111th Fishing Tournament

October 26 – 31, 2017 This year turned out to be my first year since 1984 that the water temperatures have been high and have prevented the Striped Marlin from being in the waters of the East Cape, both in late May and the end of October. Thank goodness for the Tuna and a fewContinue reading “111th Fishing Tournament”

108th Fishing Trip

The 108th was a good one, weather and the fish count. If you missed this one, we averaged 5 fish per angler. 9 Wahoo were taken which meant 4 anglers caught their first one ever. Mike Totey, John Kaeser, and Brad Eckland show these first three on day one. Total Fish Count 6 Marlin – 9Continue reading “108th Fishing Trip”

106th Fishing Trip

June 18 – 23, 2015 Hotel Playa Del Sol – Baja BCS Fish Count3 Blue Marlin – 31 Stripe Marlin – 20 Sailfish 9 Tuna – 2 Dorado – 1 Shark Not since the June trip, 2013 have we had a Billfish count like this one. That trip in 2013 caught only 2 more BillfishContinue reading “106th Fishing Trip”

104th Tournament

June 27 – July 2, 2014 East Cape – Baja Sur We were met with temperatures in the 90’s and at times high humidity which was not seasonal for June.  It was compared to August weather by the local residents who stay all year. We were greeted by staff and the boat crews who welcomedContinue reading “104th Tournament”

Baby Turtles!

A very special event was the releasing of 300+ baby turtles on Friday evening,  Nov 1 2013 at the 103rd Dark of the Moon Tournament, and another 200+ babies on Tues. morning just before our departure.  Prior to the protection of Turtles, we were lucky to see one on the water, let alone one laying eggs,Continue reading “Baby Turtles!”

103rd Dark of the Moon Tournament

October 31 – November 5, 2-13 Hotel Playa Del Sol – Los Barriles, Baja Sur Despite the weather, the ending and passing of Hurricane Raymond and the brushing of Tropical Storm Sonia on Saturday and Sunday, a good experience and fishing event was had by all. This weather rewarded us with some beautiful sun rises.