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fishing reports

steve5555 - 6-9-2010 at 06:53 AM

Is there a good site to get weekly fishing reports for the length of Baja? The site I used to go to seems to be defunct.

steve

capt. mike - 6-9-2010 at 07:09 AM

what about WON???

Pescador - 6-9-2010 at 05:59 PM

Western Outdoor News is not covering Baja in any meaningful manner. Robin Wade posted here, told everyone how well she was going to cover it but it has not happened. Gene Kira at Mexfish.com used to do a great job but when Western Outdoor News decided that he needed to stop posting and putting it on WON too, he kinda pulled the plug so now we have a great vacuum. When Gene was running the show, I used to post a weekly column for the Santa Rosalia area and did so faithfully, but now I see only a haphazard reporting and do not, at this point, wish to lend my name to such slipshod reporting. Pam Bolles does a good job on Baja Big Fish Co about what is going on in Loreto, There are usually good reports from Cabo and the East Cape, Bay of Los Angeles has their own website and you can get pretty good updates on what is happening there. But Santa Rosalia, Mag Bay, La Bocana, Abreojos, Mulege, San Felipe, and all the others are only a guess.

wessongroup - 6-9-2010 at 06:29 PM

Pescador, that is a really good piece of information.. speaks volumes about "Baja" and many issues folks have about many questions which relates to this overall mix we get on the "condition" of Baja

Wish you could provide a bit more insight from your perspective, I would like to hear your thoughts, I'm sure a many more would too... about the drop in this area

[Edited on 6-10-2010 by wessongroup]

steve5555 - 6-9-2010 at 07:13 PM

Hmmm. So I guess when I need a report I will just post the question in this forum about, "Fish report from Loreto needed". It is not really an issue for me utnil we get ready to come down for our annual, 2 week, beach camping/fishing trip.

steve

backninedan - 6-9-2010 at 07:59 PM

Pam Bolles of "Baja Big Fish" fame posts a very good Loreto report but it is usually done on a monthly basis. Mas o menos.

Pescador - 6-10-2010 at 12:00 PM

I had hoped that when WON screwed things up they would recover and actually improve things, but that is far from the case. So at this point, your best bet is to just ask the question and be specific about the area. I have a fairly long list of people who send me e-mails when they are getting ready to come down and I can bring them up to speed on what is happening, but I really miss looking at the weekly stuff in other areas. I really liked Bill Erhardt's reports on Loreto and Mag Bay especially. Juanchy and Joaquin did a great job on reports at La Bocana, and there were great reports coming out of BOLA. Thank goodness I do not have a subscription any more to WON or it would have been cancelled big time, but maybe most of the subscribers fish the waters close to home.

BillP - 6-10-2010 at 02:01 PM

As one who spent 13 years in the sportfishing industry I'll add a couple of things.

The entire soCal industry was very slow to embrace technology. Instead of embracing the new technology, the dealers and the publications completely went on the defensive as far as the internet. There were dire warnings to vendors, if you sold to internet companies your products would be banned from stores, etc.

Some of the folks at WON actually believed the internet was a flash in the pan. Even in the face of falling subscriptions, they remained on the defensive, even in the early 2000's. Consequently, they've been behind the curve ever since. Had they been smart, they should have hired a marketing/IT person, developed a website/message board and sold memberships. Anybody could read or post, but memberships got you discounts or something. WON could have converted it's advertisers easily.

My dos centavos

boe4fun - 6-11-2010 at 09:18 AM

If anybody is interested in filing a report, you might try: http://www.fishreports.net/
I visit this site on a regular basis (Port San Luis-Morro Bay link on left hand side). This particular forum is very active and very informative.

vandy - 6-12-2010 at 04:20 PM

Although they may seem a little crude, bloodydecks.com has a pretty good Baja fishing reports forum, updated often.

Cypress - 6-13-2010 at 12:52 PM

Fishing reports from Baja? :?:

On the east side, look out for gill nets. On the west side, you've got the whole Pacific Ocean. :biggrin:

vandenberg - 6-13-2010 at 02:27 PM

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Originally posted by Cypress
Fishing reports from Baja? :?:

On the east side, look out for gill nets. On the west side, you've got the whole Pacific Ocean. :biggrin:

Cypress,
Still better fishing in the sea of Cortez than in the Louisiana/Alabama oil fields.

