Dorado & Rooster, Fly Fishing Trip
La Ventana, Sea of Cortez, Mexico
August 31 - September 7th, 2024
September 7th - 14th, 2024
September 14th - 21st, 2024
September 21rd - 28th, 2024
Days Lodging: 7 nights lodging (Sat arrive - Sat leave)
Days fishing: 6 days fishing (Sun - Fri)
Weekly Total: *$2,500. per person, (double occupancy) (including fishing guide and boat costs) Upgraded room prices below.
Upgraded, Double occupancy room, $2,750. pp and two on your boat with your guide. UPGRADED ROOM PRICES: Singles'/private room and boat: price of $5,000. for own room and own boat with guide.; and, please, double tip guide.
*Lodging (double occupancy) unless upgraded:
*3 meals per day: including breakfast, lunches, for the boat, dinners with soups, or salads, desserts, water for filling canteens. & limited beer.
*Shuttle service: between airport & lodge (with group).
Make check PAYMENT to: Pat's Flyfishing
Boat/guide TIPS daily, "U.S. cash, $50." pp or (1000. pesos per person appreciated)
Boat/guide Tip $300.week total @ 6 cays X $50. per day/per person minimum paid daily. They Prefer 1,000. pesos daily.
Please bring "extra $$" for those GREAT days!!
Shuttle tip $ 20. total @ $10. Each way pp.:
Cook/ room tip $ 200. pp for week total. ($100. min. for cook, per person; $100. room cleaning, per person for the week)
$600.00 minimum cash for "all" tips
ROUND TRIP nonstop FLIGHTS: Delta, American, Alaska or Southwest flying into Cabo, Mexico, SJD. Please arrive around 12: noon, thanks, for shuttle service with group.
Bring a few $5..00's for tipping helpers at the airports ..
*Please call with questions or for booking: 530-228-9197
*Licensed outfitter.
*Licensed Mexico Guides and Lodging can change, if not cancelled, if circumstances dictate such.
Please, Send Checks to:
Pat Sleeper/Pat's Flyfishing
1010 Lori Dr.
Chico, CA 95973
Thank You!!
Not Included in payment: Airfare; gratuities for fishing guides & lodge staff, Rods/reels/lines, flies & fishing tackle, canteen and any other items of a personal nature.
*LARGER BOAT; larger fuel cost: Additional Fishing fee for "Pat's boat", with Pat, as guide: Additional $50.00 for this boat w/instruction, or
"no" instruction $40....either way, add, the usual $50. captain's guide tip... Total boat cost $90. Pat gets paid $50. & boat captain gets paid tip: $50..
*** Things to know and bring: ***
Remember: Passports, and Airline reservation receipt.
Prescriptions/pills packed in "hand carry-on" luggage.
Mexico Fishing License: Baja Sur - Sport Fishing License https://www.sportfishingbcs.gob.mx/
Mobile Passport - suggestion
TSA pre-approved - suggestion
Trip insurance STRONGLY RECCOMEND, please.
TSA going down doesn't say much about our rods & reels in carry-on; but, coming home all "MUST" be in your checked luggage.
Equipment:
Rods' weights: 9-12 wt. We bring 4 rods per person.
Reels: Large arbor reels are recommended.
Fly lines: Tropical lines are highly recommended as they have about 50lb test core vs 30lb test core on a cold-water fly line.
40lb test tippets minimum...Please!
Fly line types: Tropical Intermediate, tropical floating and full sink; I'm using all three.
Flies & poppers: Bring: poppers: blue/white, grey/white, green/white, chartreus/white; also, minnow imitations using same colors. Clouser's (olive/white, chartreus/white, brown/white colors); Streamers in brown/white or beige/white are lady-fish imitations.
Rod socks: Essential for protecting rigged rods while in the boat or walking to and from the boat; made of plastic mesh/Chinese handcuff.
Water Thurmes/containers - Facility has 5-gal water jugs for filling your water, Thurmeses. They don't want to deal with multiple empty plastic water bottles.
*Finger Stripping glove: Important to protect your fingers from "line cuts" from the continuous stripping of fly line across your line finger & the then, there's the "catch"...
*Line clippers, pliers, and hook file/sharpener: These are absolutely essential.
*Lenses Wipes: Great for removing water spots, sweat, sunscreen, etc. from sunglasses while out on the water.
*Hand Towel: Very useful for cushioning rods during rough boat rides and/or wiping fish slimmed hands.
*First Aid Kit: Essential when minor first aid with crazy glue, is needed while on the water for hook punctures or?
*Whistle for emergencies
*PFD, personal floating device.
*Headlight
*Chargers
*Canteens for water
*Hat
*Back brace, for back and as a fighting belt.
