New Species for Me and Honker Rooster for Sammy

We headed out early today to another small beach area here in Baja.  Though the forecast was for strong northeasterly wind it was calm and hot.  There were no other anglers to be seen so rather than stay put and wait for a roosterfish I went for a walk down the open beach with my … Read more

A One Cast Day

We were so stoked after catching a monster roosterfish here in Baja yesterday that we got up early and headed back to the same small beach where it went down.  It was a stunning morning with light winds and warm temperatures even before 9 AM.  Visibility is tough early so we relaxed and waited.   … Read more

A Beast of a Roosterfish on the Fly

We ended yesterday a little discouraged with the slow roosterfishing in the morning then the entourage of people on one of the best beaches during the afternoon.  It seems that do it yourself roosterfishing is a hot item these days.  As an angler of Baja for more than 20 years its hard to swallow.  But … Read more

Fly Fishing for Roosterfish off the Beach

Roosterfish are unique.  While most families of saltwater fish are found throughout the world, roosters are only found on the tropical waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean.  That range is from Baja Mexico south to Peru.  Baja, Costa Rica and Panama are the leading spots to try for them but no doubt there are places … Read more

Last Day Magic Strikes Again!

It’s never nice to feel its essential to catch a fish.  But today I had to catch a fish and it had to be a roosterfish.  It’s been a rugged week for me with the menacing roosters.  I hooked and lost a brute on day one and since it’s been heartbreak after heartbreak with chasers … Read more

Baja 2012

Well known guide Grant Hartman of Baja Anglers picked up Sammy Vigneri and me at the Los Cabos airport in Baja Mexico amongst heavy security this afternoon. The G20 meetings are taking place here. President Obama and other leaders from all over the world have come to discuss Global Economics. Lucky for us our flights arrived … Read more