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WAHOO BOIL! MARLIN LIGHT IT UP! BLUEWATER SEASON FINALLY TURNS ON! ROOSTERS, PARGO, SEABASS ROLL INSHORE!

La Paz – Las Arenas Fishing Report for May 6, 2007

AS one of our anglers told me this week…”It was like a boil of wahoo out there! I couldn’t believe it! My captain told me people come out here for years and never even get sniff, but I finally nailed my wahoo!”

Another said, “I didn’t get a wahoo, but I got bit and couldn’t get ’em to stick! But, we did hook marlin and that was awesome to get them on light tackle! I never expected that. We fought one fish for almost 2 hours before it busted off and what a great time! We were going to release it anyway.”

“We tailhooked another! Not tail “wrapped.” Tail “hooked!” added another of our anglers. “The hook actually got stuck in the tip of it’s tail and took us for a ride for over 2 hours!”

“I was more than happy to be catching the big bonito, sierra and roosters, but I got two wahoo my first day!” interjected another of our guys.

What can I say, amigos? That kinda says it all. It was still windy…winds shifting daily…sometimes several times a day from the north and south making it tougher to fish out’ve La Paz, but we had most of our clients fishing out’ve Las Arenas instead where the fish were more consistent, closer and had more variety. Who’d have guessed this would be the week!

I was sure it was just a matter of time because we’ve been seeing the big boys for several weeks, but they just wouldn’t go. Well, this past week they went off! We still got great action inside on the pargo, cabrilla, snapper, roosters and sierra, but the bite off the south end of Cerralvo Island surprised everyone!

Bait and fast trolled Rapalas (CD-18 size in black and white and purple and black…NO WIRE!) were the hot tickets. Oh…almost forgot…at the buoys offshore from Las Arenas…bull dorado too! Nice 20-40 pound fish. Not alot but enough to make it worth the trip and certainly nothing to sneeze at which is very encouraging that maybe the season has turned the corner!

For our La Paz boats…the issue is the wind. When the winds don’t blow, there’s fish to be had…yellowtail, big roosters, pargo and snapper. But again…it’s been tough to predict. I’ve had long-time friends here tell me they’ve not see so much springtime wind as they’ve seen this year. If you’re willing to get bumped and maybe a little wet, there’s fish to be had. But, that’s the advantage for our clients…I have TWO fleets…Las Arenas AND La Paz so we’re able to stay flexible and move our clients around to where the conditions and fishing are more accommodating.

Don’t know how long this bite will last, but you can be sure we’ll keep you posted.

BITS AND PIECES

If you weren’t in town this week…you missed a helluva party! Not only was it Cinco de Mayo, but it was also La Paz Founding week so they had 3 full days/nights of mardi-gras style party. Every night for 3 nights, the malecon along the waterfront was closed to street traffic and massive street-fair/parties took place. Music…food…gaming. Wow…nothing like a good street fair.

Lastly…if you’re trying to decide whether to fly Delta or Alaska down here, I give my nod to Alaska. Fares are comparable although maybe Alaska has a bit of an edge. However, all other things equal, Alaska has bigger planes. Alaska allows rods without charging. If you do have overweight or extra baggage…as long as it’s under 100 pounds, it’s 50 bucks. Delta charges 100 bucks! The only drawback is if you’re headed through Alaska Airlines terminal in LAX. What a zoo. You go to a kiosk to electronically get your boarding pass (it’s like an ATM machine). Then, you go to another line to check your bags using your boarding pass. Then, you go to another line with TSA to get your stuff ex-rayed. Then…you have to go through yet another line for the individual screening wehre