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La Paz – Las Arenas/Muertos Bay Fishing Report from Tailhunter Sportfishing for Week of Feb. 29-March 6, 2016

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Now that’s a fish! Leif Dover from Atlanta GA visits us several times a year. He punctuated a week of great fishing with this 40-pound slab of wahoo just outside of Muertos Bay!

It’s not just the number of fish, it’s the fact that besides the nice wahoo, these are pargo..really tough fish to put in the boat for Lief and amigo, Brian O’Neil. They had several days like this during the week.

Nice cabrilla for Kim on the beach at Bahia de los Muertos!

More huge pargo! Great eating!

Whoa…those are pigs! Gato and his dad try to heft up two massive amberjack they got on yo-yo iron at the north end of Cerralvo Island.

Double good haul for Leif and Brian. Early in the week a big wahoo and big yellowtail to start the week!

PARGO LEAD OFF A GOOD WEEK

OF VARIETY

La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay Fishing Report for Week of Feb 29-March 6, 2016

For the first time in months, I can say that wind was not a factor in the fishing this past week. It might have been the nicest week all season. If you’ve been reading our fishing reports, you know that winds have plagued us for months as we’ve had probably the windiest winter in memory. You would also know that when the winds don’t blow, there’s some pretty good fishing to be had.

And that’s exactly what happened. One seems to follow the other.

But, again, there were some surprises. When the wind has lain down in the past, we got crazy warm water species of fish like marlin, sailfish, dorado and even tuna.

This time, we got more traditional winter fish. In fact, we got some of the most sought-after cooler water species in the list for our areas as the pargo liso (giant mullet snapper) rocked our anglers and bent rods. Historically, during this time of the year, the pargo come up in certain shallow areas and school up while they spawn. It’s quite a sight to often see an undulating mass of copper-colored water that’s really schools of 10-40 pound pargo much like a giant koi pond on steroids. Even more incredible when the big school starts to feed and blows up on the surface of the water. Ever seen those crazy TV movies of piranha ? Well, you get the idea except these are ham-sized slugger fish tearing up the surface!

Well, the pargo were that tough 5-20 pound size that confounds so many anglers because they bust off in the rocks. Believe me these are tough fish and generally over the years I tell people that if you hook 10, you’ll maybe get one to the boat! That’s how tough they are. I’ve never seen a fish piss off and frustrate like pargo!

In additon to the pargo, however, we also got other fish we normally see during these months This included cabrilla (sea bass), jack crevalle, amberjack, sierra, bonito and even a few dorado and wahoo…the latter two adding to the mystery because wahoo and dorado are warm water species. The cool thing is that these fish were not in deep water or far off-shore. On the contrary, like the pargo, those were shallow water catches!

The dorado weren’t big. Maybe 10 pounders which are a good eating-size. The wahoo were really nice trophies in the 10-40 pound class.

Looking at the forecast, winds might be coming up again this week. Surely stronger than this past week. There is even a chance of some rain early this week. We’ll see!

THANK YOU LONG BEACH and BOISE! HERE WE COME SCOTTSDALE, AZ!

Vinnie Sanchez and his great family came to see us in Long Beach!

Whew! What a week. Jill and I just had a spectacular week even though we had to split up. She was up at the Idaho Sportsman’s Show in Boise. I was at the Long Beach Convention Center for the 70th Annual Fred Hall Fishing and Boating Show. We’re a little goofy from the long week apart and from all the great folkw we talked to but are sure grateful to all the amigos who came by to chat with us about fishing in La Paz or even just to say hi! Thanks for all the smiles! We’re looking forward to seeing many of you this year in La Paz!

Now, after almost 3 months on the road, our Tailhunter Tour takes us to Scottsdale, Arizona for the International Sportsmans Expo at the Westworld Expo. The show has grown so large its now moved and will be combined with the Arizona Boat show and will run March 10-13! It’s gonna be great. Here’s a link to all the details: http:/http://www.sportsexpos.com/attend/scottsdale/

Come see us and let’s go fishing in La Paz.

That’s our story!

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Jonathan and Jilly

Jonathan Roldan’s

Tailhunter International

Website:

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Mexico Office: Tailhunter International, 755 Paseo Obregon, La Paz, Baja Sur, Mexico

U.S. Mailing Address: Tailhunter International, 8030 La Mesa Blvd. #178, La Mesa CA 91942

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La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay Fishing from Tailhunter Sportfishing for Week of Feb. 21-28, 2016

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More like it…for this time of year. Sierra in the bay like this one that’s headed for the ceviche bowl!

Inshore catches including snapper, pargo, some nice cabrilla, and bonito, among others wasn’t bad this week at all!

Yes! It’s that time for the BIG SHOW! The 70th Annual Fred Hall Show…the mega fishing and hunting show at the Long Beach Convention Center. It’s THIS WEEK!

GOT GREAT WEATHER…THERE’S FISH…BUT NOT SO MANY ANGLERS!

La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay Fishing Report for Week of Feb. 21-28, 2016

After a brutal winter of winds, we’ve had two of the calmest weeks of the year these past two weeks. There was a day or two of winds, but nothing like we’ve been experiencing. The only issue is that being off-season, there’s not really any fishermen around. In about a month, we’ll be loaded, but right now, if you want the beach or water to yourself, it’s like a beach in a Corona Beer commercial. Find your beach!

