Just when you think the fishing is getting good….things cool off…then heat up again! Our guests and our neighborhood fishing friends have been all over out there….with mixed results. We’re catching a few Yellowtail and Dorado off the Cerralvo Island and seeing many manta, whale and a few Marlin on the surface. We’ve had a fun group this week enjoying their “ Bradley FamilyReunion” here at Hotel Buena Vista Beach Resort. They ventured out on the Nath&Mich, Alegria and Calereste and brought home a bunch of Triggerfish and enjoyed a family feast of Ceviche and grilled and fried fish fingers with all the sides. Snapper was for dinner for our Rotary Club friends visiting from all over USA They enjoyed their catch of the day with their happy hour cocktails, prepared as ceviche by our kitchen staff. You catch it, we cook it!
Today, meet the crew of the “Calereste”. Captain Julio Cota was born in la Paz and moved to Los Barilles at a very young age. He grew up there amongst a family and community of fishermen and at the age of 15, followed in the footsteps of his grandfather and his father Chayo Cota. His first job in the fishing industry was with his uncle Santiago Cota aboard the Vanessa here at Hotel Buena Vista Beach Resort. He then worked with his father aboard the ”Nueva Era” for four years and an additional season with his dad on the Dusty II. The next four years were spent aboard the Vagabundo and now the last three years he has captained the “Calereste”.
Deck hand Cristofer Aviles was also born in La Paz and grew up in El Cardonal. Aviles tended bar at Punta Pescadero for nine years before he got hooked on fishing and started working as a deck hand with Francisco “Panchito” Cota aboard “La Rosa” a 28ft. California. Then for the last two years he has been with Julio in the “Calereste”. The very first day they worked together, they participated in the La Ribera Tuna Tournament winning first place and earning an invitation to the state finals in Loreto BCS. Other notable tournament participation for the “Calereste” include the 2007 Bisbee, first place Marlin; 2007 2nd day Bisbee’s Dorado Jackpot; Copa Gobernador in Los Barilles; 2013 Cardonal Tuna Tourney taking 1st, 2nd and 3rd place; Los Gavilanes 2013 in La Paz placing 1st, 2nd and 3rdin youth class; Special prize with a sailfish in Topolpbamp0 2013 and 2nd place La Ribera Tuna Tourney 2014.
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