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| As of 2020, there were 34,000 known fish species around world. That’s more than the number of species in all other vertebrates: birds, reptiles, mammals, and amphibians combined. |
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| Taste Buds ? Catfish have a more refined sense of flavor than humans. Our 10,000 taste buds may seem like a lot, but catfish can have as many as 175,000. This helps them find the exact location of their next meal. |
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Jul 8, 2007; 06:44PM - Gordo Banks Pangas San Jose Del Cabo
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: Eric Brictson
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Gordo Banks Pangas
San Jose del Cabo
July 8, 2007
Anglers –
Compared to last summer when conditions were scorching early on, this year the weather has been on the mild side. The cooler than normal water temperatures around the southern portion of the Baja Peninsula have attributed to keeping the temperatures on land below the boiling point. Of course it is only a matter of time before these La Nina patterns neutralize and we start counting the days left of the extreme summer heat. This week started out with the water temperatures being on a warming and clearing trend, then towards the end of the week and on through the weekend once again the persistent breeze from the south relentlessly pushed in yet another wave of cooler Pacific currents. Depending on the location, water temperatures have ranged from 69 to 79 degrees and the gamefish have been scattered accordingly, following their preferred habitat while searching for their constantly variable migrating food source.
Fleets went in all different directions looking for consistent action, for the most part the better action was found in the direction of the Sea of Cortez and anywhere from 5 to 15 miles offshore. Striped marlin were seen in significant numbers throughout the area, tailing on the surface, effortlessly riding the swells, they appeared to have a case of lock jaw and most of the time proved difficult to entice into striking anglers offerings. Though with persistence many stripers were accounted for, the majority taken on live bait, with a smaller percentage hitting on artificial lures, sizes ranging from 80 to 140 pounds.
The bait situation was a bit more limited recently due to more swell activity and the major dredging activity now under operations inside the two jetties of the soon to be opened channel of Puerto Los Cabos. There was a mix of sardinas, mullet and caballito being netted each morning by the commercial pangueros. The long anticipated opening of the marina channel appears to be fast approaching and port authorities have recently stated that they do plan on breaking through to the ocean within the next two weeks. Local panga fleets have been enduring very harsh and cramped working conditions as the marina project has entered into these final stages and it makes one wonder why these fleets were simply just given some kind of temporary compensation to close down operations and clear the beach of pangas so that all of the heavy machinery could be used more efficiently in order to rapidly finish this project that is already so far behind schedule. Especially of critical importance now is the fact that tropical storm season is upon us and it is only a matter of time when the season’s first hurricane develops.
As offshore waters warmed during the first part of the week there were increased numbers of dorado being encountered, found mainly in ones and twos, on a combination of lures and various baits, most of the dorado accounted for ranged in the 15 to 30 pound class. Not much to report as far as yellowfin tuna action, though some larger sized yellowfin were spotted by a Palmilla cruiser skipper coming out of the water in an area outside of Desteladera, they were located in the same area as dark colored porpoise and they disappeared quickly, no hook ups were reported.
The Gordo Banks region showed signs of life mid week, massive schools of mackerel were found swarming on the surface and could be easily jigged up. For the few lucky anglers that got into this action they shared stories of wide-open action for yellowtail, amberjack and huachinango (red snapper), all while slow trolling live baits on the surface. Fish to 60 pounds were landed and many other larger fish were so powerful that they could not be turned even on heavier tackle before reaching their freedom by cutting off the lines on the rocks some one hundred feet below.
Inshore action continued to be slow, as this is where the coolest currents were and the increased swell activity did not help the situation either. There was a on and off bite for yellow snapper on the inshore rock piles off of Cardon and a few pargo Colorado and dogtooth snapper mixed in, along with a handful of late season sierra.
The combined La Playita panga fleets sent out approximately 69 charters for the week, with anglers accounting for a fish count of: 23 striped marlin, 16 dorado, 25 bonito, 9 roosterfish, 17 amberjack, 11 yellowtail, 7 dogtooth snapper, 32 huachinango (snapper), 128 yellow pargo, 14 barred pargo and 18 sierra.
