Tailhunter Fish Report

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PHOTO 1: Nice rack! Not a bad day fishing for Jorge Romero. Four nice yellowtail out’ve Muertos Bay. These are some nice fish. The yellowtail bite has been on for the better part of a month now. These are actually some of the “smaller” fish as there have been others ranging over 40 pounds.

PHOTO 2: Now here’s a slugger. These yellowtail are almost close enough to shore to fish them from the rocks. This 30 pound class fish ate a sardine simply flylined on live bait, but it doesn’t take much to get them. Most of the fish have been caught either with live bait with little or no weight since the fish are in shallow water or else with iron jigs quickly retrieved.

PHOTO 3: Not one of the better photos I’ve ever posted on my fishing report. Neither Captain Mundo or Esteban Romero would look up as they were trying to hold up the slippery fish. Yes, the pargo liso are already in! They’ve been around for a few weeks now and seemingly more and more are coming into the shallows to spawn. However, so much attention has been focused on the yellowtail that not many anglers have been fishing the frustrating pargo even though the pargo are literally right under the boats sometimes and you can see them schooling through the rocks. That’s the problem…THE ROCKS! Hook one of these bad boys and you get zing-powie’d into the rocks before you can set the hook!

YELLOWTAIL – PARGO – OTHER SPECIES STILL BENDING RODS OUT OF MUERTOS BAY!

La Paz / Las Arenas Fishing Report for March 2, 2008

I would hardly say fishing is “torrid” but considering it’s still winter and off-season, there’s some fairly nice fishing going on around La Paz. Once the waters warm and the winds start kicking down a few notches, no reason to believe things aren’t going to bust out nicely.

There’s sure a lot of species around!

That yellowtail bite out of Las Arenas/Muertos is still going on. It’s been rolling the last month or so. The big fish showed up earlier this season and the cool thing is that they’re literally so close! Sometimes within minutes of leaving the beach, you’re already fishing. Additionally, the quality of some of these fish has been amazing. We’re not talking little punk yellowtail. These are 20-40 pound toads!

The fact that the ‘tails are so close is almost a bit of a curse. There’s an old saying, “Don’t leave fish to find fish!” Well, with the fish being right off the beach, who knows what else might be biting in some of our other hot spots?

We do know that pargo have been in for a bit. Check out the photo above. The pargo liso schools seem to be in early and are getting thicker as they move into the shallow areas to spawn However, if you’ve ever fished pargo, you know how frustrating it can be to see these huge schools of big fish swimming by your panga and how most of the time they’ll take you right into the rocks and bust you off. Incredibily frustrating so most of the anglers have been chasing the more cooperative (I say that respectfully) yellowtail!

But, like I said, there’s other species around too. Cabrilla are around up to about 2-3 pounds (seabass) and sierra and roosters are also there to catch if you wanted to target them not to mention bonito and skipjack for fun and sport.
We’ll keep you posted!

TAILHUNTER ROAD TOUR 2008

Well, we’re headed to the big one…Long Beach Convention Center for the big Fred Hall Fishing and Boating show. It starts Wednesday the 5th of March and goes until Sunday the 9th of March. This is the big one you don’t want to miss. Come early! It’s madness and a lot of fun.
Our booth will be in it’s usual spot along tackle row near Izorline, Calstar rods and Accurate Reels. You will NOT find out over where the other travel outfitters are nor will you find me at the Western Outdoor Booth. We have always had our own Tailhunter Booth so please come by to say hi. We kick off at 2 p.m. Wednesday and it’s a great place for the whole family.

BOOKINGS for 2008

We’ve been on the road since early January doing all these outdoor fishing and hunting shows. We’ve been in 8 states in 2 months and having a blast. However, I just wanted to give a shout out to you if you’re thinking of booking with us…especially our amigos and regulars…reservations are rolling in DAILY! Let us know ASAP if you want to come down because dates are filling fast and we want to be sure we can take care of you and get you your favorite captains. Especially in the captains part…your favorite guy is also in big demand by our other clients and it’s first come-first served when someone asks for a captain so give me a shout so we can hook you up!

Hope to see you in Long Beach!

