{"id":3712,"date":"2026-03-23T13:30:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T13:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pescaya.com\/blog\/?p=3712"},"modified":"2026-03-23T13:55:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T13:55:12","slug":"bluefin-trevally-fishing-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pescaya.com\/blog\/en\/bluefin-trevally-fishing-mexico\/","title":{"rendered":"Bluefin Trevally Fishing in Mexico: Spots &amp; Season Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3712\" class=\"elementor elementor-3712\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c5513c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7c5513c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cb89ce e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7cb89ce\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7df4b66 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7df4b66\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34a25a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"34a25a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bluefin Trevally Fishing in Mexico: Spots &amp; Season Guide\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ec6544 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"9ec6544\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25cee8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"25cee8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/pescaya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bluefin-trevally-in-mexico-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3713\" alt=\"bluefin trevally in mexico\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pescaya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bluefin-trevally-in-mexico-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pescaya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bluefin-trevally-in-mexico-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pescaya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bluefin-trevally-in-mexico-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pescaya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bluefin-trevally-in-mexico.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c316fc3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c316fc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mexico marks the northern frontier of bluefin trevally range in the Eastern Pacific. These fish push up through the warm waters of the Sea of Cortez and along the Pacific coast as far as Baja California Sur during the warmer months \u2014 and when they\u2019re there, the fishing is exceptional. The Cortez is one of the richest inshore seas on the planet, and its rocky structure, warm currents, and dense baitfish make it ideal trevally habitat.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bd56ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6bd56ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unlike Panama or Costa Rica where <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pescaya.com\/en\/fish-species\/bluefin-trevally\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bluefin trevally<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are available virtually year-round, Mexico offers a more seasonal window. But that tighter season concentrates fish and often produces the most aggressive topwater action you\u2019ll find anywhere on the Pacific coast.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5241100 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5241100\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This guide covers the best spots in Mexico, when to go, how to fish them, and how to book a charter. Let\u2019s break it down.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b12b0dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b12b0dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><b>What Is a Bluefin Trevally?<\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed180fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed180fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The bluefin trevally (Caranx melampygus) is the most visually striking member of the jack family \u2014 electric blue fins over a silver body spotted with small dark markings. They\u2019re built for explosive bursts of speed, hunt cooperatively, and attack surface lures with a ferocity that\u2019s hard to forget. Most fish caught in Mexico run 5\u201315 lb, though the Sea of Cortez is known for producing larger specimens when conditions align.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccbe8b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ccbe8b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019ve already fished them in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pescaya.com\/blog\/en\/bluefin-trevally-fishing-in-panama-spots-tactics\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Panama<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pescaya.com\/blog\/en\/bluefin-trevally-fishing-costa-rica\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Costa Rica<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Mexico will feel familiar but different. The Cortez\u2019s crystal-clear water makes trevally more leader-shy, and the seasonal nature of their presence means timing matters more. Get it right, and Mexico delivers some of the best trevally fishing in the Eastern Pacific.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-663843d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"663843d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><b>Where to Find Bluefin Trevally in Mexico<\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35ccbbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35ccbbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">East Cape and Los Barriles<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed63b60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed63b60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The East Cape region \u2014 anchored by the sport fishing town of Los Barriles and stretching south toward Cabo Pulmo \u2014 is the top zone for bluefin trevally in Baja. This stretch of Sea of Cortez coastline sits just north of the Tropic of Cancer, where warm southerly currents push bait against the rocky points and reefs that line the shore.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da2f4e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da2f4e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bluefin trevally are a consistent inshore target here from summer through fall. Guides working the East Cape know the trevally structure well \u2014 the rocky headlands, underwater ledges, and current-exposed points that hold fish when water temperatures peak. Early morning topwater sessions on these points are among the most exciting inshore fishing you\u2019ll find in North America.