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La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay Fishing Report from Tailhunter Sportfishing for Week of Jan. 15-23, 2017

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Whale watching season is in full swing at Lopez Mateos in Bahia Magdalena. With each week more and more whales are showing up to spend the winter in the warm shallow waters. Tailhunters can set up a great family trip for you.

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Just out front of the La Paz waterfront in the shallow bay waters, baby whalesharks are now here. We’re arranging daily trips to spend a few hours swimming with these gentle animals.

LA PAZ and BAJA REFLECT U.S. CONDITIONS

La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay Fishing Report for Week of January 15-23, 2017

Not much to tell you on the fishing scene.  As you probably know, the western U.S. was smacked around again pretty much all last week with ice, snow, wind and rain.  Well, there’s a pretty good rule of thumb.  If the U.S. is getting it then Baja is also getting it and vice versa.  Weather does not simply “STOP” because there’s an international border.  

So, although in La Paz, it obviously wasn’t raining or snowing, it was still cold enough for us to fire up the heaters at our Tailhunter Restaurant and turn on the fire pit on the 2nd level terrace.  Additionally, it was also windy most of the week, and while we could go fishing and just wear jackets to ward off a bit of the chill, there’s nothing that will make the wind stop blowing or the ocean from being choppy.   

But that’s what’s to be expected during our off-season winter months.  For better-or-worse, not many fishermen are out either.  Commercial guys that are going out are telling us there’s some breezing tuna around and the occasional dorado, but most of our few anglers that got out, ran into snapper, cabrilla (sea bass) and some smaller cargo as well as bonito and jack crevalle.  Good light tackle stuff and for the few folks we have this time of year, often snowbirds just looking for a day in the sun on the water, that’s fun.  

As for other activities our whale watching tours are in full-swing now that the grey whales have started arriving in Bahia Magdalena.  More and more seem to be arriving weekly and they usually stick around until about mid-March or so.   

Also, right in La Paz Bay, we’ve got whalesharks now and we’re also arranging daily “swim with the whale sharks” excursions.  The fish are right in the shallow in front of town.

If you’d like any information or have us set up your whale “adventure” e-mail us directly at Jonathan@tailhunter.com

THANKS FOR BEING SUCH GREAT HOSTS SACRAMENTO!

HERE WE COME WASHINGTON!

We had a spectacular show at the California State Fairgrounds for the ISE show last week.  It was incredible…maybe our best show ever with huge numbers of bookings from new friends and old friends coming to see us this year in La Paz.  It’s gonna be a fantastic year!  Thanks to all our Sacramento and Bay Area amigos for al the hospitality!

One caveat…we are filling many dates very very fast!  Not kidding!  Many dates are already sold out.  We have two more months of shows.  Do not wait!  If you’re planning to visit us this year, send me an e-mail to Jonathan@tailhunter.com and let’s get you booked before your dates and favorite captains are taken!

We now move onto the Washington Sportsman’s Show at the Puyallup Fairgrounds just south of Seattle!  This is a mammoth 5 day show from Wednesday to Sunday!  The WASHINGTON SPORTSMANS SHOW has so many awesome Tailhunter friends.  We hope to see you there!  Here’s a link for more info and how to get discount tickets:

https://www.thesportshows.com/shows/washington/show-information/

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Wow! Sacramento ISE was “off-the-hook” fantastic! One of our best shows ever! So great to see so many friends and we have a ton of you coming back making reservations to see us this year! Let’s go fishing!

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Some of our best Sacramento friends who have visited us many many times in La Paz! Julia McCabe, Dick Winslow, Randy Lyons, Tim Nishimura and Scott Johnson.

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We love our Tailhunter families!

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Some of the perks of the job! Jonathan Sandwich between Jilly and Barbara Steinberg famous outdoor writer!

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Whether visiting us in Sacramento or La Paz, Kelly and Stephanie Mizuno are always welcome smiles! Thanks for bringing us the goodies to the booth. They were yummy!

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One of the great icons of the industry, Rick Copeland from Wilderness Unlimited came by to visit and pose with Jilly in the booth

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How can you not love this photo! Jilly with our amiga, Carrie Wilson, biologist and awesome writer for the California Dept of Fish and Wildlife.

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They are coming back to La Paz for the umpteenth time this October. From the bay area, our amigos, John McLucas and Bill Lee.

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Best friends or Tailhunter for so many years, Verda Boyd, Dave Frausto and Tim Zimmer! Part of the tribe!

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Wyoming outfitters…TV celebrities…bestest amigos…Rick and Amy Kasper came from their booth to visit with us for awhile. We’ll see the in La Paz!

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Always good to see these smiling faces! Jilly with Ed Byrd and Rich Keogh who are coming to us again this summer in La Paz!

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Retired CHP officers and great friends for many many years, Randy Lyons and Dick Winslow. Contemplating bringing their boat down to La Paz next time!

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The “King of Craft Beer!” He just came back from three days in Belgium just to drink beer and knows every beer in the world! Kris Honkola is an excellent fisherman as well and will be coming back to La Paz in October!

