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Early Loreto Dorado - Pilot Whales and Porpoise
After a steady diet of yellowtail for a couple of months I was lured offshore yesterday by persistent reports of billfish in the canyon. In six hours
of trolling east of Isla Catalana in glassy water where a tail would have been visible for half a mile I saw no sign of marlin, but did find some
early dorado willing to bite on marlin feathers in 68 degree water. Although not big enough to be keepers in July, some were bigger than the peanuts
that usually swarm up the canyon in April, and I brought home a couple of 12 - 15 pounders for friends with a taste for some early season mahi.
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There were several pods of frisky pilot whales in the area.
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and cavorting porpoise
[Edited on 3-21-2011 by bill erhardt]
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great photos...
Good to see you are back out on the water, after the theft.
I just drove the entire length of baja 2 days ago and looked for your trailer the whole way...no luck.
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Nice photos, Bill. When do the sailfish generally arrive?
Christopher Bruno, Elk Grove, CA.
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Who said White Dolfins can't jump!!!!
That guy is way the hell up there!
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaBruno
Nice photos, Bill. When do the sailfish generally arrive? |
Thanks, Chris. May is a good rule of thumb for sails out of Loreto. Usually schoolie dorado and a few stripers show up outside by mid-April, and by
May the dorado are bigger and sailfish have joined the party. Seaweed paddies usually don't develop, if they do develop, until June or July so it is
necessary to burn some gas and troll for the early dorado. Local pangueros don't troll, as a general rule, and usually fish for yellowtail until
paddies and other surface structure shows up to hold the dorado.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by fishabductor
Who said White Dolfins can't jump!!!!
That guy is way the hell up there! |
Thanks for keeping a lookout.
The pilot whales were frisky yesterday, too. They were jumping out of the water, and I don't think I've ever seen them do that before.
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Thanks !! great to see ! 
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The Dolphins are Bottlenose and they do jump!
Strive For The Ideal, But Deal With What\'s Real.
Every day is a new day, better than the day before.(from some song)
Lord, Keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth.
“The sincere pursuit of truth requires you to entertain the possibility that everything you believe to be true may in fact be false”
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Beautiful !!!
Can't wait....
We'll be in town Thursday :-).
Save me some sunshine . . . and fish !
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bill; thanks for the pics...it gives us hope up here in mulege...this is a nice early indicator...this has been such a cold, cold, windy, windy winter
and it's nice to, hopefully, see that light at the end of the tunnel...any word on your trailer; everyone is all eyes, here. m.
dyslexia is never having to say you\'re yrros.
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Great photos! That glassy weather's been holding for days.
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Beautiful Bill!!!!!!!!!!!
carpe diem!
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