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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

 

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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

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from Mexico: 044-612-53311

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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

 

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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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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

 

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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

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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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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/

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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

Jonathan Roldan’s

Tailhunter International

 

TAILHUNTER FISHING FLEET #1 Rated 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/

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La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay Fishing Report from Tailhunter Sportfishing for Week of Nov. 13-20, 2016

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Brandon and Tanya McGarr (next photo) were down to see us for their first trip and also celebrating their birthdays. They’re from Rock Springs, Wyoming. At the same time, they got this double-hook-up of big roosterfish and had to fight each fish simultaneously. Nice late-season roosters and both were released. They also got a wahoo to take home.

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As mentioned above, Tanya McGarr tied up to this big rooster at the same time her husband, Brandon, also bit bit. It’s hard to hold up a fish for a photo when your arms are tired! She released the fish!

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Wahoo, like the ones caught by Paul “LP” Hieb with Captain Pancho, are still around, but not sure for how much longer as conditions are changing.

FISHING MIXED AS WINDS INCREASE

La Paz – Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay Fishing Report for Week of Nov. 13-20, 2016

Things are really sliding into different conditions with each passing week.  More wind.  Still wonderfully, sunny but cooler.   More snowbirds showing up, not so much interested in fishing as just finding warmer conditions than where they were coming from.  Fewer families right now as we  approach the holidays and families have other things on their plates. 

As far as fishing, there’s far fewer anglers than we had even a week or two ago.  This is that “gap” between the holidays and the start of our off-season when we don’t see so many anglers again until late March or April. 

There’s still fish out there, but it’s hard to get a great read on things when there are so few boats on the water.  That one boat fishing just one day, might find the fish and have a banner time.  Or, they could miss the fish but if they had been 500 yards away in a different spot, they might have hit a honey-hole.  One or two pangas can’t cover the whole ocean.  

So, one thing is for sure.  There’s not a lot of boat traffic out there!  Further, it’s a crapshoot for fishing.  We do the best we can and we go have fun.  

The other thing that’s guaranteed is that the winds are going to get stronger from the north.  We have already shut down our Tailhunter La Paz fleet for the season.  It’s just too unpredictable to be outside the bay when it can be blowing outside even when the bay looks calm.  But even in the bay, sometimes, there’s whitecaps these days. 

So, all of our fishing has been pretty much with our Tailhunter Las Arenas Fleet from Muertos Bay where at least the waters are a little more protected and the fish are closer.  

But, even that being said, we had four days this past week where I recommended that the clients not go fishing and fish a different day because the winds were too strong.  That made all the difference.  But, those were cases where the clients were with us for a few days and had flexible schedules.  

It’s different if some fishermen only have 1 day to fish or are walk-in clients to our store and want to go fishing…”tomorrow.”  I can only advise them that it might be pretty windy if that’s what the forecast says or completely tell them it’s not even safe to go out because the winds will be gusting. 

All that being said, out folks that went out this week got some nice variety out’ve Bahia de los Muertos.

There’s still some wahoo biting not too far outside of Metros and around Punta Perrico.  The fish are nice-grade 30-pound class fish most times.  Some a little bigger.  Some a little smaller, but still…a wahoo!  We’re still losing more than we’re putting in the boat.  These wahoo have gotten cagey.  They’re tough and fast and they’ve got those sharp teeth and are even biting off the Rapalas!

We also found a few tuna out there in front of the old Hotel Las Arenas too.  Just about 100 yards or so off the beach, there’s some breezing yellowfin of 20-30 pounds that are wiling to eat the squid. 

Near that same area, we also surprisingly got into some late season hefty 30-50 pound rooster fish as well.  I can’t remember getting roosters this late in the season, but that could also be because I can’t remember anyone fishing for them this late, but still…GREAT CATCH and another exotic tough trophy fish!

Rounding out, there’s some pargo, cabrilla, jack crevalle, bonito, snapper and sierra working as well. 

That’s our story!

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Jonathan Roldan’s

Tailhunter International

 

TAILHUNTER FISHING FLEET #1 Rated 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

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La Paz – Las Arenas Fishing Report from Tailhunter International for Week of Feb. 15-22, 2015

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There’s a variety of fish that came up this week. Red snapper…yellowtail…sierra…and yes triggerfish. All great eating fish.

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Our whaelwatching tours are in full swing and the whales are being incredibly cooperative! Kevin Kennedy and his group got the full experience in the calm waters of Mag Bay. Not sure how much longer these amazing animals will be here, but normally, they’re around until mid-March or so! Contact us and we’ll set you up!