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Cheers to new friends, Stephanie and Lou Torres who drove all the way up from San Jose to visit us in Sacramento to book their first trip to fish with us in La Paz.

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Favorite family! Tim Butterworth with his daughter Danielle and her husband Dave posing with Jilly. Tim will be coming back to get another wahoo or two in the fall with us. He’s been visiting La Paz for over 20 years.

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The Vagabundos del Mar! Gloria and Fred Jones have been part of the Baja scene with the Vags for decades! Always good to have them visit our booth.

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…and then there’s our Mexican Pocket Panther, Catlyn guarding the booth and greeting friends!

That’s our story!  Come see us in Washington if you’re around!

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Jonathan and Jilly

Jonathan Roldan’s

Tailhunter International

 

TAILHUNTER FISHING FLEET #1 Rated on Trip Advisor

TAILHUNTER RESTAURANT BAR Top 5 – Rated in La Paz on Trip Advisor

 

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Website: www.tailhunter-international.com

U.S. Office: 8030 La Mesa, Suite #178, La Mesa CA  91942

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

Phones: 

from USA : 626-638-3383

from Mexico: 044-612-53311

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Tailhunter Weekly Fishing Report: 

https://fishreport.jonathanroldan.com/

Tailhunter YouTube Videoshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBLvdHL_p4-OAu3HfiVzW0g

“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 8-15, 2017

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Ashlee Patterson from Massachusetts got out on the water one day and on the flyrod, got this feisty little dorado on light line off Punta Perrico. The fish was released.

MORE WHALES THAN FISHERMEN

La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay Fishing Report for Week of Jan. 8-15, 2017

Honestly, not much going on in terms of fishing.  It’s still been windy and there’s just not many fishermen in town this time of year or folks wanting to go fishing either.  It’s just that time of year…the lull after the holidays.   There’s not even that many folks in town.  

We did get out fishing a few days.  Surprisingly, given it’s winter and chilly, there’s still some dink dorado around, which are usually warm water fish.  Nothing big, but still fun.  The rest of the catch focused on bonito, some snapper and cabrilla.    Mostly inshore species.  The nice days on the water are nice…85 degree sunshine.  But, if you mis-time it, the north winds can make it blustery so we always check the weather before we go fishing.  If you’re coming down, try to be flexible on your fishing days so we can move you around to the best days to give you a better shot and having a fun day. 

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On the other hand, whalesharks are back in the bay and starting the year with a great opportunity to swim in the shallow waters of La Paz Bay with these “baby” whalesharks that can reach 20′ in length.  If you’re interested, contact us directly via e-mail at: Jonathan@tailhunter.com

GRAY WHALE SEASON STARTS!

Speaking of whales, the grey whales have also returned to Bahia Magdalena on the Pacific side so we’ve officially kicked off our 2017 whale watching season at Lopez Mateos.  We’re running daily trips to spend a day or two with the whales in the warm waters there.  Again, contact us directly at Jonathan@tailhunter.com.   It’s a great family trip!  Check out the video above.   Thanks to amigo, Jorge Romero for the video!  “Touch the mama!”

THANK YOU DENVER!  HERE WE COME SACRAMENTO! 

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Set up our new booth Tuesday night in Denver after a crazy drive through the snow and ice of the rockies the two avalanches that blocked the road.

Me, Jilly and Catlyn in the van.  This is how we roll for 3 months like road gypsies!

It was a pretty incredible drive into Denver with ice, snow, road closures, several avalanches blocking the highway and generally nasty conditions…but still, through some of the most beautiful and majestic places you’d ever want to see.  Nothing like the Colorado Rockies!

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John Rader fished with us for the first time last year. Funny guy!

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No matter your political views, it’s a funny shirt.

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“Doctor” Art Flippin has fished with us a zillion times and is coming back this year to fish in the fall.

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Art and Connie Petz are coming to see us for the first time in La Paz . Fun couple!

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Matt Deischel brought us a framed and signed photo of his 38.5 pound barred pargo WORLD RECORD he shot and then weighed at our Tailhunter IGFA scale. Massive fish and Matt is an incredible bluewater hunter. Thanks, Matt. We’re honored!

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Charter member of the Tailhunter Family, Jeff Sakuda, visits us at least twice a year. He’s a pilot for United and was on a layover in Denver and he came out to see us. Thanks for the Subway Sandwiches, Jeff!

 

There's trouble a-foot! Louis Sanchez brings me the traditional "burrito bomb" burrito for me to eat in the van while we're travelling!

There’s trouble a-foot! Louis Sanchez brings me the traditional “burrito bomb” burrito for me to eat in the van while we’re traveling!

Well, we just finished our first show of the “Tailhunter 2017 Road Tour” with a spectacular time at the Denver Convention Center and the International Sportsman’s Expo.  In our 16 years there, I think this was the best show we’ve ever had visiting with lots of friends and making new ones and signing up an incredible number of reservations to book spend time with us in La Paz fishing this year!   Thanks, Denver for once again taking such good care of us!

