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From Jan 01, 1999 To Sep 22, 2025
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Oct 22, 2005; 12:27PM - Storms Aftermath
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Category: Guatemala Sport Fishing
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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With all the recent storm activity, the water has be off-color and fishing has been tough. Everyone is hoping that the fringes of Wilma don’t extend the poor conditions. Activity should begin to pick up right after the first of the month as the fleet begins to ramp up for the upcoming season.
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Les Kagel
Water temperature 78 - 82
Air temperature 79- 89
Humidity 100%
Wind: W 11 mph
Conditions: Scattered Clouds
Visibility 6 miles
Sunrise 5:55 a.m. CST
Sunset 5:39 p.m. CST
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Oct 22, 2005; 12:24PM - More fish . . . Too Much Wind
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Category: Saltwater Fly Fishing Reports
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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REPORT #981. “Below the Border” Saltwater Fly-Fishing reports since 1996
Endless Season Update 10/22/2005
East Cape
Justin Cordonnier, Mario Proia, Dana Erikson and Jon Weber – Atlantic striper and bluefish guys from the East Coast – came in search of action and weren’t disappointed. By the end of their trip they had caught 15 species and tallied more firsts than a 21st birthday party: everything from bonefish to Humboldt squid. Inshore, they found jacks, roosters, ladyfish, pompano; moving a few miles further off the beach outside of Cabo Pulmo they connected with YFT, skipjack, white bonito, dorado and even a wahoo.
Still few sardina to be found, however the squid cut into chunks did the trick. Tuna and dorado couldn’t resist the chum line of one inch cubes thrown out in handfuls. We had a chum line on both ends of the boat and it worked like a charm. Justin, casting from the bow, hooked both dorado and yellowfin tuna on a well-placed See Through Deceiver with a hint of turquoise.
By Tuesday, (10/18) the north wind began to ramp up and the rest of the week went south. On the water there more holes than a Baja back road and the wind waves on the beach had turned the water the color of bad tequila. Lance did manage to guide his clients to a few small roosters and jacks at the sticks near La Ribera. By early this morning the wind began to back off and we are hoping for a repeat of last weekend.
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Baja on the Fly
Water temperature 80-84
Air temperature 77-88
Humidity 31%
Wind: NW 11 mph
Conditions: Scattered Clouds
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 7:18 a.m. MDT
Sunset 6:47 p.m. MDT
Magdalena Bay, Baja Mexico
While lumpy seas made fishing tough, the results were good for the few who ventured out. Below and inside the Thetis Bank, a few marlin were located feeding on the surface. Dorado and tuna could be found back closer toward the boca (mouth) into Lopez Mateos. The shark buoys west of the entrada were producing the fair catches of dorado and also a few marlin.
Up in the esteros, the bite continued to be slow, with plenty of cabrilla as usual, but the corvina, leopard grouper and pargo were in short supply. There were a few yellowtail found deeper in the water column.
Several of the East Coast yachts that made the long journey to get in on the hot marlin bite Magdalena Bay is known for have been heard complaining that the fishing has been disappointing for them. Too bad. I guess ballyhoo don’t work here as well as they do on the other coast. The West Coast yachts traveling up and down the coast past Magdalena Bay have been reporting good to great fishing for the past several weeks. Local knowledge must help.
Water temperature 70-77
Air temperature 68-79
Humidity 60%
Wind: WNW 17
Conditions: Clear
Visibility 5 miles
Sunrise 7:28 a.m. MDT
Sunset 6:53 p.m. MDT
Zihuatanejo, Mainland Mexico
Things sure have turned around since the heavy rains from the remnants of tropical storm Stan hit us two weeks ago. I was sure they would take a turn for the better, because we are now out of the rainy season, and getting back into a normal pattern.
The inshore waters are approaching 80º again and the fishing reflects it. Adolpho, on the panga “Dos Hermanos,” got 7 roosters for his client, and a couple of large jacks. They fished the antennae area near Petalan. Most of the fish were taken by casting large surface poppers. A few were taken slow trolling a live bait.
