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Fishing in the 1950s in Rocky Point ( you know…when you could actually catch big fish!)

Started by Old55 · Aug 12, 2021 · 4 replies
Old55
Found this…interesting “the photos were of the old sport fishing boat, Galeana, which was operated out of Puerto Peñasco by Andy Chersin and Dave J. Hyams in the early 1950s, and even the late 1940s, according to some old timers. And then, there was one of the rarest photos of all: fishermen boarding a Pullman train car in Mexicali for a trip to Puerto Peñasco in 1957. On these trips, the clients slept and ate in the car, and they fished on day trips aboard the Galeana. Kind of tells you something about the state of the accommodations in town during the era, noF8F69DD0-F20B-4E7A-8B18-0A4F2FBEB3D7.jpeg
rplarry
Had no idea that The Skipper AND Gilligan fished these waters.

Always thought they were stuck somewhere out in the Pacific
Old55
Sad what overfishing and this did:https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/oct/21/the-lost-river-mexicans-fight-for-mighty-waterway-taken-by-the-us?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Old55
This is just great…….need to check it out!….
Old55
Joe fished here…I like Marilyn’s straw hatC496A4B5-6C14-4C03-BBA5-F83C890B15D8.jpeg