Cypress - 6-13-2010 at 03:09 PM

vandenberg, Yes. Comparing the the Sea of Cortez to a disaster area is appropriate.

steve5555 - 6-13-2010 at 07:08 PM

My crew and I had excellent fishing off of Loreto last year. Dodo's and sailfish. It was really, really good.

steve

mulegemichael - 6-14-2010 at 06:15 AM

Our crew did really well out of mulege last year during this time...but..this year in 12 days of fishing we caught ONE dorado...pretty slim pickins..

Osprey - 6-14-2010 at 06:36 AM

Keep checking Terrafin north and south and you'll see part of the reason for change --- the cold upwelling spread east and is effecting the migration of fish up up and into the gulf. Right now, with the cold stuff turning off the bait and the bite, knowledgeable locals change how they fish. They can't buy or catch bait so they are running hard, in and out, with cedar plugs for tuna. The tuna don't mind the cold and are hungry as they have no food. All the good fishermen I know look for and often find the flip side of bad conditions --- what's bad for some fish makes for perfect conditions to catch another kind in the same general area. My pals caught 30 tuna recently (20 to 40 pounds) - legal limits inshore and off.

torch - 6-14-2010 at 06:45 AM

I would also post your questions on bloodydecks.com and look over the recent fish reports there too.

flyfishinPam - 6-15-2010 at 07:26 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by backninedan
Pam Bolles of "Baja Big Fish" fame posts a very good Loreto report but it is usually done on a monthly basis. Mas o menos.

well it must be that time of the month because I practically stayed up all night so I could post an updated report. I'm trying to publish it every two weeks because things haven't been changing more often than that and I'm busy as..). Then I had the waterkeeper conference in La Paz last week and came home to my 3G internet antenna out of order. have to wait till thursday (jun17) for a new one but since you were in the shop and I suddenly got it to start to work, I wrote and uploaded a report.

the short story is no hay dorado.

the best thing to do is follow Osprey's advice, change tactics, and don't box yourself up in expectations. you will set yourself up for a bad time if you do that and there just ain't no time for having a bad time here. 1998 was a strong la nina after the strong el nino of 1997. fishing was much like this so I guss we're due for another year like that as its been 12 years. We're having some of the best inshore fishing we've had in a long time can't complain and the weather is great.

[Edited on 6-15-2010 by flyfishinPam]

vandenberg - 6-15-2010 at 05:17 PM

Terrafin SST water temperatures as of June 15th.
No wonder there are no Dorado around.

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bill erhardt - 6-15-2010 at 05:42 PM

No dorado outside today, but there was a little variety with a sailfish, a yellowfin tuna, and this ambitious little striper that posed nicely at the boat before I sent him on his way.....

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beachbum1A - 6-15-2010 at 07:43 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Pescador
Western Outdoor News is not covering Baja in any meaningful manner. Robin Wade posted here, told everyone how well she was going to cover it but it has not happened. Gene Kira at Mexfish.com used to do a great job but when Western Outdoor News decided that he needed to stop posting and putting it on WON too, he kinda pulled the plug so now we have a great vacuum. When Gene was running the show, I used to post a weekly column for the Santa Rosalia area and did so faithfully, but now I see only a haphazard reporting and do not, at this point, wish to lend my name to such slipshod reporting. Pam Bolles does a good job on Baja Big Fish Co about what is going on in Loreto, There are usually good reports from Cabo and the East Cape, Bay of Los Angeles has their own website and you can get pretty good updates on what is happening there. But Santa Rosalia, Mag Bay, La Bocana, Abreojos, Mulege, San Felipe, and all the others are only a guess.

Really! Don't you think that if more folks took the time to send in their reports in a timely fashion to W.O.N. that they would be published by Robin and in time that site would become as reliable as what Gene Kira was putting together?
I checked out this weeks report dated June 14Th and I thought that there were a lot of reports IMO.
Of course Gene would send an automatic email over the weekend to anyone who had sent in a report in the past,
asking them for their fish report so I think this helped get guys (and gals) posting more often.
Instead of looking elsewhere for a reliable fish report site why don't YOU try submitting your weekly reports to W.O.N. and see if it makes a positive difference?!
Here's where to send to Robin/W.O.N.: Write an email baja@wonews.com

[Edited on 6-16-2010 by beachbum1A]

redhilltown - 6-17-2010 at 11:34 PM

dang! I used to admire and drool over bill erhardt's photos on mexfish. great to see one again!

