“Well gang,” reported American Angler skipper Sam Patella on Super Bowl Sunday, February 7, “we have been doing some looking on this trip, but you know how we roll, don't stop until you find fish. We have had good scratch fishing on 80 to 100-pound-plus fish with a few bigger, which will at least settle the jackpots for the time being.

“We still have a few more days to fish and all the gang is doing well, everybody is healthy and for the most part we have had good weather.

“I'll try to keep y'all up to date so you can call Lori and book your trip of a lifetime.”



On Her Way Down

“We departed at 08:30 hours on the Accurate reels charter with 22 anglers and Jack Nielsen as our charter master,” noted the Royal Polaris report for February 7. "We have a beautiful load of bait and are presently headed south. Our weather consists of 15 to 18 knots of breeze out of the west.

“Our excellent group of passengers pretty much took it easy today, with most taking naps and then getting up to watch the Super Bowl. Our galley crew prepared lots of goodies for our group to pick from, followed by an excellent dinner after the game. We will keep reporting daily throughout the trip.”



Isla Ildefonso Yellowtail

WON saltwater editor Brandon Hayward is just back from a trip to Loreto. He hit it just right, and wasn’t bugged by the north wind that can make fishing in the Cortez tough during winter months.

“The yellows were an honest 38 to 30 pounds for the most part,” he told Bill Roecker. “I had a good yellowtail eaten by a mako. That’s a lot less common down here than it is up north.


“We fished at Isla Ildefonso, about 40 miles north of Loreto and about three miles off the beach. The water was 66 degrees and a green yellowtail color. We got most of the fish on Salas 6X Jr. jigs in scrambled eggs finish.”

For more details about Brandon’s Baja trip, make sure to check out his blog at Western Outdoor News.