There are few places in the world that can compare to the fishing mecca that is Puerto Vallarta in the summertime. In August you can expect to be catching good numbers of Mahi-Mahi, yellowtail, fast-feeding sailfish, and even some Mahi here in our world-class bay. This fishing honey hole we call Bay of flags.
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Puerto Vallarta fishing report August 2022
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Puerto Vallarta fishing report for July 2022
Fishing in July has some incredible advantages here in Puerto Vallarta. Most anglers, families, and fishermen know July is one of the best months to fish here in Mexico. The big game fish come out to play and it all starts around July 4th. The will be a lot of fireworks in the sky and along our coastal water along with some of the best deep-sea fishing in Puerto Vallarta.
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Puerto Vallarta fishing report June 2022
Thanks to many of our repeat clients, the top local charter operators here in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico fishing guides, and other private boats, we’re able to bring you regularly fishing reports of June from many areas around the bay and offshore in Mexico. Several of our clients post their own reports on TripAdvisor or Captain Pete’s Facebook page. It’s definitely worth checking out for what’s happening right now in and around Puerto Vallarta fishing , and you can post your own reports, and pictures and share information with others. Please take a look at Facebook and TripAdvisor to be in the know on what we are catching and where we are catching pelagic fish.
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Puerto Vallarta fishing in May
Everybody knows that May is for mothers day and excellent fishing and Puerto Vallarta Mexico. If you’re coming down here to Puerto Vallarta in the month of May, you’re gonna be able to take out several different fishing trips. In May we have the changing of the waters where cooler water is meeting warmer water. This is great in several ways as the warmer waters bring in the bigger fish and all kinds of baitfish.
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Puerto Vallarta fishing report April 2022
The April fishing report looks a lot like the March fishing report. There will be major changes that will see in the month of April. In the warm water, more fish, thermoclines, and a lot more bait in the water. When you start seeing more bait in the water, such as sardines, mullet, macarella, goggle-eye, and bonita this
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Puerto Vallarta fishing report March
When fishing in Puerto Vallarta during the month of March there are 4 things you’ll surely find. The 1st is gonna be some of the friendliest people in the world, also you will notice have incredible weather during March with cool afternoon breezes, many fun activities for spring break, and some of the best fishing on the planet.
During the month of March, we’ll see several changes in our fishing grounds and techniques. We’ll start to see the water warm-up which is a good thing for the larger marlin, blues, and blacks. We’ll see numerous schools of different bait entering the Bay and just offshore. This is a fantastic fishing factor here in Puerto Vallarta. With so much bait around the bay and so many fishing options, you will not know which fishing trip to choose. We have it all from bay fishing, overnight fishing, bottom fishing. Deep-sea fishing, offshore fishing, and reef fishing.
I always like to get people to let me know what they want to fish for when coming to Puerto Vallarta this time of the year. A lot of people don’t realize March is the best month for rooster fishing here in Vallarta. You will love taking one of our 8-hour fishing trips during this time of the year. With so many coastlines here have incredible Bay fishing along with all the other options I have listed above. And we also have incredible offshore fishing. Take a look at our incredible deep sea fishing rates.
One of my favorite trips is the 8-hour trip, where will fish inside the Bay and then blast offshore looking for some sailfish and marlin. If the marlin action is not so crazy Marlin then we will come back and hit some of those reefs for snapper, amberjack, and the most sought-after roosterfish.
One of the surprising things that you’ll find is that these bait balls can pop up anywhere at any time during the month of March. This happens quite often in the bay of Puerto Vallarta and offshore. As you’ve seen before in my fishing reports we have a lot of factors. We look for many fishing factors, but the number one factor you will find is the bait movement. If you find the bait you will differently find the fish. The fish love the right temperature water, clarity, but last but not least is the bait. Everything gotta eaten and so do the fish. So if you’re on the bait You’re on the fish. So the trick is to be on the bait when you got the right tide either coming in or going out. You will surely kill them fishing. See some fabulous action on YouTube
When the newcomers are coming around Puerto Vallarta that may need help and choosing the right size boat or the right day just give us a call. We’ve been here for over 35 years helping folks from Bay fishing to 3 to 4-day offshore fishing trips.
If we can’t catch it you don’t wanna hook it.
