San Quintin, Mexico:
Variety Fishing At Ben's Rock And Isla San Martin

Jan. 16-20, 2004, Ed Duitsman, San Quintin, Baja fishing, Mexico:

Just got back yesterday after a great week of variety catch fishing at San Quintin. There we're 3 of us on Monday, Jan 17th. Ed Duitsman and cousin Mark Duitsman from Hinkley, Dave Turner, a friend and a Striper fishing guide at Silverwood Lake, from Lucerne Valley.

On Tuesday the 18th, my Dad, John Duitsman, and Uncle, Allen Bruhn, also from Hinkley, joined us for another great day of San Quintin fishing. This was Allen's first trip fishing Mexico. He used to think a 13-inch trout was a trophy! I'm sure he caught more fish making bait in the bay than 10 years of fishing the Sierra's. Then Allen got his first yellowtail. I think he'll be back.

Wednesday 19th, Dad and Allen had to leave so it was just Dave, Mark and me again.

We fished all three days around Ben's Rock and the Island area. The water was so clear you could see starfish on the bottom at Ben's rock. The water was smooth but large swells. Fog thick on Monday. We could hear boats go by but couldn't see them. Visibility 20-30 yards? This can be dangerous. We heard yelling from fishermen we never saw.

A few years ago we were actually run over by a Mexican fishing boat that didn't see us. Three of us jumped out of the boat as it slammed us. They did stop and help us. They said it was our fault, of course, we should have moved!

Caught were yellowtails, sheepheads to 14 pounds, 25 lingcod, some large bonito, bass and all the whitefish you want!

We caught most everything at 100 to 150 feet, the lingcod liked mackerel, dead or alive. The whitefish liked it cut up in small pieces. Everything was on the bottom, even the yellowtail.

We stayed at the Old Mill Hotel with Jim and Nancy. They really help make the whole trip just as perfect as can be. I left my boat with them, no worries, and have plans to return on 2/17/05.

If anyone wants to help in sharing the costs and loves to fish like I do my boat "Daycare" is a 23-foot Crestliner, 200 h.p. Johnson and a 15 h.p. back-up/kicker, 2 large bait tanks, 2 cannon digi-troll electronic downriggers, Garmin GPS, fishfinder, radio, porta-potti, cabin sleeps 3, ddcap@msn.com.

Fishing at San Quintin, Mexico

SAN QUINTIN VARIETY--Ed Duitsman, Allen Bruhn and John Duitsman fished out of San Quintin for a nice mixed bag of lingcod, yellowtail, and sheephead, plus "all the whitefish you want." Photo courtesy Ed Duitsman.

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