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| Around 10% of the world's total fish species can be found just within the Great Barrier Reef. |
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| Not all animals with the word fish in their names count as fish. |
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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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| 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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From Jan 01, 1999 To Sep 22, 2025
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Oct 25, 2004; 01:31AM - Venice Louisiana snapper and tuna bite
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Category: Louisiana
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Author Name: Capt. Scott Avanzino
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What a week of great weather and fishing and mechanical and scheduling challenges...tuna and snapper still the big story although I even spent a few hours trout fishing Friday while waiting on engine parts that never arrived..The week started out great with business as usual on big tuna, snappers and groupers..big bait equals big fish for all three species..had the best catch of the career for the Monday overnighter and the momentum carried through the week..Pretty increadible overnight trip with the Tidwell/Clements group despite pretty miserable weather conditions..stuck it out anyway since we had past the point of no return by mid day..the fishing was great in 2 hour spurts..managed the limit of snapper in 2 hours with 5 fish over 25 pounds the rest decent pan sized to baby sows..then we ran south for an evening of tuna fishing..man did we struggle and man did it get rough in the blue water..nothing but blackfins for hours and total whitewater..tried just about everything too..finally at 3am it broke open and we went 5 for 8, the largest fish a solid 120 the rest 80-100 pounds.one even got mangled by the prop and kept on fighting another 10 minutes..morning came and everyone got a turn on a big fish so wee decided to head in with 20 live baits to spare..made a stop to try an pick up some AJ's and settled for 2 along with 5 grouper the largest a 60 pound warsaw..probably the best catch we have ever recorded for a combo trip..even thought the fishing only lasted 7 hours we needed all Tuesday afternoon to recover..Wednesday morning broke with even better weather setting the stage for the snapper slapper challenge between my good friend Andy Wilson and Lake Texoma striper guide Joe Brown..Andy bet me he could catch a mangrove on a slapper and he proved it to be correct..I enjoyed my crow and oyster gumbo that night..the bite was steady with Darryl, Joe and I catching our share of trophy fish while Andy played around with the panfish..he had a little more trouble with the brutes..he only fishes light tackle..nothing more than 20 and 30 pound test on his bass rods..he was the first person on any of my boats to land a large yellowfin on bass gear..Thursday was a carbon copy of Wednesday in terms of weather and the Reach Technolgy group was treated to some fine snapper fishing..we had 15 fish over 20 pounds in one hour..the largest fish cracked the 30 pound mark..the remainder of the limit was filled with chateaubriand for two and single serving sized fish and a few barely legal gags..made for an early day..Friday morning we awoke to find failed fuel pump on the Cabo and cracked transmission slave on the Albemarle..managed to get both groups off in time on loaner boats while I arranged for the delivery of parts..went and killed 20 trout with Jimmy Gringo while I awaited the various deliveries from South Florida's finest suppliers of parts in a pinch..guess they didn't call Brown since I am still waiting..Both Darryl and Sonny had good catches with the Mark Uberecken and Daniel Carter groups respectively..D made a drive by at the snapper grounds picking up a limit of every size ruby red before heading long for tuna..the first fish was a big boy..went through all 4 anglers before pulling the hook 1:15 into the fight..they ended up with a 90 pounder but got back just after dark..Sonny's group had no luck with tuna early on Friday but saved the day with a limit of snapper and a few grouper on the way home..couldn't tell you where the rip is but bluewater was 40 miles to the east and the snapper and grouper are on the bottom of every rig in the Gulf..we have a cancellation for an overnight trip so we now have Thursday and Friday available..Sonny fished today on a loaner boat and clobbered the fish..not sure which color and size but I suspect more big red ones..he and Kevin Aderhold are taking our Mon/tuesday group out on an overnighter tomorrow..will post the results later.. Will be posting the pictures from this weeks trips in the photo page next few days.. Paradise Outfitters - 985-845-8006
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Oct 23, 2004; 02:00PM - Blue Water Close
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Category: Mexico Ixtapa Zihuatanejo
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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ZIHUATANEJO, MAINLAND MEXICO
IN GENERAL: The 82º blue water remains close and the fishing is picking up a bit over the last couple of weeks.
Captain German, of the 31-foot “Bacalao II,” told me this morning he has been fishing five days straight, averaging two to three sailfish and one 20- to 25-pound dorado for each day on the water.
