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Dec 18, 2004; 01:06PM - East Cape Winds, Zihuatanejo Sails Highlight Week
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Category: Saltwater Fly Fishing Reports
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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Author E-mail: bajafly@bajafly.com
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Report Description:
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: bajafly@bajafly.com
USA toll-free (800) 919-2252 or 760/746-7260; Mexico 011-52-624-14-10373
Dec. 18, 2004. Report covers the period Sat.-Fri. (12/11-12/17)
EAST CAPE, MAGDALENA BAY, ZIHUATANEJO, MEXICO; AND SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA CONDITIONS
EAST CAPE
IN GENERAL: Wind . . . wind . . . wind: another cookie cutter week. This is the time of year that drives the locals’ nuts. Much more time is spent decorating than fishing! There are still some fish around; the trick is to find them before the wind finds you.
AIR & SEA –
Water temperature 70-74
Air temperature 59-78
Humidity about 60%
Wind: North 8 mph
Conditions: Scattered Clouds
Visibility 15 miles
Sunrise 6:54 a.m. MST
Sunset 5:37 p.m. MST
Dec. 18, First Quarter; Dec. 26, Full; Jan. 3, Last Quarter; Jan. 10, New.
+ OFFSHORE: Few billfish and tuna for the lucky.
+ INSHORE: Sierra have begun their annual snap, so bring some wire.
+ BEACH: The earlier the better.
BILLFISH – Still a few resident fish hanging around.
YELLOWFIN TUNA – Everything seems to be in the southern sector, which means a bumpy ride home.
DORADO – Look closer to shore between La Ribera and the lighthouse.
ROOSTERFISH\\JACK CREVALLE – Slow this week.
BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK – Not much this week.
PARGO AND CABRILLA – Only a few on the rocky points.
SIERRA – Bring wire or lots of flies!
MAGDALENA BAY, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
IN GENERAL: Big news this week was that several yachts traveling though the area found a wad of wahoo on the Thetis. Still a few billfish reported in the southern sector below Punta Tasca from the pinnacle on down 10-15 miles. Not many fishing in the esteros at San Carlos and just a few up at Lopez Mateos. Both areas reported decent action for corvina and sierra with a few grouper, pargo and even an occasional snook for the persistent.
Water Temperature 69-75
Air Temperature 66-71
Humidity 91%
Wind Calm
Conditions: Clear
Visibility 3 miles
Sunrise 7:06 a.m. MST
Sunset 5:41 p.m. MST
Dec. 18, First Quarter; Dec. 26, Full; Jan. 3, Last Quarter; Jan. 10, New.
YELLOWTAIL – No one made it out to the entrada this week, so it’s a “maybe.”
CORVINA – Much smaller than earlier in the year.
SNOOK – Ruben’s secret spot still producing a few.
HALIBUT – Sand beaches and a slowly retrieved Clouser should do the trick.
SIERRA – Under the bird schools is the best.
ZIHUATANEJO, MAINLAND MEXICO
IN GENERAL: The November/December issue of the IGFA’s “International Angler” newsletter features recently appointed IGFA Representative Ed Kunze. Congratulations. That brings the total to three IGFA Representatives from Baja on the Fly including Yvonne and I.
The blue water is only a couple of miles off the beach and the fishing is close. The fishing for sailfish has been very good. Paul Phillips of Westbank, British Columbia fished 3 short days with Adan on the panga “Gitana II” this week. They never fished more than three hours each day with Paul tagging and releasing 10 sailfish.
Richard Boselly of Mission Viejo, Calif., fished four miles out of Zihuatanejo Bay with Captain Cali on the panga “Zapitito Gordo.” They were back at the dock before noon with 4 sailfish releases.
There were two great days on the water on the “Vamonos II” for Doug Murphy of New Jersey. The first day his group of three released 6 sailfish. The second day they fished for two hours and then went to Ixtapa Island. They were back after only 5 hours including spending time snorkeling at Ixtapa Island. While they waited, one of the two 45-pound dorado was being prepared for lunch.
The best inshore fishing is for roosterfish and jack crevalle down at Puerto Vicente Gro. They are hitting poppers and flies. Richard Boselly was there for a couple of days early in the week with Cali. They had a blast on big roosters and jacks with poppers and spin gear.
Water Temperature 80-84
Air Temperature 75-86
Humidity 83%
Wind WSW 6 mph
Conditions: Scattered Clouds 8,000 ft
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 7:06 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:12 p.m. CST
Dec. 18, First Quarter; Dec. 26, Full; Jan. 3, Last Quarter; Jan. 10, New.
Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo report by Ed Kunze
SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA
IN GENERAL: We didn’t receive a report this week and have to assume that they are all out whacking ’em.
LAST WEEK: This past week the fishing has blown wide open in Guatemala and is as hot as it gets! Many boats are experiencing more than 50 releases per day, and several are having personal best days. One boat also had 27 releases on the fly. A few marlin have made showings, but have been difficult, and dorado are around. The weather has been great overall, and those guys that have come down fishing are all smiles after they recover from the non-stop action. If the action holds, this should be one incredible season that you won’t want to miss!
Water Temperature 78-82
Air Temperature 80-84
Humidity 100 %
Wind South 2 mph
Conditions: Scattered Clouds
Visibility 7 miles
Sunrise 6:17 a.m. CST
Sunset 5:36 p.m. CST
Dec. 18, First Quarter; Dec. 26, Full; Jan. 3, Last Quarter; Jan. 10, New.
San Jose, Guatemala report by Brian Barragy and Lissa McFarland
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Dec 11, 2004; 02:06PM - If You've Never Caught a Sail, Try Guatemala Now
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Category: Saltwater Fly Fishing Reports
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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Author E-mail: bajafly@bajafly.com
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Report Description:
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: bajafly@bajafly.com
USA toll-free (800) 919-2252 or 760/746-7260; Mexico 011-52-624-14-10373
Dec. 11, 2004. Report covers the period Sat.-Fri. (12/03-12/10)
EAST CAPE, MAGDALENA BAY, ZIHUATANEJO, MEXICO; AND SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA CONDITIONS
EAST CAPE
IN GENERAL: Winter has definitely arrived and fishing has begun its annual slow down. Still a few fish to be had on the good days; (“good days” are defined on those with No Wind). Billfish and tuna on the outside and inshore still a few dorado for the persistent ones. Sierra have surfaced again, so wire is in order.
AIR & SEA –
Water temperature 71-75
Air temperature 62-81
Humidity about 64%
Wind: NE 8 mph
Conditions: Scattered Clouds
Visibility 15 miles
Sunrise 6:55 a.m. MST
Sunset 5:36 p.m. MST
Dec. 11, New; Dec. 18, First Quarter; Dec. 26, Full; Jan. 3, Last Quarter.
+ OFFSHORE: Few billfish and tuna for the lucky.
+ INSHORE: Sierra have begun their annual snap, so bring some wire.
