** LAKES DISTRICT CHILE 2004 LAST MONTH TO SIGN UP** Beach at Punta De Mida Mexico: I decided to leave Puerto Vallarta after New Years, for a quieter existence in the coastal community of Punta De Mida, a small fishing village one hour north of P. V. I arrived early one morning only to see from shore and or on these rock jetties, boiling sardines getting muched by the local tuna and snappers. My heart thumped hard and I reached for a small silver deciever, one that imitated a sardine well. I was surprised no one else was fishing, yet it had the feel that no one had really ever been here fly fishing? Ocean fish on the feed!: From the end of the jetty I could see something feeding hard on the local sardines, I casted into this pod of fish and was quickly rewarded with a nice 5 lb. Chile Verde, more commonly known as a Green Tuna. This was the equivalent to witnessing a dry fly hatch on the river, yet it was on the ocean, it was exciting to say the least. Before arriving here, no one I asked knew anything about fly fishing this area, this added to the excitement and I caught 26 that day! Chile Verde In hand Punta de Mida MEX: The next day I met a local who took me out in his ponga boat and we cruised close to the shoreline looking for feeding frenzies, broken water surfaces and flocks of birds. I caught many just like this one and the fight was never anything but a full on battle. These Tuna are so strong I think they could tow around a 10 lb. trout no problem. I noticed on all the rocks were small crabs, this gave me an idea to tie up some crab patterns when I got back to the room that night. Crab pattern meet natural crab: I brought a small crab back to the room that night only to be released back onto the beach after he did his duty for scientific research. I wondered if this pattern would work, it looked like a crab, but one would not know until tested the next day.....???? Rod bent big time!: I'm talking rod bending fish that fought hard, right off the shoreline and they loved the crab pattern. I later came to the conclusion that all the other fishermen were so into big Marlin and Rooster Fish that these large numbers of smaller tuna and snapper didn't interest the locals as much as the trophies further out!! Jack Trout meet Jack Trevalli: Everytime I casted into a pod of feeding fish I would get a hook up! Two broke me off, but many were like this one here. I took three back per trip and had them for lunch and or dinner. It was so awesome and fresh, so where ever you go bring your fly rod cause you never know! jt Hannah from Holland: I lost it in daydream one day thinking back to my adventures in Puerto Vallarta earlier that week when I met the most gorgeous girl named, Hannah... Hannah was on vacation from Holland and was great to hang out with when I was in P.V. Take care Hannah, your my Sizzler of the Week!!! Congratulations Sizzler!!! Have safe travels. JT Jack Lobster: My last day in Punta De Mida we went out diving for Lobster in about 5 feet of water. It was so fun, you could see their antennas sticking out under rocks and we used a long rod with a good sized hook on the end of it to place under their tails and pull them out. They told me the rod was necessary since there was also sea snakes and eels that also inhabited the same address. Local Villager with Azrec artifacts: I got the invite to local villagers home to view his collection of local Aztec artifacts that he has found all over the region. He claims that it's necessary to retrieve these relects or they will get crused by dozers, cars and erosion. Most of the stuff he finds he tells me are the result of a new road being dug or off of a loamy bank near a road. I say this cause some folks are totally against picking things up, and rightly so. I feel if I did it, it would be wrong. Being that this was his ancestry, he felt compelled to protect it and charish it. I guess if someone found my fly rod 3000 years from now, I would want them to put up on their wall for someone to see. jt Azrec artifacts Beads / One might be Spanish?: These were some beads that my friend and his wife had found on roads near their home. the top one he said was an Aztec bead, but he thought the bottom one was off of a jacket from a Spanish Conquistador! It was made of brass he said and it made a ringing bell sound when moved. This was another highlight on this adventure and we later had a great party and ate lobster. I might add this person would never sell these artifacts, but just admire them and show them to friends and relatives. Sunset at Punta De Mida: On the last evening I sat and watched the sunset, It was great to have been so lucky to find a place that was peaceful, yet having undiscovered new adventures behind every palm tree, or coral reef. This was truly a memorable trip that I would suggest to anyone. This trip can be done on a wine or beer budget and people are very helpful, friendly and laid back. **NEXT STORY FROM THE TRINITY AND KLAMATH. I'm back in Mt Shasta now! KLAMATH ON FIRE!!!** ADIOS AMIGOS, JACK TROUT


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