EAST CAPE AND MAGDALENA BAY FISHING CONDITIONS REPORT FROM GARY GRAHAM'S BAJA ON THE FLY: PROVIDING QUALITY SALTWATER FLY-FISHING 365 DAYS A YEAR IN BAJA - THE ONLY ORVIS EXPEDITION COMPANY IN BAJA - Wed., May 01, 2002 EAST CAPE, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO IN GENERAL: From last Sun. to yesterday there was more north wind and resulting wind waves along the beach. Today, however, there is little wind and lots of boats out looking. Yesterday, north wind or not, the roosters bit well in front of Rancho Leonero and at the lighthouse. There was also a fair bite of ladyfish, AKA the poor man’s tarpon. AIR & SEA: Cool mornings and warm days with some high clouds. Mostly Cloudy Hi 97° Lo 73° Wind: NW/11 mph Humidity: 51% Dewpoint: 61° Visibility: 15 Water Temps 75-79 . OFFSHORE: Continues at a good pace with more shots than takes. . INSHORE: Roosters, sierra, and ladyfish as well as a few quality pargo on the reefs. . BEACH: Rooster alley produced some fair fishing for small jacks and an occasional rooster. BILLFISH Take your pick: sleepers, tailers, jumpers and better yet, fish in the trolling pattern fairly often. YELLOWFIN TUNA - This is the longest I can remember going without even a few. DORADO - A few here and there from Punta Pescadero to Las Frailes. ROOSTERFISH - The larger fish were still out at the lighthouse yesterday. JACK CREVALLE - Mostly smaller fish, but swimming right in the seam. Better to fish up and down the beach instead of casting straight out. BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK - Still good action inshore. PARGO AND CABRILLA - Every reef from Las Fralies to Muertos Bay holding a few. SIERRA - Showed so-so in front of Rancho Leonero this morning. Use clear or opaque wire bite tippet, not the black variety. Catch of the Week Photo: http://www.bajafly.com/weeklycatch.htm MAGDALENA BAY, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO Wed., May 01, 2002 IN GENERAL: Plenty of wind this week kept everyone close to home. From the plane flying down yesterday I could see it was solid whitecaps from Ensenada to below Magdalena Bay. AIR & SEA: Clear skies with windy conditions in the afternoon. Air Temperature 62 - 76 Water Temperature 60 – 68. YELLOWTAIL - Pretty sparse this week. CORVINA - Once in a while a better quality fish shows up. SNOOK - Look for some of the deeper holes in the smaller esteros. HALIBUT - Find a sand beach and give it a go. SIERRA - Watch for the birds and the current rips. Here's a tip: the current rips are usually easy to spot if you watch for the foam along the edges. Catch of the Week Photo: http://www.bajafly.com/weeklycatchmagbay.htm . . .