Fish Sniffer Issue 3918 | Page 28

VOL.39 • ISS. 18 August 21, 2020 29 Fishing Good, Crowds Light In La Paz! A “ very good week overall. Some boats did better than others some days. Some spots were better than others. There was a little work involved in finding the fish. But for anyone who put in a couple of days on the water, you surely went home with a bunch of fish in the cooler; some to eat for dinner; and probably This impressive marlin was landed and released off the East Cape this July. Photo courtesy of VAN WORMER RESORTS, East Cape Baja. released a lot of fish too,” reported Jonathan Roldan of Tailhunter International. “I can’t believe how many species were hooked this week! I think I counted almost 20 different species. They included dorado, tuna sailfish, marlin, roosterfish, jacks…we even hooked some sharks and (get this) salt-water catfish,” Roldan exclaimed. “The week started out with an explosion of tuna for our Tailhunter Las Arenas Fleet. I mean, the ocean just blew tuna out’ve the water and onto the rods and reels. Pretty much all you could want in the shallow waters off Punta Arenas and Bahia Muertos. You could see the tuna swimming under the boat and see the bottom as well. It was that shallow. Fish were nice-sized 10-20 pounders too,” said Roldan. “Next day, everyone wanted the tuna again, but for the most part, that was the tuna show for the week, even though some tuna popped up here and there. After that, dorado…some good grade legit 20-25 pounders moved in. So did big roosterfish between 10-80 pounds along the shoreline along with their jack crevalle cousins. Add in snapper, cabbrilla, pargo, triggerfish and bonito and there was no shortage of action most days with most boats. Our Las Arenas Fleet definitely had the better action but that doesn’t mean our La Paz fleet wasn’t working it,” Roldan quipped. “North of town, the water just seemed a bit cooler…a bit off-color. It’s taking awhile to come around. Honestly, with all this variety and the windy days we’re still getting, this is very much like spring-time fishing . Maybe May or June-style fishing. Plus, it’s not really as hot as I would expect for this time of year. The waters are still getting to the right spot . Even when fish weren’t biting, we were definitely seeing the fish…schools of them, but they weren’t necessarily on the chew. This was especially true of the dorado,” Roldan disclosed. While most anglers working the East Cape are heading offshore for blue water species, inshore anglers are also finding excellent action on roosterfish and other species. Photo courtesy of VAN WORMER RESORTS, East Cape Baja. These ladies teamed up to land this huge East Cape dorado during a late July adventure. Photo courtesy of VAN WORMER RESORTS, East Cape Baja.