This blog is a handy way of letting family and friends know where we are and what we are doing while aboard our sailboat. Luckily we can send messages via a slow radio transmission. The first post is from California, as we work and get ready to return to Damiana.
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Fishing in Chamela
All boats offer hiding places for small fish, however catamarans provide cover for medium sized as well as small fish. Since arriving in Chamela we've been impressed with the many schools of fish that seek refuge under Damiana. This morning a panga with three pescaderos were using individual drop lines with tiny bits of bait to catch these fish swimming near our boat. They were very close so we got some fenders and invited them to tie up so they could catch fish, hopefully without ramming into our boat. They threw a large weighted net several times to catch enough bait to head out into deeper waters and try their luck with dorado. We mentioned that we'd be happy to buy a kilo of dorado if they catch one. They wanted to know what time we'd be here! We'll keep you posted!
~~~ Marlene and Roy ~~_/) ~~