Puerto Vallarta Fishing Reports & Captain's Log

Late October has brought the kind of billfish bite Puerto Vallarta is known for: sailfish snapping in the bay, marlin showing on the edges, and enough action on shorter trips to keep anglers talking long after the boats return to the marina. This is the stretch of the season when the fishing can change quickly. One day the water looks stirred up from storm swell and runoff. A few days later, the same areas can light up with bait, birds, dorado, sailfish, and marlin pushing in

There is something different about fly fishing in Puerto Vallarta. Maybe it is standing on the bow with the Pacific stretching out in front of you. Maybe it is watching a school of baitfish explode along a rocky shoreline. Or maybe it is the moment a roosterfish turns on a fly and starts moving toward it with that unmistakable attitude. Whatever brings you here, Puerto Vallarta offers something every serious fly angler appreciates: variety. From the waters of Banderas Bay to

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