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Jellyfish?

Jaybo - 2-12-2013 at 10:37 PM

are the jellyfish out this time of year? We plan to do some snorkeling and at least some wading - I know all about the shuffle if walking ..

David K - 2-12-2013 at 10:54 PM

Where? Sting rays are what you shuffle for. If you mean sting rays then April is when they mate in Bahia de L.A. but Baja has 3000 miles of coastline.

Jaybo - 2-12-2013 at 10:59 PM

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Originally posted by David K
Where? Sting rays are what you shuffle for. If you mean sting rays then April is when they mate in Bahia de L.A. but Baja has 3000 miles of coastline.


Err hehe.. Stingrays , yeah those .. Sorry, brain fart from working too many hours at work and planning/packing for the trip! I was thinking Gonzaga and possibly Mulege/Loreto area or wherever the water was reasonably warmish :)

David K - 2-12-2013 at 11:03 PM

No warm anything this time of year... A big campfire on the beach at Gonzaga Bay would be great any month, however!

Skipjack Joe - 2-13-2013 at 12:52 AM

You'll need a wetsuit for snorkling. The water should be below 60 everywhere. You could go for quick swims (10 min) and then come out and warm up. That's if you're over 10. The young ones will stay in until their lips turn blue (shaking convulsively as they tell you through chattering teeth that they're quite warm. LOL)

There aren't many jellyfish in April. The rays, however, will be in the usual places: San Lucas Cove, Concepcion Bay, Pacific lagoons, etc.

The warmest body of water is probably Mag Bay, but who wants to go snorkeling there.

dean miller - 2-13-2013 at 01:20 AM

What did people do before wet suits?

Set on the beach?

And say Lordy! Lordy! I wish some one would invent at wet suit?

Let them experience the water with out thermal protection..

SDM

chuckie - 2-13-2013 at 03:58 AM

41 degrees in Mulege when I put the boat in the water couple days ago, and windy, Dean. I doubt many folks would stay in the water long..

Osprey - 2-13-2013 at 07:08 AM

The 3000 mile swath of warm water in the Pacific right now is still in place all the way east across the SOC and touching the mainland. It is 69º and loooooaded with jellyfish --- so much food for the fish that the fish are not biting down here like they would be if the water were regularly colder now, did not hold so much food for gamefish and turtles, dorado, etc. Lots of marlin and dorado reported up by 88 at Cerallvo island north of us.

SFandH - 2-13-2013 at 08:59 AM

I'm a distance swimmer and spend A LOT of time in the water in Bahia Concepcion. There seems to always be some stingrays, at times more than other times. I don't walk into the water without a pair of water shoes. They provide significant protection and of course make walking on rocks and sharp stuff easy.

water shoes

[Edited on 2-13-2013 by SFandH]

LaTijereta - 2-13-2013 at 09:48 AM

Water Temps... Typical for Loreto this time of year..

http://www.tempbreak.com/index.php?&cwregion=ml#

Martyman - 2-13-2013 at 10:10 AM

Water shoes wil not protect you from sting rays.

Pompano - 2-13-2013 at 10:37 AM

Some water shoes are better than nothing....and SOME water shoes are better than others, like the Ray-guard ones with ankle protection. The problem with them is...they are mucho dinero and clod-hopper heavy.

I always have a pair of water shoes aboard my boat or when taking a stroll down a shelly beach.

Jellyfish are there, too. Very common danger snorkeling around Bay of Conception. You can see them quite clearly through your facemask. Little guys hanging in the water, usually from the surface, and are easily detected ...AFTER YOUR LIPS AND CHEEKS START BURNING!!

Here's some useful information on sting rays, jellyfish, and man-o-wars encountered in Baja waters.

http://www.bajainsider.com/baja-life/health/stingraysjellyfi...

David K - 2-13-2013 at 11:29 AM

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Originally posted by Pompano
Some water shoes are better than nothing....and SOME water shoes are better than others, like the Ray-guard ones with ankle protection. The problem with them is...they are mucho dinero and clod-hopper heavy.

I always have a pair of water shoes aboard my boat or when taking a stroll down a shelly beach.

