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Nov 13, 2003; 02:57PM - A Windy East Cape, Hot Zihuatanejo
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Category: Saltwater Fly Fishing Reports
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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REPORT FROM GARY GRAHAM'S BAJA ON THE FLY:
PROVIDING QUALITY SALTWATER FLY-FISHING 365 DAYS A YEAR IN BAJA FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: bajafly@usa.net; USA toll-free (800) 919-2252; Mexico 011-52-624-14-10373
Thurs., Nov. 13, 2003 Report covers the period Sat.-Thurs. (11/06 - 11/13 )
EAST CAPE, MAGDALENA BAY, ZIHUATANEJO, MEXICO; AND IZTAPA, GUATEMALA CONDITIONS
EAST CAPE, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
IN GENERAL: Skip Smith, Toronto, Ont., Canada, and Walter Johns, from Seattle, Wash., had a couple of good days pitting their flyrod skills against dorado hiding under some flotsam. The golden ones ranged from small to 40 pounds. Toss in a few small tuna and the guys were grinning from ear-to-ear back at the hotel bar. Not bad for a windy week at East Cape.
AIR & SEA -
Water temperature 78°-84°
Air temperature 77° - 82°
Humidity about 83%
Wind WNW at 8 mph
Conditions clear
Visibility 8 miles
Sunrise 6:31 a.m. MST
Sunset 5:34 p.m. MST
Nov. 16 Last Quarter, Nov 23 New, Nov. 30 First Quarter, Dec.8 Full
o OFFSHORE: A few blues and stripes to go along with the sails still hanging
around. Tuna were a little tougher this week.
o INSHORE: Mooring buoys in front of all the hotels are a good place to look
for small dorado, jacks and, if you are lucky, a small rooster or two.
o BEACH: Ladyfish at Rancho Leonero, jacks and pompano near Punta Colorada.
BILLFISH - Sailfish still the most consistent.
YELLOWFIN TUNA - Slowed down somewhat.
DORADO - Right place, right time can make you smile.
ROOSTERFISH - Pretty tough except for a few small guys.
JACK CREVALLE - Both La Ribera and Punta Colorada.
BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK - Same as the tuna . . . stop the wind and they
bite.
PARGO AND CABRILLA - A few of the reefs producing good catches.
SIERRA - They're back.
MAGDALENA BAY, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
IN GENERAL: By all reports, the outside action slowed way down this week. Yachts began arriving for a tournament this week and I suspect someone will find the herd. Yellowtail are at both the entrada and entrance to Santa Maria Bay closer to Punta Hughes on the north side. Esteros are still on fire for corvina and pompano. Snook continue to be their elusive selves and a few leopard groupers to round out the catch list.
Water Temperature 67°-78°
Air Temperature 67°- 80°
Humidity 82%
Wind NW at 2 mph
Conditions Haze
Visibility 6 miles
Sunrise 6:31 a.m. MST
Sunset 5:39 p.m. MST
Nov. 16 Last Quarter, Nov 23 New, Nov. 30 First Quarter, Dec.8 Full
YELLOWTAIL - Either bay entrance producing good catches under the bird
schools.
CORVINA - Still on the chew, eating practically anything that hits the water.
SNOOK - They are ready to play, are you?
HALIBUT - Flat rascals rule if you have a chartreuse fly.
SIERRA - Under the bird schools in the open water of the bay if you care.
ZIHUATANEJO, MAINLAND MEXICO
IN GENERAL: If the full moon is affecting our fishing, I can't wait to see how good it is going to be in another week as the cycle ends. The 82º cobalt blue water is at 9 miles and we are finding fish at 11 miles.
Most every boat fishing conventional gear is averaging about 3 to 4 sailfish a day. Today, fly-fishing client Norman Turgeon of Seattle, Wash., fished with Martin and me on the panga “Isamar.” He hooked two sailfish, both released. We estimated one of the fish at 100 pounds, or perhaps 5- or 10-pounds larger. I wrote 100-pounds and 10-feet long on the tag release card.
About 12 miles south of Zihuatanejo Bay, inshore fishing for jack crevalle has really gotten hot. These fish are averaging 15-pounds and are in huge numbers. We are also still getting very good numbers of 30- to 40-pound roosterfish in the back edge of the surf lines.
Water Temperature 75º-86º
Air Temperature 78°-93º
Humidity 66%
Wind Calm
Conditions Partly Cloudy (FEW) : 10,000 ft
Visibility 9 miles
Sunrise 6:50 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:10 p.m. CST
Nov. 16 Last Quarter, Nov 23 New, Nov. 30 First Quarter, Dec.8 Full
For more Information on Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo trips, go to:
http://www.bajafly.com/Zihuatanejo.htm
Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo report by Ed Kunze
IZTAPA, GUATEMALA
IN GENERAL: The run to the fishing grounds is still a long trip, averaging 40 miles, but the distance gets shorter each day. In the last week only 3 of the local fleet were out. Results were fairly good despite the weather which was not very cooperative in the afternoons. The boats fly-fishing were able to raise 44 sails and release 23, and the conventional gear boat released 6 out of 10 in one day. In addition, all the boats had some good action on dorado. Once again this week there was no one out trying the inshore waters, but every time someone does, they have great results with roosters in the 30- to 40-pound class.
If you are headed down to Guatemala, be sure to ask about a half day inshore trip on the day you arrive. You will not be disappointed. At the end of this week the wrap-up event of the 2003 Presidential Challenge will be run in Guatemala, so there will be a lot more boats out and the report next week should be interesting! Guatemala will also host the ILTTA tournament in the spring, March 14 -20, 2004.
Water Temperature 80º-85º
Air Temperature 82°-84º
Humidity 84%
Wind Calm
Conditions Clear
Visibility
Sunrise 6:02 a.m. CST
Sunset 5:32 p.m. CST
Nov. 16 Last Quarter, Nov 23 New, Nov. 30 First Quarter, Dec.8 Full
For more Information on Baja on the Fly's Guatemala trips, go to:
http://www.guatemalafly.com
Baja on the Fly's Guatemala report by Brian Barragy
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Nov 6, 2003; 06:03PM - Grumpy Waters and November Winds
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Category: Saltwater Fly Fishing Reports
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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REPORT FROM GARY GRAHAM'S BAJA ON THE FLY:
PROVIDING QUALITY SALTWATER FLY-FISHING 365 DAYS A YEAR IN BAJA FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: bajafly@usa.net; USA toll-free (800) 919-2252; Mexico 011-52-624-14-10373
Thursday, November 06, 2003 Report covers the period Sat.-Thurs. (10/31 - 11/06)
EAST CAPE, MAGDALENA BAY, ZIHUATANEJO, MEXICO; AND IZTAPA, GUATEMALA CONDITIONS
EAST CAPE, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
IN GENERAL: The dreaded North winds have begun and between that and the big tuna
tournament in Cabo, few were fishing locally. Howard Tuthill and Cliff Thompson,
visiting from Denver, put together four solid days of fishing with a species-laden list including yellowfin tuna, skipjack, bonito, dorado, small jack crevalle and sierra before the wind began to howl. Good news is the dorado were under a buoy in front of Palmas, the sierra were in front of La Ribera and the jacks were both at Palmas and in front of Punta Colorada.
