STAY HOME NO MORE! Originally Published in Western Outdoor News the Week of December 14, 2011 “Steve used to leave me at home, but if he knows what’s good for him, he better bring me along!” laughed one of the ladies. “I know what you mean,” said another gal at the beachside [...]
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“STAY HOME NO MORE!”
Posted in Baja, Baja Fishing, Baja Life, Baja Mexico Fishing, Baja Rockfish, Fishing, Fishing Tackle and Techniques, Fishing techniques, fishing tournaments, holidays in mexico, inshore fishing in Baja Mexico, Jonathan Roldan, La Paz Fishing, Living in Mexico, Mexican, Mexican Independence Day, Mexico, Mexico life, Panga Fishing, Salt Water Fishing, Sea of Cortez, Tailhunter International, Uncategorized, women fishing, tagged baja, baja fishing, Baja Mexico, billfish, Cerralvo Island, charter, dorado, Espiritu Santo Island, expatriates in mexico, Fishing, fishing charters, Fishing Techniques, fishing tricks, gringos in mexico, holidays in Mexico, international, jonathan, Jonathan Roldan, La Paz, La Paz Fishing, Light Tackle Fishing, living in Mexico, marilin, mexican business, mexican culture, mexican vacations, mexico, mexico life, panga, Panga Fishing, roldan, sailfish, sea of cortez, tailhunter, Tailhunter International, tuna, western outdoor news, Women fishing on December 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“SALSA de PAVO!”
Posted in Baja, Baja Fishing, Baja Life, Baja Mexico Fishing, Fishing, Fishing Tackle and Techniques, Fishing techniques, holidays in mexico, inshore fishing in Baja Mexico, Jonathan Roldan, La Paz Fishing, Living in Mexico, Mexican, Mexico, Mexico life, Panga Fishing, Salt Water Fishing, Sea of Cortez, Tailhunter International, Uncategorized, Western Outdoor News, Western Outdoor Publications, tagged baja, baja fishing, Baja Mexico, Cerralvo Island, charter, dorado, Espiritu Santo Island, expatriates in mexico, Fishing, fishing charters, Fishing Techniques, fishing tricks, gringos in mexico, holidays in Mexico, international, jonathan, Jonathan Roldan, La Paz, La Paz Fishing, Light Tackle Fishing, mexican, mexican business, mexican culture, mexican life, mexican retirement, mexican vacations, mexico life, panga, Panga Fishing, roldan, sea of cortez, sea of cortez fishing, tailhunter, Tailhunter International, vacations, western outdoor news on November 27, 2011 | 1 Comment »
“SALSA DE PAVO” Originally published the week of December 1, 2011 in Western Outdoor News I’ve spent almost 2 decades now here in Baja and it’s interesting watching certain things evolve. Thanksgiving…an inherently American holiday…is one of them. Years ago, it seemed that I had to explain the holiday to locals, but when you [...]
“LOST FISH CAPTURED MEMORIES”
Posted in Baja, Baja Fishing, Baja Life, Baja Mexico Fishing, Fishing, Fishing Tackle and Techniques, holidays in mexico, inshore fishing in Baja Mexico, Jonathan Roldan, kids, La Paz Fishing, Living in Mexico, Mexican, Mexico, Mexico life, Panga Fishing, Salt Water Fishing, Sea of Cortez, Tailhunter International, Uncategorized, Western Outdoor News, Western Outdoor Publications, tagged baja, billfish, Cerralvo Island, charter, dorado, Espiritu Santo Island, expatriates in mexico, Fishing, fishing charters, Fishing Techniques, fishing tricks, gringos in mexico, holidays in Mexico, international, jonathan, kids, La Paz, light tackle, marlin, mexican, mexico, panga, roldan, sailfish, sea of cortez, tailhunter, tuna, vacations on September 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
LOST FISH CAPTURED MEMORIES Originally Published the Week of Sept. 22, 2011 in Western Outdoor News I think I was about 9-years-old and my uncle had taken me out on my first real trip in Mexican waters. It was a multi-day trip on the old party boat “Holiday.” I had never fished the big boys [...]
So…You Wanna Sit Under a Palm Tree?
Posted in Baja Fishing, Baja Life, Baja Mexico Fishing, Fishing, Fishing Tackle and Techniques, fishing tournaments, holidays in mexico, inshore fishing in Baja Mexico, Jonathan Roldan, La Paz Fishing, Living in Mexico, Mexico life, Panga Fishing, Salt Water Fishing, Tailhunter International, Uncategorized, Western Outdoor News, women fishing, tagged baja, expatriates in mexico, international, jonathan, Jonathan Roldan, La Paz, mexican, mexican business, mexican retirement, mexico, roldan, sea of cortez, tailhunter, Tailhunter International on August 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
SO…YOU WANNA SIT UNDER A PALM TREE? Originally Published the Week of Aug. 25, 2011 in Western Outdoor News A week doesn’t go by where I don’t get asked several times about moving/ retiring/ setting up a business in Mexico. “Man, you got the life. You fish all day. Siesta under the palm trees [...]
