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Well, here we are again, it’s that time of the year when tourism drops off drastically and as a result, nobody is going out fishing. Most of my information this week came from private boats,
If you haven’t heard by now, those in the know are predicting a “Godzilla El Nino” this year. After the last six months, that’s becoming more obvious by the day. Right now, we’re seeing close
After a lead in like that, you have to be wondering what I’m talking about. And to be frank, I don’t fully understand what’s happening at our fishing grounds in Banderas Bay. Just like last
Well, here we are again, I have to tell you, soon we’ll be in the spring season, even though we’re already seeing spring water temperatures. This is very important since Puerto Vallarta’s Fishing Grounds should
Capt. Scooby of Guanatuna panga boated this beauty off Corbetena! Here we are at the end of February and we’re seeing Black Marlin and Yellowfin Tuna at Corbetena? The normal “chill” we get in our
Well, here we are in February, normally the coldest water of the year, but here we are, in the first week of February and we’re boating Yellowfin Tuna at Corbetena and Black Marlin? Yes, I
Now that we’ve been in business now for 26 years, we’ve come to expect certain conditions at certain times of the year. One of those conditions is right at the end of the year. Normally
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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
I 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
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
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
For the last few weeks, we’ve been plagued with several Hurricanes. We’ve received both the benefits and the downside of these events. For now, the whole area of the Banderas Bay is alive with world
As we enter high season for tourism, it’s also the time Puerto Vallarta’s fishing season moves into high gear. For the past few weeks, we’ve had Tropical Storms and Hurricanes push fish out of the
Here we are in September, arguably the hottest and most humid month of the year. That may sound like a bad thing, but we know when it comes to fishing in Puerto Vallarta’s Banderas Bay,
You may have noticed that I haven’t written an article last week like I normally do, nothing had changed and frankly the fishing wasn’t worth writing about. Tourism is down, so very few boats are
When it comes to fishing right now, especially at our deep-water fishing grounds of Corbetena and El Banco. Fishing is a Rollercoaster, some days up, some days down, but always changing. We have plenty of
I’ve been writing these articles now for many years. And every year about this time, I get excited because the conditions and the abundance of Marlin, Sailfish as Yellowfin Tuna and Dorado gradually increase in
As we move deeper into the summer fishing season, High Season for fishing in Puerto Vallarta. The Banderas Bay is coming alive and it’s all right on time. As we inch our way to October
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
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,
What a difference a week can make! All of a sudden, we see Puerto Vallarta’s world class fishing grounds come alive. No, it’s not perfect, and remembering it’s the start of PV’s ‘high season for
Once we enter mid-June, we get past a rough spot where the season and Spawning for many species end. We see massive amounts of baby Dorado get larger by the day. We see Blue Marlin
Here we are at the end of May ’25 and we’re looking to the weeks ahead of us as we seem to be entering a normal, summer pattern. We’re even seeing the first Hurricane of