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Gonzaga Bay....Puertecitos

captain4tuna - 4-25-2012 at 07:29 AM

Hola Nomads.......We're in Ensenada and thinking about heading to GB or Puertocitos......Any suggestions on travel? We have a ford diesel 4x4 with a Lance towing a small 4 x 8 cargo trailer......Gracias

woody with a view - 4-25-2012 at 07:35 AM

do it!

willardguy - 4-25-2012 at 09:07 AM

3 east to 5 south all good road

captain4tuna - 4-25-2012 at 09:17 AM

Gracias......

TMW - 4-25-2012 at 09:17 AM

Going thru Puertecitos south there is only about 10 miles of good graded road before Gonzaga Bay. Go for it, you'll be glad you did.

bufeo - 4-25-2012 at 09:37 AM

Just don't forget the NORRA event is this weekend.

Allen R

mcfez - 4-25-2012 at 10:24 AM

GB is great for fishing...............there are two operating service stations on the route southward once you pass San Felipe.

Once past Puertocitos......about 5 miles.....many good fishing holes off the shoreline......the road is great now going south, there is still a little bit of gravel road 10 or miles prior to GB. The dirt stretch was recently graded, so your tow should be fine.

Punta Final is another great spot near GB
http://www.puntafinal.org/

All these area have great hiking paths too.....lots of wild life.

[Edited on 4-25-2012 by mcfez]

Cypress - 4-25-2012 at 10:44 AM

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Originally posted by mcfez
GB is great for fishing.
[Edited on 4-25-2012 by mcfez]

And you can catch what?:?:

captain4tuna - 4-25-2012 at 10:53 AM

Many thanks for your replies......

David K - 4-25-2012 at 11:04 AM

Replyed to your U2U... make it a loop trip (either direction: Ensenada-San Felipe-Gonzaga-Chapala-El Rosario-Ensenada)... Have Fun!

1bobo - 4-25-2012 at 11:04 AM

Watch out for the vados. You'll see grooves in the pavement where tongues have hit. Suspension breakers for sure.

mcfez - 4-25-2012 at 02:46 PM

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Originally posted by Cypress
Quote:
Originally posted by mcfez
GB is great for fishing.
[Edited on 4-25-2012 by mcfez]

And you can catch what?:?:


Your wife perhaps?


Cabrilla, grouper, roosters, Sierra, pargo, all go off pretty good in the summer and during the spring and winter yellows, pargo, and some really good white seabass fishing.

But the Trigger fishing is best. Light gear....damn good eats.

That answer your question?

captain4tuna - 5-1-2012 at 05:06 PM

Hi McFez....is Diesel available?

David K - 5-1-2012 at 05:15 PM

On the Pacific side, for sure at EL ROSARIO.
On the Gulf side, for sure at SAN FELIPE.

edm1 - 5-1-2012 at 06:26 PM

Reminder: NO Diesel at the GB Pemex.

David K - 5-1-2012 at 06:38 PM

San Felipe to El Rosario (or El Rosario to San Felipe) VIA Gonzaga Bay is about 241 miles.

If you are topped off at either point and have a tank range of 250-300 miles (I should hope), then it is not a worry. If not, bring extra in cans (but fill them in Mexico).

willardguy - 5-1-2012 at 08:08 PM

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Originally posted by mcfez
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Originally posted by Cypress
Quote:
Originally posted by mcfez
GB is great for fishing.
[Edited on 4-25-2012 by mcfez]

And you can catch what?:?:


Your wife perhaps?


Cabrilla, grouper, roosters, Sierra, pargo, all go off pretty good in the summer and during the spring and winter yellows, pargo, and some really good white seabass fishing.

But the Trigger fishing is best. Light gear....damn good eats.

That answer your question?
hey mcfish,you didnt mention the insane salmon and albacore bite, right off the shore of course!:rolleyes:

edm1 - 5-1-2012 at 08:23 PM

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Originally posted by edm1
Reminder: NO Diesel at the GB Pemex.


I forgot to mention . . . In an emergency Im almost sure the Rancho Grande Mart folks can get you some Diesel if you ask. They are very nice and helpful people, at least to me when I was there last.

mcfez - 5-2-2012 at 08:11 AM

Puertocitos has Diesel at the camp............ask for Clara (the operator) and she will help out. Speaks English.


willardguy...............
Since you are so up to trolling...come over to the OT and let's see how well you can be a jerk.....
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Originally posted by edm1
Quote:
Originally posted by edm1
Reminder: NO Diesel at the GB Pemex.


