Looking For Lodging in Gonzaga Bay on May 21th

The hard pack clay at Alfonsina's is used on the highest tides (across the runway from the hotel).

If the hotel there is too fancy of filled, then there are cabins at Beluga and El Sacrificio, to the south. Beach launching at those two.

Alfonsina's Hotel:

Thanks for the Lodging Tips

fish the punta final reef for jumbo bass and be prepared to shake off some totoava

Quote: Originally posted by TMW

Lots of places to visit but some need a 4x4 vehicle, do you have that? Onyx shelf west of the store, http://vivabaja.com/1102/page5.html Lacy grave, http://vivabaja.com/1102/page3.html Palm trees and well west of hwy 5 just before end of pavement. Takes a little doing to get there and out, think sand. http://vivabaja.com/missionsm/page5.html La Turquesa mine. http://vivabaja.com/wayno/page2.html Las Arrastras https://www.bajabound.com/bajaadventures/bajatravel/las_arra... and Cocos. http://vivabaja.com/1106/page9.html Mission Calamajue http://vivabaja.com/missions1/page8.html and the abandoned fish camp on the gulf.

Thanks for the replies

1) You are on the beach... Just don't burn the hotel down by cooking on the deck!

2) YES! I have posted photos many of the times... Garlic shrimp the #1 meal for me. There is a sometimes open restaurant at Rancho Grande store and there is a good little restaurant at Papa Fernandez' on the north side of the bay. See the photo of Papa with John Wayne there. Photos of this restaurant in my New Years 2016 trip report. A great place is about 6 miles north, called La Poma.

3) Yes, 1: Rancho Grande, on the highway 1.8 miles from the motel. They have groceries and liquor, but this isn't a big market... just amazing for where you are. San Felipe is the last supermarket southbound.

4) That should be easy to arrange... no personal experience on this, sorry!

Alfonsina's 2015:





Here's Roy 'The squarecircle' in 2006, at Alfonsina's:



[Edited on 3-31-2017 by David K]

Quote: Originally posted by Lobsterman

Six of us in 3 trucks, and three 18' aluminum boats are heading to GB on Sunday May 21th and departing Friday the 26th (wagon master's vacation period). That is if we can find reserved lodging. Either hotel rooms or a house rentals. Launch ramp would be nice but can launch from a hard-packed beach but not preferred. Like me, our average age is over 70 and most have been fishing Baja from the '50's or '60's. This part of Baja along with BA are the only parts I have not fished at yet, so I'm excited about the trip. I'm a bottom fishing explorer who loves to seek out new places to depths of 300'. Just my boat alone will have 1lb of frozen squid per day of fishing as well as a large ziplock bag of salt cured anchovies and sardines (leftover live bait). Along with a small live bait tank if we catch bait. The others are lure-throwing and trolling guys so we have our battles each trip of where to go so we always keep together. Haven't lost one yet! Thanks for your advice and tips in advance. [Edited on 3-25-2017 by Lobsterman]

six of you.....$5K apiece and $170 a year each you can own your own home, leave your boats, motors, tackle, all your crap right there....in one of friendliest safest camps in baja, papa fernandez!

Where to Fish?

Thanks for the replies which I greatly appreciate. Now the next phase is "where are the fish"?

The 6 of us in three 18' aluminum boats (all old farts) plan on fishing together on the 4-days we have for fishing (m-th). We have a dilemma cuz 4-5 of us like to throw irons and troll where I'm strictly a researcher on what the depths of the ocean hold. But we somehow will come to a consensus.

On the map below which areas should we target to catch dinner for the night both shallow and deep-water for me (100-350')? From other BN reports the Golden Reef is too far with too many weather dangers for us to try. The mileages are just estimates.

If we are fortunate to catch more than we can eat on this trip, is there someone or place in the area we can donate the extra fish to?

ask anyone how to set up on cactus point, just off the now gone shipwreck. if there's a certain unmentionable species biting, it'll be loaded with gringo boats. big cabrilla and gulf grouper!