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

walrus · 09-10-2014, 10:57 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................

walrus · 09-10-2014, 11:06 AM

It taste like chicken.

YakDout · 09-10-2014, 12:28 PM

Did I see a sierra in the mix there?

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YakDout · 09-10-2014, 12:28 PM

Really good eating fish

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walrus · 09-10-2014, 01:52 PM

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

GregAndrew · 09-10-2014, 03:40 PM

Wow, Epic!

makobob · 09-10-2014, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by GregAndrew

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, 06:41 PM

Glad you guys had a great trip!

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, 06:45 PM

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

walrus · 09-10-2014, 07:13 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, 07:15 PM

90s at night?! Man thats brutal!

Hows bobs place coming? Does he have AC yet?

walrus · 09-10-2014, 07:26 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, 08:27 PM

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

619-SWIM-DOG · 09-10-2014, 08:34 PM

Killer trip guys....

Amish Ed · 09-10-2014, 10:55 PM

Great job guys!

romspacenut · 09-10-2014, 11:00 PM

Great pictures!

lowprofile · 09-11-2014, 04:34 AM

epic trip!

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

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

rossman · 09-11-2014, 06:03 AM

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Originally Posted by lowprofile

epic trip!

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

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, 06:04 AM

Maybe this link will help you find it with Google.

http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=...ectedIndex=101

walrus · 09-11-2014, 07:03 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.

09-10-2014, 10:57 AM	#1
walrus Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Baja fish camp Posts: 478	Gonzaga in Septemeber 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................ __________________ Last edited by walrus; 09-10-2014 at 06:02 PM.

09-10-2014, 11:06 AM	#2
walrus Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Baja fish camp Posts: 478	It taste like chicken. __________________

09-10-2014, 01:52 PM	#5
walrus Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Baja fish camp Posts: 478	I forgot the Sierra, ballyhoo, and likely several other species we caught. __________________

09-10-2014, 06:41 PM	#8
ful-rac Emperor Join Date: May 2009 Location: Buena Park Posts: 3,649	Glad you guys had a great trip! What were the night time temps like? I thought you took that new thresher down there? What happend to it? __________________ There's nothing colder than yesterday's hotdog.

09-10-2014, 07:13 PM	#10
walrus Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Baja fish camp Posts: 478	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. __________________

09-10-2014, 12:28 PM	#3
YakDout Brandon Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: San Diego Posts: 2,345	Did I see a sierra in the mix there? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

09-10-2014, 03:40 PM	#6
GregAndrew Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 2,384	Wow, Epic!

09-10-2014, 06:45 PM	#9
Chuck D Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bay Park Posts: 559	Cant wait till new years, great trip guys!!!!!

09-10-2014, 07:15 PM	#11
ful-rac Emperor Join Date: May 2009 Location: Buena Park Posts: 3,649	90s at night?! Man thats brutal! Hows bobs place coming? Does he have AC yet? __________________ There's nothing colder than yesterday's hotdog.

09-10-2014, 07:26 PM	#12
walrus Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Baja fish camp Posts: 478	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. __________________

09-10-2014, 08:27 PM	#13
roby CEO of Team Roby Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 905	Wow! Gonzaga was one of my highlights this summer. Way to slay them...

09-10-2014, 08:34 PM	#14
619-SWIM-DOG Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: San Diego Posts: 619	Killer trip guys....

09-10-2014, 10:55 PM	#15
Amish Ed Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grants Pass, OR Posts: 1,906	Great job guys! __________________ Amish Ed You can't catch it again if it's dead!

09-10-2014, 11:00 PM	#16
romspacenut Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: San Diego Posts: 209	Great pictures!

09-11-2014, 04:34 AM	#17
lowprofile #1 on fishstick's hitlist Join Date: May 2011 Location: Sea level Posts: 1,478	epic trip! I've been looking for the better part of 30 minutes on google maps and Gonzaga bay does not exist. would be cool to do some land based fishing as well. what's the shark population like? __________________ MLPA- My Largest Poaching Area

09-11-2014, 06:04 AM	#19
walrus Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Baja fish camp Posts: 478	Maybe this link will help you find it with Google. http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=...ectedIndex=101 __________________

09-11-2014, 07:03 AM	#20
walrus Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Baja fish camp Posts: 478	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. __________________