Good fishing, Eric
GORDO BANKS PANGAS
Eric Brictson
Owner/Operator
800 4081199
Los Cabos 1421147
ericgordobanks@yahoo.com
www.gordobanks.com
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Jul 8, 2007; 06:43PM - Ixtapa Zihuatanejo fish Report
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Category: Mexico Ixtapa Zihuatanejo
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Author Name: Stan Lushinsky
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July 6, 2007
The inshore continues to dominate the fishing in Ixtapa Zihuatanejo. Mr. Monetero fishing two days inshore with Captain Adolofo landed 5 ROOSTERFISH and close to triple digit Yellowtail Jacks. Most of the Jacks were take on a MEGABAIT spoon and the Roosters on a combination of Live Bait and Pencil poppers. Mr. Mark Tamim also fishing two inshore days with Captain Adolofo recorded 7 ROOSTERFISH 4 of which scaled between 50 and 60 lbs. Mr. Tamim also had non stop action on Yellowtail Jacks landing nearly 50 in the two days. Mr. Betancourt fishing one day inshore aboard the Dos Hermanos 1 landed 1 ROOSTERFISH which scaled close to the 70 lb mark and lost another 4 Roosterfish. Mr. Betancourt fished one day offshore landing 1 SAILFISH and two Yellowfin tuna to 20 lbs. First Time visitor to Ixtapa Zihuatanejo. Mr. Nowacki fishing 1 inshore day aboard the Sequestro with Captain Temo landed 6 YELLOWTAIL JACKS as well as a handful of Bonitos on light tackle. The blue water is at the 15 mile mark but there has been a lack of activity. Inshore the red tide is gone and the fishing is wide open.
Ixtapa Zihuatanejo weather: Sunny mild temps in the high 80’s
Sea Conditions Calm to moderate
Bait Supply: Good
Sincerely,
Stan Lushinsky
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Jul 7, 2007; 01:40PM - Clean Water Back
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Category: Mexico Ixtapa Zihuatanejo
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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Clean clear water is at the solitary rock at the entrance to Zihuatanejo Bay. Fishing is improving, with the trend on the plus side as we move away from the full moon phase. Even though there are not many boats going out, the fleet is averaging about 3 sailfish a day, per boat. Adan, on the panga, Gitana II, fished only one day this week, but managed 4 sailfish released.
Most of the sailfish have been taken between 12 and 14 miles from the bay entrance. The blue marlin and yellowfin tuna are still around, but they are still out at the 1,000 fathom line (about 30 to 32 miles).
Santiago, on the panga, Gitana, told me he released two nice roosters this week weighing approximately 42 to 45 pounds, but most roosters are averaging about 25 to 30 pounds. He also said there are a lot of the hard fighting jack crevalle filling in the gap between the rooster bites and are averaging 14 to 16 pounds.
Ed Kunze
Water temperature 80 - 84
Air temperature 71-95
Humidity 79%
Wind: Calm
Conditions: Cloudy
Visibility 17 miles
Sunrise 7:17 a.m. CDT
Sunset 8:26 p.m. CDT
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Jul 7, 2007; 01:39PM - Cold Currents Persist….
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Category: Saltwater Fly Fishing Reports
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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REPORT #1070 “Below the Border” Saltwater Fly-Fishing reports since 1996
Endless Season Update July 07, 2007
East Cape
Unseasonably cooler water plagued the area again this week, pushing the best offshore action farther up into the Sea of Cortez from Punta Pescadero out to the eighty-eight - more fish seen than caught. However, there were a few blues to add to the excitement. Sardina were tough to come by so the bait supply was limited to ballyhoo and cabillitos. Dorado action continued to be sporadic with only an occasional trolled fish caught, though some were as large as forty pounds. Tuna action could be found if you were willing to travel 30 – 50 miles…mostly football sized fish with a few 20 pounders mixed in. If you weren’t on one of the early boats to find the porpoise, your odds diminished quickly.
Inshore has continued to be the best option for the flyrodder, offering good action for smaller roosters and jacks (with a few decent sized pargo in the mix) close to shore.
Beach action continued to be a challenge and is best left to the physically fit. Patrolling the beaches on foot in the midday sun trying to be in the right place at the right time can be tough. Try early morning and late afternoon when the ladyfish come out to play.