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-caa8c92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"caa8c92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cabo Pulmo, just south of Los Barriles, is worth a mention for context: it\u2019s a national marine park where fishing is prohibited, but the healthy reef ecosystem it protects spills fish into adjacent fishable waters. Guides familiar with the region factor this into where they run.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31a5fa1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31a5fa1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">La Paz<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3109953 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3109953\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">La Paz is the most well-rounded trevally destination in Mexico. The city sits on a large protected bay on the Sea of Cortez, and the channels and rocky ledges surrounding Esp\u00edritu Santo island \u2014 just offshore \u2014 are productive trevally habitat for much of the year. Unlike the East Cape\u2019s exposed coastline, La Paz\u2019s sheltered geography allows fishing on days when conditions elsewhere are rough.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6266eda elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6266eda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The inshore charter scene in La Paz is mature and well-organized. Half-day trips targeting trevally and jacks are common, and guides know which structures hold fish on any given tide and current combination. The island channels are particularly productive on the outgoing tide when baitfish get pushed through rocky pinch points.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eeb92bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eeb92bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Los Cabos<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be6b45b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be6b45b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cabo San Lucas and San Jos\u00e9 del Cabo sit at the tip of the Baja Peninsula where the Pacific Ocean meets the Sea of Cortez. The mixing of two water masses creates exceptional bait aggregations, and the rocky structure on the Cortez side of the cape holds bluefin trevally from late spring through early winter.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32356dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32356dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For trevally specifically, the Cortez-side reefs between the arch at Cabo San Lucas and the corridor stretching toward San Jos\u00e9 del Cabo are more productive than the Pacific side. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pescaya.com\/en\/fish-species\/roosterfish\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Roosterfish<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> share much of the same inshore structure, and many Los Cabos inshore charters target both species on the same trip during the warmer months. Be specific about trevally when booking \u2014 not all guides prioritize inshore work over offshore.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca8e844 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca8e844\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Puerto Vallarta and Banderas Bay<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95eb211 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"95eb211\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Puerto Vallarta sits on the mainland coast of Mexico at the mouth of Banderas Bay \u2014 one of the largest bays on the Pacific coast of the Americas. The bay is rimmed with rocky points, submarine ridges, and reef structure that support a resident population of bluefin trevally. Unlike Baja, Puerto Vallarta\u2019s warmer mainland waters hold trevally through a longer season.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfa564c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bfa564c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The rocky headlands south of the marina, including the points around Mismaloya, are productive inshore trevally zones. The species is well-documented here by local guides and has been noted in fishing reports as a consistent inshore target during summer and fall. Puerto Vallarta also benefits from a developed charter infrastructure with guides who run dedicated inshore trips.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58b6566 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"58b6566\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><div class=\"wp-listings-wrap\"><div class=\"wp-listing-card\"><div class=\"wp-listing-thumb\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/upload\/listings\/1772891878260_sigifredo%20main.jpg\" alt=\"El Socio - Sportfishing\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-listing-right\"><div class=\"wp-listing-top\"><div class=\"wp-top-left\"><h3 class=\"wp-listing-title textblack\"><a 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style=\"text-align:center;margin-top:20px;\"><a href=\"\/en\/locations\/mexico\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#ffd25c;color:#111;padding:14px 28px;border-radius:10px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:700;\">See All Fishing Tours in Mexico<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee38c16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee38c16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><b>Best Time to Fish for Bluefin Trevally in Mexico<\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44260cb uael-header-sticky-no uael-border-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-uael-table\" data-id=\"44260cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"uael-table.