krp Report post Posted March 18, 2010 Hey Tony, good to see ya. Some of my Mentors also used to go down about that time. Phil Tidwell, Val Earl, Delbert Bebe, also a big group from NM with those guys. They sunk at least one boat during those trips, it hasn't changed much. Kent Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
youngbuck Report post Posted March 18, 2010 Im ready to go! any know how rough it is in the summer for camping? Like unbearable or on par with bear hunting. I want to go but with work school and hunts summer time is my only chance Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krp Report post Posted March 18, 2010 Late May and early June are some of the best times to go, the fish are spawning and just incredible fishing. It's warm but fine. The beach is great to camp on right in front of Ted's casa. A Travel Trailer with AC would be perfect, tent camping is fine, just a little sandy. July and Aug are great fishing just extremely humid, again if you have a TT with AC to sleep at night it would be doable. Here's the beach outside Ted's front door, there's actually a couple cabanas on the beach, just down a few hundred yds you can use also, just to the right of the edge of this picture out his door. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Outdoor Writer Report post Posted March 18, 2010 Kent, On most trips, we fished in the surf, catching mostly sea trout and triggerfish with a few strange species tossed in. We did haul my buddy's 14' aluminum boat down one year and launched it from the beach. That trip was my first experience with mal de mer. I stayed green and on shore for about 3 days afterwards. We usually slept right on the beach atop air mattresses. On one trip, a fox came in and bit my friend -- now departed -- on the arm. He managed to grab it and strangle it. Thinking it was rabid, we cut off the head to take with us, packed our gear and headed back to Phx. We were right, so he had to go through the series of painful shots. Do you go into Sonora at Sasabe or Sonoita? And...is the road from Caborca to Lobos still dirt all the way? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krp Report post Posted March 18, 2010 They just opened the new super highway that will eventually reach Kino. We go through Sonoita and then Caborca, gotta eat at the Wagonwheel, God that's good food. Then go West and instead of turning on the old route, (that dirt road was the reason few went down there, I don't miss it) go on the rd to RP about 45 miles then turn south at the Y and go another 35 to Ted's house. I can get a little more specific by looking at a map if anyone is interested. It's eighty miles from Caborca that way and all paved or 60 miles the dirt rd way and 40 miles of 'WTH'. You can also go by Rocky point from Sonoita and hit the highway that way, I think Caborca is a better rd and they are the same distance. You could do a RP trip and run down the 100 miles to Lobos for a couple days. Kent Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Outdoor Writer Report post Posted March 18, 2010 That dirt road was the pits. The dust was like talcum powder and would get through the tiniest of cracks in a vehicle. It sounds like the road you're talking about off the RP hwy is the one that goes to Desemboque, north of Lobos. So I guess you're saying they continued that paved road south all the way to Lobos then? I don't know if it's still there, but there was a store in Sonoita that sold huge bags of mesquite charcoal in its raw form, i.e. chunks of wood rather than briquet's. We would always stop and buy a couple bags to take with us. A few yards away from the store was a small outdoor taco stand where they roasted the meat on a domed metal dealie. In the 1960s, the tacos were about 10 cents each. For all we knew, the "carne asada" could have come from roadkills, but they were delicious. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krp Report post Posted March 18, 2010 Yep, That's the rd, it reached Lobos a few moths ago, last May we had to go back to RP and meet some folks, so the rd was 15 miles from Lobos and they were digging through the hills with equipment. To get to the highway there is a sand rd around the estuary to the north and we had the let the air out of the tires to get through. It's such a piece of cake now, the new highway is wide and no traffic, speed is up to you, we went Eighty. Sonoita still has some good roadside eats, we usually get a fresh coconut and some sliced melon. Kent Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Outdoor Writer Report post Posted March 18, 2010 To get to the highway there is a sand rd around the estuary to the north and we had the let the air out of the tires to get through. So is the above still the case, or does the paved road go right to the beach now that it's done? I wouldn't mind heading down there for a couple days of R&R. We should organize a beach-camping trip for anyone who wants to go. I would be happy just to get into some surf fishing and cerveza drinking. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krp Report post Posted March 18, 2010 No more sand rd necessary. The new highway goes by just above the dump. so at the most 2 miles of dirt rd to Ted's house by the beach, closer to the cliff beach in your picture. It continues on and I think has reached Puerto Libertad, headed for Kino. I'm planning on going again in May, probably towards the end, great fishing then. We could do a convoy. Kent Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
youngbuck Report post Posted March 18, 2010 Guess this is where my grandpa used to fish back in the 60's he loved grouper fishin back then, ill have to get some old timers tips outa him, im lookin around end of may maybe june-ish Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CouesWhitetail Report post Posted March 18, 2010 Wow, based on the response in this thread, I would say yes, I would be interested in taking a fishing sponsor. Have him contact me soon. amanda@coueswhitetail.com or 928-200-0544. Awesome pics and looks like some great fishing! Amanda Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krp Report post Posted March 18, 2010 Amanda, I'll get with you in a couple weeks. Going crappie fishing, do you take fillets as payment. Kent Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CouesWhitetail Report post Posted March 18, 2010 Amanda, I'll get with you in a couple weeks. Going crappie fishing, do you take fillets as payment. Kent Yes!! If they are crappie I would take them as a partial downpayment!! I love crappie! Amanda Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krp Report post Posted March 18, 2010 Hey Tony, I'm kinda in and out getting ready to take off tomorrow to San Carlos lake. This reminds me of the 'reminiscent' thread we had on another site. I found a couple pictures of my lot I had in Forest lakes above Bayfield, if you remember. 1979 Late 60s on the West Dolores river. Also wondering if you know Ken Howell, being a writer. He's here after having some serious heath issues, if you know him I can give you an update and contact info. Kent Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Outdoor Writer Report post Posted March 19, 2010 Kent, Geez, have you been to Forest lakes in the last two decades? It sure has changed a lot from those photos. It is now covered with houses and most are well beyond the "cabin" stage. My DIL's sister and her husband have a house there that's probably worth about $500K now. Is that the Pine, Vallecito or... you're fishing in that one photo? RE: Lobos trip May will be a tough time for me since I already have two probable trips plans. They will eat up both time and money. I guess I'll have to wait until later in the year or 2011. RE: Howell The name is familar, but I don't know him presonally. Was he a gun writer who lived in Prescott? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
