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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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| 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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From Jan 01, 1999 To Sep 23, 2025
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Apr 25, 2004; 07:59AM - Sailfish 101
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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: Sailfish 101 went off without a hitch and the mission was accomplished. Five went in search of their first sailfish on the fly and they weren’t disappointed. On arrival day (Sunday) a front came roaring though and left grumpy seas for the first day. Regardless, by the end of the day all five had seen the quarry but failed to complete the task. The second day brought calmer conditions and the group headed out with firm resolve to do better. That night at dinner three could celebrate their success and the other two could only watch while vowing to succeed the next day. Succeed they did and on the final night everyone could boast that they had caught their first sailfish on the fly and most had even done better than that with multiple catches recorded. During the four days the group averaged three events (fish in the teasers) an hour during actual fishing time. We have already started planning our next series, don’t miss out!
Water Temperature 79-85
Air Temperature 78-94
Humidity 94 %
Wind SSE at 10 to 15 mph.
Conditions Mostly clear skies
Visibility 6 miles
Sunrise 5:49 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:16 p.m. CST
April 27 First Quarter, May 4, Full, May 11 Last Quarter, May 18 New
Baja on the Fly's Guatemala report by Brian Barragy and Lissa M. McFarlin.
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Apr 25, 2004; 07:58AM - Roosters, Jacks, Sailfish and More Sailfish
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Category: Mexico Ixtapa Zihuatanejo
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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., April 24, 2004. Report covers the period Sat.-Fri. (4/17-4/23)
EAST CAPE, MAGDALENA BAY, ZIHUATANEJO, MEXICO; AND SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA CONDITIONS
EAST CAPE, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
IN GENERAL: Brian Dalton, Monterey Ca had a great week in spite of some windy conditions. Plenty of roosters in the 7 – 15 pound class plus a few jacks and ladyfish from the beach. Our clients fishing from the panga experienced good fishing in the morning until the wind came up about 11:00. Pargo, sierra were climbing all over the flies for Shelby and Daren Nordhagen, Boozemen Mt. Who fished several days this week.
AIR & SEA -
Water temperature 66-57
Air temperature 68-77
Humidity about 78%
Wind: South at 12 mph
Conditions: Clear
Visibility 8 miles
Sunrise 6:50 a.m. MST
Sunset 7:43 p.m. MST
April 27 First Quarter, May 4, Full, May 11 Last Quarter, May 18 New
• OFFSHORE: By mid morning the wind made things uncomfortable and there were few fish to be found.
• INSHORE: Best choice this week with good action at La Ribera and in front of Punta Colorada
• BEACH: Seems to be shaping up to be a dynamite year for roosters and jacks.
BILLFISH – A few can be found but not enough to keep the fly rodder occupied.
YELLOWFIN TUNA – Find some porpoise and you may get lucky.
DORADO – Mostly larger fish in small groups.
ROOSTERFISH\\ JACK CREVALLE – Here we go, by next month it could be really good.
BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK – Still around.
PARGO AND CABRILLA – Found a few around the receivers at La Ribera and Punta Colorada.
SIERRA – Good catches again this week.
MAGDALENA BAY, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
Puerto San Carlos:
IN GENERAL: Good weather all week and few clients. Devils curve produced a few grouper and corvina but the snook were among the missing
Water Temperature 64-70
Air Temperature 66-75
Humidity 97%
Wind Calm
Conditions Clear
Visibility 3 miles
Sunrise 6:56 a.m. MST
Sunset 7:53 p.m. MST
April 27 First Quarter, May 4, Full, May 11 Last Quarter, May 18 New
YELLOWTAIL – Entrada the best bet with the few fish around found in deeper water.
CORVINA – Esteros, pier and the bridge all produced a few.
SNOOK – Should pick up as the water warms up in the esteos
HALIBUT - A few throughout the bay on the sandy beaches.
