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Votes: 0 | | Posted on Saturday, May 29, 2004 - 9:05 am: | |
IN GENERAL: The water is warming up and the blue water is only about 6 miles off the beach. As expected for this time of the year, the fishing is also improving. Almost all species are being taken on a regular basis, even though it can not be considered "wide open" for any single one.
The blue marlin action has decreased a little from the previous 3 weeks, but we are still getting our fair share of shots.
Sailfish are averaging about 2 to 3 fish per day per boat. The yellowfin tuna are spotty, but anything from football-size to about 60-pounds are giving the anglers who find the schools about 2 to 4 per boat.
The roosterfish action is getting stronger every day and we are getting the fish along the beaches to both the north and the south. I guided Butch Cooley of Butch Cooley's Worldwide Hunting and Fishing outfitters of Seattle, on the panga “Isamar” with Captain Martin at the controls. We had 3 chances at the roosters, hooked and released two of them. The fish were all in the 25-pound class. We also got a small 5 pound dorado right in the surf line while looking for the roosters.
Butch's group, with me guiding a few of them, also fished 7 more days on the cruiser “Yellowfin II” with Captain Ruben. Rounding out the group was wife Laurie and friend Isabelle Caraway. Isabelle was the high angler with 10 sails and 1 marlin released. Not only is Isabelle 70 years young, but this was her very first blue water fishing experience.
They raised a total of 27 sails and 5 marlin, catching 20 of the 27 sails. The best action was in the latter part of the week, indicating things are going to get better.
Phil Burton, of London, England, fished two days with Santiago on the panga “Gitana.” The first day saw 6 sailfish released and 2 tuna in the 25-pound class. The second day produced 1 small blue marlin released (estimated at about 200 pounds), 2 sailfish released, and 4 football tuna of about 12 pounds.
Water Temperature 72-78
Air Temperature 78-89
Humidity 83%
Wind Calm
Conditions Scattered Clouds 15,000 ft
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 7:10 a.m. CST
Sunset 8:16 p.m. CST
June 2, Full, June 9 Last Quarter, June 17 New, June 27 First Quarter
Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo report by Ed Kunze
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