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div itemscope class=\"uael-table-wrapper\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Table\">\n\t\t\t<table id=\"uael-table-id-44260cb\" class=\"uael-text-break uael-column-rules uael-table\" data-sort-table=\"no\" data-show-entry=\"no\" data-searchable=\"no\" data-responsive=\"no\">\n\t\t\t<thead>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr class=\"uael-table-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<th data-sort=\"0\" class=\"sort-this elementor-repeater-item-0 uael-table-col uael-table-head-cell-text\" scope=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sort-style\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text-inner\">Region<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<th data-sort=\"1\" class=\"sort-this elementor-repeater-item-1 uael-table-col uael-table-head-cell-text\" scope=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sort-style\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text-inner\">Peak Season<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<th data-sort=\"2\" class=\"sort-this elementor-repeater-item-2 uael-table-col uael-table-head-cell-text\" scope=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sort-style\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text-inner\">Notes<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/thead>\n\t\t\t<tbody>\n\t\t\t\t<!-- ROWS -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr data-entry=\"1\" class=\"uael-table-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text elementor-repeater-item-0\" data-title=\"Region\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text-inner\">East Cape \/ Los Barriles<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text elementor-repeater-item-1\" data-title=\"Peak Season\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text-inner\">Jun\u2013Nov<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text elementor-repeater-item-2\" data-title=\"Notes\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text-inner\">Rocky Cortez structure; strongest during warm-water peak<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr data-entry=\"2\" class=\"uael-table-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text elementor-repeater-item-0 uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text elementor-repeater-item-0\" data-title=\"Region\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text-inner\">La Paz<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text elementor-repeater-item-1 uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text elementor-repeater-item-1\" data-title=\"Peak Season\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text-inner\">Year-round; best Jun\u2013Nov<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text elementor-repeater-item-2 uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text elementor-repeater-item-2\" data-title=\"Notes\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text-inner\">Sheltered bay; trevally present most of the year<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr data-entry=\"3\" class=\"uael-table-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text elementor-repeater-item-0 uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text elementor-repeater-item-0 uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text elementor-repeater-item-0\" data-title=\"Region\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text-inner\">Los Cabos<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text elementor-repeater-item-1 uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text elementor-repeater-item-1 uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text elementor-repeater-item-1\" data-title=\"Peak Season\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text-inner\">Jun\u2013Nov<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text elementor-repeater-item-2 uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text elementor-repeater-item-2 uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text elementor-repeater-item-2\" data-title=\"Notes\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text-inner\">Cortez side better for trevally; warmer months best<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr data-entry=\"4\" class=\"uael-table-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text elementor-repeater-item-0 uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text elementor-repeater-item-0 uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text elementor-repeater-item-0 uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text elementor-repeater-item-0\" data-title=\"Region\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text-inner\">Puerto Vallarta \/ Banderas Bay<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text elementor-repeater-item-1 uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text elementor-repeater-item-1 uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text elementor-repeater-item-1 uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text elementor-repeater-item-1\" data-title=\"Peak Season\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text-inner\">May\u2013Nov<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text elementor-repeater-item-2 uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text elementor-repeater-item-2 uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text elementor-repeater-item-2 uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text elementor-repeater-item-2\" data-title=\"Notes\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text-inner\">Warmer mainland Pacific; longer season than Baja<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tbody>\n\t\t<\/table>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e0ff9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e0ff9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mexico\u2019s bluefin trevally season is driven by water temperature. The Sea of Cortez heats up significantly from June through November, pushing warm-water species north into Baja and concentrating bait schools against the rocky structure that lines the coast. That\u2019s the window when trevally fishing is most consistent in East Cape, La Paz, and Los Cabos.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edf61c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"edf61c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Puerto Vallarta\u2019s warmer mainland waters extend the season slightly \u2014 from May through November is a reliable window. Outside these months, cooler water temperatures push trevally south, though La Paz\u2019s sheltered geography keeps some fish around year-round for opportunistic inshore sessions.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96ec4bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"96ec4bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One practical note: Mexico\u2019s summer months (July\u2013September) bring hurricane season to the Pacific coast and Sea of Cortez. Conditions can be rough, and some charters reduce offshore operations. Inshore trevally fishing, however, is often productive right up until a storm approaches \u2014 barometric pressure drops trigger aggressive feeding.