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Baja Mexico: Magdalena Bay, Baja Sur & East Cape.
Capt. Gary Graham
May 14, 2003
Baja Sur - Saltwater Fishing Report
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Wed., May 14, 2003 Report covers the period Sat.-Tues. (5/9-5/13)
EAST CAPE, MAGDALENA BAY AND ZIHUATANEJO CONDITIONS
EAST CAPE, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
IN GENERAL: Fish stories. I can't get very far down the beach without
someone stopping me to tell me his or her latest. Johnny Montgomery,
Albuquerque, and his friend Luther finished up their trip on Tues. and had
scored on dorado (65 pounds), plenty of tuna and topped it off a wahoo that
was big enough to feed the whole dining room at Buenavista Beach Resort. The
Potters (you remember them) fished into the dark on Sun. and had wide-open
action, catching ladyfish, pompano and missing a few smaller roosters in
front of Mark Rayor's home. Speaking of Mark, he is in his annual swordfish
hunt mode, finding one down toward Cabo Pulmo he slow trolled baits to it
and sure
enough as the rigged dead bonito was trolled past the swordfish it sunk and
the reel began singing, Mark came tight, only to have a huge dorado come
leaping out of the water. I take heat every time I mention this, but here
goes - bonefish are biting at La Ribera. They are small ones although I did
hear of someone laying their rod down to photograph a buddy's fish and their
rod with a bonefish attached was last seen heading for Mazatlan.
Lastly, our guide Lance Peterson, maintaining Baja on the Fly's strict
policies that if you aren't guiding you are fishing, reported plenty of
shots at Bubba. And, are you ready for this? A huge dorado (his words not
mine) chased his fly practically up to the dry sand before turning off. May
and Fish Stories are a time honored tradition here at East Cape and I'll bet
they get even better next month!
AIR & SEA -
Water temperature 72-77
Air temperature 71°-86°
Humidity about 32%
Wind ENE at 6 mph
Conditions Clear
Visibility 15 miles
Sunrise 6:40 a.m. MST
Sunset 7:57 p.m. MST
May 15 Full May 22 Last Quarter May 30 New June 7 First Quarter
· OFFSHORE: Plenty of action including billfish (Stripes & Sails),
30-pound tuna (just right for the fly rod), dorado to 65 (hand me my
12-weight) and maybe if you treat the fish gods with respect a shot at a
wahoo.
· INSHORE: Roosters and jacks have come a calling and will beat you up if
you are not careful.
· BEACH: All I can say is that the beach is challenging and that is in a
good way. There are so many different critters of all sizes that you don't
know which rod to use. An 8-weight for bones, ladyfish, pompano and small
jacks, a 10-weight for Bubba Jr. or a 12-weight for Bubba Sr. which could be
a rooster to 50, a jack to 25 or a dorado that got stupid.
BILLFISH - Bring on the sailfish, can the blues be far behind?
YELLOWFIN TUNA - Plenty of football-size and some better quality mixed in
this week.
DORADO - Close to the beach is an understatement.
ROOSTERFISH - Records to be set, personal best to had. What are you waiting
for?
JACK CREVALLE - It is good and the sardina aren't even here.
BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK - OK, if that is what you are looking for.
PARGO AND CABRILLA - Not bad, but who cares with all the roosters and jacks.
SIERRA - No one is targeting them, but there are a few at Punta Colorada or
La
Ribera around the bait receivers.
MAGDALENA BAY, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
Wed., May 14, 2003 Report covers the period Sat.-Tues. (5/9-5/13)
IN GENERAL: Beginning with Devil's Curve and working back down to Puerto San
Carlos produced a mixed bag yesterday (5/12) with a few small snook, jacks,
pompano,
corvina and a couple of grouper providing enough action to keep the clients
busy. I will be in San Carlos later today to meet four clients that will be
fishing for the next three days. This is my first visit since Jan. and I
can't wait. We will be doing some exploring in some rumored hot spots and I
will fill you in on Sat.
Water Temperature 60-66
Air Temperature 66°-75°
Humidity 77%
Wind NW at 6 mph
Conditions Clear
Visibility 3 miles
Sunrise 6:44 a.m. MDST
Sunset 8:08 p.m. MDST
May 15 Full May 22 Last Quarter May 30 New June 7 First Quarter
YELLOWTAIL - Pretty slow except at Thetis Bank.
CORVINA - Fair with a few being taken on the surface with poppers.
SNOOK - The ones caught recently have been in the five-pound class.
HALIBUT - The skinny water along the sandy beaches at Punta Belcher is still
producing a few of the larger variety (5 -15 pounds) if you put in the time.
Sight casting for halibut? What can I say?
SIERRA - Quiet for now.
ZIHUATANEJO, MAINLAND MEXICO
Please note the date. We are only providing weekly (not twice a week)
reports for this area.
Sat., May 10, 2003 Report covers the period Wed.-Fri. (5/7-5/10)
IN GENERAL: The main story and the action is tuna. The yellowfin tuna are
here in incredible quantities and the boats are getting some fantastic
counts. Most of the action is only 3- to 8-miles out of Zihuatanejo Bay.
Don Mawhorter of Seattle, Wash. and Steve Jarred of Berthoud, Colo.,
experienced a perfect example of the excellent fishing we have. The first
day, fishing with Santiago on the panga "Gitana," they caught 30 yellowfin
tuna and 1 sailfish. On the second day they fished with Adolpho on the panga
"Dos Hermanos." This inshore trip yielded 20 jack crevalle in the 15- to
20-pound class and one roosterfish of 50-pounds.
Along with the tuna, the blue marlin have been very active. Several have
been taken and all within 5-miles of the beach. The main reason the marlin
are here is the abundance of black skipjack tuna.
Water Temperature 75º-80º
Air Temperature 81°-90º
Humidity 66%
Wind Calm
Conditions Clear
Visibility 8 miles
Sunrise 6:48 a.m. CDST
Sunset 7:45 p.m. CDST
Today First Quarter Apr.16 Full Apr. 23 Last Quarter May 1 New May 9 First
Quarter
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-- Zihuatanejo Report by Baja on the Fly's Ed Kunze
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