Hook - 6-18-2010 at 05:34 AM

Doesnt matter............it would still be W.eek O.ld N.ews. Gene's was, too.

The efforts would be better placed on a website where fishermen can update it daily. It wouldnt be as well organized as Gene's was. But if everyone put their general location and species caught in the subject, it would be pretty effective. Then, the details in the body.

Pescador - 6-20-2010 at 02:55 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by bill erhardt
No dorado outside today, but there was a little variety with a sailfish, a yellowfin tuna, and this ambitious little striper that posed nicely at the boat before I sent him on his way.....

Bill, I think that is a sailfish in the picture.

Pescador - 6-20-2010 at 02:58 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by beachbum1A

Really! Don't you think that if more folks took the time to send in their reports in a timely fashion to W.O.N. that they would be published by Robin and in time that site would become as reliable as what Gene Kira was putting together?
I checked out this weeks report dated June 14Th and I thought that there were a lot of reports IMO.
Of course Gene would send an automatic email over the weekend to anyone who had sent in a report in the past,
asking them for their fish report so I think this helped get guys (and gals) posting more often.
Instead of looking elsewhere for a reliable fish report site why don't YOU try submitting your weekly reports to W.O.N. and see if it makes a positive difference?!
Here's where to send to Robin/W.O.N.: Write an email baja@wonews.com

[Edited on 6-16-2010 by beachbum1A]

I have all the e-mails and have had numerous contacts with Robin. The issue for me is that when I see that they are doing something on a concrete and regular basis then I would consider adding my report to that format, until that time, I really find that I do not want to be associated. The ball is in their court, so to speak, and so far I am underimpressed.

flyfishinPam - 6-21-2010 at 11:23 AM

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Originally posted by Pescador

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I gotta stick up for Robin one mo' time. Last year (or was it year before last?) she told me that the good ol' boys club at WON did not want readers to know that Robin is a woman. I found this out when I asked how come the other reporters have their headshots accompanying their reports and she didn't. This is what she told me. I questioned why she would go along with this and commented that this does no favors to those of us ladies who work our a$$es off down here in this industry. I also know that the people who make the decisions at WON do not regard her as highly as say, Gary Graham or Jonathan Roldan or Kit McNear simply because she's a she and not a he. She gets moved off coverage on a constant basis and she gets cast to the side all the time. All the writing she does does not appear in WON as the editors cut information out and add other copy. I think she's doing the best she can considering. I know I sure as hell wouldn't put up with the good old boys casting me off to the side like that but she obviously has more patience than me.

Anotehr reason for lack of reports is people like me. I have gotten so involved in trying to save the fishery that I run out of time to send her reports even though she patiently asks every week and I blow her off for whatever reason. I don't want to but the days just aren't long enough.

well that-s my dos centavos for what its worth.

Pam

Pescador - 6-21-2010 at 04:21 PM

Pam, you went a long way toward making my point. I do not nor have I had a problem with Robin and have communicated with her a number of times, but I do have a serious problem with the "perceived stupididty of the WON Staff. Evidently they do not see any great financial return for the Baja Fishing Reports and literally screwed Gene our of any small pittance of money he might have received on the side for posting great reports. Hopefully someone like Bajanomads or Bloodydecks will pick up the slack and might well do so if they perceive enough interest in doing so or maybe we all get behind Gene on Mexfish and see if there is any interest in reviving the reports there.

Hook - 6-21-2010 at 05:06 PM

You know, all most of us want is up-to-date fishing information. The problem with most of these previous sources is that monetary issues get in the way.

Even the few good reports that come on a consistent (albeit weekly) basis are usually tied to an economic stream. And if the fishing S U C K S, then the reports sometimes wont reflect this or simply wont be filed.

But in this day of spiraling fuels costs, isn't it as important to know when the fish ARENT biting as well as when they are? For those NOB, it can be invaluable.