+ BEACH: Get there early. There are till a few roosters, jacks and plenty of ladyfish to keep things interesting.
BILLFISH – Best down to the south.
YELLOWFIN TUNA – Still a few with the porpoise.
DORADO – Look closer to shore between La Ribera and the lighthouse.
ROOSTERFISH\\JACK CREVALLE – Challenging.
BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK – Breezing schools in front of La Ribera if the wind is backed off.
PARGO AND CABRILLA – Only a few on the rocky points.
SIERRA – Bring wire or lots of flies!
MAGDALENA BAY, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
IN GENERAL: Offshore has produced consistently good action with the few boats in the area reporting 3-5 billfish a day along with a few dorado, tuna and fewer wahoo. The best action being found is in the southern sector below Punta Tosca. Inshore, the San Carlos area reported spotty fishing including corvina, cabrilla and a few leopard grouper. Mag Bay Outfitters reported fair-to-good fishing in the mangroves for a few snook, grouper, pargo and sierra near Boca Santo Domingo.
For a comprehensive update on the conservation issues at Magdalena Bay
http://www.seawatch.org/newsroom/mag_bay/Magdalena_Bay_en.pdf
Water Temperature 69-75
Air Temperature 68-74
Humidity 76%
Wind West 6 mph
Conditions: Clear
Visibility 3 miles
Sunrise 7:01 a.m. MST
Sunset 5:38 p.m. MST
Dec. 11, New; Dec. 18, First Quarter; Dec. 26, Full; Jan. 3, Last Quarter.
YELLOWTAIL – A few firecrackers at the entrada with a few larger fish hanging closer to the bottom.
CORVINA – Still around, but the size class is much smaller than earlier in the year.
SNOOK – Northern end of the bay seems to be the most productive.
HALIBUT – Sand beaches and a slowly retrieved Clouser should do the trick.
SIERRA – Only small ones.
ZIHUATANEJO, MAINLAND MEXICO
IN GENERAL: The blue water remains close, but it has been influenced by a cooler current. The water temperatures have dropped at least 4 degrees and slowed the sailfish bite.
At the beginning of the week, we wound up the Baja on the Fly Sails and Tales fly-fishing tournament. On the last day (12/6), every boat had hookups, but most fish were lost. Several boats were raising between 6 and 8 fish each, but getting the hook set proved to be another situation. For the complete results, go to
http://www.bajafly.com/sailsandtales/2004SATresults.htm
Towards the end of the week, due to the cooler water, the conventional gear fishermen are now only averaging about 1 or 2 fish per boat per day.
The action will definitely pick up later this week as conditions stabilize and new fish come into the area.
The cooler water has brought in the tuna however, with the big blue marlin never far behind. Some large tuna to 180 pounds have been taken at the 22 mile mark, with a lot of smaller yellowfin in as close as 4-miles off the beach.
The hot roosterfish bite has also been affected by the cooler current. Things have slowed considerably for Adolpho on the “Dos Hermanos” with only 4 roosters caught yesterday (Fri.) That is a considerable reduction when you consider he had one day last week with 18 roosters.
However, Adolpho did tell me this morning the huge jacks have moved in, and he is getting several a day from 18- to 25-pounds.
Water Temperature 80-84
Air Temperature 77-89
Humidity 94%
Wind Calm
Conditions: Scattered Clouds 8,000 ft
Visibility 6 miles
Sunrise 7:06 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:12 p.m. CST
Dec. 11, New; Dec. 18, First Quarter; Dec. 26, Full; Jan. 3, Last Quarter.
Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo report by Ed Kunze
SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA
IN GENERAL: This past week the fishing has blown wide open in Guatemala and is as hot as it gets! Many boats are experiencing more than 50 releases per day, and several are having personal best days. One boat also had 27 releases on the fly. A few marlin have made showings, but have been difficult, and dorado are around. The weather has been great overall, and those guys that have come down fishing are all smiles after they recover from the non-stop action. If the action holds, this should be one incredible season that you won’t want to miss!
Water Temperature 78-82
Air Temperature 82-86
Humidity 100 %
Wind NE 8 mph
Conditions: Scattered Clouds
Visibility 7 miles
Sunrise 6:17 a.m. CST
Sunset 5:36 p.m. CST
Dec. 11, New; Dec. 18, First Quarter; Dec. 26, Full; Jan. 3, Last Quarter.
San Jose, Guatemala report by Brian Barragy and Lissa McFarland
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Dec 6, 2004; 12:40PM - Winds Whip Cape; Sails & Tails Off and Running
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Category: Saltwater Fly Fishing Reports
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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Author E-mail: bajafly@bajafly.com
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Report Description:
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: bajafly@bajafly.com
USA toll-free (800) 919-2252 or 760/746-7260; Mexico 011-52-624-14-10373
Sat., Dec. 04, 2004. Report covers the period Sat.-Fri. (11/27-12/3)
EAST CAPE, MAGDALENA BAY, ZIHUATANEJO, MEXICO; AND SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA CONDITIONS
EAST CAPE
IN GENERAL: Another week of the dreaded North winds kept even the most gung ho fisherman close to the pool most of the week. Finally, this morning (12/4) the wind seemed to back off . . . we shall see what we shall see.
AIR & SEA –
Water temperature 75-80
Air temperature 68-75
Humidity about 58%
Wind: NNW 12 mph
Conditions: Scattered Clouds
Visibility 15 miles
Sunrise 6:45 a.m. MST
Sunset 5:32 p.m. MST
Dec. 4, Last Quarter; Dec. 11, New; Dec. 18, First Quarter; Dec. 26, Full.
+ OFFSHORE: On the good days a few fish can be found
+ INSHORE: Any action to be found will be at gray light if you are lucky.
+ BEACH: Tough, tough, tough.
BILLFISH – Still a few hangers-on.
YELLOWFIN TUNA – Find the porpoise on a good day and you should do OK.
DORADO – Still a few hanging around.
ROOSTERFISH\\JACK CREVALLE – Quiet this week
BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK – Breezing schools in front of La Ribera if the wind is backed off.
PARGO AND CABRILLA – Not much to talk about.
SIERRA – Bring wire or lots of flies!
MAGDALENA BAY, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
IN GENERAL: Windy conditions here with the best action up in the mangroves.
Water Temperature 69-75
Air Temperature 66-71
Humidity 58%
Wind NW 17 mph
Conditions: Clear
Visibility 3 miles
Sunrise 6:57 a.m. MST
Sunset 5:37 p.m. MST
Dec. 4, Last Quarter; Dec. 11, New; Dec. 18, First Quarter; Dec. 26, Full.
YELLOWTAIL – Almost always a few at the entrada
CORVINA – Still the most abundant species in the mangroves.
SNOOK – The panhandle zone above Lopez Mateos still the best bet.
HALIBUT – Sand beaches and a slow retrieved Clouser should do the trick.
SIERRA – A few rats less than 18-inches.
