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 Wed., Nov. 20, 2002 EAST CAPE, MAGDALENA BAY AND ZIHUATANEJO CONDITIONS EAST CAPE, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO IN GENERAL: A North Wind might be the wind surfers’ delight, but it sure put a stop to fishing this week. For the most part everybody decided to wait for the wind to back off. Through this morning (11/20) it is still ripping. 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 68 - 91 Humidity about 60% Wind WNW at 7 mph Conditions Mostly Cloudy (BKN) : 20,000 ft Sunrise 6:35 AM MST Sunset 5:36 PM MST Last Quarter 27 New Dec 4 First Quarter Dec 11 Full Dec 19 · OFFSHORE: When the wind settles down, the billfish fishing has been fair to good with sailfish still putting on a show. Dorado still seem to be hanging around under anything floating, but the tuna continue to be a long ways away to the south. With the North Wind, the trip home is slow and wet. · INSHORE: Pretty tough with the wind. · BEACH: Forget it until the wind backs off. 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 when the wind backs off. 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 was the hot spot. SIERRA - Plenty around the bait receivers in front of La Ribera. MAGDALENA BAY, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO Wed., Nov. 20, 2002 IN GENERAL: This week the zone moved further to the North near and around the Thetis Bank. Striped marlin continued to bite with a vengeance with most boats reporting releases in the double digits. Add to that the continued showing of dorado, tuna and wahoo and you come up with some tired anglers at the end of the day. It is seldom that we can offer a last minute opportunity for our clients to experience the extraordinary fishery of Magdalena Bay. We still 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 Finally, there are some quality yellowtail at the entrada, with several fish caught in the 20 pound class. This is deep water stuff and you need to use a shooting head together with a heavy fly like a Baja Deep Diver. http://www.bajafly.com/baja_deepdiver.htm Up in the mangroves, the currents were strong and made fishing tough. Several snook up to 10 pounds, a few snapper and corvina was the best single day’s catch this week. I will be going down for our first mangrove trip of 2003, Jan. 3-7. If you want to join me for a shot at the snook as well as other critters, call Yvonne at 800 919 2252 or visit http://www.bajafly.com/magjantrip.htm Water Temperature 72 - 79 Temperature 60° F - 80 °F Humidity 86% Wind Calm Conditions Clear. Sunrise 6:46 AM MST Sunset 5:41 PM MST Last Quarter Nov 27 New Dec 4 First Quarter Dec 11 Full Dec 19 YELLOWTAIL - Best quality fish at the entrada, smaller guys at Punta Hughes. CORVINA - Good throughout the bay. SNOOK - Devil's Curve and Mario's Spot produced the best action in spite of the strong currents. HALIBUT - Got Chartreuse Clousers get Halibut. SIERRA - A few schools are being seen near the entrada. ZIHUATANEJO, MAINLAND MEXICO REPORT BY BAJA ON THE FLY'S ED KUNZE Wed., Nov. 20, 2002 IN GENERAL: The fishing for 20- to 25-pound dorado has been decent. There are still a lot of weed lines left over from the previous last two storms. The sailfish action and tuna have yet to pick up. Most boats are averaging three to four dorado and one sailfish. Water Temperature 72 - 79 Temperature 73° F - 88 °F Humidity 83% Wind calm Conditions Clear Sunrise 6:53 AM CST Sunset 6:12 PM CST Last Quarter 27 New Dec 4 First Quarter Dec 11 Full Dec 19 Roosterfish action has been excellent with four 25- to 40-pound fish a day the average. --Ed Kunze For more Information on our Zihuatanejo trips, go to: http://www.bajafly.com/Zihuatanejo.htm