Water temperature 69-84
Air temperature 75-91
Humidity 83%
Wind: ESE 8 knots
Conditions: Partly Sunny
Visibility 5 miles
Sunrise 6:37 a.m. MDT
Sunset 8:10 p.m. MDT
Magdalena Bay, Baja Mexico
The only offshore reports this week came from the shark fishermen who found a few dorado twenty miles west of the Entrada. Enrique Soto, from San Carlos, continued to pound the yellows at the Entrada, mostly firecrackers with just enough mossbacks to keep it interesting. There were also a few sierra and bonita mixed in with the yellows under the bird schools chasing the breezing sardinas.
Devil’s Curve produced a few snook in the ten pound class, as well as a few pargo and grouper that were suckers for a slow-retrieved chartreuse Baja Deepdiver.
Above Lopez Mateos the best bet was the surface action for corvina that were hitting poppers of any description. Of course there were plenty of spotted bay bass deeper down in the water column that couldn’t resist small Clousers.
Water temperature 64 - 73
Air temperature 70 -85
Humidity 58 %
Wind: W 8 – 11 knots
Conditions: Partly Sunny
Visibility 5 miles
Sunrise 6:42 a.m. MDT
Sunset 8:20 p.m. MDT
Zihuatanejo, Mainland Mexico
Clean clear water is at the solitary rock at the entrance to Zihuatanejo Bay. Fishing is improving, with the trend on the plus side as we move away from the full moon phase. Even though there are not many boats going out, the fleet is averaging about 3 sailfish a day, per boat. Adan, on the panga, Gitana II, fished only one day this week, but managed 4 sailfish released.
Most of the sailfish have been taken between 12 and 14 miles from the bay entrance. The blue marlin and yellowfin tuna are still around, but they are still out at the 1,000 fathom line (about 30 to 32 miles).
Santiago, on the panga, Gitana, told me he released two nice roosters this week weighing approximately 42 to 45 pounds, but most roosters are averaging about 25 to 30 pounds. He also said there are a lot of the hard fighting jack crevalle filling in the gap between the rooster bites and are averaging 14 to 16 pounds.
Ed Kunze
Water temperature 80 - 84
Air temperature 71-95
Humidity 79%
Wind: Calm
Conditions: Cloudy
Visibility 17 miles
Sunrise 7:17 a.m. CDT
Sunset 8:26 p.m. CDT
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Jul 3, 2007; 08:11AM - Gordo Banks Pangas San Jose Del Cabo
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: Eric Brictson
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Gordo Banks Pangas
San Jose del Cabo
July 1, 2007
Anglers –
The pattern of unpredictable cooler than normal ocean conditions continued this past week. The relentless breeze from the south persisted and pushed cold and dirty currents into the lower Sea of Cortez. Early in the week the ocean swells significantly increased and this particularly stirred up the inshore areas. At this time there are no tropical storms developing to the south, but the weather is becoming increasingly more humid and reaching in the 90s. The water temperatures were ranging from 70 to 77 degrees, with most of the area off of San Jose del Cabo averaging 72 to 74 degrees. Sportfishing fleets were fishing off of the Pacific near Jaime Bank and north to the Gordo Banks, finding a varying of slow to very respectable action, depending on the day and location. Live bait availability consisted of sardinas and mullet, with mackerel schools also being found balled up on the surface on the offshore fishing grounds, they proved to be the bait of choice.
Striped marlin were spotted in good numbers offshore, but it was another story hooking up, especially if you were armed with only mullet, they were not that eager to strike on them, though for anglers that had mackerel in their arsenal they reported much better success. During the later part of the week anglers that scouted out the Outer Gordo Bank area reported good action on amberjack and yellowtail, these fish were seen feeding on the surface, trolling with live mackerel proved to be the best bet, but some fish hit on iron jigs. The fish that were landed were of quality size, all in the 25 to 45 pound class. No sign of yellowfin tuna on the banks, only a few scattered reports from cruisers searching further offshore of finding football sized tuna underneath porpoise, though there was no consistency on them. The vicinity of the Jaime Banks is where the fleets found a series of floating Sargasso weed patches and reported fast action for nice sized dorado and a few wahoo taken from the same areas, this bite was a matter of finding the weeds and being one of the first boats to be on the scene.
