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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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| Starfish can re-grow their arms. In fact, a single arm can regenerate a whole body. |
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| Starfish don't have brains. Special cells on their skin gather information about their surroundings |
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| Not all animals with the word fish in their names count as fish. |
| Though their names may suggest otherwise, cuttlefish, starfish, and jellyfish aren’t actually fish. Generally-speaking, fishes must have skulls, gills, and fins. Surprisingly, though, not all fishes have proper spines. |
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| In three decades, the world's oceans will contain more discarded plastic than fish when measured by weight, researchers say. |
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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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| Just how man species of fish are there? |
| 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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| Even Catfish are finicky |
| 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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Mar 15, 2004; 11:15AM - Winter Winding Down
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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., March 12, 2004. Report covers the period Sat.-Thurs. (3/5-3/11)
EAST CAPE, MAGDALENA BAY, ZIHUATANEJO, MEXICO; AND SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA CONDITIONS
EAST CAPE, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
IN GENERAL: Twenty-five knot weekend winds hampered both the beach and boat fishing. The only shelter from the wind was up toward Punta Pescadero, unfortunately, the fish in the neighborhood had lockjaw. The few that ventured out were greeted with rock and roll seas and only a few sierra to show for their efforts. Further out, 10 miles off of La Ribera there were a few larger dorado to be had for the tenacious. As the wind subsided the last few days, conditions seemed to be on the upswing. I guess it is all relative, Yvonne and I arrived in Salt Lake for the ISE Expo and the locals were telling us the evening temps in the mid-40’s were almost balmy. Great turnout the first day and we are expecting a busy weekend.
AIR & SEA -
Water temperature 66-70
Air temperature 64 - 73
Humidity about 59%
Wind NNW at 7 mph
Conditions Clear
Visibility 15 miles
Sunrise 6:30 a.m. MST
Sunset 6:27 p.m. MST
Mar. 6 Full, Mar. 13 Last Quarter, Mar. 20 New, Mar. 28 First Quarter
o OFFSHORE: Reports of bigger dorado and a few marlin are sucking out a few cabin fever-afflicted anglers
o INSHORE: Pick a calm day and it is sierra for sure, plus a few jacks and roosters out toward the lighthouse.
o BEACH: Big school of roosters spotted out toward the lighthouse this week that weren’t buying into the fly thing at all.
BILLFISH – Hope springs eternal for the early billfish seekers who can’t be held back on the calm days.
YELLOWFIN TUNA – So far only a memory.
DORADO – Ten miles straight out of La Ribera is the rumored hot spot.
ROOSTERFISH – Lighthouse sound like the place to be, at least if the wind blows, you can find some shelter around the corner at Rincon.
JACK CREVALLE – They are here, just need a calm day to find them.
BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK – A few.
PARGO AND CABRILLA – Rocky points the best bet.
SIERRA – Sunrise or nothing.
MAGDALENA BAY, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
Puerto San Carlos:
IN GENERAL: Early in the week the entrada produced an impressive 10 different species ranging from an 8-pound pargo to triggerfish for our group. Shooting heads were a must, as many of the fish were found further down in the water column. If the barracuda and bonito didn’t get the fly, there were plenty of cabrilla as well as one pez fuerte (amberjack) which lived up to its name and gave the angler a respectable tug of war. The esteros continued to produce plenty of pompano and corvina, but few snook were to be found.
Water Temperature 66-74
Air Temperature 60 - 71
Humidity 78%
Wind NW at 4 mph
Conditions Clear
Visibility 3 miles
Sunrise 6:38 a.m. MST
Sunset 6:34 p.m. MST
Mar. 6 Full, Mar. 13 Last Quarter, Mar. 20 New, Mar. 28 First Quarter
YELLOWTAIL – A few under the bird schools outside the entrada.
CORVINA – Chartreuse was the color.
SNOOK – Few and far between
HALIBUT – A few at estero “Currie.”
SIERRA – Look for bird schools in the open part of the bay or at the pier.
