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BITE TANKS! WINDS COME UP! ANGLERS COME UP SHORT!

La Paz / Las Arenas Fishing Report for March 25, 2007

PHOTO 1: Not such a good week on the fishing with winds and difficult bait situations making it a tough go. However, the pargo are in and a few were pulled out’ve the rocks. Hooking them is one thing this time of the year but putting them into the boat in the shallow waters is another issue. This is a “small one.” Our amigo, Esteban Romero of La Paz holds up this one at Muertos Bay. No doubt some slabs ended up with garlic and butter and some great tortillas that night knowing Esteban!

PHOTO 2: Popular Capt. Raul “Papa” Martinez, holds up one of 4 yellowtail caught this particular day by Dean Huthman who took the photo. This was the smallest one caught that day. Dean only went fishing one day and had a banner time. However, this was a week ago! This past week, the yellowtail bite really tapered off as winds again kicked our butts. Raul never smiles. In working with him for almost 10 years, I have dozens of photos and not a single one smiling from one of the best captains in La Paz.

THE FISHING REPORT

What a difference a week makes. Buoyed by last weeks fishing where everyone got fish and we thought the season had finally turned on, this week came crashing down. I feel real badly for our anglers this week. They put in the effort as did our captains, but dangit…just no controlling Mother Nature. As I’m writing this today, (Sunday) guess what…no winds again, but no one is fishing today! But all week when I had anglers…I mean, for those of you who have fished with us before….how often is it rough enough to get seasick? That’s such a rarity, yet it was a little bouncy this week. Wind contributed also to an upwelling of colder water as the winds came from the south. Colder water meant off-color water. Winds also pushed up against the bait spots so it was tougher to get bait. Hijole… Listen, this is Baja. Maybe you get one or two off days, but rarely a whole week of it!

All that being said…there were a few hookups around the islands. A few yellowtail were hit, but more were lost. Our counts would have looked better if hookups equaled fish in the boat, but hey…that’s fishing and Lord knows the rocks have taken way too many fish from me! Same with the pargo and cabrilla. They were definitely there, but tough to get inside when you’re bouncing around.

Now, you can see why it’s the off-season. Just one of those things. We’ll keep you posted on what’s up.

ON THE LIGHTER SIDE

You have no doubt heard of kayak fishing. A few weeks (or was it months) I wrote about guys fishing off windsurfers. If you have high speed, click this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGDlBb-642w Check out marlin fishing on waverunner! Great footage!

AIR FARE RATES END MARCH 31

Don’t forget…Alaska has some incredible rates if you purchase by March 31 and travel before November to La Paz. A number of our clients jumped on the rates and hit prices as low as $250 round trip. That’s unheard of since the days of Aero Cal. They only fly on certain days, but you need to contact the airlines directly! They have partnered with Delta Air and it seems like they are covering all days of the week because we have clients flying in one airline and flying out on the other airline. Check it out. Don’t get left out.

SPEAKING OF ALASKA…

That’s where were are this week…Anchorage, Alaska! This is our final outdoor show of the season so we’ve packed up our booth and brochures and our Hawaiian shirts and we’ll be preaching the gospel of sunshine in the great white north to our northern fish brothers. The show runs Thursday to Sunday so, if you’re in the area stop by and say hi. I know this sounds ironic, but I think our booth is in the ice skating rink!

That’s my story! Have a great week!
Jonathan

Jonathan Roldan’s Tailhunter International
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