The San Jose panga fleets concentrated most of their efforts closer to shore and off the various bottom reefs from Cardon to San Luis. Using mainly baits and also some yo-yo jigs they were accounting for a mix of huachinango, yellow snapper, cabrilla, amberjack, pompano, pargo colorado, dogtooth snapper, bonito, surgeon fish, jack crevalle and triggerfish. Very few reports on roosterfish this week, though some larger roosters were spotted feeding, but they disappeared just as fast as they appeared.
The La Playita panga fleets sent out a total of 59 charters for the week, with anglers accounting for an approximate fish total of: 4 striped marlin, 7 dorado, 3 hammerhead sharks, 26 sierra, 27 amberjack, 14 roosterfish, 13 jack crevalle, 215 yellowtail snapper, 12 barred pargo, 21 huachinango, 15 cabrilla, 72 bonita, 8 dogtooth snapper, 20 pargo colorado, 11 yellowtail, 16 surgeonfish, 22 pompano and 28 triggerfish.
Good Fishing, Eric
GORDO BANKS PANGAS
Eric Brictson
Owner/Operator
800 4081199
Los Cabos 1421147
ericgordobanks@yahoo.com
www.gordobanks.com
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Jul 2, 2007; 10:24AM - Cabo Bite Report
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: George Landrum
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FLY HOOKER SPORTFISHING
Captain George Landrum
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
Cabo Fish Report
June 25-July 1, 2007
WEATHER: It was a very confusing week this past week with the beginning being so nice. We had great weather to start the week and then it all turned around, the swells kicked up due to some small circulations to the south, we got overcast skies at the end of the week due to the same conditions and then the winds changed. At the end of the week we had winds coming in from the south and the swells from the south along with cloudy skies, not the best conditions for fishing for sure.
WATER: The Pacific side was much warmer than the Cortez side close to home with water temperatures in the high 70’s and this was nice at the start of the week. As the days wore on though the wind shifted and at the end of the week you did not want to go on the Pacific side of the Cape if you had any little hint of seasickness. Swells from the south at 4-6 feet and winds that seemed to reach an occasional 20 knots really kicked things up on both sides of the Cape. On the Cortez side at the beginning of the week the water was a lot cooler and a lot greener, and it was not until you were 25 miles off the beach that it started to clean up. At the end of the week the green water extended out 40 miles and the cool temperatures stretched up past the Punta Gorda area. With the wind switching to the south at the end of the week, there was really no place to hide and get out of the choppy conditions. Thankfully it was not due south, the was a lot of west in it and that allowed conditions close to the beach here in the Los Cabos are to be decent enough to run home in.
BAIT: There was a good mix of Pacific Greenback Mackerel and Caballito this week at the normal $2per bait. Up towards San Jose there were plenty of good qualities of Sardinas available at the usual $20 per bucket.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: The bite on billfish really dropped off this week with very few Striped Marlin being caught. There was the occasional hot spot and a few boats were able to get in three or four releases a day, but they were by far the exception, and defiantly not consistent o a day-to-day basis. The water turned over when the wind shifted and once again the bite really suffered. There were Striped Marlin found along the 1,000 fathom curve between the Doughnut and due south early in the week but that bite disappeared, there were a few fish found out past the Cabrillo Seamount but these fish were pushed to the south with the change in water conditions as well. A few Swordfish were sighted this week but no one brought a Swordfish in that I am aware of. The Blue bite dropped off a lot as the water changed as well. I seems as if the Striped Marlin are on the way north and the conditions have not improved enough for the Blues and Blacks to really take their place yet.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: I sure wish we had some consistent Yellowfin action to concentrate on. Instead we have scattered pods of porpoise that only occasionally kick out football size fish and an occasional school that a boat will get on that allows a #80 fish to be hooked up in. I think that there is a strong chance that the number of Purse Seiners working the water near here is having a strong influence on the catch as well. Several boats sighted Purse Seiners setting on schools of fish on the Pacific side in the vicinity of the Golden Gate and the San Jaime Banks this week. I got into a great pod of Dolphin on Tuesday but there were no fish under them. This pod numbered close to a thousand Dolphins but you could not get the boat close to them, they had already be set on by a Seiner and were scared. I found another large pod close to shore, within 1 mile of the beach on the Pacific side and they were working a big school of Sardinas. We stayed with these animals for over an hour and managed only one small 6-pound tuna from them.