*Toilet supplies for boat
*Boat shoes, clogs, grippy socks, etc.
*Extra sunglasses
*Bug spray,
*Sunscreen.
*Clothing:
Lightweight clothing, sun hats, sunglasses, extra sunglasses, buff and hospital socks to eliminate slipping on boat.
*Name Tags on "all" luggage...even carry on.
*Day 1
*Schedule airline travel arrival at the airport in Cabo, SJD,
*Time of arrival for SJD, as close to 12: noon as possible for group shuttle, please.
*You will be greeted by a shuttle driver resides at booth #10 outside the airport. Their names are "Octavio" and helper "Isriel" wearing "pink" shirts. with a sign saying: "Pat Sleeper/ Pats Flyfishing" he will transport you as soon as you are all assembled with your luggage. Unless you have been otherwise instructed., they usually resides at booth #10 outside the airport. His names is "Octavio" and helper "Isriel" wearing "pink" shirts.
*Be sure to tip your helpers at the airport (porters, $5.00); AND, at the lodge (drivers) $10.00pp... Thank you.
*Ride to the lodge, this ride takes about 2 hr... depending on stops. He will stop if needed for personal needs on the trip.
*Arrival at the facility, First take your luggage to your room, after being shown "your" room, for your stay; You may be given choices on your room; Return back to the van and tip your driver $10.
*Start unpacking; and, setting up your rods right away...you'll be surprised how fast time flies...and....…You may want to fish that evening.
. *Wi-Fi is available off and on..."not" dependable. Password on Refrigerator by dining room table.
*Electrical plug-ins at the lodge are like the United States for phone chargers and... *Day 2. Morning wake up: we get up at about 4:30am.
*Breakfast is usually available @ about 5:00 am depending on sunrise and bait: Coffee, Fresh fruit, juice, eggs, etc.
*Lunch: pack your ice chest with burreto or sandwich which is available on the table.; If you desire more than one sandwich, please tell cooks the night before. Check gatorade packed in "your" ice cheest is your flavor, water and your water canteen for you & your partner for boat. You will "not" return to the facility for lunch. Eat at your desired time out on the water. Chips and cookies are usually added to your ice chest.
*Daily procede to "your" "assigned boat" @ about 5:30 - 6:00AM with lunch for 3 people, strung rods, and your dry bag when they arrive out front of our lodge. You will be returned to the facility in the boat as well at about 2:00pm. Be sure to take ice chest, rods and dry bag. Tip your guides $50. at this time.
Ice chests...please clean out your ice chests at the end of each day. Extra chips, cookies, water, etc. placed on table. Dump out water and allow to dry upside down out front of dining tables.
*Extras: Fishing on Pat's boat: extra $50. each day with some instruction; just joining Pat and "no instruction" $40.00.
*Day 6, Party time Friday night...Guides join us at our facility for a party @ 6:30pm. Sometimes live beautiful music. please tip musicians.
*Day 7. At the end of the 7-day trip, please tip: usually about $100 pp (fisherman) cook and $100. pp for the room.
Breakfast @ 7:00am. Pack your bags before and after breakfast. Shuttles will start leaving around 9:00am depending on airline reservations for airport.
*Guides: tip guides daily @ $50.per day minimum please...add extra if they do extra.
*Daily fishing from sunup until about 1:30 - 2:30 (6-8 hrs.) or when you choose to return. Breakfast @ 5:00 AM; Fishing @ 5:30AM; boats out front. But, if you want to fish over 6 or 8 hrs., ask your guide; and, please respect him with an extra... tip extra, please!!!
*Bring a few $5.00's (shuttle & airports) and $10.00's & $20. for tipping extra's here and there.
Questions:
Pat Sleeper
530-228-9197
[email protected]
Booking Registration: Please Download: Liability Waiver/ Payment Form "2024"
Payment & Contract Information: Please promptly download, fill out and send the registration form to Pat Sleeper along with the liability waiver and information requested on final page.
Make checks payable to: “Pat's Flyfishing”
Payment, per person, with double occupancy, without upgrades, Amount: $2,500. per person (7 nights lodging) including 6 days fishing w/guide and boat.
Non fishing roommate: $1,900. per person for the week, 7 nights. With all meals, shuttle service to and from airport as well.
Upgraded rooms @ $2,750. pp double occupancy; (If available.) for the week. including fishing guide and boat. Single for upgraded room & boat $5,000.
Single's (regular room) Rooms @ $4,500., (if available) for the week. of 7 nights; including fishing alone with guide and boat.
*These prices include shuttle, meals, and double occupancy in rooms & fishing unless paying for a single.
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