04-02-2005, 06:10 PM
[center][size 3][font "Times New Roman"][/font][/size] [/center] [center][font "Times New Roman"][size 3]For additional information: [/size][/font][url "mailto:bajafly@bajafly.com"][font "Times New Roman"][size 3]bajafly@bajafly.com[/size][/font][/url][/center] [center][size 3][font "Times New Roman"] USA toll-free (800) 919-2252 or 760/746-7260; Mexico 011-52-624-14-10373[/font][/size][/center] [center][size 3][font "Times New Roman"]East Cape[/font][/size][/center]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]The first three days of the week were punctuated by a strong North wind. Cecilia “Pudge” Kleinkauf’s Baja Spring Co-Ed Special began Mon. (3/28) with mixed results. Tues. and Wed. produced fair action early in the morning for skipjack in front of La Ribera. Later in the day, moving offshore, the group found plenty to look at as the marlin put on a show feeding on the surface. Steve Tomilson, New York, NY had excellent action on roosterfish inshore, landing his first-ever on the fly. He rounded off the day with a few skipjack and ladyfish. He is already talking about coming back in May to hunt for Bubba. By the end of the week, the North wind was back, keeping all but the most dedicated close to the pool with a book in one hand and a cold drink with an umbrella in the other. Ron Radwin, Pittstown, NJ[/font][/size][size 3][font "Times New Roman"] drove up from Cabo San Lucas to check out the beach and liked what he saw. A frequent visitor to Baja, he plans to hang out on a Baja beach more often.
Report by Baja on the Fly. [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"]Water temperature[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]67-74 [/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]Air temperature[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]68-82[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]Humidity[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]37%[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]Wind:[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]12 mph N[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]Conditions:[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]Clear[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]Visibility[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]15 miles[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]Sunrise[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]6:10 a.m. MST[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]Sunset[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]6:34 p.m. MST[/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3] [/size][/font] [center][size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Magdalena Bay, Baja Mexico [/font][/size][/center]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]After several weeks of windy conditions, it finally settled down with welcome sunny skies and no wind. Up at Devil’s Curve, the snook began to bite and I heard of at least one that was in the 25-pound class. Out at the entrada, there were a few small firecracker yellowtail as well as sierra under the bird schools. Outside, there were plenty of skipjack to keep the rods bent.[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Diana Hoyt, Mag Bay Outfitters, Lopez Mateos, reported some large snook at Boca de Soledad along with plenty of pompano. Still nothing of note to report offshore. [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"]Water temperature[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]69-75[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]Air temperature[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]66-82[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]Humidity[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]6%[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]Wind:[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]Calm[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]Conditions:[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]Scattered Clouds[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]Visibility[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]7 miles[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]Sunrise[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]6:17 a.m. MST[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]Sunset[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]6:43 p.m. MST[/font] [center][size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Zihuatanejo, Mainland Mexico [/font][/size][/center]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]No Report This Week [/font][/size]
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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Here are excerpts from last week: About the only thing that can be said about the fishing here in Zihuatanejo is slow. There was still some excellent jack crevalle action in the beginning of the week. But, the cooler water, which has shut down the sailfish bite, turned dirty inshore and even had several areas of red tide. [/font][/size]
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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]On Thurs. (3/24), I went out with Captain Martin on the panga Isamar with fly-fishing client John Avery of Napa, Calif., to try for a sailfish. We knew the odds were against us, but John wanted to give it a try. From 12- to-20 miles out, we encountered large areas of red tide and we never even raised a sailfish. [/font][/size]
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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Baja on the Fly report by Ed Kunze [/font][/size]
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[font "Times New Roman"]Water temperature[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]80 - 84[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]Air temperature[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]73 - 87[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]Humidity[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]74%[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]Wind:[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]5 mph from the WSW[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]Conditions:[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]Scattered Clouds[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]Visibility[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]10 miles[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]Sunrise[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]6:40 a.m. CST[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]Sunset[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]6:59 p.m. CST[/font] [center]
[/url][size 3][font "Times New Roman"]San Jose, Guatemala [/font][/size][/center] [center][font "Times New Roman"][size 3] [/size][/font][/center]
Cloudy skies persisted most of the week and took its toll, producing lower averages than normal for this time of year. 30-40 miles were not uncommon as the fleet spread out in search of the hot bite. Plenty of sailfish showed up in the pattern, but less aggressive. The trick was to entice them to take the fly. Dorado were thick and almost a nuisance but real crowd pleasers at the dinner table.
