Baja fishing?

Baja is changing fast. I've been camping down there for 15 years and it is getting worse every year as gringos buy (lease, technically) up the coast, build mansions and occupy them one week out of the year. There is great fishing almost everywhere, but it's sad what's happening to the place, and the fishing isn't getting better.

Mulege is a great starting point. Be creative and get off the beaten path.

Enjoy it but don't spoil it!

  treading lighty comes naturally.  I try to leave anyplace I have been better than when I arrived.  I am sure the mexicans will get there land back in 99 years!  It isn't as if we have not has a few of them move in around here!   

Well, the Mexicans who come here actually work. The Americans in Baja for the most part just build little gringo bubbles and dirty the landscape with their massive houses.

hmmm, careful fishing with such a big net.  my brother has the cutest little palapa on the shores of the bay of conception.  I have hung out with he and all of his neighrbors there and have found them all to be intense nature lovers and very happy and proud to b where they are.  perhaps you are hanging out in cabo san lucas or san jose del cabo too much?

Never been to either...Mulege, Puertocitos, the stretch between Mulege and Punta Chivato, etc...just the shoreline in general is disappearing. You're right, though, that was a general statement, and for someone to build a simple little house down there without encroaching on everyone else is great.

I haven't been since 2005, and I'm sure I will be disappointed by the new development the next time I'm there.

  we have been spending less and less time in cabo and more and more time between La Paz and Mulege.  I have driven many miles and other than the military check points, which can be a bit spooky, all has gone quite well.  I find the people there quite nice and in fact in Mulege last year I have never seen a town with so many smiles and everybody waves at you as you drive by!  My thought was to buy a place there, but now leaning towards having the grand banks in a marina in la Paz and exploring the Sea of Cortez over the years by boat.  The more I get taxed here the more I want to live in Baja!  

  we have been spending less and less time in cabo and more and more time between La Paz and Mulege.  I have driven many miles and other than the military check points, which can be a bit spooky, all has gone quite well.  I find the people there quite nice and in fact in Mulege last year I have never seen a town with so many smiles and everybody waves at you as you drive by!  My thought was to buy a place there, but now leaning towards having the grand banks in a marina in la Paz and exploring the Sea of Cortez over the years by boat.  The more I get taxed here the more I want to live in Baja! 

I hear ya, if I could live in La Paz I would in a heart beat.  In fact, gonna be back there in 51 days. 

  Nice!  Always nice to have a number to count down to for vaca!

I had a good time in the winter surfing the seven sisters area (the wall), but I see in the baja catch that the area just below the vizcaino penninsula has 'excellent' yellowtail fishing on trolled rebels, so personally, I would skip the sea of cortez and split my time on either side of the vizcaino penninsula, surfing and fishing for yellowtail.

further south of there are the mangrove areas and I have visited there in february for whale watching and it was great, they come right up and let you touch them. it's not a freak show, it's well regulated and the whales are well treated.

best,
J

thanks, I will check that out.  I am going to be in the sea of cortez for a while at least, as I will be celebrating christmas on the bajia conception with my brother.  I appreciate the info!