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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]REPORT FROM GARY GRAHAM'S BAJA ON THE FLY:
PROVIDING QUALITY SALTWATER FLY-FISHING 365 DAYS A YEAR SOUTH OF THE BORDER. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: [/size][/font][url "mailto:bajafly@bajafly.com"][font "Times New Roman"][#0000ff][size 3]bajafly@bajafly.com[/size][/#0000ff][/font][/url][size 3][font "Times New Roman"]; USA toll-free (800) 919-2252; Mexico 011-52-624-14-10373
Fri, March 26, 2004. Report covers the period Sat.-Thurs. (3/18-3/25)
EAST CAPE, MAGDALENA BAY, ZIHUATANEJO, MEXICO; AND SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA CONDITIONS
EAST CAPE, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
IN GENERAL: Early in the week produced great catches of yellowfin tuna, though it was a long run below Las Frailes. Tues. (3/23), a rough south wind struck. It was Victory at Sea and the tuna did a vanishing act. For the rest of the week, most of the action was inshore with sierra, pargo and one of the best roosterfish shows in recent memory. Roosters from 20-50 pounds were chasing baitfish to the surface and the frigates were swooping down from above. For the flyrodder, the sierra and skipjack provided fair to good action.[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]AIR & SEA -
Water temperature 66 - 75
Air temperature 71-77
Humidity about 44%
Wind Calm
Conditions Clear
Visibility 15 miles
Sunrise 6:17 a.m. MST
Sunset 6:32 p.m. MST
Mar. 28 First Quarter, April Full, April 11 Last Quarter, April 19 New
o OFFSHORE: After the south wind it has taken a few days for things to settle back down. We’re encountering some tuna and dorado, but the marlin are few and far between.
o INSHORE: Sierra, skipjack and – closer to the beach – a few smaller roosters and jacks were to be found. [/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] o BEACH: A great sign of things to come: Sardina are beginning to show along the beaches near La Ribera and Punta Colorado.
BILLFISH – The few found were a lo-o-o-ong way out.
YELLOWFIN TUNA – Not wide open like it was, but a few showing up a long way off.
DORADO – More wishful thinking than fact. A few boats are coming up with some of the larger variety.
ROOSTERFISH – The larger variety are showing early afternoon about a half-mile offshore under the frigates. Tough to get on a feather, but fun to try.
JACK CREVALLE – Found a few good-sized schools with mostly fish less than 10 pounds. Vickie Vaughn, visiting all the way up the coast from Anchorage, Alaska, landed an eight-pounder from the beach on Thurs. (3/25).
BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK – Quiet.
PARGO AND CABRILLA – Rocky points the best bet.
SIERRA – Be out early or you will miss the grab.
MAGDALENA BAY, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
Puerto San Carlos:
IN GENERAL: Wind continued to hamper fishing most of the week. There were a few yellows out at the entrada, but most of them a chock full of red crab and not very hungry. One may still find a few halibut on the sandy beaches, fair corvina and plenty of cabrilla up in the esteros. Rumor has it that there is a good show of tuna in the 50-80 pound class 35 miles NW of the Pinnacle, but with all the wind no one has been able to get there.
Lopez Mateos: Diana Hoyt, MagBay Outfitters reports:[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Windy outside for weather with few fish caught. Inside the bay there’s a wide-open bass bite with limits of cabrilla for Christopher and Michael Schwab of Valley Center, Calif. Chris also caught one six-pound snook and a saltwater catfish at Boca de Soledad.
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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Water Temperature 64 -70
Air Temperature 69-81
Humidity 36%
Wind NW at 4 mph
Conditions Haze
Visibility 6 miles
Sunrise 6:24 a.m. MST
Sunset 6:40 p.m. MST
Mar. 28 First Quarter, April Full, April 11 Last Quarter, April 19 New
YELLOWTAIL – Try a red Clouser at the entrada and see if you can fool ‘em into thinking it is a red crab!
CORVINA – Slowed down a tad, but a few to be had if you work at it.
