Puerto Vallarta is known around the world as a vacation hot spot for fishing, its incredibly hot beaches, and fantastic restaurants. This is one of the main reasons we see many fishermen taking to the water and fantastic beaches all year round. We also have more return folks than any other resort place in Mexico. We are known for incredibly fun beaches, nightlife, world-class shopping, and the friendliest people in the world. We are located on Mexico’s Gold Coast, this sun-baked city is perfectly positioned right along the migratory route of world-famous pelagic fish. It’s also home to the best bay fishing in the world. Puerto Vallarta fishing is truly diverse, so no matter your angling know-how, you’ll find your perfect fishing deep-sea adventures here! With so many hotspots to fish like the bay, El Morro, Corbetena, El Banco, and the islands it can be difficult to choose the perfect fishing adventure. Not to worry we have over 50 professionals to help you pick the perfect fishing trip custom fit for you and your family. Here below, we’ve highlighted our favorite species in the area, as well as where and how you can cast a line here. Read on and get ready to discover Puerto Vallarta and the treasures that lie beneath its waters! Top Places to Fish in Puerto Vallarta. The bay has to be one of the number one places to fish here in Puerto Vallarta. The first most bay trips that can be done is 4 hrs. This is a big draw as it’s close to shore and not very expensive. There are a large number of boats that we use on our bay fishing trips. The 28 ft super panga is perfect for this kind of fishing. With a four-person max and so many different types of species to fish for you have the time of your life on this half-day fishing trip in Puerto Vallarta. El Morro has so many fishing options it’s hard to name them all here. This 8-hour deep-sea fishing adventure is for those of us who love being on the open water while having a chance to land marlin, sailfish, mahi-mahi, and tuna. This is a short run from the marina and you can catch just about any species of pelagic fish you can imagine. The Cortbetena has a wealth of trophy fish out there waiting almost all year round. This is the go-to fishing ground when you are looking for larger fish or that bucket list fish. For most anglers, this is a once-in-a-lifetime fishing opportunity. The tuna are thick here on this offshore fish trip. Some days marlin, sailfish, and mahi-mahi hit the bait all day long. The Cortbetena is a 10 to 12-hour trip of a lifetime for most anglers. Please plan in advance as space on these trips is limited. Banco fishing has to be one of the best angling experiences in the world. This is the fishing hot spot where most of the trophy fish come from. It’s a rare day when you don’t catch the fish of your dreams at this fishing location. This 12 to 14 hr. the trip is the best of the best most days. The last two fishing adventures can’t be beaten for catching the fish you always wanted. This is the bucket list fish-catching place. If I could I would fish here every day. Be sure and check for boat availability before coming down as this is the most sought-after trip we offer here in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. From billfish to bottom fishing Puerto Vallarta truly has it all when it comes to deep-sea fishing. We are here to help you and your family pick the perfect fishing trip whether it’s offshore or inshore. We go the extra mile to ensure you have the trip of a lifetime. I look forward to seeing everyone out there on the water having fun and catching fish.
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Puerto Vallarta fishing report September
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Puerto Vallarta fishing report August
Hello fellow fishermen, anglers, Captains, and folks that read my fishing report each month. Let me tell you what’s happening in the fishing paradise that we call Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. In the summertime, there are few places in the world that can hold a candle to it when it comes to fishing for pelagic fish and wall hangers.
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Puerto Vallarta fishing report July 2023
Puerto Vallarta fishing report July. The fishing report starts off with some exciting news just before July 4th. There’ll be many big celebrations here in Puerto Vallarta along with big fish to go with it. We’ll start with the hot inshore action. Fishing has produced many yellowtail, skipjack tuna, roosterfish, snapper, and mahi-mahi all over. Where have we caught all these fish? Some of the hot spots have been Nuevo Vallarta, Palo Verde, Bucerias, Los Arcos,and the middle of the bay. Most of these inshore fishing trips have been of the 6 hrs duration. Some of the shorter bay fishing trips have produced good numbers of mahi-mahi and skipjack tuna. There have many days when we caught the fish schooling in the bay and it turned into a nonstop action.
