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Roosterfish Tournament In Baja Welcomes 52nd Year

During my years of traveling in Baja, I often heard of an invitation-only roosterfish tournament in East Cape — a tournament born in a gentleman’s club by a group of friends who enjoyed the chase of the rooster. The fundamental rules for the Invitational Roosterfish …

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Baja’s East Cape Sportfishing Comes Of Age

Continued From : Baja’s East Cape Sportfishing – It Began With A Goat Ranch Another addition to the management team was a brash MIT graduate, Ted Bonney; fleeing from the IRS in the early 1960’s, he and his wife, Virginia, aboard their 30-foot, gas-powered, wood …

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Baja’s East Cape Sportfishing – It Began With A Goat Ranch

I met with Bobby Van Wormer patriarch of Van Wormer Resorts decades ago to discuss the Van Wormer dynasty. There, once he began, he entertained me with story after story and I was fascinated with his account of the beginnings of Rancho Buena Vista. He …

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Skipjack – Taking It to the Limit

Many young WWII veterans returned home to Southern California during the mid-1940s to join others who had never left, competing for jobs that would allow them to make a living. All of them stepped onto an empty stage filled with many different props, depending on …

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Memories of Santa Monica Bay – Remembering Jerry Esten

Editor’s Note: We are saddened to hear about the passing of Jerry Esten and wanted to offer condolences to his family and friends. I had the pleasure of working with Jerry while getting his articles on BD and I was lucky enough to meet him …

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A History of Jigs in California Sportfishing

Catching fish on a lure has always been fascinating and a challenge to me, so when I discovered jig fishing in California, I was delighted. It was in the early 1950s when a group of pals and I headed for San Diego. The fish reports from …

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Santa Barbara’s Sea Landing – Anchored In History

Four decades ago – that’s 1973, in case you’re counting – Fred Benko arrived in Santa Barbara. He opened a charter service on the breakwater side of the harbor where he offered trips aboard the Hornet and other boats – sportfishing around the Channel Islands …

Fishing

Tuna Club Recollections – A Look at Fishing History

Tuna Club On June 1, 1898 – 117 years ago – author, sportsman and biologist Charles Frederick Holder landed a 183-pound bluefin tuna on rod and reel, literally establishing big game fishing in California as well as in the world beyond. Holder’s catch resulted in …

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The San Diego Marlin Club – A Rich History

The Marlin Club San Diego … gateway to San Diego’s Sportfishing heritage Frank G. Belcher is best remembered as President of the California Pacific International Exposition from 1934 to 1936, essentially the event that gave birth to Balboa Park. But he was also one of …

Fishing Travel

Magdalena Bay Part 2

MAGDALENA BAY – BAJA’S LAST FRONTIER PART 1 MAGDALENA OFFSHORE PART 3 When I began this report on Magdalena Bay, it became apparent that one article would not be enough to cover the esteros and all their secrets. Many anglers have experienced the almost unbelievable …

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fishing history Archives | BD Outdoors

Roosterfish Tournament In Baja Welcomes 52nd Year

Baja’s East Cape Sportfishing Comes Of Age

Baja’s East Cape Sportfishing – It Began With A Goat Ranch

Skipjack – Taking It to the Limit

Memories of Santa Monica Bay – Remembering Jerry Esten

A History of Jigs in California Sportfishing

Santa Barbara’s Sea Landing – Anchored In History

Tuna Club Recollections – A Look at Fishing History

The San Diego Marlin Club – A Rich History

Magdalena Bay Part 2

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