I forgot to mention . . . In an emergency Im almost sure the Rancho Grande Mart folks can get you some Diesel if you ask. They are very nice and helpful people, at least to me when I was there last.

willardguy - 5-2-2012 at 09:33 PM

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Originally posted by mcfez
Quote:
Originally posted by Cypress
Quote:
Originally posted by mcfez
GB is great for fishing.
[Edited on 4-25-2012 by mcfez]

And you can catch what?:?:


Your wife perhaps?


Cabrilla, grouper, roosters, Sierra, pargo, all go off pretty good in the summer and during the spring and winter yellows, pargo, and some really good white seabass fishing.

But the Trigger fishing is best. Light gear....damn good eats.

That answer your question?
holy crap! i've ben gored. hey fez, first of all nobody asked about fishing and secondly please tell me where to catch roosterfish in gonzaga bay and all will be forgotten.:?:

mcfez - 5-2-2012 at 10:11 PM

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Originally posted by willardguy
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Originally posted by mcfez
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Originally posted by Cypress
Quote:
Originally posted by mcfez
GB is great for fishing.
[Edited on 4-25-2012 by mcfez]

And you can catch what?:?:


Your wife perhaps?


Cabrilla, grouper, roosters, Sierra, pargo, all go off pretty good in the summer and during the spring and winter yellows, pargo, and some really good white seabass fishing.

But the Trigger fishing is best. Light gear....damn good eats.

That answer your question?
holy crap! i've ben gored. hey fez, first of all nobody asked about fishing and secondly please tell me where to catch roosterfish in gonzaga bay and all will be forgotten.:?:
.

Seems perhaps you didn't read the posts clearly. I highlight the question that was indeed, asked of me.

...............all will be forgotten.

willardguy - 5-2-2012 at 10:24 PM

you sir are correct, I wasn't aware you you were talking to cypress, my apologies. but please, give up your secret roosterfish hole, im dying to catch one up here!

dizzyspots - 5-3-2012 at 11:43 AM

ok here's a secret...i got one right in front of Alfonsina's agaist the rock wall....

mcfez - 5-3-2012 at 11:56 AM

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Originally posted by willardguy
you sir are correct, I wasn't aware you you were talking to cypress, my apologies. but please, give up your secret roosterfish hole, im dying to catch one up here!


your secret roosterfish hole...................

I never ever said anything about a secret roosterfish hole. Perhaps you are reading some of fishbaits stuff.

Marc - 5-3-2012 at 05:37 PM

No Problemo! Air down 30% while driving on whats left of "that road".

David K - 5-3-2012 at 05:55 PM

McFez: PUERTECITOS :light::yes::lol::smug::saint:

mcfez - 5-3-2012 at 09:53 PM

Dont Know David....I just cant get this right! Txs for the spell check.....I'll keep trying :-) Hope all is well with you.

[Edited on 5-4-2012 by mcfez]

David K - 5-4-2012 at 09:08 AM

You bet Dino... I am hanging in there... Finishing a job today (MP Rotators, controller) once the back-ordered brass tee gets in. New estimate in Lake San Marcos, too... Thanks for asking...

mcfez - 5-4-2012 at 02:26 PM

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Originally posted by David K
You bet Dino... I am hanging in there... Finishing a job today (MP Rotators, controller) once the back-ordered brass tee gets in. New estimate in Lake San Marcos, too... Thanks for asking...


baitcast - 5-6-2012 at 07:49 AM

Mc fez your amazing! pray tell us when you caught your last Rooster at Gonzaga:lol:we use to get one now and then in the sixties,mostly small guys hooked two big fish right in front of PaPa's.

Some of the old pic's of some of the fish from the beach before I got my first tin boat,O by the way you got any pic's Mcfez:lol:

willardguy - 5-6-2012 at 10:32 AM

:bounce:wow those are great pics! if you have anymore shots of papa,s please share!:bounce:

mcfez - 5-6-2012 at 10:48 AM

Dear Baitboy...............you are trolling again, Ok ............but remember.....this is NOT the Off Topics.


Please show us all here....where I said I was catching Roosterfish......in GB or any other spot in Baja...............

