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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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Nov 29, 2003; 12:51PM - Turkey Came and Went . . . But the Winds Linger On
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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 IN BAJA FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: bajafly@usa.net; USA toll-free (800) 919-2252; Mexico 011-52-624-14-10373
Fri., Nov. 28, 2003, 2003 Report covers the period Sat.-Thurs. (11/21 - 11/28)
EAST CAPE, MAGDALENA BAY, ZIHUATANEJO, MEXICO; AND IZTAPA, GUATEMALA CONDITIONS
EAST CAPE, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
IN GENERAL: Let me guess . . . it must be late November! There are many more turkey stories than fish stories and the North wind just won't go away. When the wind backs off it can be decent fishing; it's just that the wind seems to be blowing more and backing off less.
AIR & SEA -
Water temperature 74°-80°
Air temperature 69° - 78°
Humidity about 45%
Wind NNW at 12 mph
Conditions clear
Visibility 15 miles
Sunrise 6:41 a.m. MST
Sunset 5:32 p.m. MST
Nov. 30 First Quarter, Dec.8 Full Dec. 16 Last Quarter, Dec. 23 New
o OFFSHORE: It was real offshore this week with tuna hanging at the 40 mile mark. A few made the trip and were rewarded for their efforts with mostly footballs and few larger tuna. The bonus was a few marlin to be found going out and back.
o INSHORE: Pretty scratchy after the wind cranked up. A few skipjack and bonito and maybe a dorado under the mooring buoys if you were very lucky.
o BEACH: Yup,it’s Nov. For any success you’ll to hit the beach early, (before sunup), and you may find a few cooperative sierra and maybe a ladyfish.
BILLFISH - Winter is setting in and now it’s mostly the home guard.
YELLOWFIN TUNA - Long trips, few fish.
DORADO - The mooring buoys are as good as any place.
ROOSTERFISH - Tougher than usual.
JACK CREVALLE - A few small fish at La Ribera and out toward Punta Colorada.
BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK - A few closer to shore but difficult to find.
PARGO AND CABRILLA - Quiet.
SIERRA - Gray light just at dawn is best.
MAGDALENA BAY, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
IN GENERAL: Offshore, the hunt continues for the herds. A few marlin were reported
outside the Petrel Bank with no birds on them which is mystifying everyone. The sea life is just not here as it would be normally at this time of year. Most of the yachts have headed for greener pastures. Inside the bay, it is business as usual with corvina, pompano and a few jacks keeping things interesting.
Water Temperature 67°-78°
Air Temperature 69°- 80°
Humidity 94%
Wind Calm
Conditions Haze
Visibility 6 miles
Sunrise 6:52 a.m. MST
Sunset 5:36 p.m. MST
Nov. 30 First Quarter, Dec.8 Full Dec. 16 Last Quarter, Dec. 23 New
YELLOWTAIL – A run and gun technique for the bird schools outside either bay has paid off for a few.
CORVINA - Just keep biting.
SNOOK - Only a few smaller ones this week.
HALIBUT - A slow retrieved with a chartreuse Clouser is almost a sure thing.
SIERRA - Under the bird schools in the bay the best bet, but don't forget the wire.
ZIHUATANEJO, MAINLAND MEXICO
IN GENERAL: The conditions and fishing remain the same as last week. Everything is outstanding. The 80º blue water is about 8 miles and the sailfish action is holding up. Captain Cali, on the “Vamonos II,” had successive days of 5, 8, 6, 5, 5, 6, and 8 sailfish caught and released on conventional tackle this last 7 day period.
Almost every boat is also getting a 20- to 30-pound dorado for dinner, on incidental strikes, while fishing for sails.
The inshore action is hold well with the roosterfish and large jack crevalle of 12- to 18-pounds.
Water Temperature 75º-86º
Air Temperature 77° - 91º
Humidity 66%
Wind WSW at 12 mph
Conditions Clear
Visibility 8 miles
Sunrise 6:58 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:09 p.m. CST
Nov. 30 First Quarter, Dec.8 Full Dec. 16 Last Quarter, Dec 23 New
For more Information on Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo trips, go to:
http://www.bajafly.com/Zihuatanejo.htm
Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo report by Ed Kunze
IZTAPA, GUATEMALA
IN GENERAL: The fishing the last week in Guatemala has been hot or cold depending on the day. There were few boats out during the week, but those that were fishing averaged 22 shots with 13 releases on sails. On good days there were as many as 45-50 sails in the pattern per boat. Dorado action is steady with 5 per boat per day, and some boats have had good action on 20 pound tuna. Inshore, there was no one out again.
