Welcome to The Baja Fish Blog, your blog for Southern Baja fishing reports covering the East Cape, La Paz and Cabo San Lucas. We will also be posting on-the-water reports, photos, videos, gear reviews and tackle tips.
Just in from Eddie Dalmau of Van Wormer Resorts...
This giant 114lb. wahoo was landed today by the Borracho y Amigos (Captain
Oscar Verdugo) out of Hotel Palmas De Cortez. It the boat and Captain
sound familiar it’s because it is the same boat that won the 2012 Dorado Shoot
Out. It truly is the year of the Borracho!
The wahoo was caught just north of Palmas De Cortez near El Cardinal and
Punta Pescadero. It was hooked on a ballyhoo which they were trolling
looking for Dorado. They actually hooked 4 wahoo, but this was the only
one that did not bite himself off.
For those of you not familiar with Japanese Gyotaku fish prints,
Gyotaku (Japanese, from gyo "fish" + taku "rubbing") is a traditional form of Japanese fish printing or rubbing, dating from the mid-19th century, a form of nature printing used by fishermen to record their catches. In order to make a gyotaku print, one places the subject (e.g. fish, crab, scallop shell) on a wooden bench and paints one side with sumi ink. Next a piece of paper or other material is laid over the ink-covered fish. Finally, one rubs the material until there is the image of the fish on it.
Modern gyotaku artists often substitute acrylic or other painting material for the traditional sumi-e,
Here is a video on Okinawa Gyotaku fish prints:
Lyle Brunson takes Gyotaku prints to the next level with his expertise in large game fish prints like marlin, sailfish, tuna, dorado, wahoo and roosterfish. He designs each print to the customer's preferences. You can go with just black ink for that traditional look, a light wash of color for billfish or something more colorful for species like dorado (mahi mahi). I can attest to Lyles skill and attention to detail, as my clients have been overwhelmed by the quality, artistry and craftsmanship of his prints. One other benefit to a fish print is you can fold in up and put it in a suitcase for the trip home. When you get home you can mount your print by following Lyle's detailed mounting directions...done. No waiting for two months for that fiberglass mount. Lyle's work really speaks for itself and I highly recommend his work.