I'm willing to begin filing regular reports from over here on Nomads in the fishing forum. But this will come with a few caveats:

1) I am incapacitated right now and cant fish, physically. bad back issue.
2) I leave for the States for a few months sometime in July

But when I am able, I will file a report, GOOD OR BAD, when I go out or when I have second hand knowledge from trustworthy sources over here.

There is quite a network of fishermen on this board. If we all did it, we could have a resource every bit as valuable as mexfish used to be. It probably wont be as fishual as Gene's, given the photo limitations. But it could be a good source of the raw data that fishermen crave.

Suggested format: Location and species and date in the subject. Details in the body.

Actually, I could start one right now with one word..............SLOW!! On all pelagic species at least. Occasionally, people will come across one of these schools of YFT that are in the Sea this year. But its the exception. There are still good catches of baqueta and cabrilla on the high spots. Havent heard of anyone fishing for YT at San Pedro in a while. But if the slowness continues, I will be giving it a shot, back permitting.

Pescador - 6-22-2010 at 06:49 AM

Actually Hook, this might be something workable and might even get it's own topic section. If we went back to Mexfish and found out who were the main contributors to the reports for certain areas, it should be fairly easy to get some of them to post a weekly report of what is going on. Shari is always willing to get the info out about Asuncion, Bill Erhardt is a real fisherman's fishing machine for the Loreto area, Pam does great reports of Loreto too, I will contact Juaquin at La Bocana (Les and Blanca can get a report of that area too), Mag Bay Outfitters like to communicate with their clients, David Jones and Jonathan Roldan would be great for La Paz Reports, No one better than Osprey for the East Cape, You can handle San Carlos ( do people still fish there?) , there is a commercial outfitter at Cedros that posts great reports, and Lori Garcia always seems to have a really accurate report of what is going on in Cabo.

Osprey - 6-22-2010 at 07:08 AM

You can count me in. I might start you out with the 104 pound wahoo caught a couple of days ago in front of the lighthouse by a 16 year old lad sin alambra!

Bob and Susan - 6-22-2010 at 07:28 AM

you NEED pictures

i don't remember seeing ant pictures ever fron you guys

shari posts pictures
pomp posts pictures
russ posts pictures

Gary Graham travels up and down baja all the time
making contacts
that's why he's crediable to fishermen and women

he's been here 3 times just to say "hi"

just reading about fishing doesn't mean it's really true
read bloody decks once and a while
alot of "untrue" stuff

WON

Osprey - 6-22-2010 at 07:42 AM

I sent in scores, perhaps 100s of pictures and Gene ran them all. What site were you browsing? I've explained more than once on here that the reason I stopped reporting had nothing to do with WON. I just don't fish like I used to and the bigger reason: local fishermen were keeping fish they might have released just to come to my house, give me the report and get their picture in the mag/on the web. I felt I was hurting the fishery so I stopped.

(Think big roosters, for example)

[Edited on 6-22-2010 by Osprey]

capt. mike - 6-22-2010 at 07:49 AM

HOOK -

guy on BBP asking about fishing san carlos, never been there. who should he call? he needs to hire a boat and guide.
he's flying to guaymas this weekend on biz and wants to fish.

Hook - 6-22-2010 at 08:46 AM

Yes, people still fish here..................the "catching" has been a little tough lately. :biggrin:

Weekly is good...........but I see no reason why we cant encourage people to file a report within 24 hours of their going.

I disagree with Bob and Susan. Pictures are nice.............but not that important to the fisherman craving data. Besides, for the same reasons that Osprey gave and for the complaints that many had about Gene's site, maybe it's better if we dont encourage "showcasing" fish. Which, of course, is really showcasing the angler. It encourages too much abuse of fish, even when it's being released.

capt. mike - 6-22-2010 at 10:57 AM

thx Hook i sent it on.

bill erhardt - 6-22-2010 at 11:30 AM

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Originally posted by Pescador

Quote:

Bill, I think that is a sailfish in the picture.

Jim......I just noticed your post. I did catch a little sailfish that day, but this one was clearly a little striper. At least it was clear to me at the time. It is not so clear from the photo. Here's another picture of the same fish, and it does not make it clear either. The back part of the dorsal seems to stand higher than usual with a striped marlin, but not so full as a sail. Maybe it has to do with the shape of the dorsal vis a vis the size of the fish? It was one of the smallest stripers(?) I've ever caught.