Water Temperature 80º-85º
Air Temperature 80°-86º
Humidity 62%
Wind SW at 5 mph
Conditions Clear
Visibility
Sunrise 6:09 a.m. CST
Sunset 5:32 p.m. CST
Nov. 30 First Quarter, Dec.8 Full Dec. 16 Last Quarter, Dec 23 New
For more Information on Baja on the Fly's Guatemala trips, go to:
http://www.guatemalafly.com
Baja on the Fly's Guatemala report by Brian Barragy and Lissa M. McFarlin.
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Nov 26, 2003; 03:38AM - Trevally?
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Category: Japan- Okinawa
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Author Name: Trevor Hall
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Has anyone had any success catching trevally on Okinawa? Is it possible to catch them in Orwan Bay? Can they be chummed? Any advice would be appreciated.
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Nov 25, 2003; 11:41AM - Late November fishing Venice Louisiana
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Category: Louisiana
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Author Name: Capt. Scott Avanzino
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Had a great trip Friday November 21 with Terry Pickens et al...they were supposed to fish Sunday but with the approaching front and good forecast for Friday it was just too good not to go...Tough start as bait was hard to come by but it turned out it really wouldn't matter. Thanks to Capt. Al for the live pogeys which unfortunately expired before getting to the 'spot'. Managed to kill our first and only two hardtails on a pair of dolphin. The bull went about 35 and the cow about 30 pounds...Fortunately I had a few left over cockahoes from last Saturday that had been forgotten in my haste to make it back for anniversary dinner..it amazes me that they survived..ended up missing 2 more dolphin - one on a hook-up and the other on the gaff. 10AM out of bait so we put out three braids and hooked up a serious fish on the pogey murauder..200 yards on the first and only run. With no real fight we started thinking record wahoo or tail wrapped tuna..turned out to be the later...had two gaffs ready when we could see both allison fins to the tail - angler Terry Pickens later admitted that he thought it was a sea turtle at first sight..turned out the fish had hog tied itself with the five foot wire leader slicing to the bone of the tail effectively pinning the snap swivel deep into a freshly cut 4' crease in the fork. The wire leader ran cleanly along the curve of the fish being held by the hooks on the bait and the swivel embedded in the fish's tail - we suspect the fish hog tied itself on the initial run and ran out of gas when it could no longer beat its tail..it came in backwards in less than 10 minutes. The bad news is when it was hauled to the deck it went ballsitic..ripping both J-hooks out of the plug after the welded rings failed on each swivel..the bait was also crushed under the weight of a thrashing tuna...made for some excitement...trolled on a grassline about 48 miles from South Pass until quiting time..notone strike. The fish weighed 149 gutted and bled-I'm guessing it would have been 165 or better had we just thrown it in the box. Glad we didn't because the meat was purple and irradescent to the bone...Saturday Novemeber 22nd left me guessing on what to do..I honestly didn't think about where and what I was going to do until Jeff Edgecombe asked me where he could send some VIP's while I was fueling up. I wasn't going to fight Saturday boat traffic at the usual spots and I wasn't going to make another trans Gulf crossing for 4 hours of fishing time...after a brief disscussion with Bob Collins and crew we decided on wahoo as plan A and AJ/Grouper as the back-up. Samer problem..once we got close toour target area the water turned solid blue..put out the spread and prepared to do our laps...after the first pass at a historically productive spot we got a knockdown on a Braid bait...as we slowed down to fight the fish we left both the ballyhoo baits out and bam..two more wahoo on -one that cleared the water by 6 feet..we thought it was a sailfish at first..with some quick shuffling on the deck and some great gaff work by Darryl we were able to put all three fish in the boat. After a round of high fives at 8AM we readied for our next pass..fish on..a single that pulled a good bit of line and got off...next 2 passes same result..fish on, nice run and fish off. 6 strikes in 20 minutes, 3 fish in the cooler and 3 that won't bite for the rest of the day. Needless to say we were excited about the prospects for the area but with the exception of one blackfin th remainder of the area was dead...pulled on a nice color change to about the 24 mile rigs where it petered out...managed to pick up some AJ's on jigs before heading in early to catch the LSU game... Paradise Outfitters - 985-845-8006
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Nov 24, 2003; 10:07AM - 'Fly Hooker Daily 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
Blue Marlin 1 about 240 lbs. died coming in
Striped Marlin 3 tagged and released, one tail wrapped
1 Sailfish 110# tagged and released
8 Dorado
19 Yellowfin Tuna 8-50 #’s small ones released
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR NOVEMBER 16, 2003
Larry Hanson and friend Wayne, Wayne’s son Roger and our friend Paul were the
anglers aboard the “Fly Hooker” today. They will be fishing again on Friday, everyone
except Paul. He has to return to Seattle on Tuesday. Larry was nice enough to invite
me along for the day, just to ride as guest and have a few beers. We had a great time!