Of course, that’s not to say that the winds are over for good, but it’s been really nice lately with daytime temps in the 80’s. Perfect beach weather and that’s what we have in town right now. Alot of snow-birds enjoying the beaches and sunshine and the only ice they’re seeing is inside the rim of a margarita glass.

As for fishing, as I said, not many anglers this past week. Earlier in the week, we did find some spots of yellowtail that went about 25 pounds along with the usual winter species of cabrilla, pargo and jack crevalle that were alot of fun. Also, we had a few wahoo around, but each hookup came off, but the fish were definitely there! Later in the week, we didn’t find any of the trophy species, but bonito and sierra filled in. Not big, but fun. Actually, more typical of what we catch this time of the year. The fish are in various places from the island to the bay.

The coming week looks good again as far as the wind and weather is concerned. We’ve got anglers this coming week so hopefully, a more complete report coming by the weekend!

As far as Jill and I, we’ll finished our shows in the beautiful Pacific Northwest and had a great time seeing so many of our amigos!

But now, it’s time to discard the heavy coats and snow clothes and rain jackets. I will be at the Long Beach Convention Center for the massive Fred Hall Fishing and Boating show that goes from Wednesday to Sunday. This is the big boy giant show. Come see us. We’ll be in our usual spot right smack in the middle of the action.

Jill will split off and head to the Boise Fairgounds in Boise, Idaho for one of our favorite shows in one of our favorite spots. She’ll be at that show Thursday to Sunday. Go say hi to her if you’re in the area and ask her about fishing in La Paz this year!

COMING YOUR WAY…and SPLITTING UP!

Jilly n JR Long Beach booth

The Tailhunter Road Show continues on into it’s 3rd month! Just wrapped up in Yakima, Washington at the Central Washington Sportsman’s Show.

We’re now on our way to two different places at the same time!

Jill will be in Boise, Idaho at the Boise Sportsman’s Show from Thursday to Sunday to visit with all our good friends and clients in that pretty city.

Jonathan will be in the booth holding the fort at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach CA for the Fred Hall Fishing and Boating Show that goes Wednesday to Sunday.

Come by and say hi and check out our 2016 24-page brochure, DVD and new design Tailhunter t-shirts and come set up your La Paz fishing trip for this year too! See you soon!

That’s our story!

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Jonathan and Jilly

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Jonathan Roldan’s

Tailhunter International

Website:

www.tailhunter-international.com

Mexico Office: Tailhunter International, 755 Paseo Obregon, La Paz, Baja Sur, Mexico

U.S. Mailing Address: Tailhunter International, 8030 La Mesa Blvd. #178, La Mesa CA 91942

Phones:

from USA : 626-638-3383

from Mexico: 044-612-14-17863

Tailhunter Weekly Fishing Report: https://fishreport.jonathanroldan.com/

Tailhunter YouTube Videos: http://www.youtube.com/user/pangapirate

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La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay Fishing Report from Tailhunter Sportfishing for Week of Feb. 14-21, 2016

Tal Nazani and Captain Archangel teamed up for this hunky yellowtail at Muertos Bay. Over two days of fishing, Tal got 8 different species of fish!

She’s always in the fish! Captain Hugo poses with Donna Thompson who tussled for awhile on this stubborn 35-pound class yellowtail near Cerralvo Island before getting it to the boat.

Bill Corrigan poses with his nice yellowtail, but look closely at the fish being held by Captain Gerardo. It’s a yellowfin tuna…in February!

First-timers Robert Werner from Gig Harbor, Washington with his young fishing “coach” McKenna with a nice wahoo just outside Bahia de los Muertos with “El Jefe” Capt. Victor.

Another pretty fish and photo of Donna Thompson with a wahoo she nailed with a rapala near Cerralvo Island this week.

That’s a BIG trigger fish for McKenna Werner from Gig Harbor WA who went fishing with dad out’ve Muertos Bay.

More typical of our winter catch and way fun on light tackle pulling them out’ve the rocks are the cabrilla (seabass) and pargo (snapper).

IT’S FEBRUARY…OR IS IT MAY?

La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay Fishing Report for Week of Feb. 14-21, 2016

For one of the first times all winter, the winds kicked down and gave us a break with minimal interference for once. Being off-season, there still weren’t many fishermen, but for those of our clients who got on the water, they were treated to some unusually great species of fishing. Normally, our winter fishing consists of inshore species for pargo, cabrilla, jacks, bonito, sierra and other rock and reef fish. Not bad fishing and some of these species can grow to hog-size, but we’re generally not seeing the much sought-after glamour species that get all the headlines.

Well, this past week, we turned in quite a variety. And it wasn’t like we had to chase them far offshore. In generally the same inshore waters where the rock fish hang out…generally shallow waters inside Muertos Bay…just outside or over the rocks near Cerralvo Island…we got the pargo, cabrilla, snapper and sierra.

