflected in the fishing. Although this is the first real rain, it’s been threatening some days. Other days it’s windy. Other days it’s bright sunny perfect. This is pretty typical for the change-in-season ,but I had to say, it’s gotten cooler faster than I remember. Many of us locals are already wearing jackets and long pants and it never hurts to keep a sweatshirt handy if the winds come up and it gets a little chilly (chilly for us!…the tourist think we’re nuts!).

Anyway, the fishing is pretty much dictated by the weather conditions which obviously dictate the water conditions.

I’m not so worried about a little bit of rain. Yea, it’s cooler and you might get a bit of wet…it never lasts long. But, even when it rains, normally, there’s not alot of wind so you can still get into some decent fishing. If there’s wind, that’s when things are not so good. Wind churns up waves and chop. Wind brings surf and turns up the water, especially in the areas where we have to look for bait in the shallow areas. If the winds are over a few days then the water can get really turned up and green and cloudy. Not so good for fishing…at least not for pelagic species like the dorado and billfish and maybe even some tuna that are still out there…if you can get to them…if the conditions are right…if the water is not turned up and if you can get bait! That’s alot of “if’s”.

But even when it’s windy, at least there’s some good inshore fishing to be had. This past week, we still got into good numbers of sierra, cabrilla and snapper. Some of the sierra this year are already some of the larger sierra I think I’ve seen in awhile. I kid you not when I say, they look like baby wahoo! Teeth and sleek! Some 5 pound sierra are not uncommon. That’s a nice sized fish, especially on light tackle. We’re seeing more and more pargo as well…mostly the barred pargo and yellow pargo/ snapper, but all tough in the rocks and great eating. A few times, we still got into dorado. Good spots are east of Espiritu Santo Island; the south end of Cerralvo Island and around Punta Perrico especiallly on the south end in the ensenada curve by the old Hotel Las Arenas. If you can’t get bait, then trolling smaller feather or skipping the small plastic hoochies on the surface chop gets the strikes. If you only have a little bait, then get a hookup on the trolled lures or feathers then draw the fish in with the live bait!

Hope you had a great Thanksgiving and best fishes for a safe and happy Holiday Season!

That’s our story!

Jonathan and Jill

Jonathan Roldan’s Tailhunter International

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La Paz/ Las Arenas Fishing Report from Tailhunter International for Week of Nov. 13-20, 2011

Posted in Bahia de Los Muertos, Bahia de los Suenos, Bahia de los Suenos fishing, baja fishing, Baja fishing reports, Baja sportfishing packages, Baja Vacations, Cerralvo Island Fishing, dorado, fish report, fishing charters, fishing tackle, fishing videos, flyfishing, jonathan roldan, la paz baja sur, la paz fishing, La Paz Vacations, La Ventana Fishing, Las Arenas fishing, marlin, Mexican sportfishing outfitters, Mexican sportfishing packages, mexico fishing, Mexico vacations, Muertos Bay Fishing, pargo, roosterfish, sea of cortez, sportfishing packages, tailhunter, tailhunter international, tuna, wahoo, yellowfin tuna, yellowtail, tagged bahia de los suenos, bahia suenos, baja, baja fishing, baja mexico, Cerralvo, cerralvo island fishing, dorado, fishing, fishing charters, fishing reports, fishing vacation, international, jonathan, jonathan roldan, La Paz fishing, La Ventana, la ventana fishing, las arenas fishing, mexico fishing report, muertos bay, muertos bay fishing, panga, panga fishing, roldan, roosterfish, sailfish, sea of cortez, sea of cortez fishing, southern baja fishing, sportfishing packages, suenos, tailhunter, tailhunter international, tuna, wahoo on November 20, 2011| Leave a Comment »

While it wasn't the best week for fishing, especially early when weather was a factor, it wasn't too bad either once the weather settled. Fortunately, early in the week we didn't have alot of anglers. However, good friends like Mark Martis did get into some nice sierra and good-grade dorado like this one fishing with our Tailhunter Las Arenas fleet out've Muertos Bay.

We got rain and strong winds early in the week that actually caused minor flooding in town but once things settled down and for anyone still willing to get out in the breeze, dorado are still out there. Coral Ogden hangs onto a good bull dorado she caught north of La Paz near the island on a strip of bonito.