.DORADO: There were a lot more Dorado flags flying this week than in past weeks and that is definitely due to the warming water. In the middle of the week a boat found a floating patch of kelp that produced fish for every boat visiting it, all fish in the 20-30 pound class, and a lot of boats were able to get three to five fish each off of the paddy. The first few boats to get there loaded up and caught fish far in the excess of the legal limit, but like they said, if we don’t catch them, the long liners will. Boats that visited the kelp patch the second day were rewarded with fish as well, but after being hit by 20 or so boats the fish left the area. Close to the beach there was fairly consistent action on smaller Dorado in the 3-8 pound range but no large fish. There were scattered fish caught by boats trolling for Marlin and the largest I heard of was in the low 50-pound class.
WAHOO: The patch of kelp that produced all the Dorado also delivered a few Wahoo in the 20-25 pound class to the first few boats to get there. Other than that the Wahoo action was a bit on the slow side with only an occasional fish reported by the fleets.
INSHORE: Inshore fishing was very inconsistent this week with most of the action moving far up the coast toward the East Cape and warmer water. The water on the Pacific side had been producing Roosterfish and Amberjack as well as some nice grouper, but the shift in the wind and change in water conditions really moved things around. There were Ladyfish in plenty though, and at least there was something to put a bend in the rod.
NOTES: It was a much better week to be golfing (if you know how to play the game, and my results this week show I need some big-time lessons) than to be out fishing. Hopefully water conditions will change again and the fishing will improve. Until then, have another beer and watch the fishing channels on T.V Saturday mornings! Oh, by the way, the government captured and confiscated two commercial fishing boats this week, one of the reported to be using gill nets to capture Marlin and another running a long line within the 15-mile limit (see the link below). When the crews left the boats at the dock after being brought in, they turned off all the freezers and the fish turned rotten. That’s a win-lose situation.
http://www.billfish.org/new/NewsArticle.asp?ArticleID=60
Until next week, Tight lines!
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Jul 1, 2007; 09:18AM - Butler Chain
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Category: Florida
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Author Name: Capt Ti m Fey
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This past week out on Butler Chain has seen some good bass fishing action. Bass have been relating to the grass edges, as we found out Monday, Matt and I tried to get on a good flipping bite, but the small bass seemed to be stacked up inside the grasses, so we moved off the grass and pitched wacky rigged Gitem K.O’s in Red Bass and Dark Mellon, catching several good bass between 3 ½ to 4.2 pounds. Gitem Toads got a few strikes with one hook up, as well as a Buzzrbait from Secret Weapon Lures. Lakes Fished were Lake Down, Lake Louise, Lake Pocket and Lake Sheen
Tuesday saw us artificial baits. Bob and Judy used Gitem K.O’s to get our catch. Morning bite was the best bite, as we closed in on high noon, the bite dropped off in a dramatic way. Most bass were caught on Lake Sheen, in and around hydrilla beds in 8 to 10 foot of water. Artificial baits drew several hits with missed hook ups, and a couple landed on Lake Blanche to end the day.
Wednesday once again had us working Lakes Sheen, Pocket and Blanche with live bait and artificial baits. Fred, Brian and Joyce got the best action using the live bait around grass beds that had deeper water hydrilla close by. Bass had been seen cruising between the two mixes of vegetation so that is the pattern we keyed in on. Once the live bait was used up, we switched to the K.O’s and worked grass beds, and threw to the base of cypress trees, getting a few good hits and misses, with a good hook up on Lake Blanche once again to end the day.
Friday, Jeff came for 4 hours of artificial bait action, and we saw ourselves really working to get our catch. T-rigged and wacky rigs were the way to get the bites, which were very light, as the bass would just pick up the baits, and VERY slowly swim off with it.Lake Sheen did not produce as it had in previous trips, so we made a move into Lake Tibet in order to get our catch, with the two biggest coming in just a shade under 4 pounds.
