By Dave Dolan

  On July 4th, a group of 12 anglers departed on the first of two annual summer trips with Cedros Sport Fishing. I did this trip in the past and always thought the fishing could not get any better. I was wrong, the fishing indeed has gotten better.
  Your trip starts at the CBX border crossing at the Tijuana airport. Cedros manager, Rosie Flowers is there to meet and greet. She gives you the whole walk down on the crossing and flight. If you have never traveled, or have any apprehensions about travel thru Mexico, this is the way to go. Rosie makes it easy and smooth.
  Part of the adventure of this trip is the flight. Cedros Sportfishing has a chartered flight in a Cessna Caravan. The Caravan is a safe, smooth flying aircraft that flies all over the world. Flying down that rugged Baja coast line brought back so many memories of early Baja adventures. And when you see that large Cedros Island appear on the horizon, the anticipation starts to build.
  Check in at the lodge is fast and easy. A few of the anglers took advantage of an afternoon of fishing. What followed was three solid days of off the chart fishing.
  Fishing is all done from pangas. Three of us fished with Captain Javier on his 30 foot panga that has a front deck big enough for fishing two with plenty of room. All these panga captains have an eye for spotting fish. And it did not take long to put us right on the bite.
  This turned into probably the best surface iron fishing I’ve ever experienced. Almost every cast went into a pile of breaking fish. Multiples would follow back to the boat. And there are no firecracker yellowtail here. These fish must be born at 15 pounds ! There was no problem limiting out on yellowtail by 8 a.m. Most fish were in an 18 to 25 pound range. Top yellowtail went to Jeff Friesen and weighed in at 41 pounds.

  The top

fish on the trip was caught by Justin Krumb had quite a story. Fishing a bass rod set up using a plastic and trying for calicos, Justin hooked and landed a 59 pound white sea bass. Way to go, Justin !

  Other fish caught included calico bass, halibut, sheephead, pargo and white fish. Al

l of the fish are filleted and vacuum packed at the lodge. The fish processing is top notch.

  What impresses me almost as much as the fishing is the operation of this lodge. Look at a map of Baja and you realize how remote this island lies. The village is limited on many supplies. But the lodge is always well stocked and has all the comforts one would expect. There are more workers on the staff than there are the 12 of us guests. And the meals were great, carne asada, fish tacos, mexican combos and the last night a Sonoran beef steak dinner. And I have to hand it to our friend Rosie who manages the operation. This lady is a one person crew. Everything from your first phone call inquiring about the trip to the end when you are leaving the air terminal with all your fish, she is right there. This will always be the first rate trip it is with Rosie running the show.
  There are a few limited spots available for fishing this season. Many on this trip already booked for next year. If you are thinking about, don’t miss out on this great trip. You can book for next season now by calling Rosie at Cedros Sport Fishing 619-772-7570.  Check cedrossportfishing.com… This is a yellowtail fishing trip of a life time.