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. 30, 2002 EAST CAPE, MAGDALENA BAY AND ZIHUATANEJO CONDITIONS EAST CAPE, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO IN GENERAL: Good news – little wind late this week. Bad news – it rained. For the few boats that went out, fishing was good. One blue was caught, a few stripes and some quality dorado to 40 pounds. Some football-sized tuna along with a few sierras rounded out the catch. AIR & SEA - Water temperature 79° F Air temperature 68-79 Humidity about 56% Wind Calm Conditions Mostly Cloudy (FEW) : 10,000 ft Mostly Cloudy (BKN) : 20000 ft Sunrise 6:41 AM MST Sunset 5:35 PM MST New Dec 4 First Quarter Dec 11 Full Dec 19 Dec 26 Last Quarter · OFFSHORE: Remarkably good fishing for billfish and dorado this week. · INSHORE: Dorado near the shark buoys at Punta Pescadero and jacks and roosters closer to shore. · BEACH: The area in front of the arroyo next Scott Glenn's house went off big time. Schools of sardina were being pounded by a variety of fish including small roosters, jacks, ladyfish and pompano. Our See Thru Deceiver worked like a charm this week. For tying directions, go to http://www.bajafly.com/see_through_deceiver.htm BILLFISH - Both blues and stripes caught this week. YELLOWFIN TUNA - A few close, but the main school’s below Las Frailes. DORADO - Best bet are the shark buoys in front of Punta Pescadero. ROOSTERFISH - Beaches from Rancho Leonero to La Ribera. JACK CREVALLE – You’ll find them the same place as the roosters. Look for the diving pelicans. BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK - Plenty of schools sighted from La Ribera to Punta Colorada. PARGO AND CABRILLA - Try any of the rocky points and if the wind is blowing, head up toward Punta Pescadero. You can find a little protection from the wind there. SIERRA - Plenty of the toothy mackerel around the bait receivers in front of La Ribera. MAGDALENA BAY, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO Sat., Nov. 30, 2002 IN GENERAL: Both zones are producing good catches offshore. Up toward the Thetis Bank, look for the bird schools crashing on the sardines. Not only are the marlin there, but also the dorado and wahoo are mixed in. They’re also down toward Punta Tosca down toward the Potato Bank or outside the Pinnacle. We are down to the wire and still have two rods available on the Dec. 5-13 Marlin 101 trip. You still have time to make it and I am sure it will be worth your while. This will be the last week we can offer our clients a chance to get in on the big bite of 2002. Give Yvonne a call at 800 919 2252. For more information visit us at http://www.bajafly.com/mag_bluewater.htm Still some quality yellowtail down deep at the entrada. Up in the esteros (estuaries), snook, pargo and corvina provided good action. 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 Air Temperature 69°-75 Humidity 79% Wind Calm Conditions Clear. Sunrise 6:53 AM MST Sunset 5:39 PM MST New Dec 4 First Quarter Dec 11 Full Dec 19 Dec 26 Last Quarter YELLOWTAIL - Bigger fish at entrada, still some smaller ones in Santa Maria Bay. CORVINA - Pretty consistent throughout the bay. SNOOK - Good action up toward Lopez Mateos. HALIBUT - Almost any sand bottom will work. SIERRA - Schools of these toothy critters can be found from Puerto San Carlos to the entrada. ZIHUATANEJO, MAINLAND MEXICO Sat., Nov. 30, 2002 IN GENERAL: The moon is going into the dark phase and with the improved water conditions the fishing should bust wide open next week. The 84º blue water has moved to within 10 miles. The large weed areas we had from the heavy runoff out of the rivers have mostly disappeared and the few scattered areas of weeds are concentrating the dorado a lot better. The boats going for sailfish, are getting two to three per day and at least a couple of the 20- to 25-pound dorado. The tuna fishing has gone wide open, but unfortunately there is no size to them. Paul Philips, fishing with Santiago and Adan on the panga Gitana, went 22 miles and found a huge school of fish. The area was acres in size. Hooking a few of the 12- to 15-pound fish, the decision was quickly made to go out to the 55 mile mark. They found another huge area of tuna, but nothing larger than about 60 pounds. They ended the long day with 15 tuna and two sailfish (released). The roosterfish action is still very good with four per boat being the average. The size is very impressive as they are running between 25- and 45-pounds. Water Temperature 84 Air Temperature 70°-80 Humidity 78% Wind calm Conditions Clear Sunrise 6:59 AM CST Sunset 6:12 PM CST New Dec 4 First Quarter Dec 11 Full Dec 19 Last Quarter Dec 26 For more Information on Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo trips, go to: http://www.bajafly.com/Zihuatanejo.htm -- Zihuatanejo Report by Baja on the Fly's Ed Kunze