Puerto Vallarta Fishing Report posted weekly by Stan Gabruk.
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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
As we enter the Spring Fishing Season here in Puerto Vallarta, the Bay of Banderas is alive with action. Presently, we’re seeing the seasonal transitions we experience yearly. Cold water species will be moving out,
Well, we’ve run completely through ‘High Season’ for tourism. The people have for the most part left or are getting ready to leave. The Americans, the Canadians, everyone. Those that are left are the hardcore,
Every year at the end of our tourism season here in Puerto Vallarta, fishing goes into a holding pattern. What we see is the cold-water temperatures start ticking up, little by little. This year it’s
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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