Captain Poli, on the “Don Gordo I” fished with Scott and Alicia Morrison, with another couple from Houston and released three sailfish and kept one 27 pound dorado.
No yellowfin tuna were reported this week.
The inshore action has also picked up. The roosterfish bite remains strong, with an average of 4 fish per day taken on poppers or slow trolled live bait. A lot of sierras have moved in, producing great action for both the spin gear and fly-rodders. We are using a 30-pound mono bite tippet on these toothy sierras. The jack crevalle and black skipjack are mixed in with the sierra, getting us more bites than we would by using a wire tippet.
Water Temperature 80-83
Air Temperature 78-87
Humidity 83%
Wind Calm
Conditions: Scattered Clouds 8,000 ft
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 7:41 a.m. CDT
Sunset 7:18 p.m. CDT
Oct. 27, Full; Nov. 4, Last Quarter; Nov. 12, New, Nov. 18, First Quarter.
Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo report by Ed Kunze
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Oct 23, 2004; 01:58PM - Tuna, Skipjack, Dorado - Inshore, Offshore: Take Your Pick
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Category: Saltwater Fly Fishing Reports
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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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: bajafly@bajafly.com
USA toll-free (800) 919-2252; Mexico 011-52-624-14-10373
Sat., Oct. 23, 2004. Report covers the period Sat.-Fri. (10/16-10/22)
EAST CAPE, MAGDALENA BAY, ZIHUATANEJO, MEXICO; AND SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA CONDITIONS
EAST CAPE
IN GENERAL: The Jared Hannah group from Covina, Calif. found some ravenous schools of feeding white bonito that were eager to eat flies. Then found a very nice sailfish that wanted to play. Their second day was slow in the morning, but finished up with a ripper in front of the hotel for schoolie dorado and skipjack. Their last half day yielded a nice rooster.
Greg Sheilds, from Chicago, got a late start for his pontoon trip, but found plenty of action at the receivers in front of La Ribera. The action included fly-hungry sierra, jacks, and some quality roosterfish busting sardinas around the boat with reckless abandon! The finale was a late bite in front of the hotel for green jacks and one dorado that cruised by.
Baja on the Fly guide Lance Peterson reports that on his day off he began at La Ribera and walked all the way to the end of Bartle’s beach. It was a non-stop steady walk of well over two hours round trip. There was great bait . . . an unbroken string of finger mullet, small sardina and ballyhoo almost the whole way down. Lance e-mailed us, “There were very few game fish. I had two shots and capitalized on both. The first fish came unbuttoned on me very quickly and the second a cookie cutter replica of the first (10 pound jack) I landed after a very strange fight . . . he never ran past the length of my fly line. Go figure.”
Dave Cooper, Denver, fishing on the “Mosca” out of Buenavista Beach Hotel with captain Mickey reported a killer day including lots of small yellowfin, and few dorado all on cast fly. Then they ran into the beach at La Ribera and added a big pompano plus double digits of ladyfish right in front of my house at La Capilla.
AIR & SEA -
Water temperature 79-83
Air temperature 72-82
Humidity about 57%
Wind: Some in the PM
Conditions: Rain Fri. night and Sat. morning
Visibility 7 miles
Sunrise 7:19 a.m. MDT
Sunset 6:46 p.m. MDT
Oct. 27, Full; Nov. 4, Last Quarter; Nov. 12, New, Nov. 18, First Quarter.
OFFSHORE: There are some under the porpoise, but tough to get on this week. The tuna seiners that showed up this week didn’t help.
INSHORE: Our clients this week found the best action inshore.
BEACH: Lots of bait; maybe too much.
BILLFISH – A few here and there not enough for the flyrod.
YELLOWFIN TUNA – Mixed reviews, the ones that find them say it is wide open, the ones who don’t, grumble.
DORADO – Schoolies inshore the best bet.
ROOSTERFISH\\JACK CREVALLE – Take a hike along the beach and you will find a few to cast to.
BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK – Breezing schools in front of La Ribera.
PARGO AND CABRILLA – A few here and there near the rocky points.
SIERRA – Bring wire or lots of flies!
MAGDALENA BAY, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
IN GENERAL: Still windy afternoons, the boats out early are finding lots of dorado at the shark buoys 210-240˚ 14-20 miles. The bonus is every boat going comes back with a few wahoo. Not many marlin yet, only singles now volume yet. Esteros were a tough sell this week with only corvina, cabrilla and a few grouper for several days fishing.
