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Gary Graham (Bajafly)
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Post Number: 158
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, July 03, 2004 - 8:47 am: | |
IN GENERAL: There is very little change from the last several weeks. The 80º blue water is holding a mile off the beach and we are averaging about 2 to 3 sailfish per day per boat.
The roosterfish action is still the best, with 5 fish a day per boat being the average. These are not small fish, either. The average size is running between 30 and 42 pounds.
Yellowfin tuna and marlin are no-shows, but the dorado action is starting to pick up.
Water Temperature 80-89
Air Temperature 78-91
Humidity 66%
Wind 5 mph from the West
Conditions Thunder Storms
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 7:15 a.m. CDT
Sunset 8:24 p.m. CDT
July 9 Last Quarter, July 17 New, July 27 First Quarter, July 31, Full
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Gary Graham (Bajafly)
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Post Number: 154
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, June 26, 2004 - 10:04 am: | |
IN GENERAL: The 80º blue water is still only 1 mile off the beach. For this time of the year, the sailfish action continues to be very good. We are normally a winter fishery and to release a 3 to 4 sailfish per boat per day average, are respectable summer numbers.
I fished with BOF clients Johnny and Fran Deleshaw of Portland, Ore., on the 38-foot “Yellowfin II” with Captain Ruben. We tagged and released two nice sailfish while fly-fishing.
Yellowfin tuna are breezing in and out, and when a school is located under the porpoise or birds, they are really fast movers. It is all a boat can do to just keep up with them. Very few of these tuna are being hooked.
There is a little debris washed out of the rivers form our rains, forming weed lines inshore. Quite a few small dorado have been holding in these weed lines, making for some decent light tackle fishing.
The roosterfish action has been outstanding. Adolpho on the panga “Dos Hermanos” got 9 again a couple of days ago. All of the fish are averaging between 30- and 42-pounds. Unfortunately, there are very few clients here to take advantage of all this good fishing. Luis Marciel, of the panga “Gringo Loco” and I were talking yesterday about how many roosters were here, but he also made a very true statement, “Now, I just need a client to go get them.”
Water Temperature 80-89
Air Temperature 78-91
Humidity 66%
Wind Calm
Conditions Thunder Storms
Visibility 8 miles
Sunrise 7:13 a.m. CDT
Sunset 8:24 p.m. CDT
July 2, Full, July 9 Last Quarter, July 17 New, July 27 First Quarter
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Gary Graham (Bajafly)
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Post Number: 150
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, June 19, 2004 - 9:06 am: | |
IN GENERAL: The 80º blue water is still hanging only a mile off the beach. The fishing is very similar to last week. The tuna and marlin are scarce, but the sailfish action is very good.
The main spot of fish is only about 3 miles directly in front of Zihuatanejo Bay. A lot of boats are getting back before noon, with 4 or 5 sailfish releases.
Rooster fishing is still outstanding and Arturo, on the panga “Janneth” is keeping up his weekly blistering pace with 8 roosters released in one day. All the fish were between 30 and 45 pounds.
In some respects, this week was a milestone for conservation. At least it is a step in the right direction. Federal authorities arrested two commercial pangeros, using Zihuatanejo Bay as their home port, with 13 sailfish and a long line of over 2 miles in length. All evidence was transferred for prosecution in Acapulco.
In the past, local enforcement just has not been effective at all. This is the first time the Feds have stepped in and are taking control, and the word is spreading fast.
Water Temperature 78-85
Air Temperature 78-91
Humidity 66%
Wind 4 mph from the WSW
Conditions Scattered Clouds 25,000 ft
Visibility 8 miles
Sunrise 7:11 a.m. CDT
Sunset 8:22 p.m. CDT
June 27 First Quarter July 2, Full, July 9 Last Quarter, July 17 New
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Gary Graham (Bajafly)
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Post Number: 146
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, June 12, 2004 - 8:55 am: | |
IN GENERAL: The 80º blue water is only a mile from the beach. Fishing has been very good for our normal “bread and butter” species: roosterfish, jack crevalle and sailfish. But, the marlin and tuna have pulled a disappearing act.
The Schlagel family, of the San Francisco Bay area, fished with captain Cali on the panga “Zapatito Gordo” and released 5 sailfish. However, most boats are averaging a 2 or 3 sailfish day.
The roosterfish action has really heated up, with Arturo on the panga “Janeth” recording the best day we have had for a long time. He got 14 roosters for his clients, averaging from about 30- to 45-pounds. The fish were all taken on surface poppers and slow trolled live bait. Anival, the 1st mate of the “Don Gordo,” took clients out to the White Rocks and nailed a 60 pound rooster, 28 pound pargo, and several large jacks. (Anival has taken over the helm of the “Don Gordo” now that Captain Poli has his new boat, the “Don Gordo II”.)
