Rancho Leonero - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

bigbarrels · 09-30-2009, 04:10 PM

Just returned from a 6 day fishing trip at Rancho Leonero. Great weather (except for 1 day), great resort with good food and customer service. Each day I fished on a cabin cruiser or super panga in the morning and then kayak fished in front of the resort in the afternoon. On the boats I caught some nice yellowfin tuna, dorado, ladyfish, sierra, trigger fish, needlefish, humbolt squid, and others. Kayak fishing is what I love to do and was the best part of the trip for me. I caught and released around 12 Dorado and harvested 3 others. Here are some pics from my trip

Catch and Release Dorado

Better than the Hyatt

Gotta watch out for the locals!

Sweet peddle back in( loved the hobie outback-the revolution about sank on me and thankfully I had a bottle to bale out the kayak)

This shot pretty much summarizes my experience at Rancho Leonero

Video coming soon..no time to edit but made video of every Dorado I caught off the kayak with the Go Pro camera

Amazing place! Returned with a cooler that weighed in at 49.20 lbs and full of fillets from Dorado, Yellow Fin Tuna, Red Snapper, Pargo and Triggerfish (ceviche)

kurt · 09-30-2009, 04:28 PM

Nice! Who was sitting on top of your head taking photos?

B Slate · 09-30-2009, 05:30 PM

Hey Tom that looks like a pretty cool trip. You will be eatin good for a while.
The Ranch looks pretty sweet. Good food, good sleep and lots of

pulling on big tasty fish.

ship 4 brains · 09-30-2009, 07:28 PM

Tom -
What a great trip. Did you go down solo?

I have been in April. The trip was great, but the fishing was just OK. I am really considering a trip next Sept/October.

bigbarrels · 09-30-2009, 08:21 PM

Kurt: you can hire photographers on the beach down there and you just strap them to your head....works pretty good but makes for a sore neck

Brandon: go check it out in the future...you would really like that place! Congrats on the YT's!

Jeff: I went down with a good friend and his parents who stayed for 4 of the days. We fished on the cruisers with his parents for two days and then the super pangas for 3 days. September and Oct is a really good time to go down there. I was thinking on doing a 2 week drive down trip next Oct (camp/hotel/house rental/resort)

'Cuda · 10-01-2009, 05:11 AM

Great pics and congratulations on the dorado......what's the drive to Leonero.....16hrs from the border?

09-30-2009, 04:10 PM	#1
bigbarrels Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Vista Posts: 1,111	Rancho Leonero Just returned from a 6 day fishing trip at Rancho Leonero. Great weather (except for 1 day), great resort with good food and customer service. Each day I fished on a cabin cruiser or super panga in the morning and then kayak fished in front of the resort in the afternoon. On the boats I caught some nice yellowfin tuna, dorado, ladyfish, sierra, trigger fish, needlefish, humbolt squid, and others. Kayak fishing is what I love to do and was the best part of the trip for me. I caught and released around 12 Dorado and harvested 3 others. Here are some pics from my trip Catch and Release Dorado Better than the Hyatt Gotta watch out for the locals! Sweet peddle back in( loved the hobie outback-the revolution about sank on me and thankfully I had a bottle to bale out the kayak) This shot pretty much summarizes my experience at Rancho Leonero Video coming soon..no time to edit but made video of every Dorado I caught off the kayak with the Go Pro camera Amazing place! Returned with a cooler that weighed in at 49.20 lbs and full of fillets from Dorado, Yellow Fin Tuna, Red Snapper, Pargo and Triggerfish (ceviche) Last edited by bigbarrels; 09-30-2009 at 04:45 PM.

09-30-2009, 04:28 PM	#2
kurt Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: 2 inches above sea level Posts: 503	Nice! Who was sitting on top of your head taking photos?

09-30-2009, 05:30 PM	#3
B Slate Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: La Verne Posts: 92	Hey Tom that looks like a pretty cool trip. You will be eatin good for a while. The Ranch looks pretty sweet. Good food, good sleep and lots of pulling on big tasty fish.

09-30-2009, 07:28 PM	#4
ship 4 brains Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 163	Tom - What a great trip. Did you go down solo? I have been in April. The trip was great, but the fishing was just OK. I am really considering a trip next Sept/October.

09-30-2009, 08:21 PM	#5
bigbarrels Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Vista Posts: 1,111	Kurt: you can hire photographers on the beach down there and you just strap them to your head....works pretty good but makes for a sore neck Brandon: go check it out in the future...you would really like that place! Congrats on the YT's! Jeff: I went down with a good friend and his parents who stayed for 4 of the days. We fished on the cruisers with his parents for two days and then the super pangas for 3 days. September and Oct is a really good time to go down there. I was thinking on doing a 2 week drive down trip next Oct (camp/hotel/house rental/resort)

10-01-2009, 05:11 AM	#6
'Cuda Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 224	Great pics and congratulations on the dorado......what's the drive to Leonero.....16hrs from the border?