That’s my story!
Jonathan

Jonathan Roldan’s

Tailhunter International

Website: http://www.tailhunter-international.com/

Phone: (626) 333-3355

FAX: (626) 333-0115

E-Mail: Riplipboy@aol.com

U.S. Office: 3319 White Cloud Dr., Suite A, Hacienda Hts. CA 91745

Mexico Office: , 755 Paseo Obregon, La Paz, Baja Cal Sur, Mexico

“When your life finally flashes before your eyes, you will have only moments to regret all the things in life you never had the courage to try.”

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PHOTO 1: Captain Archangel grimaces as he lifts gaff on a big Muertos Bay yellowtail caught by Kathy Nimon of Madera CA She and her husband, Mike, had a banner day on the big jacks.

PHOTO 2: Alot of you know Captain Victor. You KNOW it’s a big fish when you can see him with a double chin! Take a look at how fat this yellowtail is. It’s not long. It’s fat. Even it’s head looks weird, but that’s alot of good eating. Juan Chuy Valdez is the lucky angler. Check out how flat the water is and how close to shore they are!

BIG PHAT YELLOWTAIL STILL HANGING OFF MUERTOS BAY BEACHES!

La Paz / Las Arenas Fishing Report for Feb. 23, 2008

That school of yellowtail right outside of Muertos Bay at Punta Perrico continues to bend sticks with incredible hawg fish between 20 and 40 pounds. These are really trophys and it’s not that it’s a big school of fish. It’s a school of BIG fish! Every drop doesn’t result in a toad, but if you’ve ever wanted at trophy yellowtail, the last 4 weeks or so have been as good or better than any in recent seasons for sheer quality of fish. You could get blanked. Or you could end up with anywhere from 1-6 of these big forktails. You could be in one boat and get a goose-egg and the boat next to you could put 3 big yellowtail on in a row. The next day you’re the lucky guy sitting on the honey hole. There’s just no rhyme or reason. One thing’s for sure, if you don’t have a line in the water or aren’t fishing you DEFINITELY will not get bit!

The choice bait has been sardines, but caballito as well as mackerel when available have been even more choice for these fish. Personally, I like throwing the heavy iron and yo-yo-ing at full speed on these fish and letting them rip the lure. Only problem is that these fish are NOT in deep water and the place is infested with rocks, boulders and crevasses. Any hesitation on the retrieve and you hook the bottom and there goes an 8 dollar jig!

No telling how long this bite is going to last, but I will tell you that the ONLY reason we’re not fishing straight out of La Paz more often is that the winds are still blowing from the north. When the wind shut down, I can only believe there will be more of these yellowtail in more spots that we can fish, especially around Espiritu Santo Island. For now, the yellowtail are literally 50 yards off the beach and 5 minutes away from our departure beach and that’s fine with me!

TAILHUNTER ROAD TOUR 2008

Well, we just wrapped up another outstanding show at the Evergreen Fairgrounds in Monroe, Washington just outside of Seattle. This was our first time doing this show and we sure had a good time. Met a lot of new folks and friends in the area and a lot of them are sure anxious to find some sunshine and to get away from the rain! We’ve been on the road now since the first week of January. We’ve been to shows at San Mateo, Sacramento, Denver, Portland and Seattle.

Our next stop is the big one…Fred Hall Fishing and Boating Show at the Long Beach Convention Center March 5-9. This is the big stage…the grand event for Southern California. You don’t want to miss this one. It’s humongous. Our booth will be in it’s usual spot right in tackle alley. We’re not out where the other outfitters are located. We’re right in the middle of the tackle section next to Izorline and Calstar rods across from Accurate Reels. Come see us and have a great time!

See you then. We’re hitting the road!

That’s my story!
Jonathan

Jonathan Roldan’s
Tailhunter International
Website: http://www.tailhunter-international.com/
Phone: (626) 333-3355FAX: (626) 333-0115
E-Mail: Riplipboy@aol.comU.S. Office: 3319 White Cloud Dr., Suite A, Hacienda Hts. CA 91745
Mexico Office: , 755 Paseo Obregon, La Paz, Baja Cal Sur, Mexico

“When your life finally flashes before your eyes, you will have only moments to regret all the things in life you never had the courage to try.”

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PHOTO 1: Juan Carlos Vizcaino and his son, Juan Carlos Jr., hold up a toad yellowtail taken at Punta Perrico this past week. The yellows are hitting right off shore. One day the fish are there are grumpy and the next they’re skittish, but there’s no doubt they are BIG fish and here earlier than normal.