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f65345a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f65345a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><b>Techniques and Tackle for Bluefin Trevally<\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e37b2d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e37b2d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Topwater Lures<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18c6300 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"18c6300\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Topwater is the method of choice on Mexico\u2019s rocky points and reef edges. Poppers and walk-the-dog style stickbaits worked aggressively along rocky structure produce explosive strikes. The crystal-clear water of the Sea of Cortez means trevally often track a lure for several feet before striking \u2014 maintain the action and don\u2019t stop working the lure when you see fish following.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34e3542 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34e3542\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lure size in the 3\u20135 inch range matches the sardina and cihuil baitfish common throughout the Cortez. Pearl, chrome, and sardine-pattern colorways work well in the Cortez\u2019s clear water. In Puerto Vallarta\u2019s slightly murkier bay conditions, brighter colors can help get attention.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70dd162 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70dd162\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Jigging<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ffac9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ffac9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vertical jigging over the rocky ledges and channel edges around Esp\u00edritu Santo island and East Cape reef structures is highly productive when trevally are holding deeper. Butterfly jigs in the 60\u2013120g range worked with an erratic cadence \u2014 fast retrieves with irregular pauses \u2014 draw strikes from fish that won\u2019t commit to topwater. Jigging also works well during midday when trevally push off the surface into slightly cooler water.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29f28eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29f28eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Live Bait<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a0c29c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a0c29c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Live sardina (sardines) are the standard bait throughout Mexico\u2019s Pacific coast, and they\u2019re devastatingly effective for trevally. Charter captains in La Paz and East Cape typically net bait before heading out. A live sardina freelined or fished on a light Carolina rig near rocky structure will take trevally consistently when artificial presentations slow down.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4637381 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4637381\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Gear for Mexico<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c53fe80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c53fe80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The clear water of the Sea of Cortez demands a step down in leader weight compared to Panama or Costa Rica. A 20\u201325 lb fluorocarbon leader instead of 30\u201340 lb makes a meaningful difference in strike rate in bright, calm Cortez conditions. Match this to a medium-heavy spinning outfit \u2014 a 7\u20138 ft rod rated for 20\u201340 lb braid, paired with a 4000\u20135000 series reel.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f74b9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f74b9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hook quality is non-negotiable. Trevally are hard strikers and strong fighters, and the rocky structure they live near creates constant abrasion. Carry a hook file and replace any point that isn\u2019t razor-sharp before each session.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-647e1c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"647e1c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><b>How to Book a Bluefin Trevally Charter in Mexico<\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef7be31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ef7be31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mexico\u2019s inshore charter market is well-developed in all four zones covered here \u2014 Los Barriles, La Paz, Los Cabos, and Puerto Vallarta each have established guide services running inshore trips. The key, as with any trevally charter, is being specific when you book: ask whether the guide runs dedicated inshore sessions and whether they actively target trevally and jacks, not just use them as a backup when offshore action is slow.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddb0e29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ddb0e29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Half-day inshore trips are standard and sufficient for trevally fishing. Full-day options make sense if you want to combine trevally with offshore species \u2014 roosterfish and jacks in the morning, dorado or yellowfin offshore in the afternoon is a popular combination at East Cape and Los Cabos.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fcd118 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4fcd118\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One thing to sort before departure: Mexico requires a fishing license from CONAPESCA (the national fisheries authority). Licenses are available daily, weekly, monthly, or annually. Most reputable charter operators in Mexico include the license or handle the paperwork as part of the booking. Confirm this when you book. Browse <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pescaya.com\/en\/locations\/mexico\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mexico fishing charters<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to find operators across all regions.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cf60be elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4cf60be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><b>Frequently Asked Questions<\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7542ce0 uael-faq-box-layout-yes align-at-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-uael-faq\" data-id=\"7542ce0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"uael-faq.