ZIHUATANEJO, MAINLAND MEXICO
IN GENERAL: Everything seemed to slow down earlier in the week; however, plenty of sailfish were spotted as the week progressed with only a few released. Evan Firstman, Reno Nev., managed to catch his first sailfish on the fly on a practice day before our Sails and Tails Sailfish on the Fly Tournament, which begins today. Also, some nice-sized dorado showing up in the pattern now and then.
Water Temperature 80-83
Air Temperature 75-87
Humidity 66%
Wind Calm
Conditions: Clear
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 7:02 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:10 p.m. CST
Dec. 4, Last Quarter; Dec. 11, New; Dec. 18, First Quarter; Dec. 26, Full.
Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo report by Ed Kunze
SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA
IN GENERAL: We played host to Mark Sosin who spent a week with us shooting for his show, “Mark Sosin's Saltwater Journal.” They had a really great week and got some outstanding footage. The shows on Guatemala should air in 2005 on the Outdoor life Network. During the week, the sails would come in really hot, but many would fade away. Most boats were still able to have double digit releases, and again there were a couple of boats that experienced 30-40 fish days. A couple of blue marlin also made an appearance, but would not take the bait. Dorado are around and just about every boat had a few. Inshore once again had no takers, so there is no report, but we know the roosters are there, just waiting for an angler to show up.
Water Temperature 78-82
Air Temperature 82-84
Humidity 66 %
Wind SSE 7 mph
Conditions: Scattered Clouds
Visibility 7 miles
Sunrise 6:13 a.m. CST
Sunset 5:34 p.m. CST
Dec. 4, Last Quarter; Dec. 11, New; Dec. 18, First Quarter; Dec. 26, Full.
San Jose, Guatemala report by Brian Barragy and Lissa McFarland
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Nov 27, 2004; 12:36PM - Guatemala, Zihuatanejo Sails Sizzle
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Category: Saltwater Fly Fishing Reports
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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Author E-mail: bajafly@bajafly.com
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Report Description:
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: bajafly@bajafly.com
USA toll-free (800) 919-2252 or 760/746-7260; Mexico 011-52-624-14-10373
Sat., Nov. 27, 2004. Report covers the period Sat.-Fri. (11/20-11/26)
EAST CAPE, MAGDALENA BAY, ZIHUATANEJO, MEXICO; AND SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA CONDITIONS
EAST CAPE
IN GENERAL: Winter winds continue to be the norm which should not come as a surprise since it is almost Dec. On the good days, the hotel boats are finding a few small dorado and tuna plus a few stripers to entertain the clients.
Yvonne and Gary reached their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary on Thanksgiving Day and are celebrating the event with a Vow Renewal ceremony and party in Escondido, Calif., this morning. Gary has convinced Yvonne that heading down for the Sails and Tales Tournament in Zihuatanejo is sort of an anniversary trip. http://www.bajafly.com/silvercelebration.htm
AIR & SEA –
Water temperature 75-80
Air temperature 69-75
Humidity about 58%
Wind: NNW 11 mph
Conditions: Scattered Clouds
Visibility 15 miles
Sunrise 6:40 a.m. MST
Sunset 5:32 p.m. MST
Dec. 4, Last Quarter; Dec. 11, New; Dec. 18, First Quarter; Dec. 26, Full.
+ OFFSHORE: Still a few billfish hanging around.
+ INSHORE: Wind is definitely a factor; early is best.
+ BEACH: Tough, not bad on the days that the wind backs off. Try the sticks between Rancho Leonero and La Ribera.
BILLFISH – Still a few hangers-on.
YELLOWFIN TUNA – Find the porpoise and you should do OK.
DORADO – Look under anything floating.
ROOSTERFISH\\JACK CREVALLE – Still some BIG roosters hanging around the beaches.
BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK – Breezing schools in front of La Ribera.
PARGO AND CABRILLA – Rocky points and pinnacles in front of La Ribera best bet.
SIERRA – Bring wire or lots of flies!
MAGDALENA BAY, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
IN GENERAL: John Lyddon, Corona Del Mar, Calif., fishing with Ruben Duran landed an impressive 30-pound snook near Boca Santo Domingo. Offshore, the best action has moved down on the Potato Bank, below Punta Tasco, with excellent stripey fishing reported. Plenty of doubles and triples for the few boats passing through the area as well as dorado and tuna.
Water Temperature 69-75
Air Temperature 68-75
Humidity 100%
Wind Calm
Conditions: Clear
Visibility 3 miles
Sunrise 6:52 a.m. MST
Sunset 5:36 p.m. MST
Dec. 4, Last Quarter; Dec. 11, New; Dec. 18, First Quarter; Dec. 26, Full.
YELLOWTAIL – Slow going although a few can be found lurking about near the entrada.
CORVINA – Seemed to have gotten smaller as the season progressed.
SNOOK – The panhandle zone above Lopez Mateos producing the best action this week.
HALIBUT – Thicker than sand fleas on some sandy beaches.
SIERRA – Incidental catch and dinks at that.
ZIHUATANEJO, MAINLAND MEXICO
IN GENERAL: The 80 degree blue water is still just off the beach and the fishing for sailfish this last week has been excellent. This should slow down a bit with the first few days of the new week, and then pick up again as the full moon declines.
Most boats are raising 7 to 9 fish a day and averaging about three released fish on conventional gear. First time fly-fishing client, John Mienstra of New Jersey, fished with me and Captain Mecate on the “Aqua Azul.” We raised 8 fish. I was able to tease four to the boat, and John hooked three. Unfortunately, he made most of the beginner’s mistakes – like after setting the hook, he continued holding onto the line while the fish was trying to run, etc. But, he did manage to release one fish.
Dorado are definitely around, but are mostly incidental catches as we troll for the sails. The boats are averaging about one dorado a day each.
The inshore action is still holding up for roosters and jacks, with a few sierra thrown in.
Our Sails and Tails Sailfish on the Fly Tournament will begin on the 3rd and it should put our participants right in the thick of the bite.
Water Temperature 80-83
Air Temperature 77-89
Humidity 66%
Wind WSW 8 mph
Conditions: Clear
Visibility 6 miles
Sunrise 6:58 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:09 p.m. CST
Dec. 4, Last Quarter; Dec. 11, New; Dec. 18, First Quarter; Dec. 26, Full.
Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo report by Ed Kunze
SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA
IN GENERAL: The action has moved in close to shore this past week with the sails holding at 8- to 14-miles. The weather has been picture perfect with calm seas. The sails have also showed up in force with the high boat for week releasing 40 and the few other boats out able to average high teen to low twenty releases. There are however only a few boats out and even fewer anglers around. Dorado are making a showing, but are scarce. No one has made the much longer run out to the tuna, so there are no tuna reports. Inshore, there was one party that fished in the estero and had a lot of fun with small robalo (snook), grouper, snapper and jacks. If you are planning a trip this season to Guatemala, be sure to pick up the Dec. issue of Pacific Coast Sportfishing for an in-depth feature, “Vela! Vela! Vela!” by Ray Rychnovsky on Guatemala fishing that talks about the double digit days in the world’s best sailfish hole. If you want to get up to speed on teasing techniques, check Gary’s column, “How to be a Tease,” in the same issue.