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Bob and Susan - 6-22-2010 at 12:21 PM

you guys need a leader...
"too many cooks in the kitchen"

you need a format for submission
and one submission editor
to weed out the bs

Type of fish
Weight (you can estimate with a picture)
Name of Angler
Residence
City where fish caught
Location there on the sea
Water temp
Wind
Other conditions
PHOTO with no photoshop (proof)

no second hand reports like "my buddy caught a long nose stripped beer guzzler" in san carlos
remember fish stories get BIGGER AND BIGGER every time they are told

no names like "hook" or "pescador"

this is why there are not many submissions to WON
they check sources like a reliable news company and need REAL names

fishing reports

Osprey - 6-22-2010 at 12:43 PM

Okay, Bob and Susan, you are now the proud sponsors of the new topic. All the reporters will clear through you, we'll send you the reports for your editing and approval. Let us know what Eaddress you want us to use, just EXACTLY how and when you want the reports filed (not just that limp thing you just sent) and we'll do our best. This will be a great challenge, lots of fun and a terrific addition to the forum.

[Edited on 6-22-2010 by Osprey]

Hook - 6-22-2010 at 12:50 PM

B & S...............the Woodward and Bernstein of fishing reports.

Yeah, like WON is checking their sources................ :rolleyes:

Let's just give it a try? My back is much improved today. Maybe another couple days. Hopefully, some of those bulls and tuna down south will be here.

[Edited on 6-22-2010 by Hook]

Bob and Susan - 6-22-2010 at 12:59 PM

for WON its not about reporting news...
its about advertisers
and dollars

WON is just a BIG advertising newspaper
i buy it once eand a while JUST for the ads

advertisers wont support WON unless they are creditable

hook you willing to disclose your "real" name
and supply pictures of the fish you catch

i know pescador, bill erhardt and pam would

Bob and Susan - 6-22-2010 at 01:10 PM

oh yea
i'm not the "guy"

i'm not a fisherman

i like fishing at the tienda
or having friends "drop off" a "sample"
way cheaper

Bob and Susan - 6-22-2010 at 01:13 PM

today my 11 year old nephew took me for a boat ride

we saw 5 small dorado jumping
by the fishcamp just south of jingle beach

a couple were reported caught there last week

lots of jumping fish ...silver looking
lots of frigets and other birds around

we had fish for lunch
thanks mike

Hook - 6-22-2010 at 01:45 PM

You kidding? I'll never reveal who I really am on a fishing board. Or my sources. Or my catch. This isn't a political stance. It's much more important than that.

You cant make me!!! I'll take the fifth............but would prefer the 1.75 liter size.

If the fishing community knew who I really was, I'd be extradited back to the US to face charges of singlehandedly fishing out the Sea of Cortez............without paying off SEMARNAT.

[Edited on 6-22-2010 by Hook]

Pescador - 6-23-2010 at 05:44 AM

Have you ever seen the advertisement of a group of people working on an idea, and someone comes up with a great idea and a solution, and it looks a little like a wild stallion (small, powerful, capable, muscled, and wily) but by the time it passes through comittee, it looks a little like an elephant front, with a zebra behind, and a gnu-beast in the middle, but wait is that actually a giraffe neck, and the tail can only have come from someone's imagination.

I too, am a lot like Osprey, and it got to be a real pain in the behind when people who would never otherwise stop by and see me, would either bring complete photos or a dried out fish, some even going so far as to having written a small congratulatory piece of their own catch. The other bad thing was, God forbid, that I somehow did not mention someone from the trailer park who had caught a nice fish and he and all his buddies would raise cain that he got omitted.
I have never seen anything quite like fishing that gets peoples egos so involved. I used to hear people in our area spend a lot of time worrying about whether they might have outfished San Marcos Mike for the day, like that somehow made them really good fishermen. I still find it amazing that Pompano responded as quickly as he did when I wrote a small tribute to Mike and had to find fault with some little part of the recognition which was more about the person than anything else. And I am sure I could learn a lot of fishing lessons from Pompano if I were to go out with him (especially on learning how to land a co-pilota).
So Bob may be absolutely right, it might well be a project that was doomed from the very beginning. Perhaps it is as it has been for quite some time. If I want to know what is going on at the East Cape, I call my friend Osprey, or Bill Erhardt at Loreto and Mag Bay, and it just may be too monumental of a task to think that we might actually get some small indication of what might be going on in a particular area. I, like my friend Hook (I know his secret identity but you do need a secret decoder ring) know that we do not need to build up the numbers or the size of the fish we catch because they are all monsters anyway.