 

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We say good-bye to a fantastic La Paz Carnaval . Many watched the parades from our Tailhunter Restaurant and had a great time.

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Great costumes and floats!

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Amy, Nicole and Kody Kasper enjoying one of Carnval parades in front of our Taihunter Restaurant on the malecon waterfront.

OK WEATHER GOES WITH OK FISHING!

La Paz – Las Arenas Fishing Report for Week of Feb. 15-22, 2015 

Good week for weather and fishing this past week…relatively speaking!  I mean, it’s still winter so there were some breezy days, but compared to other weeks, the conditions were much more fishable and given that many of the folks in town are snow birds just wanting to get warm  (especially those trying to thaw out from the east coast of the U.S, not too many folks are complaining about 83 degree days.

The fishing was predictable.  With good weather, we’re able to get into more species and more variety to the fishing as well.

Among the larger species, some yellowtail popped up off Cerralvo Island including some nicer grades of fish in the 20-30 pound class.  Some nice horses.  Bait hasn’t been good as far as the mackerel are concerned which is what the yellows really charge, but using iron and heavier jigs (of course losing stuff in the rocks), scrambled egg and blue/white patterns produced fish.  Also slow trolling mackerel-patterned crank baits like the bigger Rapala xRap 20’s and Yo-Zuri’s in blue and grey got hits as well.

Also, given it’s only February, I was nicely surprised by the rooster fish we got this week.  Nothing big but fun-sized 5-10 pounders are great on light tackle, especially so close to shore.  Normally, we tend to see these fish about a month later.

Same with the dorado.  Again, nothing gigantic, but good-sating sized 6-12 pound “doraditos” again made for some good light tackle action.  Just like the roosters, I wouldn’t expect the mahi to be in so early in the year.

More typical were the other species we caught. Especially, the inshore types.  This included snapper and pargo, some decent 10-pound cabrilla and sierra along some of the beach drop offs.

The coming week’s weather is looking pretty good so hopefully better fishing reports next week.  Truthfully, this time of the year, there aren’t that many fishermen in town, but everyone is hooking up and getting good variety.

WHAT A WEEK ON THE ROAD!

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Jilly is all smiles in the Yakima booth!

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Once again…had a BLAST rocking the booth in the Phoenix University Football Stadium. Hard to believe the Super Bowl was played there two weeks ago!

Due to scheduling, Jill and I split up this week on our Tailhunter show tour.  Jill went up to Yakima, Washington for the Central Washington Sportsmans Show.  I was further south at the International Sportsman Show in Phoenix.  We both had a great week and it was great seeing so many new and old amigos!  Thanks to everyone for coming and visiting us and for those of you who booked trips to come see us this year in La Paz, we’re looking forward to seeing you again later this year!

We now move off to Southern California to set up for the massive Long Beach Fred Hall Fishing and Hunting Show at the Long Beach Convention Center  March 4-8.  Once again, we split up!  Jill goes north to the Idaho Sportman’s Show at the fairgrounds in Boise, Idaho!  If you’re going to be anywhere near these venues come out to see us and say hi!

That’s our story.  Have a great week!

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Jonathan and Jill

Jonathan Roldan’s

Tailhunter International

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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 Fishing Report from Tailhunter International for Week of Feb. 8-15, 2015

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From Napa and only time for one day of fishing, here’s NIck Clark and his girlfriend Jackie. I was a bit worried because of prediciions of wind and rain, but they did OK…several roosters released…a wahoo lost…two small dorado…some bonito….a red pargo and a cabrilla! Not too bad at all!  It’s hard to tell, but if you look closely at Jackie’s left hand…NICK got the best catch of all…HE ASKED JACKIE TO MARRY HIM!  Apparently, she said YES!!! 

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Using yo-yo iron, commercial guys around Cerralvo Island are hooking some nice 20 pound class yellowtail. Hopefully, this week we can get some of our sports anglers on the fish. Thanks to Hawk for the photo!

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Amy Casper from Wyoming and Doc Finn from New York have visitors!

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Looks like Amy got a big smile from this big grey whale on one of our Tailhunter whalewatching trips!



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LA PAZ CARNAVAL 2015 is in full -swing this week! Everyone is out partying on the waterfront with lots of parades, floats, dancing, concerts, food and fun! Carnaval goes until FAT TUESDAY Feb. 17th. Great time to be in town.


FISHING MIXED BUT LOTS GOING ON IN LA PAZ!

La Paz – Las Arenas Fishing Report for Week of Feb. 8-15, 2015

Relatively speaking…Not much to report this week.  We had a bit of wind which is characteristic of this time of year.  Also, there’s more folks in town for whale watching and the big week-long Carnavale than for fishing so everyone was having fun, nevertheless.

