PHOTO 1: Bay area resident Kwame Satterfield shows off the type of wahoo beasts that are still prowling south fo Cerralvo Island. Slow trolling dark crank baits like Rapalas and Yo-Zuris are
the ticket.
PHOTO 2: No, this isn’t Baja, but Tailhunter has been travelling the western U.S. on it’s 2010 trade show tour. We drove to the ISE show in Denver and encountered temperatures as low as 20 below zero. Driving from Denver to the ISE show this past week in San Mateo, near San Francisco, we hit snow and rain coming over the Donner Pass in the Sierras from Reno, Nevada. Tihs week we drive to the California State Fairgrounds for the Sacramento ISE show from Thursday to Sunday. We’re expecting…MORE RAIN! Anyway, come by the booth if you’re in the area and get a new brochure and DVD and book your La Paz fishing trip for 2010!
PHOTO 3: I just had to post up this photos from Rawlins, Wyoming where we stopped for gas on our way from Denver to San Mateo. Cheapest gas so far on the tour. Note the snow. The subzero weather followed us. It was five below zero that morning.
STEADY FISHING AND GOOD CONDITIONS THIS PAST WEEK OF A NICE VARIETY OF FISH!
Not many anglers out right now but conditions all week were good although it’s certainly cooler with air temperatures in the mid-70’s and at night, we think it’s chilly in the upper 40’s. I guess compared to the rest of the country, we’re in a “hot zone!”
Most of our anglers this week wanted to fish inshore and did well on cabrilla up to 5 pounds although there were many “shorts” in the 1-2 pound range that were mostly released. Some pargo were hooked that might have gone 10-15 pounds, but, like most tangles with these toothy guys, the fish went straight to the rocks and most were “unintentionally” released when lines broke and frayed. Still, lots of fun. The sierra, as usual took up the slack and limits of these fish for anglers fishing both Las Arenas and La Paz were not uncommon. In fact, you could stay in La Paz Bay all day and hook sierra or catch a mess and be back by breakfast at your hotel! A few roosters and jacks were also hooked. Largest rooster went about 20 pounds. I don’t know if these fish are the tail-end of last season that never really ended or the beginning of THIS season which is an early start, but no one is complaining!
It’s surprising that at this time of the year, we’re still seeing pelgagic blue water species in our area. We’re still getting the occasional dorado, wahoo..and yes…even marlin. The fish aren’t far offshore either. We try not to build up anyone’s expectations when they come down this time of the year since it’s winter and these species aren’t common at this time of the year. However, when our anglers go out expecting to catch some seabass or sierra and come back with half the boat box stuffed with dorado or they tell me they hooked a wahoo or tuna…that’s bonus and frosting on the cake! I just have to think that there’s still some fingers of warm water in the area. Certainly, the fact that there’s good stocks of sardines all over doesn’t hurt!
TAILHUNTER ROLLS INTO SACRAMENTO THIS WEEK
At the time you’re reading this, we’ll have torn down our booth at the San Mateo Expo Center and will be rolling towards Sacramento. We’ll be at the California State Fairgrounds for the International Sportsmens Expo that starts Thursday and goes to Sunday. Hope to see you!
That’s our story!
Jonathan and Jill
Jonathan Roldan’s
Tailhunter International
Website: http://www.tailhunter-international.com
U.S. Office: 3319 White Cloud Drive, Suite A, Hacienda Hts. CA 91745
Mexico Office: 755 Paseo Obregon, La Paz, Baja Sur, Mexico
Phones:
from USA : 626-638-3383
from Mexico: 044-612-14-17863
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http://www.tailhunter-international.com/fishreport.htm
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