"bugcaster" wrote in message
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rw wrote:
Sorry to intrude on the ten-best stuff, which is wonderful, but does
anyone here have experience in Bahia Magdalena, Loreto, or the East Cape
in Baja? That's where I intend to fish in January.

There's an interesting article in Fly Rod&Reel (jan/feb) about fishing
for Dorado out of Lareto. They caught lots of Dorado, but also a huge
Humboldt squid! -- among other things. The variety of fish (and
cephalopod) species on Baja is said to be impressive.

I'm taking conventional gear along with fly fishing tackle. It's hard to
throw 1 oz. jointed minnows with a fly rod. :-)


I was watching a TV show last week that focused on the Humboldt Squid off
Mexico. It showed a diver that had designed his own body armor to dive
with feeding squid. They showed examples of squid hitting him and trying
to drag him down. He has been dragged some 40 feet down in prior
incidents. The strength and persistence of the squid was amazing. The
show stated their beaks could possible penetrate the rib cage and deflate
a lung under water.

I'd take a squid jig to just try it out, but wouldn't swim with the squids
after that.

FYI, The December Sal****er Sportsman has an article with a crew that
drive like madmen to make it down and up Baja in eight days. They spend
several days on the east Cape. All I can do is read about it.

Have a great trip.

Humboldt squid are eating machines! they live about 2 years and we catch
them over 50# off San Francisco. They are just now starting to study them.
A major explosion of them off Chile a couple of years ago crashed one of the
fisheries. Best to go on a party boat to catch them as they squirt lots of
ink when being brought aboard.