PHOTO 2: Just had to post up this second photo of Juan Carlos, Jr. who is just 14 years old. Fishing two days, these trophy yellowtail are 40 pound class fish and tough as they come with bursts that want to take them straight to the rocks. Junior is holding up a nice cabrilla (seabass as well). These fish are literally about 5 minutes away from where out boats push off. That’s alot of great eating there!

YELLOWTAIL A BIT MORE SKITTISH THIS WEEK BUT THE FISH ARE ALL SLUGGERS!

La Paz/ Las Arenas Report for Feb. 17, 2008

It was a bit of an up-and-down week for our fishing. The big yellowtail are still here, but it was definitely an issue of quality over quantity. Again the hot spot was just out of Muertos Bay near Las Arenas and the fish are again fairly close to the beach.

However, the numbers were down this week in terms of numbers. However, there’s no denying just the hugeness of some of these fish. If you’ve never seen a 35 or 40 pound yellowtail, they are simply gorgeous fish, especially just out’ve the water. Big thick silver and yellow bodies that always seem to be ready for just one more bulldog run.

I wish we could check out some of the other spots that normally hold yellowtail north of La Paz, but some days the wind just rips. It literally howls. It’s one or two days of calm, then two or 3 days of rip! Anyway, no sense in running out there and getting hammered and wet when a van ride to Muertos Bay is just as easy and the fish are close.

Ideally, if you have larger baits like caballitos and mackerel, it’s like waving a steak in front of a lion, but the sardines are working well. So is yo-yo fishing the heavy irons. Colors such as blue and white as well as scrambled egg (looks like we….scrambled egg…some yellow, some brown and a dash of red for catsup or tobacco!). Casting and winding as fast as you can on the retrieve can generate an back numbing shock! The secret is to keep winding and not stopping to make sure the fish is solidly hooked.

Other species…none of our fishermen caught any,but a number of HUGE giant squid have been washing up leading me to believe the big wigglies are here…somewhere, down deep. Just no one fishing for them and for sure…NO SWIMMING. One of the captains told me some of these squid were in the 70-100 pound class!

Anyway…we’re also getting sierra, cabrilla, lots of bonito and skipjack as well as some snapper.
By the way, all week, we’ve had Carnaval in La Paz. What a hoot. Wild. Five days of music and fun and a packed waterfront!

TAILHUNTER 2008 ROAD TOUR HEADS TO SEATTLE/MONROE WA

If you’re in the Seattle area, our 2008 Tailhunter Road Tour will take us to the Monroe are at the fairgrounds for the O’Laughlin show. The fishing/hunting show is Thursday to Sunday. Come out and see us! It’s been great to see everyon so far at San Mateo, Sacramento, Denver and Portland. We have a limited number of comp tickets for the Monroe show, but do have a ton of discount tickets.

CABIN FEVER CLASSIC FILLING UP!

Cabin Fever Classic is April 5-9 and we have a limited number of spots left! For all the details, send us an e-mail!

That’s my story!
Jonathan

Jonathan Roldan’s

Tailhunter International

Website: http://www.tailhunter-international.com/

Phone: (626) 333-3355

FAX: (626) 333-0115E-Mail: Riplipboy@aol.com

U.S. Office: 3319 White Cloud Dr., Suite A, Hacienda Hts. CA 91745

Mexico Office: , 755 Paseo Obregon, La Paz, Baja Cal Sur, Mexico

“When your life finally flashes before your eyes, you will have only moments to regret all the things in life you never had the courage to try.”

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PHOTO 1: Yellowtail season arrived early this year! For the past two weeks in a bite that has only gotten better, yellowtail like this big toad hefted by Megan Garrison have been hitting not to far off Muertos Bay near Las Arenas as well as other spots. The size the proximity of these fish has been surprising as some of the fish are being caught only minutes from where the pangas are departing and big fish like this are not uncommon. We usually don’t see fish of this quality and numbers for another month or two.

PHOTO 2: Yellowtail are willingly eating the sardines but if you can get them, caballitos (small jacks) are especially deadly, especially on the larger forkies. One other hot ticket is yo-yo iron (lure fishing) like this one being held up by Ross Yamamoto of Los Angeles.

