Don Alley
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stinky dead fish
We put the kayaks in at Doctor's Point, aka El Bajo, just north of Loreto, this morning. Just north of the point, close inshore, were hundreds of dead
fish. Stinky!
Giant damselfish, angelfish, many, many small 1-2 inch fish, sargeant majors, an eel, a few squid, a hawkfish, lots of puffers, many many small
anchovie-like fish. The water was green, murky, I wonder if there was some kind of algae or dinoflagellate type kill.
There were still many reef fish in the area, and none seemed in distress. Fishing was poor, but not far away, off Doctor's Point, fishing remained
very good for barred pargo, ladyfish, an occasional yellowtail snapper, maybe too many creole fish, but no cabrilla today. All caught on cast
megabaits jigs.
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bajajudy
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Stinky squid
This morning on our walk we saw about 100 dead squid washed up on the beach. They were about 8-10 inches long and red. Dont have time right now to
look them up.
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Phil S
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Don. Is Doctor's Point an o.k. place to leave vehicles while off kayaking the area? Been tempted several times I've been there, but don't know how
safe it's been in the past!!!!!!
Did you stop by at the new restaurant coming back to Loreto to eat, just south of Doctor's Point? I made several attempts to go up there last
winter, but got sidetracked each time.
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Don Alley
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Is Doctor's Point OK for vehicles? I really don't know...I've taken my 1991 F150 up there many times and never had a problem. Just in case I leave
nothing to steal except the spare tire, kayak wheels and straps.
I have not heard of any problems there.
I have not stopped at La Picazon restaurant yet. We would have yesterday but they're closed Sunday and Monday.
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Hook
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With all the other good fishing in the area....
....I wonder if it was bycatch from commercial netting?????
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Don Alley
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Hook
....I wonder if it was bycatch from commercial netting????? |
But the mesh would have to be tiny to kill all those anchovy type fish and other small fish, wouldn't it?
A neighbor thinks it was dynamite. He says the local panga longliners use it to get bait quickly. 
I went south of Ensenada Blance on the yak today...fishing was poor, several commercials working the points and another gillnet at the isla we were
at.
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flyfishinPam
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Have you reported this to the Marine Park?
| Quote: | Originally posted by Don Alley
| Quote: | Originally posted by Hook
....I wonder if it was bycatch from commercial netting????? |
But the mesh would have to be tiny to kill all those anchovy type fish and other small fish, wouldn't it?
A neighbor thinks it was dynamite. He says the local panga longliners use it to get bait quickly.
I went south of Ensenada Blance on the yak today...fishing was poor, several commercials working the points and another gillnet at the isla we were
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What makes your neighbor think it was dynamite? If the fish were caught in a net then removed they will usually have marks from the net but if not
them who knows? I think this is definately worth reporting to the Marine Park. I see this is from the 14th of May (mothers day americano). Will ask
my captains if they've seen anything similar.
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I have seen this a couple of times in Baja and I think it may be related to a zooplankton bloom which takes the oxygen out of the water. Last year we
had some rather large blooms around San Bruno and at least once there were dead fish. The water takes on a real red cast.
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