Most of my fishing in Vallarta is right at the river mouth... might wade out, maybe 5 feet to 40 feet. The big fish was hooked wading out about 10 feet. The fly was a #2 Surf Candy on a 7 wt with a clear sly line... now, I usually catch fish at or around a pound out there... 2 pounds being a good fish. So, the big fish was a surprise and the 7 wt. was outgunned. Saw the black of the spool on that fish.
Clousers, gummies, surf candy... even caught a few fish on a #2 Gotcha.
Here are more pictures and more details on other species caught...
http://wp.me/PCfe5-gI
I also fished an Albright GP 8/9 weight and that was a good rod (once I stopped trying to cast 2/0 poppers with it). My 7 wt. walked off the beach (in the hands of some SO
, so I had to fish the Albright the last couple days. Worked well though.
I understand there is some better shore fishing around Punta Mita (Roosters and Snook around and better water clarity). You can get a panga and head out from either Vallarta or Punta Mita, but I haven't done either. This was just fishing for 2-3 hours while my daughter was napping. Saw a big swing in tides over that time and the fish did move, but not too far.
Good times.
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