No doubt this is one of the best and earliest yellowtail bite we’ve had in a few seasons! Although it’s still winter and windy, the big yellows have shown up big time with fish in the 20, 30 and even 40 pound class! Not only are they big, but the fish can be relatively close to shore with some fish taken only minutes from the beach but also near some of the drop-off points and around both Espiritu Santo and Cerralvo Islands.

This is exciting stuff because normally, we don’t see this kind of action on yellowtail for a few months and the fish are eating a vareity of baits as well as chasing iron like blue and white as well as zuchini colored lures. Nothing quite like firing an iron out…cranking a few times…then feeling like you hooked the bottom…except line starts peeling off and the rod goes BENDO!

In addtion to the yellowtai…what’s this? Tuna? Is that possible? For the second time this winter, we’ve got yellowfin tuna in the reports! No way to know if these are hold-outs from the awesome tuna season we just had or if these are new schools, but commercial as well as some of the sport pangas got a quick spanking of breezing yellowfin at the north end of Cerralvo, El Bajo Seamount and at the south end of Cerralvo as well. However, before all the fleets could really pursue and check it out, winds got snotty and it became just too much craziness to get out there. We’ll keep an eye on it for you!

In addtion to the yellows and phantom tuna, we’ve still got roosters in the chumline along the sandy spots and smaller pargo and snapper also got into the boxes. Air temps are in the 70’s and most days are really sunny with variable winds.

ALASKA AIR

Came across a little nub of a trick this past week. Alaska is one of the carriers that flies to La Paz 3 times a week. They also offer a handy VISA card like so many airlines. We’ll, if you apply for one of their cards, you get a basketful of 20,000 airmiles right off the bat. However, you ALSO get a companion ticket for $50! (with taxes, it’s about $125 or so). Several of our clients got VISA’s this week then used the companion ticket to get a 2nd ticket to come down to fish! SWEET! Every year, you get another companion ticket! Check it out!

FILLING UP – ROAD TOUR 2008

As I write this, we’re just packing up from our booth in Portland after an awesome run at the Northwest Sportsman’s Expo. The show was packed shoulder-t0-shoulder for 5 days and I’m hoarse from all the talking. Great to see so many of our old amigos and meet new ones. We’re now headed up to Monroe, Washington for the Seattle Show. Hope to see you there. The show is February 21-24. C’mon out!

That being said, we’re taking reservations daily. I know alot of you have written or called telling me you’re planning your dates, but just a heads-up that many dates are filling rapidly! Boats and rooms are going to if you’re even thinking of coming down to fish, give a shout so we can make sure to take care of you.

Speaking of filling up, there’s still great spots for our 8th Annual Cabin Fever Classic April 5-9. It’s 3 days of fishing and playing at La Concha Beach Resort. Cost is $750 per person. E-mail us for more details. It’s a blast every year!

That’s my story!
Jonathan

Jonathan Roldan’s
Tailhunter International
Website: http://www.tailhunter-international.com/
Phone: (626) 333-3355
FAX: (626) 333-0115
E-Mail: Riplipboy@aol.com
U.S. Office: 3319 White Cloud Dr., Suite A, Hacienda Hts. CA 91745
Mexico Office: , 755 Paseo Obregon, La Paz, Baja Cal Sur, Mexico

“When your life finally flashes before your eyes, you will have only moments to regret all the things in life you never had the courage to try.”

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PHOTO 1: Not a reflection on the fisihing in La Paz. This is in between blizzards in Wyoming. With much of the country in the middle of horrendous weather, we had our own adventures driving from the ISE Show in Denver to the Portland Sports show. When it’s 20 degrees below zero, it’s not a time to be driving! Details below.

PHOTO 2: Well, this is definitely from La Paz…Muertos Bay to be exact! Looks like the yellowtail have show up early! We started getting a few several weeks ago, but this past week, bigger forkies really jumped into the ring and onto the hooks. More details below!

BIG YELLOW TAIL ROLL IN FOR ANGLERS EARLY CLOSE TO SHORE AND HUNGRY!

La Paz – Las Arenas Fishing Report for Feb. 3, 2008

THE FISHING REPORT

Normally, we don’t see the yellowtail quite this early, but long ago, I’ve tried to figure out the fishing around here. After all these years here, the best I can do is only come up with “generalities.” And “generally speaking” the yellowtail really don’t start chewing until March or April. I just hope they stay around!