I drove back to the States on Tues. (11/4) and the wind was blowing all the way up to Santa Rosalia.
AIR & SEA -
Water temperature 78°-84°
Air temperature 68° - 88°
Humidity about 51%
Wind From the North at 12 mph
Conditions Mostly Cloudy (BKN) : 21,900 ft
Visibility 12 miles
Sunrise 6:26 a.m. MST
Sunset 5:37 p.m. MST
Nov.8 Full, Nov. 16 Last Quarter, Nov 23 New, Nov. 30 First Quarter
o OFFSHORE: Beginning to sound redundant as the tuna and sails continue
to be the best bet.
o INSHORE: The mooring buoys in front of the hotels, receivers at La
Ribera are all yielding a mixed bag including a few dorado, jacks and even sierra.
o BEACH: Those not deterred by all the wood and debris strewn along the
beach are finding fair action for ladyfish, small jacks and roosters.
BILLFISH - Fair on sailfish but only a few stripes and blues.
YELLOWFIN TUNA - Good if the wind isn't blowing.
DORADO - Finally a few under the mooring buoys.
ROOSTERFISH - Pretty tough except for a few small guys.
JACK CREVALLE - La Ribera and Punta Colorada the best bet.
BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK - Same as the tuna, stop the wind and they
bite.
PARGO AND CABRILLA - Good if you have the chum. Some of the boats are
catching large (read 20-35 pound squid) and saving some to use as chum for the pargo.
SIERRA - They're back.
MAGDALENA BAY, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
IN GENERAL: Pudge Klienkauf's Women's Flyfishing® group finished up their first
estero expedition and she is already back in Alaska telling everyone what a great trip
it was. The gals had lots of new species to play with including snook, corvina, cabrilla, pompano, grouper and even a linga. Several members of the group spent most of the trip
experimenting with floating lines and surface poppers and the results were encouraging. Weather and conditions were as good as it gets in the mangrove-lined esteros.
Meanwhile, on the outside the Pacific was showing her cranky side and it was pretty much victory at sea for the few yachts venturing out. More yachts are heading down the coast so the action should heat back up this week as the winds and high seas subside.
Water Temperature 67°-78°
Air Temperature 58°- 80°
Humidity 62%
Wind NW at 2 mph
Conditions Haze
Visibility 5 miles
Sunrise 6:37 a.m. MST
Sunset 5:43 p.m. MST
Nov.8 Full, Nov. 16 Last Quarter, Nov 23 New, Nov. 30 First Quarter
YELLOWTAIL - Entrada and Punta Hughes producing a few.
CORVINA - You gotta love the take on the poppers. Pompano loved them too!
SNOOK - Caught the smaller ones and lost the big uns. Sound familiar?
HALIBUT - Chartreuse Clousers and sandy beach, slow retrieve along the bottom
equals action.
SIERRA - Under the bird schools in the open water of the bay if you care.
ZIHUATANEJO, MAINLAND MEXICO
IN GENERAL: Conditions are definitely improving as we head into our winter
'high season.' Unlike the Baja Peninsula, this southern part of the Mexican
mainland is basically known as a winter fishery. Nov. is usually the first
month to give it a kick start.
The 84º clean water is only 5 to 6 miles out and the game fish are starting to respond. The sailfish action is improving, with at least two to three releases per boat. Whenever we get to talking, all the captains are very optimistic about the upcoming weeks of fishing.
Nine longtime friends from the Seattle area are here on their annual sailfish fly fishing trip. They are fishing five days on pangas, with fishermen rotating to a different panga each day. Currently, at the end of their second day of fishing, Martin on the “Isamar”and Calli on the “Zapatita” each have three sailfish caught and released.
Arturo on the panga “Janeth” and Adolpho on the panga “Dos Hermanos” are both
fishing with clients from France and averaging about 3 roosterfish a day. The fish are running 30 to 40 pounds.
Water Temperature 75º-86º
Air Temperature 79°-90º
Humidity 66%
Wind SW at 7 mph
Conditions Scattered Clouds (SCT) : 25,000 ft
Visibility 9 miles
Sunrise 6:46 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:12 p.m. CST
Nov.8 Full, Nov. 16 Last Quarter, Nov 23 New, Nov. 30 First Quarter
For more Information on Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo trips, go to:
http://www.bajafly.com/Zihuatanejo.htm
Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo report by Ed Kunze
IZTAPA, GUATEMALA
IN GENERAL: In the last week, only two of the local fleet ventured out. One fly party went out for four days fishing, and one group of local anglers fished for a day. The fly
party experienced three really good days fishing, and had one day called due to bad weather. In the three days they had 37 sails come up to teasers and they caught and released 20 of them; they also caught seven dorado. The party of local anglers went three-for-three on sails and also caught a couple dorado. Inshore, there was no one out, but the fish are present.
Water Temperature 80º-85º
Air Temperature 73°-91º
Humidity 66%
Wind Calm
Conditions Clear
Visibility
Sunrise 5:59 a.m. CST
Sunset 5:34 p.m. CST
Nov.8 Full, Nov. 16 Last Quarter, Nov 23 New, Nov. 30 First Quarter
For more Information on Baja on the Fly's Guatemala trips, go to:
http://www.guatemalafly.com
Baja on the Fly's Guatemala report by Brian Barragy
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CHECKLIST OF THINGS TO BRING TO THE EAST CAPE
(We’ll continue to publish this every month or so for new recipients of our report, but we suggest you print it out and keep it handy.)
• _______ FISHING CLOTHING - Lightweight, fast-drying technical clothing.
Long sleeve shirts and long pants if you burn easily.
• _______ TENNIS SHOES, BOAT SHOES OR RUBBER SOLED SANDALS.
. _______ HAT - For protection from the sun.
• _______ POLARIZED SUN GLASSES. (All dark glasses are not polarized. Be sure yours are.)
• _______ WINDBREAKER OR SWEATSHIRT.
• _______ SHORTS.
• _______ SWIMSUIT.
• _______ COSMETICS OR SHAVING GEAR.
• _______ SUN PROTECTION (lotion or block.)
• _______ LIP BALM.
• _______ SEASICKNESS MEDICATION.
• _______ TYLENOL OR ASPIRIN.
• _______ BENEDRYL SPRAY OR OINTMENT.
• _______ FLASHLIGHT (For walking on the beach at night.)
• _______ CAMERA, EXTRA FILM.
• _______ VIDEO CAMERA AND TAPES (Optional.)
. _______ EXTRA BATTERIES.
. _______ SNORKEL EQUIPMENT (Optional. Can be rented there.)
. _______ U.S. $1 DOLLAR BILLS (For tips.)
SHIRTS AND SHOES ARE REQUIRED IN THE DINING ROOM
FISHING GEAR YOU MAY NEED:
See Gary Graham’s “No Nonsense Guide to Fly Fishing Southern Baja” or his website: www.bajafly.com.
