Puerto Vallarta

Fishing in Puerto Vallarta, Marlin, Yellowfin Tuna, Dorado, BYO-Bait

Author: Stan Report Date: January 3, 2026 As we enter the new year, fishing conditions in Puerto Vallarta couldn’t be better. In fact, I can’t remember the last time we had the favorable conditions of many world class varied species, all taking bait at the same time.

The Years Best Fishing in Puerto Vallarta, Happening Now!

Author: Stan Report Date: December 22, 2025 If you’re fishing in Puerto Vallarta right now, you couldn’t ask for better conditions. I’ll expand on this, but the water temperatures are perfect and a perfect ‘high visibility blue’. Bait conditions are at a perfect level with many varied...

PV Fishing Explodes with Perfect Conditions, Mucho Pescado!

Author: Stan Report Date: December 12, 2025 write these fishing articles all year long. But the time we have our best fishing is right now. When Puerto Vallarta fishing kicks in gear, it’s one of the best fishing areas in the world, no joke. And right now,...

Puerto Vallarta Fishing, It’s Pick Your Fish Time Again!

Author: Stan Report Date: November 18, 2025 Welcome to the best time of the year to be fishing in Puerto Vallarta! Finally, we have our world class species all over our world-famous fishing grounds. But Fishing always has challenges because of the simple fact that fish move.

Puerto Vallarta Fishing Explodes, Marlin, Sailfish, Yellowfin Tuna

Author: Stan Report Date: October 29, 2025 It took a while, but we’ve finally arrived in the best time of the year for fishing in Puerto Vallarta’s Banderas Bay. I should have titled this article ‘Pick Your Fish’! Right now, finally, everything is coming together nicely. The...

Flip A Coin Fishing Conditions

Author: Stan Report Date: July 14, 2025 Remembering were in the beginning of our fishing season, things are shaping up nicely. Water temperatures are where they should be. Bait is abundant and varied. Hurricanes have pushed fish into the area and frankly it’s a little exciting, not...

Marlin, Yellowfin Tuna and Bait Issues

Author: Stan Report Date: June 26, 2025 So far this summer, we’ve seen at least five hurricanes. Now that seems like a bad thing until you realize Hurricanes push fish into the area. And with five of these scary beasts passing us, the fishing in Puerto Vallarta’s...

Puerto Vallarta Fishing, A Mixed Bag of Species

Author: Stan Report Date: April 6, 2025 As we exit March and move into the spring fishing season, things can be strange and unpredictable. But seldom is it ‘weird’. With the unusual swing conditions from La Nina to El Nino and then back to La Nina or...

PV Fishing, Fish Are Where you Find Them

Author: Stan Report Date: February 28, 2025 Well here we are in the middle of February and the water temperatures are much warmer than they should be. Normally at this time of the year we’re looking at water temperatures in the upper 60’s. And to be fair...

Big Bait Means Big Fish at El Banco

Author: Stan Report Date: January 2, 2025 Ok, after my last article, you should have a pretty good understanding what has been happening in our world famous fishing grounds of Puerto Vallarta in and around the Banderas Bay. The dirty water conditions continue. We’ve been dealing with...

Cold, Dirty Water Conditions Present Challenges

Author: Stan Report Date: December 25, 2024 OK, this fishing report is going to be a little different from what I normally write about. I’ve been writing articles for more than twenty years now regarding Fishing in Puerto Vallarta, focusing on the entire area in and around...

Dorado Return to the Bay, Striped Marlin off Punta Nayarit

Author: Stan Report Date: December 11, 2024 I’ve said it before and I’m saying it again, fishing in Puerto Vallarta, the Bay of Banderas has been nothing short of weird this year. In my last article, Dorado were thin in number, but still at El Morro to...