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Baja Mexico: Magdalena Bay, Baja Sur & East Cape.
Capt. Gary Graham
March 22, 2003
Baja Sur - Saltwater Fishing Report
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Sat., March 22, 2003
EAST CAPE, MAGDALENA BAY AND ZIHUATANEJO CONDITIONS
EAST CAPE, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
IN GENERAL: Reports of marauding roosters and jacks looking for baitfish
continue to be the big story this week. Jeff Solis, our guide from San
Diego, found schools of roosters and jacks slamming the mullet and ballyhoo
up against the shoreline in front of our house at La Capilla. The action
began Wed. (3/ 19) as Jeff was finishing his last cup of coffee about 7:30.
Looking up, he spotted the pelicans diving on trapped schools of bait pinned
against the beach. He grabbed his 10-weight and looked like a pro linebacker
charging down to the action. Cast, strip, strip, strip and he was tight to a
rooster; and in a blink all that was left on his reel was the backing. With
one eye on the rooster and the other on the frenzied school moving down the
beach made focusing difficult. Landing that one, he was off at a dead run
for school and managed to get his second fish out of the same school. Two
roosters on the fly before 8:30! Not bad. While most of the fish appeared
to be 20-plus, his two were in the 7- to 15-pound class. It seems the
smaller fish beat the big guys to the smaller flies he was using. Try a
“roostie” next time, Jeff!
Our recipe for the "roostie" that fooled quite a few of the big guys last
year:
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AIR & SEA -
Water temperature 68-76
Air temperature 55°-79°
Humidity about 73%
Wind WNW at 9 mph
Conditions Clear
Visibility 12 miles
Sunrise 6:17 a.m. MST
Sunset 6:29 p.m. MST
Mar. 24 Last Quarter Apr. 1 New Apr. 9 First Quarter Apr.16 Full
· OFFSHORE: Going further, catching less seemed to be the story this
week.
· INSHORE: Still an impressive show of good-sized roosters and jacks up
and down the shore from Palmas to the lighthouse.
· BEACH: Beach from Buenavista Beach Resort to first point was the place
to be this week.
BILLFISH - Mostly singles, few multiples this week.
YELLOWFIN TUNA - Still a pretty good show for this time of year.
DORADO - Shark buoys at Punta Pescadero provided consistent action
ROOSTERFISH - Change your backing before you get here. Catch one of these
from the beach and you will have bragging right for a long time to come.
JACK CREVALLE - Oops! The smaller ones got bigger quick, several in the
20-pound class on the beach from Punta Colorada to the lighthouse.
BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK - Too much other stuff going on.
PARGO AND CABRILLA - Still rumors of some big grabbers in the rocks near
Punta
Colorada
SIERRA - If you don't want to use wire, try patterns tied on long shank
hooks
to keep the tippet away from their teeth.
MAGDALENA BAY, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
Sat., March 22, 2003
IN GENERAL: Cool, windy conditions in the afternoon put a damper on the
action this
week. Most of the fleet stayed in waiting for things to warm up. A few
halibut out near Punta Belcher and a fair corvina bite near the pier.
Water Temperature 65-70
Air Temperature 55-°74°
Humidity 94%
Wind Calm
Conditions Overcast with some wind in the p.m.
Visibility 3 miles
Sunrise 6:25 a.m. MST
Sunset 6:37 p.m. MST
Mar. 24 Last Quarter Apr. 1 New Apr. 9 First Quarter Apr.16 Full
YELLOWTAIL - Soon coming as the water begins to warm up.
CORVINA - Good show up at the pier and power plant.
SNOOK - Saw a photo of Zach's from 10 days ago . . . impressive!
HALIBUT - Try any of the sandy beaches with a chartreuse Clouser.
SIERRA - Spread out throughout the open bay.
ZIHUATANEJO, MAINLAND MEXICO
Sat., March 22, 2003
The fishing is basically a repeat of the last several weeks. There are a lot
of black skipjack tuna inshore and this has drawn the marlin close to the
coast. A 600-pound blue was weighed at the dock, but most of them have been
averaging about 250 pounds.
The huge tuna are still at the 45-mile mark, and captains like Santiago, on
the panga “Gitana,” have been going after them almost daily. We did get
three days of wind, which made the 2-hour run a 4- or 5-hour return home.
Santiago told me he only did that one day and is waiting for calm seas
again.
A few 25-to 35-pound dorado are still being caught daily, but they are not
here in any decent numbers.
The roosterfish have apparently gone south.
Water Temperature 78º
Air Temperature 68°-79º
Humidity 78%
Wind Calm
Conditions Mostly Cloudy (BKN) : 8,000 ft; visibility 8 miles
Sunrise 6:45 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:56 p.m. CST
Mar. 24 Last Quarter Apr. 1 New Apr. 9 First Quarter Apr.16 Full
For more Information on Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo trips, go to:
http://www.bajafly.com
-- Zihuatanejo Report by Baja on the Fly's Ed Kunze
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