Tropical storm my ass in the eye of the storm

Tropical Storm IVO

Well, it was kind of nice to get some much needed rain.   The ocean was churned up, and the winds were around 25 mph, and it rained for a day and half.  Not too much happened.

The seas are calming down right now and the port is open.  The dorado always go nuts after a storm, so its time to go fishing.

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Sometimes I just take the ball & run with it!!! In this case, I just had to go fishing….this time with a fly rod! In Cabo….. of course Marlin, Dorado????? Lets go!! Then the phenominon of being so lucky or was it fate???? to cross paths with Grant Hartman. I been with other outfits in Cabo, some are ok, some drop the ball….(yuk!) Then some are Grant Hartman, Baja Anglers! Passion for the sport, the moment and your satisfaction! Guys, Gals……do not waste anytime going anywhere else! Even if you don’t want to throw a fly rod…. (you will though, and Grant will explain, with great detail and Passion!) It will be in the end, one of the most memorable things you do in your life! Grant, Thank you!!! The memory of that Marlin two incehs away from my fly on Day 1, and my 38lb Dorado and triple hook ups on Day 2 live in my memory like it was yesterday!!!! I’ll stop working so hard one day this fall and we’ll pick the ball (FLY!) up again! Michael Lake Tahoe

I just came across this review and thought I would share it

Early morning turtle on the beach post laying her eggs

Stephen and Lisa Gion catching dorado on the fly

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A few shots of a 20# plus roosterfish off the beach, note the fly in his mouth..

 

 

This photo was taken by Mi Amigo Steve Cali. Grant hard to work East Cape Rooster-fishing

Dan Finstad fishing report

Hi Grant,

We had a great time and the Baho Anglers shirt fit perfect. 

 We are seasoned off shore fishermen and have never had a 60 fish day on any prior ocean fishing trips.  All our fish last Friday were caught in the first 3 hours of fishing. 
We could have easily caught 100 fish if we hadn't decided to try to get a rooster fish for the last hour of the trip. We will save that event for a future trip.  Your captain and mate were top shelf and worked hard to keep us on fish and avoid line tangles.  We had double and triple on lines for much of the morning. 

You will see us again. 

Dan Finstad

Rain Day in Cabo

Not too many of these, we enjoy it. Forecast is bright n sunny tomorrow

Short fishing update Aug 9th

The offshore fishing for marlin and dorado is still very good..  The dorado are mostly on the small side, and are great fun for the family.  Some bigger Do-Dos up to 30# are also being caught.

The inshore fishing is pretty good right now.. Big roosterfish and snappers along the Pacific coastline..Lots of fun to be had there...

August and September is traditionally the slow tourist time in Cabo, but the fishing is usually very good... We have flat seas, and calm winds.. Daytime highs around 95 and night times in the 70s.

Grant

Grant Hartman

Baja Anglers

Website:   baja-anglers.com

Blog/daily fishing reports http://baja-anglers.blogspot.com/

Grant Hartman's Baja Anglers YouTube Videos:  http://www.youtube.com/user/BajaGrant

E-mail:  info@baja-anglers.com

Phone Mexico(624)143-4995

Phone US (619) 955-7026

Max and Sebastian Colin with a nice dorado

Grant Hartman

Baja Anglers

Website:   baja-anglers.com

Blog/daily fishing reports http://baja-anglers.blogspot.com/

Grant Hartman's Baja Anglers YouTube Videos:  http://www.youtube.com/user/BajaGrant

E-mail:  info@baja-anglers.com

Phone Mexico(624)143-4995

Phone US (619) 955-7026

Ryan and Paul Finstad with some fun dorado

Grant Hartman

Baja Anglers

Website:   baja-anglers.com

Blog/daily fishing reports http://baja-anglers.blogspot.com/

Grant Hartman's Baja Anglers YouTube Videos:  http://www.youtube.com/user/BajaGrant

E-mail:  info@baja-anglers.com

Phone Mexico(624)143-4995

Phone US (619) 955-7026

Blast from the past

Every once in a while I thought I would share some memories from my fishing in Mexico over the last 32 years..

These are some shots of me and a few friends (Ricardo Hopkins and Bill Ogelslauger) bass fishing the lake Cajon De Pena in the mid 80s.  Ricardo bought the bass and paid to have the fish transported from the Mexico City hatchery and then stocked in Cajon De Pena... We started fishing it a few years later.  Those were the best of times.. Tons of bass and no one but a few locals on the lake. Top water, plastic, flies, it was a super fishing lake, and it wasnt uncommon to have bass on the lines all day long.  These fish werent the monster Florida bass, but were nice fish up to 8 to 10 lbs..and were they great eating, not like the fish up north...  Thats Esmerelda with Bill... She adopted us and she and her husband  Domingo took care of camp while we fished.. We even left the boat and motor with them.  In The mid 90s Cajon de Pena changed forever, the bass club in Guadalajara found out about it and also the sport fisherman from Puerta Vallarta, so it got it crowded and the bass have thinned out.. It was something else to fish it in its glory days...Same goes with Commerdero, El Salto, Fuerte, and Bacarat.  It used to be a bit o the wild side back then, and roadside stickups were common, wonder what its like now?. The river flows into the ocean a few miles down from the dam and the snook fishing was incredible.. Huge snook in the river mouth up to 70 plus pounds.. Also Huge Caiman lurking up to 4 and 5 meters long.  What a life!  Loved every minute of it..  Ricardo is now gone as well as Esmeralda and Domingo..  Bill and I still stay in touch and hopefully we will hook up together for another fish someday...

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Jeremy and Jessica Connally

This is Jeremy's first marlin ( on a spinning rod-stand up) and Jessica's first dorado.  They has shots at big roosters, but couldnt keep them on. All this on a half days outing.