Puerto Vallarta Fishing Report
Puerto Vallarta Fishing Report posted weekly by Stan Gabruk.
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Action Fishing Returns, It’s All About Jack Crevalles
Well, it’s starting. We’re seeing another massive infusion of Smaller Sardines and other baits moving into the area on top of what’s already out there. To call this whole area “Bait Landia” would not be
Striped Marlin, Sailfish and Thinning Dorado Numbers
What has been for the most part an amazing year for fishing, I find myself scratching my head as we once again see all the indicators of seasonal changes. The largest “indicator” this week was
Swirling Currents, Dorado vs. Massive Bait Balls!
You know I’ve been writing these articles now for something like twenty years. In that time, writing and paying attention to conditions, you begin to learn and see what happens with the seasonal changes. That
Unexpected Dorado, Sailfish, Stripped Marlin and Even Rooster Fish!
If you’ve been reading my articles, you understand that we’re on the tail end of a La Nina year. When this happens the “system” starts to swing back to “normal”. That means the water temperatures,
The Striped Marlin, Grouper & the Krill Rollercoaster
This past week was a real Rollercoaster. The good news is Striped Marlin are north of Sayulita. Grouper are in their “holes” in the bay. And of course we still have our fill of Krill.
Crazy Currents, Fickle Fish Endless Krill
Well, here we go again, Krill, Krill and more Krill! They’re getting under my skin. Maybe not the best way to start this article, but for four weeks now we’ve had these stagnant conditions. We
Dorado & Striped Marlin at Midpoint
Once again the area in between Corbetena and El Banco is showing why this area produces more tournament winners than anywhere else. Fishing is “fishing” and conditions will never be perfect, but if you
Krill, Crazy Currents and Big Dorado
This year we have the unfortunate luck to deal with our normal seasonal transition. Throw in La Nina and now crazy currents from storms to the north and to the west, included in the mix,
Fishing, Bananas and Bad Luck
I was sitting in front of my shop the other day enjoying my view of Marina Vallarta and some locals came by. We started talking about his fishing day and he mentioned how when the
Take a Chance Fishing
I just dread this time of the year when we know things will be changing and then suddenly it smacks you in the face! After last week, I knew it was going to take a
Crazy Currents, Krill and Your Bag of Tricks
Well, we made it past the holidays with decent fishing if not challenging. When it comes to Sportfishing in Puerto Vallarta, right now anything is possible. From Corbetena to Punta Nayarit (aka Punta Mita) it’s
The Big Chill!
Here we go again, the rollercoaster of rising and falling water temperatures has struck again. It’s frustrating because we know “The Big Chill” is coming. Every year I hope we get through the holiday season
Warming Water Temps, Blue Water and Dorado!
Welcome back to another exciting week of world class fishing in Puerto Vallarta. After years of writing about fishing and the conditions, I’ve learned that nothing is predictable when it comes to the oceans. Last
Roll the Dice Fishing, Clean Green, Sailfish and Dorado
As we enter deeper into December, we know it won’t be long before the warm water species head south for the winter. Riding the strong currents will also bring fish into the area, who are
Green Water, Billfish and Challenging Conditions
When People ask me “when is the best time of the year to go fishing in Puerto Vallarta”? My normal response is the first two weeks of November or the first two weeks of December.
Billfish, Swirling Currents and Dinner Mahi
Last week I reported that water temperatures had dropped drastically, incoming massive Whale food in the form of Krill moving in and Dorado moving out of the bay. That was all accurate and frankly I
Water Temps Drop, Winter Currents, Krill, Mahi and Marlin
It was amazing, last week, what was looking so promising for the rest of “high season” for fishing, has now changed with the early indicators of early winter currents. Suddenly the drop in water temperatures
Hit & Run Fishing, Tuna, Mahi, Marlin and Krill
If you’ve been paying any attention at all, you already know this is a “La Nina” year. It keep the water temperatures at a solid 84 degrees, which is perfect for all our world class
It’s “Pick Your Fish” time again, Sailfish, Dorado, Marlin, Fishing is Great!
Well, we’ve finally come to the time of the year when “tourist high season” meets “fishing high season”. What does that mean? It means that we’re in the best two months of the year to
Tournament Season, Hurricanes and Black Marlin
Well it’s been a hell of a week. It seems we’re in a Hurricane pattern and for the last couple to three weeks we’ve been looking at the weather maps. Finally as we see Black
Easy Fishing, Sailfish, Dorado and Marlin Return
Most people who come to Puerto Vallarta to go fishing in high season are surprised that the fishing isn’t what they’ve been reading about all summer. Puerto Vallarta fishing is considered some of the best
Puerto Vallarta Fishing, It’s All About Dorado!
For the last three weeks my articles look similar because we’re in a great fishing loop. Last week it was all about Dorado, this week it’s still all about Dorado, but now we’re seeing Striped
Perfect conditions for Dorado, Sailfish and Blue Marlin
Living in a tropical place like Puerto Vallarta, Hurricanes can and do happen all the time. Most are hundreds of miles out to sea and frankly the general public doesn’t know anything about Hurricanes until