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Features from Western Outdoor News related to fishing south of the border in Baja California and mainland Mexico.
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Editor
Mexico
Wheaton
Pound
South Of The Border
Rockfish
Old Things
Chris
San Quintin
San Quintin’s people, fishing and cuisine never disappoint
Staying at the Old Mill Hotel, former WON editor Pat McDonell and IGFA rep. Chris Wheaton filled the cooler with fillets, whacked 15-pound class yellows (8) the first day Tuesday in high spots on yo-yo’d iron and then went after rockfish and lings the rest of the day and Wednesday.
a woman and two children on a boat with a fish
La Paz finally gets some summer consistency on dorado
L.A. BAY’S YELLOWTAIL cooperated on a family outing for Capt. Juan Cook. He is now operating for the rest of the summer out of San Quintin Bay.
two men standing next to each other holding fish
San Jose Del Cabo
La Paz
Summer
Angler
Blue Marlin
Cruisers
Sport Fishing
Grouper
La Paz finally gets some summer consistency on dorado
GORDO BANKS PANGAS saw increased numbers of dorado showing up, though the majority were smaller sized fish, but again a couple of much larger bulls over 50 pounds were reported from a cruiser fishing near Cabrillo Seamount, but also scattered throughout the region, striking on a variety of trolled feathers and rigging baits.
a woman holding up a big fish on the side of a beach with blue skies in the background
Red Snapper
San Lucas
Baja California
Fishing Trip
Summer Season
La Paz finally gets some summer consistency on dorado
PISCES CABO ANGLER Whitney Becker with a 44-pound dorado on the Tag III charterboat.
a man on a boat holding a big fish
East Cape
Marlin
La Paz finally gets some summer consistency on dorado
ROY THUN OF Valencia and his son Garrett had an ideal fishing trip to the East Cape where on the second day on the water they scored some huge roosters, going four for six on the pez gallos, 40 to 80 pounds.
a man and woman on a boat holding up a large red fish with their hands
Yellowfin Tuna
La Paz finally gets some summer consistency on dorado
IT’S SUMMERTIME, BUT big mullet snapper (pargo liso) have been showing up and spawning in the shallows near Cerralvo Island and just outside of Bahia Muertos and Las Arenas. Mark Buchanan and Diana Hernandez from San Diego hooked into several of these over the reef.
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Atlanta
La Paz finally gets some summer consistency on dorado
CELEBRATING HIS BACHELOR party, long-time Tailhunter Sportfishing angler Leif Dover from Atlanta brought his buddy, Brian O’Neil with him. Their first day fishing out of Las Arenas/ Muertos Bay they loaded up early on dorado then went chasing pargo and snapper in the shallows.
two men standing on the beach with a big fish and fishing rod in their hands
Jansen
Striper
Tomorrow Is Another Day
Sportsman
Two By Two
Snook
Fox Sports
It’s all about the kids
HIS SON ALAN loves to fish and to underscore that fact, Jansen sent me a photo of him holding a huge snook caught from the beach.
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Destinations
Dubai
Deep Sea Fishing
Deep Sea
Fishing Trips
Marlin Fishing
Best Fishing
814-pound blue biggest marlin in years for Cabo
THE PISCES FLEET’S 28-foot Andrea released3 striped marlin beginning the week, between Golden Gate and Migrino on mackerel bait and also landed a 30-pound yellowtail on mackerel for John Craegn and Mike Hoback from Seattle.
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Pisces
Fleet
814-pound blue biggest marlin in years for Cabo
CATCHING THE 814-POUND blue marlin was the group of California anglers who fished aboard the 31-foot Tiburon, a Pisces Fleet sportfisher. The battle lasted six hours. Anglers were Dennis Poudel, Mark Molnar, Sam Ferrans and Curtis Paul.
Related searches
Marlin fishing
Blue marlin
Yellowfin tuna
Puerto escondido
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814-pound blue biggest marlin in years for Cabo
THE HUGE MARLIN could not be brought into the 31-foot BertramTiburon which does not have a transom door, so crews of the La Brisa and Reels ‘N Dirt helped secure the blue marlin for the ride home.
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Cabo San Lucas
Boat
Surf Fishing
Puerto Escondido
Los Cabos
Baja wind persists, but spring is coming
ROGER THOMPSON FORMERLY from Long Beach has a house at La Ventana near La Paz and was slow trolling a sardine in about 20 feet of water when this hog yellowtail hit. He got 3 to the boat and lost a freight train he couldn’t stop on a Salas jig.
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Surfs
Lakewood
Baja wind persists, but spring is coming
DEBBIE WALDEN FROM Lakewood was out visiting her sister Donna Thompson, right, this past week near La Paz. Donna has lots of experience on big Baja fish and they were out at the north end of Cerralvo Island when they hit breaking yellowtail. This guy hit and both ladies had fun tag-teaming it to get it to the boat.
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Baja
Long Beach
Outdoors Adventure
Baja wind persists, but spring is coming
Baja wind persists, but spring is coming
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San Diego
Baja wind persists, but spring is coming
Baja wind persists, but spring is coming
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Baja wind persists, but spring is coming
GET YOUR ANNUAL PASSPORT for Mexican biospheres through californiasportfishing.org. It replaces only the $5 daily wristband. Its primary use for skiff anglers from San Diego is to provide access to the Coronados.