SNOOK – One at Lopez Mateos was all I heard of this week.
HALIBUT – A few throughout the bay on the sandy beaches
SIERRA – Try the pier early morning[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]ZIHUATANEJO, MAINLAND MEXICO
IN GENERAL: The 78º blue water is still holding at 6 to 8 miles, and the overall fishing is picking up. Several boats caught more than three sailfish each day, with Captain Pepino, on the “Whisky II,” releasing five for his best day. [/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]The tuna are out near the 1,000-fathom curve (32 miles), but the action is fantastic when you get there. The fish are ranging in size from 30-pound schoolies, to 250 pounds-plus gorillas. It all just depends on what school of fish you come across.[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Anybody who is seriously chasing blue marlin, once they get out to the 1,000 fathom curve, their chance for a big blue is almost a sure thing.[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Roosterfish are picking up also. Several have been taken and they are averaging between 30- and 40-pounds.[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Water Temperature 72-78
Air Temperature 77-93
Humidity 62%
Wind WSW at 12 mph
Conditions Scattered Clouds (SCT) : 25,000 ft
Visibility 7 miles
Sunrise 6:45 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:57 p.m. CST
Mar. 28 First Quarter, April Full, April 11 Last Quarter, April 19 New
Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo report by Ed Kunze
SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA
IN GENERAL: The weather once again has not been very co-operative, but the fishing has been good. The high boat for the week released 40 of 60 sails and there was also a marlin released on light tackle. Overall there were several days where boats were releasing 20 to 40 sails. [/font][/size]
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Water Temperature 79-84
Air Temperature 82-90
Humidity 59 %
Wind SW at 9 mph
Conditions Mostly Cloudy (BKN) : 20,000 ft [/font][/size]
Visibility 8 miles
Sunrise 6:03 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:14 p.m. CST
Mar. 28 First Quarter, April Full, April 11 Last Quarter, April 19 New
Baja on the Fly's Guatemala report by Brian Barragy and Lissa M. McFarlin.
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]REPORT FROM GARY GRAHAM'S BAJA ON THE FLY:
PROVIDING QUALITY SALTWATER FLY-FISHING 365 DAYS A YEAR SOUTH OF THE BORDER. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: [/size][/font][url "mailto:bajafly@bajafly.com"][font "Times New Roman"][#0000ff][size 3]bajafly@bajafly.com[/size][/#0000ff][/font][/url][size 3][font "Times New Roman"]; USA toll-free (800) 919-2252; Mexico 011-52-624-14-10373
Fri, March 26, 2004. Report covers the period Sat.-Thurs. (3/18-3/25)
EAST CAPE, MAGDALENA BAY, ZIHUATANEJO, MEXICO; AND SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA CONDITIONS
EAST CAPE, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
IN GENERAL: Early in the week produced great catches of yellowfin tuna, though it was a long run below Las Frailes. Tues. (3/23), a rough south wind struck. It was Victory at Sea and the tuna did a vanishing act. For the rest of the week, most of the action was inshore with sierra, pargo and one of the best roosterfish shows in recent memory. Roosters from 20-50 pounds were chasing baitfish to the surface and the frigates were swooping down from above. For the flyrodder, the sierra and skipjack provided fair to good action.[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]AIR & SEA -
Water temperature 66 - 75
Air temperature 71-77
Humidity about 44%
Wind Calm
Conditions Clear
Visibility 15 miles
Sunrise 6:17 a.m. MST
Sunset 6:32 p.m. MST
Mar. 28 First Quarter, April Full, April 11 Last Quarter, April 19 New
o OFFSHORE: After the south wind it has taken a few days for things to settle back down. We’re encountering some tuna and dorado, but the marlin are few and far between.
o INSHORE: Sierra, skipjack and – closer to the beach – a few smaller roosters and jacks were to be found. [/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] o BEACH: A great sign of things to come: Sardina are beginning to show along the beaches near La Ribera and Punta Colorado.
BILLFISH – The few found were a lo-o-o-ong way out.
