Fish Report
Las Arenas Fishing Report
by Jonathan Roldan
8-2-2014
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Our anglers who fished Las Arenas ran into more of those school-sized dorado. They sometimes pesky fish are 5-15 pounds with the average being about 8 pounds. Lots of fun on light tackle and surface jigs. Have had several groups of anglers out there with bass rigs and spinning rods having way too much fun. Some larger fish in the 20-25 pound class but not that many. I will say that toward the end of the week, the bite surely improved with not only more fish per panga, but more quality fish as well which was a great surprise as well as some billfish showing. Sorry...no wahoo for awhile and live bait is still an issue, but we're using a mixture of live bait and dead baits that are all working well.
One of the nice surprises this week were the rooster fish. We hadn't had that many roosters lately either because they've moved on or simply we haven't had that many folks chasing them. They're exotic and a much sought-after gamefish, but they don't taste good so if you're looking for something to put on the plate, it doesn't make too much sense for many anglers.
However, we had a number of folks take a shot at them this week coming back with 20-50 pound fish caught-and-released after nice photos.