As a matter of fact, I just returned from San Felipe this weekend. My family used to go down every year especially for the fishing and almost exclusively for the Totuava. I remember my dad and I catching 60-100 lb fish using Corvina and when they had them, live Sardinias. That was back in the 70's and early 80's and believe it or not, the fishing was pretty descent. You can still catch them, just not as big or as prevailent as before. And yes, there is a moritorium on the Totuava. You might catch one but have to release them when you do. Actually, it was more the commercial fishermen intercepting the fish on their spawning routes before reaching the upper Cortez where the spawning actually occured. The commercial fleets would come up into the areas around Puertocitos and San Felipe Bay from all over Mexico and completely decimate the populations of mature, spawning fish before they ever reached the grounds. End result for any particular spawning year, no babies to supplement the population. Yes, overfishing by locals had a hand in decreasing the population but it was largely due to the lack of laws regarding the Mexican commercial industry and lack of common sense by the commercial fishermen themselves. Sounds familiar doesn't it!?


GO BRUINS....GO RAMS....GO FISHING....!!!!
FLOWING THROUGH MY VEINS!!!!

GO BRUINS....GO RAMS....GO FISHING....!!!!
FLOWING THROUGH MY VEINS!!!!