WEATHER CALMS AND EARLY DORADO POP UP AGAIN!
La Paz / Las Arenas Report for Feb. 11, 2007
Photo 1: Yellow snapper (pargo) like the one being held up here by Isaac Cortez, our amigo from Oxnard CA, are great inshore gamers and tasty on the table too. Up around rocks and reefs, these fish are highly prized by the commerical panga fishermen for the market and restaurants. Capt. Ramiro gives Isaac a hand.
Photo 2: Ok…they’re not the biggest dorado, but for dorado to even be around this time of the year when waters are still cold is quite a surprise. However, we got a few again this week like the two being held by Jeff Slater and Vic Ochoa of Wilmington CA. These fish were caught north of La Paz near Espiritu Santo Island.
Photo 3 : We drove this past week through the Columbia River Gorge on our way from Denver to the Portland show. We came across this “boat” in Hood River, Oregon and couldn’t resist goofing with it. It was pretty cool and looks like it actually had a motor in it at one time!
LA PAZ / LAS ARENAS FISHING REPORT
Things warmed up this week weather wise. Consistently good weather in the 70’s for once which was a welcome break from the winds. Water also seeming to get warmer too. I don’t know if it’s El Nino, but waters around Las Arenas and Cerralvo Island rose about 2-5 degrees into the low 70’s as well. Not too many fishermen, but those we had out all got something. Mostly it was snapper and sierra around the high spots and dropoffs, but a few boats out towards the island were surprised again by dorado! Still not sure if this is a freak or something starting up, but it’s awfully early for dorado but this is two weeks in a row
PASSPORTS!
Don’t wait until the last minute. If you’re even thinking about coming to visit us this year or flying anywhere in North America you’ll need a passport from now on. It’s an easy process, but it’s not exactly an overnight thing, especially because so many people are now applying and only 20 percent of the travelling population have passports. It’s taking a little longer!
Click here to the U.S. Government site that has all the info as well as forms to download: http://travel.state.gov/passport/passport_1738.html I hear Walgreen’s drugstores has discount prices on passport photos (smile!) and if you’re a member of the Auto Club, they offer disocount processing. Remember, it’s easy to get out of the U.S. , but you want to make sure they let you back IN at the border!
WHALE WATCH REPORT
We’ve been taking folks out to Bahia Magdalena now for seveal weeks for the annual migration of the grey whales. The whales are pretty stacked up now in the calm shallow lagoon waters and are often coming right up to the pangas. It’s a great experience. If you’re interested, the whales usually stick around through March, but you never can tell. If you’re like more info, give us a shout at riplipboy@aol.com
CABIN FEVER CLASSIC
Still have a few more spots on the 6th Annual Cabin Fever Classic April 12-16. It’s $630 per person double occupancy for 3 days fishing and hosted at La Concha Beach Resort. Let us know if you’d like more info. We always have a fun time.
THANKS PORTLAND!!!!
As I’m writing this, we’re wrapping up our latest show from the 2007 Tailhunter Road Tour. So far, we’ve been in Las Vegas, San Mateo, Sacramento, Denver and just wrapping up from an outstanding week in Portland. Thanks to all of our Tailhunter amigos who came by the booth and welcome to all our new friends. We had a great time. Next stop for us is the Fred Hall Fishing and Boating Show in Long Beach March 7-11 at the Long Beach Convention Center followed by Salt Lake City and Anchorage AK. See you then!
That’s my story!
Jonathan
Jonathan Roldan’s Tailhunter International
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