Gonzaga in Septemeber [Archive] - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

walrus

09-10-2014, 09:57 AM

I can't say enough about this trip but to keep it brief I'm mostly showing some of the pictures.

A few facts first..................
Travel Day, Tuesday.............101 degrees high temp....44 fish caught
Wednesday.........................101 degrees high temp...113 fish caught
Thursday............................105 degrees high temp...116 fish caught
Friday.................................93 degrees high temp...44 fish caught, by three
Saturday.............................Weather station down...114 fish caught
Sunday 1/2 day....................Weather station down...118 fish caught

Species caught included............
Spotted Bass
Triggerfish
needlefish
pufferfish
wrasse
three types of grunts
Pacific Cervalle
Orange Mouth Corvina
Ribera Grouper
Cabrilla
Hogfish
Halibut
Roosterfish

HERE'S SOME PICTURES................



http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwegallery/data/677/Chicken_Farmer.jpg

http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwegallery/data/677/B_Spotted_Bass.jpg

 http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwegallery/data/677/B_Needlefish.jpg
http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwegallery/data/677/B_Pacific_Cervalle.jpg
http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwegallery/data/677/B_Ribera_Grouper.jpg
http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwegallery/data/677/B_Sierra_1.png
http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwegallery/data/677/B_Spot_tail_Grunt.jpg
http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwegallery/data/677/B_Cabrilla.jpg
http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwegallery/data/677/B_Corvina.jpg
http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwegallery/data/677/B_Mako_s_Cabrilla.jpg

walrus

09-10-2014, 10:06 AM

It taste like chicken.

YakDout

09-10-2014, 11:28 AM

Did I see a sierra in the mix there?

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YakDout

09-10-2014, 11:28 AM

Really good eating fish

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walrus

09-10-2014, 12:52 PM

I forgot the Sierra, ballyhoo, and likely several other species we caught.

GregAndrew

09-10-2014, 02:40 PM

Wow, Epic!

makobob

09-10-2014, 03:27 PM

Wow, Epic!

Greg, in my 66 years on this planet I have seen it like this once before also in Gonzaga. That was 15 years ago. So many species in the same area, all hungry all at the same time. I think some of the younger guys on BWE could have done 100 fish a day. 20+ fish an hour was possible on this trip. I hope that all of you get a chance to experience a bite like this at least once in your lives, and BTW this was again a FULL MOON trip.

ful-rac

09-10-2014, 05:41 PM

Glad you guys had a great trip! :luxhello:

What were the night time temps like?

I thought you took that new thresher down there? What happend to it?

Chuck D

09-10-2014, 05:45 PM

Cant wait till new years, great trip guys!!!!!

walrus

09-10-2014, 06:13 PM

The low daily temperatures were in the low 90's and high 80's. Friday and Saturday the humidity went up.

It did rain lightly Sunday night, and some on the drive home Monday. It had something to do with the hurricane in the Pacific. But the temp never went down.

In the week we drank nearly fifty gallons of water, and unknown number of soda and gator aid. The water temp was 85 degrees. I think El Nino has a positive effect on fishing in the Sea of Cortez, like here locally.

ful-rac

09-10-2014, 06:15 PM

90s at night?! Man thats brutal!

Hows bobs place coming? Does he have AC yet?

walrus

09-10-2014, 06:26 PM

Oh yeah, that rooster next door. It kept crowing every half hour the entire week, which made it easy to get every morning at 4:00 AM.

Around 11:00 AM everyday the wind blew in the high teens and low twenties and would die back down to four or five MPH around 5:00 PM. It was too strong to stay on the water in a kayak midday. We got in about seven hours, split between two session on the water. 27-28 inch orange mouth corvina were caught fishing from shore.

roby

09-10-2014, 07:27 PM

Wow! Gonzaga was one of my highlights this summer. Way to slay them...

:luxhello:

619-SWIM-DOG

09-10-2014, 07:34 PM

Killer trip guys....:luxhello:

Amish Ed

09-10-2014, 09:55 PM

Great job guys!

romspacenut

09-10-2014, 10:00 PM

Great pictures!

lowprofile

09-11-2014, 03:34 AM

epic trip!

I've been looking for the better part of 30 minutes on google maps and Gonzaga bay does not exist. :confused:

would be cool to do some land based fishing as well. what's the shark population like?

rossman

09-11-2014, 05:03 AM

epic trip!

I've been looking for the better part of 30 minutes on google maps and Gonzaga bay does not exist. :confused:

would be cool to do some land based fishing as well. what's the shark population like?

The official name is Bahia San Luis Gonzaga but even that is hard to find on most maps. Google Rancho Grande Airstrip and and Maps will zero in on the place. About 60 miles south of Puertecitos which is easy to find.

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walrus

09-11-2014, 05:04 AM

Maybe this link will help you find it with Google.

http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=gonzaga+bay+mexico&qpvt=gonzaga+bay+mexico&FORM=IGRE#view=detail&id=48A7FC6F46880617B4D66CC3120BC8047D5E53D6&selectedIndex=101

walrus

09-11-2014, 06:03 AM

Looking back it seems so unreal. Everything got bit, again and again. We lost a lot of tackle due to bite offs, broken hooks, being rocked, and just fishing.
To show what happen I have a picture of two lures, ones a soft bait that was cast and retrieved once. The second is a hard medal lure which was used for 45 minutes (note the broken hook) also.

The lure above the used lures is how they looked before being used.

http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwegallery/data/677/lures.jpg

Chuck D

09-11-2014, 06:21 AM

Did you guys do any fly fishing down there?

makobob

09-11-2014, 06:54 AM

Did you guys do any fly fishing down there?

Chuck I made a few casts, just to see how bad it was going to be, as I had not had a fly rod in my hands in years. I had about a dozen casts and figured I've lost a lot of distance, but for Baja it should be ok. Most fish are over 10 feet deep. I would think 8 weight or better,
I am bringing an 8, a 10 and a 12. 20-30 backing, shooting line, 20-30 feet of T-14 for shooting head, floro or mono 10-40 tippet. Flies, 2-5 inches, patterns will be what you have. I will bring mostly sardina or mullet patterns in tan/white/silver, blue/white, green/white. and I will practice my casting for the next month.

tattuna

09-11-2014, 07:14 AM

Killer trip! I've seen roosters there before but none that big. Looks like El Nino is having a better effect on the northern SOC than it is down south. Nice going guys!

rossman

09-11-2014, 07:27 AM

I was down there last September and the bay was plugged with bonito. Did you guys run into any? The 4th picture almost looks like the white bonito that you run into in the east Cape. Any whale shark sightings?

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makobob

09-11-2014, 07:33 AM

I was down there last September and the bay was plugged with bonito. Did you guys run into any? The 4th picture almost looks like the white bonito that you run into in the east Cape. Any whale shark sightings?

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Sorry, Ross did not see any bonita, but had a small whale shark swim by. Remember we are not quite in the BAY.