But, crazily enough, we also hit nice wahoo in the 20-40 pound class (and got bit off some) . Most of these fish were taken with trolled dark Rapalas or frozen mackerel. There’s not much in the way of live bait right now. We also got some toad yellowtail in the 25-30 pound category (and lost more). Several marlin were lost in the shallows. But, even more surprisingly, we got a few football yellowfin tuna! Nothing big, but fun 10-15 pounders were just off the beach.

We don’t usually see these species (except the yellowtail) until mid-to-late-springtime. So, these were really nice bonus fish. The other thing it that most of our folks who fish this time of year aren’t hardcore. Many are first-timers (never fished before or never visited before) or are one-timers (in town on vacation and just toss in a day of fishing). You can imagine the grins when someone from say…Wyoming or Canada or Europe used to catching trout suddenly latches onto a speedy 30 pound wahoo racing up to 70 mph or gets slammed by a fat yellowtail intent on jamming back into the rocks…fish that would give even veteran fish a run for their money!

As long as the winds stay down, anything is possible!

DIVIDING OUR FORCES

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Just finishing up a great 3-day run at the Central Washington Sportsmans Show in Yakima Washington. Thanks to all our Tailhunter amigos for their great hospitality!

So, now Jill and I split it up!

We’ve been on the road now for about 9 weeks of shows. However…Due to show scheduling, we now head south…sort of. Next week, Jill and I travel to the big boy, Fred Hall show at the Long Beach Convention Center to set me up for that event (March 2-6), then she flies back north to the Boise Fairgrounds in Boise, Idaho for Idaho Sportsmans Show (March 3-6).

Hope to see you in either Long Beach or Boise!

That’s our story!

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Jonathan and Jilly

Jonathan Roldan’s

Tailhunter International

Website:

www.tailhunter-international.com

Mexico Office: Tailhunter International, 755 Paseo Obregon, La Paz, Baja Sur, Mexico

U.S. Mailing Address: Tailhunter International, 8030 La Mesa Blvd. #178, La Mesa CA 91942

Phones:

from USA : 626-638-3383

from Mexico: 044-612-14-17863

Tailhunter Weekly Fishing Report: https://fishreport.jonathanroldan.com/

Tailhunter YouTube Videos: http://www.youtube.com/user/pangapirate

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La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay Fishing Report from Tailhunter Sportfishing for Week of Feb. 8-14, 2016

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Not a bad day of fishing, but more incredible because these wahoo and yellowtail caught by Ken Gragg and Carl Lange from Bakersfield CA were caught in FEBRUARY! Captain Pancho on the left helps out!

Carl Lange has been coming for years during the warmer months and never caught a marlin. In his first two days this week when he should have been catching little rock fish…he hooks and releases two striped marlin just outside of the rocks at Punta Perrico. Both marlin released!

Another hard-to-believe fish ,but take a look at Gary Wagner standing outside his place in Bahia de los Muertos with a nice bull dorado. Last year, this would have been one of the largest bull dorado of the year when there were so many dinks! But, again…this is WINTER and dorado time is summer and fall! Gary is the owner of the famous Giggling Marlin Bar in Cabo San Lucas.

At one point this week, it was impossible to miss on the yellowtail in the bay at Muertos this week. There were THAT many of them ripping it up. Ken Gragg caught this big yellow and you’ll notice something that looks like a tongue sticking out of it’s mouth! Go to the next photo…

That yellowtail was so hungry it swallowed the entire Rapala X-Rap 30 WHOLE! The only thing sticking out is the tongue of the crankbait which is about 9 inches long!

Wahoo and yellowtail teeth marks on the Rapala after a hard day of fishing!

Some fine-eating cabrilla meat for Ken and Carl! Big trophy fish!

We’ve been getting some crazy unusual species the last several weeks and perhaps not many as unusual as this Golden Baja Grouper that Ken Gragg caught. I’ve only seen a handful of these caught in my 20 years here in La Paz. In the past month, there’s been THREE of them caught!

Another nice reef fish…a big cabrilla for Tony Vitolo from Wyoming!

SPLIT PERSONALITY WEEK (WITH WIND…WITHOUT WIND!)

La Paz – Las Arenas Fishing Report for Week of Feb. 8-14, 2016

What a week! As I’ve been harping for about 3 months, it’s winter. I get it.

And the fishing seems completely dependent on how the winds are blowing and no-doubt, this has been the windiest winter that anyone can remember. Most days of the week it’s far to windy to even be out on the water. But, whenever the winds drop down a bit and give us a break, the fish bite. And when they’ve bit, it’s been something to see.

Well, this was a total schizophrenic fishing week. Early in the week and late in the week it was crazy blowing. Forget it. Winds were kicking at around 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Even when it dropped off a bit as the week started, it was pretty bouncy out there and a rugged day of fishing.

However, it dropped off enough for us to get some anglers out there and sure enough, the fish bit!

I’m not even sure where to start. We didn’t even have to get out very far!

As one of our guys put it inside Muertos Bay the fish were literally foaming. It was like they were voracious at times.