Will wait right here for your answer.
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Originally posted by baitcast
Mc fez your amazing! pray tell us when you caught your last Rooster at Gonzaga:lol:we use to get one now and then in the sixties,mostly small guys hooked two big fish right in front of PaPa's.

Some of the old pic's of some of the fish from the beach before I got my first tin boat,O by the way you got any pic's Mcfez:lol:


[Edited on 5-6-2012 by mcfez]

baitcast - 5-6-2012 at 10:50 AM

Never thought you would ask:lol: my daughters in front og the old cafe,the camp that pickup is my old powerwagon helped them put up that roof in 64,a tree I took down,had a big party that nite,and my daughters having lunch with PaPa and Chichi turtle taco's,note the shell;D
Rob

baitcast - 5-6-2012 at 11:41 AM

When giving fishing tips,direction or reports its always nice to provide accurate information which may save someone a trip,haven't you been given bum information on one of your many fishing trips,now if you have info from some personal experience that would be great.

You know maybe a picture of something anything? or a story:rolleyes:
Rob

Cypress - 5-6-2012 at 12:01 PM

I've been given some big time bad info regarding fishing in a certain body of water. Took me 4 months to determine that things weren't as advertised. And it's gone down hill since then.

mcfez, You did mention rooster fish! Didn't say you caught any, but they were on your "fish to be caught" list.:biggrin:

Skipjack Joe - 5-6-2012 at 12:14 PM

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Originally posted by baitcast



Those are some really nice cabrilla. I don't suppose they were caught from shore were they?

What is the fish your wife is holding in upper right corner?

There are still big cabrilla left if you know where to look. My son could see them near our campsite. He was fishing for triggers when he spotted one and just cast a bass worm to it. The thing took it and just ran off across the cove. He never even turned it. Sure miss that place now.

woody with a view - 5-6-2012 at 12:17 PM

"when he spotted one and just cast a bass worm to it. The thing took it and just ran off across the cove. He never even turned it."

that's the kind of story that keeps me going back time and again! the one that got away....:tumble:

baitcast - 5-6-2012 at 12:27 PM

Its a sierra thats one thing Gonzaga grew to size over the years,bigger sierra look like Wahoo pups:lol:we caught some nice cabrilla off Punta Willard on jigs while were shore bound,speaking of the punta hooked the biggest rooster while in my boat there playing around with some small sierra when this big brute inhaled my fish right along side,last seen he was headed south doing 40 knots and me with this little spinner in hand:lol:
Rob ID the fish on the top left in my right hand?

[Edited on 5-6-2012 by baitcast]

Skipjack Joe - 5-6-2012 at 12:49 PM

Then I'll tell you one more.

In retrospect we knew nothing about cabrilla fishing. My son is an independant sort who often grabs the rod and just takes off. And he experiments much more than I do.

Anyway, he rummaged through the tackle box and found an 8 inch swimbait that's been sitting there for a decade. He works his way along the boulders until he reaches a point with just massive boulders. So he casts and casts and casts with no results. Then on one retrieve an enormous fish shoots out from under his feet and grabs it. The rod bends into a complete arc as the fish dives back under the rock. No amount of pressure could stop it.

He comes running back to the camper wildeyed and out of breath. Tells me the story. There is a frantic search for more lures with him dashing back to the same point. Nothing. But the following day he's out there again and has 2 more breakoffs.

Eventually we put 2 and 2 together and start exploring the coastline. He spots a golden grouper that looks to be 15lbs and it rocks him like the others. I eventually catch up, with my bad knee. and sure enough - there he is. A magnificent specimen. But now he ignores all offerings. And so it went. No big fish landed. Used up all the lures I had. And had a great time.

baitcast - 5-6-2012 at 03:26 PM

In the early trips we had no idea what to do and having no boat made it even worse so it was trial and error and hope for the best,the northern gulf in those days was chuck full a sharks of all sizes and shapes which made for some fun things on the beach:lol:

In the evenings they would come in much closer than daytimes we would position oursleves on the beach waiting for Corvina to show and than the games began,the idea of the games was who gets the hooked fish you or the shark,one evening I hook this fish and up pops the grinner and he is getting excited ,it was a nice fish so I was trying hard to get himhe's close now and the shark is freaking out I reach down to pick up the fish and out jumps the shark right at me,I throw the the rod and fish down and fall backwards and here he comes:lol:

He beaches himself teeth snaping,he is still trying to get the fish on LAND,I let him have the fish:o

Fun and games in the gulf how I miss them.
Rob

mcfez - 5-6-2012 at 03:32 PM

This true. I didnt say I caught any. We all have our favorite to fish for. If anyone wishes to take the intent of the question and answer out of context........I can do that too if you wish.


