Pompano
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Pompano Fish Report #1
Okay, ... FISHING! Let me explain that I live Mulege so I mainly fish from Sta. Rosalia to Loreto..but make occasional sidetrips to the East Cape,
Mag Bay, etc....also US, Canada, and Alaska...I really like to fish!! I love my time on the water and like to share my experiences with all
interested. I've never been one to keep fishing hotspots or techniques a secret. Why hide your successes? There are plenty fish for all!
Enough palaver...let's get to fishing. These last 3 days (13th-15th) have been good for yellowtail and cabrilla using live bait and trolling
Mirrolures! Lots of fast action!
We are getting an early start, about 5:30 a.m., as I have already packed the Yarcraft openfish boat the night before. Just grab your coffee and get
aboard. First stop will be a 1/2 mile north of Mulege river entrance at Punta Prieta..where we will make bait..bigeyes and mackerel are what we'll be
jigging for
with our weighted Zabeki multi-hook rigs. (See the photo of a bigeye..good live bait for yellows, cabrilla, & grouper.) A lot of local
commercial and sportsfishermen use this spot, so if it's a little crowded this morning I know a spot about a mile further north where there's always
lots of baits...and unfortunately some pesky barracuda too! Let your weighted jig quickly to the bottom and you'll avoid most of those toothy slimes.
We will make about 6 baits per person..if you lose them all, it's time to pitch iron! Remember, the limit is 5 fish for most species. Most times we
won't be killing 5 yellows or cabrilla per person, so if you are just after filling your freezer, get out of my boat..now.
We now have enough bait in our 30 gallon livewell, so we are headed for a steady 'tail' producer about 3 miles off Pta. Chivato in 240-270 feet.
Right now the fish are real active from first light to 10:30 so we have plenty of time. We will be rigging your reel's spool with 50lb test using
circle hooks and a 3-4oz sliding egg sinker. NO swivels or other hardware..just line-sliding weight- hook. I see you know how to tie a blood cinch
or Palomar knot...good enough. That knot will never break.
Here we are at my GPS coordinates from last week. And there's already a few fishermen with 'fish on!' (Well, if you had made bait a little quicker
we would have been here a little sooner!...I figure you will try harder manana. Here's a bait-making tip..Bend the barbs down on those Zabekis and
use a spoon for a quick release..right into the livewell.)
Now let's each net-dip a bait and punch the circle hook completely through the nose just below the eyes...it really doesn't hurt that much, except
when you get the barb a long ways into your thumb...or my lab pup tries to eat a bigeye for breakfast...like today. We let the bait freespool down to
the 245 foot bottom and crank it back up about 10 feet...then back to freespool with just the clicker on to hold the bait at that level...you might
have to adjust from time to time to compensate for wave or swell action taking some line. Keep attentive...try not to fall asleep, okay? Let's do
one deep and the other just flylinging with no weight..line, hook, and bait, that's it. Let that one out a long ways...let it swim down, down,
down...and wait for the hit.
Now we're set...and suddenly the clicker goes ...zzzz...zzzzzzzzz....zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz..and you've got the rod back in your hands and
whammo!..you throw the reel into gear and set that hook HARD! You try to cross that fish's eyes! But it just peees him off and now he's headed for
the bottom...BUZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!!!!! You're not stopping him very fast...I would tighten up that drag a little..now. Okay, now he's slowed up and
it's time to show him who's boss. Pump and reel time. Keep it up...he's gonna take a little back now and then, but you are stronger and that rod is
not going to break. Pump and reel...pump and reel. Where did you put your lunch, by the way?
Good man, I see color...My God, that's a big one..might go 40 lbs or more. Keep that line tight and get him closer to my gaff...easy now...easy..a
little closer...THERE!...Madre Dios!!...okay, okay, I'll get him next time..GOT HIM!...oof, jeez, nice fish! You cut him right away and tailrope him
over the side to bleed out. Take a picture and get back to fishing or take a short break and look around.
That's Tortuga over to the north-northeast and San Marcos to the left towards Sta. Rosalia. Pta. Chivato is close by to the west. Very little wind
and no swells at all. Surface temperature is 65.8 degrees. Bright skies. Couldn't be a better day.
Okay, we got 5 nice yellows..and broke a couple off..let's call it a day on them and head over to Sta. Inez's 'Lighthouse Island' and try trolling
some Mirrolures for cabrilla. Why cabrilla, you ask? Well it's Valentine's Day and that fish is my wife's favorite so let's go catch her a dinner.
We can troll 3 lines if you're experiened enough to keep them untangled...2 if not. I abhore tangles and can get crotchedy if you don't pay
attention. Remember, we are a long swim from shore and I like to fish with chum.
So here we are in 30-60 feet just offshore of that island...lots of rocks down there and the screen shows mucho pescado! Get those 9" Mirrolures...I
don't care what color...tied directly onto your mono with nothing else, no swivels, etc..nothing at all...just another Palomar knot or your favorite
trolling knot will do. Get it back behind mine a little bit...cuz I want the first hit, stupid! We now have them all back there about 150 feet or
so...we don't want them too close to the boat. We are going to vary our speed from 3-7 knots and change direction often...that's most likely when the
fish will hit..on a change of speed and/or direction. Skirting the reefs below, we nail a nice 12 pounder right off the bat! He fights hard to the
gaff, but you get him in okay. NICE cabrilla. Let's take one more, then head home..it's been a long day already and we still have to gas up, fillet
fish, clean the boat, have a couple cool ones, enlarge our fish stories for the ladies, and shower for that Valentine's dinner.
After that, we get ready for tomorrow. What would you like to try for? And where?
[Edited on 10-16-2005 by Pompano]
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Pompano
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I do what the voices in my tackle box tell me.
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Pompano
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I do what the voices in my tackle box tell me.
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Pompano
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I do what the voices in my tackle box tell me.
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Bruce R Leech
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Get it On here that is the kind of thang that interests a lot of people.
Bruce R Leech
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Frigatebird
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Heck I'm worn out
Reading your report put me there. Thanks.
Is that Tortuga in your 3rd photo?
Avatar courtesy of Herb 
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Pompano
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Frigatebird....
Yes, that is Tortuga on upper right corner of photo. From our spot nearer Pta. Chivato we are about 20 miles from that island.
I do what the voices in my tackle box tell me.
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djh
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Great read! I'm not sure which is best, the fishing or the reading... Perhaps this is a new genre of let's see... fiction, non-fiction and
Fichin'.. tips the (fish) scales for me..
I have a great tune... "Fishin in Montana" that a fine old flyfishing compadre (and amazing musician) near Missoula wrote... I don't think he ever
recorded it... saved it for special overnighters on those St. Joe, Flathead, Kootenai river trips...
I'll sing you that song some day! Huihsin and I are determined to find a little niche in Mulege or Loreto. We'll be back March 27 April 3 to look
some more...
Thanks again Pompano!
djh.
Its all just stuff and some numbers.
A day spent sailing isn\'t deducted from one\'s life.
Peace, Love, and Music
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Thanks for the report. Would you like to hear the traffic report for San Diego? 
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BornFisher
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You`re killing me!! Keep the repots coming por favor!!!
Reminds me of last summer when I was getting in on the GREAT yellowtail fishing we had in SoCAl. Mostly fishing by myself, out about sunrise, in by
noon or eairler, deal with fish, siesta, bar/beer/dinner, do it again the next day---- I told my wife-- "Yeah we have the money to do more, but there
is nothing I`d rather do"!!!
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This little guy was caught off SF last week
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Price
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FISHING IN SAN FELIPE
Any info on fishing in San Felipe ?
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