Bob and Susan - 6-23-2010 at 06:05 AM

it was a MONSTER yesterday...

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Russ - 6-23-2010 at 06:06 AM

"...we do not need to build up the numbers or the size of the fish we catch because they are all monsters anyway." I totally agree! That's why I down sized all my gear. My fish are twice as big now!
However we are talking about "fishermen" . :biggrin:

wessongroup - 6-23-2010 at 06:26 AM

I'll just say, I truly enjoy all of the information you guys and gals put up about you're fishing: tackle, boats, equipment that you use to get around (really like Russ's little off road deal, too cool)... plus pictures and the reports with the added information about all kinds of stuff in the area, from Cartel's, Co-pilots, Carne Asada, shrimp tacos.. and all the rest... under wear on the line.. just great

Don't seem to find a bad thing over here.. maybe some might start the old fish stories.. but, then that is fishing... something I used to be able to do.. and now am able again through all your posts.. thank you very much... all of you.. did not mean to single out Russ... just liked his little off road set up..

The toys some guys get are just to neat... plus I like his temp gauge... too and his sunrise shoots ....

[Edited on 6-23-2010 by wessongroup]

Russ - 6-23-2010 at 06:31 AM

Gosh! :saint:

Hook - 6-23-2010 at 08:28 AM

All kidding aside, when I am able, I will start posting. Others will, too, I predict. Looks like Bill Ehrhardt has begun some.

Let's see how it goes................probably no pics from me. I really hate the size limitations here and dont enjoy the hosting services, either. You'll just have to take me at my word.

Bill Collector - 6-23-2010 at 08:38 AM

Plenty of tuna being caught 20 miles out from Buena Vista.

Nice dorado around Frailes

Osprey - 6-23-2010 at 10:01 AM

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wessongroup - 6-23-2010 at 10:13 AM

A fish story and/or pictures are all welcome here, in my view!! someone was talking about hooking up with a Marlin in a 14' or 15' boat.. don't think the individual would be taking pictures.. would imagine ones hands would be occupied... just guessing..

Know one can "hook-up" about anything.. getting it in.. another story.. getting a picture ... another story again.. and lets not forget about the meal.. hell, I like to hear about folks different techniques in BBQ's, smoking.. all of it..

And Osprey, your doing pretty good to be holding up that fish.. as it looks to be a good sized one to me...

Had never heard of wrapping halibut in bacon.. (watch out for the bacon police) and cooking it over a BBQ fire of mesquite wood ... the thought right now is giving me ideas of going to the refrig...

Wonder if Juan, gets to read these fishing threads? :lol:

Thanks

[Edited on 6-23-2010 by wessongroup]

Pescador - 6-23-2010 at 10:56 AM

Geez, I have seen that picture of Osprey before. Anyway, if everyone is in agreement, then we at least need to post in the Fishing Section and let's see where it goes, Who knows, maybe Doug can get a good deal with WON and they will buy the reports.

flyfishinPam - 6-23-2010 at 03:20 PM

you guyz crack me up

who really gives a crap

just fish

Hook - 6-23-2010 at 03:42 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by flyfishinPam
you guyz crack me up

who really gives a crap

just fish

Musta been slow today............on fish and clients. :?:

Osprey - 6-23-2010 at 06:01 PM

Nothing and nobody will come near you when you're b-tchy. Happy souls are fish magnets.

KAT54 - 6-23-2010 at 06:36 PM

Do not you think you should just use the fishing newspaper?
No real fish reports here?