The folks that did go out, many were first-timers just looking for some sunshine and a day out on the water regardless of action so, in cases like that, best to keep close and have some fun and catch fish.  The results were enjoyably predictable with cabrilla and bonito up to about 5 pounds.  Good action on some schools of tough jack crevalle up to about 10 pounds.  Some pargo including some larger ones busted off in the rocks plus sierra along the beaches.  All great eating fish.

But, not to be discouraged, we did have two wahoo come off and several roosterfish were released so there’s alot of variety in the water and decent action!

The tuna bite we were hoping for, never really materialized although the commercial guys say there’s some fast-movers running with the dolphin schools outside Cerralvo Island or momentarily popping up at the drop-offs in deeper water then heading back down before anyone can get to them.   Encouragingly, more yellowtail are showing up on the commercial boats using heavier iron as not much bait is around.  But those guys go out no matter the conditions and it’s often a bit too rough to put first-timers out there and make the run on a sketchy bite.  This week, we’ve got some better experienced anglers coming out so hopefully some better results on the more quality fish.

The whale watching is really where everyone is these past few weeks.  The whales over at Bahia Magdalena have been incredible. The folks we’ve been sending over have been having a kick getting up close to these amazing animals in the calm waters of the bay and the whales and the new calves have shown no hesitancy to come right up and check out the funny-looking creatures in the pangas that can’t stop laughing.

Also, this week since Feb. 12th and continuing to the 17th, La Paz has been in full-turbo CARNAVAL mode with the city in quite the party mood with parades, booths, lots of food, giant concerts and pretty much shutting down the whole waterfront area in a giant street fair every day and night.  Great time to be in town!

JONATHAN and JILL SPLIT UP!

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 Not really per se!  But our Tailhunter 2015 Road Tour hits a fork in the road!

Jilly and I have been on the road now since just after Christmas and have had some incredible shows in Sacramento, Denver, Puyallup (Seattle), and most recently in Portland at all the big fishing and hunting shows telling folks about fishing with us in La Paz.  What an amazing time we’re having and the bookings have been off-the-charts and it’s so great to see so many old friends along the trail!

Well, as the schedule would have it Jill and I have to split up this week.   Jill heads for the show in YAKIMA, WASHINGTON at the SUN DOME there at the Yakima Fairgrounds.

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Jonathan goes to the other big show in PHOENIX, ARIZONA at the UNIVERSITY of PHOENIX STADIUM where the NFL Cardinals play and we just had the SUPER BOWL!

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We hate to split up, but it’s the way the schedule worked out and we surely don’t want to miss either show and seeing our amigos in both locations.  So, if you’re anywhere in the area, come by and say hi and talk to us about coming to visit us this year and go fishing in La Paz!  Hope to see you this week!

That’s our story!

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La Paz – Las Arenas Fishing Report from Tailhunter International for Week of November 23-30, 2014

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Dave Vincent hits the good pose with a nice colorful dorado just outside of Bahia de Los Muertos the day before the winds descended on us! (See below)

 

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Mid-week, we got slammed by some incredible winds. Guts up to 50-70 mph ripped into the area and our normally placid seas turned into a cauldron we rarely see. Check out the waves hitting the breakwater at Las Cruces north of La Paz. That’s Cerralvo Island in the background.

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Another view of the roiling ocean at Las Cruces near the old hotel caused by the winds that stayed with us almost 3 days and caused the port captain to close the port.

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New York in the house. The day after the winds finally left us, we were able to find some dorado with some big boys mixed with school-sized fish. Captain Jorge poses with Doug Duval, Judie Pierce and Bill Harvey all from New York on the beach at Bahia de los Muertos.

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Carson Vincent, 13-years-old, with dad, Dave found time for a day of fishing that produced 5 dorado including this nice mahi.

 

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Some video of what it looked like in La Paz Bay during the big winds with waves and spray sweeping the malecon in front of our Tailhunter Restaurant getting cars and pedestrians a bit wet!  If you’re not familiar with our bay, it usually looks like a lake!

DORADO BITE SANDWICHES  BIG WINDS ROARING IN MID-WEEK

La Paz – Las Arenas Fishing Report for Week of Nov. 23-30, 2014

What a freakish week we had here in La Paz.  This is the time of year when things transition from warmer conditions to cooler conditions.  With it, we start to get more and more windy days with winds whipping from the north.

Well, lately, we’ve had more “breezy days.”  That’s normal. It’s expected.  I never expected what we had this week!

