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Baja Mexico: Magdalena Bay, Baja Sur & East Cape.
Capt. Gary Graham
January 23, 2002
Baja Sur - Saltwater Fishing Report
EAST CAPE AND MAGDALENA BAY FISHING CONDITIONS
Wed., Jan. 23, 2002
EAST CAPE, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
IN GENERAL: Beach fishing can be good when the wind quits. Don Sloan,
fishing
between Rancho Leonero and La Ribera, managed to land two jacks to 10 pounds
and 4 halibut and lost two more. All took small See Through Deceivers in a
couple of hours midday. The next day, the wind picked up and wind waves
prevented him from going back. Yvonne and I are out of here early this
morning on our way to Denver for the International Sportsman’s Exposition
(ISE) Show and are looking forward to seeing our Colorado friends.
.. OFFSHORE: Still tough.
.. INSHORE: Early morning for dorado if you can spot them working around
shark buoys or floating debris.
.. BEACH: Best bet is the jacks on a outgoing tide
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 school 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 so close
toshore you can almost kiss it.
JACK CREVALLE - Good when the wind quits.
BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK - A few here and there.
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: 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 in the Feb. issue of Saltwater Fly Fishing magazine.
Catch of the Week Photo:
http://www.bajafly.com
MAGDALENA BAY, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
Wed., Jan. 23, 2002
.. IN GENERAL: One panga tried the entrada for yellowtail and found that they
had disappeared. Not to be discouraged, they took advantage of the nice
weather and went exploring out to five miles and found both tuna to 30
pounds and a large school of dorado. Inshore, the corvina continued to be
the best action.
Last week I caught a fish that looked a lot like a Pacific permit and I sent
off
photos to have it identified by a marine biologist. I am still waiting for
an answer, but when I hear I’ll report it.
AIR & SEA: Nice weather with some wind causing rough conditions in the bay.
MARLIN - None.
DORADO - Nice pop in front of the entrada probably won't last long.
TUNA - Nice sized fish out front.
YELLOWTAIL - Gone again.
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/weeklycatch.html
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