Water Temperature 78-82
Air Temperature 80-82
Humidity 62 %
Wind SSE 8 mph
Conditions: Clear
Visibility 7 miles
Sunrise 6:09 a.m. CST
Sunset 5:32 p.m. CST
Dec. 4, Last Quarter; Dec. 11, New; Dec. 18, First Quarter; Dec. 26, Full.
San Jose, Guatemala report by Brian Barragy and Lissa McFarland
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Nov 20, 2004; 02:01PM - Zihuatanejo Sailfish Close and Hungry
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Category: Saltwater Fly Fishing Reports
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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Author E-mail: bajafly@bajafly.com
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Report Description:
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: bajafly@bajafly.com
USA toll-free (800) 919-2252 or 760/746-7260; Mexico 011-52-624-14-10373
Sat., Nov. 20, 2004. Report covers the period Sat.-Fri. (11/14-11/20)
EAST CAPE, MAGDALENA BAY, ZIHUATANEJO, MEXICO; AND SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA CONDITIONS
EAST CAPE
IN GENERAL: When we returned from Magdalena Bay on Tuesday the North winds were still around. This weekend however, is beautiful and expected to stay that way through Tuesday. Still a few left over tuna and dorado offshore and inshore the skipjack, roosters and jacks seem to be the best bet. With the nice weather I would expect to see a few smiling faces in the bar tonight even though the season is pretty much over.
AIR & SEA –
Water temperature 75-80
Air temperature 71-77
Humidity about 51%
Wind: SSE 8 mph
Conditions: Scattered Clouds
Visibility 15 miles
Sunrise 6:36 a.m. MST
Sunset 5:32 p.m. MST
Nov. 26, Full; Dec. 4, Last Quarter; Dec. 11, New, Dec. 18, First Quarter;
+ OFFSHORE: Tuna and dorado best bet.
+ INSHORE: Get out early in case the wind blows.
+ BEACH: Sticks to La Ribera the best bet for jacks and a few roosters.
BILLFISH – Only a few stragglers.
YELLOWFIN TUNA – Porpoise and birds will be the best clue.
DORADO – Look under anything floating.
ROOSTERFISH\\JACK CREVALLE – Plenty of small jacks and a few good sized roosters up and down the beach from Rancho Buena Vista to La Ribera.
BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK – Breezing schools in front of La Ribera.
PARGO AND CABRILLA – Rocky points and pinnacles in front of La Ribera best bet.
SIERRA – Bring wire or lots of flies!
MAGDALENA BAY, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
IN GENERAL: Jamie Pierre, Seattle, WA, along with his band of brothers headed over to Lopez Mateos to fish offshore with Mag Bay Outfitters using their 26-foot catamaran, “Mar Gato”, skippered by Ruben Duran and an offshore panga with local pangero, Sergio, they headed out the Boca to see what was shaking. Turned out to be a wide open Yellowfin bite only 12 miles off the beach. Limits all around for both days. Unfortunately, with the Pacific cooling off quickly, the dorado, wahoo and billfish seem to have headed further down the coast ending what many consider a lackluster season. In the Esteros up at Boca Santo Domingo on the last day the group found a few sierra, pargo, grouper and lost one large corvina.
On another subject, Don Juan, a 72’ Elliott owned by John Lyddon from Southern California was anchored just off the pier in town. This is the first time in a number of years that a Sportfishing yacht has managed to come in through the Boca. Bob Hoyt of Mag Bay Outfitters had provided a guide to lead them in.
I met Don Juan’s Captain, Billy Callinan, while I was there last week and he told me about the wide open pompano bite at Santo Domingo. With the Don Juan backed up to the mangroves they landed three pompanos up to thirty-two pounds. The last time I can remember hearing stories like this was when the legendary Captain Gene Grimes use to make forays up into the mangroves with the 90’ Legend.
Water Temperature 69-75
Air Temperature 68-73
Humidity 100%
Wind WSW 11 mph
Conditions: Clear
Visibility 3 miles
Sunrise 6:37 a.m. MST
Sunset 5:37 p.m. MST
Nov. 26, Full; Dec. 4, Last Quarter; Dec. 11, New, Dec. 18, First Quarter;
YELLOWTAIL – Entrada holding mostly smaller fish.
CORVINA – Even these guys have been tough to come by this week.
SNOOK – Not one snook bite for the entire week.
HALIBUT – Very good if you’re interested.
SIERRA – Plenty of very small ones.
ZIHUATANEJO, MAINLAND MEXICO
IN GENERAL: Ed Kunze reported in by telephone this morning since his computer crashed. Here is his abbreviated report; as predicted, this week produced some excellent sailfish opportunities and the good news is they are very close to the beach. Only a short two miles and you are in the thick of things. Boats are averaging half-dozen shots a day.
Water Temperature 80-83
Air Temperature 77-87
Humidity 66%
Wind WSW 6 mph
Conditions: Scattered Clouds
Visibility 6 miles
Sunrise 6:59 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:09 p.m. CST
Nov. 26, Full; Dec. 4, Last Quarter; Dec. 11, New, Dec. 18, First Quarter;
Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo report by Ed Kunze
SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA
IN GENERAL: With the weather beginning to settle down this week we are looking forward to an increase in the sailfish action offshore. Be sure to pick up the December issue of Pacific Coast Sportfishing for an in-depth feature “Vela! Vela! Vela!” by Ray Rychnovsky on Guatemala fishing that talks about the double digit days in the World’s best sailfish hole. If you want to get up to speed on teasing techniques, check Gary’s column, “How to be a Tease”, in the same issue.
Water Temperature 78-82
Air Temperature 80-84
Humidity 62 %
Wind Calm
Conditions: Clear
Visibility 7 miles
Sunrise 6:05 a.m. CST
Sunset 5:32 p.m. CST
Nov. 26, Full; Dec. 4, Last Quarter; Dec. 11, New, Dec. 18, First Quarter;
San Jose, Guatemala report by Brian Barragy and Lissa McFarland
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Nov 6, 2004; 12:53PM - Sailfish, Dorado and a Big Snook Highlight Week
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Category: Saltwater Fly Fishing Reports
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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Author E-mail: bajafly@bajafly.com
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Report Description:
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: bajafly@bajafly.com
USA toll-free (800) 919-2252; Mexico 011-52-624-14-10373
Sat., Nov. 06, 2004. Report covers the period Sat.-Fri. (10/29-11/05)
EAST CAPE, MAGDALENA BAY, ZIHUATANEJO, MEXICO; AND SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA CONDITIONS
EAST CAPE
IN GENERAL: Unwelcome north winds early in the week greeted Pudge Kleinkauf’s Alaska group when they arrived on Tues. By Wed. afternoon, the winds had begun to subside; and on Thurs. morning three boats headed out in search of action. Fortunately, there were plenty of sardina for chum and the day yielded a few dorado and skipjack. Brian and Brent Layng, owners of the International Sportsmen’s Expo shows, managed to land four nice-sized dorado and had chances for more. Fri. was even better, with both of Pudge’s boats reporting good catches of skipjack, dorado and a half-dozen yellowfin tuna at the 20 mile mark. Captain Chayo on the “Nueva Era” even found the group several sailfish on the trip back to the hotel, one of which put on a great show for Larry Pemberton of Tacoma, Wash., before he released it.