The bluewater is still a ways offshore, but the 84º water is closer in. Santiago on the panga “Gitana” is doing about the average, with three sailfish released for his client for two days of fishing. As we come out of the full moon cycle, the bluewater fishing shall also improve dramatically.
Water temperature 80 - 84
Air temperature 78 - 87
Humidity 94%
Wind: WSW 8 mph
Conditions: Overcast
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 7:41 a.m. CDT
Sunset 7:19 p.m. CDT
San Jose, Guatemala
With all the recent storm activity, the water has be off-color and fishing has been tough. Everyone is hoping that the fringes of Wilma don’t extend the poor conditions. Activity should begin to pick up right after the first of the month as the fleet begins to ramp up for the upcoming season.
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Les Kagel
Water temperature 78 - 82
Air temperature 79- 89
Humidity 100%
Wind: W 11 mph
Conditions: Scattered Clouds
Visibility 6 miles
Sunrise 5:55 a.m. CST
Sunset 5:39 p.m. CST
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Oct 17, 2005; 12:41PM - 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
Cabo Fish Report
Oct. 10-16, 2005
WEATHER: With our day time highs in the mid 90’s things have warmed up just a little from last week, but it is still very nice during the day. At nights it has been in the mid to high 70’s, again, bit warmer than last week but you can feel the change with the drop in humidity. Having the clouds move away resulted in the slight rise in temperature, and that also resulted in the afternoon winds leaving us at the end of the week, resulting in very slight breezes instead of the strong wind.
WATER: Surface conditions on both the Sea of Cortez and the Pacific were great this week with the end of the week being extremely nice. There was a slight swell and early week afternoon winds resulting in some chop, but later in the week the wind went away and there were just swells with no choppy conditions. The Sea of Cortez was an almost uniform 85-86 degrees on the surface with a few spots to 88 around the 95 and 1150 spots. On the Pacific there was a very defined temperature break that ran from Punta Cristobal and out across the San Jaime Bank then to the southwest. On the warm side it was 85 degrees and the cool north side was 79-80 degrees just a mile away. There was also a band of warmer water running up along the coast for about 20 miles that ran from the beach to just over a mile off shore.
BAIT: Bait was not a problem this week as there were plenty of Caballito available at the usual $2 per bait. There were Sardinas available up at Palmilla at $20 per scoop.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: There did not seem to be any one area that held Billfish this week as the results of the Los Cabos Billfish Tournament showed. Most of the boats worked either the temperature break around the San Jaime or the area of Punta Gorda and the Cabrilla Seamount, and fish were found at all these places. Only three qualifying fish were caught in the Marlin category with the largest being a 465 pound Blue Marlin, the second was a #408 Blue and the third a #406 Black. There were plenty of Striped Marlin released and also a fair number of smaller, non-qualifying Blue and Black Marlin. The day after the tournament the Marlin fishing slowed down, with few boats getting into the Billfish, instead, most of them found Tuna and Dorado.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Most boats were able to get into the Tuna this week and there were some quality fish, enough so that I would have to call them the fish of the week. Spotted, Spinner and White bellied Dolphin held fish, and if you were there at the right time things could break wide open! Schools were found on the Pacific side between San Cristobal and the San Jaime Banks, on the Golden Gate Banks and to the north of it, on the Sea of Cortez 19 miles to the east of the arch and up around the Iman Bank area. Most of the fish were in the 30-60 pound class but a few slobs were brought in. One of the boats in the Tournament brought in a #160 on day one of the competition and a #277 on the second day. Cedar plugs worked for the smaller fish and live bait was the choice for the larger ones.
DORADO: There was little change in the location or sizes of the Dorado caught this week. Most of the fish were found either close to the beach, often only 200 yards off, or out in the open ocean under drifting debris. Both the Sea of Cortez and the Pacific side had fish, and while not in enormous quantity, they were there to be caught and most boats had little difficulty in getting a few for dinner. Bright colored lures trolled at high speeds and slow trolled live bait worked well.
WAHOO: I did see a few more Wahoo flags this week and it seemed that they were an incidental catch for most of the boats. Due to the concentration of boats around the banks, most of the fish came from there, but there were still fish caught out in the open. Average size was 35 pounds.