Some of the big fork tails started popping up north or town around Espiritu Santo Island and I’d have bet that’s where they were going to blow up. It must have woken up their cousins around Muertos Bay/ Las Arenas because this past week, the yellowtail off Punta Perrico came on strong…like gangbusters!

These were nice fish too. Some punkers like 10 pounders, but 20, 30 and even some 40 pound fish were taken and many more were lost too! The problem is that these fish are all in the channels and rocks close to the point. That means fishing less than 100 yards off the point and often in water less than 50 feet deep. Trying to turn a fish from heading back to cover is often easier said than done!

In addition to the yellowtail, there are sierra, bonito, skipjack, and cabrila as well. A few pargo were hitting, but none of the big reds were landed. We’ll keep you posted! This is a weird year. Two weeks ago we had tuna in the counts so everything it all flipped out!

CABIN FEVER CLASSIC

Spots are still available for our 8th annual Cabin Fever Classic. The dates are April 5-9 with 3 days of fishing and being hosted at La Concha Beach Resort. This is our annual unofficial kick off for the sesason and as per the billing…it’s the antidote for “Cabin Fever.” We never actually promise anyone will catch fish…but we always do. It’s a hoot. Many of our regular come back year after year. We get some sunshine, wet some lines and eat some tacos. Last year we caught 17 different species of fish! That included yellowtail, ambjerjack, roosterfish and pargo! Price is $750 per person double occupancy. $100 bucks holds your spot. Give us a shout if you’d like to join in!

ROAD TRIP ADVENTURES!

We left our 3rd outdoor show of the year in Denver a little over a week ago having completed shows in San Mateo and Sacramento. Having a great time meeting everyone and getting to see all our friends.

But…what a trip! The U.S. is having some of the worst weather remembered and we’ve been driving through the stuff from show to show. After leaving Denver, there’s a stretch along Wyoming where we really got hammered. Never seen so many overturned big rigs and cars. There were blizzards and complete white-out conditions where absolutely nothing could be seen because so much snow was falling.

Last Tuesday we were driving in the dark and hit a patch of black ice at 50 mph and went spinning down the freeway, up and over an embankment then down a 100 foot slope. Thankfully, we didn’t flip or go over a cliff. Luckily, we landed in a big pile of snow! However, in 20 degrees below zero and 60 mph winds and snow, it took the tow truck 2 hours to find us! Quite an adventure.

After that, we got stuck in Boise, Idaho for 3 days because the roads were closed becaues of snow, ice and avalance warnings.

Anyway…Hey PORTLAND! It’s raining, but at least it’s not snowing. We’ll be in Portland this week at the O’Laughlin Northwest Sportsman’s Show at the Portland Expo Center from Wednesday to Sunday. (Feb. 6-10). Come out and see us!

That’s my story!

Jonathan

Jonathan Roldan’s

Tailhunter International

Website: www.tailhunter-international.com

Phone: (626) 333-3355FAX: (626) 333-0115

E-Mail: Riplipboy@aol.com

U.S. Office: 3319 White Cloud Dr., Suite A, Hacienda Hts. CA 91745

Mexico Office: , 755 Paseo Obregon, La Paz, Baja Cal Sur, Mexico

“When your life finally flashes before your eyes, you will have only moments to regret all the things in life you never had the courage to try.”

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PHOTO 1: Alot of inshore fishing right now which is pretty typical of winter here in La Paz. Marty Johnson of Atascadero CA is an avid light tackle and inshore angler. Here he’s holding up a cabrilla (seabass) taken just off the rocks near Las Arenas which is where we’re doing the majority of our fishing these days since it’s protected from the north winds and can keep close to shore. Cabrilla are abundant and will take live bait but are a blast on plastics or slow trolled or casted plugs or crankbaits (just like freshwater bass) except their teeth can make short work of the plastics or paint finishes. Cabrilla will get up to the 10 pound class or more.

PHOTO 2 : It seems a bit early in the season, but no one is arguing. Pargo have move into the shallows. Pete here is holding up a pargo liso (mullet snapper) taken off Muertos Bay in the rocks. These are great eating fish. There aren’t alot of them yet, but as the weeks go by more of these fish…especially the larger sluggers…will move into the rocky areas to frustrate anglers and shred tackle.

