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December 23, 2006 by riplipboy

DORADO STILL AROUND WHEN WINDS NOT BLOWING

La Paz/Las Arenas Fishing Report for Dec. 23, 2006

Photo 1: Just wanted to start the report out with a “Feliz Navidad” to everyone!

Photo 2: Guess what? It’s December and dorado like these are still around! Hard to believe, but fish like this are a nice winter surprise!

The FISHING REPORT

Because of the holidays and because I plan on being tucked into my “long winter nap” Sunday (Christmas Eve night) waiting for Santa, I wanted to get the fishing report out early. Basically, the last place I wanted to be was staring at my computer screeen as much as I love putting up my fishing reports!

Anyway, amigos…

It’s winter. The winds are loco. They blow one day and not the next with on rhyme or reason. You can come down and get 3 solid days of warm sunshine and flat waters or get 4 days of chop and windbreaker weather. Still, it’s a nice time to be in La Paz if you have to stay on the beach. Town is quiet and in the holiday mode and you can smell tamales cooking everywhere!

On the days it’s not windy…

There’s still some pretty good fishing considering it’s winter! Dorado are still north of town around the island and in the channel willing to eat a slow trolled sardine, bonito or slab of dead bait. Nothing like our warm weather fishing, but on the calm days everyone has caught a few dorado in the 10-20 pound class with an occasional 30 pound bull (and tales of other fish lost!) and mixed in with a few cabrilla, snapper or sierra, that makes for a nice ice chest of fillets! No one is complaining.

Still, a word of advice if you’re coming down in the next few…bring a windbreaker or sweatshirt!

QUICK AIRLINE NEWS

Delta Airlines is now flying daily flights out of Los Angeles direct to La Paz! Yay! Flight prices look pretty good for 2007 and it looks like they’ll be neck-and-neck with Alaska which is also flying into La Paz.

DON’T FORGET PASSPORTS!

This is the biggie! Starting in 2007, if you’re flying in or out of Mexico, you MUST have a valid passport. Don’t wait until the last minute. They’re not hard to get and pretty cool to have!

Travel tip: I still carry a copy of my certified birth certicate with me when I fly. I also carry photo copies of my passport and my driver’s license with me as well and I put them in a ziplock bag and hide them somewhere else in my luggage. That way if I ever lose my real paperwork, I can at least have copies with me at all times.

LASTLY…

Just wanted to wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. This last year was a tough one for us losing our only airline into town plus a series of storms that really busted us up a couple of times! Still, I gotta say that we had one of the most outstanding fishing seasons I’ve ever seen and I appreciate everyone who came down despite all the hardships and changes and had a good time or made the best of it. We kicked butt more often than not and it was great seeing so many amigos catch their first first; largest fish; first of a species; most fish, etc. or see a kid, friend or loved one have such a great time! Even moreso, I appreciate all of you who also didn’t make it down or couldn’t make it down for all the support and good wishes. You hung with us too! We’re still hanging in here and no one has told us to take our ball and go home yet and we are still blessed with good health, our families and friends around us. To each of you reading this, I wish you the same. Stay safe. Stay healthy. Enjoy those who care about you and God bless always!

Here’s a little Christmas story for you:

One beautiful December evening Pedro and his girlfriend Rosita were sitting by the side of the ocean. It was a romantic full moon, when Pedro said, “Hey, mamacita, let’s do Weeweechu.” Oh no, not now, let’s look at the moon!” said Rosita.Oh, c’mon baby, let’s you and I do Weeweechu. I love you and it’s the perfect time,” Pedro begged.
“But I wanna just hold your hand and watch the moon.” replied Rosita.Please, corazoncito, just once, do Weeweechu with me.”Rosita looked at Pedro and said, “OK, one time, we’ll do Weeweechu.”Pedro grabbed his guitar and they both sang…..

“Weeweechu a Merry Christmas, Weeweechu a Merry Christmas,Weeweechu a Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year.”MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!

That’s my story! Jonathan

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