Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Edition 3809 April 12-26 2019 | Page 37

VOL.38 • ISS. 9 “ W BAJA ROUNDUP Apr 12 - 26, 2019 Good Weather Translates Into Mixed Bag Action Off La Paz e definitely had a better week of fishing which happened to coincide with better weather finally as spring arrived with some surprising catches,” reported Jonathan Roldan of Tailhunter International. “Early in the week, waters really settled down nicely and some nice quality yellowtail came to chew and seemed to pop up in several places. These 20-30 pound forkies were hitting live bait, jigs and dead bait on the back side of Cerralvo Island, just outside of Bahia Muertos (Suenos); Punta Perrico; as well as Espirito Santo Island. Quite a few fish, including bigger ones were lost in the rocks insofar as many of these fish were biting in shallow water either right off the rocks or over shallow structure and reefs. The same areas produced jack crevalle, small roosters, bonito, pargo and cabrilla. A wahoo was lost as well,” Roldan exclaimed. “The surprising catches were right in the Bay of La Paz. Pretty much right out in front of the hotels and Malecon waterfront. Fun, 10-15 pound schools of dorado showed up literally just a few hundred yards out front in shallow water. It might have something to do with the patches of floating sargasso weed that moved in which we usually don’t see until about May or so when waters warm. The sargasso draws baitfish which hide in the weeds as well as flying fish that lay eggs in the floating paddies. This draws the dorado in searching for food. A good sign of an early season,” said Roldan. Billfish Bite For Cabo Anglers T “ his week the marlin numbers jumped back up again, with several boats catching striped marlin,” reported Capt. Tracy Ehrenberg of Pisces Sportfishing. “Dorado numbers remained decent, but the tuna bite was nonexistent.” “Overall fishing was a little tougher this week, not as consistent, but those that did find fish, found many, with top boats catching up to 6 striped marlin each. Our top boat this week was Pisces 28’ Adriana, who showed the most consistent fishing this week, landing fish every day. They also caught a vast array of different species. For example, anglers from Georgia, the Wright’s and Raymer’s, caught and released 1 striped marlin of about 150 lbs and 1 dorado of about 10 lbs, both out at Golden Gate on mackerel. They also caught 3 grouper, 4 red snapper and 4 triggerfish of about 4 lbs each by chumming closer to shore at Golden Gate area. Pisces Adriana caught marlin all days, except for one. Totaling 7 stripers caught in the week.,” said Ehrenberg. LOCATED JUST Stan bagged a monster while fishing aboard the Red Rooster III this February when this 308-pound yellowfin tuna came knocking. Photo courtesy of RED ROOSTER III SPORTFISHING, San Diego. 3705 Dan Kelly nailed this beautiful 152 pound yellowfin tuna on March 26 during a 4-day adventure aboard the Red Rooster III. Photo courtesy of RED ROOSTER III SPORTFISHING, San Diego. 35