INSHORE: Most of the Pangas have been trying to get into Tuna this week, and they have been having some success with fish close to the beach. Dorado were also a target and everyone was getting fish to take home. The usual inshore species were a bit slow on the bite but there were still a few decent Roosterfish reported as well as Amberjack and Pargo.
NOTES: Ok, the first tournament of the month is over and now we are gearing up for the big money, ego oriented Black and Blue. Money is the name of the game in this one and if the big fish shows up you had better be prepared. I will be captain this year for an excellent team so keep your fingers crossed for us that lady luck pays the boat a visit! Next week I will be able to let you know how many boats are likely to be signed up so check back for an update! Until then, Tight Lines!
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Oct 15, 2005; 07:13AM - Stan was Here Too!
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Category: Saltwater Fly Fishing Reports
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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Because of the large clean-up effort after Hurricane Stan, no boats that went out. Also, it will take another week or so for all of the river runoff to get back to their usual levels, thus bringing the blue water back normal distances.
Les Kagel
Water temperature 78 - 82
Air temperature 77- 88
Humidity 70%
Wind: Calm
Conditions: Clear
Visibility 6 miles
Sunrise 5:54 a.m. CST
Sunset 5:44 p.m. CST
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Oct 15, 2005; 07:12AM - Stan Screws Things Up
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Category: Mexico Ixtapa Zihuatanejo
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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Water conditions are still recovering from when we were hit hard last week by remnants of Tropical Storm Stan. However, things are improving daily and should be back to normal by the end of next week. The blue water is still out a long ways, but coming back in to about 25 miles. From the Terrifin Satellite Surface Water Temperature, the 80º water is now at 10 miles, and the 84º water is about 32 miles.
The boats are averaging about one sailfish a day each. Dan Leo, fishing on his private boat Dancin, caught two very nice dorado yesterday. He had gone out with a new electric reel to try some very deep water meat fishing. When they spotted the dorado under some debris, that put an end to the deep water expedition.
Terry Carter, guiding in last week's Baja on the Fly roosterfish tournament, fished with Santiago on the panga Gitana for two days. He caught one sailfish on the fly each day boosting his lifetime total to 102 and one of them was on a 4-weight.
The inshore waters are clearing up fast, but they are not yet back to a normal 82º. They should be in great shape by next week.
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Ed Kunze
Water temperature 80 - 84
Air temperature 78 - 86
Humidity 66%
Wind: SE 9 mph
Conditions: T-Storms
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 7:38 a.m. CDT
Sunset 7:24 p.m. CDT
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Oct 15, 2005; 07:10AM - Storm Moves On – Stuff Bites
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Category: Saltwater Fly Fishing Reports
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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REPORT #980. “Below the Border” Saltwater Fly-Fishing reports since 1996
East Cape
After dumping a ton of rain on the mainland, the remnants of Tropical Storm Stan were hardly noticed as it went by here earlier in the week. In its wake came the first north wind of the season, causing the Sea of Cortez to get grumpy. However, the fish didn’t seem to care and there were plenty of tuna and billfish for the anglers who hung in there. Surprisingly, there were even a few dorado to be found. By yesterday (10/14), the wind had backed off some and the sea had started to settle down. The beach is still dirty from the wind waves and will need a few more days to clean up. There were several larger roosters released this week close to shore somewhere between La Ribera and the Lighthouse.
Our guide Lance Peterson reported: “The wind backed off considerably today (10/14). Just a breeze. Clear skies and warm. Fished inshore with the fly-guys from Cordonnier group. We quickly jigged up some Humboldt squid to use for chum. There were no sardina to be found anywhere, only mackerel. We trolled the ‘hoochie’ a little and a hooked a dorado. One of the guys hooked one of its followers. It was just a little guy, but cool. Then we headed over to Punta Colorado and cast over the rocks. Caught a lot of small roosters, under a pound. There were ten at least. Finished at Punta Arena where I teased up a bunch of hot ladyfish, needles, and more little roosters. Caught a few pompano, too. It was an eight species day.”
