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Summanus
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gordfromborder
To spice up your day and give you some saltwater fly samples for inspiration. Good fishing in Magote and everywhere else!
Summanus....ancient Roman Nightly Thunder God. He liked refrieds too.
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Osprey
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There are tons of bonefish here in east cape at times and although I have caught a lot of them on squid in the flats I don't see many caught on flies.
They are all small, have no fight on the flats or in deeper water compared to the larger fish found in the shallows in the Atlantic, South Pacific
and elsewhere. Gar Goodson's book "Fish of the Pacific" tells the whole tale like it should be told.
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Summanus
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I was just sitting here thinking of how much fun we have with our light fresh-water spinning gear... catching and releasing all types of fish at Bahia
de los Angeles, Laguna Manuela, Playa Largo, Conception Bay, Magdalena Bay, and a whole bunch of other shallow water areas in Baja.
Sometimes the best sport we have is just wading and casting in front of the casa or taking the boat to one of the bay islands and see how many
different species of small fish we can catch and identify. Man, these are great days with nice beach picnic, then wade and cast. Small, but fiesty
catches of everything you can imagine..little snappers, mullet, lisa, cabrilla, gold-spotted bass, mackerel, big-eyes, etc, etc....you name it, the
species are still there in the Bay of Conception. What a time!
Whatever light spinners, small jigs, Mepps, trout flies, grayling spoons, or just any small lure you have in the box will work just
fine.
One of my prize light-tackle catches was a nice 4-5 lb. linguado (halibut) caught on a 1/2 oz. crappie jig bounced over the 30ft. bottom near Guapa
Island.
I have movies of some of these balmy island days...wish I knew how to transpose a photo from that to here for you. I think you..or anyone interested
in fishing...would have a ball targeting these small guys. Sometimes a 6 ounce mullet can give you as much thrill as a 500 lb. marlin!
Another truly great Baja shallow water experience is Magdalena Bay. The fishing there is fantastic with ultralight tackle along the mangroves. We
fish for robalo, small cabrilla, etc. under the mangrove branches... and halibut in the troughs.
Thanks for reminding me that fishing is not just about catching big fish...but quality of enjoyment.
Summanus....ancient Roman Nightly Thunder God. He liked refrieds too.
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gordfromborder
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Thanks everyone for the info and encouargement ( as if I need anymore encouragement to go fishing). I have fished numerous times in Baja, including
the East Cape ( Rancho Miramar area) great luck on ladyfish...an absolute blast on the fly, jacks in the surf, great exercise running down the beach
after them, snappers, lookdowns ,needle fish...etc,etc.
Mag bay has offered up some of our best fish experiences with the fly. Throw gurglers at pompano when the are showing an inclination to be looking up
( lots of current and seams between meeting currents) and they will hammer it. Great fun on the seven weight. Grouper ( leopard and gulf) remind me of
a dog with it's favorite pull toy in it's mouth....he just won't give you an inch. Corvina and snook are definitely worthwhile adversary on the fly
rod. Biggest in Mag Bay were about 8 lb. each.
I am sitting here tonight and just typing this is getting me jazzed up for Baja fishing. We are leaving Canada Feb. 3 and hope to be at our casa in
Lap Paz by about the 15 or so.
What makes it that much more interesting is that I am retiring in exactly two weeks, after 33 years building roads in Alberta. Therefore the extended
time in Mexico, where I hope to get roosters and dorado on the fly ( April - May).
Gord
[Edited on 6-1-2007 by gordfromborder]
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