
La Paz / Las Arenas Fishing Report for Week of Nov. 2-9. 2008



Wow! Talk about late season surprises. Here I am thinking that things have pretty much turned the corner and calmed down for the season and that our blue water bite has played itself out. All of a sudden, wahoo don’t just show up…they BLOW UP!
In perhaps one of the best remembered wahoo bites, areas around Cerralvo Island and especially at the north point were boiling with wahoo. Bite of a lifetime!!!! Fish from 30-70 pounds were not uncommon and eating trolled Rapalas and Yo-Zuri’s in the darker colors but were also schooling up enough to throw the wahoo bombs as well. Some boats took 2, 3 or more fish.
The biggest problem was knowing when to go. You had to leave early whether you fished out of La Paz or Las Arenas because you’re looking at more than 90 minutes of running time across the channel and (here’s the rub)…that’s if it was calm! The winds are blowing more consistently these days and it made for either a rough ride or you simply could not make it and had to turn around. Wasted day! But that’s the chance you took. The payout was well worth it if you hit it on the right day!
In addition to the wahoo, yellowfun tuna in the 10-30 pound class were in the same northern areas of Cerralvo and both fleets also produced a good smattering of dorado. In fact, some really nice quality fish up to 40 pounds were not uncommon, but you could find yourself in a full-on dorado ripper with fish all around the boat. Or…you could spend the day hitting one or two fish here and there and realize at the end of the day that you had a full fish box.
Inshore fishing seems to be getting better. Surprisingly, there’s still roosterfish around and in the rocks, cabrilla and pargo are becoming more active…or maybe more anglers are just fishing for them. However, this time of year always seems a good bet to fish inshore. If the winds are blowing it’s a great alternative for action.
That’s our story!
Jonathan
Jonathan Roldan’s
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