Dorado, Stripers, and the Dirty Water Dilemma

Well, here we are; it’s five weeks now since the dirty water has taken over Puerto Vallarta’s fishing grounds in the Bay of Banderas. The funny thing is that fishing is improving for some reason. After spending much of the last four weeks advising people to maybe take a...

Strong Currents, Dirty Water, and Dorado, Maybe…

If there was ever a ‘cookie cutter’ fishing report, this is it! Fishing in Puerto Vallarta and the entire Bay of Banderas hasn’t changed much since last week. We still have dirty water, and the currents are pretty strong with the storms up north, so these conditions may continue...

Cabo Corrientes, Warm Blue Water, and Dorado

This week, the song remains much the same. What looked like some positive signs that the dirty water was finally moving out didn't happen. In fact, the conditions are even worse than they've been in the last few weeks, and there is no way to sugarcoat it. But the...

Big Bait Means Big Fish at El Banco

OK, after my last article, you should have a pretty good understanding of what has been happening in our world-famous fishing grounds of Puerto Vallarta in and around Banderas Bay. The dirty water conditions continue. We’ve been dealing with these changing currents and dropping water temperatures. The dirty water is...

Cold, Dirty Water Conditions Present Challenges

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 entire area in and around the Bay of Banderas. Now, I could throw plenty of...

Dorado Return to the Bay, Striped Marlin off Punta Nayarit

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 still at El Morro to Punta Nayarit. Then, all of a sudden, Dorado move...

Blue Marlin, Striped Marlin, and Some Dorado in Chilly Water

As all my loyal readers know, we went from a La Niña condition, which changed to an El Niño. Then, it changed back to La Niña conditions all in eleven months. Very strange indeed, and the aftershocks are erratic fishing. For those fishing in Puerto Vallarta’s world-famous Banderas Bay, there...

Marlin, Sailfish, and the Big Chill

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 Niño to colder La Niña conditions. You may say, what does this mean to me? Well, we know that water...

Sparse Dorado – Sailfish and Marlin Dominate

This is a strange year for fishing. As many of you know, our world-class fishing in Puerto Vallarta is difficult to predict. Things are changing daily in the Bahia de Banderas. One of those changes is Dorado are thin in numbers. What happened? Who knows, but we do know the...

Big Fickle Marlin and Super Abundant Bait

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 are also picking up in size and number. This all may sound perfect, but we...

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