What has been the best method for fishing inshore? Here are a couple of our top performers. The Rapala coupled with some small jigs has been working incredibly well. With this set up you can Sometimes land three or four fish simultaneously. It doesn’t take long to have a boatload of fish when you are catching them three at a time. Sight casting has worked all week long and should hold strong all summer. Bring your favorite casting rig or use one of ours for some fun catching fish here in Mexico. Cut bait works extremely well around some of the buoys that have been holding mahi-mahi. Once you get one of these action-packed fish they with keep biting until you run out of fresh-cut bait. This is a fantastic way to catch and land some fast-feeding fish. Last but not least is our favorite fallback method. Live bait. In the summer months, we love to use goggle-eye. These baits work well inshore and offshore. The marlin, tuna, mahi-mahi, sailfish, and yellowtail can’t resist these baits. When the sardines show up nothing works better than a couple of scoops of sardines thrown in the water to bring up all kinds of pelagic fish for live baiting. When all else fails, we use our troll with natural baits and lures. This seems to work well inshore and especially offshore. As most of our repeat clients know we love the Black Bart lures. Let’s take a look at the offshore fishing in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
Deep sea fishing in Puerto Vallarta is always good in July. The waters have warmed up to some nice numbers. Offshore water temperatures are ranging from 84 degrees to 87 degrees. These temperatures are conducive for marlin, Dorado-mahi, tuna, and the fastest fish in the Pacific Ocean the sailfish. Most of these pelagic fish are caught around thermoclines and crystal clear waters we see offshore every day.
The bait movement is critical for fishing tuna and sailfish. I always say if you find the bait you will find the fish.
The best bet for offshore fishing is 8 hrs to 12 hrs. The more time on the water the better odds you have of hooking that wall hanger or fish of your dreams. -
Puerto Vallarta fishing report June 2023
Welcome to the June fishing report for Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. This is the most relevant fishing report I wrote all year long. If you want to know why and how, please read on. The first big change is the weather. June 15th. is when the rainy season starts and lasts until October 15 th. Some folks think the rains are bad. It’s just the opposite. The rains that occur late in the evenings almost every day have a profound effect on fishing. Often, rains bring pelagic fish and bait into our bay. I also tell clients that if you find bait movement you will find fish. Some days we will receive heavy rains. It causes flooding affects our numerous rivers emptying all kinds of debris into the bay. The sailfish,mah-mahi, and even marlin like to hunt on these trash lines we call them. There will be a distinct line in the water where one side will be dark blue and the other side will be off-colored. There is no doubt that pelagic fish love to hunt the conditions of the water. Live bait slowed trolled is one of the best methods.
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Puerto Vallarta May fishing report 2023
Puerto Vallarta fishing report april 2023
Puerto Vallarta is known for many things, one of the best is our famous fishing grounds in and around the bay of Flags. Once a port for pirates and is now a major angling site for fishermen from all over the world. Come down and discover what Puerto Vallarta fishing has to offer for the month of April.
Puerto Vallarta fishing report February 2023
When February rolls around here in Puerto Vallarta I always like to look back and see what we’ve done over these last few winter months. December was full of rod-bending action with fantastic weather and we had pretty much the same in January. The pelagic fish definitely have hung around this winter. We had temperatures get down to about 63 degrees early in the morning and then get up to a perfect 76 in the afternoon. I still laugh sometimes driving to work and see all my friends and neighbor’s in jackets with 63 degrees weather. We’ve been seeing these temperatures for the last couple of weeks and we’ll see him the same in February. Let’s take a look at what we’ve been catching here in Puerto Vallarta over these last few winter months and what we can expect to catch in February.
Puerto Vallarta Fishing Report November 2022
November is the month that we’ve all been waiting for here in Puerto Vallarta fishing. For starters, we’re going to experience a lot of the same game fish that we had last month. Marlin, sailfish, tuna, and Mahi Mahi. We also have a couple of fishing tournaments coming up in the November 5th Los Muertos tournament. This is one of the biggest tournaments of the year, usually, around 200 boats enter this tournament and target mostly mahi -mahi and sailfish. This is a great tournament for the locals and international fishermen alike. There are some great prizes this year 350,000 pesos. The next international tournament is November the 9th for registration and there will be three hard-core fishing days for Marlin, sailfish, tuna, and mahi-mahi. There is big money in these tournaments and some of the top fishermen /charter companies will be fishing this event.
Puerto Vallarta fishing report September 2022
This September our fishing report starts off with more of what we had last month. The big marlin, sailfish, and mahi-mahi have started to move into our fishing grounds. The weather has been perfect with the passing of a few storms offshore. Not many people know September as one of the best months to fish in Puerto Vallarta. First, there are fewer people here with school back in full swing in the United States and Mexico. Second, we have more bait that comes into our bay and offshore fishing area. If you read my fishing report you will always hear me write about following the bait trail. If you are on the bait you will be on the fish. One of the last factors is it’s still summertime and days that are longer. Sun comes up here in September 7.30 am and sets about 8.30 p.m. Giving us plenty of daylight hrs. To hunt down any type of fish you may be looking for. September is a great month for Dorados, sailfish, marlin, tuna and all the game fish you want to catch in the bay of Puerto Vallarta. Let’s talk about where we fish in the month of September.
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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