Do I have to be based in Puerto Vallarta?
You need to run trips in Bahía de Banderas. Marina Vallarta, Nuevo Vallarta, La Cruz, Punta Mita, Boca de Tomatlán and the south shore all qualify.
The site covers the bay, not the city limits. If your boat leaves from anywhere around Bahía de Banderas and fishes or tours the same water, you belong here.
We do not list operators outside this market. Keeping the scope tight is the entire reason a guest trusts what they find here.
You do not have to live here, but the boat has to be here. An operator based in Guadalajara or in the United States with a boat and crew working out of La Cruz is fine; an operator in Cabo hoping to catch overflow is not. If you run trips in more than one destination, list only the ones that leave from this bay.