Strange Start for Loreto

It has been a strange start to the summer season in Loreto. Here in southern Oregon summer has been late and my tomatoes got wiped out by a mid-may frost. It appears that this cold weather has been affecting things all the way down.

Sadinas have been hard to get and the dorado are just starting to show up. Lee Baermann has posted a series of Loreto reports over the last week and a half on Dan Blanton's bulletin board. He had the good fortune of the first charter in Captain Francisco's new boat. Here's Francisco with the first fish in the new panga.

I'm jealous.

Nice fish Lee! - that is the biggest pargo I've seen in the Loreto area.

Rooster Release

This is where all rooster fish should go after you've had your fun with them. Terje Bendiksby of Norway fished for nine days out of La Paz and reports excellent fishing for roosters. This big boy was estimated at 25 kilos - that's over 50 pounds! It seems like a good year for pez gallo with reports of good action from Loreto to La Paz and the East Cape.

Cool Old Movie

Check this out. Views of Ensenada, Bahia Tortugas, Bahia Magdelena and Cabo San Lucas from 1949.

April Steel

OK,
I haven't been able to post in a while. It's been a great springer run here on the Rouge River and I've been busy. I'm itching to get back to Baja but for now I wanted to share this great photo of a Feather River Steelhead caught by Mike E. in April.