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Baja on the Fly
Water temperature 80-84
Air temperature 78-93
Humidity 31%
Wind: N 7 mph
Conditions: Clear
Visibility 12 miles
Sunrise 7:15 a.m. MDT
Sunset 6:53 p.m. MDT
Zihuatanejo, Mainland Mexico
Water conditions are still recovering from when we were hit hard last week by remnants of Tropical Storm Stan. However, things are improving daily and should be back to normal by the end of next week. The blue water is still out a long ways, but coming back in to about 25 miles. From the Terrifin Satellite Surface Water Temperature, the 80º water is now at 10 miles, and the 84º water is about 32 miles.
The boats are averaging about one sailfish a day each. Dan Leo, fishing on his private boat Dancin, caught two very nice dorado yesterday. He had gone out with a new electric reel to try some very deep water meat fishing. When they spotted the dorado under some debris, that put an end to the deep water expedition.
Terry Carter, guiding in last week's Baja on the Fly roosterfish tournament, fished with Santiago on the panga Gitana for two days. He caught one sailfish on the fly each day boosting his lifetime total to 102 and one of them was on a 4-weight.
The inshore waters are clearing up fast, but they are not yet back to a normal 82º. They should be in great shape by next week.
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Ed Kunze
Water temperature 80 - 84
Air temperature 78 - 86
Humidity 66%
Wind: SE 9 mph
Conditions: T-Storms
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 7:38 a.m. CDT
Sunset 7:24 p.m. CDT
Magdalena Bay, Baja Mexico
Clear skies and no wind. That’s something different! The past few weeks seem like a broken record of threatening weather. The few boats have been out this week found some warm water which was holding a few dorado and YFT. No one was really targeting the marlin or wahoo, but there were rumors of some of both being spotted at the lower end of the Thetis. Before the storms hit, several yachts found enough action to get their scores up in the double digits; hopefully those fish are still hanging out and can be located again. Back in the esteros, slim picking persisted with cabrilla, a few corvina and even fewer grouper. There was a flurry of action under the bridge at the entrance to San Carlos at gray light several days last week producing a pretty good corvina bite for about an hour each morning.
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Water temperature 70-81
Air temperature 68-82
Humidity 80%
Wind: NNW 13
Conditions: Clear
Visibility 5 miles
Sunrise 7:24 a.m. MDT
Sunset 7:00 p.m. MDT
San Jose, Guatemala
Because of the large clean-up effort after Hurricane Stan, no boats that went out. Also, it will take another week or so for all of the river runoff to get back to their usual levels, thus bringing the blue water back normal distances.
Les Kagel
Water temperature 78 - 82
Air temperature 77- 88
Humidity 70%
Wind: Calm
Conditions: Clear
Visibility 6 miles
Sunrise 5:54 a.m. CST
Sunset 5:44 p.m. CST
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Oct 10, 2005; 01:03PM - 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
Cabo Fish Report
Oct. 3-9, 2005
WEATHER: October has arrived and with it the weather has taken a turn for the better. Our day time highs have been in the mid 90’s and our night time lows have been between 72 and 76 degrees, finally we had a week where I did not need to run the air conditioner all night in order to get some sleep! We have had partly cloudy skies but no rain and everyone had been watching a large area of thick clouds just outside of Puerto Vallerta hoping that the mass did not start circulating. We got lucky and as of the end of the week the cloud mass diminished in size and started to move back to the northeast over the mainland. We have had strong 15-20 knot northwesterly to southwesterly winds all week, and this may have helped keep the clouds away.
WATER: On the Pacific side of the cape the water has been cool and a little off color, ever since two weeks ago. Most of the water there has been in the 70’s but it has been hard to tell if there were any breaks in the area due to cloud cover preventing a good picture, and not a lot of boats have been getting out very far due to the choppy conditions. On the Cortez side the water has been warmer, around 81-87 degrees with no sharp breaks, just gradual shifting temperatures. The warmest areas have been around the Gorda Banks. The surface conditions have been good in the mornings but the wind has been picking up around one in the afternoon as the wind shifts around.