Juan and Manuel took us to the south almost 12 miles before putting lines in the water
and about a half hour later they turned the boat to the west. Manuel had spotted
something a long way away. We continued trolling that direction for about 30 minutes
before he kicked up the speed a bit. About 10 minutes later he put the binoculars to his
face and kicked us up another notch. 15 more minutes and the rest of us could see the
Porpoise jumping and feeding. Gad, Manuel sure had good eyes! We were the first
boat to the pod and on our first pass hooked up to a triple on Yellowfin Tuna. They
were about 15-20 pounds each and we got all of them to the boat. We worked to
porpoise again for a while and had a double strike. These fish were a bit bigger at 30
pounds, both in the boat. Another pass and a big strike. Roger worked this fish for a
while and Juan and I saw the fish below the boat. Juan wanted the gaff for this one
and I agreed as it looked quite a bit larger than the others. We will never know as the
fish pulled the hook free when about 20 feet down, but Juan and I agreed the fish was
well over 50 pounds. One more pass resulted in the landing of the largest Yellowfin of
the trip, it weighed 35 pounds. Working the fish for a while longer we hooked a
quadruple and got three of the fish to the boat, all of them about 20-25 pounds. The
other fish was another large one and we lost it. Manuel had been on the radio, letting
other boats know what we had found and inviting them to try their luck. We could see
the boats charging in, but it was a bit late for them. We hooked up four more fish
before they arrived, but these were all small fish, in the 8-10 pound class, and since the
box was full with the eight fish already in there, we let them go. Other boats were
working the school by then, so we left in the hopes of getting another species. Well,
we tossed bait at four different Striped Marlin and could not get any of them to eat!
That’s the way it goes sometimes, but we had a great day on the water anyway! Lonnie
has invited me to go along on Thursday and if nothing comes up, I just might go!
Thanks guys, we hope you have a lot of luck on Thursday!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 17 NOVEMBER, 2003
Dan, Barb and Raz Nieblas, along with friends Bill and Tony, are fishing with us
today and tomorrow. This will be the first time with us for Bill and Tony and we are
hoping for a great fishing experience. We were lucky with that wish as it turned out!
Juan and Manuel took the boat to the west, even though the wind started to really howl
last night. I went out today on another boat, a 46’ Hatteras, and we turned around
when only five miles out. Juan and Manuel babied the boat out to 12 miles when they
got into the fish. I don’t know exactly the order the fish came in so I will just list the
catch for you. Raz hooked into a giant Striped Marlin. The fish got hooked at the
dorsal fin and never jumped. Juan and Manuel were convinced it was a giant Yellowfin
since another boat had landed one well over #200 in the area the day before. The
flying gaff was out and at the ready 30 minutes into the fight. When the fish finally
came up under the boat, they saw what had happened and unfortunately the tag stick
was not ready. Both Juan and Manuel have a lot of experience with Marlin and both of
them swear that the fish was not less than #230! There was another Striped Marlin
caught and released that weighed about #140. Dan hooked up and landed a Mako
shark that might, just maybe, have pushed a scale to #10, the shark was released!
Four nice Yellowfin to #35 and a couple of Dorado rounded out a great day of fishing.
