bullwidgeon Report post Posted July 22, 2009 Went down and fished the Sea of Cortez last week and it was pretty good. Here are some pictures.... The water was a perfect 80 degrees or so and super clear. Dorado, very prolific fish found almost world wide where the water gets above 65 degrees, also called Mahi Mahi or Dolphinfish. Super delicious firm white meat. Another dorado Pez Gallo or Roosterfish, found in the Pacific along the coast from Baja to South America. When they chase a bait that huge dorsal sticks out of the water, they pull like freight trains and often times the smaller models less than 50 pounds jump like h3ll during the fight... Definately one of my favorites to fish for just for the awesome surface strikes and the fact that most of them are caught along pristine beaches in 2-50 foot deep water. They supposedly are not good to eat, I haven't ever tryed to eat one though, so who knows... Yellowfin tuna, these are what the red meat in sushi usually is. I like it shashimi'd or just half cooked on a hot cast iron skillet with sesame seeds and soy sauce and terriyaki sauce. Gnarly fish to eat, they fight pretty good too. Some sort of dolphin, not sure on the type. There were several hundred messing around out there this day, they like to see how close they could jump next to the panga and see how much water they could splash us with. Very curious creatures, I honestly think some of them were trying to see in the boat alot of times to figure out what was going on.... Bret M. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ernesto C Report post Posted July 22, 2009 WOW! AWESOME!! you did good with out Lark Congratulations and thanks for sharing your great moments with us. Ernesto C Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JMP Report post Posted July 22, 2009 did I hear someone say CWT fish fry???? Freaking awesome. I love it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kilimanjaro Report post Posted July 22, 2009 Man, I LOVE it down there and try to make the trip at least twice a year to do the exact same thing ya'll did.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHT_MTNMAN Report post Posted July 22, 2009 Great looking pictures Bret, looks like a great time. I need to get down there again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AZwhitebear Report post Posted July 23, 2009 That's awsome makes me want to go back and catch some of them tasty dorado! What kind of fish is that in the 4th pic down? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CouesWhitetail Report post Posted July 23, 2009 Awesome!! Wish you would label the fish species so I can figure out what they are. Some of those fish are just gorgeous!! Thanks for posting the pics!! Amanda Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Couesnut Report post Posted July 23, 2009 Bret, Where were you fishing from?? I try to head south as much as i can. DH Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bullwidgeon Report post Posted July 23, 2009 Dave, Long time no talk you old hippy. There was alot of Sierra Vista dudes at the Whitetail Club in Tucson this year. Anyways, we were fishing an hour South of La Paz down in B.C.S. Take care! Bret M. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Switchback Report post Posted July 23, 2009 looks like an awesome trip! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coues Archer Report post Posted August 5, 2009 Good job. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