ZIHUATANEJO, MAINLAND MEXICO
IN GENERAL: A few porpoise schools were found straight out in front about 8 miles. Bird school on the leading edge had everyone thinking tuna as the teasers were dragged through the melee. When the multiple sails appeared in the wake behind the teasers everyone had to scramble, changing over from tuna to billfish flies in a hurry. Back on the beach, clouds of birds crashing on baitfish fleeing from hungry jacks proved that the beach fishing was another Zihuatanejo option.
Water Temperature 72 - 78
Air Temperature 78 - 84
Humidity 78%
Wind South 6 mph
Conditions Scattered Clouds
Visibility 9 miles
Sunrise 6:12 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:13 p.m. CST
Mar. 6 Full, Mar. 13 Last Quarter, Mar. 20 New, Mar. 28 First Quarter
Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo report by Ed Kunze
SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA
IN GENERAL: During the last week we hosted a party of four from Texas. The fishing was slower than normal due to a weather pattern pushing through. They were still able to release 24 sails in 3 days, and the guys all had a great time even with the bad weather. This group typically goes to Costa Rica each year, but remarked that overall, Guatemala was better and they are looking forward to a return trip. They loved the crew, boat, accommodations and food, with one guy remarking that he thought he gained 8 pounds while there. Inshore, there was no one out, so we don’t have a report.
http://www.guatemalaflyfishing.com/sailfish101.htm
Water Temperature 79-84
Air Temperature 77-84
Humidity 94 %
Wind SSE 4 mph
Conditions Scattered Clouds (SCT) : 8,000 ft.
Visibility 8 miles
Sunrise 6:21 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:11 p.m. CST
Mar. 6 Full, Mar. 13 Last Quarter, Mar. 20 New, Mar. 28 First Quarter
Baja on the Fly's Guatemala report by Brian Barragy and Lissa M. McFarlin.
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Mar 12, 2004; 01:24PM - Ixtapa Zihuatanejo Sportfishing Report 3-4-04 to 3-11-04
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Category: Mexico Ixtapa Zihuatanejo
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Author Name: Stan Lushinsky Susan Richards
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The on again-off again pattern continued last week in Ixtapa Zihuiatanejo with some good days being posted followed by some shut-outs. French Angler Mr. Marcovic, fishing aboard the Dos Hermanos 1, finished his week of fishing with one inshore day landing 7 Yellowtail jacks, 2 Spanish Mackerel and 10 Bonitos. On his last day of fishing Mr. Marcovic ventured offshore and was rewarded with a 5 SAILFISH day. North Carolina Angler Ernie Foster, also fishing aboard the Dos Hermanos 1 landed 1 Doardo and 4 SAILFISH in one day of fishing and pulled the hooks on an estimated 275 lb Marlin while fishing aboard the Vamonos 3. Returning angler Tim Versperman also fishing with Captain Adolofo posted the best numbers for the week as he landed 7 SAILFISH, 15 YELLOWFIN TUNA and 2 DORADOS in 3 days of fishing. French Angler, Mr. Deurwader landed 1 SAILFISH , 2 DORADOS and several BONITOS on his last day of fishing with Captain Candelerio on the super panga LEYDY. Several Marlin were also reported caught last week along with some big YELLOWFIN TUNA.
Ixtapa Zihuatanejo weather. Temps in the 90's calm winds
Sea Conditions: Calm
Bait Supply: Excellent
Sincerely,
Stan Lushinsky
Susan Richards
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Mar 8, 2004; 11:12AM - Fly Hooker Daily Fishing Reports
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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
YELLOWFIN TUNA: EIGHTEEN FISH KEPT (#35 )
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 29 FEBRUARY, 2004
I was walking around the Marina yesterday afternoon and got to talking with Roger
Let and Darrin Warren about fishing and since they had not yet booked a boat I took
them to the “Fly Hooker” and showed them the boat and equipment. This morning they
took off with Bud and Steve, a couple of guys vacationing with them. They also took
John, a guy we met this morning who was looking for a boat willing to take him as an
even share. John is a former Charter Capt. turned commercial fisherman out of central
California. Making a long story short, they got into the Tuna early on and by mid
morning everyone had caught a fish in the 35-45 pound class. Several other fish were
lost, and the easily managed to finish off the case of beer they brought with them. I
was not able to meet with them as I was on the private boat I work taking the owner and
friends out, but it sounded like they had a blast. The swells were pretty good sized and
the wind picked up later on in the morning, but the fish were biting! We love it when
that happens! Thanks guys, I hope the flight back home was a good one.
