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Baja Mexico: Magdalena Bay, Baja Sur & East Cape.
Capt. Gary Graham
November 28, 2001
Baja Sur - Saltwater Fishing Report
EAST CAPE, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
WED., NOV. 28, 2001
.. IN GENERAL: Not many hotel boats are out this week, but the few reports we
are getting indicate that most of the fishing is still taking place to the
north. A few boats have ventured to the south, but with limited success.
There’s an excellent variety of fish, just not as many numbers being caught.
You can pretty well count on tuna, dorado, bonito skipjack, and a few
roosters in the Punta Pescadero area. Sierra mackerel are still hard to
find, but when they move in, you’d better have your wire leaders.
A few boats have ventured to the south with limited success in the La Rivera
area.
AIR & SEA: We are having our first shower of the fall/winter season. There
is one taking place as this report is written. It has been sunny during the
mornings with the rain clouds blowing in each afternoon. Some days we have
moisture and others we do not. The winds have been blowing each afternoon
from the north or northwest. They have not been severe, though they have
been felt.
.. OFFSHORE: One or two marlin here and there, but not many. Still a few
tuna flags flying from the hotel boats, with a couple of dorado thrown in.
Both the tuna and the small to fair numbers of dorado have moved slightly to
the north.
.. INSHORE: Working from a panga, you can expect some action with small- to
medium-sized roosters at the first arroyo north of Los Barriles. Other
species are mixed in.
.. BEACH: Your best bet is still the arroyo from north of Los Barriles to
Punta Pescadero. The water to the north is in great condition. The water
to the south is getting better. If fishing to the south, we suggest you try
in front of Hotel Rancho Leonero. There have been a few good-sized roosters
as well as some ladyfish.
Both the airlines and the hotels continue offering great discounts. Give
Yvonne a call for more information about some of the specials.
BILLFISH - Very few marlin flags are flying this week.
YELLOWFIN TUNA - Limited number off Punta Pescadero.
DORADO - Here and there they are still being found under structure such as
shark buoys or floating kelp patties.
ROOSTERFISH - Lots of smaller fish cruising all along the shore from the
arroyo north of Los Barriles to Punta Pescadero. Sometimes you can spot
some off Rancho Buena Vista and there are some nice size fish occasionally
at Hotel Rancho Leonero.
JACK CREVALLE – We’re still seeing them along the beach.
BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK - Scattered at best.
PARGO AND CABRILLA - Best bet are still the rocky points at Rancho Leonero.
Catch of the Week Photo:
http://www.bajafly.com
MAGDALENA BAY, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
Wed., Nov. 28, 2001
.. IN GENERAL: After a great Thanksgiving dinner with all the trimmings, our
Marlin 101 group headed out to a sea that had turned grumpy overnight. High
winds and big swells persisted for the entire trip making it tough fishing.
On Fri. (11/23) we only made it out a few miles, catching one large wahoo
(70 pounds) and headed back to the anchorage early. The following day we did
manage to get up above the Thetis where we found the only clean water, but
no marlin.
Then, sliding back down swell, we found a huge school of porpoise feeding
that had some marlin mixed in. In less than two hours we raised and cast to
10 fish. Britisher Ray Barker Smith, hooked one only to have it come
unbuttoned after a few minutes. Sea conditions continued to deteriorate for
the rest of the trip and the only other catches were small yellowtail,
sierra and skipjack between Punta Hughes and Cabo San Lazzero in about 100
feet of water.
MARLIN - Rough seas and off-color water brought the bite to a standstill.
DORADO - A few reported near the entrada.
TUNA - A few schools still up on the Thetis Bank
YELLOWTAIL - Lots of firecrackers from Punta Hughes to Cabo Lazzero in a 100
feet of water.
CORVINA - Everybody reported good catches this week, Devil’s Curve, power
plant and the bridge all produced.
SNOOK - Good catches with the largest being 17 pounds.
HALIBUT - Several caught on sand beach at Santa Maria Bay.
SIERRA - Slowed down this week from the good bite the last few weeks. We
caught several in the same area as the yellowtail.
My new book, “The No Nonsense Guide to Fly Fishing Magdalena Bay,” is now
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Catch of the Week Photo:
http://www.bajafly.com
Gary Graham, Baja on the Fly, [email protected], www.bajafly.com 800-919-2252.
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