Water Temperature 72-78
Air Temperature 78-86
Humidity 74%
Wind Calm
Conditions T Storms
Visibility 8 miles
Sunrise 7:10 a.m. CDT
Sunset 8:21 p.m. CDT
June 17 New, June 27 First Quarter July 2, Full, July 9 Last Quarter
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Gary Graham (Bajafly)
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Post Number: 142
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, June 05, 2004 - 5:22 am: | |
IN GENERAL: The 80º blue water is only about 3 miles off the beach. The fishing is rated as good for all species. However, we did get a couple of days of stormy weather this week, making it too tough to try to fish.
The rainy season has arrived and within a week, the surrounding will be green again. This is the time of the year when the blue water (read game species) comes in very close to the beach.
While guiding BOF client Michael Bebee of Marin, Calif., Mike took 6 nice yellowfin tuna. We were on the panga “Zapatito Gordo” with Captain Cali. All the fish were caught casting into the boils among the birds and porpoise. We located the school of fish only 7 miles from Zihuatanejo Bay.
Sailfish action is seeing about a 2 to 3 fish per boat average. Captain Ruben on the “Yellowfin II” came over and joined us on the tuna school after releasing 3 sailfish for his clients. He ended his day by 10 with the 3 sails and 4 nice tuna.
The roosters and jack crevalle are here also, but the offshore storms have the beaches in a rough condition with the high surf. Adolpho, on the panga “Dos Hermanos,” and Marcos on the panga “Oceana” did manage to find good concentrations of both. Adolpho got his roosters and jacks 26 miles south, and Marcos got several large jacks just in front of Ixtapa and the marina Ixtapa.
Water Temperature 72-78
Air Temperature 77-84
Humidity 84%
Wind East 17 mph
Conditions Rain
Visibility 7 miles
Sunrise 7:10 a.m. CDT
Sunset 8:18 p.m. CDT
June 9 Last Quarter, June 17 New, June 27 First Quarter July 2, Full
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Gary Graham (Bajafly)
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Post Number: 138
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | 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
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Gary Graham (Bajafly)
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Post Number: 134
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, May 22, 2004 - 9:08 am: | |
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
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josh on the (Honeybear)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, May 19, 2004 - 4:07 pm: | |
going to troncones on monday for 11 days and wanted to know how the fishing was over the past few days there. any info is appreciated.
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Gary Graham (Bajafly)
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Votes: 1 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, May 15, 2004 - 9:21 am: | |
IN GENERAL: Our Jacks or Better Rooster Tournament and Guide Challenge are certainly drawing the attention. Slots for both events are filling up fast. 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 has moved in substantially in the last week, to about 10 miles. But, the fishing has not followed accordingly. There are several blue marlin being hooked every day, and fishing for them is about as good as it gets.
The 2-3 pound black skipjack tuna, a favorite marlin meal, are here in abundance and the marlin are mostly being taken by slow trolling a live skipjack. The “Vamanos I,” with Captain Ruben, has taken 8 marlin in the last two weeks. He is getting at least one shot at one each day he fishes.
The sailfish action is still at a 1 to 2 fish per boat average, and the tuna still have not shown within 45 miles.
Water Temperature 72-78
Air Temperature 80-95
Humidity 78%
Wind Calm
Conditions Scattered Clouds 15,000 ft
Visibility 6 miles
Sunrise 7:16 a.m. CST
Sunset 8:08 p.m. CST
May 18 New, May 27 First Quarter, June 2, Full, June 9 Last Quarter
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Gary Graham (Bajafly)
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Post Number: 123
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, May 01, 2004 - 9:00 am: | |
IN GENERAL: We are in the second of the three day annual International May Billfish Tournament. As of this writing, the boats just left the dock, and yesterday’s numbers are not yet posted. However, reports from all the captains indicate a lot of fish have been caught.
It appears the 100 boats entered are averaging a little less than three sailfish a day. This should hold up for the two upcoming days of the tournament, with a total of about 800 to 900 sailfish hooked.
Even though this a kill tournament, it is fortunate most of the captains have been practicing catch and release on a regular basis, and only a small number of the larger sized fish will make it to the dock.
Among some of yesterday's notable catches were three blue marlin weighed, with the largest over 300 pounds. Adolpho, on the panga “Dos Hermanos,” had an incredible day with 6 sailfish caught, one small striped marlin, and two very small blue marlin. All but one sailfish was released.
Other action during the week was rated fair, as some of the captains located yellowfin tuna out beyond the 1,000 fathom curve line. Santiago, on the panga “Gitana,” took one fished that weighed exactly 100 pounds, and on a second day, took four more tuna of about 50 pounds each.