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 2 MARCH, 2004
Our friend Jody sells timeshares at the Sheraton Resort and had two clients that
she wanted to get out fishing. Joel and Mindy also brought down a lot of things for the
kids out at the free daycare center as well as made a big donation for playground
equipment so we were happy to take them out for the day. The water was in great
shape and Philipe and Manuel were able to get into the Tuna early. By 9 AM they had
nine Yellowfin between 25 and 35 pounds in the boat. Enough! That was plenty of fish
since they only wanted a little for themselves, the rest of the fillets they were going to
donate to the daycare center. With enough Tuna in the boat it was time to look for a
Marlin. They did find one on the surface but it was not interested in eating so that was
it for the day. Joel and Mindy had a great time and we are so glad they were able to
get into the fish!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 3 MARCH, 2004
Our buddy Billy “Be-Bop” Bowman introduced us to his friends Cameron Melville and
his girlfriend Ruth last night at the Tanga-Tanga bar. Cameron is a keyboardist in
California and Ruth teaches chefs at the ACI in New York, sort of a very long distance
romance. They were able to get away for a vacation and Cameron brought his
keyboard with him and was able to sit in with Kevin and “The Buzz” last night.
Awesome music! Well, they wanted to get a chance to try fishing while here. Billy
decided that a half day trip would be perfect since they had no experience and the
Tuna had been pretty close the last few days. As they were leaving this morning
Cameron gave us a copy of the latest CD he had worked on. If you ever get a chance
to get a copy, it’s called “Cheap Yellow Mustard” and is sort of a funky fusion of Jazz
and Rock, totally awesome music. I am listening to it as I am writing this report, almost
dancing in my seat, trying hard not to snap my fingers and type at the same time! Oh,
produced in 2003 by Cheap Yellow Mustard, Parkway Records, recorded at Bakersfield
Music school and recording studio, for info call 661-882-5859. Anyway, back to the
trip. The fish had moved off shore and they got skunked. The water was great, just no
fish. Billy was the only one who saw a whale as well. Sigh. Anyway, Cameron and
Ruth, it was a pleasure to meet you, and thanks for the music!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 4 MARCH, 2004
Charles and Steve were on the cruise ship “Ryndam” and wanted to do some fishing
when it stopped over in Cabo, so they booked a half day trip with us before setting out
on the cruise. We got them on board the boat at 8 am and imagine our surprise when
our friend Walt Ehnat was with them! They met on the boat and when Walt found out
they had booked with us he decided he had to go as well! Now, a half day trip
yesterday turned out a stinkeroony and with not getting out until 8 AM, today was as
well. There were Tuna only two miles off the lighthouse but the first boats to the fish
caught and those who were late got nada. They did hook up one big Skipjack Tuna,
but it came off the hook at the side of the boat. Steve is looking forward to his next trip
to Cabo and wants to fish with us then, Charles is an old Cabo hand, having fished
here back when the cannery was operating and he was commercial fishing. Like he
said, the fishing sure has changed! Anyway, thanks guys, we hope the return trip on
the cruise ship was enjoyable.
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 6 MARCH, 2004
Bob Lipinski called us yesterday evening and said he and his wife Julie wanted to go
fishing for a day. We were recommended to them by Joel and Mindy, whom we took
out on Tuesday. Sure I said, we are available tomorrow! We met them at the dock this
morning at 6:15, introduced them to Juan and Manuel and saw them on their way.