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id='uael-faq-wrapper-122' class=\"uael-faq-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-faq-container uael-faq-layout-accordion\" data-layout=\"accordion\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"uael-accordion-f798135\" class=\"uael-faq-accordion\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class= \"uael-accordion-title\" aria-expanded=\"false\" role=\"tab\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon uael-accordion-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-question-f798135 uael-question-span\" tabindex=\"0\" id=\"uael-faq-1-69d1f0d83594c\">Are bluefin trevally common in Mexico?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-accordion-content\" role=\"tabpanel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes, though less universally distributed than in Panama or Costa Rica. The Sea of Cortez \u2014 particularly around East Cape, La Paz, and Los Cabos \u2014 holds the most reliable populations. Puerto Vallarta on the mainland coast is also a confirmed zone. Outside the warm season, the species retreats south, so timing your trip is important.<\/span><\/p><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"uael-accordion-9d96ff4\" class=\"uael-faq-accordion\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class= \"uael-accordion-title\" aria-expanded=\"false\" role=\"tab\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon uael-accordion-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-question-9d96ff4 uael-question-span\" tabindex=\"0\" id=\"uael-faq-2-69d1f0d835992\">Sea of Cortez vs. Pacific coast \u2014 which is better for trevally?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-accordion-content\" role=\"tabpanel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Sea of Cortez is generally the stronger bet. The rocky structure, protected channels, and warm summer water create ideal trevally habitat, and guides in La Paz and East Cape actively target the species. Puerto Vallarta on the Pacific mainland is also productive and offers a slightly longer season, but the Cortez\u2019s clarity and structure concentration give it an edge for topwater fishing specifically.<\/span><\/p><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"uael-accordion-ca05d44\" class=\"uael-faq-accordion\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class= \"uael-accordion-title\" aria-expanded=\"false\" role=\"tab\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon uael-accordion-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-question-ca05d44 uael-question-span\" tabindex=\"0\" id=\"uael-faq-3-69d1f0d8359c2\">What\u2019s the best time to catch bluefin trevally in Mexico?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-accordion-content\" role=\"tabpanel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">June through November is the core window for most of Mexico, when Sea of Cortez water temperatures peak and trevally are most active. La Paz is the most forgiving destination \u2014 its sheltered bay holds fish year-round in smaller numbers. Puerto Vallarta extends to May at the early end. If you\u2019re flexible on destination, East Cape and La Paz in August or September offer the most consistent action.<\/span><\/p><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"uael-accordion-fc120f8\" class=\"uael-faq-accordion\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class= \"uael-accordion-title\" aria-expanded=\"false\" role=\"tab\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon uael-accordion-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-question-fc120f8 uael-question-span\" tabindex=\"0\" id=\"uael-faq-4-69d1f0d8359de\">Do I need a fishing license in Mexico?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-accordion-content\" role=\"tabpanel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes. Mexico requires a recreational fishing license issued by CONAPESCA. Licenses can be purchased for a day, a week, a month, or a full year. Most charter operators in Mexico include the license or facilitate it as part of the booking process \u2014 confirm this when you book. Fishing without a license carries significant fines.<\/span><\/p><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"uael-accordion-97aab02\" class=\"uael-faq-accordion\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class= \"uael-accordion-title\" aria-expanded=\"false\" role=\"tab\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon uael-accordion-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-question-97aab02 uael-question-span\" tabindex=\"0\" id=\"uael-faq-5-69d1f0d8359f8\">What size bluefin trevally can I expect in Mexico?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-accordion-content\" role=\"tabpanel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most fish run 5\u201315 lb, consistent with what you\u2019d find in Panama and Costa Rica. The Sea of Cortez\u2019s nutrient-rich waters can push specimens above 20 lb, particularly in La Paz around Esp\u00edritu Santo island. East Cape and Los Cabos also produce larger fish during the peak of the warm season when bait concentrations are highest.<\/span><\/p><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cabf026 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cabf026\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><b>Last Cast<\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a3bccc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8a3bccc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mexico is the northern limit of bluefin trevally range in the Eastern Pacific \u2014 and that frontier status makes it a unique destination. The Sea of Cortez delivers world-class inshore fishing in a setting that\u2019s hard to match: clear water, dramatic desert landscapes dropping straight into the sea, and rocky structure loaded with bait and predators. The seasonal window is tighter than Panama or Costa Rica, but plan around June through November and you\u2019ll find trevally in prime condition.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70f1544 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70f1544\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">La Paz is the most versatile option for year-round access. East Cape is the top pick for serious topwater sessions. Los Cabos and Puerto Vallarta round out the map for anglers combining trevally with a broader Mexico trip. Ready to get on the water? 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