YELLOWFIN TUNA – Not wide open like it was, but a few showing up a long way off.
DORADO – More wishful thinking than fact. A few boats are coming up with some of the larger variety.
ROOSTERFISH – The larger variety are showing early afternoon about a half-mile offshore under the frigates. Tough to get on a feather, but fun to try.
JACK CREVALLE – Found a few good-sized schools with mostly fish less than 10 pounds. Vickie Vaughn, visiting all the way up the coast from Anchorage, Alaska, landed an eight-pounder from the beach on Thurs. (3/25).
BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK – Quiet.
PARGO AND CABRILLA – Rocky points the best bet.
SIERRA – Be out early or you will miss the grab.
MAGDALENA BAY, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
Puerto San Carlos:
IN GENERAL: Wind continued to hamper fishing most of the week. There were a few yellows out at the entrada, but most of them a chock full of red crab and not very hungry. One may still find a few halibut on the sandy beaches, fair corvina and plenty of cabrilla up in the esteros. Rumor has it that there is a good show of tuna in the 50-80 pound class 35 miles NW of the Pinnacle, but with all the wind no one has been able to get there.
Lopez Mateos: Diana Hoyt, MagBay Outfitters reports:[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Windy outside for weather with few fish caught. Inside the bay there’s a wide-open bass bite with limits of cabrilla for Christopher and Michael Schwab of Valley Center, Calif. Chris also caught one six-pound snook and a saltwater catfish at Boca de Soledad.
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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Water Temperature 64 -70
Air Temperature 69-81
Humidity 36%
Wind NW at 4 mph
Conditions Haze
Visibility 6 miles
Sunrise 6:24 a.m. MST
Sunset 6:40 p.m. MST
Mar. 28 First Quarter, April Full, April 11 Last Quarter, April 19 New
YELLOWTAIL – Try a red Clouser at the entrada and see if you can fool ‘em into thinking it is a red crab!
CORVINA – Slowed down a tad, but a few to be had if you work at it.
SNOOK – One at Lopez Mateos was all I heard of this week.
HALIBUT – A few throughout the bay on the sandy beaches
SIERRA – Try the pier early morning[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]ZIHUATANEJO, MAINLAND MEXICO
IN GENERAL: The 78º blue water is still holding at 6 to 8 miles, and the overall fishing is picking up. Several boats caught more than three sailfish each day, with Captain Pepino, on the “Whisky II,” releasing five for his best day. [/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]The tuna are out near the 1,000-fathom curve (32 miles), but the action is fantastic when you get there. The fish are ranging in size from 30-pound schoolies, to 250 pounds-plus gorillas. It all just depends on what school of fish you come across.[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Anybody who is seriously chasing blue marlin, once they get out to the 1,000 fathom curve, their chance for a big blue is almost a sure thing.[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Roosterfish are picking up also. Several have been taken and they are averaging between 30- and 40-pounds.[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Water Temperature 72-78
Air Temperature 77-93
Humidity 62%
Wind WSW at 12 mph
Conditions Scattered Clouds (SCT) : 25,000 ft
Visibility 7 miles
Sunrise 6:45 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:57 p.m. CST
Mar. 28 First Quarter, April Full, April 11 Last Quarter, April 19 New
Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo report by Ed Kunze
SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA
IN GENERAL: The weather once again has not been very co-operative, but the fishing has been good. The high boat for the week released 40 of 60 sails and there was also a marlin released on light tackle. Overall there were several days where boats were releasing 20 to 40 sails. [/font][/size]
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Water Temperature 79-84
Air Temperature 82-90
Humidity 59 %
Wind SW at 9 mph
Conditions Mostly Cloudy (BKN) : 20,000 ft [/font][/size]
Visibility 8 miles
Sunrise 6:03 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:14 p.m. CST
Mar. 28 First Quarter, April Full, April 11 Last Quarter, April 19 New
Baja on the Fly's Guatemala report by Brian Barragy and Lissa M. McFarlin.
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