They headed out to the Pacific side and it was not until they got past the San Jaime
Banks that they finally got a hook up. There was a triple strike and they were able to
get two of the fish into the boat. Both of them were nice Yellowfin Tuna of about 25
pounds, and there were no Porpoise around them. A few miles in the distance Manuel
saw three other boats that looked as if they might be working fish, but received a
negative response from then when he asked it they were catching. They were working
Porpoise hard but not getting bit. Juan and Manuel did another pass on the spot where
the first hook up occurred and again had a triple strike. Once again two of the fish
made it into the boat and this time the biggest would have gone an easy 30 pounds
according to Juan. That was the action for the day and I was worried as I watched
boats come in, one after another with no flags flying. When Mary showed up and told
me that the boat was on the way in and that they had fish aboard I was smiling! So
were Bob and Laurie when the boat tied up! Thanks guys, we are glad you were able
to catch fish and had a good time! For the rest of you out there, check us out next
week to see what has been happening here in Cabo! Oh, by the way, the weather
finally warmed up today!!
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Mar 8, 2004; 11:02AM - 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 FOR FEBRUARY 29-MARCH 6, 2004
WEATHER: Spring winds are here as every morning around 10 it has started to blow. That
doesn’t mean the water get rough every day, just that the wind chill is a factor. Well, if you are
acclimated to the tropics it’s a factor. I see people every day walking around in shorts and
tee-shirts while I am in my jacket and they just laugh at me. Then again, I am not subjecting
myself to -20 degrees and snow, am I? Our coldest morning this week was 52 degrees and we did
have one day when it warmed up to a very comfortable 86 degrees! Early in the week it was
mostly cloudy but it sure cleared up later on.
WATER: Water to the west on the Pacific side as well as to the east on the Cortez side
remained in the high 60’s all week. There was water in the low 70’s to the south of us at around
20-25 miles and it was up against colder inside water in the 68 degree range. This made for a
very defined temperature break that ran almost due east-west. The San Jaime and Gorda Banks
both had water in the 68 degree range while the Golden Gate was around 66 degrees. Surface
conditions were fair to good on the Pacific and good on the Cortez this week with swells
occasionally to 6 feet to the west but much smaller due south and to the east. At the end of the
week the cool green Pacific water swung around the Cape and intruded on the Cortez side. The
water warmed up to 71 degrees but remained green between Cabo and San Jose. Up around
Punta Gorda it stayed blue. Also, a finger of warm water swung up on Saturday and ran across
the San Jaime and Golden Gate Banks, bringing temperatures in the low 70’s.
BAIT: Almost all the bait this week was Caballito at the normal $2 per bait, and they were the
smaller baits, not the large 1/2 pound fish.
FISHING
BILLFISH: We had another slow week on Striped Marlin, and it is hard to say exactly why.
One school of thought is the factory ships that were allowed by the government to harvest
Sardinas up in the Mag Bay area (to the tune of 400,000 tons this year) took so much of the food
the Marlin feed on that the Billfish went elsewhere. The water temps are right, but last year
(before the factory ships) the Striped Marlin fishing was excellent in January, February and
March. There are still a few fish being caught, but not in the numbers that we were expecting.
Those fish were are finding seem to have a preference for squid colored lures and have not shown
a lot of interest in the live baits presented to them. There are still some Blue Marlin being found
far to the south in the warm water, but they are not thick by any means, just about what you
would expect from 73-74 degree water.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: There were still more Tuna flags flying this week than flags for any other
type of fish, but even their numbers seemed to be down a bit, at least compared to last weeks bite.
There were some quality fish found though, and even though the bite was a bit slower, the Tuna
have still retained their title of “Fish of the Week”. Most of the fish were found along the
temperature break 25-30 miles south or just offshore on the Pacific side, and almost all (but not
quite) were found associated with Porpoise. Small feathers were working on both the larger fish
and on the footballs, and spreader bars worked when the activity started to drop. I had reports of
some fine action on fish in the 40 pound range by guys dropping jigs and yo-yo’ing on marks at
60-100 feet.
DORADO: The loose kelp paddies were the key to finding Dorado this week, just as they have
been for the past two weeks. If you were the first boat there, the fishing could be awesome! A
few nice paddies were found on the temperature break south of the Cape and a lot of boats were
able to limit on the Dorado while using live bait. As the bite fell off, chunks worked. We are
hoping that in a week the action will heat up again and kelp broken off by the large storm swells
off of southern California work their way downhill toward us.
