Tuna, Skipjack, Dorado - Inshore, Offshore: Take Your Pick
REPORT FROM GARY GRAHAM'S BAJA ON THE FLY:
PROVIDING QUALITY SALTWATER FLY-FISHING 365 DAYS A YEAR SOUTH OF THE BORDER.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:? bajafly@bajafly.com
USA toll-free (800) 919-2252; Mexico 011-52-624-14-10373
Sat., Oct. 23, 2004. Report covers the period Sat.-Fri. (10/16-10/22)
EAST CAPE, MAGDALENA BAY, ZIHUATANEJO, MEXICO; AND SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA CONDITIONS
EAST CAPE
IN GENERAL: The Jared Hannah group from Covina, Calif. found some ravenous schools of feeding white bonito that were eager to eat flies. Then found a
very nice sailfish that wanted to play. Their second day was slow in the morning, but finished up with a ripper in front of the hotel for schoolie
dorado and skipjack. Their last half day yielded a nice rooster.
Greg Sheilds, from Chicago, got a late start for his pontoon trip, but found plenty of action at the receivers in front of La Ribera. The action
included fly-hungry sierra, jacks, and some quality roosterfish busting sardinas around the boat with reckless abandon! The finale was a late bite in
front of the hotel for green jacks and one dorado that cruised by.
Baja on the Fly guide Lance Peterson reports that on his day off he began at La Ribera and walked all the way to the end of Bartle?s beach. It was a
non-stop steady walk of well over two hours round trip. There was great bait . . . an unbroken string of finger mullet, small sardina and ballyhoo
almost the whole way down. Lance e-mailed us, ?There were very few game fish. I had two shots and capitalized on both. The first fish came unbuttoned
on me very quickly and the second a cookie cutter replica of the first (10 pound jack) I landed after a very strange fight . . . he never ran past the
length of my fly line. Go figure.?
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Dave Cooper, Denver, fishing on the ?Mosca? out of Buenavista Beach Hotel with captain Mickey reported a killer day including lots of small yellowfin,
and few dorado all on cast fly. Then they ran into the beach at La Ribera and added a big pompano plus double digits of ladyfish right in front of my
house at La Capilla.
AIR & SEA -
Water temperature 79-83
Air temperature 72-82
Humidity about 57%
Wind: Some in the PM
Conditions: Rain Fri. night and Sat. morning
Visibility 7 miles
Sunrise 7:19 a.m. MDT
Sunset 6:46 p.m. MDT
Oct. 27, Full; Nov. 4, Last Quarter; Nov. 12, New, Nov. 18, First Quarter.
+ OFFSHORE: There are some under the porpoise, but tough to get on this week. The tuna seiners that showed up this week didn?t help.
+ INSHORE:? Our clients this week found the best action inshore.
+ BEACH: Lots of bait; maybe too much.
BILLFISH ? A few here and there not enough for the flyrod.
YELLOWFIN TUNA ? Mixed reviews, the ones that find them say it is wide open, the ones who don?t, grumble.
DORADO ? Schoolies inshore the best bet.
ROOSTERFISH\JACK CREVALLE ? Take a hike along the beach and you will find a few to cast to.
BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK ? Breezing schools in front of La Ribera.
PARGO AND CABRILLA ? A few here and there near the rocky points.
SIERRA ? Bring wire or lots of flies!
MAGDALENA BAY, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
IN GENERAL: Still windy afternoons, the boats out early are finding lots of dorado at the shark buoys 210-240˚ 14-20 miles.? The bonus is every
boat going comes back with a few wahoo. Not many marlin yet, only singles now volume yet. Esteros were a tough sell this week with only corvina,
cabrilla and a few grouper for several days fishing.
Water Temperature 72-79
Air Temperature 72-77
Humidity 77%
Wind NE 6 mph
Conditions: T-Storms
Visibility 3 miles
Sunrise 7:29 a.m. MDT
Sunset 6:52 p.m. MDT
?Oct. 27, Full; Nov. 4, Last Quarter; Nov. 12, New, Nov. 18, First Quarter.
YELLOWTAIL ? Entrada just OK, look for the bird schools.
CORVINA ? The bread and butter fish for the week in the esteros.
SNOOK ? Got to be somewhere.
HALIBUT ? Sandy beach at Belchers on the south side.
SIERRA ? Watch under the bird schools throughout the bay.
ZIHUATANEJO, MAINLAND MEXICO
IN GENERAL:? The 82? blue water remains close and the fishing is picking up a bit over the last couple of weeks.
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Captain German, of the 31-foot ?Bacalao II,? told me this morning he has been fishing five days straight, averaging two to three sailfish and one 20-
to 25-pound dorado for each day on the water.
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Captain Poli, on the ?Don Gordo I? fished with Scott and Alicia Morrison, with another couple from Houston and?released three sailfish and kept one 27
pound dorado.
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No yellowfin tuna were reported this week.
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The inshore action has also picked up. The roosterfish bite remains strong, with an average of 4 fish per day taken on poppers or slow trolled live
bait. A lot of sierras have moved in, producing?great?action for both the spin gear?and?fly-rodders. We are using?a 30-pound mono bite tippet?on these
toothy sierras.?The jack crevalle and black skipjack are mixed in with the sierra,?getting us?more bites than we would by using a wire tippet.
Water Temperature 80-83
Air Temperature 78-87
Humidity 83%
Wind Calm
Conditions: Scattered Clouds 8,000?ft
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 7:41 a.m. CDT
Sunset 7:18 p.m. CDT
Oct. 27, Full; Nov. 4, Last Quarter; Nov. 12, New, Nov. 18, First Quarter.
Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo report by Ed Kunze
SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA
This past week only two boats ventured out.? They had slow action on sails, managing to only average 5 releases.? The slowing of the action was due to
the blue water moving out.? The daily conditions have been good overall, and there is great action on tuna and dorado.? Our boat ?Chispudo? managed to
pick up 15 tuna and a couple of dorado in a half day trip.? The possibilities for inshore action look great and we have a party coming in from New
Jersey that will be sampling both the inshore and offshore action for the next couple of days, so we will have an inshore report next week.? The
overall conditions continue to improve as we move into the normal high season.? We still have some availability?between now and?mid-December?if anyone
wants to take a last minute trip.
Water Temperature 78-82
Air Temperature 80-84
Humidity 100 %
Wind SW 6 mph
Conditions:? T-storms
Visibility 7 miles
Sunrise 5:55 a.m. CST
Sunset 5:39 p.m. CST
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Oct. 27, Full; Nov. 4, Last Quarter; Nov. 12, New, Nov. 18, First Quarter.
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San Jose, Guatemala report by Brian Baragy and Lissa McFarland
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