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 011-52-624-14-10373 Wed., March 19, 2003 EAST CAPE, MAGDALENA BAY AND ZIHUATANEJO CONDITIONS EAST CAPE, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO IN GENERAL: Some off-color water closer to shore backed up with some wind slowed the action down or at least convinced most of the guests to kick back, relax, enjoy the sun and suck up a margarita or two. Those who did go out traveled a little further to get to the clean water, but they were not disappointed. Football-size tuna, quality dorado and a few marlin rewarded the tenacious. Back inshore, the big jacks and roosters are giving everybody the heebie-jeebies. Wind or not, early the other morning both were whacking the mullet and ballyhoo schools out in front of Punta Colorada, and, according to the eyewitnesses, it was an awesome site. Throw some larger patterns in your bag and come on down to pick a fight with one of these bruisers and we will see who wins. http://www.bajafly.com/images/mullet.jpg It is our "roostie" that fooled quite a few of the big guys last year. AIR & SEA - Water temperature 68-76 Air temperature 61°-81° Humidity about 63% Wind Calm Conditions Clear Visibility 15 miles Sunrise 6:20 a.m. MST Sunset 6:28 p.m. MST Mar. 24 Last Quarter Apr. 1 New Apr. 9 First Quarter Apr.16 Full · OFFSHORE: A little further offshore this week, but they just keep coming! Dorado, marlin and even a good supply of football-sized tuna. · INSHORE: The white water is not from the wind. It is a bunch of big, aggressive, roosters and jacks exercising their God-given right to eat every last mullet and ballyhoo they can find. · BEACH: Punta Colorada. Early morning. Big flies. How good is that! BILLFISH - A little slower this week. It may be that fewer boats targeted them with the dorado and tuna going off. YELLOWFIN TUNA - Look for the porpoise and hang on. DORADO - Look out, here they come. Hide the 8-weights, these are the 12-weight variety. ROOSTERFISH - Change your backing before you get here. Catch one of these from the beach and you will have bragging right for a long time to come. JACK CREVALLE - Oops! The smaller ones got bigger quick, several in the 20-pound class on the beach from Punta Colorada to the lighthouse. BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK - Not exactly the first choice right now. PARGO AND CABRILLA - Chuck and duck took on a new meaning when casting into the bait schools. Several BIG pargo were spotted mixed in with everything else feeding on the bait schools. SIERRA - Still hanging in there, but no one wants to use wire with all the rooster action. MAGDALENA BAY, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO Wed., March 19, 2003 IN GENERAL: Light pressure this week with few guests at the hotels. Best action continued up toward Devil’s Curve where a few smaller snook were found in the deep holes on the west side of the channel a mile or so before the curve. The Baja Deep Diver in red did the trick. http://www.bajafly.com/_borders/rebel.gif Also found some grouper and pargo in the same neighborhood. Water Temperature 65-70 Air Temperature 60-°71° Humidity 86% Wind Calm Conditions Overcast with some wind in the p.m. Visibility 3 miles Sunrise 6:28 a.m. MST Sunset 6:36 p.m. MST Mar. 24 Last Quarter Apr. 1 New Apr. 9 First Quarter Apr.16 Full YELLOWTAIL - Should happen any day; so far it has been slow this spring. CORVINA - Good show up at the power plant. SNOOK - Right place, right time, right fish, fish of a lifetime. HALIBUT - Try any of the sandy beaches with chartreuse Clouser. SIERRA - Spread out throughout the open bay.