SHORT ATTENTION SPAN FISHING REPORT

WEATHER – Nice week to be in town for all the snowbirds.  Mostly sunny.   Daytime highs 78-82 degrees and night dropping as low as the low 50’s so quite a thermometer!  Bring a windbreaker or sweatshirt.  Quite windy at times with northern winds running 10-30 mph.

WATER – If the winds are blowing,  it’s rough and the winds are usually blowing anywhere outside the bay.  Check your forecasts before going out.  However, surprisingly  there are still warm blue patches of water holding pelagic species.  Usually all the waters are cold and off-color this time of year.

FISH HOOKED THIS WEEK:  Dorado / pargo/ amberjack/ snapper/ cabrilla/ roosterfish/ bonito/ jack crevalle/ sierra

THE BIG PICTURE and the REST of the STORY…

Happy New Year Everyone!  Hope the holidays are going well and you had a great Christmas day.

Christmas week as another hit-or-miss fishing week in La Paz.

Again, the winds were pretty blustery so had to cancel a few potential bookings for fishing and snorkelng  and warn folks away from rough weather.  We did get a few boats out, but that was also before winds kicked up later.

As I often mention, not much of anyone really on the water during the winter months except the windsurfers.  Winds were up to 20-30 mph gusts at times this past week.

Town, however, was pretty busy with visitors as is usually the case during the holidays.  If you’re not on the water, it’s a nice time to be in the area.  Daytime temps were as high as 82 and the nights are a cooler, but pleasant 55 degrees or so.   It beats being in chillier parts of the continent this time of year!

Once, again very surprising to find dorado still in the area.  Dorado are a warm water species that we usually see in numbers from about late May to October.  It’s rare to see any in the winter so that leads me to believe that there’s still warm water patches of ocean around.  Normally, waters are not only rough, but cold and green this time of year.

The dorado are a fun-sized 10-15 pound class mahi right now.

Commercial guys are reporting some tuna and wahoo around Cerralvo Island, but attempts to get across the channel were too difficult because of the winds and waves so there was no way to verify the stories.  Commercial fishermen are working for a living so they go where the fish are no matter the conditions!  They’re not out on the ocean for fun!

Inshore, there’s a good variety and action.

Surprisingly, small roosterfish around 5 pounds continue to be caught around Bahia Muertos and Punta Arenas.  Normally, this is another species we don’t see in the winter.

As well, the colder water fish like pargo, cabrilla, snapper, sierra and amberjack are also being hooked.  Live bait and jigs are working well.  Big bonito are also in the mix.

Looking at the extended forecast, the first few days of the new year look like strong winds again!

TAILHUNTER SHOWTIME

We’ve been hitting the road for our show tour now for over 30 years.  Our schedule and logistics are only allowing us to do 4 shows this year, but all are huge fun shows.

Hope you can come out to see us.  We’ll be in the booth every day!

RENO – Wild Sheep Foundation at the Reno Convention Center (Jan. 16-18)

NASHVILLE – Safari Club International at the Nashville Convention Center (Jan. 22-25)

SALT LAKE CITY – Western Hunt and Conservation Show at the Salt Palace (Feb. 13-16)

ORANGE CO. – Pacific Coast Sportfishing Show at the Orange Co. Fairgrounds (Mar. 6-9)

Bookings for 2025 are coming in daily and many dates are filling up pretty fast.  Don’t wait until showtime if you’re interested in visiting us in La Paz this year!  Write me directly:

tailhunterfishinglapaz@gmail.com

We’ll get you set up to come fishing!