• ________8-, 9-, or 10-weight rod for surf fishing and casting. A 9-weight is ideal if you are bringing only one rod. Add a 12-weight if you are fishing from a boat. Rental tackle is available, but must be reserved.
• ________Reel(s) direct or anti-reverse, anodized. Good disc drag and plenty of backing. Reels with a quick take-apart feature are ideal for cleaning.
• ________Lines - Beach and Inshore: Intermediate or sink-tip for rocky areas. Full line (350 grain) or shooting head for sandy areas. Offshore: 10- or 12-weight rod. Full flyline (650 grain) shooting head/intermediate. For marlin and big tuna: 14-weight, quality reel, lots of backing 125#, and 36-inch bite tippet. Extra fly lines and shooting heads -- better safe than sorry.
• ________Leaders and Tippet.
• ________Stripping Basket.
• ________Flies. Contact your fly shop for the most current flies in use.
• ________Hook sharpener.
• ________Foot protection for the rocks.
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Nov 2, 2003; 09:06AM - Turn Back the Clocks, Here Come the Tuna
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Category: Saltwater Fly Fishing Reports
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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REPORT FROM GARY GRAHAM'S BAJA ON THE FLY:
PROVIDING QUALITY SALTWATER FLY-FISHING 365 DAYS A YEAR IN BAJA FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: bajafly@usa.net; USA toll-free (800) 919-2252; Mexico 011-52-624-14-10373
Thurs., Oct. 30, 2003 Report covers the period Sat.-Thurs. (10/23 - 10/30)
EAST CAPE, MAGDALENA BAY, ZIHUATANEJO, MEXICO; AND IZTAPA, GUATEMALA CONDITIONS
EAST CAPE, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
IN GENERAL: Plenty of yellowfin tuna and skipjack actions to keep the rods bent. A few dorado and the sailfish continue to lead the way in the billfish department. Weather has been great with the exception of some north wind on Mon. A few jacks can be found at both La Ribera and Punta Colorada.
AIR & SEA -
Water temperature 81°-86°
Air temperature 72° - 90°
Humidity about 31%
Wind NW at 3 mph
Conditions Partly Cloudy (FEW) : 5,000 ft
Visibility 12 miles
Sunrise 6:21 a.m. MST
Sunset 5:43 p.m. MST
Oct. 31 First Quarter Nov.8 Full Nov. 16 Last Quarter Nov 23 New
o OFFSHORE: Tuna flags seemed to flying from the riggers of almost every
boat heading back in. For the hardcore billfish types, there’s sailfish in good numbers
with a smattering of blues and stripes.
o INSHORE: Water clarity continues to improve and along with that the jacks and roosters have begun to show again.
o BEACH: Flotsam, trash and arroyos still running still make the beach a tough proposition.
BILLFISH - Sailfish the best bet at the moment.
YELLOWFIN TUNA - Back up to speed this week.
DORADO - A few here and there.
ROOSTERFISH - Smaller fish only.
JACK CREVALLE - La Ribera and Punta Colorada the best bet.
BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK - Good size and plenty.
PARGO AND CABRILLA - Slow.
SIERRA - A few here and there.
MAGDALENA BAY, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
IN GENERAL: Fast-paced action from the Thetis Bank down toward Santa Maria Bay continues its red hot pace. Lots of fish in the teasers and plenty of double digit counts reported by the few boats in the area. Wahoo also showing up in the pattern enough to play havoc with the teasers. Plenty of action for estero (estuary) aficionados with plenty of corvina hitting everything from poppers to sub-surface flies. A few snook hooked, but lost. Rounding out the species list were pompano, jacks and lots of cabrilla to keep Pudge Kleinkauf's group smiling and raring to go in the morning.
Water Temperature 67°-79°
Air Temperature 60°- 82°
Humidity 35%
Wind WSW 11 mph
Conditions Haze
Visibility 5 miles
Sunrise 6:31 a.m. MST
Sunset 5:49 p.m. MST
Oct. 31 First Quarter Nov.8 Full Nov. 16 Last Quarter Nov 23 New
YELLOWTAIL - Still around.
CORVINA - Pop, Pop, Slam. What a kick
SNOOK - They are biting, we are just not catching.
HALIBUT - Chartreuse Clousers and sandy beach, slow retrieve along the bottom
equals action.
SIERRA - Everyone forgot to look.
ZIHUATANEJO, MAINLAND MEXICO
IN GENERAL: The 84º cobalt blue water is still at 19 miles, and there is a
very clean water from the beach to about 3 miles. Between the two has been a
daily guess as to where the green water was and/or clean water.
Santiago, on the panga “Gitana” found the clean water at 12 miles two days ago
for his client Kenneth Hill of Clinton, Utah. They tagged and released 3 sailfish, with one of them estimated at a huge 120 pounds. Santiago told me if he had not seen the fish take the trolled cut bait, from the way it fought he would have sworn it was a blue marlin.
The roosterfish action is remaining steady, with about 3 fish per day per boat being released.
Not much word on the tuna or dorado however.
Water Temperature 75º-86º
Air Temperature 79°-91º
Humidity 66%
Wind WSW at 9 mph
Conditions Scattered Clouds 2000 ft
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 6:43 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:16 p.m. CST
Oct. 31 First Quarter Nov.8 Full Nov. 16 Last Quarter Nov 23 New
For more Information on Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo trips, go to:
http://www.bajafly.com/Zihuatanejo.htm
Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo report by Ed Kunze
IZTAPA, GUATEMALA
IN GENERAL: The weather has been beautiful, very calm in the mornings with the seas building slightly all day. The blue water is about 17 miles offshore, but the water temp is off until you get about 45-50 miles out. This is where the action on sails, marlin, and dorado kicks in. Very few of the local fleet were out, but those that made the run had great action averaging double digit releases. One boat was able to connect with a blue marlin, and one boat barely missed a small but very active blue marlin when some 40-pound class dorado stole all the baits from under its nose. Inshore, we ran one trip in the last week and connected with 2 of 5 roosters in the 30-40lb class in addition to some
mackerel and jacks in a short 3.5 hour trip.
Water Temperature 80º-85º
Air Temperature 80°-88º
Humidity 66%
Wind East 11 mph
Conditions Clear
Visibility
Sunrise 5:56 a.m. CST
Sunset 5:37 p.m. CST
Oct. 31 First Quarter Nov.8 Full Nov. 16 Last Quarter Nov 23 New
For more Information on Baja on the Fly's Guatemala trips, go to:
http://www.guatemalafly.com
Baja on the Fly's Guatemala report by Brian Barragy
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Oct 23, 2003; 07:17PM - Weather and Fishing Looking Bright
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Category: Saltwater Fly Fishing Reports
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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10/23/2003 REPORT FROM GARY GRAHAM'S BAJA ON THE FLY:
PROVIDING QUALITY SALTWATER FLY-FISHING 365 DAYS A YEAR IN BAJA FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: bajafly@usa.net; USA toll-free (800) 919-2252; Mexico 011-52-624-14-10373
Thurs., Oct. 23, 2003 Report covers the period Sat.-Thurs. (10/7 - 10/23)
EAST CAPE, MAGDALENA BAY, ZIHUATANEJO AND IZTAPA, GUATEMALA CONDITIONS
EAST CAPE, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
IN GENERAL: With the exception of two days of wind earlier in the week, the
weather has been as good as it gets. Johnny Delashaw, West Linn, Ore, after a great Spring trip last April decided to try the Fall version of East Cape and wasn't disappointed. Plenty of skipjack, bonito and smaller jacks put a pull on his fluff and bend his stick. On the larger side he landed one dorado in the 30-pound class and a much sought-after pompano (15-pounds.) Joe and Nick Turano, Houston, arrived midweek. Earlier this year they had fished with Ed Kunze in Zihuatanejo for sails and roosters. This trip, tuna and billfish were their target. The first day the skipjack and bonito bite kept them busy. The second day it was back to the plan and they were headed out to look for the porpoise with tuna beneath which have been tough to find. With the sailfish bite continuing, I won't be surprised if the boys get sidetracked and spend more time looking for sails and tails.
