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, but normally at this time of the year we’re discussing how Marlin, Tuna and more are moving into the area in a big way. Now we do have these species coming into the area, but they’re spread out. Normally we’ll talk about how the fishing is great in this area or that location. But this year, there doesn’t seem to be one place or location that’s hot or on fire. But right now there is no concentration or location you can point at and say ‘The fish are here’!
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. But this year is a lot different. This year, we’re dealing with unusual climate conditions where we’re in the middle of a change from El Nino condition into a La Nina condition, in the middle of the fishing season. Normally this sort of thing will happen at the end or beginning of a season and lead into it. This has affected the entire weather pattern locally in the Puerto Vallarta Area. The normal Hurricanes, we normally see about 12 to 20, haven’t happened. Now this may sound like good news, but for a fisherman, it’s the same as a ‘monkey wrench’ in the machine. Without Hurricanes, we don’t have the strong currents that push fish into the area. This includes the varied baits as well. Essentially the whole area is just kind of stagnant. Now that doesn’t mean we don’t have fish, it just means you have to find them, not the current they’re in. Be ready to use some fuel amigos, it’s work out there!