Hope to see everyone out there on the water having good success here and beautiful Puerto Vallarta, where the friendliest people in the world live
Until next time we’ll keep a hot fishing rod and a cold beer on the boat waiting for you
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Puerto Vallarta fishing report February
Puerto Vallarta fishing report February
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Puerto Vallarta fishing report January 2022
Happy new year and sea and greeting from Puerto Vallarta where the fish are always biting. This last Christmas and December saw some incredible action. We had rod bendings with sailfish, marlin, mahi-mahi and, much other pelagic fish. This was done mostly in the warmer waters hanging around longer than normal. The water temperatures are still in the high 70’s. Good news for all anglers venturing out for a fun day here in Mexico. Puerto Vallarta has been on fire to put it lightly. This coming January we are expecting much of the same weather 70 degrees to so and some fabulous fishing inshore and offshore. Seem like the lady anglers we have been taking out are kicking butt and taking names. Take a look at some of these January catches.
What can folks expect to catch this January? With the water temperature abnormally high that we are having and the overabundance of bait inside the bay and offshore we are predicting the same as December. Normally when the water changes we have species of fish that leave and look for warmer water or different baits but this year they have stayed. Seems like when one species of fish leave another comes along and keeps the fishing interesting here in Puerto Vallarta Mexico.
These warm water temps have been producing sailfish out by the islands and offshore in good numbers. Several of our best Capts. Have been catching double and even triple hookups offshore. The marlin bite has been steady. The two best spots are the Banco and Corebetena. The same as the years past. There are the few marlins caught in the bay and along the north shore from time to time. The Mahi-mahi action has been off the charts. We had one-day last week where the clients had 20 dorados in one day and some marlin action. Most of the trips this last month of the year were offshore as the bite was so good. I’m sure we will be having much of the same this coming month.
The inshore action lit up the bay with the arrival of the humpback whales and all kinds of good-eating fish. What’s not to like about nonstop rod-bending action all day along with catching some fantastic eating fish to take back to the condo. The Spanish mackerel, California Bonita, snapper, and some Mahi-mahi have kept our fishing anglers busy this January. With the arrival of the new year 2022, we have some new trips to talk about.
We have been getting many requests for fishing and whale watching we decided to offer a fishing/whale watching combo trip. This is a 6 hr trip with grantee success on whales and fish. The whales are here every year from Alaska here from December to March and will have this special trip to offer everyone coming down to beautiful Puerto Vallarta where the friendliest people in the world live. Please contact us for more info or to make a reservation
Happy New Year and Merry Fishmas from Puerto Vallarta
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Puerto Vallarta fishing report December
Everyone loves to be in Puerto Vallarta for the month of December including most anglers. Some of the obvious reasons are perfect weather, sunny skies, fantastic lodging, nightlife, and incredible fishing. Deep-sea fishing in the winter here is a Lot like Christmas, you never know what you are going to catch. The following species of pelagic fish will be had inshore and offshore. Try your hand at fishing for marlin, sailfish, wahoo, tuna, and mahi-mahi. With the warm waters coming and going it keeps us guessing as to what the bite will be tomorrow. The one constant thing we can count on is good fishing in Puerto Vallarta Mexico.
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Puerto Vallarta fishing report November 2021
The November fishing report is here. I want to start off with some fantastic news and tell you about several upcoming fishing tournaments. The first good news is the weather has changed to almost perfect. This is great news for the fishermen, beach goers, golfers, and especially the fishing. The cool waters here in the Bay of Flags brings in all kinds of pelagic fish. The water temperatures will be around 75 degrees until late winter. Actually, the water never gets too cold to jump in and enjoy the beaches. The most sought-after fish loves these water temperatures. The sailfish, marlin, tuna, and mahi-mahi- will be here in abundance. Take a guess what kind of tournaments we will be having in November? It will be the fish I have just listed above. The first one is for Dorados, sailfish, and Marlin. Held every year for over 15 years. There will be around 200 boats in this tournament which we won the last year it was held at Los Muertos beach. The second is the 65, th. International sailfish, marlin, tuna, and mahi-mahi. ( be sure and watch for us in the winner’s circle again this year. This tournament is one of the best on the Pacific coast. Held at Marina Vallarta with all kinds of restaurants, shops, and other cool places to see along with the weigh-in of all the fish. One of the things we like to do is post on Facebook for fishing updates and folks can take a look at what we are catching day in and day out.