AIR & SEA -
Water temperature 81°-86°
Air temperature 72° - 95°
Humidity about 38%
Wind East at 5 mph
Conditions Mostly Cloudy (BKN) : 20,000 ft
Visibility 12 miles
Sunrise 6:19 a.m. MST
Sunset 5:56 p.m. MST
Oct 25 New Oct. 31 First Quarter Nov.8 Full Nov. 16 Last Quarter
o OFFSHORE: Only a couple schools of porpoise spotted this week 30 or so miles out. Sails offered the best action with stripes beginning to perk up.
o INSHORE: Cleaner water and skipjack, bonito and small jacks beginning to
bite.
o BEACH: Still tough to maneuver because of debris and cuts. A few ladyfish, small jacks and small roosters if you can find the bait.
BILLFISH - Last week the stripers went on a tear for a few days and then as if a switch was flipped it dropped off. Sailfish continued to provide the most consistent action.
YELLOWFIN TUNA - Played hide and seek most of the week.
DORADO - Still hoping for them to pop. It is still being in the right place at the right time. Some quality though.
ROOSTERFISH - Haven't heard of anything over 10 pounds for weeks.
JACK CREVALLE - Action a plenty for the smaller variety.
BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK - Back with a vengeance.
PARGO AND CABRILLA - Slow.
SIERRA - A few here and there.
MAGDALENA BAY, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
IN GENERAL: From two to 10 miles outside the entrada all the way up to the Thetis Bank, football-size tuna are thick. Wahoo at the shark buoys 240° - 270° 14 miles out mixed in with dorado. Zack Thomas, Pacific Coast Sportfishing editor, reported the marlin at Thetis were unbelievably thick. Several other yachts transiting to Cabo also reported excellent fishing from above the Thetis to seven miles off of the anchorage at Santa Maria Bay. Inside the bay, the same yachts were complaining about how tough the mackerel fishing was. Esteros yielded good leopard grouper catches to go along with the continued corvina bite. The old standby spotted bay bass were there for the taking. I am headed there next week to fish with Anchorage guide Pudge Kleinkauf and her group for four days, so stay tuned. She always comes up a winner.
Water Temperature 67°-79°
Air Temperature 69°- 82°
Humidity 81%
Wind Calm
Conditions Clear
Visibility 3 miles
Sunrise 6:28 a.m. MST
Sunset 6:05 p.m. MST
Oct 25 New Oct. 31 First Quarter Nov.8 Full Nov. 16 Last Quarter
YELLOWTAIL - Entrada and entrance to Santa Maria Bay pretty good.
CORVINA - Want a rush? Try a popper.
SNOOK - We are ready, they're not.
HALIBUT - Chartreuse Clousers and sandy beach, slow retrieve along the bottom
equals action.
SIERRA - Slow this week or not noticed because of everything else going on.
ZIHUATANEJO, MAINLAND MEXICO
IN GENERAL: Conditions are improving this week, however the 84º cobalt blue
water is at 19 miles. We are still seeing about a two sailfish average per boat, but most of the boats are only fishing between 12 and 16 miles. The bait and the game fish are very abundant beyond the 19 mile mark.
Nineteen to 22 miles is still in the range of what qualifies as a 'normal day' of fishing. As more captains awaken to the fact the fish are there, the fish count will go up.
Another encouraging sign is the commercial pangas are working an area about 30 miles out. They are scoring on the yellowfin tuna, and some of them have hit the dock at over 160 pounds.
The dorado are still a hit or miss situation, depending on whether you can find some floating debris or not.
The hot bite on the roosterfish action has slowed down a bit, but this is mostly due to the discolored water caused by heavy runoff from the rivers. We have had no significant rain in the last few days, so the inshore waters should clear up soon.
Water Temperature 75º-86º
Air Temperature 77°-91º
Humidity 66%
Wind WSW at 9 mph
Conditions Mostly Cloudy (BKN) : 25,000 ft
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 6:41 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:18 p.m. CST
Oct 25 New Oct. 31 First Quarter Nov.8 Full Nov. 16 Last Quarter
For more Information on Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo trips, go to:
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Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo report by Ed Kunze
IZTAPA, GUATEMALA
IN GENERAL: The weather has improved dramatically, and more boats are venturing out. In the past week, boats that went out had mixed results. The more experienced captains and crews were able to average 18 sailfish raised, and 12 sails released per day of fishing. The local fleet overall had 78 sailfish raised and 48 released in 3 days of fishing. A couple of marlin showed up, but either were not interested, or broke off before they could be released. The dorado are spotty at best. Inshore was a repeat of last week’s report with no one out trying the waters. The run out to the blue water was several miles
longer than last week.
Water Temperature 80º-85º
Air Temperature 75°-90º
Humidity 75%
Wind South at 9 mph
Conditions Partly Cloudy
Visibility
Sunrise 5:55 a.m. CST
Sunset 5:39 p.m. CST
Oct 25 New Oct. 31 First Quarter Nov.8 Full Nov. 16 Last Quarter
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Baja on the Fly's Guatemala report by Brian Barragy
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Oct 9, 2003; 04:59PM - Nora and Olaf are Toast
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Category: Saltwater Fly Fishing Reports
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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10/9/2003 REPORT FROM GARY GRAHAM'S BAJA ON THE FLY:
PROVIDING QUALITY SALTWATER FLY-FISHING 365 DAYS A YEAR IN BAJA FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: bajafly@usa.net; USA toll-free (800) 919-2252; Mexico 011-52-624-14-10373
Thurs., October 09, 2003 Report covers the period Sat.-Thurs. (10/03 - 10/09)
EAST CAPE, MAGDALENA BAY, ZIHUATANEJO, MEXICO; AND IZTAPA, GUATEMALA CONDITIONS
EAST CAPE, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
IN GENERAL: Everyone spent most of the week holding their breath and watching
the Weather Channel as Nora and Olaf meandered outside and below the tip of Baja. By this morning (10/9) Nora and Olaf were both history and aside from consistent thunder showers for the past few days, Baja is no worse for wear. The arroyos still have plenty of water in them, but are passable. As for fishing, there’s plenty of tuna and, on the billfish front, sails to keep the few visitors happy. Dorado are still a disappointment even though there is plenty of debris in the water to provide cover.
