I want to try fishing for the sand in SF and have a few questions.
1. Do I need a fishing Lic?? From what I have found on this web site and others, no I don't, but please Hep Me
2. What is the best bait to use for fishing in SF??
3. What will I catch?? I have read about Rooster Fish and Bonita, but not sure if that was from Pacific or Sea of Cortez
ThanksDavid K - 9-21-2008 at 07:07 PM
From the beach no license required... from a boat: yes!
Mussel, squid, cut bait... close to shore, incoming tide to high tide. Entance to lagoons is good.
Corbina, Croaker, Sea Bass, Totuava (but this is illegal as a protected species). Rooster fish have been seen that far north, but are rare... No
bonita from shore that far north.
Photo from 1967, at Bahia Santa Maria (not yet in existance as a campo, just the bay). Corbinas... excellent eating!
Russ - 9-21-2008 at 07:23 PM
I was going to make a comment about corBina but seeing is believing. And a double! I only got a couple of those in Laguna growing up. Thanks for the
Photo! We called corbina "lobster" yummmm! Only corVina here. But when I see a sand crab I'll pin it on and try.bajalou - 9-21-2008 at 09:05 PM
Trigger fish, maybe Sierra.David K - 9-22-2008 at 07:39 AM
Glad you liked the photo Russ... that was back when we camped at Nuevo Mazatlan and drove north to the entrance to the bay now called Bahia Santa
Maria... but back then we called it 'The Lagoon'... Corbinas and yellowfin croakers were the main catch but we once hooked a baby totuava (about 50
lbs.)... my school friend was the fisherman who caught it, but the line broke just as we were getting it on shore.
Corvinas are also good fish and hit on lures (silver spoons) from the same area. Different fish but almost the exact same name and in Spanish the V
and B are almost interchangeable! Corbina is a bottom feeded and has a mouth on the bottom with a barb on its chin (see photo). The Corvina is caught
casting on the surface, mouth is in front. See Gene Kiras's www.MexFish.com
Martyman - 9-22-2008 at 07:56 AM
Keep going south past Puertecitos. No fish in San Felipe.woody with a view - 9-22-2008 at 08:26 AM
you want a corbvina? from the other side....
David K - 9-22-2008 at 08:32 AM
Yes, corbinas are on both the Pacific and gulf coasts. Corvinas only near San Felipe (I think!)...
Woody, are you calling that beauty a hybrid using both a B and a V in the name?CortezBlue - 9-22-2008 at 08:47 AM
Quote:
Originally posted by Martyman
Keep going south past Puertecitos. No fish in San Felipe.
I am 50ft from the water and want to learn about fishing. I suppose one day I will go South to try Puertocitos, but want to see if I can catch a
neighbor!!cbuzzetti - 9-22-2008 at 10:40 AM
There is a rocky point south of SF that may be your best bet. Areas with structure is your best chance of catching something from shore.
Use cut bait with a classic surf fishing setup (sinker on bottom, two hooks above).
Good Luck :-)
