REPORT FROM GARY GRAHAM'S BAJA ON THE FLY: PROVIDING QUALITY SALTWATER FLY-FISHING 365 DAYS A YEAR IN BAJA Wed., Sept. 04, 2002 EAST CAPE AND MAGDALENA BAY FISHING CONDITIONS EAST CAPE, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO IN GENERAL: Sat. morning (8/31) was business as usual for Mike Cullen, Boise, Idaho; Tom Zigler, Sun Valley, Idaho; and Jim Chiapelone and Randy Finch, from Northern California. They all fished the inshore from pangas using See Thru Deceivers and had consistent action on small roosters, jacks, ladyfish and pompano. By 11:30 they had enough and headed back to the hotel. Their timing was pretty good because the swells from a Hurricane Hernan below and outside of us began to roll in and by Sun. it was pretty gnarly. Since then, things have settled down. We still have some overcast and wind, but things seem to be returning to normal. AIR & SEA - Lots of humidity, which makes it, feel 10 degrees warmer. Hi 90° Lo 80° Wind: Wind in the afternoon for the last two days with quite a few whitecaps, but is calm by morning. Humidity: 75% Dewpoint: 69° Visibility: 15 Water Temps 79 - 86 . OFFSHORE: Unsettled conditions kept everyone a little closer to shore since the hurricane. . INSHORE: Big swell slowed things down, but I don't think the fish have gone away. . BEACH: Big swell means larger waves than normal. It should be OK in a day or two. BILLFISH - They are there, but not in groups that are needed to provide enough action to keep most of our clients from getting bored. YELLOWFIN TUNA - I keep hearing reports of some big ones, but they are not an everyday occurrence. DORADO - Both inshore and a bit further out is producing good catches if you can find something floating. Try around the shark buoys near Punta Pescadero. ROOSTERFISH - Good show of some bigger guys below Los Frailes. Still plenty of small ones from Rancho Leonero to Punta Colorada JACK CREVALLE - Have seen some big ones cruising around the bait receivers, usually down further in the water column. BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK - Found several large schools feeding on the surface on schools of bait – the perfect scenario for the flyrodder. PARGO AND CABRILLA - Plenty around and not just in the usual rocky points. I saw a 20 pounder caught that was feeding on a school of mullet 10 feet off the beach earlier this week. SIERRA - I didn't see any this week, but I am sure they are still around. Catch of the Week Photo: http://www.bajafly.com/weeklycatch.htm MAGDALENA BAY, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO Wed., Sept. 04, 2002 IN GENERAL: With the hurricane moving up the coast, everyone is staying a little closer to home. AIR & SEA: Hot and windy. Air Temperature 69 - 83 Water Temperature 67 - 76 YELLOWTAIL - A few firecrackers and that's it. CORVINA - A few smaller ones spread out the in esteros. SNOOK - Deeper holes up near Devil's Curve are producing a few. HALIBUT - Any sandy beach that doesn't have any nets will probably yield a few. SIERRA - Supposedly, the gill-netters are catching 300-500 kilos a night on the east side of the bay. Whoops! There goes another fishery down the tubes! Catch of the Week Photo: http://www.bajafly.com/weeklycatchmagbay.htm