AIR & SEA -
Water temperature 78-83
Air temperature 66-85
Humidity about 57%
Wind: North 6 mph
Conditions: Clear
Visibility 7 miles
Sunrise 6:27 a.m. MST
Sunset 6:37 p.m. MST
Nov. 12, New; Nov. 18, First Quarter; Nov. 26, Full; Dec. 4, Last Quarter.
+ OFFSHORE: Tuna at 20 miles; leave early and look for bird schools.
+ INSHORE: Dorado inside of four miles and plenty of skipjack to fill in the gaps.
+ BEACH: Wind waves and off-color water didn’t prevent Josh Dickinson from landing a few jacks on his hike back from the hotel.
BILLFISH – Sailfish seem to be the best bet this week, I suspect that will slow down over the next few weeks as the sea temps begin to drop.
YELLOWFIN TUNA – Under the porpoise, looks for the birds and try to get there early.
DORADO – Strung out from inshore to offshore.
ROOSTERFISH\\JACK CREVALLE – Plenty of small jacks up and down the beach from Rancho Buena Vista to La Ribera.
BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK – Breezing schools in front of La Ribera.
PARGO AND CABRILLA – Rocky points and pinnacles in front of La Ribera best bet.
SIERRA – Bring wire or lots of flies!
MAGDALENA BAY, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
IN GENERAL: Bob and Diana Hoyt, Mag Bay Outfitters, reported great action both in the esteros and out at the Thetis Bank. John Sullivan, Encinitas, Calif., finally broke the ice, catching a quality snook weighing in at just under 20 pounds as well a gaggle of leopard groupers earlier this week while waiting for the winds and sea to subside. When the winds quit, they headed out to the Thetis Bank for some wide open action on tuna and dorado. In the wahoo department, the wahoo won, biting them off several times. Only a few marlin were seen and none caught. The bait balls that Magdalena Bay is famous for were among the missing. It sounds like my timing is pretty good as I will be heading down for three days of fishing in the esteros and three days offshore mid-week.
Water Temperature 72-79
Air Temperature 60-76
Humidity 100%
Wind NW 13 mph
Conditions: Scattered Clouds
Visibility 3 miles
Sunrise 6:37 a.m. MST
Sunset 5:42 p.m. MST
Nov. 12, New; Nov. 18, First Quarter; Nov. 26, Full; Dec. 4, Last Quarter.
YELLOWTAIL – Search the entrada (entrance) and under the bird schools just outside all the way up to Santa Maria Bay.
CORVINA – Still plenty around.
SNOOK – Finally, a fat one.
HALIBUT – Not targeted this week.
SIERRA – Under the bird schools all the way out to the entrada.
ZIHUATANEJO, MAINLAND MEXICO
IN GENERAL: The 82º blue water has moved out this week and slowed the offshore fishing considerably. Yesterday (Fri.), fishing with Martin on the panga “Isamar,” Andrew Veit and his wife from Denver and I found the blue water at 18 miles. At 21 miles, we only raised two fish all day, but I got one to come to the boat. It was Andrew's first time for sailfish on the fly, and even though he had to make two tries for the sail, he was able to get a hookup. The sailfish did a few spectacular leaps, and was on for almost two minutes before it threw the hook for a long release.
Talking to Captain Margarito on the radio through the course of the day, he picked up two sails at the 18 miles mark and very late in the day, another two at 26 miles. He told me the 26 mile area was holding a tremendous amount of fish, but he had to head back before he had a chance to fish it well. His fish were taken on conventional gear, but I am heading directly to the 26 mile mark today with Baja on the Fly fly-fishing client Jimmy Evans and Captain Chiquis on the “Intrza.”
The great roosterfish action and inshore for jack crevalle and sierras is still holding up.
Water Temperature 80-83
Air Temperature 77-89
Humidity 89%
Wind WSW 4 mph
Conditions: Scattered Clouds
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 6:46 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:11 p.m. CST
Nov. 12, New; Nov. 18, First Quarter; Nov. 26, Full; Dec. 4, Last Quarter.
Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo report by Ed Kunze
SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA
The weather has been great, but the anglers have all but disappeared! Maybe now that the U.S. election is behind us, our fishing friends will “come on down.” There was very little activity this past week with only two boats going out. They reported slower action than the previous week, but were still able to get double digit action. The dorado and roosters are still around, and in 3 hours of inshore fishing one little girl managed a rooster that was about her size (40-pounds). All of the conditions continue to improve each week and reservations are still available for the 2004/05 campaign.
Water Temperature 78-82
Air Temperature 80-86
Humidity 100 %
Wind NE 17 mph
Conditions: Scattered Clouds
Visibility 7 miles
Sunrise 5:59 a.m. CST
Sunset 5:33 p.m. CST
Nov. 12, New; Nov. 18, First Quarter; Nov. 26, Full; Dec. 4, Last Quarter.
San Jose, Guatemala report by Brian Barragy and Lissa McFarland
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Oct 30, 2004; 12:58PM - Ho Hum, More of the Same
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Category: Saltwater Fly Fishing Reports
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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Author E-mail: bajafly@bajafly.com
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Report Description:
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: bajafly@bajafly.com
USA toll-free (800) 919-2252; Mexico 011-52-624-14-10373
Sat., Oct. 30, 2004. Report covers the period Sat.-Fri. (10/23-10/29)
EAST CAPE, MAGDALENA BAY, ZIHUATANEJO, MEXICO; AND SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA CONDITIONS
EAST CAPE
IN GENERAL: Heavy rains early in the week and the ensuing runoff created plenty of off- color water close to shore. By Thurs., Jim McBrien from Manahawkin, NJ, found excellent fishing out in front of La Ribera. Here is the report from our guide Lance Peterson: “Everyone went to Pulmo, but we went to La Ribera. Before long, we had tuna and dorado boiling big time. Jim nailed some nice ones on the fly. A sailfish came in and was busting bait so close to the boat Jim could cast to it. All-in-all we caught numerous tuna, a few dorado, and 2 big red snapper deep. Inshore is still off-color, but the weather is good right now so hopefully it clears up. The beach is still settling back into shape. Josh (another Baja on the Fly guide) beach-fished and caught some ladyfish right in front of the house. Water color made sight fishing tough.”
