Puerto Vallarta Fishing Report
Puerto Vallarta Fishing Report posted weekly by Stan Gabruk.
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Puerto Vallarta Fishing, A Mixed Bag of Species
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

Fishing Puerto Fishing Vallarta Enters Spring Conditions
For months now we’ve been trying to figure out what’s happening in our world famous fishing grounds of Puerto Vallarta in the Bay of Banderas! With the rapid switch from La Nina, to El Nino

Puerto Vallarta Fishing, Roll the Dice Conditions
At best, when we talk about fishing in Puerto Vallarta’s Bay of Banderas fishing conditions, about all I can do right now is roll my eyes. Why you may ask, it’s because for some reason

Winter Fishing in Puerto Vallarta, Action Fishing
This will be a year to remember, with the El Nino to La Nina ‘double’ flip, the normal types of winter conditions we’d expect, are anything but. We’re now in the middle of our winter

PV Fishing, Fish Are Where You Find Them
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

Dirty Water Continues, Dorado Moving in, Stripers Too
Well, here we are again in what seems to be the never ending dirty water! For at least six weeks now we’ve seen fishing in Puerto Vallarta suffering through the change of seasons here in

Big Bait Means Big Fish at El Banco
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

Cold, Dirty Water Conditions Present Challenges
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

Dorado Return to the Bay, Striped Marlin off Punta Nayarit
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

Blue Marlin, Striped Marlin and Some Dorado in Chilly Water
As all my loyal readers know, we went from a La Nina condition, which changed to an El Nino Condition. Then they changed back to La Nina conditions all in eleven months. Very strange indeed

Marlin, Sailfish, and the Big Chill
If you’ve been reading my articles, you know that the world and fishing in Puerto Vallarta and the Bay of Banderas have been dealing with a mid-summer switch from El Nino to colder La Nina

Big Fickle Marlin and Super Abundant Bait
As we continue moving deeper into the best time of the year to be fishing in Puerto Vallarta, we’re seeing Marlin and Sailfish numbers increasing. Yellowfin Tuna are running around the “Rock” at Corbetena. Dorado

Yellowfin Tuna & Black Marlin at Corbetena
What a difference a week can make fishing Puerto Vallarta’s Bay of Banderas! Last week I was thinking there really wasn’t any reason why we’re not seeing larger Marlin and Yellowfin Tuna, then BAM, they

Marlin, Sailfish, Puerto Vallarta Fishing Improves
After last week’s article where I was saying things are improving by the day, I was a little nervous that things may have turned in the other direction. But I’m happy to tell you that

Small Improvements in Puerto Vallarta Fishing
When October finally arrives, we get anxious about fishing in Puerto Vallarta. It’s a bit of a waiting game as we ‘wait’ for the numbers of our world class species to increase here in the

Rollercoaster Fishing Conditions
We’re at that time of the year again where we have a hard time predicting where the fish are. After a few days of incredible fishing, things have taken a step back. We’re still in

Grande Black Marlin Invade El Banco !
Bait is abundant, the water is blue and the seas are rolling gently. You don’t know what to expect, so you put a rigged-up Skipjack Tuna in the water, set the pole and you’re in

Cross your Fingers Fishing
Normally writing these fishing articles really isn’t anything too complicated. As the week goes by I talk with several Captains and friends with private boats as well as my own recent experiences. Then you just

Fuel Usage and Duration Produce Results
Normally at this time of the year, my reports on fishing in Puerto Vallarta become a little ‘cookie cutter-ish’. Which of course means they start to look alike. Now that can be a bit boring,

Cruising the Fishing Grounds
If you haven’t figured it out by now, we’re having a really weird fishing season. You see there is a complex series of events that normally happen which makes world-class fishing in Puerto Vallarta predictable.

Puerto Vallarta’s Fishing Season Continues to Improve
If you’ve been reading my articles, you know Fishing in Puerto Vallarta is in the middle of a weird transition from an El Nino condition to La Nina conditions in the middle of summer. It’s

Striped & Blue Marlin at Corbetena
The fishing in Puerto Vallarta right now is showing a stronger pulse by the day. The fishing is finally starting to get exciting with more fish moving into the area. The numbers of individual species

Suddenly Marlin and Sailfish at Corbetena
After several weeks of the same boring information, we’ve finally got something to talk about. With the Tropical Storms finally showing up, fish are moving, pushed would be more accurate, into the area. Now I’m

Slow Start to Our Summer Fishing Season
It feels like my fishing reports are becoming carbon copies of the ones previously. When it comes to fishing in Puerto Vallarta things haven’t changed much. We’re seeing Stagnant Water temperatures and stagnant currents which