Puerto Vallarta is made up of several incredible fishing spots and several different bodies of water. There are seven rivers that flow into our beautiful bay.  River, bay fishing, and one of the best oceans to fish in means only one thing. Fantastic fishing all year round. If you are planning a summer vacation to Puerto Vallarta make sure yo...

www.masterbaiters.com.mx It’s been a real rollercoaster week at or world famous fishing grounds. We’ve seen no less than three Hurricanes in ten days. We didn’t see much “foul” weather in Puerto Vallarta per se. We did see some swells in the bay and waves on the beaches. We all know what Hurricanes do to the fishing it pushes away. Now they can be...

www.masterbaiters.com.mx So far we’ve had a great fishing season and it’s only going to get better. With some challenges naturally we’re moving into the High Season for fishing in Puerto Vallarta. With Yellowfin Tuna in and out there is no guarantee you’ll run into Yellowfin Tuna at Corbetena or El Banco. Having said that there have been some impr...

www.masterbaiters.com.mx It seems every week that there are changes but not often are these changes drastic. But change is a constant and one change this week is the arrival of Black Marlin and an increase in the number and size of the Blue Marlin. Dorado continue to be abundant but are increasing in size. Sailfish are all over our world famous fi...

www.masterbaiters.com.mx The more things change the more they stay the same. We’ve seen some small changes this week in our world famous fishing grounds of Puerto Vallarta. Water temperatures are still a steady 85 with bait and water conditions just this side of perfect. Blue water Sailfish Marlin and Yellowfin Tuna are here for the taking. Dorado...

www.masterbaiters.com.mx I was telling a friend about the things I learned from a group from the Scripts Institute students from the world famous College of Oceanography in San Diego county. Living in Southern California to me this college was the way people actually got their foot in the door in the oceanography world that is. So when I noticed a...

www.masterbaiters.com.mx I was talking with my friend and business associate Carlos he mentioned that he loves my “Stuff”... But insert pause I”m not really learning anything. So coming from a guy who is more about business than fishing he doesn’t have a clue as to what fish are in the bay. Carlos and his family are “PataSalada” or translated: The...

www.masterbaiters.com.mx As we come into the summer season for the most part now the ‘breeding season’ you know Spring fishing season when the fishing is not at it’s best. No worries it passed us by this year but that means we’re coming into the beginning of High Season for Big Game Fishing! Sailfish will be picking up in numbers Striped Marlin ma...

www.masterbaiters.com.mx I was talking with Capt. Cesar a few weeks back and I was asking him what Fluorocarbon line was going for as he replied about two dollars a meter or yard it sounded correct but expensive. Monofilament is 75% cheaper. Both have specific good and bad points. But when you walk into a tackle shop and you look around you are in...

www.masterbaiters.com.mx Let’s start with the deep water fishing grounds of Corbetena. Locally known as the “Rock” things have been happening in our absence. Sailfish are circling the area now Striped Marlin are running the area also from 60 to 150 lbs. It’s early and we’ll see some smaller Stripers but this is a temporary thing as they’ll continu...

www.masterbaiters.com.mx This year it seems the seasonal rains are slow in arriving. We’ve seen rain not the heavy all night type of pours we’re used to s we’re getting trash lines. This of course means the water in the bay is clean for the most part. What was encouraging last week has trickled down to finding Spinner Dolphin and hoping they’re ru...

www.masterbaiters.com.mx The Season is developing nicely. Water temperatures are up to a perfect level and after all that Spinner action last week with smaller Tuna we’re now seeing some sizeable Yellowfin Tuna. Sailfish are increasing in numbers and size Stripers aka Striped Marlin are still in the area even with the increased water temps. Big su...

www.masterbaiters.com.mx Every year the fishing season develops differently. Forest would say “Fishing is like a box of chocolates”! With constantly changing currents and weather conditions we never know what we’re going to get. This year we’re seeing some exciting indicators and frankly I haven’t been this excited for the new fishing season for m...

www.masterbaiters.com.mx During this "Pandemic" fishing here in Puerto Vallarta is locked down we're not even allowed to go fishing on a private boat. For now of course we're in the same boat as the rest of the world. Being in the "Big Game Fishing" business I'm naturally very keen on the market around me. With the internet now we have all sorts o...

www.masterbaiters.com.mx Visiting a new place is always a fun and exciting adventure. Puerto Vallarta is no different than any other world class vacation destination. Hotels restaurants shopping centers all want to attract your business and of course your tourist dollars. We all also know that when you travel to places like Puerto Vallarta it's im...

www.masterbaiters.com.mx For all my loyal readers I guess we’re all in the same boat rough seas (aka COViD-19) and all. I think the glass is half full and refuse to believe it’s the end of the world. Most of Mexico in this moment is actually situated pretty well. Yes the numbers change daily but we live in a warm if not hot and very humid environm...

www.masterbaiters.com.mx ell here we all are stuck in a pandemic as Puerto Vallarta gets shut down like the rest of the world! This week’s report is about the bay and the possibilities which are mostly ignored. Fish don’t know there’s a pandemic so they’re ignoring the whole situation. With 68 degree water temperatures we’re still seeing the cold...

www.masterbaiters.com.mx One of the things that always happens is people who read my articles always come in asking for Marlin Dorado etc. For now they’re south for the winter but will be back in a few months. For now we’re taking shorter day trips for the most part and catching winter species but of course it’s still fishing so there are always c...

www.masterbaiters.com.mx We’ve been lucky this whole winter high season when it comes to fishing. We’ve had warm water summer species and incredible action. For a while there I was concerned that this could be an El Nino year but thank your lucky stars things have changed. So this means were back on a “normal schedule”. That means the water temper...

www.masterbaiters.com.mx If you go back and review any of my old reports you’d notice they all follow a seasonal pattern. Warm water means big summer species like Marlin Tuna Sailfish and Dorado. Winter Species of Jack Crevalls Snappers Bonito limited Sailfish are also in the area. So for us to have most of the aforementioned species is just incre...