THE TYPICAL HOOT
Capt. Mark Rayor
January 14, 2012
Buena Vista - Saltwater Fishing Report
THE TYPICAL HOOT
The buzz of reports that a few nice yellowtail have been landed on the East Cape has locals excited. The largest problem is that strong north winds typical of this time of year are keeping anglers on the beach most days.
Tired of watching the wind blow we took our annual camping trip to Mag Bay. This is the time of year on the full moon and new moon that we experience extreme tides.
La Paz is our first stop where we load up on supplies for the week. Then it is up highway 1 toward Ciudad Constitucion. Turning off the highway we head toward the water down a washboard dirt road for about 20 miles until reaching a small fish camp. The pangeros there work mostly at night for shrimp and crab and we are able to buy all we want. Just past the fish camp is a tiny naval base. Past the base the road leads us to a beautiful deserted beach where we can camp at the waters edge.
Mag is about as close to utopia for an outdoorsman that I can imagine. On the low tide there are areas where we can harvest a bucket of chocolate clams in about an hour. On high tide fishing the mangroves is always action packed for a variety of species. That is not to mention sighting hoards of different birds, whales and porpoise close up.
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It didn't take long for Jennifer to hang the first small halibut
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A whole tree full of Frigate birds were checking us out
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A small grouper can be fun on light line
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We landed between 80 and 100 spotted bay bass everyday most of which were released
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An abandoned pier at Isla Santa Margarita is not so abandoned.
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Chocolate clams
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Nothing better then fresh clams on the barbecue
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The trip wouldn't be complete without a flat.
Mark Rayor
teamjenwren.com
markrayor.blogspot.com
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