Rancho Leonero - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

bigbarrels · 09-30-2009, 05:10 PM

Just returned from a 6 day fishing trip at Rancho Leonero. Great weather (except for 1 day), great resort with good food and customer service. Each day I fished on a cabin cruiser or super panga in the morning and then kayak fished in front of the resort in the afternoon. On the boats I caught some nice yellowfin tuna, dorado, ladyfish, sierra, trigger fish, needlefish, humbolt squid, and others. Kayak fishing is what I love to do and was the best part of the trip for me. I caught and released around 12 Dorado and harvested 3 others. Here are some pics from my trip

Catch and Release Dorado

Better than the Hyatt

Gotta watch out for the locals!

Sweet peddle back in( loved the hobie outback-the revolution about sank on me and thankfully I had a bottle to bale out the kayak)

This shot pretty much summarizes my experience at Rancho Leonero

Video coming soon..no time to edit but made video of every Dorado I caught off the kayak with the Go Pro camera

Amazing place! Returned with a cooler that weighed in at 49.20 lbs and full of fillets from Dorado, Yellow Fin Tuna, Red Snapper, Pargo and Triggerfish (ceviche)

kurt · 09-30-2009, 05:28 PM

Nice! Who was sitting on top of your head taking photos?

B Slate · 09-30-2009, 06:30 PM

Hey Tom that looks like a pretty cool trip. You will be eatin good for a while.
The Ranch looks pretty sweet. Good food, good sleep and lots of

pulling on big tasty fish.

ship 4 brains · 09-30-2009, 08:28 PM

Tom -
What a great trip. Did you go down solo?

I have been in April. The trip was great, but the fishing was just OK. I am really considering a trip next Sept/October.

bigbarrels · 09-30-2009, 09:21 PM

Kurt: you can hire photographers on the beach down there and you just strap them to your head....works pretty good but makes for a sore neck

Brandon: go check it out in the future...you would really like that place! Congrats on the YT's!

Jeff: I went down with a good friend and his parents who stayed for 4 of the days. We fished on the cruisers with his parents for two days and then the super pangas for 3 days. September and Oct is a really good time to go down there. I was thinking on doing a 2 week drive down trip next Oct (camp/hotel/house rental/resort)

'Cuda · 10-01-2009, 06:11 AM

Great pics and congratulations on the dorado......what's the drive to Leonero.....16hrs from the border?

bigbarrels · 10-01-2009, 08:40 AM

Cuda,

I flew down on this trip due to time constraints and a free flight but I would guess the drive down there would be at least 24 hours....my trips in the past to San Nicholas would take about 20 hours..I'm hoping to drive down next Oct and Kayak fish Los Frailes for the YFT

09-30-2009, 05:10 PM	#1
bigbarrels Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Vista Posts: 1,111	Rancho Leonero Just returned from a 6 day fishing trip at Rancho Leonero. Great weather (except for 1 day), great resort with good food and customer service. Each day I fished on a cabin cruiser or super panga in the morning and then kayak fished in front of the resort in the afternoon. On the boats I caught some nice yellowfin tuna, dorado, ladyfish, sierra, trigger fish, needlefish, humbolt squid, and others. Kayak fishing is what I love to do and was the best part of the trip for me. I caught and released around 12 Dorado and harvested 3 others. Here are some pics from my trip Catch and Release Dorado Better than the Hyatt Gotta watch out for the locals! Sweet peddle back in( loved the hobie outback-the revolution about sank on me and thankfully I had a bottle to bale out the kayak) This shot pretty much summarizes my experience at Rancho Leonero Video coming soon..no time to edit but made video of every Dorado I caught off the kayak with the Go Pro camera Amazing place! Returned with a cooler that weighed in at 49.20 lbs and full of fillets from Dorado, Yellow Fin Tuna, Red Snapper, Pargo and Triggerfish (ceviche) Last edited by bigbarrels; 09-30-2009 at 05:45 PM.

09-30-2009, 05:28 PM	#2
kurt Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: 2 inches above sea level Posts: 503	Nice! Who was sitting on top of your head taking photos?

09-30-2009, 06:30 PM	#3
B Slate Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: La Verne Posts: 92	Hey Tom that looks like a pretty cool trip. You will be eatin good for a while. The Ranch looks pretty sweet. Good food, good sleep and lots of pulling on big tasty fish.

09-30-2009, 08:28 PM	#4
ship 4 brains Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 163	Tom - What a great trip. Did you go down solo? I have been in April. The trip was great, but the fishing was just OK. I am really considering a trip next Sept/October.

09-30-2009, 09:21 PM	#5
bigbarrels Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Vista Posts: 1,111	Kurt: you can hire photographers on the beach down there and you just strap them to your head....works pretty good but makes for a sore neck Brandon: go check it out in the future...you would really like that place! Congrats on the YT's! Jeff: I went down with a good friend and his parents who stayed for 4 of the days. We fished on the cruisers with his parents for two days and then the super pangas for 3 days. September and Oct is a really good time to go down there. I was thinking on doing a 2 week drive down trip next Oct (camp/hotel/house rental/resort)

10-01-2009, 06:11 AM	#6
'Cuda Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 224	Great pics and congratulations on the dorado......what's the drive to Leonero.....16hrs from the border?

10-01-2009, 08:40 AM	#7
bigbarrels Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Vista Posts: 1,111	Cuda, I flew down on this trip due to time constraints and a free flight but I would guess the drive down there would be at least 24 hours....my trips in the past to San Nicholas would take about 20 hours..I'm hoping to drive down next Oct and Kayak fish Los Frailes for the YFT