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Baja Mexico: Magdalena Bay, Baja Sur & East Cape.
Capt. Gary Graham
September 20, 2003
Baja Sur - Saltwater Fishing Report
09/20/2003 REPORT FROM GARY GRAHAM'S BAJA ON THE FLY:
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Sat., September 20, 2003 Report covers the period Wed.-Fri. (9/17 - 9/19)
EAST CAPE, MAGDALENA BAY, ZIHUATANEJO & IZTAPA GUATEMALA CONDITIONS
EAST CAPE, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
IN GENERAL: Offshore action continues to improve a click at a time. Tuna counts up with a few more Gorillas in the mix. More sails than stripers with very few blues. Most of the action, though in several directions, is still only about an hour from the hotels. Back inshore, while the water is slowly cleaning up, the needlefish are still as thick and eating almost everything that hits the water. Current tracking on a weak tropical storm “Marty” indicates it will travel offshore up the west coast of Baja over the next few days. While everyone is watching its progress, the Internet Forecasters are predicting it will have little consequence locally here at East Cape.
AIR & SEA -
Water temperature 80°-87°
Air temperature 79° - 96°
Humidity about 79%
Wind SE at 8 mph
Conditions Partly Cloudy (FEW) : 20000 ft
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 7:06 a.m. MST
Sunset 7:17 p.m. MST
Sept 25 New Oct. 2 First Quarter Oct.10 Full Oct. 18 Last Quarter
· OFFSHORE: Plenty of tuna, from football to beach ball size provided better action this week. Enough sailfish to intrigue the fly flingers.
· INSHORE: The water cleans up and then the @#$% needlefish won’t let any offering get by them.
· BEACH: Still a tough gig. Bartle Beach mullet attracting some bigger roosters and jacks. It is the classic “be in the right place at the right time” to get the shots.
BILLFISH - Sailfish, Sailfish, Sailfish, to Marlin - that is just about the ratio these days.
YELLOWFIN TUNA – A 10wt would be a good choice this week with the larger fish beginning to show. Stick with small flies for best success.
DORADO – Quality size, just not many.
ROOSTERFISH – Sandy beach, bright sun, sitecast. Bartle or Punta Arena best spots
JACK CREVALLE – Same places as the roosters.
BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK - Some larger ones mixed in under the porpoise.
PARGO AND CABRILLA – Not much interest with all the tuna
SIERRA – Don’t bother, way too many needlefish!
MAGDALENA BAY, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
Sat., September 20, 2003 Report covers the period Wed.-Fri. (9/17 - 9/19)
IN GENERAL: Shark buoys strung out in a westerly direction from the Entrada are holding dorado. Up closer to the Thetis the tuna take over. A few marlin spotted by the boats traveling from spot to spot. Still a few yellows under the bird schools at the Entrada. Here, “Marty” is being watched closely as it meanders up the coast.
Water Temperature 69°-76°
Air Temperature 71°-85°
Humidity 92%
Wind Calm
Conditions Clear
Visibility 3 miles
Sunrise 7:14 a.m. MDST
Sunset 7:25 p.m. MDST
Sept. 25 New Oct. 2 First Quarter Oct.10 Full Oct. 18 Last Quarter
YELLOWTAIL – Watch for bird schools close to the Entrada.
CORVINA – Plenty to play with - either at Devil’s Curve or near the pier.
SNOOK – So-so.
HALIBUT - Continuing action for those who are interested. Plenty on the south side of Belchers in skinny water.
SIERRA - A few under the bird schools.
ZIHUATANEJO, MAINLAND MEXICO
Please note the date. We are only providing weekly (not twice a week) reports for this area.
Saturday, September 20, 2003, Report covers the period Sat.-Fri. (9/13 - 9/20)
IN GENERAL: We have had "good news-bad news" these last three days. The bad news is we have had wind and about 6 inches of rain in the last 48 hours. Conditions have been just too miserable to fish, because of the limited visibility caused from all the silt and debris being washed out of the rivers. This will also shut down (for about a week) our excellent action for roosterfish and jack crevalle in the surf line.
The good news is there have been tons of trees, plants, coconuts, etc. being washed out of the rivers making for some incredible bait holding current lines. In the next few days, as ocean conditions stabilize, the dorado, sailfish, and school-sized yellowfin tuna should be thick on these floating hotels.
Ed Kunze
Water Temperature 75º-90º
Air Temperature 81°-90º
Humidity 79%
Wind SE at 23 mph
Conditions Mostly Cloudy (BKN) : 8000 ft
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 7:34 a.m. CDST
Sunset 7:43 p.m. CDST
Sept 25 New Oct. 2 First Quarter Oct. 10 Full Oct. 18 Last Quarter
For more Information on Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo trips, go to:
http://www.bajafly.com
Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo report by Ed Kunze
IZTAPA, GUATEMALA
Please note the date. We are only providing weekly (not twice a week) reports for this area.
Saturday, September 20, 2003, Report covers the period Sat.-Fri. (9/13 - 9/20)
IN GENERAL: While our fall season won’t be under way for a few more weeks, all indications are that it will be another banner year. One group of seven from San Antonio, TX just couldn’t wait and came down for a “quickie” trip to check out the area and they weren’t disappointed. Regardless of the unsettled conditions they found plenty of sailfish, dorado and tuna hanging on the clean side of the color break. Double digit releases on one of the boats and almost as many on the other convinced the group this was a fishing hole worth revisiting when the season begins to rock. While there are only a few boats heading out these days the reports have been encouraging: a few blues, a black, bunches of tuna, dorado and enough sails to keep the clients hopping. Back inshore the off color water is making it tough to find the roosters.
Water Temperature 75º-90º
Air Temperature 77°-84º
Humidity 94%
Wind Calm
Conditions Clear
Visibility
Sunrise 5:52 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:01 p.m. CST
Sept 25 New Oct. 2 First Quarter Oct. 10 Full Oct. 18 Last Quarter
For more Information on Baja on the Fly's Guatemala trips, go to:
http://www.guatemalafly.com
Baja on the Fly's Guatemala report by Brian Barragy
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