Now onto Sacramento and historically one of the biggest shows of the year for us.  We’ll be at the SACRAMENTO STATE FAIRGROUNDS from this Thursday to Sunday in our booth! It’s Jan. 19-22nd.   Come say hi and let’s talk about fishing in La Paz.  Get one of our new t-shirts and 24-page brochures.

Almost 700 vendors will be there with lots to see for the whole family!  Check out the video:

Hope to see you this week!

That’s our story!

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Jonathan and Jilly

Jonathan Roldan’s

Tailhunter International

 

TAILHUNTER FISHING FLEET #1 Rated on Trip Advisor

TAILHUNTER RESTAURANT BAR Top 5 – Rated in La Paz on Trip Advisor

 

Now follow us on FACEBOOK TOO

 

Website: www.tailhunter-international.com

U.S. Office: 8030 La Mesa, Suite #178, La Mesa CA  91942

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

Phones: 

from USA : 626-638-3383

from Mexico: 044-612-53311

.

Tailhunter Weekly Fishing Report: 

https://fishreport.jonathanroldan.com/

Tailhunter YouTube Videoshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBLvdHL_p4-OAu3HfiVzW0g

“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 Dec. 25, 2016-Jan. 1, 2017

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It’s winter. Thankfully bonito are still providing action despite a difficult week to fish because of winds.

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There’s a reason the wind and kite surfers enjoy our area so much during the winter. It’s the winds. Great for them. Not so good for fishing. Still bright and sunny, however. Temps in the 80’s .

FISH TAKE THE WEEK OFF – WINDS DON’T

La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay Fishing Report for Week of Dec. 25, 2016 – Jan. 1, 2017

In the gap between the holidays, I think the fish took the week off like most folks, but maybe they were smart.  They hunkered down because it was a windy week.  For one, not many folks fishing, but for the most part, many of the folks that come in right now are walk-in clients or snow birds enjoying the sunshine and otherwise great weather (minus the wind).  So, they’re only looking for a day of fishing out on the water.

That’s the dicey part because I always want to be up-front.  I warn them about this being the off-season and how windy it might be.  If they are flexible on dates then we look at the wind forecasts to try to get them the least windy day.  But, sometimes, they only have that ONE DAY to fish during their vacation and, if they still want to go out, we do our best to get them some fish or find areas where it’s less choppy or rough.   All we can do is try.  You definitely can’t catch fish if you have no line in the water. 

However, generally speaking, especially during the winter, if there’s storm going on in the SE United States like California, Arizona and Nevada, that wind/ rain pattern will affect the weather in Baja.  It was a stormy week in the lower U.S.  Ergo, it was windy in La Paz!

So…

Well, we did our best.  Four days this week, I recommended not even going out to prospective fishermen.  They’d be wasting their money.  

Two of the other days, despite our best, the winds still were stronger than we would have liked and the fishermen got bounced around and only caught some bonito and cabrilla and snapper.  Still OK fishing, but we wish it could have been better.  The last day, again only some bonito and cabrilla and some small dorado.  

The weather forecast this coming week actually looks good.  One of the least windy weeks in awhile is on tap so hopefully, better fishing.   But, for the sunbirds, if you’re not out on the water getting blown around, it’s hard to beat 85 degree sunny weather in La Paz right now. 

WHALEWATCHING SEASON STARTING

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We are starting out Tailhunter whale watching tours in about 2-3 weeks.  From mid-January to March is when the grey whale migration takes place and thousands of whales migrate from the Bering Sea to places like Bahia Magdalena on the Pacific Coast about 3 hours drive from La Paz.  We’ll be running day and overnight trips to the bay where the whales spend the winter in the shallow, warm, calm waters.  It’s a great once-in-a-life time opportunity to get up close with the whale without having to go out into open waters.  

The whales will often come right up to the boats and seem to enjoy the interaction and it’s really a treat to have a baby calf come right up and want to have it’s head scratched!  Check with us and we can set you up!

That’s our story!  Happy New Year everyone!

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Jonathan Roldan’s

Tailhunter International

 

TAILHUNTER FISHING FLEET #1 Rated on Trip Advisor

TAILHUNTER RESTAURANT BAR Top 5 – Rated in La Paz on Trip Advisor

 

Now follow us on FACEBOOK TOO

 

Website: www.tailhunter-international.com

U.S. Office: 8030 La Mesa, Suite #178, La Mesa CA  91942

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

Phones: 

from USA : 626-638-3383

from Mexico: 044-612-53311

.

Tailhunter Weekly Fishing Report: 

https://fishreport.jonathanroldan.com/

Tailhunter YouTube Videoshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBLvdHL_p4-OAu3HfiVzW0g

“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 Dec. 18-25, 2016

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Sue and Barry Schneider were able to squeeze in one day of fishing on Christmas Eve and got onto one of these great days when the wind layed down and the fish were biting. They got a great surprise with a couple of dorado, a nice wahoo and even a handful of bonito to round out the action. Some of the fish ended up at Tailhunter Restaurant for dinner to have us cook it up! They were fishing with Captain Victor.

