Last Day in Baja

Grant Hartman and I had to twist Sammy’s arm a little to fish a few hours before our long drive back to Cabo so we can fly home tomorrow.  I’ve lucked into a few nice fish the last two days but Sam hasn’t.  It turns out he’s glad we did.   We hit another rocky … Read more

Sand, Crabs and Cool Surf Fish

November 5, 2009 Sam Vigneri and I are still in Baja. Our attempt to catch a marlin ended yesterday and today we rested up by sleeping in until about 7am. Once awake, we headed to Todos Santos to have breakfast with Grant Hartman and his wife Giselle. After the superb Mexican meal, they spent the … Read more

No Naps, There’s a Marlin Out Here

November 4, 2009 Today was Sammy’s and my last attempt at a marlin on the fly with Grant Hartman. As planned we left Cabo Harbor early and traveled up the Pacific side of Baja for over an hour. Then we pointed our bow out to sea and started dragging our hookless teasers. We expected a … Read more

Strip Teaser Fun, Yankin’ and Crankin’ It

I arrived in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico in the afternoon of November 1st. I’m fishing with a great old friend Sam Vigneri of Casper, Wyoming. Sammy coincidently started at the Jack Dennis Sports fly shop a day before me back in 1987. Back then we did a ton of fishing together, but we both got … Read more