WAHOO: Full moon, Wahoo. I saw a few fish boated this week that were in the 60-70 pound
class and most of the fish reported to me were found close to shore (within 1 mile) or on the San
Jaime and Gorda banks. Marauders and Marlin lures in dark colors were the best bet for these
toothy rockets.
IN SHORE: Still a few Sierra being caught on the Pacific side, but not a red hot bite by any
means, plus the water off the beach is a little rough. There was a half-way decent bite on
Yellowtail off the arch for a few days. Reports of Pargo off the beach up by Chileno continue to
make the rounds, but I have yet to see any of the fish caught there, or talk to anyone who has first
hand knowledge.
NOTES: All I have in my note section this week is the music I listened to while writing this
report. A client of mine gave me a copy of the latest CD that he has worked on and I have had a
hard time trying to type and boogie at the same time. “Cheap Yellow Mustard”, produced in
2003 by Cheap Yellow Mustard , Parkway Records, and recorded at the Bakersfield Music
School and Recording Studio is a funky Jazz/Rock fusion album that I have been listening to over
and over and over. It is all instrumental with song titles “Cheap Yellow Mustard”, “Tweaky
Weird Pinched Nerve Thingy”, “Soundscape”, “Sunny Funk”, “Blues on the Halfshell” and
“Funky Munky”. Cameron Melville is Keyboards and gave me the copy, Jerry Mulkins is the
Composer and Guitarist, Tommy “Dr. Groove” Smith on Bass, Ruben Fernandez on Percussion,
Bruce Milburn on Drums and Ken Basuano on Trumpets and Flute. Thanks Cameron, you made
my week! Until next week, tight lines and good music!
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Mar 5, 2004; 09:57PM - The Fly Guys Keep Up!
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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: This week we have a couple of new things to report – A party tried the inshore activity early in the morning and they picked up a few wahoo right off the surf line. Wahoo catches are typically very rare in Guatemala. The second item that is a first for me to report is that the flyrodders who were out this week were able to have the same rough average of releases on sails as the conventional guys. In addition to the always great action on sails, three marlin were released. The dorado, which have been scarce this year, have started showing up, and if you are interested you can find them. The run to the sails continues to fluctuate daily. Some days they are in close, at about 15 miles, and the next day you have to run 30 miles to find the fish, but the fishing has been productive.
http://www.guatemalaflyfishing.com/sailfish101.htm
Water Temperature 79-84
Air Temperature 80-95
Humidity 53 %
Wind SSE at 9 mph
Conditions Scattered Clouds (SCT) : 1,800 ft
Visibility 8 miles
Sunrise 6:17 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:12 p.m. CST
Mar. 6 Full, Mar. 13 Last Quarter, Mar. 20 New, Mar. 28 First Quarter
Baja on the Fly's Guatemala report by Brian Barragy and Lissa M. McFarlin.
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Mar 5, 2004; 09:55PM - They are Back
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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 80º blue water has moved back in, and we found some decent sailfish action at the 18 mile mark. Baja on the Fly client Doug Boutilier, with Captain Martin on the panga “Isamar,” raised five. He was able to tag and release two sailfish using my 14-weight and dorado pattern fly.
The overall sailfish action has definitely picked up, especially when compared to the last three weeks. Arturo, on the panga “Whisky III,” took a very nice dorado of about 55-pounds. Also, a blue marlin or two are being hooked by the fleet every day.
For inshore action, Martin went about 26 miles up the coast and got 10 jack crevalle on spin cast gear and poppers for his client. Roosterfish are still hiding, or simply are just not here.
Water Temperature 72 - 78
Air Temperature 73 - 87
Humidity 55%
Wind SW 7 mph
Conditions Clear
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 7:01 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:53 p.m. CST
Mar. 6 Full, Mar. 13 Last Quarter, Mar. 20 New, Mar. 28 First Quarter
Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo report by Ed Kunze
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Mar 5, 2004; 09:53PM - Hot, Cold and Impressive
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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., March 05, 2004. Report covers the period Sat.-Thurs. (2/28 - 3/4)
EAST CAPE, MAGDALENA BAY, ZIHUATANEJO, MEXICO; AND SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA CONDITIONS
EAST CAPE, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
IN GENERAL: Fair to good fishing greeted those willing to brave the unusually cool weather that most of Baja experienced this week. Offshore, a few billfish and dorado could be found. Back closer to shore, the sierra, jacks and a few skipjack were the catch of the day.