Water Temperature 72-79
Air Temperature 72-77
Humidity 77%
Wind NE 6 mph
Conditions: T-Storms
Visibility 3 miles
Sunrise 7:29 a.m. MDT
Sunset 6:52 p.m. MDT
Oct. 27, Full; Nov. 4, Last Quarter; Nov. 12, New, Nov. 18, First Quarter.
YELLOWTAIL – Entrada just OK, look for the bird schools.
CORVINA – The bread and butter fish for the week in the esteros.
SNOOK – Got to be somewhere.
HALIBUT – Sandy beach at Belchers on the south side.
SIERRA – Watch under the bird schools throughout the bay.
ZIHUATANEJO, MAINLAND MEXICO
IN GENERAL: The 82º blue water remains close and the fishing is picking up a bit over the last couple of weeks.
Captain German, of the 31-foot “Bacalao II,” told me this morning he has been fishing five days straight, averaging two to three sailfish and one 20- to 25-pound dorado for each day on the water.
Captain Poli, on the “Don Gordo I” fished with Scott and Alicia Morrison, with another couple from Houston and released three sailfish and kept one 27 pound dorado.
No yellowfin tuna were reported this week.
The inshore action has also picked up. The roosterfish bite remains strong, with an average of 4 fish per day taken on poppers or slow trolled live bait. A lot of sierras have moved in, producing great action for both the spin gear and fly-rodders. We are using a 30-pound mono bite tippet on these toothy sierras. The jack crevalle and black skipjack are mixed in with the sierra, getting us more bites than we would by using a wire tippet.
Water Temperature 80-83
Air Temperature 78-87
Humidity 83%
Wind Calm
Conditions: Scattered Clouds 8,000 ft
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 7:41 a.m. CDT
Sunset 7:18 p.m. CDT
Oct. 27, Full; Nov. 4, Last Quarter; Nov. 12, New, Nov. 18, First Quarter.
Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo report by Ed Kunze
SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA
This past week only two boats ventured out. They had slow action on sails, managing to only average 5 releases. The slowing of the action was due to the blue water moving out. The daily conditions have been good overall, and there is great action on tuna and dorado. Our boat “Chispudo” managed to pick up 15 tuna and a couple of dorado in a half day trip. The possibilities for inshore action look great and we have a party coming in from New Jersey that will be sampling both the inshore and offshore action for the next couple of days, so we will have an inshore report next week. The overall conditions continue to improve as we move into the normal high season. We still have some availability between now and mid-December if anyone wants to take a last minute trip.
Water Temperature 78-82
Air Temperature 80-84
Humidity 100 %
Wind SW 6 mph
Conditions: T-storms
Visibility 7 miles
Sunrise 5:55 a.m. CST
Sunset 5:39 p.m. CST
Oct. 27, Full; Nov. 4, Last Quarter; Nov. 12, New, Nov. 18, First Quarter.
San Jose, Guatemala report by Brian Baragy and Lissa McFarland
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Oct 18, 2004; 05:05PM - Piranha or Pacu? Any ideas?
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Category: Hawaii
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Author Name: Stan Wright
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Piranha or Pacu? Any idea?
It was a wild strike. The 'fish' hit a live tilapia tossed to a cruising Peacock bass. The 'fish' took the bait, ran about 10 feet and the hook came out. It turned and attacked the bait again.
The fight lasted over 8 minutes. (Chris was using #4 test) It even jumped twice.
We called the Hawaii Aquatics Division to see about getting a positive ID. There have been unconfirmed reports of piranha being caught in Lake Wilson. Piranha are illegal in Hawaii.
Some friends suggest it might be a Pacu (vegetarian piranha)
which are legal. With the teeth on this bad boy, it could husk coconuts.
The picture is posted in the Picture Gallery of my web site.
hawaiibassfishing.com
We figure that the 'fish' out grew it's aquarium and the owner tossed it into the lake. If you have any ideas about what it is..... please let us know.
What ever it is......... illegal or not.......... it's the new State Record. LOL
Aloha,
Stan
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Oct 18, 2004; 10:16AM - Cabo Bite Report
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: George Landrum
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Capt. George Landrum
Fly Hooker Sportfishing
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
CABO SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT OCTOBER 11-17, 2004
WEATHER: Night time lows in the low 70’s and day time highs around 85 degrees have made the last few days great to be out and about in. The week before it was colder and much windier. No rain and mostly clear skies for both weeks.
