VOL.39 • ISS. 18
August 21, 2020
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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.