AIR & SEA -
Water temperature 78°-86°
Air temperature 73° - 91°
Humidity about 48%
Wind Calm
Conditions Clear
Visibility 15 miles
Sunrise 6:13 a.m. MST
Sunset 5:58 p.m. MST
Oct.10 Full Oct. 18 Last Quarter Oct 25 New Oct. 31 First Quarter
o OFFSHORE: Tuna and sailfish dominated the catch with only a few dorado,
blues and stripes.
o INSHORE: With off-color water, most of the boats focused on the offshore.
o BEACH: Best bet is the edges of the arroyos.
BILLFISH - Sailfish are the best bet for now.
YELLOWFIN TUNA - Plenty of footballs with a few larger ones mixed in.
DORADO - Just don't want to get with the program
ROOSTERFISH - Only a few smaller ones at the arroyos.
JACK CREVALLE - A few smaller fish.
BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK - Mixed in with the porpoise.
PARGO AND CABRILLA - Nada.
SIERRA - Haven't heard of any lately.
MAGDALENA BAY, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
Thurs., October 09, 2003 Report covers the period Sat.-Thurs. (10/03 - 10/09)
IN GENERAL: The threat of Nora managed to keep most of the boats inside the bay for most of the week. The threat’s gone just in time as a few trailer boats began to arrive for Fall offshore pileup. Won't be long before the Southern California transiting yachts will begin to arrive. Based on the reports so far, it should be a good season. Back up in the esteros the action has been spotty since few boats have been fishing this week. A few reports of plenty of bait being seen near Devil's Curve. We still have a few slots opened for our Magdalena Bay Estero Sampler call Yvonne for more information 800 919 2252.
http://www.bajafly.com/Pudgemag03/
Water Temperature 60°-78°
Air Temperature 68°- 82°
Humidity 59%
Wind NW at 2 mph
Conditions Haze
Visibility 5 miles
Sunrise 6:22 a.m. MST
Sunset 6:05 p.m. MST
Oct.10 Full Oct. 18 Last Quarter Oct. 25 New Oct. 31 First Quarter
YELLOWTAIL - Last report had them under the bird schools outside the entrada.
CORVINA - Both the pier and bridge produced good catches.
SNOOK - They are here, just need a few anglers.
HALIBUT - Still up in the shallows at the sandy beaches.
SIERRA - Also at the pier.
ZIHUATANEJO, MAINLAND MEXICO
Thurs., October 09, 2003 Report covers the period Sat.-Thurs. (10/03 - 10/09)
IN GENERAL: Nothing has changed much at all from this past week or two. The 84º blue water is still out about 10 miles, holding lots of bait.
We did get a little rain and wind, which made for a couple of days nobody wanted to go out, plus one of those days was an actual port closure.
There are very, very few people here and I do not think we had a total of 10 boat days all week.
I assume the rooster bite will still be going strong, if we get somebody to fish for them. And, the sailfish action is still holding at 1 to 2 fish per boat per day. Also, a few very nice dorado are holding in the current lines.
Water Temperature 75º-91º
Air Temperature 77°-90º
Humidity 66%
Wind WSW at 9 mph
Conditions Mostly Cloudy (BKN) : 25,000 ft
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 6:37 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:28 p.m. CST
Oct. 10 Full Oct. 18 Last Quarter Oct 25 New Oct. 31 First Quarter
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Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo report by Ed Kunze
IZTAPA, GUATEMALA
Thurs., October 09, 2003 Report covers the period Sat.-Thurs. (10/03 - 10/09)
IN GENERAL: The blue water was only 8 miles out at times last week! There were only two boats that went out and stayed out due to spotty weather. They went 6 of 11 on sails, got 4 dorado, 5 tuna and 2 marlin, which is great given the weather. Hopefully, the blue water will stay in close and the weather will improve so more boats can get out in the coming week.
Water Temperature 80º-85º
Air Temperature 77°-90º
Humidity 69%
Wind North at 3 mph
Conditions Scattered Clouds (SCT) : 1,800 ft
Visibility
Sunrise 5:52 a.m. CST
Sunset 5:52 p.m. CST
Oct. 10 Full Oct. 18 Last Quarter Oct 25 New Oct. 31 First Quarter
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Baja on the Fly's Guatemala report by Brian Barragy
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Sep 24, 2003; 02:13PM - Marty Blasts By
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Category: Saltwater Fly Fishing Reports
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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09/24/2003 REPORT FROM GARY GRAHAM'S BAJA ON THE FLY:
PROVIDING QUALITY SALTWATER FLY-FISHING 365 DAYS A YEAR IN BAJA FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: bajafly@usa.net; USA toll-free (800) 919-2252; Mexico 011-52-624-14-10373
Wed., Sept. 24, 2003 Report covers the period Sat.-Tues. (9/20 - 9/23)
EAST CAPE, MAGDALENA BAY, AND ZIHUATANEJO CONDITIONS
EAST CAPE, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
IN GENERAL: 'The Internet Forecasters are predicting it will have little consequence locally here at East Cape,” we were told. So much for 'high tech forecasting.' Marty arrived at approximately 4 a.m. on Mon. (9/22) with plenty of rain and 100 mph winds. Details from East Cape are sketchy at best. Hotel boats fished on Sun., but were chased back by building seas and rain. Power and telephones are both down and out since the storm hit.
Damage scorecard:
- Marina de La Paz, 120 slips, is 95% destroyed.
- Abaroa Marina, 40 slips, is destroyed.
- Marina Palmira, 117 slips, and which has a big breakwater, is in excellent shape with very little damage to boats.
- Several boats in Astilleros Dry Storage have been knocked over.
- Cabo Isle Marina in Cabo San Lucas, 120 miles to the south, had strong winds and lots of rain, but no damage to boats. The town will be up and running again in a week.
AIR & SEA -
Water temperature 75°-87°
Air temperature 80° - 86°
Humidity about 90%
Wind From the West Northwest at 6 mph
Conditions Scattered Clouds (SCT) : 23,900 ft
Visibility 8 miles
Sunrise 7:08 a.m. MST
Sunset 7:13 p.m. MST
Sept 25 New Oct. 2 First Quarter Oct.10 Full Oct. 18 Last Quarter
· OFFSHORE: Good before the storm, should snap back in a few days.
· INSHORE: So much for water cleaning up. The needlefish can have it for
now.
· BEACH: Forget about it for a few days
BILLFISH – Absent until further notice.
YELLOWFIN TUNA – Marty won't faze them, I promise
DORADO – Marty delivered plenty of flotsam, which translates to more cover, more dorado
ROOSTERFISH – Wait until next week
JACK CREVALLE – Same places as the roosters.
BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK – Mixed in with the porpoise.
PARGO AND CABRILLA – Not now.
SIERRA - Don't bother, way too many needlefish!
