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Old postcards with big fish in San Felipe

wilderone - 5-31-2016 at 10:41 AM

I scanned a couple old postcards I'd like to share. Scan is a pdf document. Doesn't "copy" into a BN message.

PS: David K. got it done.

[Edited on 6-2-2016 by wilderone]

David K - 5-31-2016 at 10:53 AM

Can you save it on Photobucket first, then post that? Email it to me if you like... I am home most of the day today.

wilderone - 5-31-2016 at 11:18 AM

I've lost my photobucket capability - I think because I only have Microsoft 7. I'll email it to you. Thanks, David.

Here are the two photos...

David K - 5-31-2016 at 01:35 PM



David K - 6-2-2016 at 07:06 AM

Bottom photo is supposed to be Tony Reyes, Papa Fernandez (center) and ChiChi Fernandez hauling in some "average size" totuava.

Here is that photo at PapaFernandez.com website: http://www.papafernandez.com/faq.html

Here is the photo on Gene Kira's MexFish.com gives the year as circa 1953 at Gonzaga Bay: http://www.mexfish.com/sflp/sflp/af011126/af011126.htm



[Edited on 6-3-2016 by David K]

StuckSucks - 6-2-2016 at 07:46 AM

I was lucky enough to meet Tony a bunch of times - he was a great human. Isn't there a statue of Tony on the Malecón in San Felipe?

willardguy - 6-2-2016 at 08:48 AM

Quote: Originally posted by StuckSucks  
I was lucky enough to meet Tony a bunch of times - he was a great human. Isn't there a statue of Tony on the Malecón in San Felipe?


no, the statue is of Chi Chi, when the new malecon collapsed it was moved to the harbor.

durrelllrobert - 6-2-2016 at 09:19 AM

Quote: Originally posted by StuckSucks  
I was lucky enough to meet Tony a bunch of times - he was a great human. Isn't there a statue of Tony on the Malecón in San Felipe?


Here's a photo taken in 2005.

TRIO OF TONYS--The three generations of Tony Reyes Fishing Tours at the San Felipe marina last week, with their two boats behind them (and on the right, the Celia Angelia panga mothership of Bob Castellon’s Sea of Cortez Sportfishing). From left to right are: Tony Reyes Baca, Tony Reyes León, and Capt. Tony Reyes Montez. Photo by Gene Kira.

willardguy - 6-2-2016 at 10:36 AM

Quote: Originally posted by David K  
Bottom photo is supposed to be Tony Reyes, Papa Fernandez (center) and ChiChi Fernandez hauling in some "average size" totuava at Okie Landing (between Puertecitos and Gonzaga Bay).

Here is that photo at PapaFernandez.com website: http://www.papafernandez.com/faq.html

Here is the photo on Gene Kira's MexFish.com gives the year as circa 1953 at Gonzaga Bay: http://www.mexfish.com/sflp/sflp/af011126/af011126.htm

[Edited on 6-2-2016 by David K]


and what makes you think thats Okie's landing? sure looks like our launch ramp area to me?

willardguy - 6-2-2016 at 06:31 PM

Quote: Originally posted by David K  
I read it somewhere... Maybe in Kira's book? Do you have a better year for the photo? 1953 is too early. The pilot road past Gonzaga and Okie Landing was made in 1956.


the date doesn't matter, you've been to Okie landing and it doesn't look anything like this.....thats Papa's mountain in the background

Not being disrespectful

captkw - 6-2-2016 at 08:31 PM

But , Now we have learned that there is fishing and Killing...So sad, for me as I would have love to have caught one.. But they are GONE !!

David K - 6-2-2016 at 08:51 PM

OK, for willardguy:
From 'The Unforgettable Sea of Cortez' pages 38 & 44:

Tony Reyes (sr.) founded Okie Landing (originally called 'Miramar' after the nearby gold mine) in 1959.

Then there is the photo of him with Papa and ChiChi and that does say it is at Gonzaga Bay, as you said. The caption says the photo is circa 1954.