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Baja Mexico: Magdalena Bay, Baja Sur & East Cape.
Capt. Gary Graham
September 14, 2002
Baja Sur - Saltwater Fishing Report
REPORT FROM GARY GRAHAM'S BAJA ON THE FLY:
PROVIDING QUALITY SALTWATER FLY-FISHING 365 DAYS A YEAR IN BAJA
Saturday, September 14, 2002
EAST CAPE AND MAGDALENA BAY FISHING CONDITIONS
EAST CAPE, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
IN GENERAL: Pretty Consistent fishing all week with nice weather along with a little heat. As usual, the East Cape is providing plenty of variety and as long as you don’t insist on large tuna (too far, too few), you are going to have a great fishing trip.
Be sure to read Ed Zieralski’s feature Saturday’s edition of the San Diego Union.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/uniontrib/sat/sports/news_mz1s14catch.html
AIR & SEA – Calm seas, hot with some breeze and clouds to cool things off in the afternoon
Temperature 91° F / 81° F
Humidity 94%
Wind SSE at 7 mph
Conditions Mostly Cloudy Scattered Clouds (SCT) : 4000 ft
Mostly Cloudy (BKN) : 15000 ft
Sunrise 7:09 AM MDT
Sunset 7:31 PM MDT
Moon Phase First Quarter
Water Temps in the 80's
· OFFSHORE: On the billfish front there were more sailfish than stripers, it was still a long boat ride for the larger tuna and the larger dorado continued to make a good showing
· INSHORE: Still my personal favorite with plenty of choices, roosters including some bigun’s, dorado, football tuna, skipjack, jacks, ladyfish and pargo. Wow! So many choices and so little time.
· BEACH: Mornings are great and afternoons can be good if the breezes aren’t too strong.
BILLFISH – Sailfish providing the best action up towards Punta Pescadero and out among the shark buoys.
YELLOWFIN TUNA – Fair on the inside for the smaller fish and there are some larger ones quite a ways offshore.
DORADO - More single cruisers than schoolies
ROOSTERFISH – Seeing some larger fish cruising the seam looking for mullet along Bartle Beach.
JACK CREVALLE – For some reason there are a few grandes that have taken up residence around the rocky points at Punta Colorada.
BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK – Look for the schools feeding on the surface, then shut down up-wind and drift into the school.
PARGO AND CABRILLA – There seem to be a few around most of the rocky points.
SIERRA – Mostly an incidental catch.
Catch of the Week Photo:
http://www.bajafly.com
MAGDALENA BAY, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
Saturday, September 14, 2002
IN GENERAL: Offshore temperatures continue to creep up and some of the exotics are beginning to show up for the fall: Dorado fifteen to twenty miles outside the Entrada, tuna a bit further out and a few marlins mixed in as well. Up in the esteros the action has began to pick up as well. Snook up toward Devil’s Curve, corvina at the bridge and near the pier. A few quality leopard grouper at Mario’s spot.
Temperature 71° F
Humidity 92%
Wind Calm
Visibility Clear
Sunrise 7:16 AM MDT
Sunset 7:40 PM MDT
Moon Phase First Quarter
Water Temperature 67 – 78
YELLOWTAIL – A few firecrackers (small fish) down deep near the Entrada .
CORVINA – Pier and Bridge provided the best action earlier in the week.
SNOOK – Main channel before you get to Devil’s Curve on the west side yielded several fish to ten pounds.
HALIBUT – Most of the fish are less than five pounds
SIERRA - A few spread out throughout the bay.
Catch of the Week Photo:
http://www.bajafly.com/weeklycatchmagbay.htm
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