MAGDALENA BAY, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
Wed., Sept. 24, 2003 Report covers the period Sat.-Tues. (9/20 - 9/23)
IN GENERAL: Fishing is great! That’s the answer I heard when I made my Tues.
night call to pangero Enrique in Puerto San Carlos. What about Marty? I asked. “We had lots of rain and wind,” Enrique continued, “but Sunday we caught yellowtail, grouper and halibut at the entrada.” There were lots of dorado at the shark buoys about 7 miles out on a 240° heading from the entrada, out a bit further were lots of jumping marlin and
10 miles further were schools of tuna. Back in the bay, the focus continued on commercial fishing for shrimp. There was some flooding and damage at Lopez
Mateos and Ciudad Constitucion.
Water Temperature 69°-76°
Air Temperature 71°-85°
Humidity 92%
Wind Calm
Conditions Clear
Visibility 3 miles
Sunrise 7:14 a.m. MDST
Sunset 7:25 p.m. MDST
Sept. 25 New Oct. 2 First Quarter Oct.10 Full Oct. 18 Last Quarter
YELLOWTAIL – Under the bird schools at the entrada
CORVINA - Plenty to play with - either at Devil's Curve or near the pier.
SNOOK - Must be hiding from Marty.
HALIBUT - Continuing action for those who are interested. Plenty on the south side of Belchers in skinny water.
SIERRA - A few under the bird schools.
ZIHUATANEJO, MAINLAND MEXICO
Please note the date. We are only providing weekly (not twice a week) reports for this area.
Sat., Sept. 20, 2003 Report covers the period Sat.-Fri. (9/13 - 9/20)
IN GENERAL: We have had 'good news-bad news' these last three days. The bad
news is we have had wind and about 6 inches of rain in the last 48 hours. Conditions have been just too miserable to fish, because of the limited visibility caused from all the silt and debris being washed out of the rivers. This will also shut down (for about a week) our excellent action for roosterfish and jack crevalle in the surf line.
The good news is there have been tons of trees, plants, coconuts, etc. being washed out of the rivers making for some incredible bait holding current lines. In the next few days, as ocean conditions stabilize, the dorado, sailfish, and school-sized yellowfin tuna should be thick on these floating hotels.
Water Temperature 75º-90º
Air Temperature 81°-90º
Humidity 79%
Wind SE at 23 mph
Conditions Mostly Cloudy (BKN) : 8,000 ft
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 7:34 a.m. CDST
Sunset 7:43 p.m. CDST
Sept 25 New Oct. 2 First Quarter Oct. 10 Full Oct. 18 Last Quarter
For more Information on Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo trips, go to:
http://www.bajafly.com/Zihuatanejo.htm
Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo report by Ed Kunze
IZTAPA, GUATEMALA
Welcome to what we think is the Flyrod Sailfish Capital of the World! Starting with our next condition report, Iztapa, Guatemala, will be part of our ongoing up-to-date news. Located on the Pacific Coast, Iztapa is next to Mexico's southern border. It's approximately 2 hours from Miami, 3 hours from Houston, 3.5 hours from Atlanta and 4.5 hours from Los Angeles.
Wed., Sept. 24, 2003 Report covers the period Sat.-Tue. (9/21 - 9/23)
IN GENERAL:
The fish are here, if you can get around the short rain squalls. Water color and temperature (84-85 degrees) are perfect, and the boats have been fishing about 30 miles out. With our season just beginning, in the past week only two boats have been fishing. One had double digit releases on sails, and both had marlin in the pattern, but could not connect. Sailfish are showing up a lot more frequently over the past couple of weeks with double digit days. Dorado are still being caught on most trips, but are more scarce than usual, which leaves more time for sails and marlin. There has been no inshore fishing activity the last week. We have been scouting snook areas, but the fishing is slow inshore. Anglers looking for a new challenge should note that Continental Airlines has been running specials the past two weeks on fares to Guatemala.
Water Temperature 75º-90º
Air Temperature 78°-84º
Humidity 79%
Wind SE at 8 mph
Conditions Mostly Cloudy (BKN) : 20,000 ft
Visibility
Sunrise 5:52 a.m. CST
Sunset 5:58 p.m. CST
Sept 25 New Oct. 2 First Quarter Oct. 10 Full Oct. 18 Last Quarter
For more Information on Baja on the Fly's Guatemala trips, go to:
http://www.guatemalafly.com
Baja on the Fly's Guatemala report by Brian Barragy
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Sep 20, 2003; 11:57AM - East Cape Sailfish & Tuna Count Up
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Category: Saltwater Fly Fishing Reports
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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09/20/2003 REPORT FROM GARY GRAHAM'S BAJA ON THE FLY:
PROVIDING QUALITY SALTWATER FLY-FISHING 365 DAYS A YEAR IN BAJA FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: bajafly@usa.net; USA toll-free (800) 919-2252; Mexico 011-52-624-14-10373
Sat., September 20, 2003 Report covers the period Wed.-Fri. (9/17 - 9/19)
EAST CAPE, MAGDALENA BAY, ZIHUATANEJO & IZTAPA GUATEMALA CONDITIONS
EAST CAPE, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
IN GENERAL: Offshore action continues to improve a click at a time. Tuna counts up with a few more Gorillas in the mix. More sails than stripers with very few blues. Most of the action, though in several directions, is still only about an hour from the hotels. Back inshore, while the water is slowly cleaning up, the needlefish are still as thick and eating almost everything that hits the water. Current tracking on a weak tropical storm “Marty” indicates it will travel offshore up the west coast of Baja over the next few days. While everyone is watching its progress, the Internet Forecasters are predicting it will have little consequence locally here at East Cape.
AIR & SEA -
Water temperature 80°-87°
Air temperature 79° - 96°
Humidity about 79%
Wind SE at 8 mph
Conditions Partly Cloudy (FEW) : 20000 ft
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 7:06 a.m. MST
Sunset 7:17 p.m. MST
Sept 25 New Oct. 2 First Quarter Oct.10 Full Oct. 18 Last Quarter
· OFFSHORE: Plenty of tuna, from football to beach ball size provided better action this week. Enough sailfish to intrigue the fly flingers.
· INSHORE: The water cleans up and then the @#$% needlefish won’t let any offering get by them.
· BEACH: Still a tough gig. Bartle Beach mullet attracting some bigger roosters and jacks. It is the classic “be in the right place at the right time” to get the shots.
BILLFISH - Sailfish, Sailfish, Sailfish, to Marlin - that is just about the ratio these days.
YELLOWFIN TUNA – A 10wt would be a good choice this week with the larger fish beginning to show. Stick with small flies for best success.
DORADO – Quality size, just not many.
ROOSTERFISH – Sandy beach, bright sun, sitecast. Bartle or Punta Arena best spots
JACK CREVALLE – Same places as the roosters.
BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK - Some larger ones mixed in under the porpoise.
PARGO AND CABRILLA – Not much interest with all the tuna
SIERRA – Don’t bother, way too many needlefish!
MAGDALENA BAY, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
Sat., September 20, 2003 Report covers the period Wed.-Fri. (9/17 - 9/19)
IN GENERAL: Shark buoys strung out in a westerly direction from the Entrada are holding dorado. Up closer to the Thetis the tuna take over. A few marlin spotted by the boats traveling from spot to spot. Still a few yellows under the bird schools at the Entrada. Here, “Marty” is being watched closely as it meanders up the coast.