BAIT: Bait was a bit difficult to get at the beginning of the week due to the rough water from the Hurricane and the Port being closed over the weekend, but at the end of the week there was no problem getting Caballito at the usual $2 per bait. Sardines were in short supply up around San Jose and the bait boats there serviced the Panga fleet first, if there were any left over boats from Cabo were able to get some at the usual $20 per scoop.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: The hurricane really messed things up on the Pacific side as the bite for Striped Marlin that had been happening last Thursday went dead when boats went back to the area at the beginning of the week. There were still fish around but not in the numbers they had been. Golden Gate Bank held a few fish and there was a lot of Mackerel there but conditions prevented most boats from getting there, not because the water there was rough, but getting past the lighthouse without the anglers getting sick was difficult. There was a decent bite during the week on Blue Marlin on the Cortez side between the 95 spot and the 1150 out to the Cabrilla Seamount as well as a few fish around the Gorda Banks, nothing really wide open, but there were fish around. Also on the Cortez side were some Striped Marlin and a few Sailfish. One friend caught and released a Sailfish estimated at 120 pounds on Thursday. There were a lot of boats concentrating on Blue Marlin this week hoping to get an idea of where to concentrate their efforts for the Los Cabo Billfish Tournament this week.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Definitely the fish of the week since almost every boat that tried was able to get one or two decent Yellowfin to the boat. The main concentration of fish was about two miles to the east of the San Jaime Bank, and the fish stayed in the area all week long. They were associated with Pacific Spotted Dolphin and while they were a bit picky most of the time many boats were able to get a half dozen or so ranging in size from 30 to 60 pounds with a few larger fish in the mix. I saw fish pushing the #150 mark boil occasionally. There was a good school found on Friday out past the Gorda Banks, 35 miles from Cabo and they were associated with the Pacific Spotted Dolphin as well. A friend of mine was the first to the school that day and ended up with 20 fish from 30 to 60 pounds. Another friend was able to get only one Tuna from the school, but what a fish it was! It hit a Marlin jig and after an hour Jay landed a #320 toad!
DORADO: For boats who’s anglers could not handle the rougher water offshore, there were Dorado close in, and you did not have to go far from port to get into them. Fish ranging from 6-12 pounds were found right outside of the arch and down to Grey Rock, and up the Pacific side to the lighthouse. Small lures worked in bright colors and often there were followers behind the first one hooked up. A few larger fish were found offshore, but the majority of fish were in close, within one mile of the beach.
WAHOO: There were quite a few Wahoo caught this week and the reason may have been the number of boats fishing the right areas for Dorado. With plenty of Dorado close in, fishing the 50-100 fathom line resulted in a lot of lures being lost but a decent number of Wahoo being caught as well. None of the fish were very large with the average weight being 30 pounds.
INSHORE: Panga fish was pretty much focused on Dorado this week, but I did see a few of them offshore fishing Tuna on the Pacific side. Rough water but they were having success. Inshore water was still a bit rough along the beach and a bit off color. None of the Panga Captains I talked to said great things about the beach area so there you go!
NOTES: I have been seeing a few whales out there in the last couple of trips and after describing them to people who know these things found out they were “Wright” or “Right” whales. Big suckers and pretty distinctive as well! The big boats are all arriving and the Marina is filling up. The first big Tournament of the month is this week so the town is filling up with anglers. We have been having two or three cruise ships a day visiting as well so the town has been busy. Combine that with Sammy Hagar playing every other night for two weeks at Cabo Wabo and this place is busy! Check the report next week and I’ll let you know the tournament results! Until then, Tight Lines!
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Oct 8, 2005; 10:49AM - Storms Take Their Toll
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Category: Guatemala Sport Fishing
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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Hurricane “Stan” caused some heavy flooding to some parts of Puerto San Jose. A few of the private houses in the Villas del Pacifico Compound were flooded with two to three feet of water but most are OK. At the resort, a few large trees were fallen and some flooding to the employee quarters and parking lot but the resort is OK and open for business.
Currently the roads to both the Villas and Marina Sol are closed but should open soon. Because of the poor weather no boats fished this week.
