The weather was tough on us this week. Quite a few windy days as is often the case during the winter months when the north winds come down and hit us and just make it difficult to get out or, even if we do, it's just rugged out there or, the big waves make it tough to get bait. And that's the way it was for the majority of the week.

I feel badly because most of the folks that fish this time of year are snow-birds just enjoying sunshine who want a day of fishing while in La Paz. This is unlike during the regular season when folks fish every single day of their vacation and are specifically in town to fish. For the folks now with only one day to fish, that means we either have to cancel; or they have to just gut-it-out and have a rough day; or we have to juggle their fishing days to find a day where the winds are diminished.

More often than not, we either have to tell folks who only have one specific day to fish that it's best they not go out, or they go out and really just have a bad time and get beat up and wet and not catch much fish...and that's not fun either.

On the other side, at least it's sunny! Day time temps are in the low to mid-70's and really pleasant. Although it was windy, winds should calm down by the time you're reading this.

We did get out a few times this week. All of our fishing during the winter months are out've Las Arenas/ Bahia de Los Muertos areas. Because of the winds, waters are pretty turned over and green and dirty in some of our hot spots. However, we did get into some decent sierra along the beach drop-offs. Some were hefty 4-5 pound chunkers and ALWAYS great eating. There were a few small pargo, snapper and cabrilla caught. We had some school-sized rooster fish caught and released and the bonito helped provide some action as well.

As a side note, many folks don't know that La Paz has become quite a mecca for whalesharks which have been increasing in numbers the last few season in La Paz Bay where they're protected. At times there are 1/2 dozen to several dozen "juveniles" up to 15 feet long or more all in shallow water and great for snorkeling! We're running 2-3 hour trips to swim with the whalesharks every day that the winds are favorable. The juveniles are just a few minutes away and it's an incredible family once-in-a-lifetime experience. You are NOT allowed to touch or ride the animals but still...getting just a few feet away from these gentle animals (they are true sharks with no teeth that eat plankton, krill and other small critters) is something not to be missed.