AIR & SEA -
Water temperature 66-70
Air temperature 50 - 68
Humidity about 46%
Wind WSW at 9 mph
Conditions Scattered Clouds (SCT) : 23,900 ft
Visibility 15 miles
Sunrise 6:36 a.m. MST
Sunset 6:24 p.m. MST
Mar. 6 Full, Mar. 13 Last Quarter, Mar. 20 New, Mar. 28 First Quarter
o OFFSHORE: More billfish than one would expect for this time year are
they early-coming or late-leaving? Quien Sabe?
o INSHORE: Cool or not, the sierra continue to bite along with a few jacks and skipjack.
o BEACH: Be there early or not at all
BILLFISH - Not too bad for early March.
YELLOWFIN TUNA - Still no Charley sightings.
DORADO - Punta Pescadero shark buoys are a good place to start.
ROOSTERFISH - They seem to be a bit early, too!
JACK CREVALLE - Find the sardina and you will be in the right spot.
BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK - Tin boat guys are finding a few off of La Ribera.
PARGO AND CABRILLA - Poppers and floating line may do the trick.
SIERRA - Early, early, early is the ticket.
MAGDALENA BAY, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
Puerto San Carlos:
IN GENERAL: Rain on Wed., with cool temps had the group bundled up like they were fishing the Oregon coast. A few leopard grouper, fair sized corvina, pompano on surface poppers gave everyone a few giggles. The snook continued their illusive ways with only a few bites and no successes. One great note: a pod of five whales posed for a photo op on our way back to the launch ramp.
Water Temperature 66-74
Air Temperature 50 - 69
Humidity 94%
Wind Calm
Conditions Clear
Visibility 6 miles
Sunrise 6:45 a.m. MST
Sunset 6:31 p.m. MST
Mar. 6 Full, Mar. 13 Last Quarter, Mar. 20 New, Mar. 28 First Quarter,
YELLOWTAIL - Entrada is the best bet.
CORVINA – Devil’s Curve produced fair to good action both early morning and later in the day.
SNOOK - This group found out they were as tough as they had heard.
HALIBUT - Shallow sandy beach and a slow-retrieved Clouser should do the trick.
SIERRA - Belcher's or entrada the best bet.
ZIHUATANEJO, MAINLAND MEXICO
IN GENERAL: The 80º blue water has moved back in, and we found some decent sailfish action at the18 mile mark. Baja on the Fly client Doug Boutilier, with Captain Martin on the panga “Isamar,” raised five. He was able to tag and release two sailfish using my 14-weight and dorado pattern fly.
The overall sailfish action has definitely picked up, especially when compared to the last three weeks. Arturo, on the panga “Whisky III,” took a very nice dorado of about 55-pounds. Also, a blue marlin or two are being hooked by the fleet every day.
For inshore action, Martin went about 26 miles up the coast and got 10 jack crevalle on spin cast gear and poppers for his client. Roosterfish are still hiding, or simply are just not here.
Water Temperature 72 - 78
Air Temperature 73 - 87
Humidity 55%
Wind SW 7 mph
Conditions Clear
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 7:01 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:53 p.m. CST
Mar. 6 Full, Mar. 13 Last Quarter, Mar. 20 New, Mar. 28 First Quarter
Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo report by Ed Kunze
SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA
IN GENERAL: This week we have a couple of new things to report – A party tried the inshore activity early in the morning and they picked up a few wahoo right off the surf line. Wahoo catches are typically very rare in Guatemala. The second item that is a first for me to report is that the flyrodders who were out this week were able to have the same rough average of releases on sails as the conventional guys. In addition to the always great action on sails, three marlin were released. The dorado, which have been scarce this year, have started showing up, and if you are interested you can find them. The run to the sails continues to fluctuate daily. Some days they are in close, at about 15 miles, and the next day you have to run 30 miles to find the fish, but the fishing has been productive.
http://www.guatemalaflyfishing.com/sailfish101.htm
Water Temperature 79-84
Air Temperature 80-95
Humidity 53 %
Wind SSE at 9 mph
Conditions Scattered Clouds (SCT) : 1,800 ft
Visibility 8 miles
Sunrise 6:17 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:12 p.m. CST
Mar. 6 Full, Mar. 13 Last Quarter, Mar. 20 New, Mar. 28 First Quarter
Baja on the Fly's Guatemala report by Brian Barragy and Lissa M. McFarlin.
