Walk Across the East Cape Dorado REPORT FROM GARY GRAHAM'S BAJA ON THE FLY: PROVIDING QUALITY SALTWATER FLY-FISHING 365 DAYS A YEAR SOUTH OF THE BORDER. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: [email protected]; USA toll-free (800) 919-2252; Mexico 011-52-624-14-10373 Sat., July 31, 2004. Report covers the period Sat.-Fri. (7/24-7/30) EAST CAPE, MAGDALENA BAY, ZIHUATANEJO, MEXICO; AND SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA CONDITIONS EAST CAPE, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO IN GENERAL: Dorado are thick and within spitting distance of the hotels, roosters and jacks cruising close to shore and ready to rumble . . . plenty of ladyfish and small jacks to put a bend in your 8-weight as well. Some wind in the afternoon that just cools things off a tad. AIR & SEA - Water temperature 75-88 Air temperature 80-93 Humidity about 52% Wind: 16 from the SSE Conditions: Scattered Clouds Visibility 15 miles Sunrise 6:49 a.m. MDT Sunset 8:00 p.m. MDT Aug 7 Last Quarter, August 15 New, August 23 First Quarter, August 29, Full, + OFFSHORE: Looks like the blues will be around for the tournaments scheduled for the first week of Aug. and if you find the right porpoise school you are in for a tussle with the YFTs. + INSHORE: Dorado action continues to please in front of La Ribera with mostly smaller fish. + BEACH: We are finding plenty of roosters cruising, but they are not very aggressive, still fun to pursue. BILLFISH – Blues, blacks, stripes, sails for the persistent. YELLOWFIN TUNA – Better use a 12-weight and a Baja Wasabi DORADO – Still the smaller variety inside with an occasional 15-pounder. Bigger fish cruising in open blue water ROOSTERFISH\JACK CREVALLE – Olive Clousers continue to work well, try Rooster Alley. BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK – Occasional schools spotted on the surface, position the boat down swell and start flinging when they get in range. PARGO AND CABRILLA – Rocky points and pargo seem to go together like chips and salsa. SIERRA – Hard take, quick run and no fly, they must still be here MAGDALENA BAY, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO IN GENERAL: Well, for the most part, the snook continued their wily ways with the exception of a few small ones in four days. The species count for the just completed six angler Michael Williams group – from the Sacramento, Calif., area – was impressive, Steve Fargo, El Dorado Hills, landed the group’s best: a chunky 12-pound leopard grouper, that nearly railed him on an 8-weight. Bill Bergan, Sacramento, came in second on practically the last cast of the trip followed closely by Charley Sumner II, Roseville, and Randy McBain, who also landed a few of the salty version of a peacock bass. John Fitzpatrick, and Michael lead the pack in the corvina department, landing double digits during the trip. All in all the species list included, yellowtail, leopard grouper, broomtail grouper, mojarra, cabrilla, pargo, spotted rose snapper, snook, halibut, lingua and several other undefined reef fish. Water Temperature 60-65 Air Temperature 75-84 Humidity 28% Wind WNW 15 in the afternoon Conditions Scattered clouds Visibility 5 miles Sunrise 6:49 a.m. MDT Sunset 8:16 p.m. MDT Aug 7 Last Quarter, August 15 New, August 23 First Quarter, August 29, Full, YELLOWTAIL – Plenty of firecracker variety eating chartreuse Clousers on anything else that got in their way. CORVINA – White fly, red eye did the trick. SNOOK – Saw a few grandes, but no takers. HALIBUT – Belchers had some 10 pound ones that could be sight-cast to. SIERRA – Nope ZIHUATANEJO, MAINLAND MEXICO IN GENERAL: Sailfish action continued at a respectable pace with most boats reporting several shots a day. Inshore more and more grande roosters keep showing up in the Chicken Coop. By the time that Jacks or Better rolls around in October there should be some serious tugs to be had. Water Temperature 80-89 Air Temperature 80-90 Humidity 62% Wind 12 mph from the WSW Conditions Thunder Storms Visibility 8 miles Sunrise 7:24 a.m. CDT Sunset 8:19 p.m. CDT Aug 7 Last Quarter, August 15 New, August 23 First Quarter, August 29, Full, Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo report by Ed Kunze SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA Talk about summer doldrums, the only boats getting out this week were the locals that seemed more interested in cooling of than fishing. Tuna and dorado produced the best action with a sailfish only showing up in the pattern occasionally. Water Temperature 79-85 Air Temperature 80-82 Humidity 79 % Wind 7 mph from the WSW Conditions T Storms Visibility 7 miles Sunrise 5:47 a.m. CST Sunset 6:31 p.m. CST Aug 7 Last Quarter, August 15 New, August 23 First Quarter, August 29, Full, Baja on the Fly's Guatemala report by Brian Barragy and Lissa M. McFarlin.