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Baja Mexico: Magdalena Bay, Baja Sur & East Cape.
Capt. Gary Graham
December 5, 2001
Baja Sur - Saltwater Fishing Report
Green Flashes and Billfish Babies
EAST CAPE, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
WED., DEC. 5, 2001
.. IN GENERAL: Pretty good to very good, depending on who you speak with.
All the hotel boat skippers are singing songs of success, primarily to the
north. They report that the dorado, skipjack, and bonito have been
congregating between Punta Pescedero and Punta Pedico. The tuna and a few
marlin are to the south along with some sierra, jacks, and amberjack mixed
in.
.. OFFSHORE: Depending on wind and sea conditions dorado flags are flying.
When the winds blow and the water kicks up, things are tougher. It is,
after all, nearly winter. The tuna bite has been fair to strong to the
south. There are a fair number of marlin for this time of year.
.. INSHORE: Working from a panga you can expect good action with small- to
medium-sized roosters at the first arroyo north of Los Barriles. There are
some of the other species mixed in as well, but roosters predominate. Also
try the La Rivera area.
.. BEACH: Try the arroyo north of Los Barriles to Punta Pescadero. If
fishing to the south, we suggest you try directly in front of Hotel Rancho
Leonero. There have been a few good-sized roosters and some ladyfish. If
looking for sierra, try in front of La Rivera. The numbers are increasing
daily.
AIR & SEA: Air temperature low 80s to mid 80s and very pleasant. Wind is
beginning to become a problem. When it backs off, things are just great.
When it howls, better head for the nearest margarita.
BILLFISH - The numbers are fair for this time of year.
YELLOWFIN TUNA - Right now they’re from La Rivera to the lighthouse. As
usual, they’re up one minute and breezing past you the next.
DORADO - Day by day. The numbers have increased in the past week. Look a
little further north. As always, floating structure and buoys are a good
bet.
ROOSTERFISH - Lots of smaller fish with the occasional Papa Grande along the
shore at the arroyo north of Los Barriles up to Punta Pescadero. There are
some very nice fish showing occasionally at Hotel Leonero and in front of La
Rivera.
JACK CREVALLE - The jacks are in and out. A school will storm the beach one
second and be gone the next. The numbers are not strong yet.
BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK – Hard to find.
PARGO AND CABRILLA - Rocky points are holding a few quality pargo, with good
fishing at Rancho Leonero. Several quality fish reported down by Punta
Colorado.
MAGDALENA BAY, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
WED., DEC. 5, 2001
.. IN GENERAL: Fri. (11/30) morning when we left the overnight anchorage at
Belchers, the wind was blowing out of the east and the Pacific appeared in a
grumpy mood. The further out we went, however, the better it got and about
an hour after we began, Hugh Levine, an attorney from San Francisco, and
Dave Gilbertson, Bozeman, Mont., both were hooked up to their first striped
marlin of the trip.
The average number of fish raised for the entire trip was in the double
digits with everyone landing at least two billfish. A few wahoo, dorado,
tuna, sierra, yellowtail and skipjack made for a busy week. It seemed like
an omen that we had three of the legendary green flashes at sunset.
Three of our 2002 trips are already sold out and we have scattered
additional bookings for the other three. If you are in any way considering
marlin on a fly, call our office for the latest availability for next year.
AIR & SEA: Cool mornings, warm days and jackets at night. When the winds
blow, it can be a little bumpy, but all-in-all it has be be considered near
perfect. In the mangroves, it's still T-shirts and shorts.
MARLIN - More fish being seen each day.
DORADO - Near Thetis Bank produced some fair action.
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 - Good catches near the entrance to Santa Maria Bay.
My new book, "The No Nonsense Guide to Fly Fishing Magdalena Bay," is now
available and makes a great Holiday gift. Get your First Edition autographed
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Gary Graham, Baja on the Fly, [email protected], www.bajafly.com 800-919-2252.
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