SIERRA - Punta Belcher had a few under the diving birds.
ZIHUATANEJO, MAINLAND MEXICO
IN GENERAL: The 78ş blue water is holding at 6 miles. The sailfish action is very decent, but most of the other species like the blue marlin and big tuna are not consistent.
Adolpho, on the panga Dos Hermanos had a very good day with 4 sailfish releases and two 40 pound class dorado fishing an area about 15 miles from Zihuatanejo Bay. Santiago, on the panga Gitana, fished the same area and released 5 sailfish for his client.
Baja On The Fly Client, Ross Taylor, from Northern CA, fished the beach at Barra Pototsi one day. The surf was too high for fly fishing, but he could see the big jack crevalle silhouetted in the waves. He broke out his Garcia 6500C salmon gear and caught a few of the 25 pound jacks. Casting Krocadiles and a surface popper, he also landed a couple of 3 foot long needle fish. He had braided line on his 6500C, and it was a good thing. The jack's 1st run would peel off 200 yards, and then slug it out till he got it all back.
Water Temperature 72-78
Air Temperature 71-86
Humidity 70%
Wind Calm
Conditions Scattered Clouds (SCT) : 25000 ft
Visibility 7 miles
Sunrise 7:23 a.m. CST
Sunset 8:04 p.m. CST
April 27 First Quarter, May 4, Full, May 11 Last Quarter, May 18 New
Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo report by Ed Kunze
SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA
IN GENERAL: Sailfish 101 went off without a hitch and the mission was accomplished. Five went in search of their first sailfish on the fly and they weren’t disappointed. On arrival day (Sunday) a front came roaring though and left grumpy seas for the first day. Regardless, by the end of the day all five had seen the quarry but failed to complete the task. The second day brought calmer conditions and the group headed out with firm resolve to do better. That night at dinner three could celebrate their success and the other two could only watch while vowing to succeed the next day. Succeed they did and on the final night everyone could boast that they had caught their first sailfish on the fly and most had even done better than that with multiple catches recorded. During the four days the group averaged three events (fish in the teasers) an hour during actual fishing time. We have already started planning our next series, don’t miss out!
Water Temperature 79-85
Air Temperature 78-94
Humidity 94 %
Wind SSE at 10 to 15 mph.
Conditions Mostly clear skies
Visibility 6 miles
Sunrise 5:49 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:16 p.m. CST
April 27 First Quarter, May 4, Full, May 11 Last Quarter, May 18 New
Baja on the Fly's Guatemala report by Brian Barragy and Lissa M. McFarlin.
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Apr 25, 2004; 07:57AM - Roosters, Jacks, Sailfish and More Sailfish
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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., April 24, 2004. Report covers the period Sat.-Fri. (4/17-4/23)
EAST CAPE, MAGDALENA BAY, ZIHUATANEJO, MEXICO; AND SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA CONDITIONS
EAST CAPE, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
IN GENERAL: Brian Dalton, Monterey Ca had a great week in spite of some windy conditions. Plenty of roosters in the 7 – 15 pound class plus a few jacks and ladyfish from the beach. Our clients fishing from the panga experienced good fishing in the morning until the wind came up about 11:00. Pargo, sierra were climbing all over the flies for Shelby and Daren Nordhagen, Boozemen Mt. Who fished several days this week.
AIR & SEA -
Water temperature 66-57
Air temperature 68-77
Humidity about 78%
Wind: South at 12 mph
Conditions: Clear
Visibility 8 miles
Sunrise 6:50 a.m. MST
Sunset 7:43 p.m. MST
April 27 First Quarter, May 4, Full, May 11 Last Quarter, May 18 New
• OFFSHORE: By mid morning the wind made things uncomfortable and there were few fish to be found.
• INSHORE: Best choice this week with good action at La Ribera and in front of Punta Colorada
• BEACH: Seems to be shaping up to be a dynamite year for roosters and jacks.