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Mar 5, 2004; 03:40AM - Ixtapa Zihuatanejo sportfishing Report 2/26/04 - 3/4/04
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Category: Mexico Ixtapa Zihuatanejo
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Author Name: Stan Lushinsky Susan Richards
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Cold water continues to dominate the fishing in Ixtapa Zihuatanejo Very few SAILFISH were landed last week and the Tuna bite moved far offshore. Inshore, the Roosterfsih have headed for warmer places but the BIG YELLOWTAIL JACKS are providing some measure of action. Although not abundant there were also a few nice Dorado landed last week. French Angler Mr. Dedeurwader fishing with Captain Candelerio 3 DORADOS, 1 SAILFISH and an handful of BONTIOS in 4 days of fishing. Angler Kathy Lynch was one of only a few angler this week to register a SAILFISH. Kathy was fishing aboard the La Bamba. The First Light Anglers group also fishing aboard the LA Bamba did well on BONITOS and also scored a nice 40 lb Wahoo while fishing aboard the Dos Hermanos 2 with Captain Cheva. Captain Arturo Landa on the Janeth provded some YELLOWTAIL JACK action for the group as well. Mr. Vic Kitchingham, from England fishing a second day aboard the Vamonos 3 repeated last week's performance by landing 1 SAILFISH.
Captain Adolofo of the Dos Hermanos 1 fishing with European angler Mr. Marcovic landed 3 SAILFISH, 3 SPANISH MACKEREL, 22 BIG EYE JACKS, 1 YELLOWTAIL JACK, 18 BONITOS and 1 TIGER GROUPER in 4 days of fishing. A few Marlin were reported this week but overall the counts were on the light side for the week. The next few weeks have historically been our peak time for big marlin and tuna and good boats are still available.
Ixtapa Zihuatanejo weather: Cool mornings followed by exceptionally beautiful days.
Sea Conditions: Calm Blue water at the 3 mile mark
Bait Supply: Excellent
Sincerely,
Stan Lushinsky
Susan Richards
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Mar 1, 2004; 12:03PM - Fly Hooker Daily Fishing Reports
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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
STRIPED MARLIN: TWO FISH KEPT (#110, #120)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: FOUR FISH KEPT (#50 )
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 22 FEBRUARY, 2004
Norm Sugg, Gilbert and Paul fished for the last day of their scheduled days today.
Benny and Mike had to leave today so could not go. Manuel and Philipe headed out
just 7 miles to the west when they got into the Tuna, and they were nice fish! By 8:30
they were done catching four fish that averaged #60 and were ready to go after a
Marlin, the fishbox was full! They were able to find one Marlin on the surface but it was
not interested in the lures or the live bait so they came in with just Tuna flags flying, but
they were very happy anyway! Thanks guys, we are glad you had a good time and
hope the weather is good when you get back to Albuquerque!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 26 FEBRUARY, 2004
We were part of an 8 boat charter today as an insurance agency treated their
employees to fishing and golf. The V.P. and three others were aboard the “Fly Hooker”
and with a large group like this it is often a late start. Out at 8 am, they needed to be
back at 2pm for other events. There was a wager for the largest fish and our group
came in second with a Striped Marlin estimated at #110. The pres. had one estimated
at #140. Guess we could have fudged it a bit, but letting the president win is a good
idea, yes? The fishing was slow for us as Manuel took the boat toward the 1150 spot
hoping to get into the Tuna there. With no action after three hours the guys said turn
around and go back as they would rather be out golfing anyway. The Marlin came on
the return trip. Of the other boats, the Presidents boat caught one Marlin, another boat
caught one Dorado, one boat caught a Tuna and a Dorado and five giant squid, one
boat got skunked and one boat caught a few giant squid and baited a Swordfish.