Saturday I ended the week with Matt and Mary out on Butler Chain. Matt wanted to get his wife out there and catching some bass, and have a good day so that she would continue to want to fish with him. Well the day started out the typical way, with the husband telling the wife he was going to catch more bass, I even tried telling Matt, women always out catch the men and catch the bigger bass. Mary did not let me down, as she started out with the shiners, catching two bass fairly early on, and Matt was still watching his shiner swim around. We had done some moving around on Lake Sheen, with Matt and Mary both catching bass, but Mary seemed to have the magic touch landing some nice bass, and working them like a Pro.
From Sheen we made a move into Lake Tibet, and Matt want to try some plastic baits, so I showed him how the wacky rig worked, and after a few tosses, Matt had a good hook up and landed his bass. Mary got a little quiet on the back of the boat, when things work up, and the drag was being pulled, a few minutes later, Mary was getting her picture taken with a very nice 4.12 pound bass, which would turn out to be the biggest bass of the day.
Matt had his moment about 15 minutes later, working a grass line with a Texas rigged Gitem K.O, he sets the hook and a good fight was on, we got a good look at this bass and Matt thought for sure he was going to have a bigger bass than his wife. Mary started to reel up her line as it appeared to be tangled in with Matt’s bass, but what had happened was, This bass was so hungry, it had taken in her shiner and was swimming around, and hit Matt’s T-Rigged K.O, so they ended the day with them both landing the last bass of the day together, coming in at 4.2 pounds.
Till my next report, tight lines and great fishing!
Capt Tim Fey
Bassfishingfl.com
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Jun 30, 2007; 02:12PM - Water Temps Up
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Category: Mexico Ixtapa Zihuatanejo
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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Inside the 1,000 fathom line (which is 30 miles from Zihuatanejo Bay), the water temperature is a minimum of 88º, with some areas as warm as 90º. Beyond the 1,000 fathom line the water is a more reasonable 86º. The action is good for most species, but it has moved out a bit.
We are averaging about 2 sailfish per day per boat with most of the action in the 12 to 14 mile areas. The marlin are still striking lures beyond the 30 mile mark. Plus there are quite a few yellowfin tuna at 30 miles also.
Inshore, Adolpho, on the panga Dos Hermanos, is still doing very well on roosters and jack crevalle up in the Troncones area
Ed Kunze
Water temperature 80 - 84
Air temperature 75-100
Humidity 89%
Wind: Calm
Conditions: Mostly Sunny
Visibility 3 miles
Sunrise 7:14 a.m. CDT
Sunset 8:25 p.m. CDT
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Jun 30, 2007; 02:11PM - Cold Current Recedes…Action Returns
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Category: Saltwater Fly Fishing Reports
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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REPORT #1069 “Below the Border” Saltwater Fly-Fishing reports since 1996
Endless Season Update June 30, 2007
East Cape
As last week’s cold, off-color current receded, the fishing immediately picked up. The place to be for the billfish action seemed to be from Punta Pescadero to the eighty-eight, though it was still tough to keep them behind the teasers long enough to get a shot with the fly.
Tuna action also snapped back with fish being found under the porpoise from six miles off of Las Arenas to thirty miles out in front of Buenavista. The shark buoys off Punta Pescadero also provided some action for the few boats that checked them out before continuing on to the eighty-eight in search of billfish action.
Back on the inside close to shore, there were plenty of smaller roosters and jacks (with a few “toads” sprinkled in), feeding on breezing bait schools. The best opportunities for sight casting to the “Bubba class fish” were from La Ribera to the Lighthouse from the beach.
We are beginning to find some of the pompano schools making their way mid-day up and down the beach; small beige ‘crazy Charlie’s will do the trick.
Water temperature 69-83
Air temperature 75-91
Humidity 77%
Wind: SE 7 - 9 knots
Conditions: Clear
Visibility 8 miles
Sunrise 6:35 a.m. MDT
Sunset 8:09 p.m. MDT
Magdalena Bay, Baja Mexico
With water temperatures soaring, Magdalena Bay is beginning to stir. Offshore confirmed catches, instead of the vague reports, of dorado sightings happened this week for the first time this year - only six miles offshore. Humboldt squid are thick. Hopefully this is a good sign of things to come. Farther out at the twenty mile mark, good sized schools of tuna were found feeding on sardines under the bird schools.