CLOUDY SKIES WITH WIND AND EVEN A TAD OF RAIN MARK THE WEEK OF FISHING ALTHOUGH THE FEW ANGLERS IN TOWN GOT SOME EARLY YELLOWTAIL ON THE HIGH SPOTS PLUS PARGO SIERRA AND CABRILLA

La Paz / Las Arenas Fishing Report for January 27, 2008

There weren’t that many anglers this week, but that’s typical of January off-season fishing. However, everyone who did fish put fish in the box. We scouted that tuna bite that popped up last last week and surprised everyone at Muertos Bay, but the tuna either hunkered down or just popped in to shake things up and then moved off. It’s hard to really know when we’re not on the water everyday. Unlike the regular season when we’ve got the whole fleet out daily and can track fish better, during the winter when you’ve only got a handful of boats PER WEEK, it’s hard to know exactly what’s out there or where they move. That’s the reality of winter fishing.

Still, the inshore fishing for sierra, cabrilla and other rockies is just fine. Pargo are there although the big schools aren’t up on the shallows yet from what we can see. They might be starting at the island, but with the northern winds, it’s a bumpy wet ride that even the commercial guys don’t really want to do. But, anglers are hooking a few. Notice I say “hooking.” Catching and putting these growlers in the boat is the hard part as they take you to the rocks more often than not.

The fish we’re watching right now are the yellowtail. Any time now, the forktails should be up and prowling. We got a few this week, but again, it’s hard to know when no one has boats out every single day to get a real handle on things. The tails we did get were in the 20-30 pound class, but we lost a few more as well. Winter fishing is definitely NOT lazy man’s fishing. You can’t put your feet up and giggle around. If you don’t have your “A” game with you, chances are the fish right now will eat your bait, your lunch and serve it back as humble pie. You’re ON their turf and that means rocks, caves and reefs all ready to shred you and your good intentions. Short stout rods are the ticket as well as a good dose of humor.

ROAD TOUR 2008

As you read this, we’re just finishing up our third show of the season here in Denver at the Convention Center downtown. It’s been a massive show and packed almost every day. Great to see so many old amigos and clients! That’s the fun part. Denver is always a kick.

The hard part is the travel. We left the Sacramento ISE show Sunday night in a mad rush to beat the snowstorm starting up in the Sierras over Donner Pass. Most of the vendors tried the same thing. We didn’t all quite make it. Snow and ice hit us and that meant going to chains which are no fun putting on or taking off in a big cargo van in the muck, ice and wet while in the dark and cars are going by splashing you and somewhere in the back of the van your jacket and gloves are buried.

The drive from Sacramento to Reno is normally about 2 hours and took 5 instead. A long night in Reno then headed out through Salt Lake City then the colds of Wyoming where we hit temperatures down to 20 below zero. Talk about cold!!! It’s pretty interesting when it’s that cold. Aside from being hazardous to drive, it takes about 10 seconds for a warm beer to get icy cold. If you spit, its freezes as soon as it hits the ground. Your breath comes out in big puffs, but the moisture soon freezes and you can see your breath fall. Just fun goofy stuff.

As you read this, we’re headed back through the snow on the way to Portland now. Another storm is here so it’s hairy driving, but we’ll see you all in Portland in two weeks. The show is at the Portland Expo Center Feb. 6-10. It’s a great show there so come on out to see us if you can.

BOOKINGS COMING IN STRONG!

Our bookings for 2008 are coming in strong as a result of all these shows. If you are planning to see us this year, give us a shout so we can be sure to take care of you. Especially if you’re bringing a group, prime dates and my captains are getting reserved and we want to be sure you’re covered. Last year we sold out most of our prime dates months in advance and had a waiting list so give us a shout.

CABIN FEVER CLASSIC

Speaking of bookings, our 8th Annual Cabin Fever Classic still has spots! It’s the unofficial start of the season and we’ve set April 5-9 with three days of fishing as the plan. We’ll be hosting it at La Concha Beach Resort and this always promises to be a great time. It’s NOT a competition. It’s a chance to climb outta your snowy cabins and get some sunshine and wet some lines along with some great folks and have some fun. Last year, we caught 17 different species of fish including pargo, yellowtail, cabrilla, sierra and roosters. Every year is different. Give us a shout. Cost is $750 per person double occupancy!