AIR & SEA -
Water temperature 79-85
Air temperature 70-80
Humidity about 57%
Wind: NNW 11 mph
Conditions: Clear
Visibility 7 miles
Sunrise 7:23 a.m. MDT
Sunset 6:41 p.m. MDT
Nov. 4, Last Quarter; Nov. 12, New, Nov. 18, First Quarter; Nov. 26, Full.
+ OFFSHORE: A few billfish with more sails then stripeys; the best action is out about 30 miles.
+ INSHORE: Once the water began to clear up later in the week, La Ribera was the place to be.
+ BEACH: Wind waves and off color water made it tough to sight cast.
BILLFISH – Still a fair number of sailfish around until the water cools off in the next few weeks.
YELLOWFIN TUNA – Good action for football-sized a few miles off of La Ribera. If you can be one of the first boats to find the porpoise schools you will do well.
DORADO – Still holding up well considering it is almost Halloween.
ROOSTERFISH\\JACK CREVALLE – Tough to find along the beach, though a few showed up in the chum at La Ribera.
BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK – Breezing schools in front of La Ribera.
PARGO AND CABRILLA – Rocky points and pinnacles in front of La Ribera best bet.
SIERRA – Bring wire or lots of flies!
MAGDALENA BAY, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
IN GENERAL: What a difference a week makes! Offshore, the dorado are thick with a enough wahoo to put your teasers in peril. While far from wide open, the complaint this week was that it was difficult to get past the dorado and wahoo to catch the marlin. Strong currents at the entrada slowed things down this week and the esteros continued to bump along with only fair fishing for corvina, cabrilla and an occasional grouper.
Water Temperature 72-79
Air Temperature 71-77
Humidity 87%
Wind Calm
Conditions: Scattered Clouds
Visibility 3 miles
Sunrise 7:33 a.m. MDT
Sunset 6:47 p.m. MDT
Nov. 4, Last Quarter; Nov. 12, New, Nov. 18, First Quarter; Nov. 26, Full.
YELLOWTAIL – As the current subsides they began to bite again.
CORVINA – The high spot in a slow week.
SNOOK – A few smaller ones.
HALIBUT – You can always find a few in the shallow water near sandy beaches.
SIERRA – Watch under the bird schools throughout the bay.
ZIHUATANEJO, MAINLAND MEXICO
IN GENERAL: What’s that song, “Seems Like Old Times?” Roosters, sails, tuna, great weather and love in the air. Nate and Carmen Gills on their honeymoon from North Carolina caught six roosters on poppers yesterday (10/29). Wait until they tell their grandchildren that one in about 40 years.
Other than that remarkable achievement by Nate and Carmen, things were pretty much business as usual. The 82º blue water remains close, 20- to 25-pound dorado are being frisky and the boats are averaging somewhere around 2.5 sailfish a day. Top it off with a smattering of yellowfin tuna and it all spells Zihuatanejo (which sometimes isn’t easy to spell.)
Oh, almost forgot, sierra mackerel (aka as ceviche on the hoof) are in great schools and as close to a sure thing as there is when saltwater fly fishing. Wire tippet? You bet!
Water Temperature 80-83
Air Temperature 80-84
Humidity 89%
Wind Calm
Conditions: Scattered Clouds 25,000 ft
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 7:44 a.m. CDT
Sunset 7:14 p.m. CDT
Nov. 4, Last Quarter; Nov. 12, New, Nov. 18, First Quarter; Nov. 26, Full.
Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo report by Ed Kunze
SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA
Weather has been great, very calm and still hot! We're back to double digit releases which are usually the norm. A couple of boats went out this week averaging 18-20 sailfish releases, with at least twice as many raised. These great numbers were during the full moon. Blue water is about 30-32 miles offshore. We had one boat go inshore for a day, our one and only 'Chispudo,' they caught one big rooster and some other inshore varieties. Fishing is rapidly approaching the peak months of Dec., Jan. and Feb., but if it keeps up this way we’ll have to add Nov. to that hot time-frame. We still have some availability between now and mid-Dec. if anyone wants to take a last minute trip.
Water Temperature 78-82
Air Temperature 80-84
Humidity 94 %
Wind SW 6 mph
Conditions: T-storms
Visibility 7 miles
Sunrise 5:57 a.m. CST
Sunset 5:36 p.m. CST
Nov. 4, Last Quarter; Nov. 12, New, Nov. 18, First Quarter; Nov. 26, Full.
San Jose, Guatemala report by Brian Baragy and Lissa McFarland
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Oct 23, 2004; 01:58PM - Tuna, Skipjack, Dorado - Inshore, Offshore: Take Your Pick
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Category: Saltwater Fly Fishing Reports
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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Author E-mail: bajafly@bajafly.com
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Report Description:
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: bajafly@bajafly.com
USA toll-free (800) 919-2252; Mexico 011-52-624-14-10373
Sat., Oct. 23, 2004. Report covers the period Sat.-Fri. (10/16-10/22)
EAST CAPE, MAGDALENA BAY, ZIHUATANEJO, MEXICO; AND SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA CONDITIONS
EAST CAPE
IN GENERAL: The Jared Hannah group from Covina, Calif. found some ravenous schools of feeding white bonito that were eager to eat flies. Then found a very nice sailfish that wanted to play. Their second day was slow in the morning, but finished up with a ripper in front of the hotel for schoolie dorado and skipjack. Their last half day yielded a nice rooster.
Greg Sheilds, from Chicago, got a late start for his pontoon trip, but found plenty of action at the receivers in front of La Ribera. The action included fly-hungry sierra, jacks, and some quality roosterfish busting sardinas around the boat with reckless abandon! The finale was a late bite in front of the hotel for green jacks and one dorado that cruised by.
Baja on the Fly guide Lance Peterson reports that on his day off he began at La Ribera and walked all the way to the end of Bartle’s beach. It was a non-stop steady walk of well over two hours round trip. There was great bait . . . an unbroken string of finger mullet, small sardina and ballyhoo almost the whole way down. Lance e-mailed us, “There were very few game fish. I had two shots and capitalized on both. The first fish came unbuttoned on me very quickly and the second a cookie cutter replica of the first (10 pound jack) I landed after a very strange fight . . . he never ran past the length of my fly line. Go figure.”
Dave Cooper, Denver, fishing on the “Mosca” out of Buenavista Beach Hotel with captain Mickey reported a killer day including lots of small yellowfin, and few dorado all on cast fly. Then they ran into the beach at La Ribera and added a big pompano plus double digits of ladyfish right in front of my house at La Capilla.
AIR & SEA -
Water temperature 79-83
Air temperature 72-82
Humidity about 57%
Wind: Some in the PM
Conditions: Rain Fri. night and Sat. morning
Visibility 7 miles
Sunrise 7:19 a.m. MDT
Sunset 6:46 p.m. MDT
Oct. 27, Full; Nov. 4, Last Quarter; Nov. 12, New, Nov. 18, First Quarter.