VIDEO CLIP OF THE WEEK

Alot of folks have asked to see some of the footage from the Western Outdoor News Tuna Jackpot from last week that both Jill and I worked at. It’s finally been edited and posted on youtube. Check out Jill doing interviews and if you look real closely at the shots around the weigh-scale, I’m the guy in my fishing straw hat with the tank-top! It was another fun time:

http://youtu.be/_j_Eov4C-PE

EARLY WEEK RAIN AND STRONG WINDS TURN UP THE WATERS WHILE FISH WAIT!

La Paz/ Las Arenas Fishing Report for Week of Nov. 13-20, 2011

Earlier in the week it was a good thing we didn’t have any fishermen out. Not only was it extremely windy, but we got hit with several brief but really strong rain storms. One was so strong it tore the docks completely out of their pilings at one place in La Paz. They weren’t long, but really violent rains that we call “toritos” (little bulls) that are really unusual for this time of year. But, like I said, glad we didn’t have fishermen out and it was nice to sit indoors and watch the weather pass through. Even after the rains, the water was really turned over and muddy as well so it took a day or two to settle down.

However, once it did, we found dorado outside at the buoys just out of Bahia de Los Muertos with some nice fish around 15-20 pounds. One later-season sailfish and marlin were also hooked. Some private boats found quite a few schools of dorado outside at the 88 (but waters were rough) and there were reports of breezing tuna (moving too fast) at the south end of Cerralvo Island.

North of La Paz, there are still some spots east of Espiritu Santo Island kicking out sporadic dorado as well with some nicer bulls to 30 pounds.

Mostly, however, with the winds and erratic weather changing the scenery, the inshore fishing is where most of the focus has been. Sierra are getting thicker off the beaches and reefs and we’re seeing more pargo and cabrilla action as well as some scattered schools of smaller roosters. With the sierra, you could pick-pick-pick through the day and get a handful or if you hit the right spot, you could get several dozen hook ups. They can get really thick and great fun on lighter tackle. Also, excellent eating. Don’t let anyone fool you with the name “sierra mackeral.” These taste nothing like mackeral! On the contrary, sierra make some of the best ceviche and cooked up, the silky delicate meat is like mild wahoo!

THANK YOU!!!!

Just wanted to wish everyone a safe, happy and peaceful Thanksgiving week with each other and your families. Doing what we do, so many great folks pass through our lives and we’re blessed and grateful to be able to call so many of you our friends and extended family and Tailhunter “tribal members!” You make it all fun and worthwhile. God bless you all!

Enjoy your week! That’s our story.

Jonathan and Jill

Jonathan Roldan’s Tailhunter International

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La Paz/ Las Arenas Fishing Report from Tailhunter International for Week of Nov. 6-13, 2011

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It was all about the winds this week. When the winds laid down, there was some pretty decent dorado fishing like this one that Richard Ogden got out of La Paz

There were a few days this week when it wasn't exactly sunny, as we had some cloudy days, but it was perfect weather minus the wind for lots of sierra for both our La Paz and Las Arenas fleets.

It's late in the season, but there's still some nice dorado to be had around Las Arenas and Cerralvo Island like this one held by Rich McClanahan. One other thing...you pretty much have the whole ocean to yourself these days!

IT WAS ALL ABOUT THE WIND NOT THE MOON THIS WEEK!

La Paz/ Las Arenas Fishing Report for Week of Nov. 6-13, 2011

Very slow week of fishing. I thought it was a combination of the full moon plus the strong northerly winds that even forced the port captain to close La Paz boat traffic for part of a day. The old double whammy. It was really scratch fishing. Some dorado. A few sierra. But for the most part, it was a real stretch to get fish.

Then the winds stopped. And we a had a few days of only light breezes…

What a difference!

We still had a full moon. But suddenly we got some breaks in the wind and the fish came to eat! All of a sudden, we got limits or near limits of sierra and dorado with both our Las Arenas and our Tailhunter Fleets. Some of the sierra were nice grade 3-6 pounders. The dorado were likewise some nice bulls up to about 25 pounds.

Inshore up tight over the reefs and outcrops, we got some really nice action on pargo, cabrilla and roosterfish as well.

So, although I was about to say we’ve turned the corner and are officially in “winter fishing” hold everything! Maybe we can squeeze out a few more weeks of fishing out’ve this season because just as we were typing this up, we got some reports from commercial pangeros that there were still some marlin, sailfish and tuna lurking. So…fingers crossed!

That’s our story!

Jonathan and Jill

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