Idaho Fish Report

Yellowtail Moving on But Other Species Moving In

Tailhunter’s own and everyone’s favorite, Jorge Romero, was out north of town near Punta Coyote and the yellowtail weren’t being very cooperative, but he got this one on a live mackerel. Usually, he has a big smile, especially when he is fishing and he always catches fish.

by Jonathan Roldan
4-17-2025
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SHORT ATTENTION SPAN FISHING REPORT

WEATHER: Cooler than last week, but daytime temps still in the low 80’s. Nights and mornings a bit chilly down to the mid-50’s. Breezy at times.

WATER: Warming and getting bluer and clearer, but down deep it’s still chilly and dark, but changing every week. Nice mackerel and sardines for bait. Can get bumpy if the wind is blowing.

FISH HOOKED THIS WEEK: Yellowtail (fewer), pargo liso, barred pargo, yellow snapper, roosterfish, bonito, sierra, jack crevalle.

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HE BIG PICTURE and the REST of the STORY…

A little cooler overall this week, but still clearly we’re on a warming trend with temps in the mid-80’s and mostly sunny days. Windy days can still pop up, but are more the exception than the rule. But, there’s still some breeze out on the water. Nights and early mornings are where you really need to take care because temps drop into the cooler mid-50’s.

With the warmer temps, the waters are also warming…on the surface. Down deeper waters are still cool. There’s a thermocline down about 40′ where the waters are darker and colder although surface temps show clearer, bluer water.

Lots of changes…

it would seem as predicted, the yellowtail bite for the season is tapering off. The fish are getting harder to find. Some days there are no biters. Even with all the great live bait like mackerel and sardines. Even dropping the jigs on them. When we do find them, there are fewer fish.

Just the way it is. Yellowtail are colder water fish and they are moving off to deeper cooler waters. Last year, our waters stayed cold so we were actually still hooking a few yellowtail into August. Unheard of!

But, the departure of the yellowtail doesn’t mean there’s a lack of action. There is still a good variety of fish to chase that are biting.

Most notable are the big schools of pargo liso (mullet snapper) that have moved into the shallows. These incredibly tough-fighting fish move in during this time of year to spawn and are both exciting and frustrating to hook! Some would argue that pound-for-pound, these might be the best slugger fish on our waters. With their sharp teeth, sharp gills, armor plating, powerful muscular backs and fins plus being in the rocky areas, these fish have anglers at a huge disadvantage! These fish range from about 5-40 pound right now.

Best spots so far have been the backside and north side of Cerralvo Island, the high spot off the south end of Cerralvo and Punta Perrico area near the Las Arenas lighthouse.

Not seeing any dorado just yet, but hopefully, the waters get warmer and the fish show up. We do know that there have been some sightings of tuna and marlin which are both warm water fish, but hook-ups from anglers to speak of at the moment.

Roosterfish are getting more active. Not the big pigs yet that go up to 100 pounds, but some sporty 20-30 pounder have been getting hooked and released over the sandy areas and shallow rocks south of Bahia Muertos and the east side of Espirito Santo Island.

Other species biting include some sierra, smaller amberjack, barred pargo, yellow snapper, triggerfish, jack crevalle and pompano.

A STILL A FEW SPOTS TO FILL TO COME FISHING IN LA PAZ!

We got a great response last week from these so I thought I’d put them up again…

Reservations are coming in daily and, after 30 years at this, we have so many great regulars who visit us year-after-year! Many dates are filled or filling pretty fast.

However, we have some limited spots here and there with some space just for you! Also, don’t forget that Alaska Air is now flying direct to La Paz. It’s the first time we’ve had direct flights in 12 years!

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The season is on! You can contact me directly: tailhunterfishinglapaz@gmail.com

We’ll see you down here in La Paz!