BILLFISH – A few can be found but not enough to keep the fly rodder occupied.
YELLOWFIN TUNA – Find some porpoise and you may get lucky.
DORADO – Mostly larger fish in small groups.
ROOSTERFISH\\ JACK CREVALLE – Here we go, by next month it could be really good.
BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK – Still around.
PARGO AND CABRILLA – Found a few around the receivers at La Ribera and Punta Colorada.
SIERRA – Good catches again this week.
MAGDALENA BAY, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
Puerto San Carlos:
IN GENERAL: Good weather all week and few clients. Devils curve produced a few grouper and corvina but the snook were among the missing
Water Temperature 64-70
Air Temperature 66-75
Humidity 97%
Wind Calm
Conditions Clear
Visibility 3 miles
Sunrise 6:56 a.m. MST
Sunset 7:53 p.m. MST
April 27 First Quarter, May 4, Full, May 11 Last Quarter, May 18 New
YELLOWTAIL – Entrada the best bet with the few fish around found in deeper water.
CORVINA – Esteros, pier and the bridge all produced a few.
SNOOK – Should pick up as the water warms up in the esteos
HALIBUT - A few throughout the bay on the sandy beaches.
SIERRA - Punta Belcher had a few under the diving birds.
ZIHUATANEJO, MAINLAND MEXICO
IN GENERAL: The 78ş blue water is holding at 6 miles. The sailfish action is very decent, but most of the other species like the blue marlin and big tuna are not consistent.
Adolpho, on the panga Dos Hermanos had a very good day with 4 sailfish releases and two 40 pound class dorado fishing an area about 15 miles from Zihuatanejo Bay. Santiago, on the panga Gitana, fished the same area and released 5 sailfish for his client.
Baja On The Fly Client, Ross Taylor, from Northern CA, fished the beach at Barra Pototsi one day. The surf was too high for fly fishing, but he could see the big jack crevalle silhouetted in the waves. He broke out his Garcia 6500C salmon gear and caught a few of the 25 pound jacks. Casting Krocadiles and a surface popper, he also landed a couple of 3 foot long needle fish. He had braided line on his 6500C, and it was a good thing. The jack's 1st run would peel off 200 yards, and then slug it out till he got it all back.
Water Temperature 72-78
Air Temperature 71-86
Humidity 70%
Wind Calm
Conditions Scattered Clouds (SCT) : 25000 ft
Visibility 7 miles
Sunrise 7:23 a.m. CST
Sunset 8:04 p.m. CST
April 27 First Quarter, May 4, Full, May 11 Last Quarter, May 18 New
Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo report by Ed Kunze
SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA
IN GENERAL: Sailfish 101 went off without a hitch and the mission was accomplished. Five went in search of their first sailfish on the fly and they weren’t disappointed. On arrival day (Sunday) a front came roaring though and left grumpy seas for the first day. Regardless, by the end of the day all five had seen the quarry but failed to complete the task. The second day brought calmer conditions and the group headed out with firm resolve to do better. That night at dinner three could celebrate their success and the other two could only watch while vowing to succeed the next day. Succeed they did and on the final night everyone could boast that they had caught their first sailfish on the fly and most had even done better than that with multiple catches recorded. During the four days the group averaged three events (fish in the teasers) an hour during actual fishing time. We have already started planning our next series, don’t miss out!
Water Temperature 79-85
Air Temperature 78-94
Humidity 94 %
Wind SSE at 10 to 15 mph.
Conditions Mostly clear skies
Visibility 6 miles
Sunrise 5:49 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:16 p.m. CST
April 27 First Quarter, May 4, Full, May 11 Last Quarter, May 18 New
Baja on the Fly's Guatemala report by Brian Barragy and Lissa M. McFarlin.
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Apr 24, 2004; 05:50PM - Tunas, Snapper, Wahoo, and Amberjack
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Category: Louisiana
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Author Name: Damon McKnight
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The tuna are biting good. The offshore fishing has been incredible to say the least. Plenty of Yellowfin Tuna offshore and Red Snapper, Amberjack and Grouper around the many platforms. Most of The tuna have been in the 70-100lb. range which is absolutely perfect for catching. They still fight good but you don't go into those 'too long' of a fight situation. Most of the snapper have been averaging 10-20lbs. Amberjacks have been in the 30-40lb. range.
The weather hasn't been the best but hopefully it will lay down soon.
Capt. Damon McKnight
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Apr 20, 2004; 09:28AM - Kauai
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Category: Hawaii
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Author Name: Val McDannel
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I chartered “Kai Bear” to take me fishing on the 20th of March 2004. The cost was $110 for 4 hours. There were 4 other fishermen on board. Prior to going out I had specifically asked if we would be allowed to keep the fish. I was told that they would split up “some” of the fish for all the fishermen to enjoy. (The fish belong to the charter in Hawaii) One of my desires was to catch and eat some of the fish we caught. Well the fishing was pretty slow. About 3 hours into the trip we had a double strike. 2 fish on at once. (We were using 5 poles) There was a line up that dictated which pole and which fisherman would haul in the catch. Well anyway the first gal got to bring in an Ahi, (tuna) and the second girl in line was feeling seasick, so the rod defaulted to me. When I was able to get the fish in it turned out to be a 25 to 30 lb Mahi Mahi. (Dolphin fish, not the mammal) It was a fight I will remember for a long time.
So when we got back to the dock, I was ready to take some of the Mahi Mahi home to my family for a fresh fish dinner. I was told that the Ahi would be split up among the fisherman but that the Mahi Mahi was going to market. Needles to say I was furious. I had just spent $110 to see my fish kept. (Side note, Ahi is typically eaten raw, as in sushi. I am not into sushi.) Prior to this happening I was planning on coming back on Monday with my daughter for a 6 hour trip, approx $350 to the charter. After the episode with them keeping the prime fish I decided I didn’t need to spend that kind on money to let them keep the catch.
Now let me elaborate, if we had caught 6 Mahi Mahi, and they wanted 4 of them to sell, I would have had no problem with that. We would have been eating fresh fish. But when there was only 1 caught that I wanted to eat, (not into sushi) I was taken aback. We were scheduled to remain on the island for another week, and there were 8 of us. None of the fish would have been wasted.
So I learned a valuable lesson from this. Make sure the boat will share the fish with you BEFORE you pay your money. Get the specific details as to which fish you will be allowed to keep. I would not recommend Kai Bear to anyone wanting to keep some fish. I would recommend Hana Pa’a, if their boat is running. (They had some engine trouble at the time I wanted to go out.
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Apr 16, 2004; 01:23PM - Good by Guatemalan Standards
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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 picked up again this week. Although there were fewer boats out, those fishing averaged 20 releases out of 33 hooked sailfish on conventional gear, and on the fly side, anglers were able to release an average of 8 of 22 hooked sailfish. Also on the fly there was one roosterfish released out of seven hooked. The action remains very good by Guatemalan standards and outstanding compared to other locations. I am headed down April 18 for a week and can't wait. If it is anything like Feb., I should have plenty of stories and photos to share. Bennett Mintz and his buddy attorney David Hardacre couldn't resist the vacuum and are coming down with me to see if there are really that many sails in one place.
http://www.guatemalaflyfishing.com/sailfish101.htm
Water Temperature 79-85
Air Temperature 78-94
Humidity 94 %
Wind SSE at 10 to 15 mph.
Conditions Mostly clear skies
Visibility 6 miles
Sunrise 5:49 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:16 p.m. CST
April 19 New, April 27 First Quarter, May 4, Full, May 11 Last Quarter
Baja on the Fly's Guatemala report by Brian Barragy and Lissa M. McFarlin.
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Apr 16, 2004; 01:20PM - It's Starting to be Boom, Boom 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
Fri., April 16, 2004. Report covers the period Sat.-Thurs. (4/08-4/15)
EAST CAPE, MAGDALENA BAY, ZIHUATANEJO, MEXICO; AND SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA CONDITIONS
EAST CAPE, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
IN GENERAL: Josh Dickenson, our guide from Montana, found a few dorado and even a marlin for Joe Turmes, visiting us from Boise on his first day out. The next day, fishing inshore, it was ladyfish, skipjack and a rooster, making for a great time. Meanwhile, back on the beach, Lance Peterson had to deal with some wind, which made for less than ideal conditions. Despite the breezes, they scored on pompano, ladyfish and a few mystery bites for the Saunders Family visiting all the way from England.
AIR & SEA -
Water temperature 66-57
Air temperature 69-77
Humidity about 69%
Wind: Calm
Conditions: Scattered Clouds (SCT) : 23,900 ft
Visibility 12 miles
Sunrise 6:56 a.m. MST
Sunset 7:40 p.m. MST
April 19 New, April 27 First Quarter, May 4, Full, May 11 Last Quarter
• OFFSHORE: Mixed bag with an occasional dorado and even a marlin or two if you are lucky.
• INSHORE: Bait receivers in front of La Ribera producing a mixed bag, including ladyfish, skipjack, jacks, roosters and even a pompano.
• BEACH: Still transitioning into spring which means still a windy day to contend with here and there.
BILLFISH - More spotted this week, but still tough for the fly-rodder.
YELLOWFIN TUNA - Best bet seems to be up toward Cerralvo.
DORADO – Good-sized fish in small groups.
ROOSTERFISH\\\\\\\\ JACK CREVALLE - Already seeing some toads on the good days. Plenty of fish in the 5-18 pound class being hooked.
BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK - A little picky this week with so much bait in the water.
PARGO AND CABRILLA - Some grandes at the sticks feeding on the surface.
SIERRA - Still around; they obviously don't know that they are a winter fish.
MAGDALENA BAY, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
Puerto San Carlos:
IN GENERAL: Nice weather this week, too bad there aren't more clients to enjoy it. Action up in the mangroves continued at a moderate pace with mostly corvina and cabrilla. Found a few leopard grouper up at Devil’s Curve.
Water Temperature 64-70
Air Temperature 64-71
Humidity 92%
Wind Calm
Conditions Clear
Visibility 2 miles
Sunrise 7:03 a.m. MST
Sunset 6:39 p.m. MST
April 19 New, April 27 First Quarter, May 4, Full, May 11 Last Quarter
YELLOWTAIL - No surface action to speak of this week
CORVINA - Top catch for the week.
SNOOK - Still little to report.
HALIBUT - A few throughout the bay on the sandy beaches.
SIERRA - Punta Belcher had a few under the diving birds.
ZIHUATANEJO, MAINLAND MEXICO
IN GENERAL: The 78ş blue water is still only about 5 miles off the beach with the overall fishing rated as decent. Most of the two sailfish a day per boat average are coming from an area at about 12 miles an on a 210ş heading from Zihuatanejo Bay.
Tuna and dorado are still no shows, but the big blue marlin are here in very good numbers. A private 29-foot Boston Whaler, owned by Aaron of South Padre Island, Texas, has been fishing the 25 mile zone and had 3 hook-ups for 7 blue
marlin raised in the last two days.
Captain Adolpho on the “Dos Hermanos” told me the roosterfish fishing is still a hit or miss situation, but he did manage 3 nice pez gallo for his client while
fishing the antennae region south of here.
Water Temperature 72-78
Air Temperature 77-89
Humidity 83%
Wind Calm
Conditions Mostly Cloudy (BKN) : 25,000 ft
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 7:28 a.m. CST
Sunset 8:02 p.m. CST
April 19 New, April 27 First Quarter, May 4, Full, May 11 Last Quarter
Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo report by Ed Kunze
SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA
IN GENERAL: The action has picked up again this week. Although there were fewer boats out, those fishing averaged 20 releases out of 33 hooked sailfish on conventional gear, and on the fly side, anglers were able to release an average of 8 of 22 hooked sailfish. Also on the fly there was one roosterfish released out of seven hooked. The action remains very good by Guatemalan standards and outstanding compared to other locations. I am headed down April 18 for a week and can't wait. If it is anything like Feb., I should have plenty of stories and photos to share. Bennett Mintz and his buddy attorney David Hardacre couldn't resist the vacuum and are coming down with me to see if there are really that many sails in one place.
http://www.guatemalaflyfishing.com/sailfish101.htm
Water Temperature 79-85
Air Temperature 78-94
Humidity 94 %
Wind SSE at 10 to 15 mph.
Conditions Mostly clear skies
Visibility 6 miles
Sunrise 5:49 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:16 p.m. CST
April 19 New, April 27 First Quarter, May 4, Full, May 11 Last Quarter
Baja on the Fly's Guatemala report by Brian Barragy and Lissa M. McFarlin.
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Apr 13, 2004; 07:28PM - Peacock Bass turn Aggressive
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Category: Hawaii
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Author Name: Stan Wright
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The peacock bass have finally started to get aggressive. I don't know if it's the water Temp (78), or the water is starting to clear up, or if they are in a pre-spawn mode. What ever it is, the 3 to 6 pound fish are chasing almost any lure or fly tossed close to them. The white, 4 inch Senko drew lots of strikes. A chartruse streamer fly seemed to be a favorite. What ever the reason, the fishing sure got better this last week.
Aloha,
Stan
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Apr 12, 2004; 06:26PM - Ixtapa Zihuatanejo Sportfishing report 4/10/04
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Category: Mexico Ixtapa Zihuatanejo
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Author Name: Stan Lushinsky Susan Richards
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A light week for sportfishing charters but the action on Sailfish Tuna and Marlin continued to increase last week. Captain Jose Vargas on the La Bamba along with Angler Larry Lohr was tops for the week posting 8 SAILFISH in three offshore days of fishing .Illinois Angler, David Grubek fishing aboard the Dos Hermanos 1 posted the single best day landing 5 SAILFISH. Not far behind was another Illinois angler Mark Youngren who landed 4 SAILFISH in one day aboard the Vamonos 3 with Captain Chiro. Washington angler, David Nuttall also fishing a long day with Captain Adolofo posted a 3 SAILFISH 3 Yellowfin Tuna day. Inshore remains a puzzler as the Roosterfish have not shown up in any quantity. Angler Bill Linka fish with Captain Adolofo managed an action packed day landing 18 YELLOWTAIL JACKS, 30 BONITOS and 1 SPANISH Mackerel but no roosters. Several nice Marlin and Tuna were also reported by those boats venturing out to the 30 - 40 miles mark.
Ixtapa Zihuatanejo Weather: Beautiful mornings followed by windy afternoons. Temps is the high 80's
Sea Conditions: Calm to Moderate
Bait Supply: Excellent
Sincerely,
Stan Lushinsky
Susan Richards
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Apr 12, 2004; 02:06PM - 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 APRIL 4-10, 2004
WEATHER: I swear to you that I am not making this up, but once again we have an almost
identical repeat of last weeks weather. Maybe I am starting to sound like a broken record, but
hear me out. The week started with wonderful calm weather, sunny and warm with not a cloud in
the sky. On Tuesday the wind started to blow as cloud cover moved in. It started to blow hard
on Wednesday and on Friday a lot of boats cancelled their trips. On Saturday the wind started to
die back down and the clouds moved away. Sigh. Night time lows were in the area of 60 degrees
while the daytime highs ranged from 82 to 98 degrees, depending on where you were and the day
of the week!
WATER: Down to a low of 59 degrees right at the Cape at the end of the week, the water close
to home has been very, very cold! Thank goodness the water warms up as you get offshore, or
we might just be looking at another Albacore bite (not that would be a bad thing). One you got
around 15 miles out the water started to warm up and on the Sea of Cortez side that meant that
you were looking at temperatures that may have hit the low 70’s. Directly to the south the water
continued to stay cold as the currents carried that chilly stuff almost thirty miles out before it
began to dissipate. Out on the Pacific side the normal temperature break area, between the
Golden Gate and the San Jaime Banks continued to run true to form. Once you reached the rise
the water started to warm up, but for most of the week it was just so rough out there that no one
was going. Up the Cortez the water inshore began to warm up as well and it was a good thing, as
that was almost the only area the smaller boats could concentrate on without getting slammed
around.
BAIT: The normal $2 per bait for Caballito with very few small Mackerel available. I did not
hear of any Sardines making it down to Cabo from San Jose.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: Heck, I have no idea what to say about the Bill fish this week except that some
boats were lucky and caught some. I would have to venture a guess that for most of the week
one in twenty boats were lucky to get hooked up, and of them, maybe half got the fish to the boat.
A lot of it had to do with the full moon, but the water temperature and surface conditions
contributed as well. Some of the boats that did catch fish were catching them on lures, bait was
not working real well. After banging heads around after a few beers, we have come up with a
pretty good reason (at least it sounds like it after a couple!), too much squid around for the
Marlin to be interested in Mackerel or Caballito. Why should they work hard at chasing small fish
when they can eat squid candy. That also migh explain why most of the fish caught on lures were
caught on ones that were in squid colors! Most of the fish found were at the temperature breaks
and that was almost the only place.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: A repeat of last weeks report on the Tuna. Almost all the Yellowfin I saw
or heard about this week were football fish and many of them were not found with Porpoise, but
instead found in free swimming schools. Small feathers in dark colors worked well as did larger
lures in Petrelero (sure must be a lot of squid out there now). The Sea of Cortez side, out to 15
miles while the wind blew, and out a bit farther after it stopped on the weekend had the majority
of the fish, perhaps due to the small temperature break there. There were a few larger fish found
and caught, but they were around the San Jaime and for most of the week the water was too
rough to get to them.
DORADO: Same as last week! Scattered fish, and good sized ones, were the order for the week.
Many of the Dorado found and caught were in the 25-50 pound class. Marlin lures in Petrelero
go the first ones and live bait on the drop back usually hooked up another. Warmer water, out
past the temperature break was where most of the fish were found, though there were a few found
close to shore on the Cortez side up around the Palmilla Hotel.
WAHOO: Even with the full moon there were not many Wahoo found this week. Cold water
may have been the reason because I did hear that there was a bit of a bite happening up around
the north end of Punta Gorda, and the water was warmer up there.
INSHORE: Slow fishing in rough water, but those that could handle it found fair fishing up
around the lighthouse on the Pacific side for Yellowtail to 25 pounds on live bait dropped deep.
There were also Sierra in the 4 to 8 pound range in the same area as well as right in the Cabo San
Lucas Bay. Elsewhere the inshore action was slow with only a few fish found.
NOTES: Not a red banner week on the fishing front, nor on the weather front! (that was a
repeat of the first line from last weeks report!) We need warm water, no wind and then things
will take off! Around the town, things are busy as it is Semana Santa, or Holy Week, and
everyone is on Holiday! Lots of people out and about but the fun police are out as well. Sigh, a
couple of live music sets at the beach and the fun police shut down Brian Flynn’s indoor/outdoor
gig at the beach. Heck, if I wanted this I would have moved to southern California (the state, that
is!)! No music this week as it is late at my house, Mary is asleep and I have to get up early and
fish on Easter Sunday! Until next week, tight lines!
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