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., July 09, 2003 Report covers the period Sat.-Tue. (7/05-7/08) EAST CAPE, MAGDALENA BAY AND ZIHUATANEJO CONDITIONS EAST CAPE, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO IN GENERAL: Where did everybody go? With the holiday over, the crowds thinned out and all that is left are some hungry fish. The tuna are just like that battery-driven bunny and just keep going and going. For you billfish lovers, the sailfish count began to spike upwards along with the stripey count. Find the right group and it could be a multiple hookup fire drill. Speaking of fire drills, Ed Johnson, New York City along with guide Jeff DeBrown, hit the beach at "zero dark hundred" the other morning to beat the heat and get in on the gray light bite. Plenty of ladyfish and pompano got things going and then a blind strike from a jack that looked more like its namesake the Toro grabbed Ed's fly. As the sun got higher the sight casting ops were fast and furious, Ed had one take that he missed on the strip set. All of this was enough to convince him that he needed another day's action to try to get it right on the big guys. AIR & SEA - Water temperature 79°-85° Air temperature 77°-90° Humidity about 46% Wind NE at 6 mph Conditions Clouds (FEW) : 12,000 ft Visibility 12 miles Sunrise 6:39 a.m. MST Sunset 8:08 p.m. MST June 13 Full July 21 Last Quarter July 29 New Aug 5 First Quarter · OFFSHORE: Light pressure, lots of action. · INSHORE: Definitely time for a shot at a few IGFA records if you are so inclined. · BEACH: Early morning - late afternoon, ladyfish, pompano; mid-day multiple shots at Bubba. Let's go fishing! BILLFISH - Hotter the weather, the better it gets. YELLOWFIN TUNA - I wonder if they will ever get full. DORADO - Not a bonanza, but there are some quality size fish out there if you put in the time. ROOSTERFISH - You want em, we got em. JACK CREVALLE - Toro! Toro! Toro! You pick the size. BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK - Plenty around. PARGO AND CABRILLA - A few in the mid teens. SIERRA - Decided to spend the summer with us. MAGDALENA BAY, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO Wed., July 09, 2003 Report covers the period Sat.-Tue. (7/05-7/08) 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 67°-73° Air Temperature 69°-78° Humidity 84% Wind calm Conditions Clear Visibility 3 miles Sunrise 6:43 a.m. MDST Sunset 8:20 p.m. MDST July 13 Full July 21 Last Quarter July 29 New Aug 5 First Quarter YELLOWTAIL - Try the entrada and under the bird schools out to the west. CORVINA - Continues to be the best action in the bay, which is not all bad. SNOOK - Just not happening yet. 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