OK, guess that means the tuna are gone again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!CortezBlue - 8-1-2013 at 08:28 AM
Military??chuckie - 8-1-2013 at 09:01 AM
We had a bunch in Mulege, targeting mackeral..14 boats once. After badmouthing them like everyone else, I pulled in close while they were pulling the
nets. I was impressed at the way they worked....a deckhand worked a firehose to drive the pelicans out of the net so they wouldnt get caught up. When
the bag was close to the surface they used a big pump to move the mackeral to the seperator..tons of mackeral. I saw only 4 fish kept which were not
mackeral..appeared to be medium grouper, allowed under commercial rules.. this took place in 60-80 feet of water right off shore the mouth of the
harbor. three boats working that spot...FYI: we had no trouble catching bait there next day...Osprey - 8-1-2013 at 10:58 AM
They were here last night and they are probably still out there now. Bad news for us because it means they have cleaned out some other area and had to
move far afield, risk more diesel and bait just guessing where fish might me.
The bad news is this: never saw that kind of fishing activity here over the last 44 years.
Good news might follow: I don't need any more fishing practice catching mackerela and if that was their target, more power to em (up to point).BajaBlanca - 8-1-2013 at 11:02 AM
I guess we just never learn ....so many places fished out and Mexico is doing the exact same thing other countries have done )):redhilltown - 8-1-2013 at 11:02 PM
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Originally posted by BajaBlanca
I guess we just never learn ....so many places fished out and Mexico is doing the exact same thing other countries have done )):
And such a shame because Mexico controls the entire Sea of Cortez...virtually no other country has that control over a sea and yet it continues to
spiral downward. San Felipe fished out and now with the road to Gonzaga, there will be nothing left there as well.Osprey - 8-2-2013 at 07:25 AM
Today's Baja Pony Express says the boats in our bay are SQUIDDERS. Sure hope so.chuckie - 8-2-2013 at 07:36 AM
They ARE commercail fishermen, after all....As I said in my post, after an up close (10 feet) observation, maybe 1 1/2 hours, I saw no violations in
terms of game fish capture.Osprey - 8-2-2013 at 08:15 AM
Typically, if they're after the big squid they use cables, winches and squid jigs so they don't represent a threat to the rest of the fishery except
they take a lot of food out of the food chain. Last big ones I caught here were so full of ammonia we couldn't find a real good way to make them tasty
like the smaller ones. Evidently ammonia is their buoyancy mechanism for going deep, then rising to the surface. Same taste treat as sucking on the
neg. post on your truck battery.
[Edited on 8-2-2013 by Osprey]chuckie - 8-2-2013 at 08:50 AM
Yup the big ones are BAD....Never have tried the car battery, I'll take your word for it...Cardon Man - 8-3-2013 at 02:36 PM
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Originally posted by chuckie
...I was impressed at the way they worked....a deckhand worked a firehose to drive the pelicans out of the net so they wouldnt get caught up....
I recently saw this report by Vince Radice, who made the Oro de Cortez video. It doesn't paint such a favorable picture of how the pelicans fare.
[url] http://www.sancarlos.tv/guaymas-commercial-sardine-fishery-preliminary-report/[/url]chuckie - 8-3-2013 at 04:48 PM
I actually didnt look at all the boats in the sea of cortez.....just 3.....rogbag - 8-5-2013 at 07:45 PM
I count at least 13 well lighted boats out there @ 8:30 this evening. They must be catching something if they are still here.windgrrl - 8-5-2013 at 07:58 PM
A semi trailer was parked on the beach near Buena Vista in February and the catch was hauled ashore all day long. This commercial operation lasted for
about 1 week. Not sure how many truck loads in total.
[Edited on 8-6-2013 by windgrrl]CaptainMark - 8-6-2013 at 08:41 AM
I've heard the Loligo Squid (small white ones) have been there recently.