WATER: This past week we had a band of warm water work its way down the Sea of Cortez from the coast and out around five miles. It wrapped around the Cape and extended up the coast on the Pacific side. This water was from 84 to 86 degrees and at the end of this week it had started to dissipate with a pool of cool water coming in from offshore on the Cortez side. The water north of the Gorda Banks remained warm at 85 degrees. The color has been a deep blue. On the Pacific side there has been a distinct temperature break for the last few days on the San Jaime Banks as cool 77 degree water to the west has met with the warm 80 degree water to the east. This temperature break has been very sharp and has occurred in less than a mile.
BAIT: The usual $2 per bait and almost all of it was Caballito.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: Of course there was a little burst of activity just before the tournaments started but we were lucky in that it continued at a pretty fair pace. There were still plenty of Striped Marlin to be found and the Sailfish were still around as well. The Sails were found in the warmer water on the Cortez side while the Striped Marlin were scattered. Blue Marlin seemed to be more prevalent on the Coe with the area around the 1150 and the Gorda Banks producing good fish and in fair numbers.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Scattered fish with most of them from football size to 25 pounds were found under Porpoise on the Cortez side and there were some larger fish, to #100 found at the temperature break on the Pacific side. Live bait worked for the larger fish while feathers in light colors were good for the football and school fish.
DORADO: The Dorado bite this week seemed to have dropped off a bit from what we were seeing several weeks ago, but that may be due to the tournaments with many of the boats concentrating on Billfish. Close to shore along the temperature break on the Cortez and the Pacific side seemed to hold more fish than elsewhere and almost any lure worked, as long as it was not too large.
WAHOO: There were still Wahoo being caught, but it seems no one is really concentrating on them. Most of the fish are being caught by boats concentrating on Dorado so they have been an incidental catch. The average size has been 25 pounds but a few fish to 60 pounds have hit the deck this week as well.
INSHORE: I had no reports on the inshore bite this week, sorry about that.
NOTES: My apologies for the lack of a fish report last week, I was on a boat delivery from San Diego to Cabo and it took a few more days to complete than was planned for. As soon as I got back (the morning of the 13th) it was full speed ahead with the tournaments and lots of catching up with boats. This weeks report was written to the sounds of “Pfysh” on the album “Heads”, once again my deepest gratitude to Charley for the new album selections!
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Oct 18, 2004; 12:53AM - Ixtapa ZIhuatanejo Fishing Report 10-7-04 to 10-15-04
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Category: Mexico Ixtapa Zihuatanejo
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Author Name: Susan Richards/Stan Lushinsky
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A combination a some rainy weather and a port closure hampered the fishing in I/Z last week. On the days when the fleet was able to get out the captains reported seeing good numbers of fish but the bites were on and off. Captain Adolofo Espinosa took First and Second place in the Baja Fly tournament held this past week with client form Dallas Texas. They landed a total of 34 Spanish Mackerel, 6 Jacks, 4 Needlefish, 6 tiger Grouper, 1 Big Eye Jack, 11 Green Jacks and 1 Pampano all on the fly. Captain Arturo Landa on the Janeth also fishing the tournament reported 1 Sailfish that did not count in the scoring. Captain Martin on the ISamar landed 2 Shark and 1 Roosterfish but these were landed on conventional tackle and did not count in the scoring. Captain Alex aboard the Sirena fishing with Jeff Rogers landed 2 SAILFISH and lost tow others in one day offshore. Also fishing aboard the Sirena was Angler Antonio Diaz and sons who landed 3 ROOSTERFISH and 4 YELLOWTAIL JACKS in one day of inshore fishing.
Captain Cheva fishing with Mr. Garrett landed 4 SAILFISH in two offshore days. Fishing with another client Captain Cheva took one SAILFISH and lost three others on the fly in one offshore day. The Princis Iris reported a two SAILFISH day and the Super panga Christian reported landing 3 Roosterfish in one inshore day. The captains reported seeing many more SAILFISH as there numbers continue to build to next months Ixtapa ZIhuatanejo Total Tag & Release tournament. We still have a few good captains open for the tournament.