Baitcast is just taking out his anger on me from a Off Topic debate we had. I wish not to be posting trash.....he needs to troll in the Off Topics.
Quote:
Originally posted by Cypress
I've been given some big time bad info regarding fishing in a certain body of water. Took me 4 months to determine that things weren't as advertised. And it's gone down hill since then.

mcfez, You did mention rooster fish! Didn't say you caught any, but they were on your "fish to be caught" list.:biggrin:


[Edited on 5-6-2012 by mcfez]

freediverbrian - 5-6-2012 at 05:12 PM

There are fish in Gonzaga check out my first fish in 1967, my last rooster fish in fall 2011, and many in between..








[Edited on 5-7-2012 by freediverbrian]

rts551 - 5-6-2012 at 05:18 PM

Nice fish Diver Dan.

Skipjack Joe - 5-6-2012 at 05:46 PM

All speared?

baitcast - 5-6-2012 at 05:58 PM

Nice fish but why spear a Rooster,for the eats?

mcfez - 5-6-2012 at 06:45 PM

Excellent pictures..............thx for sharing

willardguy - 5-6-2012 at 07:20 PM

baitcast, about what year were those photos taken?

mcfez - 5-6-2012 at 10:10 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by baitcast
When giving fishing tips,direction or reports its always nice to provide accurate information which may save someone a trip,haven't you been given bum information on one of your many fishing trips,now if you have info from some personal experience that would be great.

You know maybe a picture of something anything? or a story:rolleyes:
Rob




Well...........here's a picture of some pro wearing "over the knee" water boots. Those are great if a big rouge wave knocks you down into the tide...... and the boots catches the receding water. Many have drowned from that stupidity. Real smart fishing there. ......besides, I thought you have always bragged here that you are a great fisherman off your tin boat. It looks like surfing to me...in this avatar pose of you.

Speaking of your avatar.....I question why you would post such a little fish that you are holding up....in the picture. Is this some sort of trophy....perhaps the largest you got lucky to catch?

Now we did have a little contest some months ago...you showed me your tin boat...and I showed you both of mine...one was tin...the other was not. If I recall correctly....you decided to shut up at that point. You also about the same time got caught lying about your military experience....and then fessed up to being a Draft Dodger. That statement you made is indeed in the BN historic archives.

Let's not make McFez look silly ROB....................it be best that you lay down your hatchet. Are we done now with your little pee.ing game?








[Edited on 5-7-2012 by mcfez]

baitcast - 5-7-2012 at 05:30 AM

Willardguy that was 64 thru maybe 70 71,started splitting our time between PaPa's place and BOLA after that.

Mcfez you drop baitboy and all that other crap maybe we can work something out?
Rob

[Edited on 5-7-2012 by baitcast]

captain4tuna - 5-7-2012 at 06:18 AM

Wow.....bloody great.......Have by fishing gear ready to do serious fishing....Leaving manana to make our loop from Ensenada and back....Gracias David K........Where in San Felipe can we fill our tanks with fresh water? Will post photos......

Cypress - 5-7-2012 at 06:39 AM

freediverbrian, Thanks for the pics. Nice fish.:yes:

mcfez - 5-7-2012 at 06:53 AM

Absolutely.
How bout this:
No more negatives...trolls...BS...from either of us.

baitcast / McFez agree to these terms. Should I/you break these terms...I/you shall ask to be placed "Inactive Account" . Are in this agreement?
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Originally posted by /i]
Willardguy that was 64 thru maybe 70 71,started splitting our time between PaPa's place and BOLA after that.

Mcfez you drop baitboy and all that other crap maybe we can work something out?
Rob

[Edited on 5-7-2012 by baitcast]

freediverbrian - 5-7-2012 at 11:23 AM

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Originally posted by Skipjack Joe
All speared?


Yes, all speared.

baitcast - 5-7-2012 at 01:29 PM

Ill believe it when I see it until then its a go.
Rob

mcfez - 5-7-2012 at 02:23 PM

Ill believe it when I see it...........me too.

Quote:
Originally posted by baitcast
Ill believe it when I see it until then its a go.
Rob