There were 10-30 pound yellowtail boiling on the surface and moving in the shallows. There were wahoo chasing mackerel in the bay. Among the rocks and submerged reefs huge pargo and cabrilla were feeding. There were some nice dorado free swimming through the bait schools and just outside…MARLIN!!! And I’m talking just a few hundred yards off the beach! Most of these fish shouldn’t even be here. It’s WINTER!

But, how good is this? It wasn’t wide open, but it was pretty darned good all things considered. For a few days the striped marlin were on the chew…wahoo and yellowtail bit the dark rapalas…the pargo, cabrilla and snapper bit the jigs and dead bait. Sierra hit small trolled baits and dorado were hitting just about everything else!

Then, the week ended. The winds came back up. The the bite disappeared! However, as you’re reading this, the forecast for the coming week shows some good days of minimal wind and we’re hoping the bite comes back up!

THANK YOU PORTLAND! HERE WE COME YAKIMA!

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Thank you Portland and the Pacific Southwest Sportsman’s Show! What a time we had this past week in Oregon. Five huge days in one of our favorite cities and so many amigos coming to say hi and drop in at our booth to book trips to fish with Tailhunter this year in La Paz! We’re exhausted, but a GOOD exhausted and excited about the fun and looking forward to so many visits! To date our largest of the five shows we’ve done so far! A big MUCHAS GRACIAS to everyone and especially to all of you that brought us such thoughtful gifts too! Tailhunter Tribal members are the best!

So…now here we go on the road again and we’re taking the 2016 Tailhunter Tour to Yakima, Washington in the Sundome at the Western Washington Fairgrounds! We’ll be there for the Sportsmans Show from Feb. 19th-21st. We always look forward to this show. Come see us this coming week!

That’s our story!

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Jonathan and Jilly

Jonathan Roldan’s

Tailhunter International

Website:

www.tailhunter-international.com

Mexico Office: Tailhunter International, 755 Paseo Obregon, La Paz, Baja Sur, Mexico

U.S. Mailing Address: Tailhunter International, 8030 La Mesa Blvd. #178, La Mesa CA 91942

Phones:

from USA : 626-638-3383

from Mexico: 044-612-14-17863

Tailhunter Weekly Fishing Report: https://fishreport.jonathanroldan.com/

Tailhunter YouTube Videos: http://www.youtube.com/user/pangapirate

“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/ Muertos Bay Fishing Report from Tailhunter Sportfishing for Week of Feb. 1-8, 2016

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Carl Lange has visited us many times over the years, but never got his marlin…until this week! Braving winds and waves and even getting a bit wet, he got this guy on a frozen mackerel. A quick photo with Captain Pancho and the fish was released. We don’t usually see Marlin until May or so! Great smile, Carl!

An unusual and large catch for amigo, Ken Gragg. A chilecano that looks like a giant sardine! These fish usually school up and don’t usually hit a hook and line. Punta Perrico is just behind Ken.

Nicely done…as always! Donna Thompson fishing with Captain Hugo rarely misses. She’s got a nice pair of sierra that make great ceviche! Interestingly, both warm and cold water species are in our area right now even tho’ it’s WINTER!

We are smack in the middle of the migration of the gray whales and our whalewatching trips to Magdalena Bay. Ask us about our daily trips! This is a great family opportunity to get up close with these gentle giants!

Here we are ready to go in Portland! The Pacific Northwest Sportsman’s Show kicks off Wednesday to Sunday at the Portland Expo Center in Oregon. It’s a great show. Come visit us in our booth.

TERRIBLE WINDY WEEK BUT THIS WEEK SHAPING UP BETTER

La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay Fishing Report for Week of Feb. 1-8, 2016

Tough week to fish. It’s been like this all winter. Just too windy to get out with double digit winds every single day this week. All from the north. Fortunately, being winter, there’s not many folks asking to go fish or even many fishermen around. We have one day early in the week where the forecast said it would be single digit winds and had some clients who only had one day to fish. We tried to send them out, but the winds were so strong, they never even got off the beach and we had to drive them back to La Paz from Muertos Bay.

The formula is basically this. If there’s storms north of Mexico, there will probably be windy days south of the border. Simple! With El Nino, there have been a big procession of storms in the U.S. which is much needed. I get that. This is all part of a natural cycle that’s been going on for eons so there’s not much to be done about it. It is what it is.

This coming week looks much more promising according to the forecasts so hopefully, the winds will lay down. When the winds lay down, the last few weeks we’ve gotten yellowtail, wahoo, sailfish, marlin, pargo, cabrilla and sierra.

PORTLAND PACIFIC NORTHWEST SPORTSMANS SHOW

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We’ll be taking the 2016 Tailhunter Road Tour to Portland this week. We had a great time in the Seattle area last week for the Washington show with lots of folks reserving fishing trips for this year. The Portland show starts Wednesday and goes through Sunday. This is one of the largest shows on the West Coast. It’s a great family event with everything for fishing, hunting, camping, boating, RV’s and more!

Here’s more details and how to get discounted tickets: http:/http://www.thesportshows.com/shows/pacific-northwest/show-information/

We’ll look forward to seeing you at the booth!

That’s our story!