Sincerely,
Stan Lushinsky
Susan Richards
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Oct 17, 2004; 11:41PM - More snapper and grouper
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Category: Louisiana
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Author Name: Capt. Scott Avanzino
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Went down to Venice Thursday night with every intention of going redfishing at the rocks. Both groups scheduled for Friday came in from out of town and cancelling altogether looked to be the call mid week but not in the internary due to extensive and expensive non refundable travel arrangements..very surprised to wake to 5 kts of wind or not so surprised in the wake of the weatherman's recent hotstreak of precise predctions...made the decision to run poast the rocks and out a little further offshore to fish for snapper instead of redfish..we made it offshore to find 1-2 ft seas, but stayed close to home so as to avoid a prolonged beating if the 30 knot forecast reared it's ugly head..never happened or at least not until we were done for the day. Both capt Sonny and I were able to get on an easy limit of school snapper and a few grouper..in fact 12 grouper for Sonny and his group of the Ellis family, Mom and Dad and the two kids; Thomas and Alexa age 6 and 8 respectively had a ball with the whole experience caWching thier limit of training fish..next year we are already talking tuna and marlin for them....I had 3 big kids with me all with an average age of 55, but for all our effort and edge in experience we were outfished in terms of quality..look as though the atmoshpre has finally stabilized..bring on the high pressure and keep it over us!..For Saturday, it only got better..Had both boats out with a group of great guys and gals from Shreveport..this is the 4th time they have fished with us and they always have a great trip..we got to the spot and had our limit in 90 minutes..the smallest fish was 8 or 10 pounds with an average of 18 pounds for all 24..it took me 1 hour to clean them..picked a bad day to fish without a deckhand, but all the preparation the night before paid off..we spent the rest of the morning tied alongside watching Capt. Sonny's crew finish thier limit..we assumed the the role of heckling them from anything from technique to well..I am not sure it is fit for print..with thier limit in hand we took off for home and found 10 acres of pogies with kings, jacks, sharks and everyother trash preditor in full attack formation..it was a sight for video..think we got 5 minutes of it..tried to find some grouper in shallow water and came up empty..great weather, company and fishing..all prayers answered! Sonny and Casey are out today and hopefully will have a decent report for tomorrow..pretty sure they went bottom fishing too..I have a 24 hr combo trip leaving tomorrow..plan to fish a little of both and come back the next day..Paradise Outfitters - 985-845-8006 CHECK US OUT ONLINE!
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Oct 11, 2004; 05:03PM - Marlin Appear
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Category: Guatemala Sport Fishing
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA
The national tournament of Guatemala had a leg of its seasonal tournament this past weekend. Fishing was challenging, and teams averaged 6 sails released. The big news for the week are the Marlin that have made a showing in close with many boats getting several shots a day at the Blues. Lots of dorado are also around. No inshore fishing again this week. Weather was nice during the day. Quite a few thunder storms in the evenings but the days were calm and clear and HOT!
Water Temperature 75-82
Air Temperature 82-84
Humidity 79 %
Wind Calm
Conditions: T-Storms
Visibility 7 miles
Sunrise 5:53 a.m. CST
Sunset 5:47 p.m. CST
Oct. 14, New; Oct. 20, First Quarter; Oct. 27, Full. Nov. 4, Last Quarter
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Oct 11, 2004; 04:57PM - Roosters Challenge, Guides Compete
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Category: Mexico Ixtapa Zihuatanejo
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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ZIHUATANEJO, MAINLAND MEXICO
IN GENERAL: Clean blue water is being found within a few miles of shore with a mix of sailfish, dorado and tuna being caught.
The Jacks or Better Charity Tournament and Guide Challenge will wrap up today (Saturday). While sunny during the day, the last several evenings have produced torrential downpours creating more than usual runoff that has caused less than ideal inshore conditions. So far the fishing has been good and the catching on the slow side. A number of larger roosters and jacks have been found but none landed. The Guide Challenge produced lively competition between the guides throughout the week with the final accuracy casting event to be held later today to determine the winner of the $1,000 prize.