They talk about winter roaring in like a lion.  Well, it didn’t just roar.  It tore in like a freight train!  Tuesday to Thursday, wind of 30-50 mph generated huge waves and gust up to 70 mph had the port captain closing down the port and keep folks off the water  It was pretty incredible to watch…from the shore!  Definitely NOT a good time to try to be on the water!

Huge waves crashed against beaches and against the concrete sidewalks of the waterfront Malecon throwing giant plumes of spray and water as far as parked cars across the street.  Strolling pedestrians were sent scampering each time a wave crashed in much the same way that kids run through sprinklers in the summer except one could get seriously soaked by the giant swell.  Even within the bay, it was uncharacterically white-capped and foaming.  Many folks just parked themselves on the shore or in a nearby restaurant or bar to watch the display!

Then, on Friday, it pretty much disappeared!

And out we went fishing again.  Just like before the storm, the dorado bit pretty readily with fish in the 20-30 pound class not uncommon but decent numbers of 10-15 pound fish as well.  Some rooster fish and pargo were also hooked.  The biggest issue was that those ripping winds really tore up the water and turned things over.  For our guys who went out’ve La Paz, all the found was green and brown dirty water.  The better fishing was from Las Arenas where the area was a bit more protected from the winds although waters were still not optimal.  But at least we found fish!

Really hard to get a read on things.  Not many folks in town or many fishermen as Thanksgiving week isn’t a big week here in La Paz for tourism.  But, still a nice time to spend onshore as the sun was still comfortably warm.  We’ll get a run of folks in between now and Christmas, but this week, was just nice to spend onshore and watching Mother Nature do her thing!

That’s our story!  Hope you had a great Thanksgiving weekend!

Jonathan and Jilly

 Jonathan Roldan’s

Tailhunter International

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La Paz – Las Arenas Fishing Report from Tailhunter International Fleet for Week of Nov. 2-9, 2014

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Captain Armando helps Marty Koschnitzke with a nice bull dorado caught out’ve Bahia de los Muertos. Marty squeezed in a day of fishing and had a few dorado and other species put into the panga.

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The wonderful Ehlers Family from Colorado! John and Dolores at center. Tyler Ehlers and Cheyenne Weinholtz holding dorado on the outside around grandpa and grandma on the beach at Bahia de los Muertos. These were typical-sized fish this week.

 

 

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A much “larger model” for Mike Caray from Portland OR on his first trip with us fishing La Paz. Good day on dorado with our Tailhunter La Paz fleet.

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Captain Pancho and Dennis Weinholtz have big smiles with a bull dorado just south of Las Arenas. Dennis is from Colorado.

 

SEASONS CHANGING – SO IS THE FISHING – AND THE FISHERMEN!

La Paz – Las Arenas Fishing Report for Week of Nov. 2-9, 2014

After nervously watching to see if late-season hurricane “Vance” was going to make up it’s mind and give us a scare, it turned into not much of anything except a few raindrops and some wind!  And we’re not complaining. It’s pretty late in the year to be seeing storms like this and, you can tell how many storms we have had by the fact that we’ve almost gone through the whole alphabet and are on letter “V” for “Vance.”   I think we’ve had enough for awhile.

Anyway, in anticipation of some kind of stormy event, most folks stayed off the water Tuesday and Wednesday just as a precaution.  Admittedly, Tuesday was really windy…far too windy to want to put anglers out there getting wet and bounced around.  So, it was easier to just tell folks to hang out in town.

However, on the other days, we did have some OK dorado action with fish in the 10-20 pound class.  Most of the bite was near the south end of Espirito Santo Island and near El Rosario plus just outside of Bahia de Los Muertos.

The latter area seems to hold the most variety right now as we transition towards cooler water fishing.  In addition to the dorado, we also hooked a few billfish including sailfish and small striped marlin…pargo…cabrilla…jack crevalle and a few more of the decent sized 30-50 pound rooster fish.  But, the majority of the bite this week consisted of a variety of inshore fish like the jacks, pargo and bonito..even some small amberjack and sierra which are normally cooler water fish.  Fun light tackle action.

It will be interesting to see what we do with this full moon right now. But, as of mid-week it hasn’t affected the fishing very much.  There’s a definite drop-off in the number of anglers this week as we head into November.  So, that by itself makes it hard to gauge the fishing.  It’s hard to be completely accurate. When there’s a large number of our anglers out there scattered over the fishing grounds, it’s easier to find the hot spots.  Plus, the “anglers” are changing as well.  From March to October, we have more hardcore anglers, but now with winter setting in, we have more snow-birds who just want some sunshine and maybe a day on the water fishing.

That’s our story!

Jonathan and Jilly

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

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from Mexico: 044-612-14-17863

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