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Jonathan Roldan’s

Tailhunter International

Website:

www.tailhunter-international.com

Mexico Office: Tailhunter International, 755 Paseo Obregon, La Paz, Baja Sur, Mexico

U.S. Mailing Address: Tailhunter International, 8030 La Mesa Blvd. #178, La Mesa CA 91942

Phones:

from USA : 626-638-3383

from Mexico: 044-612-14-17863

Tailhunter Weekly Fishing Report: https://fishreport.jonathanroldan.com/

Tailhunter YouTube Videos: http://www.youtube.com/user/pangapirate

“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/ Muertos Bay Fishing Report from Tailhunter Sportfishing for Week of Feb. 24-31, 2016

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First yellowtail of the season for our amiga, Donna Thompson who was out with Captain Hugo on their boat from La Ventana

This wahoo might not look as large as it really is, but make no mistake this is a nice fish because Paddy Christopuli is 6’6″ tall! The fish was caught off the south end of Cerralvo Island.

She’s an ace at catching big cabrilla too! Donna Thormpson shows off another bit of her “A” game!

We have our grey whale watching tours going full on, right now! The whales have returned to Baja Sur and we’ve got great day trips to get up-close to these magnificent gentle animals who spend the winter months in the calm waters of Bahia Magdalena. Ask us about trips!

JIlly is ready to go! Had a great show in Washington and now we’re taking the Tailhunter booth to Portland Oregon for the Northwest Sportsmans Show.

THERE’S FISH TO BE CAUGHT!

La Paz – Las Arenas Fishing Report for Week of January. 24-31, 2016

True to form as has been since late October, the formula for fishing has been pretty simple. Find a window of opportunity when the wind isn’t blowing and there’s a good chance that you’re going to find fish. In fact, chances are the fishing will be pretty darned good…and likely unusual.

We had some winds this week. But early in the week and late in the week the weather gods smiled and the wind speeds dropped to single digits and the waters went flat. There’s not that many folks out because this is off-season, but for those that were out fishing, the “catching” was alot better than the typical winter fare of inshore species like pargo, cabrilla and jack crevalle.

There’s been quite a mix of fish because in addition to the “cold water” inshore fish like the jacks, sea bass and snapper, there’s also sierra, but more importantly, blue water species like sailfish, yellowtail and wahoo. That’s pretty incredible because the sailfish and wahoo are normally warmer water fish. More surprising because the fish are not far off or in deep water. Areas such as Punta Perrico…right off the rocks just outside of Bahia de los Muertos and the south end of Cerralvo Island are both holding some big fish. The yellowtail are running 20-30 pounds. The wahoo are also in that range of 30 -pound class fish.

This week Carnival starts for 6 days starting Thursday! La Paz is going to be in full party-mode!

THANK YOU WASHINGTON – NOW ONTO PORTLAND!

Our friends, the Conklins, who have fished with us many many times in La Paz, were just some of so many amigos who visited us in Washington.

A big Tailhunter “GRACIAS” to everyone who came to visit us at our booth in Puyallup, Washington at the Washington State Fairgrounds near Seattle! We had an incredible 5-day run and booked lots of amigos to come fish with us this year in La Paz. We’ll see all of you soon! Thanks to everyone for the fantastic Washington hospitality!

We now move onto show #5! We’ve visited Billings, Montana…Denver, Colorado…Sacramento, California and now Puyallup, Washington. It’s been a great “road tour!”

So, here we come, Portland, Oregon! One of our favorite cities and we’ll be at the Portland Expo Center on the Columbia River from Feb. 10-14th for the Northwest Sportsmans’ Show. Hope to see you there!

LA PAZ CARNIVALE!

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If you’re on town this week, the 2016 La Paz Carnival starts up and it’s one of the biggest parties of the year and one of the largest Carnivals in Mexico! Similar to Mardi Gras, it kicks off Thursday and goes to the following Tuesday with all kinds of parades that pass right by our Tailhunter Restaurant plus all kinds of food, music, rides and other festivities!

That’s our story!

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Jonathan Roldan’s

Tailhunter International

Website:

www.tailhunter-international.com

Mexico Office: Tailhunter International, 755 Paseo Obregon, La Paz, Baja Sur, Mexico

U.S. Mailing Address: Tailhunter International, 8030 La Mesa Blvd. #178, La Mesa CA 91942

Phones:

from USA : 626-638-3383

from Mexico: 044-612-14-17863

Tailhunter Weekly Fishing Report: https://fishreport.jonathanroldan.com/

Tailhunter YouTube Videos: http://www.youtube.com/user/pangapirate

“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/ Muertos Bay Fishing Report from Tailhunter International Sportfishing for Week of Jan. 17-24, 2016

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Thanks to Gary Wagner, owner of the famous Giggling Marlin Restaurant in Cabo, who provided me with the pictures this week. Gary has a great place there in Bahia de los Muertos so he was on top of whatever fishing was happening. Here’s Gary with a big sierra. Makes great ceviche!

Another great eating fish is the pompano! One of the best sashime meats when sliced thin, but cooks up great too! Gary’s catch is another of the unusual fish we’ve been catching the last few weeks. Normally, we don’t see pompano until the spring!

One of the marlin hook-ups that got away. Great shot!

