PHOTO 1: Winter fishing doesn't get much beter than this! Shallow water, inshore live bait fishing for big yellowtail! Rob Clark from Santa Rosa CA ripped up this nice forktail off Punta Perrico near Muertos Bay SE of La Paz. Rob got a few of these nice 'tails and dropped another nice one he fought for a long time before it took him to the rocks and busted off!
PHOTO 2: Again, here's Rob with a pretty yellowtail. Take a look at the flat waters and how close Rob is to the rocks. Even though winter is windy, we can hide on the lee side of the winds out of Muertos Bay and around Punta Perrico and still get quality fishing for trophys like this yellowtail, pargo, snapper, cabrilla, roosters and sierra. This week most of the yellowtail went 20-40 pounds.
YELLOWTAIL SHOW NO SIGN OF LET-UP THIS PAST WEEK AS MORE BIG 'TAILS RIP UP ANGLERS!
La Paz/ Las Arenas Fishing Report for March 9, 2008
It's pretty hard to believe. They showed up early this year and have stuck around so far for more than a month. These big yellowtail off Punta Perrico continue to tear up the tackle. If you don't know, Perrico is the little jut of rock and land just outside of Muertos Bay...that's literally minutes from our launch spot in Muertos and only several dozen yards away from the beach at times.
This isn't rocket science fishing either. Literally, a live bait pinned on a hook and dropped over the side on a drift is about all it has been taking. Not much complicated about that other than trying not to let the rod get jerked from your grip! Most times, no lures or weights are being used as the fish are relatively shallow and artificial gear gets hung up and lost on the rocks below.
Indeed, the biggest obstacle, once hooked, is keeping the fish themselves from rocking the anglers! This isn't wide-open fishing, but there's surely a good number of fish and the quality of these fish is incredible. Fish up to 40 pounds are not unusual and the boats are ranging from 2-8 fish per boat.
Other fish on the prowl include sierra, roosters, and pargo that were also caught as well as big eye jacks (the good eating ones) as well as skipjack.
ROAD TOUR 2008
Well, after 3 months on the road we finally wrap up our 2008 road tour. We just finished the huge Fred Hall Fishing and Boating Show at the Long Beach Convention Center and again, what a great time seeing all the amigos and also making new friends as well. Anyone coming by the booth knows it was PACKED in front of our booth most times and I'm really sorry if I didn't get much time to chat very much at times as folks were 3 and 4 deep in front of us! But, we hope everyone had fun.
We are now back on the road and headed back to the cold after a week in the sunshine. We're headed to one of our favorite places...Salt Lake City where we will be at the International Sportsman's Expo in Sandy, Utah that goes from Wednesday to Sunday. Come see us. It's our last show. We have a limited number of comp tickets to give out. If you let us know at least a day before you plan to arrive, we can give out 2 pairs per person for as long as they last. First come, first served. After that, we do have tickets at a discount. Hope to see you then!
ALASKA AIRLINES!
Rates have been kinda high this year, but it seems that we got a break this week. Check with Alaska Airlines as rates went down a few days ago to around $380-450 round trip from Los Angeles to La Paz round trip for MANY dates! Also, don't forget that if you get approved for an Alaska Airlines Visa card, you can get a 50 dollar companion voucher for a 2nd ticket. If you have questions, ask us!
That's our story!
Jonathan
Forever!)
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