REPORT FROM GARY GRAHAM'S BAJA ON THE FLY: PROVIDING QUALITY SALTWATER FLY-FISHING 365 DAYS A YEAR IN BAJA FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: [email protected]; USA toll-free (800) 919-2252; Mexico 011-52-614-14-10373 Sat., Nov. 16, 2002 EAST CAPE, MAGDALENA BAY AND ZIHUATANEJO CONDITIONS EAST CAPE, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO IN GENERAL: As usual, as soon as the number of clients diminished, the fish showed up. The North wind backed off midweek and both the tuna and dorado turned on. There were plenty of schoolies dorado to 20-pounds and lots of football-size tuna. Back inshore, the water began to clean up and the jacks and roosters were ready to play. Thanks to Michael Oneal for the great article on Baja featured in the New York Times on Fri. (11/15). To view it, go to: http://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/15/travel/escapes/15BAJA.html?pagewanted=1 AIR & SEA - Water temperature 84° F / 77° F Air temperature upper 88 - 70 Humidity about 65% Wind WNW at 12 mph Conditions Clear Sunrise 6:32 AM MST Sunset 5:37 PM MST Full Nov 19 Last Quarter 27 New Dec 4 First Quarter Dec 11 · OFFSHORE: Sailfish led the count for the billfish set with a few stripers and blue marlin mixed in. Most of the boats are spending early morning looking for tuna and dorado and then searching for the billfish. · INSHORE: Began to settle down late this week and skipjack, jacks and roosters began turn back on. · BEACH: Look for the sardina close to shore and you can be sure the jacks and roosters will be there as well. BILLFISH - Still decent sailfish. YELLOWFIN TUNA - Still being found under the porpoise way down to the south. DORADO - Best bet is the shark buoys in front of Punta Pescadero. ROOSTERFISH – There continue to be some quality fish near the lighthouse. JACK CREVALLE - Still chasing the sardina near shore. BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK - Plenty of schools sighted from La Ribera to Punta Colorada. PARGO AND CABRILLA - Rancho Leonero cove is the hot spot. SIERRA - Plenty around the bait receivers in front of La Ribera. MAGDALENA BAY, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO Sat., Nov. 16, 2002 IN GENERAL: So far, this has been one of our better years in terms of marlin raised. In our first two trips we averaged over 20 events a day hooking 5/6 fish a day. Additionally, dorado, tuna, and wahoo have been found in mixed in with the marlin. It is seldom that we can offer a last minute opportunity for our clients to experience this extraordinary fishery of Magdalena Bay. We have two rods available on the Dec. 5-13 trip. Don't miss out. Give Yvonne a call at 800 919 2252. For more information visit us at http://www.bajafly.com/mag_bluewater.htm Inshore, dorado are still thick from Punta Tasco to the Thetis Bank. Wahoo continue to show up in the pattern frequently. This is the best wahoo year in recent memory. Up in the mangroves, corvina led the way with a strong showing of both snook and leopard grouper. Water Temperature 72 - 79 Temperature 78° F - 69 °F Humidity 76% Wind Calm Conditions Clear. Sunrise 6:43 AM MST Sunset 5:42 PM MST Full Nov 19 Last Quarter 27 New Dec 4 First Quarter Dec 11 YELLOWTAIL - Punta Hughes is producing some great results for smaller fish. CORVINA - Mostly the smaller variety. SNOOK - Several areas produced some good catches including Devil's Curve. HALIBUT - Plenty at almost any of the sandy beaches or shallows in the mangroves. SIERRA - Strung out from Puerto San Carlos to the entrada under the bird schools. ZIHUATANEJO, MAINLAND MEXICO REPORT BY BAJA ON THE FLY'S ED KUNZE Sat., Nov. 16, 2002 Water Temperature 72 - 79 Temperature 90° F - 77 °F Humidity 83% Wind calm Conditions Mostly Cloudy Scattered Clouds (SCT) : 10000 ft Mostly Cloudy (BKN) : 25,000 ft / Sunrise 6:39 AM CST Sunset 6:13 PM CST Full Nov 19 Last Quarter 27 New Dec 4 First Quarter Dec 11 IN GENERAL: The rains we had for the first four days of the week had the port closed. For this late in the year, it is unusual to get as severe of a storm as we had. The wind moved the bluewater out past the 50 mile mark and made fishing for the sailfish a very tough proposition. However, the heavy runoff from the rivers carried a lot of debris, and the 20- to 25-pound dorado fishing has been very good. Some charters, like Bud Keany from the Chico area of California, got 5 dorado and one sailfish. They were fishing the Fintastic Billfish Tag and Release Tournament with Capt. Javier on the Marlin Azul, and were not even targeting the dorado. Capt Adolpho, on the panga Dos Hermanos, in one day got 7 roosterfish to 40-pounds for his clients. He was fishing in the Troncones area. --Ed Kunze For more Information on our Zihuatanejo trips, go to: http://www.bajafly.com/Zihuatanejo.htm