Water temperature 78 - 82
Air temperature 77- 80
Humidity 94%
Wind: WSW 9 mph
Conditions: Light Drizzle
Visibility 6 miles
Sunrise 5:53 a.m. CST
Sunset 5:46 p.m. CST
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Oct 8, 2005; 10:48AM - Jacks or Better Begins
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Category: Mexico Ixtapa Zihuatanejo
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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Torrential rains greeted the early-arriving participants for our catch and release “Jacks or Better” tournament. Several anglers including Bruce Pratt, from Beaufort, South Carolina and last year’s winner Brian Berger from San Francisco, found plenty of action in the jack department, both landing fish in the 10- to 20-pound class on Wed. (10/5). By Fri. morning when the pre-fish day was scheduled, the sun was shining and the boats headed out in search of some action.
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Ed Kunze
Water temperature 80 - 84
Air temperature 78 - 86
Humidity 55%
Wind: SE 5 mph
Conditions: Scattered Clouds
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 7:37 a.m. CDT
Sunset 7:29 p.m. CDT
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Oct 8, 2005; 10:47AM - Weather You Like it or Not
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Category: Saltwater Fly Fishing Reports
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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REPORT #979. “Below the Border” Saltwater Fly-Fishing reports since 1996
Zihuatanejo, Mainland Mexico
Torrential rains greeted the early-arriving participants for our catch and release “Jacks or Better” tournament. Several anglers including Bruce Pratt, from Beaufort, South Carolina and last year’s winner Brian Berger from San Francisco, found plenty of action in the jack department, both landing fish in the 10- to 20-pound class on Wed. (10/5). By Fri. morning when the pre-fish day was scheduled, the sun was shining and the boats headed out in search of some action.
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Ed Kunze
Water temperature 80 - 84
Air temperature 78 - 86
Humidity 55%
Wind: SE 5 mph
Conditions: Scattered Clouds
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 7:37 a.m. CDT
Sunset 7:29 p.m. CDT
Magdalena Bay, Baja Mexico
Otis came and went and left some grumpy seas along with wind and rain which prevented anyone from fishing outside. The esteros were not wonderful, but did provide some diversion while waiting for Otis to pass. Spotted bay bass, a few grouper and trigger fish were all that could be found.
When things finally settled down later in the week, a few boats were able to get outside. Water temperatures dropped a few degrees to the 77-78 range, but the YFT didn’t seem to care and were found half way out to the Thetis Bank. With few boats out, it is difficult to say where the marlin, wahoo and dorado ended up after the storm.
Water temperature 70-81
Air temperature 71-86
Humidity 79%
Wind: W 17
Conditions: Mostly Cloudy
Visibility 5 miles
Sunrise 7:21 a.m. MDT
Sunset 6:58 p.m. MDT
East Cape
Everyone is watching the storm containing the leftovers of “Stan,” which is meandering up the Mexican coast. Stan dumped plenty of rain on Guatemala and the West Coast of Mexico including Zihuatanejo. Unsettled conditions this week slowed the fishing down a tad. With few clients willing to head out, the reports were sketchy at best. There are still the squid out a few miles (go figure). Some tuna are out in front of La Ribera, but they are driven down quickly as more boats land on them. Offshore, billfish remain the best target. Dorado finally are showing, but don’t get me wrong – it’s not a bonanza. Along the beach, wind waves have made the water the color of a bad cup of coffee.
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Baja on the Fly
Water temperature 80-88
Air temperature 78-96
Humidity 55%
Wind: SE 12 mph
Conditions: Mostly Cloudy
Visibility 12 miles
Sunrise 7:12 a.m. MDT
Sunset 6:50 p.m. MDT
San Jose, Guatemala
Hurricane “Stan” caused some heavy flooding to some parts of Puerto San Jose. A few of the private houses in the Villas del Pacifico Compound were flooded with two to three feet of water but most are OK. At the resort, a few large trees were fallen and some flooding to the employee quarters and parking lot but the resort is OK and open for business.
Currently the roads to both the Villas and Marina Sol are closed but should open soon. Because of the poor weather no boats fished this week.
Water temperature 78 - 82
Air temperature 77- 80
Humidity 94%
Wind: WSW 9 mph
Conditions: Light Drizzle
Visibility 6 miles
Sunrise 5:53 a.m. CST
Sunset 5:46 p.m. CST
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