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Mexico · La Paz / Espíritu Santo

Mahi-mahi should be the day — the same island edges as they fall.

Sea of Cortez. Espíritu Santo, El Bajo when the season is on, rooster along the rocky beaches. A town to sleep in. Tide is modeled. CONAPESCA license required.

  • ⚠ Mexico requires a CONAPESCA license. Sian Ka’an, Contoy, and Espíritu Santo are park or biosphere water — verify before you fish.
9.3OF 10

Today

medium confidence

Morning line

La Paz 9.3 this morning. 9 mph SW. Clear · 1%. YOLO day is Monday, August 24. Scores are 1–10, not a bite.

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-1.6-0.80.00.81.7HLHLHLHLNOWMon 5 PMTue 5 PMWed 5 PMThu 5 PM
outgoing · 1.19 ftModeled M2 · not a gauge

Wind

OPEN-METEO

NESW9MPH

From SW · gust 14

Sky

1% rain

Clear

Clear · 1%

A 20% shower chance is not a cancel. A soaker is.

Moon

91% lit

Waxing gibbous

mid range · 91%

Water

No gauge

Water

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48°92°

Today’s range 2.4 ft

outgoing

1.19 ft modeled

Clock

Modeled M2

  • HighMon 9:20 PM · 1.22
  • LowTue 4:20 AM · -1.17
  • HighTue 10:20 AM · 1.14
  • LowTue 4:20 PM · -1.10
  • HighTue 10:20 PM · 1.04

Mexico tides are modeled from lunar M2. Use them for windows, not a bar crossing. There is no NOAA gauge here.

Monthly YOLO day

Monday, August 24 · 9.5

Best remaining dry day this month with a real wind forecast — and it is a copper day. waxing gibbous · mid · tide range ~2.7 ft · wind to 10 mph · 5% chance of rain

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Next two weeks

Pulling the 14-day strip…

Where

  • El Bajo

    blue water · public structure · deep

    9.4

    Named seamount. The season is the story. Jig and troll. Not a number we made up.

    • — blue water on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
    • — In-play: Tuna (blackfin / yellowfin), Mahi-mahi.
    • — Troll, edge, or jig water — this is the method.
    offshorespin

When

  • Outgoing water

    10.0

    Mon 11:20 PM → Tue 6:20 AM

    Moving water in the right part of the day.

  • Incoming water

    10.0

    Tue 5:20 AM → Tue 12:20 PM

    Moving water in the right part of the day.

  • Outgoing water

    9.1

    Tue 11:20 AM → Tue 6:20 PM

    Water is moving, but the clock is against you — heat or dark.

  • Incoming water

    10.0

    Tue 5:20 PM → Wed 12:20 AM

    Moving water in the right part of the day.

  • Outgoing water

    10.0

    Tue 11:20 PM → Wed 6:20 AM

    Moving water in the right part of the day.

Launch and beach access

Lodge towns and cited marinas. CONAPESCA license. Biosphere and park water is not a freelance wade.

  • La Paz marinas / malecón

    CONAPESCA / BCS

    Town water. Espíritu Santo is the run north. Park rules on the island.

    Official source

Legal water

No-take and closed water cited to the agency that owns it. Only the Keys box is FKNMS.

No FKNMS polygon in this box. Mainland Florida, Louisiana, Texas, Mexico, and the Bahamas are not Keys sanctuary closures.

Why — and who

  • — Tide is outgoing (modeled — no NOAA gauge on this water).
  • — Clear · 1%. Sky is workable.
  • — Wind 9 mph SW. Troll and jig are on.
  • — Waxing gibbous moon — mid tide range. Marsh and passes usually want the extra current of a spring.

Striped marlin

Kajikia audax

8.4

Thermal window

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66°88°

Pacific / Sea of Cortez. Baja, not the Gulf. In peak season for this water. This tide stage (outgoing) matches how they hunt.

Mexico: East Cape and the mouth of the Cortez. Typically catch-and-release. Verify CONAPESCA. Not an Atlantic white.

Roosterfish

Nematistius pectoralis

8.4

Thermal window

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68°92°

Pacific / Sea of Cortez. Baja, not the Gulf. In peak season for this water. This tide stage (outgoing) matches how they hunt.

Mexico: verify CONAPESCA. East Cape and La Paz programs are typically catch-and-release.

Mahi-mahi

Coryphaena hippurus

8.4

Thermal window

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66°92°

Bluewater. Weedlines, humps, and the edge — this is the method. In peak season for this water. This tide stage (outgoing) matches how they hunt.

Florida: typically 10/person, 60/vessel, 20 in fork. Texas: 3/day in federal waters under HMS/coastal rules — verify NOAA HMS and TPWD. Mexico: verify CONAPESCA. Bahamas: check current bag.

Tuna (blackfin / yellowfin)

Thunnus atlanticus / Thunnus albacares

8.4

Thermal window

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66°92°

Bluewater. Weedlines, humps, and the edge — this is the method. In peak season for this water. This tide stage (outgoing) matches how they hunt.

Federal HMS rules. Yellowfin typically 27 in curved fork. Blackfin often more liberal — verify NOAA HMS and FWC/TPWD the morning you leave the inlet.

Blue marlin

Makaira nigricans

8.4

Thermal window

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68°90°

Bluewater. Weedlines, humps, and the edge — this is the method. In peak season for this water. This tide stage (outgoing) matches how they hunt.

Mexico: Pacific or Yucatan blue water. Verify CONAPESCA. Not a lagoon.

Swordfish

Xiphias gladius

6.6

Thermal window

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60°84°

Bluewater. Weedlines, humps, and the edge — this is the method. Present, not peak. This tide stage (outgoing) matches how they hunt.

Mexico: verify CONAPESCA.

Sailfish

Istiophorus platypterus

4.8

Thermal window

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66°90°

Bluewater. Weedlines, humps, and the edge — this is the method. Off-season here. This tide stage (outgoing) matches how they hunt.

Florida: catch-and-release for Atlantic sail except a rare harvest tag. Federal HMS permit in federal waters. Texas/Bahamas: treat as C&R.

Wahoo

Acanthocybium solandri

4.8

Thermal window

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66°88°

Bluewater. Weedlines, humps, and the edge — this is the method. Off-season here. This tide stage (outgoing) matches how they hunt.

Mexico: verify CONAPESCA.

Jack crevalle

Caranx hippos

5.8

Thermal window

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64°94°

Bycatch and beach noise — not the reason you came. In peak season for this water. This tide stage (outgoing) matches how they hunt.

Incidental. Not why you booked Ascension or East Cape.

Great barracuda

Sphyraena barracuda

5.8

Thermal window

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66°92°

Bycatch and beach noise — not the reason you came. In peak season for this water. This tide stage (outgoing) matches how they hunt.

Incidental. Ciguatera is a real reason not to keep a big one.

Regs citedCONAPESCA recreational license · current CONAPESCA rules · rolls in 8 days. Sian Ka’an, Contoy, and Espíritu Santo are park or biosphere water. Roosterfish is Baja, not the Gulf.