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 Sat., July 05, 2003 Report covers the period Wed.-Fri. (7/02-7/04) EAST CAPE, MAGDALENA BAY AND ZIHUATANEJO CONDITIONS EAST CAPE, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO IN GENERAL: We’re still getting that pesky south wind in the afternoon. Fortunately, it hasn’t put a damper on the relentless tuna bite that we have had for the past month which came roaring back after a few days rest. Billfish and dorado once again took a back seat to the tuna snap. Once everyone had their fill/limits of tuna they went in search of billfish and dorado and were greeted with sporadic success. Back inshore, it was roosters and jacks or jacks and roosters depending on your point of view including some bubbas that couldn't resist a well-presented "Chivo Lisa." http://www.bajafly.com/chivolisa.gif AIR & SEA - Water temperature 77°-84° Air temperature 73°-90° Humidity about 68% Wind WNW at 9 mph Conditions Clear Visibility 12 miles Sunrise 6:37 a.m. MST Sunset 8:08 p.m. MST July 6 First Quarter June 13 Full July 21 Last Quarter July 29 New · OFFSHORE: Still hankering for tuna? Now's the time. · INSHORE: Tired of tuna? Try Bubba fishing from La Ribera to Punta Arena. But be careful . . . a jack with an attitude may suck up your fly when you aren't paying attention. · BEACH: Wind makes it tough, but I swear you get more shots in the wind, time to brush up on your casting! BILLFISH - Just OK. It is beyond me how anglers can come down in the middle of a wide open tuna bite and think they can will other species to bite. YELLOWFIN TUNA - They found them! DORADO – So-So. Go tuna fishing. ROOSTERFISH - Tuna in the morning, roosters in the afternoon, ain't we got fun! JACK CREVALLE - Toro! Toro! Toro! You pick the size. BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK - Ho Hum. PARGO AND CABRILLA - Right place, right time, not bad. SIERRA - Use wire, catch a sierra? Don't think so, might miss out on the all the other species that ignore wire. MAGDALENA BAY, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO Sat., July 05, 2003 Report covers the period Wed.-Fri. (7/02-7/04) IN GENERAL: O.K. we are ready, where is summer? Here at Magdalena everyone is at the starting line waiting for the summer bite to take off and it sure seems like it has been slow getting started this year. I will bet when it finally gets going it will be a barn burner. Water Temperature 64°-69° Air Temperature 66°-78° Humidity 88% Wind calm Conditions Haze Visibility 3 miles Sunrise 6:41 a.m. MDST Sunset 8:20 p.m. MDST July 6 First Quarter June 13 Full July 21 Last Quarter July 29 New YELLOWTAIL - There is a pick at the Entrada, with a few smaller fish showing up under the bird schools. CORVINA - Continues to be the best action in the bay, which is not all bad. SNOOK - This is a prime month, I guess we need to tell the snook. HALIBUT - Chartreuse Clousers retrieved slowly along a sandy bottom should produce some action. SIERRA - Quiet for now. ZIHUATANEJO, MAINLAND MEXICO Please note the date. We are only providing weekly (not twice a week) reports for this area. Sat., July 05, 2003 Report covers the period Sun.-Fri. (6/29-7/04) IN GENERAL: The blue water is only about five miles off the beach and the fishing is still outstanding. The boats are averaging three to four sailfish a day, but there are few people here to take advantage of it. We are only averaging about 10 boat charters a day. The inshore action is outstanding also. Fly-fishing clients Scott and Todd Hood from Salt Lake City fished with Adolpho me on the “Dos Hermanos” one day. They got three roosterfish, several jack crevalle and several black skipjack tuna. Water Temperature 75º-80º Air Temperature 78°-86º Humidity 78% Wind Calm Conditions Mostly Cloudy (BKN) : 15,000 ft Visibility 10 miles Sunrise 7:15 a.m. CDST Sunset 8:24 p.m. CDST July 6 First Quarter July 13 Full July 21 Last Quarter July 29 New For more Information on Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo trips, go to: http://www.bajafly.com/Zihuatanejo.htm Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo report by Ed Kunze MAGDALENA BAY, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO Sat., July 05, 2003 Report covers the period Wed.-Fri. (7/02-7/04) IN GENERAL: O.K. we are ready, where is summer? Here at Magdalena everyone is at the starting line waiting for the summer bite to take off and it sure seems like it has been slow getting started this year. I will bet when it finally gets going it will be a barn burner. Water Temperature 64°-69° Air Temperature 66°-78° Humidity 88% Wind calm Conditions Haze Visibility 3 miles Sunrise 6:41 a.m. MDST Sunset 8:20 p.m. MDST July 6 First Quarter June 13 Full July 21 Last Quarter July 29 New YELLOWTAIL - There is a pick at the Entrada, with a few smaller fish showing up under the bird schools. CORVINA - Continues to be the best action in the bay, which is not all bad. SNOOK - This is a prime month, I guess we need to tell the snook. HALIBUT - Chartreuse Clousers retrieved slowly along a sandy bottom should produce some action. SIERRA - Quiet for now. ZIHUATANEJO, MAINLAND MEXICO Please note the date. We are only providing weekly (not twice a week) reports for this area. Sat., July 05, 2003 Report covers the period Sun.-Fri. (6/29-7/04) IN GENERAL: The blue water is only about five miles off the beach and the fishing is still outstanding. The boats are averaging three to four sailfish a day, but there are few people here to take advantage of it. We are only averaging about 10 boat charters a day. The inshore action is outstanding also. Fly-fishing clients Scott and Todd Hood from Salt Lake City fished with Adolpho me on the “Dos Hermanos” one day. They got three roosterfish, several jack crevalle and several black skipjack tuna. Water Temperature 75º-80º Air Temperature 78°-86º Humidity 78% Wind Calm Conditions Mostly Cloudy (BKN) : 15,000 ft Visibility 10 miles Sunrise 7:15 a.m. CDST Sunset 8:24 p.m. CDST July 6 First Quarter July 13 Full July 21 Last Quarter July 29 New For more Information on Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo trips, go to: http://www.bajafly.com/Zihuatanejo.htm Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo report by Ed Kunze