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About Baja

Local vegetation and spirits
Enjoy the local flavor, find your
favorite spot to sit and enjoy a
fresh beverage.

Church at Todo Santos
You'll enjoy seeing the local sites
and taking part in the activities.

Baja Sur Fly Fishers

Baja at it's finest -- rugged, peaceful and full of fish

There are many reasons why a trip to Baja should be
high on your priority list.  The people are warm and
inviting, the local food is delicious and the in-shore and
off-shore fishing is spectacular.

We've written a couple of fishing reports below for your
enjoyment.  We hope they will give you an idea of the
excitement you'll experience when fishing on the Sea of
Cortez with Baja Sur Fly Fishers.

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Cuyuyo and the Shooting Tuna
Author:  Lindsay R. Mohlere, Los Barriles, B.C.S. Mexico

Israel Araiza leaned against the wheel of his boat trailer.  "You want to go fish with mosca...flies?"
he said waving his right arm in a casting motion.  "My boats are good for mosca...nothing to get in
the way...no wires.", apparently referring to the super structure and outrigger lines found on most
fishing boats in the Sea of Cortez.  Israel - nicknamed Cuyuyo (coo-you-yos) kept up the sales pitch.

The Hunt for Marlin on the Fly
Author:  Lindsay R. Mohlere, Los Barriles, B.C.S. Mexico

As the morning began to unfold, the golden arms of the rising sun struggled to break through the
massive cloudbank sewn into the eastern horizon.  A few hundred yards off shore, the fishing
boats, 30-35 foot cruisers sprinkled with a few 24 foot pongas, sat still in the morning calm.

Banging down a quick cup of coffee, I joined my companions in the line of fishermen trudging
through the sand toward the boat ramp to board our assigned boat.  It was my first morning on the
East Cape of the Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico, and the first time I had ever hit blue water
for game fish.

Beach at Punta Pescadero
The entire coastline from Las
Barriles north to Punta
Pescadero is gorgeous sandy
beaches.

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Back in the early 90's, he began guiding fly anglers for
saltwater game fish.  In those days, Jim Shuttleworth (aka
"Shuttle") would work the in-shore areas, tossing sardines
from a ponga to get the fish -- skip jack, jack cravelle and
dorado to come to the surface.  When the fish were up, the
angler would then cast small sardine pattern flies in front of
his target and strip line like mad to make the fly emulate a
fleeing sardina.  

He would also take clients to fish the sandy beaches for Roosterfish, jacks and needlefish
feeding on smaller schools of fish referred to as "bait balls" much in the same fashion as
strolling the Florida Keys beaches searching for tarpoin.  Usual gear was 9 to 12 weight rods,
sinking saltwater line and 20 lb. test leaders.  Read more of this story.

Contact Jim about your trip

Mailing address:
4730 228th Street S.E.
Bothell, WA  98021

Phone:

1-888-487-4500 or
1-425-487-3645

Cuyuyo was a rare find.  He's the son of Manuel Araisa, the Mexican Captain that's credited with
opening up the East Cape in the early 50's to sport fishing.  I suppose cuyuyo started out at an
early age helping fishermen pack their gear from boat dock to hotel
room, then graduating to a deck hand in his early teens.  He'd been
a Captain since he was 18, and basically had spent his whole life
fishing.  His experience is priceless.

Read more of this story.

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Sunrise over the bow of the
Proline Enjoy the sunrise
every morning on the boat
with Jim.