No one got sick even though the water was so rough, they just all got soaked all day
long, but they had a great time. The wind started to die down this afternoon so
hopefully the water conditions will be better tomorrow!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 18 NOVEMBER, 2003
This was the second day of fishing for Dan, Barb, Raz, Bill and Tony. Juan and
Manuel went to the same area, about 12 miles to the west of the arch, about halfway to
San Jaime Bank. It was good to them again as The total catch for the day was one
Sailfish released, approximately #110, One Striped Marlin kept, approximately #140
(the fish was hooked in the eye and gill, bleeding badly so it was kept), Four Dorado
kept, all around #30 with several smaller fish released, and Four Yellowfin Tuna kept,
approximately #30-35. The water had settled down quite a bit as the wind did not blow
last night. A lot more comfortable, that’s for sure! Once again I would like to thank you
guys for being so great, it’s a good feeling knowing your clients are also your friends!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 19 NOVEMBER, 2003
Our friend Big John, from Canada, along with his friends Ron, Jim and Chris, went
fishing on the “Fly Hooker” today. It was a fair day on the water with comfortable
conditions but they were not able to get any eating fish in the boat. They did have
shots at eight different Marlin though! One of the fish was a Blue Marlin approximately
#200 that was kept, the fish became tail wrapped and died during the fight. The other
fish that was caught was a Striped Marlin approximately #120 that was tagged and
released. They had a good time with Juan and Manuel and want to go again! Thanks
big guy, we are working on it for you!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FROM 20 NOVEMBER, 2003
Lonny Hanson and his friend Wayne and Wayne’s son Roger are our anglers again
today on the “Fly Hooker” This is the second trip for them this week. Lonny invited me
to come along again, but I had to decline as I had a bunch of stuff to de in order to get
ready for maintenance day on Saturday. Once again Manuel and Juan went out tot he
Pacific side, around 12 miles off the Lighthouse, looking for more Tuna, Dorado and
Marlin. It was a slow day though as they only had two strikes all day long, both of them
from Striped Marlin. One of the fish escaped pretty quickly, the other one was tagged
and released. It is amazing how quickly the fishing conditions can change and the fish
can move! We hope that next time Lonny comes to fish, the bite stays on the whole
time he is here! Thanks for the invite Lonny, sorry I was not able to go. Like you said,
being out on the water sure beats not being there!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 21 NOVEMBER, 2003
John Westerman and his wife Dorothy fished with Juan and Manuel today. They
started just 12 miles out to the southeast as the Pacific side had not been producing
well for the past several days. There was no action for a while and when they got 25
miles out, Manuel got a radio call from a friend giving him GPS numbers where he had
just found a large pod of Porpoise and had started catching fish. In came the lines and
off they went. 12 miles later, at a distance of 35 miles out, they arrived. Fishing for
about an hour and a half in the Porpoise, they managed to get 4 Yellowfin Tuna, all of
them around 45 pounds, and lost one more. It was a lucky thing that Manuel got that
call because they did not see anything else the entire day! A cooler of fillets was the
result and everyone had a good time!
MAINTENANCE DAY NOVEMBER 22, 2003
Both shaft couplings were replaced with brand new ones, the port engine had new
engine mounts installed and the engines were re-aligned. No vibrations!!!! A little
wood work was done.
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Nov 24, 2003; 09:55AM - 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 FISH REPORT FOR NOVEMBER 16 TO NOVEMBER 22, 2003
WEATHER: Windy days at the beginning of the week and the end of the week with
wonderful weather between! Our night time lows were down into the low 60’s, it
actually reached 62 degrees here at the house Monday morning, this was while the
wind was blowing and a cold front moved through. At the end of the week the mornings
had warmed up to 70 degrees. All week long the highs were in the mid to high 80’s. All
in all a great week on the weather side. A few cloudy days at the beginning as that
front moved through, clear skies the rest of the time.
WATER: As we change into the winter weather pattern the waters are cooling down.
On the Pacific side of the Cape our warm waters have been 79-80 degrees while on the
Sea of Cortez side the average has been a couple of degrees higher. The Gorda
Banks area has been showing temperatures in the 82 degree range and that has been
about the highest around. With that cold front that moved through the area early in the
week came some good winds, as we also experienced on Saturday. Rough water with
swells at 4-8 feet and white caps everywhere. Thank goodness the winds were of short
duration and it calmed right down, still some swells but nice rollers, not short, steep
stuff.
