Puerto Vallarta Fishing Report
Puerto Vallarta Fishing Report posted weekly by Stan Gabruk.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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It’s Dorado City!
Every year we deal with “low” season action, when in reality the funny thing is “low” season for tourism happens smack in the middle of “High Season for fishing”. And you might ask what that
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Trash Lines, Hurricanes and Too Much Bait
What a way to start an article, Trash Lines, Hurricanes and Too Much Bait. The picture that paints is negative and not very inspiring, but in fact it’s perfect and exactly what we expect at
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Marina Vallarta Rediscovered
Living in Puerto Vallarta now for 22 yrs., I’m what you’d call a “Gringo Pata Salada” or American with salty feet, aka a long time local. And I can relate to this nick name, although
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Stormy Currents, To Find Fish, Follow the Bait
We’ve been riding a Rollercoaster of storm currents when it comes to fishing in Puerto Vallarta. Right now to find fish, you have to follow the bait. And they’re riding the currents. With changing storm
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Hurricanes, Crazy Currents & Bait Buffet!
You know the funny thing about the world of fishing is, you never really know what to expect in the summer in Puerto Vallarta. With constantly passing Hurricanes hundreds of miles out, this affects currents.
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Corbetena Lives, El Banco Marlin, Blue Water and Bait
Last week you might remember how surprised I was that Corbetena just “crapped” out and for a few days anyway other options were more favorable. This week I’m glad to announce that Corbetena Lives! El
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Marlin at El Banco, No Pulse at Corbetena, Bay Fishing Your Best Option
Normally at this time of the year, we’re discussing the “incredible fishing” at Corbetena. But not this week, this week we’re seeing the complete opposite. You see we’ve had tons of heavy rain. Combine this
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Blue Marlin at El Banco, Yellowfin Tuna at Corbetena,Striped Marlin in the Bay?
For the last month or so, I’ve been declaring “summer fishing” has arrived, and it has. But like most things in life, it doesn’t happen all at once. Daily, as we move deeper into “high
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Hurricanes and Strong Currents, Puerto Vallarta Fishing Challenges in Perfect Fishing Conditions
We all know at this time of the year Hurricanes and strong currents can present challenges to those fishing in Puerto Vallarta. One thing most people don’t know is we have many, not a few,