Enrique Soto, from San Carlos, reported good yellowtail action at the Entrada - well worth the twenty mile run. Sounds like what they lack in quality is made up in quantity. Most of the fish are in the 5 – 10 lb. class with an occasional ‘fatty’ showing up.
Once again, Ruben Duran, Lopez Mateos, spotted the guys with the nets hauling 20 – 60 lb. snook out of the surf outside the Boca.
Bob Hoyt, Magbay Outfitters, spent a day fishing with his son and reported good catches of leopard grouper, pargo, and halibut near sand beaches and enough spotted bay bass to consider them a nuisance.
Water temperature 64 - 73
Air temperature 70 -83
Humidity 58 %
Wind: W 8 – 11 knots
Conditions: Partly Sunny
Visibility 8 miles
Sunrise 6:40 a.m. MDT
Sunset 8:20 p.m. MDT
Zihuatanejo, Mainland Mexico
Inside the 1,000 fathom line (which is 30 miles from Zihuatanejo Bay), the water temperature is a minimum of 88º, with some areas as warm as 90º. Beyond the 1,000 fathom line the water is a more reasonable 86º. The action is good for most species, but it has moved out a bit.
We are averaging about 2 sailfish per day per boat with most of the action in the 12 to 14 mile areas. The marlin are still striking lures beyond the 30 mile mark. Plus there are quite a few yellowfin tuna at 30 miles also.
Inshore, Adolpho, on the panga Dos Hermanos, is still doing very well on roosters and jack crevalle up in the Troncones area
Ed Kunze
Water temperature 80 - 84
Air temperature 75-100
Humidity 89%
Wind: Calm
Conditions: Mostly Sunny
Visibility 3 miles
Sunrise 7:14 a.m. CDT
Sunset 8:25 p.m. CDT
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Jun 29, 2007; 07:42AM - Ixtapa Zihuatanejo fish Report
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Category: Mexico Ixtapa Zihuatanejo
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Author Name: Stan Lushinsky
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JUNE 28, 2007
The season of unpredictability continues as the reports continue to defy the historical patterns. Offshore the Sailfish are almost nonexistent but the Marlin have showed up and continue to offer a real shot each day. Added to the mix was the oncoming full moon which made for a dicey mix. Inshore specialist and returning angler from New Jersey Ron Reinhardt and first time angler to Zihuatanejo Mr. Jamie Lobue fishing 4 days with Captain Adolofo raised over 20 ROOSTERFISH hooking 7 and landing 4. Two of the Roosterfish exceeded 70 lbs and were caught on YOZURI surface cruisers. The Duo also landed 27 YELLOWTAIL JACKS to 25 lbs. .Captain Adolofo finished the week fishing with Angler Mr. Montero who in 2 days landed 4 ROOSTERFISH to 55 lbs and 18 YELLOWTAIL JACKS. Captain Cheva on the Dos Hermanos 2 fishing 7 days with European angler Mr. Chanel hooked and lost 2 Big Marlin as well as 3 SAILFISH. Mr. Chanel did manage to land 7 ROOSTERFISH mostly on live bait along with over 60 Bonitos on lights tackle and 5 Big YELLOWTAIL JACKS. Returning angler Mr. Dennis Collins and his group fishing 3 days with Captain Chiro on the Bloody Hook landed an estimated 450 Lb Black Marlin on their first day out. The group’s second day was uneventful as they searched beyond the 25 mile mark but came up empty. The third day was marked by a rough sea and high winds. On that day the group managed one Yellowfin Tuna and pulled the hooks on a SAILFISH. Captain Temo on the Secuestro fishing with Angler Mr. Pack landed 1 ROOSTERFISH, 8 YELLOWTAIL JACKS and several Bonitos. The Red tide has moved south and our captain are reporting better water to the north around Pantla. The Blue water is out at the 25 mile mark and the band of green water between shore and the blue water is holding large schools of Bonito and some Marlin.
Ixtapa Zihuatanejo weather. The first rain of the season with some wind
Sea Conditions: Moderate to rough
Bait Supply: Good
Sincerely,
Stan Lushinsky
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