This trip was a good one with us being able to stay in Puerto Penasco for almost a full 6 days. The first chance I had to do some fishing was Saturday morning. I geared up and jumped in by about 8 am. The water was about 70 degrees and the temperature outside was at about 80 and warming up. There was a small breeze with lots of sunshine. The visibility was close to 20 feet. My entire dive I was surrounded by Trigger Fish with Porgy mixed in. I was able to bag 2 of the Porgy even after one of my bands broke. I was a bit hesitant to shoot them because the last time I shot one I felt like there were was no meat on it. These two turned out to pay off, with plenty of meat and not to hard to fillet. The winds picked up and made for some good sized waves. My wife was not going to let that stop her from shooting her first fish with her new gun. After the tide had come back in and cover the rocks we went out together at around 3 pm. Now the visibility was around 5-10 feet with a lot of rocking on the surface. After showing Cara how to reload and set the bands on her gun (JBL Woody 38 Special) she was off. Next thing I know she is shooting into some rocks, the very thing I am always telling her not to do. Expecting her shaft to be stuck in the reef I am surprised and very excited to see it dancing around with a Sand Bass on the end!!!! That was the only thing we were able to bag before calling it a day.
Monday I could not take it and even with 20 mph winds from the South I decided to go SCUBA diving. I had brought all my gear and really wanted to go explore behind San Juan Hill. I got over there and suited up and debated about bring my spear gun with me and finally chose to but only for protection ;). I got in and sank down and there were Opaleye, Grouper and Leatherjackets all around me. Most of the fish were under a foot long but I did come across some Grouper that were just over two feet and one Gold Grouper swimming in the mix. As I continued my dive I was followed around by a school of about 20 Porgy that would not leave my side.
Porgy #1
Porgy #2
Cara's First gun Kill Sand Bass
Getting ready for fish tacos
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