BAIT: With the new moon we were getting Caballito, as the water continues to cool we
should start to get more Mackerel as well. The normal price of $2 per bait. There have
been Sardinas as well at $20 a bucket.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: There are still a few Blue and Black Marlin around, but I did not hear of any
really large fish caught this week. There was a very good bite on Striped Marlin just off
the lighthouse ledge on the Pacific side early in the week. Dropping live bait halfway to
the bottom during the tide change resulted in hook ups for a lot of boats, and those that
persisted at it often had the luck to catch two or three fish. Live or dead bait seemed to
be the way to go on the Striped Marlin and the average size seems to be getting a bit
larger. On the other Billfish, there has been no concentration, the fish have been
scattered, but the slightly warmer water on the Cortez side seems to be producing a
few more of the Blues and Blacks.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: A friends boat got a nice Yellowfin this week that was well over
the #200 mark, I mean well over! Not us though, almost all of our fish were under #50.
They were with the Porpoise and the area that seemed to be the best producer early in
the week was a band of water that ran from about 12 miles west of the lighthouse on
the Pacific side to about 25 miles to the south. There was a good bite late in the week
but it was very far, 37 miles to the southeast, it had a lot of Porpoise and Tuna action.
The bite was fair at the end of the week with the Porpoise and Tuna scattering, but on
Friday there was a concentration of fish just inside the 95 spot and about 50 boats were
working them. Dark colored lures and live bait were the key this week.
DORADO: Almost all the Dorado this week were fish caught way up on the Pacific
side, close to shore. That was early in the week. At the end of the week these fish had
disappeared and boats going back there had a long run for very few bites. Closer to
home the water was a bit warmer and the key to getting more than one fish was to
watch the Frigate birds. More than one Frigate working meant that there were Dorado
in the area, and boats the tossed out live bait under the Frigates seemed to do fairly
well on fish ranging from #30 to #15.
WAHOO: Very few Wahoo this week, sure wish that bite early last week had lasted a
bit longer!
INSHORE: No change from last week. Inshore action picked up just a little bit with a
very good bite on Skipjack and Bonita to 10 pounds. That bite was early and on
Sardinas. There were Sierra reported being caught off the Solmar beach and up north
to the lighthouse, but the fish were small, most of them under three pounds. Scattered
Dorado and an occasional Jack Crevalle kept things interesting.
NOTES: The water and air is starting to cool off, the holidays are coming up, the
Whales are starting to show up and the football playoffs are being talked about! My
time of year! Treat yourself to a great Christmas present and come on down between
Thanksgiving and Christmas, the town will not be too crowded yet and the weather
ought to be just beautiful! Until next week, Tight Lines!
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Nov 20, 2003; 05:42PM - Action Just In Time For Tournament
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Category: Guatemala Sport Fishing
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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IZTAPA, GUATEMALA
IN GENERAL: In the past week, we have a lot of offshore action to report. The 2003 Presidential Challenge wrapped up in Guatemala this past week, so we had more boats on the water fishing than we have had in a while. Action for the 30 participants was HOT with a wide open bite on the last day! In the 3 days of fishing they released 553 Sailfish and a couple of Blue Marlin. In addition to this action several of the local boats were out prior to and during the tournament and released an additional 153 sails with a couple of Marlin thrown in. The total on sails released for the week was 706, which is not bad. Dorado were also present but we don’t have counts on them. Inshore there was no one out, once again. The action is really great right now, so its time to get on down to Guatemala!
Water Temperature 80º-85º
Air Temperature 78°-86º
Humidity 79%
Wind West at 9 mph
Conditions Partly Cloudy
Visibility
Sunrise 6:02 a.m. CST
Sunset 5:32 p.m. CST
Nov 23 New, Nov. 30 First Quarter, Dec.8 Full Dec. 16 Last Quarter
For more Information on Baja on the Fly's Guatemala trips, go to:
http://www.guatemalafly.com
Baja on the Fly's Guatemala report by Brian Barragy
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Nov 20, 2003; 05:40PM - Sails Begin to Chew
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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: We are having excellent fishing for sailfish right now. The 82º blue water is only 9 miles out and each boat is raising from 8 to 15 fish a day. The list for boats and clients who are catching and releasing, on conventional gear, 4 to 6 sails a day are actually too numerous to list.
Fly fishing clients, like Terry Carter of Cumberland, Ohio are hooking 2 to 3 sailfish a day average.
We also had the roosterfish move back in. Captain Adolpho is averaging 5 to 6 a day for his clients, with the fish running about 25 to 40 pounds.