WINDY CHRISTMAS WEEK BUT SOME WINDOWS OF OPPORTUNITY

La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay Fishing Report for Week of Dec. 18-25, 2016

We had one of those windy wakes that made it tough for fishing with north winds blowing a number of days.  That was the bad news.  The good news was there weren’t many fishermen this week as most folks either had their minds on the holidays or were one of the visiting snowbirds enjoying some of the sunshine.   However, for the small windows that we did have fishing, we were again surprised by the catches.

Again, we’re only fishing with our Tailhunter Las Arenas Fleet from Muertos Bay where the fishing is more protected and closer to shore.  In addition to the usual “winter fare” like snapper, pargo and cabrilla as well as bonito…

Well, things are still mixed up I guess because we still hooked wahoo and even some dorado which are generally fish we see when the weather and waters are warm. Dorado were not big but still…10 pounders are fun on light tackle and good eating and surely a surprise.  And, no one ever argues with catching a wahoo either.  Several were hooked and lost and a few brought to the boot were in the 20-25 pound class.  Again, a total bonus on a fishing day when you’re not expecting it.  

Que Dios Te Bendiga!  (May God bless you!)

From our Tailhunter Family and Crew to Yours! God bless for a safe, happy and peaceful Christmas and excellent 2017!

From our Tailhunter Family and Crew to Yours! God bless for a safe, happy and peaceful Christmas and excellent 2017!

Just taking a little time to reflect on a special time and how blessed we are during this time of year and always.  It’s because of you!   Wishing you Feliz Navidad from La Paz.   Enjoy your families and the holidays and we’ll see you in the new year!

That’s our story!

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Jonathan and Jilly

Jonathan Roldan’s

Tailhunter International

 

TAILHUNTER FISHING FLEET #1 Rated on Trip Advisor

TAILHUNTER RESTAURANT BAR Top 5 – Rated in La Paz on Trip Advisor

 

Now follow us on FACEBOOK TOO

 

Website: www.tailhunter-international.com

U.S. Office: 8030 La Mesa, Suite #178, La Mesa CA  91942

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

Phones: 

from USA : 626-638-3383

from Mexico: 044-612-53311

.

Tailhunter Weekly Fishing Report: 

https://fishreport.jonathanroldan.com/

Tailhunter YouTube Videoshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBLvdHL_p4-OAu3HfiVzW0g

“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 Dec. 12-18, 2016

Rick and Amy Kasper from Wyoming run a hunting operation and Rick is also an outfitter and TV host on the outdoor channel. He and Amy hit a nice day of action boating 3 nice tuna on squid and losing another plus having their hands full on 8 or 9 bonito. .

Rick and Amy Kasper from Wyoming run a hunting operation and Rick is also an outfitter and TV host on the outdoor channel. He and Amy hit a nice day of action boating 3 nice tuna on squid and losing another plus having their hands full on 8 or 9 bonito. .

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That’s a HUGE needlefish. Rick Kasper and Captain Jorge with a monster marciel…gotta be 5′ long!

FULL MOON AND WINDS NO ISSUE AS BLUE WATER SPECIES BITE!

La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay Fishing Report for Week of Dec. 12-18, 2016

Full moon?  Winter?  No problem.  As if to underscore just what a crazy season it has been, once again some of our best fishing in the last few weeks was this past week.  The fact that the winds dropped back a few notches had alot to do with it, but honestly, some surprisingly good fishing for species we don’t normally see during this time of year!

Again, not many fishermen out on the water, but that’s pretty normal as this is off-season.  But, those that were out, ran into some minimal winds, flat seas and quality fish.

In addition to the usual inshore species like barred pargo, snapper, and cabrilla, there were also bonito and jacks plus some HUGE needlefish working the waters for the anglers. 

However, the biggest surprise were the yellowfin tuna we hit off Punta Perrico and the south side of Cerralvo Island on the high spot.  These fish were nice quality 15-30 pound fish.  Plus the wahoo are still hanging out and willing to chase deep diver, Rapalas, Magnum Yo-Zuri and Mega Bait lures. Some of the fish ran 30 pounds or so.  These blue-water pelagic fish are a nice bonus this time of year. 

Winds coming back up again a bit this week.  We’ll keep you posted.  

WHALEWATCHING SEASON COMING UP!

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THEY’RE ON THEIR WAY…WHALEWATCHING SEASON IN A FEW WEEKS!

The annual migration of grey whales is underway and within a few weeks, they’ll start showing up in the calm, warm Baja water of Bahia Magdalena.   We’re already taking reservations for this incredible experience with a great opportunity to get up close and personal to these amazing gentle animals.  A trip makes a great present too!  Whale watching season generally runs from mid-January to late March.  Write to us at: Jonathan@tailhunter.com  and we can set up up your whole package.

That’s our story!

