The San Diego Anglers
Are Proud to Present…
John Ashley and Tim Hatler

Portugese Hall
Wednesday, January 14, 2026
2818 Avenida De Portugal
San Diego, CA 92106

2818, Avenida de Portugal, Fleetridge, Point Loma, San Diego, San Diego County, California, 92106

On the corner of Shelter Island Dr. & Shafter St.
Doors open at 6:00 p.m. Meeting starts at 7:00 p.m.

Special Guest: John Ashley and Tim Hatler

Palapas Ventana, the Best of Baja. We are an Ocean Adventure Resort in La Ventana Bay in the Sea of Cortez, Baja Mexico. We are located just 35 minutes southeast of La Paz between La Ventana and El Sargento.

Come experience our world-class Spearfishing, Fishing, Kiteboarding, Scuba… or just relax and enjoy incredible turquoise water, amazing sunrises and sunsets, friendly Mexican culture, foods with unforgettable flavors.

My best friend, Tim Hatler, built, from the dirt up, a family-style Baja fishing operation on the super productive waters of La Ventana. Tim told me. I would be “muy stupido” if I didn’t get down to the resort and chase rooster fish, dorado, pargo, marlin and a thousand other species with him. A quick club query led to the formation of “SDFF1,” a group of 12 flyfishing anglers who have returned to fish at Palapas Ventana five years in a row. Baja is amazing, and I have been happy to get my fellow club members and good friends down to fish there and meet the wonderful folks who live there.

The present day finds me retired from 30-years of teaching in a Chemistry classroom. I live half of the year in my house, a short walk from the Palapas Ventana resort, and the other half a block way from my old classroom in Imperial Beach. My future plans are to work on my conversational Spanish, learn how to make salsa molcajete, and land a damned blue trevally off the reef near the La Ventana launch ramp. Come join me!