Water Temperature 72-78
Air Temperature 77-91
Humidity 83%
Wind Calm
Conditions Scattered Clouds (SCT) : 25,000 ft
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 7:19 a.m. CST
Sunset 8:06 p.m. CST
May 4, Full, May 11 Last Quarter, May 18 New, May 27 First Quarter
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Gary Graham (Bajafly)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, April 24, 2004 - 9:49 am: | |
IN GENERAL: The 78º 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, visiting us from Northern California, 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 “Krocodiles” 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 first 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
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Gary Graham (Bajafly)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, April 16, 2004 - 9:18 am: | |
IN GENERAL: The 78º 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 210º 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
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Gary Graham (Bajafly)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, April 10, 2004 - 9:24 am: | |
IN GENERAL: The dates have been set for our first “Jacks or Better” Roosterfish Tournament in Zihuatanejo. The details can be found at http://www.bajafly.com/jacksorbetter.htm
The 80º blue water has come within 5 miles. The last two weeks had it fluctuating between 6 and 8 miles, and we were wondering where the fish were. They have arrived.
The sailfish action is almost fantastic. Every boat is getting at least three sails a day, but many others are doing much better. Adolpho, on the panga “Dos Hermanos” released 8, and Jamie on the “Vamonos II had 10 biters,” but was only able to hook and release 6.
Beach fishing with flyrods is a little slow, but Jed Ritchy, from Palo Alto, Calif., and I covered several beaches. We had a lot of fun looking for diving birds and Ritchey saw a lot of sites the normal tourist will never experience. We went south to Playa Larga and drove the beach for a few miles to Playa Blanca. From there we went by dirt road Barra Pototsi, with its 3 miles of mangrove lined lagoon, and finally ended up on the main highway 1.5 hours from Zihuatanejo, in Puerto Vicente Guerrero.
Puerto Vicente Gro. is like stepping back in time at least 75 years ago here in Mexico. It is just a very small fishing village, with a small clear water port. There are often roosterfish inside the harbor. A snack lunch there, under a palapa palm beach-front restaurant, with fresh caught fish and fresh oysters as big as your hand, is hard to beat.
Water Temperature 72-78
Air Temperature 77-91
Humidity 74%
Wind SSW at 9 mph
Conditions Mostly Cloudy (BKN) : 25,000 feet
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 6:40 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:59 p.m. CST
April 11 Last Quarter, April 19 New, April 27 First Quarter, May 4, Full
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Gary Graham (Bajafly)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, April 02, 2004 - 8:14 am: | |
IN GENERAL: Late March and on into the end of April is historically a slow time of the year for us because we get a cold green water current in here for about 6 weeks. But, the cold water is gone and the color is blue. With the 78º blue water only a few miles off the beach, we are all wondering why the fishing is so slow. It was slow for all species this last week.
Santiago, on the panga, “Gitana” is releasing a couple of sailfish a day, but he is traveling 22- to 25-miles out to find them. Only a few other boats are even making a one fish a day average.
Even though a couple of blue marlin were taken earlier in the week, the big fish, like the marlin and 200 pound plus tuna have all but disappeared.
Water Temperature 72-78
Air Temperature 75-89
Humidity 74%
Wind Calm
Conditions Overcast (OVC) : 25,000 ft
Visibility 7 miles
Sunrise 6:40 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:59 p.m. CST
April 5, Full, April 11 Last Quarter, April 19 New, April 27 First Quarter,
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Gary Graham (Bajafly)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, March 19, 2004 - 10:18 am: | |
IN GENERAL: The 78º blue water is only 6 miles off the beach, but the game fish do not seem to be here. Very few dorado and sailfish are being taken by the fleet each day.
The one exception is the blue marlin and the occasional large tuna. They both prefer the same water temperatures, eat the same sized bait, and the black skipjack tuna seem to be the targeted bait. The skippies are here in abundance. There was one day this week with 4 blue marlin being taken, and every day is accounting for at least 1. Most are being caught by slow trolling one of the large live baits.
Roosterfish action is also very slow in the surf lines, but this is normal for this time of the year.
Water Temperature 72-78
Air Temperature 77-93
Humidity 77%
Wind SW at 7 mph
Conditions Mostly Cloudy (BKN) : 25,000 ft
Visibility 6 miles
Sunrise 6:50 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:56 p.m. CST
Mar. 20 New, Mar. 28 First Quarter, April Full, April 11 Last Quarter
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Gary Graham (Bajafly)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, March 13, 2004 - 6:16 am: | |
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
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Gary Graham (Bajafly)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, March 05, 2004 - 10:39 am: | |
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
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Gary Graham (Bajafly)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, February 27, 2004 - 10:48 am: | |
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 69 - 86
Humidity 83%
Wind SW 6 mph
Conditions Scattered Clouds
Visibility 5 miles
Sunrise 7:05 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:51 p.m. CST
Feb. 27 First Quarter, Mar. 6 Full, