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Jun 4, 2004; 07:53PM - Ixtapa Zihuatanejo Sportfishing Report 5-27-04 to 6-3-04
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Category: Mexico Ixtapa Zihuatanejo
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Author Name: Stan Lushinsky Susan Richards
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The On coming Full moon had little or no effect on the offshore fishing as the SAILFISH bite turned up a notch last week. The inshore fishery alive with Yellowtail Jack, Bonitos and Big Eye was void of any consistent Roosterfish action which is a surprise for this time of year. Leading the offshore pack was captain Adolofo and Captain Cheva who fished 5 days with Mr. Richard Engles Group. In that time the group landed 39 SAILFISH, 35 YELLOWFIN TUNA ( SCHOOL SIZE ),4 ROOSTERFISH, 3 YELLOWTAIL JACKS, 38 BONITOS and 7 NEEDLEFISH. Chicago Anglers, Fred Aigner's group fishing aboard the Dos Hermanos 2, Secuestro and Moramay landed 6 SAILFISH, 2 DORADOS, 10 YELLOWTAIL JACKS, 4 BIG EYE JACKS, 30 BONITOS and 4 NEEDLEFISH in 2 days of fishing. Mr. Lo fishing aboard the Janeth for two days landed 5 YELLOWTAIL JACKS, 8 BOINITOS, 3 NEEDLE FISH, 2 SAILFISH and missed two others. Mr. Hustrulid fishing aboard the Marlin Azul landed 2 SAILFISH in one day offshore. First time visitor's to I/Z, John and Sue Cliff fishing aboard the Secuestro landed 4 YELLOFIN TUNA, and 1 SAILFISH on a fly then landed 4 BIG EYE JACKS on another day inshore. Mr. & Mrs. Cliff also fished aboard the Dos Hermanso 2 for 2 offshore days landing 6 SAILFISH and loosing 1 other. Mr. Brad Miller and Mike Cummings fishing aboard the La Bamba with Captain Jose, Landed 4 SAILFISH and lost 2 others in one offshore day and while fishing with Captain Franciso on the Marfel landed 1 ROOSTERFISH, 8 YELLOWTAIL JACKS, 8 BONITOS and 4 NEEDLEFISH. Angler Mr. Silva fishing with Captain Jose landed 6 SAILFISH in 2 days offshore. Buffalo angler Larry Kent landed an estimated 200 Lb Blue Marlin and then had anther Big Fish eat Two live bonitos at the same time, hooking the fish on two separate rods at the same time. As luck would have it the fish, estimated to be over 400 lbs., was able to throw both hooks. The live bait was being slow trolled using Zwing downriggers. ( wwwzwingdownrigger.com )
Ixtapa Zihuatanejo weather: Humid and hot with a few passing showers.
Sea Conditions: Calm to Moderate
Bait Supply: Good.
Sincerely,
Stan Lushinsky
Susan Richards
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Jun 1, 2004; 01:12PM - Ixtapa Zihuatanejo Sportfishing Rpeort 5-21-04 to 5-27-04
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Category: Mexico Ixtapa Zihuatanejo
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Author Name: Stan Lushinsky Susan Richards
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The offshore and Inshore action continues to heat up as warmer water conditions and favorable weather has moved into the area. Offshore the boats are averaging 3 - 4 SAILFISH per day with some good shots at nice MARLIN & TUNA. The Cecil Wider group fishing aboard the Vamonos 2 with captain Jamie landed 2 SAILFISH and a 220 lb BLUE MARLIN on the last day of fishing. Captain Chiro on the Vamonos 3 led angler Mr Peinado to 1 SAILFISH and 1 STRIPED MARLIN in one day of fishing. Captain Chiro also found 2 SAILFISH for the Celil Wider group. Cabela's Outdoor Adventure Client Mike Ricketts looking for a big Marlin fished with Captain Chiro for three days landing 6 SAILFISH a 2 YELLOWFIN TUNA. Captain Jose on the LA Bamba fishing with first time visitors Brad Miller and Mike Cummings landed the duo 4 SAILFISH on their first day offshore and then led angler Kim Kaszuba to 3 SAILFISH in one day. Returning winner of Last year's Ixtapa Zihuatanejo total Tag & Release tournament, from Buffalo New York, Larry Kent landed 7 YELLOWFIN TUNA and 1 SAILFISH in one day with Tournament winning captain Adolfo Espinosa. Turning his atrtention to inshore Captain Adolofo led the Fred Aigner group from Chicago , to 13 ROOSTERFISH and 2 YELLOWTAIL JACKS in two days of fishing. The remaining angler in Mr Aigner's group fishing aboard the Secuestro & Moramay landed 3 SAILFISH, 2 ROOSTERFISH, 9 YELLOWTAIL JACKS and 12 YELLOWFIN TUNA. First time visitors to the area Mr. Angle's group fishing aboard the Dos Hermanos 1 & 2 landed 13 SAILFISH, 4 YELLOWFIN TUNA, and 4 ROOSTERFISH in two days of fishing. Mr. Mark Turcat fishing with Captain Luis on the Marea Azul landed 6 SAILFISH in 2 days offshore. Mr. Tony Pearce fishing aboard the LEYDY landed 8 SAILFISH, 2 ROOSTERFISH and 2 CHULAS in 4 days of fishing. Mr. Wilkinson also fishing with Captain Candelerio landed 1 YELLOWFIN TUAN and pull the hooks on a nice Blue MARLIN. Mr. Burguiere's group fishing aboard the Intruzza and Liberty landed 3 sailfish and lost two others in one day offshore. The blue water is within 15 miles and the inshore fishery, especially in the Petitlan area, continues to improve.
Ixtapa Zihuatanejo weather: Some rain but generally nice days
Sea Conditions: Calm
Bait Supply: Good
Sihncerely,
Stan Lushinsky
Susan Richards
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May 31, 2004; 10:34AM - Fly Hooker Daily Fishing 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
WEEKLY FISH COUNT
DORADO: ONE FISH KEPT (#25)
WAHOO: ONE FISH KEPT (#35)
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR MAY 23, 2004
This was the second day of fishing for Jason Thompson and his buddies Rory and Bill. Again, we had to fish another boat as the “Fly Hooker” was still down (will be ready by tomorrow). Today we headed to the 95 spot where the surface temperature was 72 degrees and the water was reported as nice and blue. It was! There were about 6 boats working the area and we did see fish, in fact, I almost ran over two Marlin during the trip! We had a couple of strikes that did not hook up and tried to slow troll live bait in the area, but the bait pump had stopped working for a while and the baits were in pretty sad shape. It was almost a the end of the trip, after working the area very hard, that we had a good hit. It was a Wahoo of about 35 pounds and there was fish for dinner once again! Thanks again guys, I am sorry we could not get you hooked up to a Marlin, but perhaps next time.
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 27 MAY, 2004
Bo Whitehead and friends Ryan and Adam are fishing with us today and tomorrow. Bo is a fly fisherman and wants to get a shot at a Roosterfish on the fly. My fingers are crossed since the wind has been blowing so hard, but they also want a day of regular offshore fishing. We decided this morning that today would be the offshore day in the hope that the wind lays down for tomorrow. Juan and Manuel ran inside up the Sea of Cortez to the Red Hill area then worked out to the Outer Gorda, the 1150 then to the 95 spot. The wind was howling almost the whole time but they did hook up to a Sailfish for a short while, and had a few shots at Marlin, none of which really wanted to eat. Rough water, one guy sick; let’s keep our fingers crossed for tomorrow!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 28 MAY, 2004
Today it was just Bo and Adam on the boat, as Ryan was still recovering from yesterday. The wind had not died down this morning, but they still gave the Roosterfish a shot for about 20 minutes. Bo decided that there was no way he was going to be able to cast a fly in the wind so they went ahead and headed off shore. I am not sure they actually got there, but the intention was to go to the San Jaime. I think that the water was rough enough that the idea was cancelled and they just headed south. Anyway, they ended up getting a nice Dorado of about 25 pounds, Adam’s first. Fish for dinner! Bo, when the time is right, it will happen, just keep trying.
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May 31, 2004; 10:32AM - 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 MAY 23-29, 2004
WEATHER: Our day time highs here in town were in the mid 90’s this week and the night time lows got down to the mid 60’s. A friend reported that out at his place on the Pacific side the thermometer got down to 56 degrees one night. Out on the water it was at least 10 degrees cooler for most of the week and windy as well. The wind started blowing at around 10 or 11 in the morning and did not stop until just before sunrise. We had partly cloudy skies and no rain was reported.
WATER: As of the end of the week the water temperatures on the Sea of Cortez were seen as high as 76 degrees while the Pacific remained cooler at 62 to 65 degrees out almost as far as you could go. The cold water extended to the south about 30 miles and wrapped around the Cape as well. At the end of the week there was a fairly distinct temperature break running east/west from the Cape, but the off color green water normally associated with the cold side extended up almost to the Red Hill area. The water at the San Jaime and the Golden Gate banks was reported to be blue, but cold, while the water close to the shore on the Pacific was reported as green.
BAIT: Almost all Caballito this week with some mullet available. The normal $2 per bait. Sardinas are available at $20 a bucket.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: This week there was no change in the Marlin situation. It was still a long run to get to where the fish have been concentrated. The area from 2 miles outside of the Outer Gorda Banks to the area off of Punta Gorda has been holding lots of Striped Marlin but they have been lazy fish and most of them have not been actively feeding. Some fish were showing 30 miles to the south as well, but they were fewer in number. Lures were getting a lot of attention from the fish, but the hook up ratio was poor. I am sure there were a few Blue Marlin hooked this week but did not hear of any.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Open water fish, not associated with porpoise, were reported at 30 miles to the south. The largest of these weighed 40 pounds with most of them in the 12-15 pound class. Cedar plugs were working well and so were small feathers in both dark and light colors. The boats that made it out to the San Jaime and the Golden Gate hoping for Tuna were disappointed with the results, but they did find a few fish.
DORADO: No change from last week on the Dorado front, again, scattered Dorado, with smaller fish being found inshore and the larger ones off shore. The bigger fish have been up the Sea of Cortez, around the Punta Gorda area, and they have been nice fish, mostly in the 30 pound and over range. Marlin lures in bright colors have been the ticket.
WAHOO: Fewer Wahoo were reported this week than last week, and again most of them were incidental fish. They ranged in size from 20 to 50 pounds and most were taken on Marlin lures.
INSHORE: Most of the inshore catch this week was small Roosterfish and Jack Crevalle, but there were not a lot of those found except for the area between El Tulle and Red Hill. There were Skipjack and Bonita found as well as small Dorado, and these fish were off the beach from ˝ to 3 miles, but the bite was off, probably due to the green water close to home.
NOTES: You had to go a long way this week to get into any fish unless you were very lucky, so there were not as many flags flying at the end of the day as there have been. At the end of the week it looks as if there is warmer water moving into the area and as it comes in the water close to home should blue up and the fishing should improve. This weeks report was written to the sound of various musicians on different channels as we listened to satellite radio! Until next week, Tight Lines!
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May 29, 2004; 01:09PM - Singing in the Rain
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Category: Guatemala Sport Fishing
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA
IN GENERAL: The action continues to hold up with great numbers for this time of year, despite the rains which have appeared every night. The boats that have gone out are averaging 16 of 23 releases on sails, and some boats have a much higher average. The action on dorado is still very good, with some impressively large ones coming in.
Water Temperature 79-85
Air Temperature 80-82
Humidity 94 %
Wind Calm.
Conditions Chance of T-storms
Visibility 14 miles
Sunrise 5:34 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:27 p.m. CST
June 2, Full, June 9 Last Quarter, June 17 New, June 27 First Quarter
Baja on the Fly's Guatemala report by Brian Barragy and Lissa M. McFarlin.
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May 29, 2004; 01:06PM - Summer Starts to Sizzle Big Time
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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., May 29, 2004. Report covers the period Sat.-Fri. (5/22-5/28)
EAST CAPE, MAGDALENA BAY, ZIHUATANEJO, MEXICO; AND SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA CONDITIONS
EAST CAPE, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
IN GENERAL: Wed. (5/26), all five of the Gikkas party (Isabel and Alan Gikkas, and 3-year old Alysa, Novato, Calif.; Diane and Al Williams, Corte Madera, Calif.) headed out looking for marlin on light tackle. They had plenty of it with 4 hooked and one landed. We saw at least 2 dozen and a few would have been an easy shot with the fly. Yes, we even took Alysa to where she could catch a few bottom fish.
Scott Nobles and Bill Bruling, Chicago, are a couple of young guys who were experiencing saltwater for the first time. It only took a few minutes and the ladyfish, sierra and roosters were busting all around us right in front of the spa, just as I was explaining to the group how difficult roosters could be. Scott set some sort of record by hooking a rooster on his second cast. They really caught on to the retrieve and hook-setting techniques and we continued to hook and land good numbers of fish all day. It was a classic Sea of Cortez kind of day – roosters, jacks, ladies, trumpets, needles, and sierra. Scott fought a jack crevalle for almost an hour while mantas and sea lions surfaced all around us. They loved it!
Dentist John Grim, Del Mar, Calif., and his buddy Phil arrived Thurs. night and were anxious to get on the water. Every day is different and yesterday (5/28) I saw more roosters come up to the teaser than any other trip so far. Unfortunately, they were also as picky as I've ever seen them . . . and that's picky! They did manage to boat some ladyfish and I saw at least two good rooster eats on the fly that were blown. Like most new-comers, they missed some great opportunities – management, hook setting, etc., before they began to get the hang of it. There was so much rooster action that we spent the entire day in the same area. I'd say we had about 50 come up on the teasers.
- East Cape report by Baja on the Fly guide John Dickenson
Hotels full! Fish feeding! Welcome to summer and take a moment to reflect on all of those who have sacrificed so much to allow us to live in freedom. Have a great Memorial Day weekend.
AIR & SEA -
Water temperature 70-82
Air temperature 73-80
Humidity about 37%
Wind: 6 mph from the South
Conditions: Clear
Visibility 12 miles
Sunrise 6:33 a.m. MST
Sunset 7:59 p.m. MST
June 2, Full, June 9 Last Quarter, June 17 New, June 27 First Quarter
• OFFSHORE: Plenty of action to satisfy everyone. Billfish, tuna (fat ones) and dorado are all out there waiting for your fly.
• INSHORE: Rock solid action, enough variety to satisfy most dedicated lifetime list keepers.
• BEACH: It is Showtime. June is one of our favorite months for the beach and if the last couple of weeks are any indication the next few weeks should be a barnburner.
BILLFISH – Numbers keep creeping up every week.
YELLOWFIN TUNA – They are here and its not football season, these are fatties will make you wish for a 12wt.
DORADO – School’s out and the schoolies are in.
ROOSTERFISH\\ JACK CREVALLE – Bubba’s cruising, hens scratching, toros charging. See you on the beach.
BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK – Kind of fell through the cracks with all the other action.
PARGO AND CABRILLA – Occasionally finding them on the surface feeding and when you do, its bare knuckles all the way.
SIERRA – No smiles here, your favorite rooster fly, no wire, gone @##$%^&*(.
MAGDALENA BAY, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
IN GENERAL: Cold and windy most of the week the esteros only yielded a few corvina and spotted bay bass. The ride out to the entrada was long and not very productive with little action on the surface to be found. There were rumors of a good sierra bite down in the southern end of the bay under the bird schools.
Water Temperature 64-70
Air Temperature 66-75
Humidity 73%
Wind 2 mph from the NNW
Conditions Scattered Clouds
Visibility 5 miles
Sunrise 6:39 a.m. MST
Sunset 8:07 p.m. MST
June 2, Full, June 9 Last Quarter, June 17 New, June 27 First Quarter
YELLOWTAIL – No action to be found this week.
CORVINA – Poppers and white deceivers kept them coming.
SNOOK – Still missing.
HALIBUT – You can always find a few in shallow water along the sandy beaches.
SIERRA – South end of the bay was the place to be.
ZIHUATANEJO, MAINLAND MEXICO
IN GENERAL: The water is warming up and the blue water is only about 6 miles off the beach. As expected for this time of the year, the fishing is also improving. Almost all species are being taken on a regular basis, even though it can not be considered 'wide open' for any single one.
The blue marlin action has decreased a little from the previous 3 weeks, but we are still getting our fair share of shots.
Sailfish are averaging about 2 to 3 fish per day per boat. The yellowfin tuna are spotty, but anything from football-size to about 60-pounds are giving the anglers who find the schools about 2 to 4 per boat.
The roosterfish action is getting stronger every day and we are getting the fish along the beaches to both the north and the south. I guided Butch Cooley of Butch Cooley's Worldwide Hunting and Fishing outfitters of Seattle, on the panga “Isamar” with Captain Martin at the controls. We had 3 chances at the roosters, hooked and released two of them. The fish were all in the 25-pound class. We also got a small 5 pound dorado right in the surf line while looking for the roosters.
Butch's group, with me guiding a few of them, also fished 7 more days on the cruiser “Yellowfin II” with Captain Ruben. Rounding out the group was wife Laurie and friend Isabelle Caraway. Isabelle was the high angler with 10 sails and 1 marlin released. Not only is Isabelle 70 years young, but this was her very first blue water fishing experience.
They raised a total of 27 sails and 5 marlin, catching 20 of the 27 sails. The best action was in the latter part of the week, indicating things are going to get better.
Phil Burton, of London, England, fished two days with Santiago on the panga “Gitana.” The first day saw 6 sailfish released and 2 tuna in the 25-pound class. The second day produced 1 small blue marlin released (estimated at about 200 pounds), 2 sailfish released, and 4 football tuna of about 12 pounds.
Water Temperature 72-78
Air Temperature 78-89
Humidity 83%
Wind Calm
Conditions Scattered Clouds 15,000 ft
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 7:10 a.m. CST
Sunset 8:16 p.m. CST
June 2, Full, June 9 Last Quarter, June 17 New, June 27 First Quarter
Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo report by Ed Kunze
SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA
IN GENERAL: The action continues to hold up with great numbers for this time of year, despite the rains which have appeared every night. The boats that have gone out are averaging 16 of 23 releases on sails, and some boats have a much higher average. The action on dorado is still very good, with some impressively large ones coming in.
Water Temperature 79-85
Air Temperature 80-82
Humidity 94 %
Wind Calm.
Conditions Chance of T-storms
Visibility 14 miles
Sunrise 5:34 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:27 p.m. CST
June 2, Full, June 9 Last Quarter, June 17 New, June 27 First Quarter
Baja on the Fly's Guatemala report by Brian Barragy and Lissa M. McFarlin.
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May 28, 2004; 02:30AM - Lkae Fork Report www.fishinlakefork.com
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Category: Texas
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Author Name: Jimmy Everett
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Lake Fork was a little tough today with my clients only boating 16 fish today. Our fish started out on yellow magic topwaters in a shad color and a super spook jr. in shad color fished around main lake points with hydrilla on them(4-8 feet deep). Around mid morning the bite died and we moved to main lake humps and ridges in 18-25 feet of water where we spent the rest of the day. We throw 2 different baits for the deeper bass. Both baits were fished on a carolina rig with a 1 oz weight and fished very slow. First we throw a watermelon baby brush hog and later swithching to a Lake fork creature bait also in watermelon. The bites were soft so you had to pay attention and both were fished very slow with long pauses in between pulls.
Hope this repot helps you out and if you would like to book a trip give me a call at 903-765-3980 or visit me at www.fishinlakefork.com
Thank you
Jimmy Everett
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May 24, 2004; 11:31AM - 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 MAY 16-22, 2004
WEATHER: Fun in the sun with the exception of Saturday when we had a wee bit of cloud cover. Our average night time temps were just at 70 degrees while our daytime highs were in the low 90’s. Of course, out on the water it was cooler!
WATER: Warmer water on the Sea of Cortez with the area around Punta Gorda being in the high 70’s, cold water in the Pacific with the area just off the arch and out to the San Jaime being in the mid to low 60’s. The color on the Cortez side has a slight green tinge to it until you get about 15 miles out, then it turns deep blue. Go due east and around 15 miles out, blue water and it starts warming up to over 70 degrees, 24 miles out and you hit 73. The wind died down this week and surface conditions were much better than last week, but there are still some nice swells out there.
