John Lorenz and his wife Angelica opened the 7-room Bahia la Tortuga Fishing Lodge in 2001 to help people experience what fishing used to be like in Mexico: simple, relaxed and pristine. They still personally run the lodge with a relaxing, family atmosphere that has welcomed lucky anglers from the US and around the world.

Bahia la Tortuga is located in the middle of the Costa Grande, a 150-mile stretch of unspoiled coastline that Sport Fishing Magazine rated as the second best place in the world for sailfish. Sailfish are a main target and almost every guest leaves with memories and great photos of these billfish, but wahoo, dorado and tuna are also regularly caught. Inshore, the fishing is great with roosterfish taking top billing.