+ OFFSHORE: There are some under the porpoise, but tough to get on this week. The tuna seiners that showed up this week didn’t help.
+ INSHORE: Our clients this week found the best action inshore.
+ BEACH: Lots of bait; maybe too much.
BILLFISH – A few here and there not enough for the flyrod.
YELLOWFIN TUNA – Mixed reviews, the ones that find them say it is wide open, the ones who don’t, grumble.
DORADO – Schoolies inshore the best bet.
ROOSTERFISH\\JACK CREVALLE – Take a hike along the beach and you will find a few to cast to.
BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK – Breezing schools in front of La Ribera.
PARGO AND CABRILLA – A few here and there near the rocky points.
SIERRA – Bring wire or lots of flies!
MAGDALENA BAY, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
IN GENERAL: Still windy afternoons, the boats out early are finding lots of dorado at the shark buoys 210-240˚ 14-20 miles. The bonus is every boat going comes back with a few wahoo. Not many marlin yet, only singles now volume yet. Esteros were a tough sell this week with only corvina, cabrilla and a few grouper for several days fishing.
Water Temperature 72-79
Air Temperature 72-77
Humidity 77%
Wind NE 6 mph
Conditions: T-Storms
Visibility 3 miles
Sunrise 7:29 a.m. MDT
Sunset 6:52 p.m. MDT
Oct. 27, Full; Nov. 4, Last Quarter; Nov. 12, New, Nov. 18, First Quarter.
YELLOWTAIL – Entrada just OK, look for the bird schools.
CORVINA – The bread and butter fish for the week in the esteros.
SNOOK – Got to be somewhere.
HALIBUT – Sandy beach at Belchers on the south side.
SIERRA – Watch under the bird schools throughout the bay.
ZIHUATANEJO, MAINLAND MEXICO
IN GENERAL: The 82º blue water remains close and the fishing is picking up a bit over the last couple of weeks.
Captain German, of the 31-foot “Bacalao II,” told me this morning he has been fishing five days straight, averaging two to three sailfish and one 20- to 25-pound dorado for each day on the water.
Captain Poli, on the “Don Gordo I” fished with Scott and Alicia Morrison, with another couple from Houston and released three sailfish and kept one 27 pound dorado.
No yellowfin tuna were reported this week.
The inshore action has also picked up. The roosterfish bite remains strong, with an average of 4 fish per day taken on poppers or slow trolled live bait. A lot of sierras have moved in, producing great action for both the spin gear and fly-rodders. We are using a 30-pound mono bite tippet on these toothy sierras. The jack crevalle and black skipjack are mixed in with the sierra, getting us more bites than we would by using a wire tippet.
Water Temperature 80-83
Air Temperature 78-87
Humidity 83%
Wind Calm
Conditions: Scattered Clouds 8,000 ft
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 7:41 a.m. CDT
Sunset 7:18 p.m. CDT
Oct. 27, Full; Nov. 4, Last Quarter; Nov. 12, New, Nov. 18, First Quarter.
Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo report by Ed Kunze
SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA
This past week only two boats ventured out. They had slow action on sails, managing to only average 5 releases. The slowing of the action was due to the blue water moving out. The daily conditions have been good overall, and there is great action on tuna and dorado. Our boat “Chispudo” managed to pick up 15 tuna and a couple of dorado in a half day trip. The possibilities for inshore action look great and we have a party coming in from New Jersey that will be sampling both the inshore and offshore action for the next couple of days, so we will have an inshore report next week. The overall conditions continue to improve as we move into the normal high season. We still have some availability between now and mid-December if anyone wants to take a last minute trip.
Water Temperature 78-82
Air Temperature 80-84
Humidity 100 %
Wind SW 6 mph
Conditions: T-storms
Visibility 7 miles
Sunrise 5:55 a.m. CST
Sunset 5:39 p.m. CST
Oct. 27, Full; Nov. 4, Last Quarter; Nov. 12, New, Nov. 18, First Quarter.
San Jose, Guatemala report by Brian Baragy and Lissa McFarland
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Oct 11, 2004; 04:22PM - Roosters Challenge, Guides Compete
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Category: Saltwater Fly Fishing Reports
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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Author E-mail: bajafly@bajafly.com
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Report Description:
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: bajafly@bajafly.com
USA toll-free (800) 919-2252; Mexico 011-52-624-14-10373
Sat., October 09, 2004. Report covers the period Sat.-Fri. (10/1-10/08)
EAST CAPE, MAGDALENA BAY, ZIHUATANEJO, MEXICO; AND SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA CONDITIONS
EAST CAPE
IN GENERAL: Dorado, Tuna, or Tuna, Dorado both were the dominating catch this week. Billfish continued to be a distant third. Roosters, as well as sierra once again made their appearance for both the beachniks and pangas fishing close to shore.
AIR & SEA -
Water temperature 79-88
Air temperature 74-87
Humidity about 69%
Wind: NW 6 mph
Conditions: Scattered Clouds
Visibility 15 miles
Sunrise 7:13 a.m. MDT
Sunset 6:57 p.m. MDT
Oct. 14, New; Oct. 20, First Quarter; Oct. 27, Full. Nov. 4, Last Quarter
+ OFFSHORE: Tuna all around to keep the rod bent until you are ready for a margarita at the swim-up bar
+ INSHORE: Dorado just don’t want to quit. Still close to shore and heavy enough to pull the old string.
+ BEACH: Look for the sardina and the roosters and sierra are sure to be there.
BILLFISH – Slow by anyone’s standards.
YELLOWFIN TUNA – Plenty.
DORADO – Still the star of the inshore.
ROOSTERFISH\\JACK CREVALLE – Sunrise or sunset for the ambitious.
BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK – Breezing schools in front of La Ribera.
PARGO AND CABRILLA – Rocky points best.
SIERRA – They are back and aggressive.
MAGDALENA BAY, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
IN GENERAL: Action continues to improve offshore, beginning at the shark buoys fifteen miles off on a 230 – 260 degrees heading. The bridge produced fair fishing early morning for leopard grouper, corvina and cabrilla. A few smaller snook also found this week all the way up to Devil’s Curve.
Water Temperature 74-82
Air Temperature 72-82
Humidity 98%
Wind WNW 17 mph
Conditions: Partial Fog
Visibility 1/2 miles
Sunrise 7:22 a.m. MDT
Sunset 7:04 p.m. MDT
Oct. 14, New; Oct. 20, First Quarter; Oct. 27, Full. Nov. 4, Last Quarter
YELLOWTAIL – From the entrada to Santa Maria Bay within a mile of shore, just look for the birds.
CORVINA – Pier, bridge early morning, West side of Devil’s Curve as well.
SNOOK – A couple in the 5 -7 lb. range at Los Barriles.