MY BLOGS

As many of you know, I will no longer be doing regular posts in Western Outdoor News. My column has been cut back. Thanks for all your support over the last few years. I get weekly e-mails from many of you telling me you’re enjoying it and it’s been gratfying. However, the paper has decided to move in a different direction so my posts won’t be as regular.

Have a great week!

That’s my story

Jonathan

Jonathan Roldan’s

Tailhunter International

Website: http://www.tailhunter-international.com/

Phone: (626) 333-3355

FAX: (626) 333-0115

E-Mail: Riplipboy@aol.com

U.S. Office: 3319 White Cloud Dr., Suite A, Hacienda Hts. CA 91745

Mexico Office: , 755 Paseo Obregon, La Paz, Baja Cal Sur, Mexico

“When your life finally flashes before your eyes, you will have only moments to regret all the things in life you never had the courage to try.”

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La Paz/ Las Arenas Fishing Report for Jan. 20, 2007

Everyone was bundled up this week, except the tourists. Temperatures dropped and it got awfully cold and windy, and it seemed like the snowbirds were about the only ones walking around in shorts.

We still got some folks out on the water although most of the fishing continues to be out of Muertos Bay where sierra, bonito and cabrilla (seabass) garnered most of the action. Roosterfish were seen, but not hooked. Some pargo were hooked, but not caught! (Big difference…but if you know pargo…you know that getting them outta the rocks intact is one of the most frustrating things you can attempt!)

I guess the good news was that we did get a few yellowtail north of town, so we’ll have to keep an eye on that. The problem is getting out there with north winds blowing in your face. It makes for a long wet ride to the fishing grounds. The fish bit deep on yo-yo iron but if we can get some caballitos for bait, I think they might come up big time. We’ll keep you posted!

But wait!!! Just as I was writing this report…Hey! I thought it was WINTER! YELLOWFIN TUNA just showed up in Muertos Bay! Stop the presses. They are NOT supposed to be in Muertos Bay. They are not even supposed to be here at all this time of year. It’s WINTER. However, a couple of our boats just got back in while I was writing this and got 10 football yellowfin and a big yellowtail too! I’ll have to follow up on this over the next few days to see if this is a fluke or what! Whooo-hooooo!!!!

CABIN FEVER CLASSIC FILLING UP

Our 8th Annual Cabin Fever Classic is set for April 5-9 at La Concha Beach Resort. We got quite a few signups this past week for the limited spaces. Three days of fishing plus your hotel for $750 per person double occupancy. We have alot of fun a this. We don’t even promise fish! But we always catch a bunch…I just don’t know what! Last year we caught over 17 species and it was a blast. The whole point is to get out of our cold winter cabins and shake ourselves off with a little sun, tacos, beer and getting some line wet with good friends. If you’re interested, send us an e-mail ASAP! We’d love to have you join!

TAILHUNTER ROAD SHOW 2008

We’ve wrapped up our second show of the year having finished our fishing shows at San Mateo and then this week at the Sacramento ISE show at the Cal Expo Center. Next stop is a long drive through the cold of the Sierras then Wyoming and finally the Denver Convention Center for the Denver ISE Show Jan. 24 to 27 (Wed. to Sunday).

To everyone we’ve met and all our good friends who stopped by our booth, it was great to see you and we look forward to seeing you all again in La Paz. Thanks also for all of you who brought us food! Wow…In-N-Out Double Double Cheese burgers (animal style); Chinese dim-sum; sashime; sushi; pastries; fruit; gourmet iced-tea….you’re the best! Thanks!

To all our others amigo…sorry we missed ya!…, just a heads-up! We’re filling prime dates for the season FAST! Don’t wait. Last year, we had a waiting list for many of our best dates and captains. Get in touch with us so we can make sure you’re covered!

That’s our story!

Jonathan

Jonathan Roldan’s
Tailhunter International
Website: http://www.tailhunter-international.com/
Phone: (626) 333-3355
FAX: (626) 333-0115
E-Mail: Riplipboy@aol.com
U.S. Office: 3319 White Cloud Dr., Suite A, Hacienda Hts. CA 91745
Mexico Office: , 755 Paseo Obregon, La Paz, Baja Cal Sur, Mexico

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PHOTO: This is the time of year that schools of speedy-sierra mackerel move up close to shore. Don’t let the word, “mackerel” put you off. This is one of the best eating fish in the Baja not to mention a great gamefish on light tackle.

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