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Jonathan and Jilly

Jonathan Roldan’s

Tailhunter International

 

TAILHUNTER FISHING FLEET #1 Rated on Trip Advisor

TAILHUNTER RESTAURANT BAR Top 5 – Rated in La Paz on Trip Advisor

 

Now follow us on FACEBOOK TOO

 

Website: www.tailhunter-international.com

U.S. Office: 8030 La Mesa, Suite #178, La Mesa CA  91942

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

Phones: 

from USA : 626-638-3383

from Mexico: 044-612-53311

.

Tailhunter Weekly Fishing Report: 

https://fishreport.jonathanroldan.com/

Tailhunter YouTube Videoshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBLvdHL_p4-OAu3HfiVzW0g

“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 Dec. 4-12, 2016

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There’s a little of this..a little of that right now. Alot of bonito…the occasional dorado plus inshore species like triggerfish and cabrilla.

THAT LULL BETWEEN THE HOLIDAYS – Full Moon Coming up Too!

La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay Fishing Report for Week of Dec. 4-12, 2016

It was one of the better weeks for weather with minimal winds most days but just not many fishermen around.  I think everyone is geared or pre-disposed with the holidays at the moment or most of the visitors to La Paz are snowbirds making their way down to catch some sunshine or the luckier ones who get to spend all winter down here.  Even the locals are pretty tied up with Christmas at the moment with numerous Christmas Fairs, pageants, decorating and shopping.  For sure, there’s alot of tamale making going on!  

Fishing wise, nothing spectacular, but really hard to know when mostly it’s the commercial guys fishing.  Inshore fishing for snapper, barred cargo, cabrilla and jacks has been the predominant catch from what we’re seeing, but there’s still some dorado around.  Most are the 5-10 pound size.  For a little more fun, the bonito schools are ranging in the usual places with some fish up to 10 pound horses.   No tuna or wahoo caught, but that’s because no one was really fishing for them but I did hear of some schools of tuna breaking water just off Punta Perrico.  Two of our commerical fishermen friends did get hook-ups on wahoo, but fish came off.  Again, it’s hard to give a complete report when there’s not much sportfishing traffic out there.  Next week will be a little more complete.  

NOW BOOKING WHALE WATCHING TRIPS FOR JAN-MARCH!

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If you’d like a really unique trip, Baja isn’t just for fishing!  The whales are already making their way south and thousands of them will take up winter habitat in Bahia Magdalenda from January to March.  It’s the largest migration of animals on the planet and a great opportunity to spend time in the pristine shallow waters of the bay.

Tailhunters can set up your trips and put together full packages with lodging, transportation, day trips and more.  It makes a great Christmas present too!

 

That’s our story!  Hope you and yours are enjoying a fantastic holiday season!

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Jonathan and Jilly

Jonathan Roldan’s

Tailhunter International

 

TAILHUNTER FISHING FLEET #1 Rated on Trip Advisor

TAILHUNTER RESTAURANT BAR Top 5 – Rated in La Paz on Trip Advisor

 

Now follow us on FACEBOOK TOO

 

Website: www.tailhunter-international.com

U.S. Office: 8030 La Mesa, Suite #178, La Mesa CA  91942

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

Phones: 

from USA : 626-638-3383

from Mexico: 044-612-53311

.

Tailhunter Weekly Fishing Report: 

https://fishreport.jonathanroldan.com/

Tailhunter YouTube Videoshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBLvdHL_p4-OAu3HfiVzW0g

“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 – La Arenas/ Muertos Bay Fishing Report for Week of Nov. 27-Dec. 4, 2016

 

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It’s so hard to get him to smile sometimes, but Captain Archangel goofs with his “big” yellow snapper and some of the tuna his guys caught.

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Captain Adolfo with a nice tuna and a big barred pargo for his anglers.

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For almost winter, not a bad grade of tuna this week. And close to shore too!

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Captain Archangel again with some of Bob Pettit’s guys from Utah and found some decent dorado plus a big dog-tooth snapper and a yellow snapper. Great eating! They brought fish from their first night to Tailhunter Restaurant to have us cook it up.

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Utah guys in the house! Captain Armando got Robert Pettit and his aigo a dorado and huge triggerfish.

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Early in the week just as I had published our last report, Terry Robinson, had a small window to fish. His first day, was pretty slow, but on day two, he had quite the buffet of fish including a wahoo, big tuna, some cabrilla, snapper and triggerfish. Other wahoo and tuna were lost. Terry is from Idaho.

WINDY WINTER CATCHES ARE UNUSUAL

La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay Fishing Report for Week of Nov. 27-Dec. 4, 2016

Apparently, there’s still some warm-water pelagic species running around this late in the season.  There’s not many anglers around as this is the “gap” between the holidays and north winds made some days unfishable and provided scratchy fishing at best.   However, the few days we got folks out on the water, there were some surprising catches.

Normally, this time of year, the bite is pretty focused on inshore species and colder-water types of fish like cabrilla, pargo, jacks and snapper. Part of the reason, obviously, is that the waters are colder.  But, another aspect is that rougher winter conditions, keep us closer to shore fishing the reefs, rocks and sheltered areas.

