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Baja Mexico: Magdalena Bay, Baja Sur & East Cape.
Capt. Gary Graham
February 2, 2003
Baja Sur - Saltwater Fishing Report
REPORT FROM GARY GRAHAM'S BAJA ON THE FLY:
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Sat., Feb. 1, 2003
EAST CAPE, MAGDALENA BAY AND ZIHUATANEJO CONDITIONS
EAST CAPE, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
IN GENERAL: With temps hovering around 80° during the day, a breeze or two
can
be welcome. The trick is not to wish for too much. This week was like the
past few with the wind coming and going. In between the comings and goings
the dorado, tuna and sierra continued to put on a pretty good show.
Yvonne and I can see the finish line with only two more days to go at the
San Mateo Sportsman Exposition (ISE Show). If you are anywhere in the San
Francisco Bay Area and planning to attend today or tomorrow, stop by our
booth (#1432) and say hello. We have already seen many of our old friends
and clients. Thanks to all the people that took the time to attend my
presentations. I hope everyone enjoyed the shows as much as I did. I would
like to thank Action Optics, AirFlo Fly lines, JW Outfitters, Guy Harvey
Productions and David Communications for providing the prizes for the quiz
at the end of the shows. I thought that was fun.
AIR & SEA -
Water temperature 69-72
Air temperature 64°-86°
Humidity about 83%
Wind NW at 6 mph
Conditions Mostly Cloudy (BKN) : 10000 ft
Visibility 16 miles
Sunrise 6:56 a.m. MST
Sunset 6:07 p.m. MST
Feb. 1 New First Quarter Feb. 9 Full Feb. 16 Feb. 23 Last Quarter
· OFFSHORE: Not much change as the dorado and tuna continue their
unseasonable show.
· INSHORE: While the sierra are the hot topic, a few brave ones are going
wireless and picking up a few nice jacks and medium size roosters.
· BEACH: Still pretty murky from the wind waves.
BILLFISH - Plenty of sightings, but still no biting.
YELLOWFIN TUNA - Be careful you put your fly in the right place and you are
going to find yourself in a down and dirty street fight.
DORADO - A 10-weight fly-fishing outfit $600, holographic popper $7.50,
20-pound dorado smacking the popper - Priceless.
ROOSTERFISH - Still a few lurking about.
JACK CREVALLE - Wire no, lose flies to sierra probably.
BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK - Forget 'em. Go look for tuna and dorado!
PARGO AND CABRILLA - Try a popper around some of the rocky points and hang
on.
SIERRA - Just before sunup is the best time.
MAGDALENA BAY, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
Sat., Feb. 1, 2003
IN GENERAL: More whales as the number increases each week. There’s good
fishing in the esteros as well as the entrada at Santa Maria Bay. Catches
consisted mostly of corvina, palometa, pompano as well as the ever-present
spotted bay bass. While fog hampered the pangas getting out in the mornings,
it was worth the effort.
Water Temperature 67-73
Air Temperature 58°-98°
Humidity 71%
Wind Calm
Conditions Clear
Visibility 3 miles
Sunrise 7:07 a.m. MST
Sunset 6:12 p.m. MST
Feb. 1 New First Quarter Feb. 9 Full Feb. 16 Feb. 23 Last Quarter
YELLOWTAIL - Best bet is out at the entrada in deep water at Santa Maria
Bay.
CORVINA - A corvina take on the surface is worth the trip!
SNOOK - It has been slow, but look for the dead mangroves with a deep hole
in
front of them. Use a Clouser or Deep Diver and fish the current. Best area
right now is up toward Devil's Curve
HALIBUT - Usually the sandy beaches are best, but we have been getting a few
up in the esteros.
SIERRA - Look for them under the birds out in the open areas of the bay.
ZIHUATANEJO, MAINLAND MEXICO
Sat., Feb. 1, 2003
IN GENERAL: The 80º blue water is on the beach, but the sailfish action has
slowed down a little this week. It probably is because at the beginning of
the week we had a tournament with 130 boats pounding the water for three
days. They hooked more than 850 sailfish, and even though it was a kill
tournament, they managed to release about 80% of the fish.
P. J. Cunningham, from Idaho, had a great day fly fishing with Orlando on
the panga “Tequila” and hooked 4 sailfish. Most other boats, fishing
conventional gear, are averaging about 3 to 4 fish a day.
The roosterfish have taken off again with Luis on the panga “Gringo Loco”
getting 6 and Martin on the panga “Isamar” getting 5 for their clients. The
fish are averaging about 30 pounds and are being taken on live bait.
Some large tuna are also being taken on a hit or miss situation. There were
a couple of 200-pound fish and one that was 300-pounds reported by the guys
hanging around the dock.
Water Temperature 82º
Air Temperature 73°-83º
Humidity 88%
Wind calm
Conditions Mostly Cloudy (BKN) : 15000 ft
Sunrise 7:17 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:38 p.m. CST
Feb. 1 New First Quarter Feb. 9 Full Feb. 16 Feb. 23 Last Quarter
For more Information on Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo trips, go to:
http://www.bajafly.com
-- Zihuatanejo Report by Baja on the Fly's Ed Kunze
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