PHOTO 1: Nice rack! Not a bad day fishing for Jorge Romero. Four nice yellowtail out've Muertos Bay. These are some nice fish. The yellowtail bite has been on for the better part of a month now. These are actually some of the "smaller" fish as there have been others ranging over 40 pounds.
PHOTO 2: Now here's a slugger. These yellowtail are almost close enough to shore to fish them from the rocks. This 30 pound class fish eat a sardine simply flylined on live bait, but it doesn't take much to get them. Most of the fish have been caught either with live bait with little or no weight since the fish are in shallow water or else with iron jigs quickly retrieved.
PHOTO 3: Not one of the better photos I've ever posted on my fishing report. Neither Captain Mundo or Esteban Romero would look up as they were trying to hold up the slippery fish. Yes, the pargo liso are already in! They've been around for a few weeks now and seemingly more and more are coming into the shallows to spawn. However, so much attention has been focused on the yellowtail that not many anglers have been fishing the frustrating pargo even though the pargo are literally right under the boats sometimes and you can see them schooling through the rocks. That's the problem...THE ROCKS! Hook one of these bad boys and you get zing-powie'd into the rocks before you can set the hook!
YELLOWTAIL - PARGO - OTHER SPECIES STILL BENDING RODS OUT OF MUERTOS BAY!
La Paz / Las Arenas Fishing Report for March 2, 2008
I would hardly say fishing is “torrid” but considering it’s still winter and off-season, there’s some fairly nice fishing going on around La Paz. Once the waters warm and the winds start kicking down a few notches, no reason to believe things aren’t going to bust out nicely.
There’s sure a lot of species around!
That yellowtail bite out of Las Arenas/Muertos is still going on. It’s been rolling the last month or so. The big fish showed up earlier this season and the cool thing is that they’re literally so close! Sometimes within minutes of leaving the beach, you’re already fishing. Additionally, the quality of some of these fish has been amazing. We’re not talking little punk yellowtail. These are 20-40 pound toads!
The fact that the ‘tails are so close is almost a bit of a curse. There’s an old saying, “Don’t leave fish to find fish!” Well, with the fish being right off the beach, who knows what else might be biting in some of our other hot spots?
We do know that pargo have been in for a bit. Check out the photo above. The pargo liso schools seem to be in early and are getting thicker as they move into the shallow areas to spawn However, if you’ve ever fished pargo, you know how frustrating it can be to see these huge schools of big fish swimming by your panga and how most of the time they’ll take you right into the rocks and bust you off. Incredibily frustrating so most of the anglers have been chasing the more cooperative (I say that respectfully) yellowtail!
But, like I said, there’s other species around too. Cabrilla are around up to about 2-3 pounds (seabass) and sierra and roosters are also there to catch if you wanted to target them not to mention bonito and skipjack for fun and sport.
We’ll keep you posted!
TAILHUNTER ROAD TOUR 2008
Well, we’re headed to the big one…Long Beach Convention Center for the big Fred Hall Fishing and Boating show. It starts Wednesday the 5th of March and goes until Sunday the 9th of March. This is the big one you don’t want to miss. Come early! It’s madness and a lot of fun.
Our booth will be in it’s usual spot along tackle row near Izorline, Calstar rods and Accurate Reels. You will NOT find us over where the other travel outfitters are nor will you find me at the Western Outdoor Booth. We have always had our own Tailhunter Booth so please come by to say hi. We kick off at 2 p.m. Wednesday and it’s a great place for the whole family.
BOOKINGS for 2008
We’ve been on the road since early January doing all these outdoor fishing and hunting shows. We’ve been in 8 states in 2 months and having a blast. However, I just wanted to give a shout out to you if you’re thinking of booking with us…especially our amigos and regulars…reservations are rolling in DAILY! Let us know ASAP if you want to come down because dates are filling fast and we want to be sure we can take care of you and get you your favorite captains. Especially the captain part…your favorite guy is also in big demand by our other clients and it’s first come-first served when someone asks for a captain so give me a shout so we can hook you up!
Hope to see you in Long Beach!
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Jonathan
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