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January 20, 2008 by riplipboy

PHOTO: Inshore fishing for sierra is prime time during the winter months. These speedsters are abundant right now and will eat bait or pretty much anything shiny trolled by as well as small crank bait type lures like Rapalas. Just make sure you attach some wire to your hooks. They have teeth! This is about average size, but some of the fish can get up close to 10 pounds and if you get into a school, you can stack ’em up! It’s a bit like trout fishing except these trout have teeth and can reall zip too. Great eating.

COLD WEATHER MARKS THE WEEK OF FISHING BUT LOOKS LIKE YELLOWTAIL MIGHT BE STARTING UP…BUT WAIT!!! LATE BREAKING NEWS>>>TUNA JUST SHOWED UP !!!!

La Paz/ Las Arenas Fishing Report for Jan. 20, 2007

Everyone was bundled up this week, except the tourists. Temperatures dropped and it got awfully cold and windy, and it seemed like the snowbirds were about the only ones walking around in shorts.

We still got some folks out on the water although most of the fishing continues to be out of Muertos Bay where sierra, bonito and cabrilla (seabass) garnered most of the action. Roosterfish were seen, but not hooked. Some pargo were hooked, but not caught! (Big difference…but if you know pargo…you know that getting them outta the rocks intact is one of the most frustrating things you can attempt!)

I guess the good news was that we did get a few yellowtail north of town, so we’ll have to keep an eye on that. The problem is getting out there with north winds blowing in your face. It makes for a long wet ride to the fishing grounds. The fish bit deep on yo-yo iron but if we can get some caballitos for bait, I think they might come up big time. We’ll keep you posted!

But wait!!! Just as I was writing this report…Hey! I thought it was WINTER! YELLOWFIN TUNA just showed up in Muertos Bay! Stop the presses. They are NOT supposed to be in Muertos Bay. They are not even supposed to be here at all this time of year. It’s WINTER. However, a couple of our boats just got back in while I was writing this and got 10 football yellowfin and a big yellowtail too! I’ll have to follow up on this over the next few days to see if this is a fluke or what! Whooo-hooooo!!!!

CABIN FEVER CLASSIC FILLING UP

Our 8th Annual Cabin Fever Classic is set for April 5-9 at La Concha Beach Resort. We got quite a few signups this past week for the limited spaces. Three days of fishing plus your hotel for $750 per person double occupancy. We have alot of fun a this. We don’t even promise fish! But we always catch a bunch…I just don’t know what! Last year we caught over 17 species and it was a blast. The whole point is to get out of our cold winter cabins and shake ourselves off with a little sun, tacos, beer and getting some line wet with good friends. If you’re interested, send us an e-mail ASAP! We’d love to have you join!

TAILHUNTER ROAD SHOW 2008

We’ve wrapped up our second show of the year having finished our fishing shows at San Mateo and then this week at the Sacramento ISE show at the Cal Expo Center. Next stop is a long drive through the cold of the Sierras then Wyoming and finally the Denver Convention Center for the Denver ISE Show Jan. 24 to 27 (Wed. to Sunday).

To everyone we’ve met and all our good friends who stopped by our booth, it was great to see you and we look forward to seeing you all again in La Paz. Thanks also for all of you who brought us food! Wow…In-N-Out Double Double Cheese burgers (animal style); Chinese dim-sum; sashime; sushi; pastries; fruit; gourmet iced-tea….you’re the best! Thanks!

To all our others amigo…sorry we missed ya!…, just a heads-up! We’re filling prime dates for the season FAST! Don’t wait. Last year, we had a waiting list for many of our best dates and captains. Get in touch with us so we can make sure you’re covered!

That’s our story!

Jonathan

Jonathan Roldan’s
Tailhunter International
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