Puerto Vallarta

Krill, Crazy Currents and Big Dorado

Author: Stan Report Date: January 26, 2023 This year we have the unfortunate luck to deal with our normal seasonal transition. Throw in La Nina and now crazy currents from storms to the north and to the west, included in the mix, fluctuating water temperatures and Clean...

Take a Chance Fishing

Author: Stan Report Date: January 19, 2023 I just dread this time of the year when we know things will be changing and then suddenly it smacks you in the face! After last week, I knew it was going to take a few days for things to...

Sailfish Numbers Increase, Water Temperature Up, Jacks & Snappers Running Together?

Author: Stan Report Date: May 29, 2022 Another week and more small changes. But that’s normally the case, we wouldn’t want extreme swings in fishing conditions and this week the “small” changes are adding up to great fishing action. When you talk about fishing in Puerto Vallarta,...

Breeding Season Fishing, Swirling Currents and La Nina

Author: Stan Report Date: April 1, 2022 Normally at this time of the year we don’t talk much about “breeding” fish. But normally we don’t have to deal with La Nina. Normally we don’t have species like Dorado in the area in the middle of “winter” fishing,...

Spinner Dolphin, Red Crabs, Marlin and the Bubble

Author: Stan Report Date: February 1, 2022 We’ve come into a time of the year where we just don’t really know what to expect when talking about fishing in Puerto Vallarta. The title isn’t code, it’s a recipe of ingredients. It’s a mixed bag where if you...

Puerto Vallarta Fishing, Everything Changed,Marlin / Sailfish Return!

Author: Stan Report Date: October 29, 2021 Two weeks ago I was a little scared that we may have seen our best fishing of the year with the announcement of La Nina. Water temps dropped like a rock and the fish bugged out after Pamela. Last week...

Fishing in PV, Krill the Fish Monkey Wrench Dominate the Fishing Grounds

Author: Stan Report Date: October 14, 2021 If you’ve been reading my weekly reports you know that we’re now in the middle of the best time of the year to get that “Bucket List” fish of a lifetime. But that doesn’t mean fishing is a “No-Brainer” at...

It’s all About Dorado and Sailfish

Author: Stan Report Date: October 8, 2021 After what I thought might be a temporary thing, Dorado numbers have exploded. In fact fishing in Puerto Vallarta is all about Dorado right now. It’s now October, the fishing from now until hopefully New Year’s will be the best...

Finally Fishing, Corbetena Comes Back to Life!

Author: Stan Report Date: September 17, 2021 Almost two weeks after Hurricane Nora we finally have fish moving back into the area. We’re still having the seasonal rains so the bay will mostly have river fed dirty water. We also have mature trash lines which is a...

Catch “What’s There” Fishing in Puerto Vallarta!

Author: Stan Report Date: August 16, 2021 After more than twenty years in the business of fishing in Puerto Vallarta I’ve come to understand that what happened yesterday is not exactly what’s going to happen today or tomorrow. Such is the nature of world class Deep Sea...

Dorado, Yellowfin Tuna, Marlin, Finally World Class Fishing in Puerto Vallarta!

Author: Stan Report Date: July 21, 2021 After what seems like months of “Wishy Washy” fishing conditions from May to mid-June, it has finally turned into something I can write about, thankfully. What am I talking about, how about some sizeable Yellowfin Tuna at Corbetena. Dorado at...

Finally We Have Fishing in Puerto Vallarta Dorado, Rooster Fish & Marlin

Author: Stan Report Date: July 16, 2021 We’ve been waiting for it, mostly patiently and finally it happened, we have fishing in Puerto Vallarta’s world famous fishing grounds. Now this is not some declaration that fishing from this point forward is going to be perfect. But it...