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR FEBRUARY 27, 2004
Steve and JoAnne Coutrakis are fishing with us again and brought along another
couple for this trip. The target was Marlin, Dorado and Wahoo, Steve said that they
were not interested in Tuna. Well, there was a good Tuna bite going on 14 miles to the
south, and if the Tuna were there, then there was also bait, so Manuel and Philipe went
to the area and worked outside the schools. No Dorado came to the lures, but they did
get one Striped Marlin hooked up and ended up boating the fish. After watching other
boats hooking up to Tuna for a few hours, some of the fish in the 60 to 100 pound
range, they decided that Tuna would be all right. Unfortunately by the time they
decided this, the bite had stopped. They ended the day with one Marlin. JoAnne,
thanks for the Dolmades, they were great!!!! Until next week, Tight Lines!
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Mar 1, 2004; 11:41AM - 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 FOR FEBRUARY 22-28, 2003-04
WEATHER: On and off winds this week as it seemed that every other day it became gusty.
This kept the daytime highs down to the mid 80’s and the nighttime lows around the low 50’s.
No cloud cover, bright sunny skies almost every day, and no rain. The winds were from the north
and west and there were times when we had gusts to 25 knots, but for the most part they were in
the 10-15 knot range.
WATER: Water on the Pacific side remained in the high 60’s all week. Warmer water was 40
miles and more to the west. There was water in the to the south of us at around 15-20 miles and
to the east at 30 miles. Gorda Banks had warm water in the 73 degree range all week, with
cooler water up against it. There was a good temperature break on the 1150 spot for a few days
during the end of the week. Surface conditions changed day to day, depending on the gusty
winds, but the Pacific was pretty choppy for the most part, at least in the afternoon, while the Sea
of Cortez remained somewhat calmer. On Friday, the Cortez side was like glass in the morning
but got choppy in the afternoon as the wind started blowing.
BAIT: Almost all the bait this week was Caballito at the normal $2 per bait.
FISHING
BILLFISH: There were very few Marlin caught this week and the Striped Marlin that did hit
were mostly caught on lures. They were found in the cooler water on the Pacific side and
averaged #110. Darker colored lures seemed favored. I had reports of Swordfish being sighted
and baited, but none hooked or landed. All the sightings were on the Pacific side, up the coast
towards the Golden Gate Banks.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: These fish may become the fish of the month if they stay around. There
were good concentrations found around the 1150 spot, the 95 spot and 14 miles to the south of
the Cape, as well as on the San Jaime. Every area had the Tuna associated with Porpoise, and
every area held some nice fish. There were a lot of football sized Tuna in there, but there seemed
to be just as many fish in the 40-60 pound range. On the 1150 there were a few fish in the 100
pound range caught as well. Feathers in darker colors for the smaller fish and dark colored
medium sized lures for the larger fish. I had some one tell me they found their fish stuffed with
krill and others told me theirs were stuffed with squid.
DORADO: We did not see the numbers of Dorado this week that we were seeing last week and
that may very well be due to the absence of the kelp that was here last week. With fewer floating
objects, the bite fell off. There were fish found just off shore on both the Pacific and Cortez side,
but they were smaller 10-15 pound fish for the most part, and hit on Tuna feathers.
WAHOO: I only saw three Wahoo flags all week and did not get a chance to see any of the fish
or talk to any anglers or Captains who caught them.
IN SHORE: What happened to the Sierra? They all but disappeared from our area, but there are
reports of a good bite farther up the Sea of Cortez. In their place, there was good action on
Pargo once again, close to the beach on the Pacific side. Other than that, the inshore action has
been limited to an occasional Dorado and some smaller Skipjack, Amberjack and Needlefish.
NOTES: Humpback Whales are still put there, but I have not seen as many Gray whales this
week. There was a good bite on giant Squid on Thursday and Friday, some of the Squid going to
50 pounds. This weeks music was Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young on the 1974 Atlantic release
“Deja Vu”.
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