BAIT: Almost all Caballito this week with some mullet available. The normal $2 per bait. Sardinas are available at $20 a bucket.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: The area up around Punta Gorda and outside the Gorda Banks has been holding Marlin this week, but they have not been easy to get. While a lot of fish are being seen, the bite has been slow on both lures and live bait. Not many of the boats want to run 30 miles to get to the fish only to find that they have lock jaw, so most of the fish caught this week have been produced closer to home. The area past the 95 spot is still holding a few fish as is the small temperature break to the south of the Cape. Of course the blue/green break running southwest/northeast up the Cortez side has fish on the blue side and they have been striking lures, just not getting well hooked!
YELLOWFIN TUNA: There were few Tuna found this week but at the end of the time frame a few were starting to show up to the north of the Golden Gate Banks and around the San Jaime, mixed in with the Porpoise. The fish have been from just a bit larger than footballs to around 25 pounds, and dark colored feathers have worked well on them.
DORADO: Again, scattered Dorado this week, with smaller fish being found inshore and the larger ones off shore. The bigger fish have been up the Sea of Cortez, around the Punta Gorda area, and they have been nice fish, mostly in the 30 pound and over range. Marlin lures in bright colors have been the ticket.
WAHOO: Scattered fish were found as incidental catches this week with the sizes ranging from 30 to 80 pounds. Off shore around the 95 spot and the 1150 produced most of the fish caught.
INSHORE: I saw one nice Roosterfish in the 50 pound range being filleted on a boat tied to the dock this week (I know, but it was not my boat or my anglers) but the majority of the ones being caught have been in the 5-10 pound class. There are still a few nice Sierra out there and there has been a fair bite on Grouper and a good bite on Snapper this week. There have been occasional big schools of Pargo found inshore and those fish have been from 10 to 15 pounds. Having the wind die down and having the Sardinas really helped this week.
NOTES: I have been really busy this week with friends in town and a broken engine, so my apologies for the abbreviated report, hopefully I will be back in the swing of things next week! Until then, Tight Lines!
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May 22, 2004; 01:59PM - Good Action Continues
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Category: Guatemala Sport Fishing
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA
IN GENERAL: The action has been good this last week with boats able to average 17 of 27 releases on sails. The high boat went 27 of 39 on sails. Marlins continue to show up each week behind the boats, and there have been some large dorado. Overall, the weather has been nice, but while rain showers are becoming more common, they have not disrupted the ability to get out.
Water Temperature 79-85
Air Temperature 73-84
Humidity 94 %
Wind Calm.
Conditions T Storms
Visibility 6 miles
Sunrise 5:35 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:25 p.m. CST
May 27 First Quarter, June 2, Full, June 9 Last Quarter, June 17 New
Baja on the Fly's Guatemala report by Brian Barragy and Lissa M. McFarlin.
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May 22, 2004; 01:58PM - Inshore Cookin
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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 IGFA announced this week that our “Jacks or Better” Roosterfish-on-the-Fly tournament will be one of the qualifying events and the winner will be invited to compete in their Inshore Championship in April, 2005. http://igfa.org/tournaments/event-display.cfm?eveid=441 Don’t miss out on the first ever Rooster-on-the Fly event in Zihuatanejo. http://www.bajafly.com/jacksorbetter.htm
The 78ş blue water remains at 12 miles and the blue marlin bite is still strong. Each day about 1 in every 4 boats is getting a shot at a marlin. When you consider they are not targeting marlin, but rather pulling smaller baits for the sailfish, those are fairly decent numbers. The sailfish action is holding steady at about two fish per boat per day.
The inshore action has really taken off. While guiding Baja on the Fly fishing client Steve Walser of Soulsbyville, Calif., (Note: Soulsbyville is a mountain town in the California Gold Country in case you didn’t recognize it) he was hooking a fish about every 5 minutes. We were fishing the near point at the White Rocks and in the mixed bag were black skipjack tuna, jack crevalle, and rainbow runners.
Water Temperature 72-78
Air Temperature 78-86
Humidity 83%
Wind Calm
Conditions Scattered Clouds 15,000 ft
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 7:11 a.m. CST
Sunset 8:13 p.m. CST
May 27 First Quarter, June 2, Full, June 9 Last Quarter, June 17 New
Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo report by Ed Kunze
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