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Lobster Season?

beachbum1A - 9-19-2007 at 10:44 AM

When does the lobster season officially open here in Baja?
The search I did says it starts October 1st but I know for a fact that at least one local "lobster fisherman" has been selling his bugs to locals as early as September 17th.
What is the law?

Minnow - 9-19-2007 at 01:30 PM

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Originally posted by beachbum1A
When does the lobster season officially open here in Baja?
The search I did says it starts October 1st but I know for a fact that at least one local "lobster fisherman" has been selling his bugs to locals as early as September 17th.
What is the law?

DENNIS - 9-19-2007 at 01:43 PM

What is the what?

CaboRon - 9-19-2007 at 02:09 PM

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Originally posted by DENNIS
What is the what?

woody with a view - 9-19-2007 at 02:21 PM

hmmm.........law? hmmmm.........

Taco de Baja - 9-19-2007 at 03:27 PM

Season?
I like butter, salt, pepper, and chilies.

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beachbum1A - 9-19-2007 at 03:56 PM

YOU ALL CRACK ME UP!! :bounce:

Al G - 9-19-2007 at 06:41 PM

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Originally posted by Taco de Baja
Season?
I like butter, salt, pepper, and chilies.

[Edited on 9-19-2007 by Taco de Baja]

Me Too

Sallysouth - 9-19-2007 at 07:00 PM

Luv them Bugs! Yum!! :yes:

beachbum1A - 9-19-2007 at 07:31 PM

I got a call this evening "confirming" that the season here in Baja Norte started on September 15th.
Heading north tomorrow so think I'll stop off in Puerto Nuevo and see if they have any fresh ones! They'll know!

bajabound2005 - 9-19-2007 at 09:15 PM

Our "land lord" invited all of his land renters for lobster over the past few days; (his buddies give it to him)....they were TEENY TINY TAILS. Have to be illegal to harvest these "bugs". Would have to eat about 10 to make one Maine lobster tail...

bajamigo - 9-19-2007 at 09:29 PM

It's really the crayfish season right now.

Tomas Tierra - 9-19-2007 at 10:47 PM

yuuummmyyyy...time to get the hoop nets ready!

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Sallysouth - 9-19-2007 at 10:56 PM

Holy Moly!! One little girl and two HUGE Bugs!! Awesome pic TT!! Those are keepers for sure! That is such a cool picture.Should be framed.... :tumble:

DENNIS - 9-20-2007 at 06:24 AM

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Originally posted by Tomas Tierra
yuuummmyyyy...time to get the hoop nets ready!

Hoopnets.... We used to make them out of bicycle rims. Had 'em all around the Balboa jetty. Those were the days.

howat - 9-20-2007 at 07:58 AM

I stopped buying lobster dinners in northern baja since they started serving those small tails. Lobster fishermen are going to decimate their fishery, if they have not already, harvesting lobsters that have never been given the opportunity to breed. By buying undersized lobster dinners one is contributing to lobster fishery's decline.

HH

Tomas Tierra - 9-20-2007 at 01:15 PM

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Originally posted by DENNIS

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Originally posted by Tomas Tierra
yuuummmyyyy...time to get the hoop nets ready!

Hoopnets.... We used to make them out of bicycle rims. Had 'em all around the Balboa jetty. Those were the days.

Dennis, did you catch?? hooping seems to have gained in poularity in the past few years. Not as easy as it used to be. The bugs are still there, but its a traffic jam of boats trying to find a spot...Picture from the good old days (last season)..

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DanO - 9-20-2007 at 01:26 PM

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Season? Hmmm. Well, to paraphrase some famous former Miss America, "a day without lobster is a day without sunshine."

Cypress - 9-20-2007 at 01:27 PM

Those are some humongous bugs.

DENNIS - 9-20-2007 at 01:56 PM

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Originally posted by Tomas Tierra
Dennis, did you catch?? hooping seems to have gained in poularity in the past few years. Not as easy as it used to be. The bugs are still there, but its a traffic jam of boats trying to find a spot...Picture from the good old days (last season)..

Oh yeah. Caught a lot of 'em. We knew the bottom well, where the sand met the rock. Couldn't help but catch them in those days. To give you an idea of the abundance of everything once upon a time, high school in Newport Beach, our first metal shop project was to make an abalone iron. Everybody made one and most everybody used them. Didn't even have to dive since they were in knee deep water. Folks then would rather have spaghetti.
How things have changed.

woody with a view - 9-20-2007 at 04:00 PM

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much the same reaction to a few free ab's here in the sunset cliffs area, circa 1970. now you pay $100/lb at point loma seafood for frozen. can't find an ab to save your life....although, the navy does have a secret patch where they are studying the growth and movement of ab's out there somewhere.....

AND BTW, fresh bugs on the beach in baja is ONE of the reasons for living, no?

edit: photo.....

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BajaWarrior - 9-20-2007 at 05:12 PM

First job, Point Loma Seafoods in 1977. Learned to love eating seafood from then on. To this day my favorite lunch is smoked Albacore and a chocolate milk.

We don't have Lobster in San Felipe, but we got all the Jumbo Tiger Shrimp that is half the size of a Lobster you can ask for!