Whale watching season is here and the gray whales are filling up out there at Lopez Mateos in Bahia Magdalena. Amy Kasper gives us a big smile as two of the gentle animals come to check out the panga. The whales are gonna be around until about early March and we’re booking trips right now to spend some time out there at Bahia Magdalena. It’s a great once-in-a-lifetime adventure in the calm waters of the bay!

Thanks, Sacramento! We had a great show at the ISE which took place at the California State Fairgrounds from Thursday to Sunday. Thanks to everyone who visited me, Jill and Catlyn at the booth and signed up also to come visit us in La Paz. We’re on our way now to the Seattle area at the Puyallup State Fairgrounds. We’ll be there from Wednesday to Sunday! Come visit us and check out all the great fishing, hunting and outdoor activities and displays!

WINDS BACK LAST WEEK AND FISH TAKE THE WEEK OFF TOO

La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay Fishing Report for Week of Jan. 17-24, 2016

Not really much to tell you this report. Last week for about the first time in 2 months the winds laid down over a series of days. The bait came up. The fish charged in. We had wahoo, yellowtail, sailfish and marlin ripping it off just a few hundred yards off the beach.

Then, Sunday came up and the winds came back and for the most part, fishing got stinky again. On the upside, not many fishermen this time of year, anyway. Some sierra, cabrilla, bonito and jack crevalle caught. More typical of this time of year. Two marlin hooked and lost. It’s crazy to even see marlin in the middle of winter!

This week is looking better. Tuesday and Wednesday will probably be too rough to fish, but the other days, the winds are moderate. Not great…but fishable. Air temps are really nice. High 70’s to high 50’s. Sun is out. Nice time to be in town!

THANK YOU SACRAMENTO – WASHINGTON HERE WE COME!

Bennett and Alicia Clegg came by the booth to set up their trip with their famlies to come fish in La Paz with us again and Alicia found out she’s our 2016 cover gal with the big rooster she caught last year! Congratulations!

Here’s trouble! Talk about Talhunter Tribal Members…a big toast to these amigos who have all been to La Paz many times with us and all set up new trips for 2016. You guys are the best!

You probably won’t find funner or more enthusiastic amigos than Darryl and Kathy Pietak who are coming back to see us in La Paz this summer! Darryle always sports one of our Tailhunter shirts!

BFF’s! Catlyn joins Jilly and our bestest amiga, Carrie Wilson from the Department of Fish and Wildlife. These two / three can be a fun handful in our booth.

“We just stopped for a quick tequila…” That’s how it starts…in our booth at Sacramento! They visit us every year! Cheers, boys!

Whew! What a week and boy did we have fun at the International Sportsmans Expo at the California State Fairgrounds this past week! The show as off-the-hook, super! Jill and I were hoarse at the end of each of the 4 days as our aisles were packed and our booth was just a buzz of amigos and clients! It was surely a party and thank you to all of you who came to visit and say hi. Great to see so many of you and thanks for the hospitality, especially all of you Tailhunter Tribal members who added to our caloric intake with goodies like candies, cookies, teriyaki chicken, sushi, Chinese pork buns, bottles of wine and tequila…you all rock!

Also thanks to all of you who booked trips to come see us in 2016. We’re looking forward to your visit and I’ll start growing the fish bigger for you!

We’re on our way now north. We’re actually in the van and Jill is driving so I can type! We’ve got 1 1/2 days to get to the Seattle area to set up for the Northwest Sportsmans Show at the Puyallup, Washington Fairgrounds. This is another massive show and will go FIVE days from Wednesday to Sunday. Come by and say hi….check out our new brochure and Tailhunter T-shirts. Let’s talk about fishing in La Paz with Tailhunter this year! Hope to see you!

CELEBRITY ALERT at our TAILHUNTER RESTAURANT

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Yes, it’s him! Mr. Charlie Sheen (“Two And A Half Men”) stopped by last week and had Benny cook him up some of our famous teriyaki tacos. Charlie told Benny, they were the “best ever!” Muchas gracias! Never know who will walk in!

That’s our story!

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Jonathan Roldan’s

Tailhunter International

Website:

http://www.tailhunter-international.com

Mexico Office: Tailhunter International, 755 Paseo Obregon, La Paz, Baja Sur, Mexico

U.S. Mailing Address: Tailhunter International, 8030 La Mesa Blvd. #178, La Mesa CA 91942

Phones:

from USA : 626-638-3383

from Mexico: 044-612-14-17863

Tailhunter Weekly Fishing Report: https://fishreport.jonathanroldan.com/

Tailhunter YouTube Videos: http://www.youtube.com/user/pangapirate

“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/ Muertos Bay Fishing Report from Tailhunter Sportfishing for Week of Jan. 10-17, 2016

Joe Corbin from Ohio stuck this bad boy wahoo and got even more on the boat before noon.

Sysco is 7-years-old. He got his first marlin and gets a hand from Captain Pancho. Check out that flat blue ocean at Bahia de los Muertos

Like I said, it was a crazy week. A rare -caught Baja Golden Grouper by Gary Wagner, who owns the famous Giggling Marlin Restaurant in Cabo but was fishing out’ve his place at Muertos Bay.