Water Temperature 80-83
Air Temperature 78-87
Humidity 74%
Wind Calm
Conditions: Mostly Cloudy 8000 ft
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 7:37 a.m. CDT
Sunset 7:27 p.m. CDT
Oct. 14, New; Oct. 20, First Quarter; Oct. 27, Full. Nov. 4, Last Quarter
Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo report by Ed Kunze
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Oct 11, 2004; 04:22PM - Roosters Challenge, Guides Compete
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Category: Saltwater Fly Fishing Reports
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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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: bajafly@bajafly.com
USA toll-free (800) 919-2252; Mexico 011-52-624-14-10373
Sat., October 09, 2004. Report covers the period Sat.-Fri. (10/1-10/08)
EAST CAPE, MAGDALENA BAY, ZIHUATANEJO, MEXICO; AND SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA CONDITIONS
EAST CAPE
IN GENERAL: Dorado, Tuna, or Tuna, Dorado both were the dominating catch this week. Billfish continued to be a distant third. Roosters, as well as sierra once again made their appearance for both the beachniks and pangas fishing close to shore.
AIR & SEA -
Water temperature 79-88
Air temperature 74-87
Humidity about 69%
Wind: NW 6 mph
Conditions: Scattered Clouds
Visibility 15 miles
Sunrise 7:13 a.m. MDT
Sunset 6:57 p.m. MDT
Oct. 14, New; Oct. 20, First Quarter; Oct. 27, Full. Nov. 4, Last Quarter
OFFSHORE: Tuna all around to keep the rod bent until you are ready for a margarita at the swim-up bar
INSHORE: Dorado just don’t want to quit. Still close to shore and heavy enough to pull the old string.
BEACH: Look for the sardina and the roosters and sierra are sure to be there.
BILLFISH – Slow by anyone’s standards.
YELLOWFIN TUNA – Plenty.
DORADO – Still the star of the inshore.
ROOSTERFISH\\JACK CREVALLE – Sunrise or sunset for the ambitious.
BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK – Breezing schools in front of La Ribera.
PARGO AND CABRILLA – Rocky points best.
SIERRA – They are back and aggressive.
MAGDALENA BAY, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
IN GENERAL: Action continues to improve offshore, beginning at the shark buoys fifteen miles off on a 230 – 260 degrees heading. The bridge produced fair fishing early morning for leopard grouper, corvina and cabrilla. A few smaller snook also found this week all the way up to Devil’s Curve.
Water Temperature 74-82
Air Temperature 72-82
Humidity 98%
Wind WNW 17 mph
Conditions: Partial Fog
Visibility 1/2 miles
Sunrise 7:22 a.m. MDT
Sunset 7:04 p.m. MDT
Oct. 14, New; Oct. 20, First Quarter; Oct. 27, Full. Nov. 4, Last Quarter
YELLOWTAIL – From the entrada to Santa Maria Bay within a mile of shore, just look for the birds.
CORVINA – Pier, bridge early morning, West side of Devil’s Curve as well.
SNOOK – A couple in the 5 -7 lb. range at Los Barriles.
HALIBUT – Sandy beach at Belchers on the south side.
SIERRA – Few found this week.
ZIHUATANEJO, MAINLAND MEXICO
IN GENERAL: Clean blue water is being found within a few miles of shore with a mix of sailfish, dorado and tuna being caught.
The Jacks or Better Charity Tournament and Guide Challenge will wrap up today (Saturday). While sunny during the day, the last several evenings have produced torrential downpours creating more than usual runoff that has caused less than ideal inshore conditions. So far the fishing has been good and the catching on the slow side. A number of larger roosters and jacks have been found but none landed. The Guide Challenge produced lively competition between the guides throughout the week with the final accuracy casting event to be held later today to determine the winner of the $1,000 prize.
Water Temperature 80-83
Air Temperature 78-87
Humidity 74%
Wind Calm
Conditions: Mostly Cloudy 8000 ft
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 7:37 a.m. CDT
Sunset 7:27 p.m. CDT
Oct. 14, New; Oct. 20, First Quarter; Oct. 27, Full. Nov. 4, Last Quarter
Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo report by Ed Kunze
SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA
The national tournament of Guatemala had a leg of its seasonal tournament this past weekend. Fishing was challenging, and teams averaged 6 sails released. The big news for the week are the Marlin that have made a showing in close with many boats getting several shots a day at the Blues. Lots of dorado are also around. No inshore fishing again this week. Weather was nice during the day. Quite a few thunder storms in the evenings but the days were calm and clear and HOT!
Water Temperature 75-82
Air Temperature 82-84
Humidity 79 %
Wind Calm
Conditions: T-Storms
Visibility 7 miles
Sunrise 5:53 a.m. CST
Sunset 5:47 p.m. CST
Oct. 14, New; Oct. 20, First Quarter; Oct. 27, Full. Nov. 4, Last Quarter
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