HALIBUT – Sandy beach at Belchers on the south side.
SIERRA – Few found this week.
ZIHUATANEJO, MAINLAND MEXICO
IN GENERAL: Clean blue water is being found within a few miles of shore with a mix of sailfish, dorado and tuna being caught.
The Jacks or Better Charity Tournament and Guide Challenge will wrap up today (Saturday). While sunny during the day, the last several evenings have produced torrential downpours creating more than usual runoff that has caused less than ideal inshore conditions. So far the fishing has been good and the catching on the slow side. A number of larger roosters and jacks have been found but none landed. The Guide Challenge produced lively competition between the guides throughout the week with the final accuracy casting event to be held later today to determine the winner of the $1,000 prize.
Water Temperature 80-83
Air Temperature 78-87
Humidity 74%
Wind Calm
Conditions: Mostly Cloudy 8000 ft
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 7:37 a.m. CDT
Sunset 7:27 p.m. CDT
Oct. 14, New; Oct. 20, First Quarter; Oct. 27, Full. Nov. 4, Last Quarter
Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo report by Ed Kunze
SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA
The national tournament of Guatemala had a leg of its seasonal tournament this past weekend. Fishing was challenging, and teams averaged 6 sails released. The big news for the week are the Marlin that have made a showing in close with many boats getting several shots a day at the Blues. Lots of dorado are also around. No inshore fishing again this week. Weather was nice during the day. Quite a few thunder storms in the evenings but the days were calm and clear and HOT!
Water Temperature 75-82
Air Temperature 82-84
Humidity 79 %
Wind Calm
Conditions: T-Storms
Visibility 7 miles
Sunrise 5:53 a.m. CST
Sunset 5:47 p.m. CST
Oct. 14, New; Oct. 20, First Quarter; Oct. 27, Full. Nov. 4, Last Quarter
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Oct 2, 2004; 01:35PM - Sore Arms, Aching Backs, Big Smiles
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Category: Saltwater Fly Fishing Reports
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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Author E-mail: bajafly@bajafly.com
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Report Description:
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: bajafly@bajafly.com
USA toll-free (800) 919-2252; Mexico 011-52-624-14-10373
Sat., Oct. 02, 2004. Report covers the period Sat.-Fri. (9/25-10/01)
EAST CAPE, MAGDALENA BAY, ZIHUATANEJO, MEXICO; AND SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA CONDITIONS
EAST CAPE
IN GENERAL: There are plenty of large dorado in the front yard less than three miles from the hotels. Additionally, an extraordinary tuna snap a few miles further out has everyone trying to catch their breath by noon. Billfish are the weakest link in the Grand Slam, but who cares when you have fat dorado and tuna to bend your rod all morning?
AIR & SEA -
Water temperature 79-88
Air temperature 74-91
Humidity about 80%
Wind: NNW 11 mph in p.m.
Conditions: Scattered Clouds
Visibility 15 miles
Sunrise 7:10 a.m. MDT
Sunset 7:04 p.m. MDT
Oct. 6, Last Quarter; Oct. 14, New; Oct. 20, First Quarter; Oct. 27, Full.
+ OFFSHORE: Tuna is their name and that’s the game. A few billfish if you care.
+ INSHORE: Dorado, close to shore and aggressive, dominated the scene all week. It doesn’t get much better.
+ BEACH: More roosters and anglers as everyone is focusing on the tuna and dorado whack.
BILLFISH – OK if you have to.
YELLOWFIN TUNA – Fling a wasabi toward the porpoise and hang on. Repeat as needed until too tired to reel.
DORADO – Getting larger, but still within a few miles of shore.
ROOSTERFISH\\JACK CREVALLE – Still looking for a fight after a long day? Try early morning in front of your hotel. Look for the birds and boils.
BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK – Only an incidental catch this week.
PARGO AND CABRILLA – Rocky points best.
SIERRA – Not enough to rig with wire.
MAGDALENA BAY, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
IN GENERAL: Rough seas all week prevented many from venturing out. There were a few dorado, wahoo and marlin with lockjaw reported at 14 to18 miles on a 230-250 heading for the few who braved the conditions. Back at the entrada, for those with more nerve than discretion, the yellowtail and grouper kept their party going.
Water Temperature 74-82
Air Temperature 72-82
Humidity 89%
Wind West 11 mph
Conditions: Scattered Clouds
Visibility 3 miles
Sunrise 7:19 a.m. MDT
Sunset 7:11 p.m. MDT
Oct. 6, Last Quarter; Oct. 14, New; Oct. 20, First Quarter; Oct. 27, Full..
YELLOWTAIL – Watch for the bird schools at the entrada.
CORVINA – Still spread out the bay from the entrada to Devil’s Curve.
SNOOK – This should be the month, but nothing except small ones so far.
HALIBUT – Always! Just find a sandy beach and try a slowly retrieved Baja Deep Diver
SIERRA – A few mixed in the bird schools at the entrada.
ZIHUATANEJO, MAINLAND MEXICO
IN GENERAL: The 80º blue water is still holding a few miles off the beach, and the current lines with debris washed out of the rivers, are still well defined.
The full moon did slow down the sailfish fishing, with only an average of about one or two per boat being caught per day. Steve Carlson, from the Los Angeles area, fished on the “Vamonos II” for five strikes from sailfish in the spread, but managed to only hooked and release one.
The 20 to 35 pound dorado are still holding in the current lines, and most boats are getting two or three per day.
The inshore action for roosters and jack crevalle is heating up as the water turbidity clears. We are still getting some river runoff from nightly rains in the Sierra, but the flows have slowed a bit, discharging less silt than the past few weeks.
The Jacks or Better Charity Tournament and Guide Challenge begin on Wed. Many of the participants will begin arriving tomorrow (10/3) to pre-fish and practice for the event. The Guide Challenge has attracted interesting field of guides from across the US. They all are joining us in search of the “Endless Season” and the honor of being named the top Zihuatanejo Guide of 2004, not to mention the $1,000 that goes with the title. We will provide daily updates beginning Thurs. (10/7)
Water Temperature 80-83
Air Temperature 80-91
Humidity 74%
Wind North SSW 6 mph
Conditions: Scattered Clouds
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 7:36 a.m. CDT
Sunset 7:33 p.m. CDT
Oct. 6, Last Quarter; Oct. 14, New; Oct. 20, First Quarter; Oct. 27, Full.
Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo report by Ed Kunze
SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA
Finally! It’s October, so let the games begin. Sailfish have been gathering for the past two weeks chewing on schools of baitfish outside of 30 miles. All we need now are the big game saltwater fly-fishers who want to play tug-o-war with a 100- to 150-pound screaming billfish to complete the mix.
Water Temperature 75-82
Air Temperature 80-84
Humidity 84 %
Wind 7 mph from the NNW
Conditions: T-Storms
Visibility 7 miles
Sunrise 5:52 a.m. CST
Sunset 5:51 p.m. CST
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