Jellyfish are there, too. Very common danger snorkeling around Bay of Conception. You can see them quite clearly through your facemask. Little guys hanging in the water, usually from the surface, and are easily detected ...AFTER YOUR LIPS AND CHEEKS START BURNING!!

Here's some useful information on sting rays, jellyfish, and man-o-wars encountered in Baja waters.

http://www.bajainsider.com/baja-life/health/stingraysjellyfi...


That is an excellent link Roger! Thank you... I didn't even know there were stone fish in Baja. When I lived in Darwin, Australia, the stone fish were a serious issue along with the man'o wars and box jellies. Swimming was forbidden in the wet season because of them.

SFandH - 2-13-2013 at 12:12 PM

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Originally posted by Martyman
Water shoes wil not protect you from sting rays.


It's better to have them on than not. Good ones offer considerable protection, especially from the slicing, glancing strikes. I was hit twice by stingrays before I started wearing water shoes. Both times it was a shallow slice on the top of my foot, probably as the startled ray swam away. Still very painful. A water shoe with a rubber or neoprene top would have prevented the injuries. Way better than going barefoot.

Jaybo - 2-13-2013 at 12:23 PM

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Originally posted by SFandH
Quote:
Originally posted by Martyman
Water shoes wil not protect you from sting rays.


It's better to have them on than not. Good ones offer considerable protection, especially from the slicing, glancing strikes. I was hit twice by stingrays before I started wearing water shoes. Both times it was a shallow slice on the top of my foot, probably as the startled ray swam away. Still very painful. A water shoe with a rubber or neoprene top would have prevented the injuries. Way better than going barefoot.


Yeah I picked these up last night:

Water shoes

[Edited on 2-13-2013 by Jaybo]

durrelllrobert - 2-13-2013 at 09:29 PM

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Originally posted by Jaybo
are the jellyfish out this time of year? We plan to do some snorkeling and at least some wading - I know all about the shuffle if walking ..
Raw jelly fish are tasty sprinkled with vinegar and sugar. Had them once in S. Korea

Skipjack Joe - 2-14-2013 at 12:00 AM

I don't believe there are stonefish in baja. The picture looks like that of a scorpionfish, or "sculpin" as they are called in southern california.

Yes they are painful, but delicious. They make an excellent chowder.

chuckie - 2-14-2013 at 03:19 AM

I have been using a pair of wader boots, that are normally worn over stocking foot waders Velcro closures, felt bottoms...Cabelas..

Pompano - 2-14-2013 at 11:46 AM

Water shoes to protect those tender feet.... and for just knocking around...Here you are!

Voted by a panel of stingrays to be...'The Ugliest Shoes in Baja'...and maybe those legs, too!!

Mulegena - 2-14-2013 at 11:47 AM

While out for a hike I jumped in the sea by Mulege on Feb. 1, clothes 'n all, for a good 10 minute dip. It was cold at first, but then warm.

Bring a 3-mil wetsuit and you'll be fine.

mcfez - 2-15-2013 at 06:17 AM

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Originally posted by David K
No warm anything this time of year... A big campfire on the beach at Gonzaga Bay would be great any month, however!



This is a true statement David K, indeed.

Just a bit off the topic.......water shoes were mentioned earlier........water shoes are not sandels as I have seen folks in the water with these. Sandels offer zero protection against the jellys....

monoloco - 2-15-2013 at 07:34 AM

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Originally posted by Pompano
Some water shoes are better than nothing....and SOME water shoes are better than others, like the Ray-guard ones with ankle protection. The problem with them is...they are mucho dinero and clod-hopper heavy.

I always have a pair of water shoes aboard my boat or when taking a stroll down a shelly beach.

Jellyfish are there, too. Very common danger snorkeling around Bay of Conception. You can see them quite clearly through your facemask. Little guys hanging in the water, usually from the surface, and are easily detected ...AFTER YOUR LIPS AND CHEEKS START BURNING!!

Here's some useful information on sting rays, jellyfish, and man-o-wars encountered in Baja waters.

http://www.bajainsider.com/baja-life/health/stingraysjellyfi...
Years ago we met a guy at Campo Rene that wore ski boots with holes drilled in them. Talk about clod hopper heavy.