Monterey Bay Salmon & Trout Project

Twice this year Dave and I have ventured south to Baja California Sur, Mexico for good fishing, good food and great weather. Both times we stayed at Hotel Buena Vista Spa & Beach Resort. This is the seventh year for Dave and the fourth year for me. Once again we had a great time. The fishing was good to excellent. Boats are well kept, and clean and the crews are very attentive. I recommend any of their 29 ft. cruisers. My favorite was the Iliana. The captain Marcos and Santiago, his deck hand of seven years, are an experienced crew who know where to find the fish.

We just recently returned from our last trip. The five people on this adventure included Deever Jenkins and his son Jeremiah, Dave Parker, my girl friend Kathy Robbins and me. We basically targeted tuna and dorado for four days. One sailfish was caught while fishing for tuna among the dolphins. Our best day was our last day. We headed out over 40 miles without seeing any schools of fish. A sailfish was spotted, but it wasn't hungry. Marlin lures were being prepared when we got a call that a large school of dolphin and tuna were sighted six miles to the south. So off we ran. Fifteen minutes later we were into miles of fish. For the first hour live bait was used, after which we used leaded hootchies with large bait hooks. The second fish I hooked spooled me in less then 15 seconds. Many were lost after long fights due to broken lines. I can say I was on the rail with Dave for four hours straight. No lunch and only water breaks. Kathy caught her first yellow fin tuna and fought 3 more fish into submission. Overall I have never seen that many fish spread out on the bite all day long. We put 15 tuna and 15 large white bonita on the boat . Many more were lost. With our coolers full we headed back to port.

One of the nice things about Buena Vista is that each afternoon we would send our catch of the day directly to the kitchen where it was prepared to order for our dinner. It was absolutely delicious and the service was great. Try the limonada (limeade!)

I highly recommend going to this resort if you have never fished in Mexico before or are tired of fishing in Cabo. Itís a great place to hang out for a week, swim, snorkel, sightsee. Golf is near by. We drove up to La Paz one day. The roads were good, no traffic and the views tremendous.

For additional information about this wonderful resort and fishing vacation, please contact Dave Parker (831/475-3355) or Larry Wolf (831-688-4257). You may also contact the hotel directly at 800-752-3555. Hortencia, Erendida or any of their dedicated staff will be happy to answer your questions.