This past week, it was cloudy and some days were really uncomfortably windy.  There was even a bit of rain as well.  However, the few days we had anglers out, it surely wasn’t off-the-wall fishing, but they tagged into some surprising catches.  These included some nice-grades of yellowfin tuna in the 20-pound-class.  Additionally, our captains found some spots of 8-15 pound dorado and even a few wahoo earlier in the week.  Throw those into the box with some nice barred pargo, dog-tooth snapper, a cabrilla or two,  red snapper and triggerfish and it made for a surprising variety of fish. 

Weather this coming week is supposed to clear up with more sunshine, but winds will be increasing also. 

That’s our story!

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La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay Fishing Report from Tailhunter Sportfishing for Week of Nov. 20-27, 2016

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A little of this.  A little of that. This is pretty typical of what our catch is like now that the seasons are changing.  Some bonito, sierra, pargo.

SNOWBIRDS IN TOWN – THE GAP BETWEEN HOLIDAYS

La Paz- Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay Fishing Report for Week of Nov. 20-27, 2016

Hope you and yours had a great Thanksgiving week!

Not much going on this past week.  Very few folks in town and most of the visitors are from colder climates and these snowbirds are just trying to find some sunshine.  They’re not necessarily in town to fish, or snorkel or participate in other water sports…except for the windsurfers who are starting to head towards La Ventana/ El Sargento near Las Arenas.  As our winds get strong and stronger, that area in the channel by Cerralvo Island is world-class for wind sports. 

As far as our fishing, well, it is indeed getting windier and not the most ideal for fishing.  So, you it is what it is if you plan to fish in the off-season.  It’s definitely usually sunny, but winds can make it bumpy and/ or limit the areas we can fish and the types of species we can fish for. 

Indeed, that’s what happened this week.  No big pelagic to report for the first time all season.  No dorado.  No tuna. No rooster fish.  No billfish.  So, maybe the warm-water season has finally ended.  

Or, maybe it’s just an aberration.  When there’s not many boats on the water, a few boats can’t be everywhere at once checking out all spots.  So, there could well be spots of big game fish still out there.  Or not.  As the season goes along and rolls into December, things will get clearer.  It’s definitely a transition time right now. 

So, what we got were some cargo, cabrilla, sierra and bonito.  Pretty much inshore species.  For now.  We should get a few more folks on the water now that Thanksgiving weekend is over. 

BUT WAIT!!!

Don’t close the curtains just yet…

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From Twin Falls, Idaho, Terry Robinson had a great day nailing this huge wahoo…losing a few others…tangling with a big dorado for a bit and also getting the wahoo below.

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And here’s the nice tuna. Chunky fish for November!

Just as I was putting out this report to make my deadline, we had some of our anglers hit wahoo and tuna!  And lost others!  So, hold everything.  Maybe it’s not over yet!

That’s our story

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Jonathan Roldan’s

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

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La Paz – Las Arenas Fishing Report for Week of Oct. 20-27, 2014

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Kris Honkola from San Rafael CA was a first-time visitor with Tailhunter and set out to get a wahoo with us. On his very first day he tagged up this big-headed speedster south of Cerralvo Island.

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Cathy Corda, here with husband Craig, had a pretty fantastic day. Not only did they get into the dorado school big-time, but Cathy got her first wahoo. What makes it more remarkable is that the fish bent out the hook and when they got it aboard…THE FISH WAS NOT HOOKED! The line made a half-hitch loop around the tail and had lassoed the fish! Great story!

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Our long-time amigos from the San Francisco Bay area, Bill Lee and John McLucas had a week’s-worth of good fishing with our Las Arenas fleet. Here’s a sample of dorado, cabrilla and a rainbow runner.

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It was a pretty good week for billfish…marlin and sailfish with a remarkable number of hookups! Most caught fish were released. Alexa Kadota took these spectacular photos right close to shore as her dad’s sailfish fought close to the panga.

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Our new amiga from Utah, Janie Edge and her husband, Randy were fishing with Captain Victor and did pretty good on some schoolie dorado.

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Nothing like a vacation with dad and getting pulled outta school! John Rogers from San Ramon, CA, took his boys, Jared and Jay out for a few days fishing with us and show off some of their dorado they caught north of La Paz around Espirito Santo Island.

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Oregon in the house as Captain Armando poses with Dave Lindell and Leonard Post on the beach at Las Arenas with some of their mahi catch. Our amigos come from the Pendleton, Oregon area.

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These two brothers had to be some of the funniest guys all week…Andy and Rafi Montejano pose with a big pargo and cabrilla which we saw more of this week as the weather and conditions change.

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You can tell waters are getting a little cooler because we don’t normally get pompano except in the springtime. However, our amigo John Ehlers from the Denver CO area, got this tasty pompano just off Bahia de los Muertos with Captain Pancho.

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Captain Archangel looks on as Dr. Dennis Harper has his hands full of dorado and a trophy barred pargo that will make for some great eating. They are on the beach at Bahia de los Muertos.

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Great shot, big smile and great pose on a bull dorado with Bill Lee from the San Francisco Bay area.