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Outdoor
Winter
Pacific
Sierra
Mackerel
Searching for sierra
PACIFIC SIERRA MACKEREL (scomberomorus sierra) are known as a winter and early spring fish.
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Puerto
Island
Escondido
Outpost
Baja Sur warm and calm, the fish are lovin’ it
OUTPOST CHARTERS OUT of Puerto Escondido fished Saturday at El Seco, a pinnacle off Catalan Island, and scored yellows 22 to 35 pounds on live mackerel at 120 feet in rough conditions.
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Southern CA Saltwater Fishing, Long Range Fishing, San Diego, Bluefin Tuna, Sherrie Cagle
JACOB JONES WITH the 50-pound class Star wahoo he dreamed of.
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Saltwater Fishing
160 Pounds
Tuna
Saltwater
Southern CA Saltwater Fishing, Long Range Fishing, San Diego, Bluefin Tuna, Sherrie Cagle
SHERRIE CAGLE WITH a fat 160-pound ‘Lupe yellowfin caught aboard the RP.
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Stripes
Fishing
Concert
The Enchantments
Kenny Loggins
Band
Him Band
Stars and Stripes Tournament an adventure with purpose
TO ADD TO the enchantment of the evening, he introduced Kenny Loggins and his Band who provided an inspired performance late into the night, setting the stage for the remainder of the week’s tournament and nightly events.
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Cranky
Tournaments
Cabo
Sea
Stars and Stripes Tournament an adventure with purpose
WEATHER WAS IDEAL for the golfers, but the cranky sea left fishing less than wide open — the highlight of the day was a 175-pound yellowfin tuna landed aboard “Fish Cabo” plus a few dorado and handful of released striped marlin. PHOTOS BY GARY GRAHAM
two men standing in shallow water holding up a large fish that is caught on the beach
Newport
Muertos
The Outsiders
Beast
Baja Fishing Report, Baja Fishing, Cabo San Lucas, El Nino, Mike Miller, Newport Beach
DOUG OCLASSEN HAS been fishing with the Tailhunter Fleet for years and comes every year. He picked up two huge wahoo one-after-the-other including this beast while fishing with Captain Jorge of the Tailhunter Fleet just outside of Bahia de los Muertos.
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Bahia
Baja Fishing Report, Baja Fishing, Cabo San Lucas, El Nino, Mike Miller, Newport Beach
KURT GALLOW GOT a beast of a dogtooth snapper in shallow waters on a live mackerel just off the rocks near Punta Perrico by Muertos Bay. He was fishing with Captain Armando of the Tailhunter Fleet and Kurt’s wife, Brenda. They’re from Castle Rock WA.
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Nice
Cattle
Rick
Baja Fishing Report, Baja Fishing, Cabo San Lucas, El Nino, Mike Miller, Newport Beach
RICK SKAARAR IS a cattle rancher rom Arizona on his first trip to La Paz and landed several nice wahoo including this one with Captain Gerardo of the Tailhunter Fleet. He also picked up some nice dorado fishing near Punta Arenas.
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Bay
Baja Fishing Report, Baja Fishing, Cabo San Lucas, El Nino, Mike Miller, Newport Beach
BAY OF L.A. turned out some nice fish for Doug Coffey who returned from a three-day trip, and among the better catches were a pargo by Steve Bergdahl, yellowtail by Greg Sprague, Steve Bergdal and Bruce Micheel, and a 16-pound cabrilla.
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Fish
California
Turn Ons
Baja Fishing Report, Baja Fishing, Cabo San Lucas, El Nino, Mike Miller, Newport Beach
BAY OF L.A. turned out some nice fish for Doug Coffey who returned from a three-day trip, and among the better catches were a pargo by Steve Bergdahl, yellowtail by Greg Sprague, Steve Bergdal and Bruce Micheel, and a 16-pound cabrilla.
three people holding up a fish on the beach
Diego
Baja Fishing Report, Baja Fishing, Cabo San Lucas, John Dloughy, Yellowfin Tuna, Roosterfish
PRESIDENT OF THE San Diego Anglers Dwayne Petanaude with his wife Debbie brought a group of club members and started things off with a trophy wahoo caught just outside of Bahia de los Muertos near Punta Perrico. He was fishing with Captain Armando of the Tailhunter Fleet.
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Huntington Beach
Huntington
Bait
North
Baja Fishing Report, Baja Fishing, Cabo San Lucas, John Dloughy, Yellowfin Tuna, Roosterfish
HUNTINGTON BEACH ANGLER Mark Garrity was fishing for the first time in La Paz and got one of the larger dorado of the early season with this bull caught on live bait north of the city near Espirito Santo Island with Tailhunter Sportfishing.
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Fort Lauderdale
Key Largo
Lauderdale
Key
Lucas
Baja Fishing Report, Baja Fishing, Cabo San Lucas, John Dloughy, Yellowfin Tuna, Roosterfish
RANCHO LEONERO PANGAS got into the yellowfin tuna and others special last week as action on the East Cape went off with long periods of calm weather.