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Baja Mexico: Magdalena Bay, Baja Sur & East Cape.
Capt. Gary Graham
March 8, 2003
Baja Sur - Saltwater Fishing Report
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Sat., March 08, 2003
EAST CAPE, MAGDALENA BAY AND ZIHUATANEJO CONDITIONS
EAST CAPE, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
IN GENERAL: Earlier in the week the John Gallo group had fair-to-good action
on good-sized dorado up toward Punta Pescadero. Marlin are still being found
throughout Palmas Bay with the best action down to the south off of Cabo
Pulmo and Las Frailes. Back inshore, the sierra dominated the catch with a
few roosters and jacks showing up as well.
The Fred Hall Show in Long Beach and a program for the Santa Barbara Fly
Fishers are history for us. At the Hall Show, we had the opportunity to see
lots of old friends and make some new ones. Lots of new things happening for
Baja on the Fly including new destinations, more writing assignments and
club presentations which we will fill you in on later. At Santa Barbara, we
had a great time with the Santa Barbara Fly Fishers and we can’t thank Mike
Moropolis enough for arranging the whole program for us. This morning we are
headed for our last stop at the Fly-Fishing Show at Ontario (Calif.) and
then back to Escondido to sort out everything that was accomplished this
week on the road.
AIR & SEA -
Water temperature 72-77
Air temperature 59°-81°
Humidity about 73%
Wind Calm
Conditions Clear
Visibility 15 miles
Sunrise 6:31 a.m. MST
Sunset 6:24 p.m. MST
Mar. 11 First Quarter Mar. 18 Full Mar. 24 Last Quarter Apr. 1 New
· OFFSHORE: Dorado first and marlin second which is great for March.
· INSHORE: Early morning for sierra is the best bet.
· BEACH: Wind waves for the last few days really chopped up the beach.
We
hope things will calm down this week.
BILLFISH - Plenty of buzz with many boats sporting more than one release
flag.
YELLOWFIN TUNA - Still pretty quiet for us.
DORADO - I don't know where they came from, but who cares. It has been a
hoot
for the last month.
ROOSTERFISH - Smaller fish only mean the bigger ones are on their way.
JACK CREVALLE - Plenty of smaller ones.
BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK - No one is even looking with all the other
action going on.
PARGO AND CABRILLA - Rock structure at sun down, not bad.
SIERRA - Early bird gets the worm . . . no, its sierra.
MAGDALENA BAY, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
Sat., March 08, 2003
IN GENERAL: The halibut bite continues out on the north side of Punta
Belcher. Plenty of spotted bay bass strung out along the rock structure from
Punta Belcher to the entrada. Up at Devil’s Curve the jacks went wild this
week and mixed in were a few snapper and grouper. The corvina has also
reappeared after a couple of week's absence. The dorado found earlier in the
week at the entrada seem to have moved a little further out.
Water Temperature 65-70
Air Temperature 60-°73°
Humidity 89%
Wind WNW at 4 mph
Conditions some wind in the afternoon
Visibility 6 miles
Sunrise 6:40 a.m. MST
Sunset 6:31 p.m. MST
Mar. 11 First Quarter Mar. 18 Full Mar. 24 Last Quarter Apr. 1 New
YELLOWTAIL - Pretty scarce this week. Best possibility would be near the
entrada under the bird schools.
CORVINA - Got back up to speed this week.
SNOOK - Still pretty slim.
HALIBUT - 10-kilos! They are getting bigger!
SIERRA - Took the week off.
ZIHUATANEJO, MAINLAND MEXICO
Sat., March 08, 2003
IN GENERAL: The fishing for most species has still not picked up yet. The
cooler water inshore has pushed the fish out to about the 35-mile mark.
A few very decent catches were recorded this week, including a 650-pound
black marlin which was caught by Captain Arturo on the panga “Whisky III.”
Another nice catch was on the “Don Gordo” with Captain Poli. I was along
that day and fishing with client Neil Johnson of Minnesota. Slow trolling
live green jacks and mackerel, we got three roosterfish of 42, 45, and 52
pounds. All the fish were taken at the White Rocks.
Captain Adolpho, fishing with client Chris Cauble on the “Dos Hermanos,”
reported lots of large jack crevalle at the Petatlan area. They got 10 of
the hard fighting fish, weighing between 15- and 25-pounds.
Water Temperature 78º
Air Temperature 64°-82º
Humidity 94%
Wind Calm
Conditions Clear
Sunrise 6:55 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:53 p.m. CST
Mar. 2 New Mar. 11 First Quarter Mar. 18 Full Mar. 24 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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