Fish Report

TUNA DORADO ROOSTERS & BILLFISH HELP THE COUNT!

Just like last week’s report some notes before you read on and start sending me e-mails: You’re gonna see alot of billfish photos. More than ever! I’m seeing more billfish in the last 2 months than in the last 10 years combined. These are just a fraction of the billfish we hooked this week. 90% of the fish either break off or the guests release them. When they decide to take them or can’t be released more-often-than-not the guests donate most or all of the fish to needy locals. We are still releasing all of the roosterish. We are hooking alot of sharks! But, there’s no photos of them in the gallery. We do not bring them into the boat. Strange to see so many sharks! Here we go… Well, for the first time, it seems like we had more of a normal summer week. The pesky winds that have been plaguing us all season, diminished somewhat . They’re not completely gone, but as far as the weather since the last report, they didn’t tear us up as much. There were still some gusty times that did make it a bit bouncy on the waters and every afternoon the Corumuel winds kick in from the south as the heat rises, but by then everyone is pretty much off the water and the wind is a cooling breeze which is very welcome given the heat that has finally hit. It’s still not “summer” heat with temps mostly in the high 90’s instead of the hundreds, but you can fell the intensity of the sun and the humidity has also risen. I’m constantly warning and advising our guests to stay hydrated, even if they don’t feel thirsty. And especially if they’ve been out fighting fish. …and there have been some massive battles! Even with the residuals of a full moon… The best fishing continues to be with our Las Arenas fleet. That’s the majority of the photos you see in this week’s gallery. With our La Paz fleet, it’s still somewhat scratchy. There are some schoolie dorado and tuna finally showing up as well as some billfish, but also alot of the fishing has been over the reefs for triggerfish, cabrilla, pargo and snapper. Las Arenas and Cerralvo Island still tends to be the land of the beasts. Unlike other years when the fishing has been relatively close, the best honey hole has been a long run to the south or east side outside of Cerralvo Island. The area continues to yield big dorado, striped marlin, blue marlin and hefty tuna. Here’s the thing. Compared to other years when everyone is usually hooking 3, 4, 5 or more fish, it’s not like that this year. We’re only getting 1-3 fish PER BOAT. Not per person. For one, there’s just not that many fish. For another reason, the fish are just plain bigger! If you get hooked on a big tuna or marlin or dorado this year, you could easily be in a battle for 1, 2, 3 or more HOURS!!! About 50% of the fish are being lost due to being tough fish; angler inexperience; or just plain bad luck. Or, alternatively, by the time you get the fish to the boat, you’ve already lost the school or moved off the spot. Or you’re just too darned tired! There are days when 1 or 2 boats do not catch fish. They are in the right spot and around other boats catching fish, but can’t get bit. That’s just the way it is. There are days when some anglers do not catch fish. If your buddy hooks and fights a fish for 2 hours, there’s not much you do except cheer and drink beer and be patient. Not everyone is hooking fish. Not every boat is hooking fish. The next day, things could easily turn around and the boat that was hot one day goes cold the next. And vice versa. But, if you get hooked, chances are you’re into a trophy or the biggest fish of your life. Marlin are running up to 300 pounds. Tuna are averaging 40-80 pounds and some larger ones tht are lost, we have no idea because we never see the fish. We have had some 200+ pound tuna this year. Dorado continue to show up with 30-50 pound bulls although we’re seeing more school-sized fish in the counts. Roosterfish have been 40-60 pounds, but we’ve taken and released some fish that go triple-digits. We release all of them so we’ll never be completely sure, but they are big fish nonetheless. The thing is…if you have a bait in the water, you just don’t know what will bite these days. We have caught tuna, wahoo, and billfish in shallow water near shore. Dog tooth snapper where the roosterfish are. Dorado over the reefs. Pargo in deep blue waters. It keeps it interesting and fun. We’ll keep you posted! That’s our story! Jonathan & Jilly Jonathan Roldan’s Tailhunter Sportfishing www.tailhunter.comMexico Office: Tailhunter Sportfishing 755 Paseo Obregon, La Paz, Baja Sur, Mexico U.S. Mailing Address: Tailhunter Sportfishing 8030 La Mesa Blvd. #178 La Mesa CA 91942

by Jonathan Roldan
7-7-2026
(626) 638-3383
Website

SHORT ATTENTION SPAN REPORT

WEATHER: Finally feeling more like summer. It got hot! Still not has hot as normal, but you can feel the change. Much more humidity, but we still have some erratic strong winds that affect the water and fishing.

WATER: Mostly warm and blue these days, but if the winds are blowing, there have been some rough days when you’re gonna get bounced and wet.

