jadams
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Gonzaga fishing
What would be better to fish in Gonzaga, the end of January or mid February?
Thanks Jim
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TMW
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Not much difference in Jan and Feb. The change starts in mid-March.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by jadams
What would be better to fish in Gonzaga, the end of January or mid February?
Thanks Jim |
I concur with TW. I'll add that it is windy there.
There is good action if you wish to do bottom fishing in the bay.....I've always had decent luck. The other is Trigger fishing.....a very good fish to
go after during those months.
Ever had Trigger fish? Cook it right, and it tastes like lobster. Seriously.
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agree agree agree! mcfez is right that trigger is really REALLY tasty...just bring a sharp knife...I actually cheat and use culinary shears once I
have "gained entrance" into the beast...
since the fishing is the same I would probably check to see if there are any holidays/events/races you might want to avoid during that time....or
attend!
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When you filet the triggerfish, start by inserting the knife blade into the gill opening and making two cuts, one up and one down. Use these to start
the fileting process. I picked it up from watching the locals. There are a couple of other tricks that are hard to describe but once you have it
down you can rattle them out.
I eat a lot of trigger tacos in baja, one of my favorite fish.
MMmmmmm....cochi!
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If Chef McFez may add to these great cooking posts....
I take the trigger and simply gut the fish......leaving everything on..head to tail. Build a open flame fire using dead ocotillo or other catus. Cook
till tender...remove. Sweeze on the lime juice and a swipe of melted butter. Oh yeah!!!!!
[Edited on 12-9-2011 by mcfez]
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Trigger fish are OK, but far down the list of choice fish. Nothing to get excited about and definitly not something worth traveling any great distance
to fish for.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Cypress
Trigger fish are OK, but far down the list of choice fish. Nothing to get excited about and definitly not something worth traveling any great distance
to fish for. |
Depends on who you ask I suppose.
Not all of us are into doing Tuna and such everyday....sometimes it's great to travel for a day's worth of fishing ......when the big game is not in
season 
Looks like good fun here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIQtwOSOFX8
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Cypress
Trigger fish are OK, but far down the list of choice fish. Nothing to get excited about and definitly not something worth traveling any great distance
to fish for. |
That's a very funny yet ironic post Cypress. I cannot begin to tell you how many people drive "great distances" for the legendary Baja fishing only to
be forced to subsist on trigger.
Most are more than surprised that trigger is excellent fare
and as far as I'm concerned it's top notch.
Beats the heck out of yellowtail (Bleh--and I don't care how it's served) any day.
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Thanks for your responses, I'm looking for somewhere close and easy to get to like Gonzaga just to hang out and get my line wet. I've caught triggers
in front of the campo(south campos) but never tried to clean one but going to give it a try
Thanks Jim
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| Quote: | | Originally posted by KaceyJI cannot begin to tell you how many people drive "great distances" for the legendary Baja fishing only to be
forced to subsist on trigger. |
Add me to that list. I subsisted on trigger fish for 5 months. Don't get me wrong, trigger fish taste very good, but a little variety would have been
appreciated.
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All eatable fish is good, just some better than others.
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cut into 1/2 inch squares .. soak in lime juice 5 - 10 minutes .... eat.
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