Submitted by bajafly (ip 68.111.130.236)

Date Fished: 5/22/2004
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East Cape Explosion REPORT FROM GARY GRAHAM'S BAJA ON THE FLY:

PROVIDING QUALITY SALTWATER FLY-FISHING 365 DAYS A YEAR SOUTH OF THE BORDER.

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Sat., May 22, 2004. Report covers the period Sat.-Fri. (5/15-5/21)

EAST CAPE, MAGDALENA BAY, ZIHUATANEJO, MEXICO; AND SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA CONDITIONS

EAST CAPE, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO

IN GENERAL: Wed. (6/19) I went beach fishing and had my best day yet. It was great! I only wish Lance [Peterson] had been there. I hooked five roosters and landed two, including my biggest to date. I'm guessing it was around 35-40\ pounds based on the fish we were able to weigh on the Boga grip. It was 49-inches long. It took the Chivo Lisa, (Photo follows.) http://www.bajafly.com/Beachfly.htm

Peter Shulman, Denver, and his party made it up from Cabo. They were a fun bunch and we had a good time. One of the couples had never even fished before, let alone fly-fished. They had beginners’ luck as usual landing a rooster, an amberjack, and some good sized bonito. It’s always fun to watch first-timers handle their first saltwater fish on the fly.

- East Cape report by Baja on the Fly guide John Dickenson

It’s official! East Cape Fishing season is on and it is living up to its reputation. See below for more details.

AIR & SEA -

Water temperature 72-82 Air temperature 72-82 Humidity about 39% Wind: 5 mph from the NW Conditions: Clear Visibility 15 miles Sunrise 6:34 a.m. MST Sunset 7:56 p.m. MST

May 27 First Quarter, June 2, Full, June 9 Last Quarter, June 17 New

• OFFSHORE: Finally, when you get on the boat the question can be posed honestly, “What do you want to fish for today?” Marlin both to the north and south, a better than decent tuna snap and even the dorado have shown up. • INSHORE: This has been the mainstay for the past several weeks, and now there are choices. If you are looking for variety you have found it. • BEACH: Great, don’t confuse the word “great” with easy, but put your time in and take your shots and you may get the fish of a lifetime.

BILLFISH – Onward and upward, heating up nicely.

YELLOWFIN TUNA – Just in time. The hotels fill up and Charley shows up on cue.

DORADO – Here is your golden opportunity to get your string pulled . . . a lot

ROOSTERFISH\ JACK CREVALLE – From chickie size to Bubba. Shhhh, you can even hear them slamming the bait schools early in the morning.

BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK – Great starter for beginners to get the hang of it.

PARGO AND CABRILLA – Rock on! Try the rocky points or the arroyos.

SIERRA – Grab . . . strip strike, no fly . . . they are still here.

MAGDALENA BAY, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO

Puerto San Carlos:

IN GENERAL: Light pressure from the recreational anglers this week. Most of the action was centered around the Devil’s Curve area and Los Barriles Estero. Fishing on an outgoing tide with Baja Deep Diver produced mixed results with a few smaller variety snook, a few leopard grouper and, of course, lots of spotted bay bass.

Water Temperature 64-70 Air Temperature 68-77 Humidity 28% Wind 4 mph from the NW Conditions Clear Visibility 5 miles Sunrise 6:39 a.m. MST Sunset 8:07 p.m. MST

May 27 First Quarter, June 2, Full, June 9 Last Quarter, June 17 New

YELLOWTAIL – The entrada (entrance) is the best bet, however no one seemed to be interested in making the 20 mile run to check it out.

CORVINA – Poppers and white deceivers kept them coming.

SNOOK – Should begin to see some of the larger ones as the water warms up.

HALIBUT – You can always find a few in shallow water along the sandy beaches.

SIERRA – Only a rumor this week.

ZIHUATANEJO, MAINLAND MEXICO

IN GENERAL: The IGFA announced this week that our “Jacks or Better” Roosterfish-on-the-Fly tournament will be one of the qualifying events and the winner will be invited to compete in their Inshore Championship in April, 2005. http://igfa.org/tournaments/event-display.cfm?eveid=441 Don’t miss out on the first ever Rooster-on-the Fly event in Zihuatanejo. http://www.bajafly.com/jacksorbetter.htm

The 78º blue water remains at 12 miles and the blue marlin bite is still strong. Each day about 1 in every 4 boats is getting a shot at a marlin. When you consider they are not targeting marlin, but rather pulling smaller baits for the sailfish, those are fairly decent numbers. The sailfish action is holding steady at about two fish per boat per day. The inshore action has really taken off. While guiding Baja on the Fly fishing client Steve Walser of Soulsbyville, Calif., (Note: Soulsbyville is a mountain town in the California Gold Country in case you didn’t recognize it) he was hooking a fish about every 5 minutes. We were fishing the near point at the White Rocks and in the mixed bag were black skipjack tuna, jack crevalle, and rainbow runners.

Water Temperature 72-78 Air Temperature 78-86 Humidity 83% Wind Calm Conditions Scattered Clouds 15,000 ft Visibility 10 miles Sunrise 7:11 a.m. CST Sunset 8:13 p.m. CST

May 27 First Quarter, June 2, Full, June 9 Last Quarter, June 17 New

Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo report by Ed Kunze

SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA

IN GENERAL: The action has been good this last week with boats able to average 17 of 27 releases on sails. The high boat went 27 of 39 on sails. Marlins continue to show up each week behind the boats, and there have been some large dorado. Overall, the weather has been nice, but while rain showers are becoming more common, they have not disrupted the ability to get out.

Water Temperature 79-85 Air Temperature 73-84 Humidity 94 % Wind Calm. Conditions T Storms Visibility 6 miles Sunrise 5:35 a.m. CST Sunset 6:25 p.m. CST

May 27 First Quarter, June 2, Full, June 9 Last Quarter, June 17 New

Baja on the Fly's Guatemala report by Brian Barragy and Lissa M. McFarlin.

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