La Bocana/Abreojos 1/4-1/9

bajabum · Jan-11-2006, 04:14 PM

took the skippy 24 to its new home in La Bocana BCS. 12 hrs to guerrero negro (mallarimos) in time to catch the rose bowl and then on to LB in the morning. Fish the lagoon for some spotties and then brave the 16+ foot swells in the entrada. hit a pinnacle about a mile out for a wide open calico and sandbass bite, many over 5 lbs. back to Juoquins restaurant for fish tacos. Day 2: launch at grey light, make macks, and jam to the Hutchins Bank 32 mi. out. troll some dolphins for some barrilette to 20 lbs. (look like a big skip jack) pick up Yellowtail on the troll and iron. bonito a pest here. makos jumping, grease flat all day, not a puff of wind. air 80, water 70. stop at the gringa bank on the way back for all you can stand log barracuda and a mako release. dinner is lobster, shrimp, Yellowtail sashimi, lobster miso soup and Yellowtail tacos. Day 3: hit the hutchins for more Yellowtail, and hook up a big black seabass, takes off a lot of line and breaks off. back to the calico spot for a bass a cast. dinner is lobster, Yellowtail shashimi, and tempura octopus with veggies. Day 4: hutchins again for a few Yellowtail, wind is up so head in early. dinner is lobster, Yellowtail, and scallops, (sashimi and breaded.) big swells prevented Yellowtail and grouper fishing at the inshore reefs, but still managed about a hundred fish per day.(all species). Nice first trip of 06, good weather, good fishing, insane food. probably hit it in feb. or march. bueno suerte----------Bajabum

locobro · Jan-11-2006, 04:27 PM

Sounds like a great time Dave! Glad you slayed them, must have sashimi tonight....Gotta get down there, it sounds incredible - without the swells...

yellowklr · Jan-11-2006, 04:31 PM

Thanks for the report Dave, I can't wait to get back..NO better place in Baja.

JIGMEISTER · Jan-11-2006, 05:09 PM

Sounds like another excellent trip Dave! Sounds like some killer eats too.

Thanks for the report. I really need to get down there some time. That place just sounds incredible. 100 fish per day.....that's fishing!

Too bad on the BSB break off...sounds like a TOAD! Was that the only BSB?

bajabum · Jan-11-2006, 05:23 PM

only one this trip, got a 310 lb. and my bud Freespool got a 280 lb. bsb in sept. one of the locals lost one at the boat in dec. that he estimated over 400lbs.

aguachico · Jan-11-2006, 05:30 PM

Dave; the skippy is down there permanently? Sweet. Thanks for the report. I'm due for a trip, just don't know where yet.

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barrilette to 20 lbs. (look like a big skip jack)

In November we were catching these big bonita out at Bajo Wright, but they didn't have the teeth bones usually have, could they be these "barrilette"?
Edible?

Late

AC

bajabum · Jan-11-2006, 07:10 PM

we were told that they are not good eating, meat was very dark. good fighters though, gave them to juaquin for lobster bait.

DOS MAS · Jan-12-2006, 07:34 AM

Nice report! The dinners sound tasty. Any pics? Say Hi to Brandon and Ellise for me

**Ali** · Jan-12-2006, 09:29 AM

Oh Man...

I can't wait to get back down there!

merlin · Jan-12-2006, 05:09 PM

Sounds like a great time. Keeping your boat down there sounds like a great idea. I've been meaning to head up that way, it's been years since I've been there. We catch the barrilette here as well, they will run with the Yellow Fin Tuna but they are much stronger. No good to eat. We give them to the lobster fisherman for bait as well.

Bullshipper · Jan-12-2006, 08:19 PM

I don´t get it. Barrilete translates directly to Skipjack everyplace I have ever been in Mexico, and their meat is always dark. Chula is the word used for the white meated Bonita.

Skipjack are usually bleed after capture and their fillets can be soaked in milk to try to nuestralize there strong taste- Me, I use them for chunk.

**Ali** · Jan-13-2006, 09:15 AM

Skippies make great sashimi, you just have to bleed, gut and chill the meat ASAP.

VERY Good stuff, it's just a lot of work.