Pescador - 6-24-2010 at 07:19 AM

Well, here goes:
I crawled out of bed just as the sky was starting to lighten up and since I knew I did not need lots of bait for the quarry this morning, I managed to take enough time to brew a pot of coffee for the thermos. Sliding the boat off of the trailer, everything, including the motor seemed totally in tune and ready to fly. I passed the bait hole and noticed some of the pangueros still trying to add an extra Mackeral or two and then I noticed how red the island looked with the sun rising just behind it and the clouds made the whole rock look like it was on fire. When I slid up on my magic spot on the GPS, it was with eager anticipation that I rigged up my rod and put a nice piece of fresh squid on the two dropper hooks. Sure enough, on first drop, there were some big boys home and I had a take almost immediately. When the fish came to the boat, I knew it was slightly undersized, so I immediately released it and went back for another. I was rewarded with a hard tug as soon as I got close to the bottom and knew I was into a real keeper. I kept repeating this process until I had 10 very nice Spotted Bay Bass in the cooler for a fish fry that I was having for a few friends that evening.
After filleting out the fish and putting them in the refrigerator, it was time to make a light batter and bread the fillets with Panko. From the smiles on everyones face that evening, I knew the fishing was a real success for the day.

Now Kat, try to find that one in the fishing newspaper. :lol:

wessongroup - 6-24-2010 at 07:23 AM

pescador... worked just fine without the pictures.. give us an update on the fish fry of those Spotted Bay Bass, don't think I have ever caught or eaten one... thanks..

and would appear the early bird does get the worm.. and it does bring back some really good memories of getting up and going fishing... thanks much

CaboMagic - 6-24-2010 at 07:32 AM

Nomad Amigos and Amigas

We post 'practically' every days results that day/evening to provide up-to-date current info ..

Tho the results in our waters dont reflect areas outside of our waters, hope the info will prove useful to those seeking it.

www.cabomagic.com/ReelNews.aspx

Hook - 6-24-2010 at 07:33 AM

Good one, Jim! :yes:

You gave me visions of you releasing an "undersized" 30 lb. YT for something bigger.

Does anyone ever fish an area we used to call the Rancho? It was a wide, high area just off Muertos, north of the actual Punta Chivato and south of Roca Lobos. Believe it was about 200 feet deep or so.

Osprey - 6-24-2010 at 07:48 AM

Newspapers probably wont tell you Pescador's catch are called Strangers, extranjeros. Thanks Jim and Lori.

Russ - 6-24-2010 at 09:07 AM

Hook ..."Does anyone ever fish an area we used to call the Rancho? It was a wide, high area just off Muertos, north of the actual Punta Chivato and south of Roca Lobos. Believe it was about 200 feet deep or so."
Yes many of the locals go there still. They are the older yellowtail experts.

Pescador - 6-24-2010 at 03:59 PM

Hook, actually there are three distinct spots within about 1 mile of each other that are related to the Rancho. They still produce well when the fish are relating to that particular area. When we find fish moving in on the Rancho, we know that the following day or the day after, they will be moved into the north of San Marcos. Interesting note is that the fish that are normally caught on the Rancho during the winter months have a distinct headshake that seems to only come from those particular fish so we have a pretty good idea when they migrate from the south to the north side of San Marcos.

Russ - 6-24-2010 at 04:05 PM

Cool! I didn't know that.

wessongroup - 6-24-2010 at 04:08 PM

You guys come through every time... outstanding.. there is one hell of a lot of knowledge around here

Pescador - 6-24-2010 at 08:01 PM

Okay, Wesson, the Spotted Bay Bass is one of the inshore basses that occur to probably about Conception Bay. They are prolific little guys that get so overpopulated that they can get stunted in certain areas. They range from 15 ft of water to around 110 ft. and can readily be taken with plugs or bait. In our area where they preclean the squid as they are coming in, there is an enormous amount of food in the water and I have consistently caught a large number of fish from 4-6 pounds which add up the number of fish fillets very quickly. Most are a pound or less in normal situations. They are different than the extranjero or Gold Spotted Bass which range in much deeper water and get a lot larger. The natives refer to them as Chano or in the smaller version Chanito. Gene Kira has good pictures and information on the two basses at http://www.mexfish.com

Mulege Fishing

offroader314 - 6-25-2010 at 07:21 PM

At this time last year my buddy and I landed as many Dorado as we wished in two days. We only kept a few. Ask around for Victor.