Water Temperature 69°-76°
Air Temperature 71°-85°
Humidity 92%
Wind Calm
Conditions Clear
Visibility 3 miles
Sunrise 7:14 a.m. MDST
Sunset 7:25 p.m. MDST
Sept. 25 New Oct. 2 First Quarter Oct.10 Full Oct. 18 Last Quarter
YELLOWTAIL – Watch for bird schools close to the Entrada.
CORVINA – Plenty to play with - either at Devil’s Curve or near the pier.
SNOOK – So-so.
HALIBUT - Continuing action for those who are interested. Plenty on the south side of Belchers in skinny water.
SIERRA - A few under the bird schools.
ZIHUATANEJO, MAINLAND MEXICO
Please note the date. We are only providing weekly (not twice a week) reports for this area.
Saturday, September 20, 2003, Report covers the period Sat.-Fri. (9/13 - 9/20)
IN GENERAL: We have had 'good news-bad news' these last three days. The bad news is we have had wind and about 6 inches of rain in the last 48 hours. Conditions have been just too miserable to fish, because of the limited visibility caused from all the silt and debris being washed out of the rivers. This will also shut down (for about a week) our excellent action for roosterfish and jack crevalle in the surf line.
The good news is there have been tons of trees, plants, coconuts, etc. being washed out of the rivers making for some incredible bait holding current lines. In the next few days, as ocean conditions stabilize, the dorado, sailfish, and school-sized yellowfin tuna should be thick on these floating hotels.
Ed Kunze
Water Temperature 75º-90º
Air Temperature 81°-90º
Humidity 79%
Wind SE at 23 mph
Conditions Mostly Cloudy (BKN) : 8000 ft
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 7:34 a.m. CDST
Sunset 7:43 p.m. CDST
Sept 25 New Oct. 2 First Quarter Oct. 10 Full Oct. 18 Last Quarter
For more Information on Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo trips, go to:
http://www.bajafly.com/Zihuatanejo.htm
Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo report by Ed Kunze
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Sep 17, 2003; 01:19PM - Hey, Baby, Wanna Dance
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Category: Saltwater Fly Fishing Reports
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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09/17/2003 REPORT FROM GARY GRAHAM'S BAJA ON THE FLY:
PROVIDING QUALITY SALTWATER FLY-FISHING 365 DAYS A YEAR IN BAJA FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: bajafly@usa.net; USA toll-free (800) 919-2252; Mexico 011-52-624-14-10373
Wed., Sept. 17, 2003 Report covers the period Sat.-Tue. (9/13 - 9/16)
EAST CAPE, MAGDALENA BAY AND ZIHUATANEJO CONDITIONS
EAST CAPE, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
IN GENERAL: Tropical Depression Linda didn't want to dance, said adios and split, leaving only overcast skies as she headed out to the west. However, yellowfin tuna did want to dance and provided the best action. These were mostly smaller fish with an occasional toad showing up. Small pink deceivers or Clousers have been working well. On the billfish front, the sailfish are ready to take a tail-walk, how about you?
AIR & SEA -
Water temperature 80°-87°
Air temperature 77° - 93°
Humidity about 79%
Wind Calm
Conditions Mostly Cloudy (BKN) : 20,000 ft
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 7:05 a.m. MST
Sunset 7:20 p.m. MST
Sept. 18 Last Quarter Sept 25 New Oct. 2 First Quarter Oct.10 Full
· OFFSHORE: Less than an hour’s ride will put you in the ballroom for both
the sails and the tuna. Birds and porpoise will point the way.
· INSHORE: Slowly, slowly the water is cleaning up and sure enough the action is beginning to improve.
· BEACH: Tough to get up and down the beach on the ATVs. There are plenty of gaps
where the arroyos opened up from the rains over the past few weeks. The good news is
there are plenty of edges along the outflows holding bait and some small roosters and jacks.
BILLFISH - Sailfish, Sailfish, Sailfish, Marlin that is just about the ratio these days.
YELLOWFIN TUNA - Fish an 8-weight outfit and you will probably get dusted (spooled) one out of 10 times.
DORADO - Not very many, but quality when you find them.
ROOSTERFISH - Get ready, here they come!
JACK CREVALLE - Forget the small ones and go hunting for Sluggo.
BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK - Some larger ones mixed in under the porpoise.
PARGO AND CABRILLA - Murky water messed them up too.
SIERRA - Slim pickings this week; besides, who wants to mess with the wire
bite tippet.
MAGDALENA BAY, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
Wed., Sept. 17, 2003 Report covers the period Sat.-Tue. (9/13 - 9/16)
IN GENERAL: Six miles = dorado, 10 miles = stripers, and further some yellowfin tuna. The pinnacles south of the entrada continue to yield grouper and even an occasional yellowtail. With light pressure (remember, the shrimp season is now open) Devil’s Curve came alive with a few smaller snook, pargo and even the corvina joined in. If it was chartreuse it got bit.
Water Temperature 69°-76°
Air Temperature 71°-90°
Humidity 96%
Wind Calm
Conditions Clear
Visibility 3 miles
Sunrise 7:11 a.m. MDST
Sunset 7:33 p.m. MDST
Sept. 18 Last Quarter Sept. 25 New Oct. 2 First Quarter Oct.10 Full
YELLOWTAIL - Keep hearing rumors of a fair whack at Thetis Bank.
CORVINA - Began to heat up at Devil’s Curve or closer to San Carlos at the bridge.
SNOOK - A few smaller ones; where’s Bubba?
HALIBUT - Continuing action for those that are interested. Plenty on the south side of Belchers in skinny water.
SIERRA - A few under the bird schools.
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Sep 13, 2003; 12:28PM - Find the Porpose - Find the Tuna At East Cape
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Category: Saltwater Fly Fishing Reports
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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09/13/2003 REPORT FROM GARY GRAHAM'S BAJA ON THE FLY:
PROVIDING QUALITY SALTWATER FLY-FISHING 365 DAYS A YEAR IN BAJA FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: bajafly@usa.net; USA toll-free (800) 919-2252; Mexico 011-52-624-14-10373
Sat., September 13, 2003 Report covers the period Wed.-Fri. (9/10 - 9/12)
EAST CAPE, MAGDALENA BAY AND ZIHUATANEJO CONDITIONS
EAST CAPE, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
IN GENERAL: Hot, cloudless days were routine this week. Plenty of football-sized tuna kept the few boats out running from one porpoise school to another. After that action died off it was time to settle down and search for the sailfish attracted by the warm water. While the inshore seems to be recovering slowly from the past few weeks of wind and rain, it is still not worth the effort. Time spent further offshore will be much more productive.
AIR & SEA -
Water temperature 80°-87°
Air temperature 77° - 93°
Humidity about 83%
Wind Calm
Conditions (FEW) : 5,000
Visibility 15 miles
Sunrise 7:04 a.m. MST
Sunset 7:24 p.m. MST
Sept. 18 Last Quarter Sept 25 New Oct. 2 First Quarter Oct.10 Full
· OFFSHORE: Tuna and sailfish or is it sailfish and tuna; anyway, that was
the best action to be found this week.
