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Tortuga Six

Paul Doty, Bob Bergman, Jerry Clements, Ed Manko, Rick Fleming, and Jerry Goldfein fished with Tortuga 9/29-10/2. Sardine bait was limited to small dead at $20 for a 5 gallon bucket full, but live mackerel, baby bonito, and cocinero were all caught and used for tuna and Dorado. Tuna were found between the light house and the southern end of Cerravalo, Dorado were found at the buoys off the light house beach, and the buoys off Muertos. The bite, while not stellar, was none the less happening. Tuna were in the 25-35 pound class and dorado ranged from small non-keepers up to 20 pounds. It was hit and miss most times as there was never a wide open bite for either species. Several marlin and a couple of sailfish were also taken while trolling for Dorado. As usual, Gerardo’s hospitality was first class and Maya’s cooking was excellent. The portions were huge and delicious. Another great fishing trip enjoyed by all…

Bob and Jerry on the beach at Los Arenas

Ed and Jerry (J2) First Marlin

They caught a Sailfish too…

35 pounds of Yellowfin Sashimi

Bob with Tuna and the Pelicans

Rick and Jerry with their Marlin

A pelican, Yellowfin and Paul

Jerry (J2) added a Tuna too…

Group photo of Saturdays Dorado

Ed and J2 with Saturdays Dorado

Our hosts, Gerardo and Maya

The Tortuga Six – Great Trip

Daniel Melendez with Friends Jose and Jonathan showing their catch Tunas

Daniel Melendez with Friends Jose and Jonathan showing
their catch Tunas

Fishing has been good and getting better, catching mostly Dorado from 20 to 40 lbs. and many limits caught. Fish are around the Boca De Alamo area and some larger fish caught in the Las Cruces area. Marlin in the Ceralvo Island area no Wahoo spotted or caught. Mr. Larry Klien and his son Burt fished all week with Tortuga Sport Fishing and caught good size Dorado, see the pics below, they are very happy to fish with us and good fishing and good times were had by all. It's not too late for YOUR trip to La Paz and were ready to make your fishing trip the best in Memmory. Your Friend ..Gerardo

Hurricane Dora brought with her a great week of fishing.

Hurricane Dora brought with her a great week of fishing. Cloud cover eased the heat a bit but water temps were still warm, about 86 degrees. Winds from the south visited a few days but only brought with it more fish for the fisherman to catch. This weeks fishing made all the fisherman happy with catches of dorado and tuna. Pangas came back to Punta Arena beach loaded with dorado from 15-50lbs and tuna from 20-50lbs. Dorado were scattered around buoys while the tuna hung around the south end of Cerralvo Island. Photos include fisherman from Huntington Beach, CA, Nanette and Rick Zumwalt with one of their dorado, Jake and Justing Knox with their big dorado, Jake and Justin Knox with another days dorado catch, John Kuzmic and Jeff Priest with their catch of dorado, Gale Schenck and Josh Strobel with their tuna, Cassy Murrey and Crissy Teichmann with their big dorado, Crissy Teichmann with her dorado, Cassy Murrey with her tuna and Crissy and Cassy with dorado.

Fishing in La Paz has been consistently getting better.

Fishing in La Paz has been consistently getting better. Although some days are cloudy their is not much rain and the air temperature is in the 90's. Fishing for dorado has been good at the commercial buoys. Their are lots of marlin and their is still a good tuna bite. Some fisherman have caught fish up to 50lbs. This weeks photos include fisherman Mike Hatate with his dorado, Hoyt and Ryan with their dorado, Wayne with his dorado,Hoyt with tuna and Wayne, Ryan and Nufo with a marlin.

218lb tuna!, what a week to be fishing in La Paz.

What a week to be fishing in La Paz. If you were lucky enough to be on the water with a fishing pole in hand then you most likely got a chance to pull on a big tuna. The 88 spot out of Punta Arena was the place to be. Large tuna ranging from 40 to well over 200 pounds could be seen boiling and even jumping out of the water like dolphin. They were feeding on small squid deep below but could be tempted to the surface with either sardines, zebras, caballitos or small dorado. Not only were their tuna but also dorado ranging from 20-45lbs hanging out at the buoys. Pangeros were either drift fishing or slow trolling bait. With the 88 spot being so great it was hard to go anywhere else but, the North end of Cerralvo Island and Punta Perico also proved successful competition. Many fisherman came back with catches of Snapper, Cabrilla and Dorado. Water temps are low to mid 80's and air temp is mid 90's and heating up. Pictures below include Treme, Chris and Cpt. Rigo with a 218lb tuna, Keith Gilmetti with a 42lb dorado, Neal Konami with a pargo, Pete Teichmann with a 45lb dorado and Phil and Terri Schenck with a 80lb tuna.

The weather is good and fish are still hanging around Punta Perico and Cerralvo Island.

La Paz fish report for week of May 29-June 4. The weather is good and fish are still hanging around Punta Perico and Cerralvo Island.

Large schools of pargo were spotted and some were caught using sardinas. Fishermen Dr. MacKenzie from Oregon and Mr. Allen from Lake Forest show their catches of dorado caught at Punta Perico and pompano, pargo mulato and good size rooster caught at Cerralvo Island. Also, Mr. Bill Evans fished with captain Rigo and shows off his catch of Pargo

This week we had good catches of a mixture of fish.

Fishing report for the week of April 24-May 1. This week we had good catches of a mixture of fish. Snapper were caught at Cerralvo Island using sardinas and cocineros with a lot of hook ups and some catches of the strong dog tooth snapper. The yellowtail and cabrilla are still hanging out at Punta Perico and more dorado are showing up with the increasingly warm water. Weather temps are in the 90's and are warming up the waters bringing more and more fish. At Boca del Alamo good size rooster from 30-50lbs were caught. Pictured is fisherman TOM CCHAPMAN from San Ramon, Ca. Tom fished several days with Captain Rigo and is showing what he caught, plenty of fish filets to take home. Sunday was not a good day to fish, the wind blew turning the water green and made it difficult to chum for pargo and yellowtail. The positive side to the wind is it brings the warm water and fish from the South up towards La Paz making the fishing even better for the days to come.

Another week brings changes in weather.

Another week brings changes in weather. Wind gives way to calm warming waters and 80 degree temperatures. Fishing at Punta Perico provides for catches of yellowtail and red snapper, while the dorado are lured to the buoys at El Alamo. Bait is plentiful and will provide with catches of pargo and yellowtail. As you can see by the picture, our skipper Rigo caught pargo and yellowtail at El Alamo and his friend Guillermo caught dorado up to 30lbs, red snapper and yellowtail. Rigo and Nufo are pictured with one of the yellowtail they caught that day. The fish are here, their hungry and biting and the skippers are consistantly bringing in the fish that are hooked. Why wait, the fish are here now!