Healthy PHAT yellowtail were also biting this week. Roger Thompson got this on on the troll. Hamachi for the barbecue!

Most of the marlin and sailfish hooked this week either got off or were released. This one was an attempted , but regretfully, unsuccessful release. The meat was not related.

One of our super-star anglers Roger Thompson with another big wahoo and another super photo!

WHOAAA! WHAT’S GOING ON HERE?

Ls Paz / Las Arenas-Muertos Bay Fishing Report for Week of Jan. 10-17, 2016

What’s going on? For the last 3 months the fishing has been so spotty because of strong winds every week that it’s been hard to get out to fish. Fishing has basically been a non-factor in anyone’s vacations!

But then this week…Whoaa! I even had trouble getting photos for the fishing reports but many thanks to amigos Gary Wagner and Roger Thompson for getting out on the water!

It’s all about the wind, like I’ve been saying.

The winds chilled out and calmed down. And the fish didn’t just bite. They blew up! And not the kind of fish we normally catch! This is WINTER! We’re supposed to be catching inshore rock fish like pargo, cabrilla, snapper and other species like bonito and jack crevalle.

What happened this week can only be chalked up to the unpredictable El Nino conditions . We had marlin…sailfish…yellowtail…rooster fish and a great bite on wahoo too!

The fish were literally not far out’ve Bahia de los Muertos and close to shore. As one angler said, “I’ve never seen so much bait in the bay this time of year!” Another of our anglers said he was trolling some Rapalas and they got 7 wahoo before 11 a.m. that morning and added yellowtail to the box as well. There’s apparently a ton of mackerel and ladyfish in the bay too so that is a great sign!

I have no idea how much of an anomaly this is or how long it will last, but it’s pretty exciting stuff! But a quick update…the winds started blowing again on Sunday. And no fish.

TAILHUNTER TAKES THE SHOW TO THE SACRAMENTO INTERNATIONAL SPORTSMAN’S EXPO

We sure have alot of fun in our booth. Jill and I are joined for some levity by our good Colorado friends, Dr. Art Flippin and his wife Debbie Devine. They have visited us in La Paz many times over the years!

Good as it gets and staring ’em early. Young Cortez Sanchez sporting one of our Tailhunter T-shirts down the aisle at the Denver ISE show. Cortez and his family have been long-time friends and “tribal members” of Tailhunter Sportfishing

They visited us last year for the first time and had such a good time, they came back to visit us at the ISE show in Denver and book another trip for this year. Bill and Janice Fowler and brother Ed Thielke who show off one of our shirts he got last year and had Jill and I autograph!

It’s a wrap! Just finished an incredible week at the Denver ISE show at the downtown Convention Center. That’s two shows in the book. First show at Billings, Montana and now Denver. It was a grand time. Thanks to so many of our amigos who came to see us and to all our new amigos that we met and even bigger thank you to all of you who came by and booked trips to come fish with us in La Paz this year!

And now, onto Sacramento for the International Sportsmens Expo at the California State Faigrounds.

The show is Thursday to Sunday and we’ll be in our booth every day! Here’s more details: http:/http://www.sportsexpos.com/attend/sacramento/

Come see us. Pick up a copy of our 24-page brochure and our DVD and check out the new-design Tailhunter T-shirts. And of course, come talk to us about fishing in 2016 in La Paz! Hope to see you!

That’s our story!

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Jonathan and Jilly

Jonathan Roldan’s

Tailhunter International

Website:

www.tailhunter-international.com

Mexico Office: Tailhunter International, 755 Paseo Obregon, La Paz, Baja Sur, Mexico

U.S. Mailing Address: Tailhunter International, 8030 La Mesa Blvd. #178, La Mesa CA 91942

Phones:

from USA : 626-638-3383

from Mexico: 044-612-14-17863

Tailhunter Weekly Fishing Report: https://fishreport.jonathanroldan.com/

Tailhunter YouTube Videos: http://www.youtube.com/user/pangapirate

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La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay Fishing Report from Tailhunter International for Week of January 3-10, 2016

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Captain Gerardo’s clients didn’t want their photo taken with their striped marlin, but they did want a photo of their fish so he shouldered the task. Not the close proximity to the Las Arenas in the background.

Israel and Manuel just figured to go out and catch some nice inshore fish for dinner. They ended up with a surprise sailfish and this marlin. The sail was released but could not release the marlin.

Those of you who know our famous Captain Pancho, he took his son, Francisco, Jr. (Panchito) out fishing this week. The 11-year-old got himself a marlin this week as well!

Just a big “MUCHAS GRACIAS!” to all our new and old Montana amigos who stopped by our booth to visit, say hi and set up their La Paz fishing trips. Thanks for treating us so well! We’ll be back!

BILLFISH IN JANUARY?

La Paz – Las Arenas/Muertos Bay Fishing Report for Week of Jan. 3-10, 2016

We finally had a pretty OK week as far as wind is concerned although it was still a bit blustery. As storms slammed into California and other parts of the West and other areas of the U.S. there’s usually an affect down in Baja and this week was no different. But, there were actually some “windows of opportunity” to get some fishing in. The only issue…there’s not many fishermen in town. Snow birds…yes. Windsurfers…yes. Yacht and sailors…yes. Fishermen…not so much.