Water Temperature 75º-86º
Air Temperature 75° - 89º
Humidity 70%
Wind SSE at 5 mph
Conditions Scattered Clouds (SCT) : 25000 ft
Visibility 7 miles
Sunrise 6:53 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:09 p.m. CST
Nov 23 New, Nov. 30 First Quarter, Dec.8 Full Dec. 16 Last Quarter
For more Information on Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo trips, go to:
http://www.bajafly.com/Zihuatanejo.htm
Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo report by Ed Kunze
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Nov 20, 2003; 05:38PM - Baja North Winds-Zihuatanejo and Guatemala Salifish
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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 IN BAJA FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: bajafly@usa.net; USA toll-free (800) 919-2252; Mexico 011-52-624-14-10373
Thursday, Nov. 20, 2003 Report covers the period Sat.-Thurs. (11/13 - 11/20 )
EAST CAPE, MAGDALENA BAY, ZIHUATANEJO, MEXICO; AND IZTAPA, GUATEMALA CONDITIONS
EAST CAPE, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
IN GENERAL: North winds continued to make it tough for the fly fishers as well as anyone else attempting to fish either offshore or inshore. Once the wind arrived mid-morning, all but the hardest of core headed back to their hotels.
AIR & SEA -
Water temperature 74°-80°
Air temperature 75° - 80°
Humidity about 50%
Wind NW at 6 mph
Conditions clear
Visibility 12 miles
Sunrise 6:35 a.m. MST
Sunset 5:22 p.m. MST
Nov 23 New, Nov. 30 First Quarter, Dec.8 Full Dec. 16 Last Quarter
o OFFSHORE: The ride out in the mornings was bearable but the few tuna and billfish caught were hardly worth the wet ride home..
o INSHORE: Some action under the mooring buoys and the good news was you didn’t have to go far to get out of the wind when it came.
o BEACH: Gray light is the beast bet. Rooster alley has a few ladyfish and smaller jacks. La Ribera produced a few sierra before the wind cranked up. Out at Punta Colorada it was pretty much the same deal with a few ladyfish and sierra.
BILLFISH – Fewer sails as the water cools down, and an occasional stripe.
YELLOWFIN TUNA – Long haul and little to show for the effort.
DORADO – A few smaller ones inside around the mooring buoys.
ROOSTERFISH – Only heard of one caught all week.
JACK CREVALLE – Wind has made it tough.
BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK - Same as the tuna . . . stop the wind and they
bite.
PARGO AND CABRILLA - A few of the reefs producing good catches.
SIERRA – A few diving birds and you may hit the jackpot.
MAGDALENA BAY, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
IN GENERAL: Lots of long faces among the yacht crowd working the offshore. Few birds and little bait to attract and hold the exotics. Best single day’s catch I have heard of lately was not even double digits for billfish which is unusual for the area at this time of year. Many of the boats have already either headed home or on to Cabo and the Mainland. Back in the Mangroves action was much better. Plenty of corvina, pompano, grouper and a few smaller snook offered some diversion to the disgruntled offshore crowd. The Entrada as well as the entrance to Santa Maria Bay provided some small yellowtail action under the diving pelicans.
Water Temperature 67°-78°
Air Temperature 69°- 80°
Humidity 97%
Wind Calm
Conditions Haze
Visibility 6 miles
Sunrise 6:46 a.m. MST
Sunset 5:37 p.m. MST
Nov 23 New, Nov. 30 First Quarter, Dec.8 Full Dec. 16 Last Quarter
YELLOWTAIL - Either bay entrance producing good catches under the bird
schools.
CORVINA – One of the best years I can remember for orange mouth critters.
SNOOK – More lost than caught
HALIBUT – A slow retrieved chartreuse Clouser is almost a sure thing.
SIERRA – If you lose your fly you probably found them.
ZIHUATANEJO, MAINLAND MEXICO
IN GENERAL: We are having excellent fishing for sailfish right now. The 82º blue water is only 9 miles out and each boat is raising from 8 to 15 fish a day. The list for boats and clients who are catching and releasing, on conventional gear, 4 to 6 sails a day are actually too numerous to list.
Fly fishing clients, like Terry Carter of Cumberland, Ohio are hooking 2 to 3 sailfish a day average.
We also had the roosterfish move back in. Captain Adolpho is averaging 5 to 6 a day for his clients, with the fish running about 25 to 40 pounds.