CAN’T GO WRONG BAJA PRIMER
Posted in Baja Fishing, Baja Life, Baja Mexico Fishing, Baja Rockfish, Fishing, Fishing Tackle and Techniques, fishing tournaments, holidays in mexico, inshore fishing in Baja Mexico, Jonathan Roldan, La Paz Fishing, Living in Mexico, Mexico life, Panga Fishing, Salt Water Fishing, Tailhunter International, Uncategorized, Western Outdoor News, Western Outdoor Publications, women fishing, tagged baja, gringos in mexico, Jonathan Roldan, La Paz, living in Mexico, mexican culture, mexican life, mexico, mexico life, sea of cortez, Tailhunter International on August 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
CAN’T GO WRONG BAJA PRIMER Originally Published in Western Outdoor News the Week of Aug. 10, 2011 Been down here long enough and had several thousand folks pass through our care either directly or indirectly here in Baja. Over the years, I’ve compiled a list of things that you can do that will always work [...]
THEY CALLED ME “MR. JONATHAN”
Posted in Baja Fishing, Baja Mexico Fishing, Fishing, holidays in mexico, Jonathan Roldan, La Paz Fishing, Living in Mexico, Tailhunter International, Uncategorized, Western Outdoor News, Western Outdoor Publications on May 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
THEY CALLED ME “MR. JONATHAN” Originally published in Western Outdoor News the Week of June 3, 2011 You get only one chance at this. Doing what we do here in La Paz running a fishing business and restaurant, we get to watch alot of folks. For example… Several days ago here in La Paz, a [...]
One Man’s Cat Food…Is Not a Bad Dinner!
Posted in Baja Fishing, Baja Mexico Fishing, Baja Rockfish, Fishing, Fishing Tackle and Techniques, fishing tournaments, holidays in mexico, inshore fishing in Baja Mexico, Jonathan Roldan, La Paz Fishing, Living in Mexico, Panga Fishing, Salt Water Fishing, Sun stroke, Tailhunter International, Uncategorized, Western Outdoor News, Western Outdoor Publications on April 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Often it ends up in the garden under the rose bushes or turned into cat food, but the bonito can actually be good eating if you know what to look for! (note the belly has no markings to distinguish it from the lesser tasting skipjack). “One Man’s Cat Food…Is Not A Bad Dinner” Originally [...]
Originally Published the Week of April 20, 2011 in Western Outdoor News
Posted in Baja Fishing, Baja Mexico Fishing, Fishing, Fishing Tackle and Techniques, holidays in mexico, inshore fishing in Baja Mexico, Jonathan Roldan, La Paz Fishing, Living in Mexico, Panga Fishing, Salt Water Fishing, Tailhunter International, Uncategorized, Western Outdoor News, Western Outdoor Publications on April 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
SEDUCED BY TECHNOLOGY! Originally Published the Week of April 20, 2011 in Western Outdoor News As many of us do, before a day of fishing we “tackle twitch.” My routine usually means emptying my tackle box and re-packing things. Hooks here. Lures there. Feathers in the case. Leader material in that section. Line up [...]
Originally Published in Western Outdoor News the Week of March 24, 2011
Posted in Baja Fishing, Baja Mexico Fishing, Fishing, holidays in mexico, Jonathan Roldan, La Paz Fishing, Living in Mexico, Tailhunter International, Uncategorized, Western Outdoor News, Western Outdoor Publications on March 20, 2011 | 6 Comments »
ARE YOU TALKING TO…ME? Originally Published the Week of March 24, 2011 in Western Outdoor News I’ve been writing this column since 2004 for Western Outdoor News. I like to write an informative column. I like to have fun and write feel-good stuff. I mean…this is fishing, right? It’s a kid’s sport. I’ve always tried [...]
GLOBAL (TRAVEL) WARMING – Impressions from the Road (originally published week of January 18, 2010 Western Outdoor News)
Posted in Baja Fishing, Baja Mexico Fishing, Fishing, Fishing Tackle and Techniques, fishing tournaments, holidays in mexico, Jonathan Roldan, La Paz Fishing, Living in Mexico, Mexican Independence Day, Panga Fishing, Tailhunter International, Uncategorized, Western Outdoor News, Western Outdoor Publications on January 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Jill interviewed by TV camera crew in Denver. Interest in travel again seems to be on the rise. “GLOBAL (Travel) WARMING” – Impressions from the Road Originally Published the Week of January 15, 2011 in Western Outdoor As I write this, we’re about as far from the sunny skies and warm waters [...]



