Loreto, Baja Fishing April 7-14, 2025

[El Pescador]

You guyz have not heard much from me, I've been enjoying retirement with Mrs. D!!!!!

BUTT, we have a trip planned to Loreto, Baja, MX - April 7-14, 2025.

Lifelong buddy, Jerry, and I will be fishing out butt's off, only taking ONE DAY to check out the San Javier mission and local cave paintings.

The weather looks great!!!!



About the ONLY other person enjoying weather like this is GFish in Hawaii, BUTT who knows!!!!

I've tried posting from my iPhone, have had NO LUCK, so I'll post photos & comments after I return on April 14.

We will be fishing both OFFSHORE, Near shore, and INshore.

Looking forward to the great food there.

See you when I get back...

Wayne

[Keta]

Have fun.

[El Pescador]

THANKS LEE!!!

Already AM!!!

Wayne

[steelfish]

Go get them amigo Pescador, I hope to visit Loreto in a near future

[El Pescador]

Alex!

In life, the ONLY things that happen are WHAT's on the CALENDAR!!!  Short of Accidents, of course!

So, BOOK a date, plan it, & get there!!!!!

Also, Keep your fingers double crossed,

I'm working to get a bag of San Evarito Sea salt on this trip. Felipe, who is heading from La Paz, is trying to get a bag of salt before heading to Loreto.

KEEP your fingers crossed!!!

If it works out, I'll do another "Bag of Sea Salt GIVE-AWAY"!!!!

Wayne

[reelynew]

Good luck and enjoy your trip, Wayne.

[Donnyboat]

Good luck Wayne, hope the good weather holds out for you, looking forward to your reports, cheers Don.

[Maxed Out]

 Take lots of pics Wayne. You can post them up on your return home. Fish on !!

[Hardy Boy]

Is april a good month there ,? I went in January and it was windy,  caught YT but the guide said July, Aug and Sept are best.


Todd

[Swami805]

Good luck and have fun!!  The cave paintings are crazy. Look for the one of the big guy with six fingers and six toes!
Has some great fish tacos at McLulu's. Worth a try if it's still there

[jurelometer]

Is april a good month there ,? I went in January and it was windy,  caught YT but the guide said July, Aug and Sept are best.


Todd

April is a great month for the species that like the water a bit colder.  Yellowtail, assorted groupers and snappers, some nice amberjack, maybe still some Sierra.  You can hit some nice yellowtail surface bites. A bit early for roosterfish, and way too early for the summer species like dorado and marlin, but I have caught a few stragglers.

Not too hot yet. It  still can be windy enough in April to miss some fishing days. May usually has the best weather and more roosterfish, but usually a little bit past peak yellowtail, which is the big winter/spring fishery. 

When there were more dorado back in the day, June was a great transition month.  A little bit of everything, and great weather.  Dorado in June is more an exception  nowadays. Town is pretty quiet.

July, Aug, September are pretty much dorado or bust.  The cooler water species are only fishable early and late in the day, and in deeper water.   If the dorado are not in, the options are pretty limited.  The guys you hear about  catching lots of roosters the summer are mostly pounding the schools of juveniles.  Blazing  hot weather then.  OK if you are on the water, but not so fun for land based tourism.   August is when hurricane season starts in earnest.  Pretty rare for a hurricane to run through town, but they can get close enough to make a mess.

October/Nov is transition and can be nice, but can be muggy, and in October, you are on the tail end of hurricane season.

December -March is good for the cool water species, but you can get blown off the water for a week or two at a time, and the town is packed.  Lots of  Canadian tourists, so at least you can talk hockey when you can't fish.

-J

[Joel.B]

When you go to San Javier, buy some cheese from Humberto. One of his grandkids might be around to take you on a hike to show you some nice things.

If you get a chance to eat chocolate clams "gratin" style at any of the eateries in Loreto, do it. Coctel Mariscos too...

I lived in Loreto for a bit. April is good timing

[El Pescador]

Joel.B!

I'll be on the lookout for Chocolate Clams "Gratin" style.  Never seen them before, BUTT I don't spend much time looking over the menu, I know what I want & hunt & peck until I find it.

Raw, right out of the shell, with a cold Modelo... Delicoso For Sure.



We enjoyed the Magdalana Bay Oysters, again, raw, right out of the shell. They are the size of the palm of your hand.

And with a cold Modelo beer, just the right way to enjoy them.





If you have any fan favorite Loreto Restaurants, please post them there.

I'll be on the lookout for one Sheridan mentioned.

Thank you for chiming in.

Wayne

 

[MarkT]

I notice that Modelo is the common factor! Lots of YT FTW!

[Joel.B]

Pacifico > Modelo

My friends in Loreto like Serrano when they want a steak, ive never been but they say its quality aged Sonoran beef at a decent price compared to a US steak house.

Los Olivos  Italianesque seafood

El Nido is touristy chain with mariachis but good.

South side of arroyo in the Colonia  where all of the industry peoples live, there is a Carnitas joint only open on Sunday, in fact, all of the tacos and local foods will be better south of arroyo. Ask your boat crew where they eat