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., June 12, 2002 EAST CAPE, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO IN GENERAL: Fishing slacked off Sun. and Mon., but Tues. morning brought a little wind and cooler temps and the offshore fishing perked right back up with many boats catching multiple billfish, large dorado and a few smaller tuna. Inshore, the roosterfish and jacks continued to be the crowd pleasers. On the beach, larger jacks and roosters continued to be caught with regularity by the fly guys with several fish over 25-pounds caught and released. Larger flies were producing the best results in a variety of colors including all white, brown and beige, olive and white. Those willing to put in their time were rewarded with some of the best beach fishing seen in a few years. AIR & SEA - Calm seas with just enough of an easterly breeze in the afternoon to keep things cool. High clouds and haze Hi 88° Lo 74° Wind: 5-mph easterly in afternoon except for Tues. when it blew out of the north Humidity: 78% Visibility: 15 Water Temps 79-84 . OFFSHORE: Billfish seemed to be back on track with plenty of action throughout the Las Palmas Bay. Larger dorado continued to be the norm with only a few schoolies mixed in. . INSHORE: Still schools of skipjack being seen just a few miles off the beach and occasionally a few yellowfin tuna mixed in with them. Closer to the shore, the large roosters can be found cruising looking for something to eat. BEACH: The trick is to keep moving until you find a fish or bait to cast to. If you find a school of mullet, stay with it until the roosters and jacks find it! BILLFISH - With the warmer water, more blues are arriving every day. Plenty of stripers to keep everyone busy as well. YELLOWFIN TUNA - Some football-size fish mixed in with the large schools of skipjack found a few miles off-shore. DORADO - Good action on the larger fish. ROOSTERFISH - Plenty of the larger, quality fish to take shots at, particularly at Punta Arena. JACK CREVALLE - With few sardina to be found, the food of choice has become larger mullet which are thick. Adjust the fly size to match the size of the larger mullet. BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK - Outside La Ribera a few miles there are acres of them. PARGO AND CABRILLA - Reef in front of Rancho Leonero is the best bet. SIERRA - Bait receiver at Punta Colorado the best bet. Catch of the Week Photo: http://www.bajafly.com/weeklycatch.htm MAGDALENA BAY, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO Wednesday, June 12, 2002 IN GENERAL: Very little recreational fishing taking place right now. Several of our clients found cold weather and continued down to East Cape where the weather and fishing were more Baja-like. AIR & SEA: Unseasonably cold and windy weather still persists Air Temperature 60 - 72 Water Temperature 60 - 66. YELLOWTAIL - Still pretty quiet. CORVINA - Even the stock spots are producing slow action. SNOOK - Slow, slow, slow. HALIBUT - Providing the best consistent action for several weeks. SIERRA - A few under the bird schools from Punta Belcher to the Entrada. Catch of the Week Photo: http://www.bajafly.com/weeklycatchmagbay.htm