· INSHORE: Some pockets of clean water beginning to appear, but still overall not ideal conditions.
· BEACH: If you find an area with fairly clean water and some activity, DONT LEAVE IT. The next one may be miles down the beach. In front of the hotels is as good as it gets right now. Wait till next week.
BILLFISH - More sails than stripers and very few blues this week.
YELLOWFIN TUNA - Plenty of footballs and just when you begin to believe you
are safe with your 8-weight, along comes a gorilla-sized tuna and you get dusted.
DORADO - Ho Hum, still waiting for the bonanza.
ROOSTERFISH - Once the water clears up it will heat up again.
JACK CREVALLE - Only a few smaller variety to be found.
BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK - Look along the color break.
PARGO AND CABRILLA - A few found around the rocky points near Punta Colorada.
SIERRA - Slim pickings this week; besides, who wants to mess with the wire
bite tippet.
MAGDALENA BAY, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
Sat., September 13, 2003 Report covers the period Wed.-Fri. (9/10 - 9/12)
IN GENERAL: You can tell it is Sept. and shrimp season is open in Magdalena Bay. All the locals want to tell me about shrimping. There are very few doing real fishing, but here goes. Want dorado? As they say, Go West, about six to eight miles should do. If you start seeing some jumping marlin, you have probably gone too far. Plenty of tuna for sashimi to be had closer to the Thetis Bank as well as a few yellows on the pinnacles. Speaking of pinnacles, there is one about a mile south of the entrada that has been producing some nice-sized broomtail grouper if you get deep enough. Back up in the esteros, it must be good because there was no pressure from the locals. Last week, a school of yellows showed up – are you ready for this? – at the pier! It was wide open for a short time while creating quite a buzz in sleepy San Carlos.
Water Temperature 69°-76°
Air Temperature 71°-90°
Humidity 96%
Wind Calm
Conditions Clear
Visibility 3 miles
Sunrise 7:11 a.m. MDST
Sunset 7:33 p.m. MDST
Sept. 18 Last Quarter Sept. 25 New Oct. 2 First Quarter Oct.10 Full
YELLOWTAIL - Take your pick either the entrada or Thetis Bank.
CORVINA - Either the bridge or pier is a good bet.
SNOOK - Quiet.
HALIBUT - Continuing action for those that are interested. Plenty on the south side of Belchers in skinny water.
SIERRA - A few under the bird schools.
ZIHUATANEJO, MAINLAND MEXICO
Please note the date. We are only providing weekly (not twice a week) reports for this area.
Saturday, September 13, 2003, Report covers the period Sat.-Fri. (9/06 - 9/13)
IN GENERAL: The fishing conditions have remained in about the same state and
condition for a several weeks now. The 82º blue water is close to beach, but the offshore fishing can only be rated as fair.
A few 20-pound class dorado are holding under the weed lines, but the only rain we received this week was just last night (9/12). And, it was not of enough duration to push much material out of the rivers to attract more dorado.
Each boat is hooking 1 or 2 sailfish a day. The lack of fishing pressure and tourists see only about 6 to 8 boats a day on the water.
The inshore roosterfish action is still excellent, with 5 to 7 of the fish being very large fish and averaging about 30- to 42-pounds. Contrary to the blue water, this bite has remained steady, in part, to the lack of rain. The inshore waters are clear and not muddied up from high flows out of the rivers.
Water Temperature 75º-90º
Air Temperature 77°-90º
Humidity 94%
Wind Calm
Conditions Mostly Cloudy (BKN) : 15,000 ft /
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 7:33 a.m. CDST
Sunset 7:49 p.m. CDST
Sept. 10 Full Sept. 18 Last Quarter Sept 25 New Oct. 2 First Quarter
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Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo report by Ed Kunze
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Sep 10, 2003; 12:51PM - Conditions Improve Slowly After Rains
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Category: Saltwater Fly Fishing Reports
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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9/10/2003 REPORT FROM GARY GRAHAM'S BAJA ON THE FLY:
PROVIDING QUALITY SALTWATER FLY-FISHING 365 DAYS A YEAR IN BAJA FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: bajafly@usa.net; USA toll-free (800) 919-2252; Mexico 011-52-624-14-10373
Wed., Sept. 10, 2003 Report covers the period Sat.-Tues. (9/06 - 9/09)
EAST CAPE, MAGDALENA BAY AND ZIHUATANEJO CONDITIONS
EAST CAPE, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
IN GENERAL Residual effects of last week’s rain continue to put a damper on the inshore action. Further offshore, the water cleans up and there are a few tuna, dorado and billfish to be found. Be sure to pick up a copy of the December issue of Fly Fisherman Magazine (rooster on the cover) and check out Dan Blanton's article on his 4 Best Bets
for Baja. Of course, Baja on the Fly/East Cape is one of them.
AIR & SEA -
Water temperature 74°-84°
Air temperature 77° - 91°
Humidity about 83%
Wind North at 6 mph
Conditions Clear
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 7:03 a.m. MST
Sunset 7:27 p.m. MST
Sept. 10 Full Sept. 18 Last Quarter Sept 25 New Oct. 2 First Quarter
· OFFSHORE: The few boats out this week scored on tuna, dorado and a few
sails and stripers .
· INSHORE: Water is still dirty in most areas with some signs of clearing in evidence.
· BEACH: The best area that could be found was in front of Buenavista Beach Resort with several roosters to 10 pounds being caught early morning
BILLFISH - Mostly sails and stripers with very few blues to be found.
YELLOWFIN TUNA - Under the porpoise schools produced the best action with a
few gorillas mixed in. Where's the 12-weight?
DORADO - Scattered at best with no real concentration.
ROOSTERFISH - As the water cleans up it will begin to pick up.
JACK CREVALLE - Smaller variety under the receivers at La Ribera.
BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK - Look along the color break.
PARGO AND CABRILLA - A few found around the rocky points near Punta Colorada.
SIERRA - A few here and there . . . try the receivers in front of La Ribera.
MAGDALENA BAY, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
Wed., Sept. 10, 2003 Report covers the period Sat. -Tues. (9/06 - 9/09)
IN GENERAL: Big time yellowtail show at the entrada (entrance) drew most of the attention this week. A bit further out, about 15-18 miles west, there were a few dorado and marlin to mess with. Marlin were strung out all the way up to the Thetis Bank. Closer to the bank, the tuna were putting on a fair show. With all the action at the entrada, the esteros (estuaries) took a back seat for the week.
Water Temperature 69°-76°
Air Temperature 71°-90°
Humidity 91%
Wind Calm
Conditions Mostly Cloudy
Visibility 3 miles
Sunrise 7:10 a.m. MDST
Sunset 7:36 p.m. MDST
Sept. 10 Full Sept. 18 Last Quarter Sept. 25 New Oct. 2 First Quarter
YELLOWTAIL - Best action to date this year at the entrada.
CORVINA - Try the bridge early morning.
SNOOK - No one targeted them this week.
HALIBUT - Find a shallow sandy beach and dredge with a chartreuse Clouser.
SIERRA - Tidal rips with birds diving on them are the best bet.
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