The last two weeks were a transition period according to the locals. There were very few fish. I was lucky to shoot a wahoo and some pan fish. Three days ago, the water cleared up quite a bit, the temperature must have changed but my watch still said 21C. That day, I saw groupers and… Read More »
I was fishing somewhere south of La Paz. I began my day by paddling 30 minutes and anchoring, only to find out I did not have the top part of my wetsuit… So I jumped in without my suit and took the anchor out. The seas were rough enough for me to have to turn… Read More »
Marc a pris les choses en main! Nous avons enfin une version complète du documentaire dans lequel Mathieu Gingras, Valentine Thomas, et moi, partons en camper à travers le Québec. Un excellent travail de Marc Wattrelot! I spent 7 days in a camper with Valentine Thomas and Mathieu Jutras Gingras, going around the province of… Read More »
Monday (November 19, 2018) I went fishing south of La Paz. I was looking for the usual suspects: snappers and the odd pelagic. I dove late in the day since I had (online) work to do in the morning. I do like diving later, if only because the local commercial fishermen have already taken their… Read More »
I’m back in La Paz. Same address, different apartment. They rented my penthouse to someone else the bastards. The scene in the water is quite different from February and March. For one, the water is super warm at 27C (81F). On the other hand, it’s been just as windy, which is not entirely normal for… Read More »
I spent february and march fishing in Baha, these are by far the worse months, but don’t let this stop you from visiting… unless you want easy fishing or are only interested in pelagics… Winter is a time for shooting deep Cuberas, yellowtails and finding the tasty but smallish groupers (15 pounders). The Pacific side… Read More »
Check out the scup.
Olivier and I showed up in his sickly green Volkswagen at the Massachusetts invitational spearfishing competition at King’s Beach… in Rhode Island. The sole purpose of the Mass invitational is to bring people beyond low impact Instagram freediving, and to somehow convince them of the wonders of facing other spearfishermen, on a level playing field,… Read More »
Alexandre Touchette interviewed me on a Wednesday evening in September. We had trouble finding the right fish for the cooking footage but we prevailed! It’s all in french but i know you guys love it 😉 http://ici.radio-canada.ca/regions/Montreal/2016/10/11/001-chasse-sous-marine-fleuve-saint-laurent-montreal.shtml
The first fresh water spearfishing world championships will be held in May next year in Las Vegas (lake Mead). We are looking for Canadians with competitive spearfishing experience to form teams. If you or someone you know wants to participate, get in contact with me at renepotvin@gmail.com The website of the event is www.freshwaterworlds.com