But, it’s off-season. So, fishermen aren’t much expected anyway.

But, we did have some folks and I guess we just add-it-up-to-El-Nino…craziness. But, it’s the dead of winter and we caught BILLFISH! We’re not supposed to be catching billfish right now. Billfish time is when the water is warm and the weather is hot (relatively speaking). We’re supposed to catching “cold water fish” like sierra and pargo and cabrilla (sea bass).

Anyway, so we go out…and just outside of Muertos Bay…striped marlin and sailfish are hanging out! We’re pretty much talking a few hundred yards out. How long will they stay? What are they doing there? I have no idea. Just a fluke or not, no way to know. But fun fishing. No one complaining!

Winds blowing double digits early this coming week but later in the week, there’ll be some opportunities to get back on the water.

THANKS BILLINGS, MONTANA! NOW HEADED TO DENVER!

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Tailhunter is on it’s 2016 road tour right now. We just finished their first show of the year at the Great Western Rockies Sport Show in Billing, Montana and had a super time and got to meet lots of new amigos. It was crazy cold down to subzero -12 degrees below zero one night. But, we sure had an incredible time and enjoyed the heck out’ve the show, but moreso all the great Montana folks. Thanks for the wonderful hospitality and we’ll see a bunch of you this year in La Paz to fish with us!

This week we head to the largest show in the area. We’ll be in Denver, Colorado at the Convention Center for the International Sportman’s Show. It runs Thursday to Sunday this week and will be a great time for the whole family with almost 700 vendors of camping, fishing, hunting, boating and other outdoor sports. Come see us and let’s talk about fishing in La Paz this year!

Here’s a link with all the details and how to purchase tickets online: Denver International Sportsmans Show Details

Hope to see you this week in Denver!

That’s our story!

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Jonathan and Jilly

Jonathan Roldan’s

Tailhunter International

Website:

www.tailhunter-international.com

Mexico Office: Tailhunter International, 755 Paseo Obregon, La Paz, Baja Sur, Mexico

U.S. Mailing Address: Tailhunter International, 8030 La Mesa Blvd. #178, La Mesa CA 91942

Phones:

from USA : 626-638-3383

from Mexico: 044-612-14-17863

Tailhunter Weekly Fishing Report: https://fishreport.jonathanroldan.com/

Tailhunter YouTube Videos: http://www.youtube.com/user/pangapirate

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La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay Fishing Report for Week of Dec. 27, 2015 to Jan. 3, 2016

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Some days look like this out there. We had a few this week. Others, are so windy and blown out that only the windsurfers and kiteboarders are enjoying it.

Jonathan and Jilly will be in their booth this week in Billings, Montana at the Great Rockies Sport Show Jan. 8-10. Come see us! It’s at the Billings, Fairgrounds!

NOT MANY FISHERMEN AROUND & STILL WINDY

La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay Fishing Report for Week of Dec. 27, 2015 to Jan. 3, 2016

Happy New Year Everyone! Hope the year is off to a good start and that you all had fantastic holiday seasons.

Well…

Not much to tell. Out of 7 days, we had 3 days that were fishable because of the strong winds on the other days. That’s a better week than most of the weeks we’ve had the last 2 months where some weeks the wind was too strong on any days to get the pangas out.

I guess the other side is that there aren’t man fishermen either since it’s off-season. For a good reason. It’s the windy winter season which is why the area is filled up with more windsurfers and kite boarders than anything else.

For fishing, there’s some fish out there sporadically. But, hard to get a decent read on it when there’s few fishermen and we’re not out everyday. However, there’s some rooster fish around. We did get a bite on what musta been a big wahoo as it tore right through 100-pound test. There’s still some marlin around and inshore, pargo, cabrilla and some bonito. But bait is hard to get and I’m surprised there’s not more sierra around this time of year. Everything is screwy with El Nino.

This coming week seem like one of the calmest weeks in a long time so hopefully a better report next week!

SHOW SEASON AND TAILHUNTERS WILL BE IN BILLINGS, MONTANA THIS WEEK

Our 21st Year for Tailhunter and back on the road with our first show of the season coming this week in Billings, Montana at the Great Rockies Sport Show.

Tailhunter is kicking off it’s 2016 Road Tour with it’s first show of the year in Billings, Montana. It’s the 31st Annual Great Rockies Sport Show at the Billings Fairgrounds from Jan. 8-10. C’mon by and say hello and let’s talk about coming fishing with us this year in La Paz! We’ll have new 24-page brochures, flyers and our DVD’s but also our new 2016 edition Tailhunter T-shirts!

Here’s the link for all the details about the show including discount tickets. Bring the family! Plenty to see and do!

GREAT ROCKIES SPORT SHOW

We’ll see you there!

That’s our story!

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Jonathan and Jilly

Jonathan Roldan’s

Tailhunter International

Website:

www.tailhunter-international.com

Mexico Office: Tailhunter International, 755 Paseo Obregon, La Paz, Baja Sur, Mexico

U.S. Mailing Address: Tailhunter International, 8030 La Mesa Blvd. #178, La Mesa CA 91942