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STAY HOME NO MORE! Originally Published in Western Outdoor News the Week of December 14, 2011           “Steve used to leave me at home, but if he knows what’s good for him, he better bring me along!” laughed one of the ladies.             “I know what you mean,” said another gal at the beachside [...]

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“SALSA DE PAVO” Originally published the week of December 1, 2011 in Western Outdoor News I’ve spent almost 2 decades now here in Baja and it’s interesting watching certain things evolve.  Thanksgiving…an inherently American holiday…is one of them.   Years ago, it seemed that I had to explain the holiday to locals, but when you [...]

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LOST FISH CAPTURED MEMORIES Originally Published the Week of Sept. 22, 2011 in Western Outdoor News I think I was about 9-years-old and my uncle had taken me out on my first real trip in Mexican waters.  It was a multi-day trip on the old party boat “Holiday.”   I had never fished the big boys [...]

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SO…YOU WANNA SIT UNDER A PALM TREE? Originally Published the Week of Aug. 25, 2011 in Western Outdoor News A week doesn’t go by where I don’t get asked several times about moving/ retiring/ setting up a business in Mexico.   “Man, you got the life.  You fish all day.  Siesta under the palm trees [...]

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CAN’T GO WRONG BAJA PRIMER Originally Published in Western Outdoor News the Week of Aug. 10, 2011 Been down here long enough and had several thousand folks pass through our care either directly or indirectly here in Baja.  Over the years, I’ve compiled a list of things that you can do that will always work [...]

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THEY CALLED ME “MR. JONATHAN” Originally published in Western Outdoor News the Week of June 3, 2011 You get only one chance at this. Doing what we do here in La Paz running a fishing business and restaurant, we get to watch alot of folks. For example… Several days ago here in La Paz,  a [...]

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Often it ends up in the garden under the rose bushes or turned into cat food, but the bonito can actually be good eating if you know what to look for! (note the belly has no markings to distinguish it from the lesser tasting skipjack). “One Man’s Cat Food…Is Not A Bad Dinner”   Originally [...]

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SEDUCED BY TECHNOLOGY! Originally Published the Week of April 20, 2011 in Western Outdoor News   As many of us do, before a day of fishing we “tackle twitch.”  My routine usually means emptying my tackle box and re-packing things.  Hooks here.  Lures there.  Feathers in the case.  Leader material in that section.  Line up [...]

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ARE YOU TALKING TO…ME? Originally Published the Week of March 24, 2011 in Western Outdoor News I’ve been writing this column since 2004 for Western Outdoor News.  I like to write an informative column.  I like to have fun and write feel-good stuff.   I mean…this is fishing, right?  It’s a kid’s sport.  I’ve always tried [...]

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Jill interviewed by TV camera crew in Denver. Interest in travel again seems to be on the rise. “GLOBAL (Travel) WARMING”  – Impressions from the Road   Originally Published the Week of January 15, 2011 in Western Outdoor                As I write this, we’re about as far from the sunny skies and warm waters [...]

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