Water Temperature 75º-86º
Air Temperature 75° - 89º
Humidity 70%
Wind SSE at 5 mph
Conditions Scattered Clouds (SCT) : 25000 ft
Visibility 7 miles
Sunrise 6:53 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:09 p.m. CST
Nov 23 New, Nov. 30 First Quarter, Dec.8 Full Dec. 16 Last Quarter
For more Information on Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo trips, go to:
http://www.bajafly.com/Zihuatanejo.htm
Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo report by Ed Kunze
IZTAPA, GUATEMALA
IN GENERAL: In the past week, we have a lot of offshore action to report. The 2003 Presidential Challenge wrapped up in Guatemala this past week, so we had more boats on the water fishing than we have had in a while. Action for the 30 participants was HOT with a wide open bite on the last day! In the 3 days of fishing they released 553 Sailfish and a couple of Blue Marlin. In addition to this action several of the local boats were out prior to and during the tournament and released an additional 153 sails with a couple of Marlin thrown in. The total on sails released for the week was 706, which is not bad. Dorado were also present but we don’t have counts on them. Inshore there was no one out, once again. The action is really great right now, so its time to get on down to Guatemala!
Water Temperature 80º-85º
Air Temperature 78°-86º
Humidity 79%
Wind West at 9 mph
Conditions Partly Cloudy
Visibility
Sunrise 6:02 a.m. CST
Sunset 5:32 p.m. CST
Nov 23 New, Nov. 30 First Quarter, Dec.8 Full Dec. 16 Last Quarter
For more Information on Baja on the Fly's Guatemala trips, go to:
http://www.guatemalafly.com
Baja on the Fly's Guatemala report by Brian Barragy
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Nov 19, 2003; 12:56PM - Ixtapa Zihuatanejo Total Tag & release Sportfishing report DAY 2
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Category: Mexico Ixtapa Zihuatanejo
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Author Name: Susan Richards/Stan Lushinsky
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An identical amount of SAILFISH were reported tagged and released on Tuseday, the second day of competition. The fleet of 9 offshore boats released 30 SAILFISH on day 2 which brings the total tournament catch to 60 SAILFISH. Although an equal amount of fish were caught they were not equally distributed. While only landing a single SAILFISH in day one, Larry Kent and Brian Bushell fishing aboard the Dos Hermanos 1 took the daily Calcutta by and jumping back into contention by tagging and releasing 6 SAILFISH yesterday. Top teams continue to be TULIP THUDER from Holland with another 5 fish yesterday for a total of 10. Keeping pace is last year's winner's John Van Horn and Karl Wertz fishing aboard the Vamonos 2 who also landed and released 5 SAILS bring their total up to 10 as well. The van Horn team is in second place as only a time difference separates them from the first place team.
The Inshore teams are also in a dead heat with the Secuestro and anglers Mr. & Mrs. Petit leading the competition with 797 overall points followed by The Tarpon with Mr. & Mrs. Daughter with 619 points and last year's winner's Bob Lawrence and Mike Casten in third with 295 points.
Final totals will be posted this evening as fishing is schedule to end at 3 PM today.
Sincerely,
Stan Lushinsky
Susan Richards
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Nov 18, 2003; 03:59PM - SPECIAL FISHING REPORT: IXTAPA ZIHUATANEJO TOTAL TAG & RELEASE TOURNAMENT FIRST DAYS RESULTS
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Category: Mexico Ixtapa Zihuatanejo
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Author Name: Stan Lushinsky Susan Richards
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A the field of 30 anglers opened the first day of the 2003 Ixtapa Zihuatanejo Total Tag & Release tournament with a bang. The increasing numbers of SAILFISH coming into the area over the past few weeks gave our anglers plenty of opportunities on the first day. Perfect sea and weather conditions are present and the fish are biting. Two teams landed and release 5 SAILFISH each on the first Day with our European team for Holland, 'TULIP THUNDER' fishng aboard the Vamonos 3 is leading the event with 625 first day points. Private entry 'HOT TUNA' also scored 625 points . Four Teams landed and released 4 SAILFISH each on the first day. IN total 30 SAILFISH were landed and released on day one by the 9 offshore teams. With action this hot it is anyone's ball game and this event is bound to go down to the last minute. We will provide another accounting of the scoring after the fishing ends today.
Sincerely,
Stan Lushinsky
Susan Richards
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