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Baja Mexico: Magdalena Bay, Baja Sur & East Cape.
Capt. Gary Graham
August 13, 2003
Baja Sur - Saltwater Fishing Report
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Wed., August 13, 2003 Report covers the period Sat.-Tues. (8/9 - 8/12)
EAST CAPE, MAGDALENA BAY AND ZIHUATANEJO CONDITIONS
EAST CAPE, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
IN GENERAL: Is the glass half full or half empty? I arrived back home at East Cape on Sun. night and fishing was getting mixed reviews. After receiving dismal reports from various sources for the last week, I expected the worse. The first folks I ran into were Hugh and Carol Kramer of Discover Baja, who had just finished up their annual "Neil Kelly Tournament" at Buenavista Beach Hotel. "Lots of fish, great trip" they declared. Next morning, Renee, pangero extraordinaire on Rancho Leonero's panga "Ole.” “Plenty of fish . . . roosters, jacks and pompano if you get on the spot before the sun gets too high,” he explained. Next, at the Pemex station, Mark Rayor, Vista Sea Sports, winner of the first East Cape Bisbee tournament several years ago is on a continuing crusade to repeat the feat. "Fishing was slow, few billfish to be found," he lamented, and then went on to say "I saw the biggest billfish I have ever seen, SCARY big. It came up in the wake and a boat a mile away called us to see if we were hooked up, he was huge!” So, that’s the scoop. The glass is either half full or half empty depending on where you stand. It’s a classic case of the "Eye of the Beholder Syndrome.”
Speaking of better days coming, if you haven't picked up a copy of the Aug. /Sept. issue of Saltwater Fly Fishing magazine, you should. There's a great article "Running Down Roosterfish" by Frank Smethurst featuring East Cape beaches and my personal favorite, big roosters caught from the beach.
AIR & SEA -
Water temperature 79°-86°
Air temperature 81°-94°
Humidity about 38%
Wind NE at 6 mph
Conditions Clear
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 6:54 a.m. MST
Sunset 7:52 p.m. MST
Aug. 19 Last Quarter August 27 New Sep. 3 First Quarter Sep 10 Full
· OFFSHORE: Wide open nope, good and getting better, yep. Few boats out this week but all scored on a mixed bag of billfish, dorado and a few tuna.
· INSHORE: Sleep in, you lose. The earlier at La Ribera the better for roosters up to 20-pounds. along with a few jacks.
· BEACH: Early or late in low light the ladies are smacking anything white that is sinking. Bait scattered all along the beach from rooster alley to Punta Colorada.
BILLFISH - Big spread with little concentration.
YELLOWFIN TUNA - Closer, but still a long boat ride for a handful.
DORADO - Few schoolies, mostly larger fish traveling in pairs.
ROOSTERFISH - They are here, just have to get them to bite, which means you have to get there early or pick through the needlefish.
JACK CREVALLE - Look around the mooring lines for the bigger variety. They hang out in the afternoon waiting for the boats to throw away their unused bait.
BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK - A few schools sighted near the Tuna Slide.
PARGO AND CABRILLA - A few nice ones caught everyday but all the captains catching them have lockjaw about where they are finding them.
SIERRA - Find a bait receiver and it is likely there will be a few hanging around. Bring wire.
MAGDALENA BAY, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
Wed., August 13, 2003 Report covers the period Sat.-Tues. (8/9 - 8/12)
IN GENERAL: Probably one of the coolest places to be in Baja right now both from a weather and a fishing perspective. Yellows continue to snap at the Entrada. Estero plunking is providing great sport with a mixed bag including snook, leopard grouper, pargo and a few pompano rising to the challenge which is usually a chartreuse Baja Deep Diver that lands in their face. Be sure to try the bridge at the entrance to town, Los Barriles Estero (estuary) and Devil’s Curve. For best results, spread out, explore and mix well.
Water Temperature 67°-73°
Air Temperature 70°-84°
Humidity 81%
Wind Calm
Conditions Clear
Visibility 3 miles
Sunrise 6:59 a.m. MDST
Sunset 8:03 p.m. MDST
Aug. 19 Last Quarter August 27 New Sep. 3 First Quarter Sep 10 Full
YELLOWTAIL - Early morning and bird schools are a great combination.
CORVINA - When you find them use a surface popper for some visual excitement.
SNOOK - Stealthy approach always, get the picture? Now, go get em.
HALIBUT - Magdalena Bay's slam dunk, chartreuse Clouser bounced along a sandy bottom seldom fails.
SIERRA - They are the ones without the yellow on their tails under the bird schools.
ZIHUATANEJO, MAINLAND MEXICO
Please note the date. We are only providing weekly (not twice a week) reports for this area.
Sat., Aug. 09, 2003 Report covers the period Sun.-Fri. (8/02 - 8/08)
IN GENERAL: The action here in Zihuatanejo is basically a carbon copy of the last two weeks.
We have a lot of bonito just 6-8 miles offshore and the blue marlin have been in the area feasting on this bait source. Most of the marlin are running on the small side with the average only being about 180 pounds. At least 3 boats in 10 are hooking a blue every day.
Two to three hookups per day per boat is the average for the sailfish.
Inshore, the roosterfish action is staying very consistent, with a lot of fish in the 30- to 40-pound range being released.
Water Temperature 75º-90º
Air Temperature 77°-91º
Humidity 100%
Wind Calm
Conditions Overcast (OVC) : 25,000 ft
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 7:27 a.m. CDST
Sunset 8:15 p.m. CDST
Aug 11 Full Aug. 19 Last Quarter August 27 New Sep. 3 First Quarter
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Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo report by Ed Kunze
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