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Captain Joel with Tina Harper who was fishing this week with us for the first time and did well on the dorado. She caught this fish near Espirito Santo Island in the channel.

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The pro…Danny Kadota…with another pro, our Captain Victor and the results…a big big wahoo. One of several that Danny caught.

 

SEASONS CHANGING AND GETTNG COOLER BRINGING DIFFERENT FISH VARIETY:

La Paz – Las Arenas Fishing Report for Week of Oct. 20-27, 2014

We could not be asking for better conditions right now these last two weeks or so.  Air temperatures have dropped significantly down to the low to mid-90’s.  The humidity is gone so it’s just great sunshine.  Water temps are still in the mid-80’s.  And, although winds seem to be gradually increasing, there’s just a hint of perfect breeze each day.  Barely a cloud in the sky.  Nights are ideal and in the 70’s.   If you’re walking around La Paz, it’s like being in a post card.

Basically, I think it means conditions are changing.  They’re moving from the warmer summer days now tapering into our late fall bite.

Fishing has been OK to good for the most part.   Not spectacular, but there were some nice highlights.  I think we’re in transition now for the seasons.  However,   for most anglers fishing a few days, everyone is getting fish.  There’s some nice highlights and bonus, and some days when the dorado go crazy but then there’s others when the bite drops off and gets a little more picky.  Like I said, things are transitioning.

Dorado are still our mainstay with fish in the 10-20 pound class mostly.  Some larger.  Quite  few smaller.  Great fun on light tackle.  Most of the larger fish have been lost, but we have seen some in the 40 pound category come and go…and keep going!  But, dorado make up about 70% of our bite.  But the fish seem more scattered and wide-ranging.  There are still some concentrated schools, but they seem to be breaking up and moving quite a bit.  One day we find the spots and other days it’s hunt-and-peck.   It changes almost daily.

However, that’s been rounded out with a pretty nice bite on billfish.  Striped marlin are around as well as blue and black marlin.  But, the big surprise have been the number of sailfish around.  We had some days when there were multiple hook-ups on our pangas.  One day one of our pangas hooked 4 and were able to release 3.  Another released 2.  Several others released 1’s and 2’s and numerous other billfish have been seen feeding on bait or in the middle of the bonito and dorado schools. We had two large blue marlin hooked and dropped during the week.

The variety this time of year has been increasing as well.  In addition to the billfish and dorado, wahoo keep popping up near Espirito Santo Island and inshore, we’re getting more pargo, cabrilla, red snapper, and even some sierra which is a sure indication that waters are cooling a bit.  Additionally, we’re getting rainbow runners, lots of bonito, jack crevalle and still finding some school-sized rooster fish along the beaches.  Not alot of big fish, but …  Lots of great action!

HURRICANE DONATIONS KEEP COMING IN!

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Roy Zimmerman and Barron Lowery with a double-table full of supplies!

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The Ehlers family from Colorado

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Jon Luker, Jill Luker, and daughter Katylyn with Mike and Colleen Davis

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Jane and Randy Edge from Utah with some strange-looking guy who had been cleaning fish and pulled into the picture!

We just can’t say enough about so many of our Tailhunter Family of amigos who filled in the extra luggage space and brought down so many things needed by those who lost during the huge hurricane about a month ago.  Jill is spearheading the drive and collected several HUNDRED pounds of goods each week.  Above are JUST SOME OF THE PHOTOS of our friends with the big hearts.  I’ll keep posting them as space allows.   But, you can see what’s coming in…clothes, shoes..toiletries…school supplies..first aid items…

Thank you everyone!  Jill is having the items sent to several different charities and communities in town depending on the needs and these things are going DIRECT to those who need them, not to any agency.  So YOUR donations are getting put directly into the hands of those who need them!

That’s our story!

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Jonathan Roldan’s

Tailhunter International

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La Paz – Las Arenas Fishing Report from Tailhunter International for Week of Oct. 12-19, 2014

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Wahoo like these were the highlight of a somewhat erratic week of fishing that saw some great action, but also some slow fishing during the middle of the week. However, the appearance of these speedy trophy fish were a big plus around the south end of Cerralvo Island.

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Jeff Sakuda and Marianne Sugawara make several trips a year to La Paz and had a good day to start with this big-headed wahoo while they pose on the beach at Bahia de los Muertos.

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John Rogers from San Ramon CA has fished with us before, but says his boys, Jay and Jared are now “hooked” and “can’t wait to come back!” after three days of fishing like this including dorado, cabrilla, pargo, bonito and their first marlin.

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Captain Blas helps out our Washington amigo, Nash Johnson, with a nice sailfish that he battled on light tackle for 45 minutes north of La Paz. The fish was released. They also got dorado as well.

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Great pose from Alexa Kadota with one of several dorado she caught while fishing with dad with our Tailhunter Las Arenas fleet.

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Big bull in the boat for our Idaho amigo, Steve Snead, who put this bull dorado in the panga while fishing with Captain Joel ear Espirito Santo Island.

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Mike Vonderahe and Mark Chism had to almost canceled their trip after Hurricane Odile, but were able to make it down from Oregon and started their fishing days off with some decent dorado fishing like these! They also got in some scuba diving later in the week with whale sharks!