Ohh.. Rememberance of Abundance Past

Gypsy Jan - 9-20-2007 at 05:32 PM

Catalina Island in the 60's - summer camp at Little Harbor. Abalone could be harvested by snorkeling. I worked in the kitchen, pounding the steaks with a wood mallet to tenderize them, trying to avoid incorporating the ever-present, hovering bees into the meat.

Also, hunting wild boar with arrows for the luau.

I quit the Newport Beach Scuba group when I saw the guys haul pounds of catch out of Emerald Bay and just let it all die on the beach.

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DENNIS - 9-20-2007 at 05:54 PM

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I quit the Newport Beach Scuba group when I saw the guys haul pounds of catch out of Emerald Bay and just let it all die on the beach.

That would be the Submariners? Jeezo....Those people had an insatiable blood lust. They would shoot a Giant Black Sea Bass just to see how far it would tow them around before it died.

Taco de Baja - 9-21-2007 at 07:57 AM

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Originally posted by woody in ob

....although, the navy does have a secret patch where they are studying the growth and movement of ab's out there somewhere.....

I've been to that secret spot! Or, one of them.... I even caught a White Sea Bass there

Unfortunately in addition to over fishing, the researchers are finding out that the abs have a fungal disease that does not allow them to tightly hold onto the rocks and in big surf they get washed away. :no:

Phil S - 9-21-2007 at 08:56 AM

In Phoenix at this writing. Tried Maine Lobster at Red Lobster. HUGE disappoinment. They claim they are flown in "live"???????????????
Anyone else had this disappointment???????? Can't beat the Loreto lobsters. Won't make that mistake twice. Red Lobster. Yeah, right!!!!!!!!

jerry - 9-21-2007 at 09:10 AM

I personally prefer Maine but you need to buy it live and cook it yourself so you know its fresh or go to a seafod place thats not a chain
Red Lobster is very inconsistent

Mexrick - 9-23-2007 at 12:00 PM

The taking of lobsters in Mexican waters is PROHIBITED.

Read: http://www.sancarlosmexico.com/fishregs.html

beachbum1A - 9-23-2007 at 01:06 PM

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Originally posted by Mexrick
The taking of lobsters in Mexican waters is PROHIBITED.

Read: http://www.sancarlosmexico.com/fishregs.html

True, if you hold a private fishing license; the "fisherman" in my original post was a commercial licensed fisherman. My inquiry was directed at confirming whether or not they were taken legally (within an "open season")

Mexrick - 9-24-2007 at 09:30 AM

That does make a difference!

shari - 9-24-2007 at 11:14 AM

It is a busy time here in Asuncion with the lobster fisherman all making their traps(hard work) to be ready for the Oct.1 opening..they put the traps in the night before and get the first catch on the 1st. We are all salivating here waiting for the season to open. Thank goodness there are strict and well enforced laws on size here so we still have nice big ones. Yesterday we were talking to some folks from Abreojos and they say due to the big red tide, there will be NO lobster season there for at least 2 years, maybe more...very sad for this village. A nice big lobster can be purcased from the coop for around $10 each, you need paperwork on them to transport them or watch out...serious fines and maybe jail!

dean miller - 9-24-2007 at 11:37 AM

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Originally posted by DENNIS

"That would be the Submariners? Jeezo....Those people had an insatiable blood lust. They would shoot a Giant Black Sea Bass just to see how far it would tow them around before it died."
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It is recognized that the Newport beach Sub-Mariners was a pioneer free diving spear fishing club established for and devoted to breath hold spear fishing. It was certainly not blood thirsty wanton killing organization as you have insinuated.

They were some what successful in hunting and on occasion landing Yellow Tail, WSB, and BSB on by breath hold diving using very primitive but effective weaponry available in the 1950s and 1960s.

Sadly most of the members are now spearing in the great reef in the sky, therefore not available to establish a defense against your unfounded and certainly unwarranted accusations.

Your type of post can be very damaging especially to the reputation of a very fine organization who pioneered the way such as the Newport Beach Harbor Sub Mariners. Please refrain from making future posts concerning events or organizations that you were not privy to be a active component. Its very degrading to you and the organization.

It is apparent that you were not are not and familar with the procedures for spearfishing larger fish such as the BSB and WSB. In the 1950 & 1960s a canister of line called the 'line pack' stored 200 or more feet of line terminating in an inflatable float, present day divers use a long trail line with an inflated float as termainal gear. A big fish was/is punched and the line and float deployes slowing and hopefully stopping the fish for horsring --that was when the fun began. Riding a big fish was avoided by all...

sdm

DENNIS - 9-24-2007 at 12:11 PM

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It is recognized that the Newport beach Sub-Mariners was a pioneer free diving spear fishing club established for and devoted to breath hold spear fishing. It was certainly not blood thirsty wanton killing organization as you have insinuated.

Well, excuse me. My friend and neighbor was an active member in the kill-for-fun Sub-Mariners. I went on some of their excursions as well. How could I have been so misled to not know that those air tanks and weight belts were the tools of a free-diver. I was the only free-diver on board and since the water was so deep, I was the only one who didn't bother to get in the water.
What a bunch of sportsmen with their multi-rubber Sampson spearguns fitted with explosive power heads. They could sink a ship with those things but, my neighbor would pile up a days take on his front lawn untill they would draw flies. Black Seabass rotting in the sun. Since you seem to be familiar with this bunch, I'll tell you his name. John Evans. He's dead. My knowledge of this club is from the late fifties.