FISHING HOOKED THIS WEEK: Dorado, roosterfish, striped marlin, blue marlin, sailfish, tuna, dog-tooth snapper, pargo, yellow snapper, triggerfish, cabrilla, trevally, bonito, jack crevalle

ON A SCALE of 1-10 (10 is best): Fishing was mostly a 4-6.

MEXICAN MINUTE LA PAZ VIDEO FISHING REPORT

Just like last week’s report some notes before you read on and start sending me e-mails:

You’re gonna see alot of billfish photos. More than ever! I’m seeing more billfish in the last 2 months than in the last 10 years combined. These are just a fraction of the billfish we hooked this week. 90% of the fish either break off or the guests release them. When they decide to take them or can’t be released more-often-than-not the guests donate most or all of the fish to needy locals.
We are still releasing all of the roosterish.
We are hooking alot of sharks! But, there’s no photos of them in the gallery. We do not bring them into the boat. Strange to see so many sharks!

Here we go…

Well, for the first time, it seems like we had more of a normal summer week. The pesky winds that have been plaguing us all season, diminished somewhat . They’re not completely gone, but as far as the weather since the last report, they didn’t tear us up as much.

There were still some gusty times that did make it a bit bouncy on the waters and every afternoon the Corumuel winds kick in from the south as the heat rises, but by then everyone is pretty much off the water and the wind is a cooling breeze which is very welcome given the heat that has finally hit.

It’s still not “summer” heat with temps mostly in the high 90’s instead of the hundreds, but you can fell the intensity of the sun and the humidity has also risen. I’m constantly warning and advising our guests to stay hydrated, even if they don’t feel thirsty. And especially if they’ve been out fighting fish.

…and there have been some massive battles!

Even with the residuals of a full moon…

The best fishing continues to be with our Las Arenas fleet. That’s the majority of the photos you see in this week’s gallery. With our La Paz fleet, it’s still somewhat scratchy. There are some schoolie dorado and tuna finally showing up as well as some billfish, but also alot of the fishing has been over the reefs for triggerfish, cabrilla, pargo and snapper.

Las Arenas and Cerralvo Island still tends to be the land of the beasts.

Unlike other years when the fishing has been relatively close, the best honey hole has been a long run to the south or east side outside of Cerralvo Island.

The area continues to yield big dorado, striped marlin, blue marlin and hefty tuna.

Here’s the thing. Compared to other years when everyone is usually hooking 3, 4, 5 or more fish, it’s not like that this year. We’re only getting 1-3 fish PER BOAT. Not per person. For one, there’s just not that many fish. For another reason, the fish are just plain bigger!

If you get hooked on a big tuna or marlin or dorado this year, you could easily be in a battle for 1, 2, 3 or more HOURS!!! About 50% of the fish are being lost due to being tough fish; angler inexperience; or just plain bad luck. Or, alternatively, by the time you get the fish to the boat, you’ve already lost the school or moved off the spot. Or you’re just too darned tired!

There are days when 1 or 2 boats do not catch fish. They are in the right spot and around other boats catching fish, but can’t get bit. That’s just the way it is. There are days when some anglers do not catch fish. If your buddy hooks and fights a fish for 2 hours, there’s not much you do except cheer and drink beer and be patient.

Not everyone is hooking fish. Not every boat is hooking fish. The next day, things could easily turn around and the boat that was hot one day goes cold the next. And vice versa.

But, if you get hooked, chances are you’re into a trophy or the biggest fish of your life.

Marlin are running up to 300 pounds. Tuna are averaging 40-80 pounds and some larger ones tht are lost, we have no idea because we never see the fish. We have had some 200+ pound tuna this year. Dorado continue to show up with 30-50 pound bulls although we’re seeing more school-sized fish in the counts. Roosterfish have been 40-60 pounds, but we’ve taken and released some fish that go triple-digits. We release all of them so we’ll never be completely sure, but they are big fish nonetheless.

The thing is…if you have a bait in the water, you just don’t know what will bite these days. We have caught tuna, wahoo, and billfish in shallow water near shore. Dog tooth snapper where the roosterfish are. Dorado over the reefs. Pargo in deep blue waters. It keeps it interesting and fun.

We’ll keep you posted!

That’s our story!

Jonathan & Jilly

Jonathan Roldan’s
Tailhunter Sportfishing
www.tailhunter.comMexico Office:

Tailhunter Sportfishing

755 Paseo Obregon, La Paz, Baja Sur, Mexico

U.S. Mailing Address: Tailhunter Sportfishing
8030 La Mesa Blvd. #178 La Mesa CA 91942