Water temperature
78 - 82
Air temperature
82- 84
Humidity
74%
Wind:
Calm
Conditions:
Scattered Clouds
Visibility
6 miles
Sunrise
5:58 a.m. CST
Sunset
6:15 p.m. CST
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San Jose, Guatemala report by Brian Barragy and Lissa McFarlin
[center]For additional information: [url "mailto:bajafly@bajafly.com"]bajafly@bajafly.com[/url][/center] [center] USA toll-free (800) 919-2252 or 760/746-7260; Mexico 011-52-624-14-10373[/center]
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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]The first three days of the week were punctuated by a strong North wind. Cecilia “Pudge” Kleinkauf’s Baja Spring Co-Ed Special began Mon. (3/28) with mixed results. Tues. and Wed. produced fair action early in the morning for skipjack in front of La Ribera. Later in the day, moving offshore, the group found plenty to look at as the marlin put on a show feeding on the surface. Steve Tomilson, New York, NY had excellent action on roosterfish inshore, landing his first-ever on the fly. He rounded off the day with a few skipjack and ladyfish. He is already talking about coming back in May to hunt for Bubba. By the end of the week, the North wind was back, keeping all but the most dedicated close to the pool with a book in one hand and a cold drink with an umbrella in the other. Ron Radwin, Pittstown, NJ[/font][/size][size 3][font "Times New Roman"] drove up from Cabo San Lucas to check out the beach and liked what he saw. A frequent visitor to Baja, he plans to hang out on a Baja beach more often.
Report by Baja on the Fly. [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"]Water temperature[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]67-74 [/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]Air temperature[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]68-82[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]Humidity[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]37%[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]Wind:[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]12 mph N[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]Conditions:[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]Clear[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]Visibility[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]15 miles[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]Sunrise[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]6:10 a.m. MST[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]Sunset[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]6:34 p.m. MST[/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3] [/size][/font] [center][size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Magdalena Bay, Baja Mexico [/font][/size][/center]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]After several weeks of windy conditions, it finally settled down with welcome sunny skies and no wind. Up at Devil’s Curve, the snook began to bite and I heard of at least one that was in the 25-pound class. Out at the entrada, there were a few small firecracker yellowtail as well as sierra under the bird schools. Outside, there were plenty of skipjack to keep the rods bent.[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Diana Hoyt, Mag Bay Outfitters, Lopez Mateos, reported some large snook at Boca de Soledad along with plenty of pompano. Still nothing of note to report offshore. [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"]Water temperature[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]69-75[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]Air temperature[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]66-82[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]Humidity[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]6%[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]Wind:[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]Calm[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]Conditions:[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]Scattered Clouds[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]Visibility[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]7 miles[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]Sunrise[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]6:17 a.m. MST[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]Sunset[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]6:43 p.m. MST[/font] [center][size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Zihuatanejo, Mainland Mexico [/font][/size][/center]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]No Report This Week [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3] [/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Here are excerpts from last week: About the only thing that can be said about the fishing here in Zihuatanejo is slow. There was still some excellent jack crevalle action in the beginning of the week. But, the cooler water, which has shut down the sailfish bite, turned dirty inshore and even had several areas of red tide. [/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]On Thurs. (3/24), I went out with Captain Martin on the panga Isamar with fly-fishing client John Avery of Napa, Calif., to try for a sailfish. We knew the odds were against us, but John wanted to give it a try. From 12- to-20 miles out, we encountered large areas of red tide and we never even raised a sailfish. [/font][/size]
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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Baja on the Fly report by Ed Kunze [/font][/size]
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[font "Times New Roman"]Water temperature[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]80 - 84[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]Air temperature[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]73 - 87[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]Humidity[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]74%[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]Wind:[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]5 mph from the WSW[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]Conditions:[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]Scattered Clouds[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]Visibility[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]10 miles[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]Sunrise[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]6:40 a.m. CST[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]Sunset[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]6:59 p.m. CST[/font] [center]
[/url][size 3][font "Times New Roman"]San Jose, Guatemala [/font][/size][/center] [center][font "Times New Roman"][size 3] [/size][/font][/center]
Cloudy skies persisted most of the week and took its toll, producing lower averages than normal for this time of year. 30-40 miles were not uncommon as the fleet spread out in search of the hot bite. Plenty of sailfish showed up in the pattern, but less aggressive. The trick was to entice them to take the fly. Dorado were thick and almost a nuisance but real crowd pleasers at the dinner table.
Water temperature
78 - 82
Air temperature
82- 84
Humidity
74%
Wind:
Calm
Conditions:
Scattered Clouds
Visibility
6 miles
Sunrise
5:58 a.m. CST
Sunset
6:15 p.m. CST
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3] [/size][/font]
San Jose, Guatemala report by Brian Barragy and Lissa McFarlin
[center]For additional information: [url "mailto:bajafly@bajafly.com"]bajafly@bajafly.com[/url][/center] [center] USA toll-free (800) 919-2252 or 760/746-7260; Mexico 011-52-624-14-10373[/center]
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