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Bob Layko from Vancouver WA loves to come down each year to celebrate his birthday with his cousin, Craig Brown. Captain Pancho poses with Bob and Craig on the sand to show off quite a variety of fish including dorado, palometas, pargo and a cabrilla.

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Big smiles for a big cabrilla caught by Niels Michaelsen who came all the way from Finland! Captain Boli jumps into the picture as well. The big fish was taken near Espirito Santo Island.

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Just to show off some of the variety this week, Erick and Nash Johnson showed up with some pargo mulatto (barred pargo) and red snapper. Dad and son are from Washington.

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Not a bad day for fishing for Alexa Kadota. A nice dorado AND a nice wahoo in both hands!

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Great shot from our amigo from Denmark, Jens Riis, who had to cancel a kayak trip to the island, but logged in some extra fishing time instead. Fun, hard-core fisherman!

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Dennis is from Greece! He’s got a nice bull dorado fishing with Captain Victor and our Tailhunter Las Arenas fleet. That’s El Sargento/ La Ventana in the background.

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We call him, “The Mayor!” He’s one of our most favorite amigos and was not going to let the hurricane prevent him from a few days in La Paz. George Gill started his trip with some nice pargo and snapper. He also had a full day pulling on dorado as well!

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Double fisted dorado for Manny from San Diego.

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Whalesharks have returned to the warm shallow waters of La Paz and this past week was a great opportunity to snorkel with them!

SOME SLOW SPOTS BUT OVERALL A DECENT WEEK OF FISHING WITH VARIETY!

La Paz – Las Arenas Fishing Report for Week of Oct. 12-19, 2014

Perfect weather.  Perfect water.  Sunny days.  Just a hint of breeze.  Very little humidity.  Could not ask for better conditions. It has been some of the best weather of the season.  Like a postcard for the Chamber of Commerce!

So…what happened to the fish?

The week started well with a nice jag of wahoo and a smattering of tuna mixed in with decent dorado, especially around Cerralvo Island.  Dark-colored deep-running Rapalas put the hurt to the wahoo…up to 50 pounds…live bait enticed the tuna…while the dorado ate pretty much anything.  Some sailfish and marlin were hooked.  The week looked promising!

Then, it sort of just fizzled.  It was like the fish took a holiday or something.  We struggled to get even a single dorado to bite and we resorted to having to go inshore for sierra, pargo and cabrilla.  Mix it up with some rooster fish and jack crevalle and that’s the bite.

I wish I knew.  Last week when we had a full moon…in fact we had a full lunar eclipse…the fish bit pretty nicely.  This week with a minimal moon, the fish are all lock-jawed.

Maybe things are cooling down a little too fast.  You can feel a bit of fall/winter in the air and northern winds are starting to creep in.  So, maybe the fish are adjusting.  But the middle of the week the bite literally just seemed to die.

As we turned the corner into the weekend, thankfully things picked up! For no explainable reason.  I didn’t notice anything that had changed.  But… Dorado started crashing again plus a few wahoo, billfish and rockfish (pargo and cabrilla) so that rescued the latter part of our week.  Hopefully things stay on the upside for awhile as we head down the backside of the season.

DONATIONS FOR HURRICANE RELIEF SNOWBALL FROM GENEROUS AMIGOS!

Collected over 500 pounds in two weeks!

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Alen Jones, Victonda Sheasby with Dr. Dennis and Tina Harper showed up with several tables full of school supplies, clothes for kids, playthings that filled about 100 pounds of ice chests and suitcases!

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Nash and Steve Johnson from Washington got contributions from friends and neighbors and had a full load of clothes and medical items like aspirin and first aid supplies.

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Two long-time friends of ours, “Modelo” Dave Pollard and Hector Chacon from S. California brought in two full ice chests stuffed to the limits with goods. Their respective families put out the word with with friends and the donations started rolling in. In addition to travel-sized toothbrushes and toothpaste, shampoos and school items, their daughters hand rolled dozens of t-shirts so that could pack tightly into two 70-quart ice chests!

The generosity continues.  It started as a trickle just after Hurricane Odile almost a month ago and has turned into a wonderful flood and outpouring from so many of our friends and clients.  Over the last two weeks we have been posting pictures of some of our Tailhunter friends, and there are more this week.  However, this is by no means all of them!  There have been so many donations.  Some bring enough for a group of sherpas to carry.  Others bring a bag or two or fill some empty space in the corner of a suitcase or tackle box.  It’s all fantastic!  For those who lost so much…or everything…it’s all appreciated.  And it’s almost overwhelming that we’re speechlessly grateful.

Since Jill started the drive, she’s probably collected over 500 pounds of supplies and items in just the last TWO WEEKS ALONE!  And more arrives daily!  She’s making sure it’s all accounted for and going to needy groups where it will do the most good.

So on behalf of all of us at Tailhunters, God bless you all for your help and big hearts!  We are blessed and humbled beyond words.

That’s our story!

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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

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