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Baja Mexico: Magdalena Bay, Baja Sur & East Cape.
Capt. Gary Graham
January 19, 2002
Baja Sur - Saltwater Fishing Report
EAST CAPE AND MAGDALENA BAY FISHING CONDITIONS
EAST CAPE, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
IN GENERAL: The good news is the wind surfers are having a great season.
The bad news is the wind doesn't want to go away. When it does quit, it is
difficult to find bait to use for chum. When we do get out, there are a few
dorado, skipjack and lots of sierra to play with. While it blew all night
Fri., this morning the wind has backed off almost completely and it is quite
pleasant.
.. OFFSHORE: Not worth the effort.
.. INSHORE: Early morning for dorado if you can spot them working around
shark buoys or floating debris.
.. BEACH: Best bet is the roosters.
AIR & SEA: Pleasant daytime temperatures with cooler evenings. Wind is the
issue and we’ve given up trying to predict anything.
BILLFISH - Maybe next month.
YELLOWFIN TUNA - Stick with Punta Pescadero and use a 350 grain shooting
head to get down in the water column where schoolies tuna are hanging out.
Try a chartreuse Baja Deep Diver and a slow retrieve.
DORADO - Shark buoys the best.
ROOSTERFISH - Pretty scarce but every once and while one shows up close to
shore
JACK CREVALLE - Best we have heard of is up toward El Cardonal.
BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK - A few white skippies.
PARGO AND CABRILLA - When the sierra quit, try the rocky points with a small
chartreuse Clouser.
SIERRA - Use a wire tippet both from the beach and inshore.
FISH TALES: Our Feb. issue of Saltwater Fly Fishing Magazine finally
arrived. There’s an excellent story about the East Cape by Larry Kenney,
great photos by Brian O’Keefe and a dandy cover photo of Judith O’Keefe with
a fine rooster.
Catch of the Week Photo:
http://www.bajafly.com
MAGDALENA BAY, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
Sat., Jan. 19, 2002
.. IN GENERAL: We fished for the last 2-1/2 days exploring a number of
different esteros. We found plenty of action: corvina, pompano, pargo,
cabrilla, grouper, halibut; but nothing larger than five pounds for the
trip. We did hook several larger snook but they won. My fishing partner (who
prefers to be anonymous) hooked a nice snook which went racing back into the
mangrove roots faster than the angler could say, “I’m bit.” With line under
one log and then another, we pulled the anchor to could maneuver the boat
closer to the root to see if we could untangle the line. In the process, the
braided loop attaching the flyline to the backing let go and the flyline
went out through the guides into the water.
Not to be deterred, we retrieved the flyline and reattached it to the
backing with a quick nail knot. Back to the business at hand, we followed
the flyline to the first and carefully worked it out from underneath only to
follow it to the next stump. This one was deeper and we decided to use the
anchor as a grappling hook to pull the stump up high enough to slip the line
loose. Pulling as hard as we could we could not get the log to come up
closer to the boat.
Plan B was to point the rod into the water and follow the line down to and
under the log. In the process, the rod tip slipped off and if we broke the
leader we’d probably lose the rod tip in the process. After much struggle,
we recovered the rod tip and then found the Baja Deep Diver the snook had
taken imbedded in another log closer to shore.
The moral of the story is when a snook bites hang on for dear life, check
all nail knots and braided loops before you start fishing, and make sure the
rod tip is firmly attached to the next section before putting into the
water. I told you these Magdalena Bay snook were tough.
AIR & SEA: Fog on Wed. but none for the rest of the week. Shirtsleeve
weather with temps in the high 70's and some wind in the afternoon.
MARLIN - None.
DORADO - None
TUNA - Best action is further down toward Cabo on some of the high spots.
YELLOWTAIL - Very good to excellent at the entrada. You'll need a 350 or
400 grain shooting head and enough patience to let it go deep.
CORVINA - Yes! Plenty of these to practice on. Mostly smaller fish.
SNOOK - Not wide open, but enough to keep things interesting.
HALIBUT - Didn't target them, but did catch one near the entrance to an
estero
SIERRA - Widespread. Switch to wire tippets and look for the birds from
Belchers to the entrada.
Catch of the Week Photo:
http://www.bajafly.com
Gary Graham, Baja on the Fly, [email protected], www.bajafly.com 800-919-2252.
Gary Graham
magbayflyfishing.com
bajafly.com
[email protected]
800 919 2252
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