Puerto Vallarta Fishing Report - Jan 4 - 2010

Perfect Weather, Great Fishing, The Magic Season in Puerto Vallarta!
Welcome to the best days of High Season in Puerto Vallarta. Outside my front door I have been seeing a strange and wonderful site as late, PEOPLE! Nationals and Estranos (foreigners) alike are back for High Season. Hopefully the dog days of last years bad economy are coming to an end. Mexico, Puerto Vallarta in this case has suffered through the worst year of it’s tourism and business life ever. Things are getting better by the day for local businesses and restaurants. Business is still down, but what we are seeing now is a blessing we won’t complain about. And like tourism, the fish are changing over to winter species as we begin to see cooler and cooler water temperatures like you would expect at this time of the year. The only non- available species no longer in Puerto Vallarta Sportfishing grounds would be Black Marlin and larger Yellowfin Tuna. Skip Jack and Football Yellowfin Tunas will be here forever (we hope). Sol there are plenty of reasons to be on the water these days besides watching whales.
Corbeteña this week is still producing like a machine with some nice sized Yellowfin Tuna as long as you’re patient, they’re out there. They can be anywhere in size now that the water currents are changing, but last week boating a 80 lb Yellowfin was easy! Sailfish in the 80 inch range, Cubera Snapper in the 50 lb range, Dorado in the 45 lb range and of course Striped Marlin in the 250 to 400 lb range. So the fishing is great, but like always, fishing can drive you nutz, so have some patience and a little fun out there.
For all of you that like Rooster Fish(ing) you’re in luck. Just around the corner of Punta Mita the Rooster fish population has exploded for some and are good size. Anywhere from 30 to 55 lbs can be expected closer in, but not on the reefs up there. Remember a shinny bait will always get their attention, so a cheap little diamond jig still works, no matter how long they´ve been around. Sailfish and Dorado are in the area also, but you´ll need to head out from ten to twenty miles to find them. There is a very good chance you´ll see Striped or Blue Marlin the area as well. Conditions normally last into spring this way and we think that is great and convenient! You should plan on a ten hour day, but eight will get you there with less time with your line in the water! Remember to ask that question when chartering a boat out there, boat rides are cheap and long, beware!
The Marietta Islands are still alive with a lot of hard working action with Bonito, Sierra Mackerals and Snappers in the 20 to 35 lb range. Sailfish are hovering around the islands but there are a hit and miss situation right now. Jack Crevalls are taking over the islands and running 30 lbs and up, they can tear your arms off on light tackle. Never a dull location, yet close enough to save a buck or two compared to further out…
Inside the bay, the Sierra Mackerals have taken over the shorelines. Rapallas, all sorts of jigs, live bait, you name it, they’ll strike it! Roballo or Sea Bass, Bonito, Needle Fish, and more are all around the bay and larger than normal with the averages for these fish in the 20 to 35 lb range, just depends. My 4 hr $175.00 usd panga for in the bay is the cheapest boat in the marina and it’s very nice. Looking for a cheap day on the water but don’t want to scrimp on quality?
Now that we are in full Seasonal Transition Mode things will be changing regarding the fishing. The larger fish are still here, but they are less abundant than they are in the summer.  As a whole, we are waiting to see how things are going to shape up for winter. But whatever happens we know this; fishing in Puerto Vallarta’s World Famous fishing grounds never gets ¨cold or slow¨. We always have fish and we always have available boat. So if you´re looking for a real fishing experience, come to Puerto Vallarta and see why we’re famous. If not, you’ll just be another year older wondering why you waited so long!
We are now selling our world famous T-Shirts online at www.MasterBaitersGear.com … We only have two designs up for the time being, but if things go well, we’ll increase the products offered.
Well that’s about it for now, until next week, don’t forget to kiss your fish!
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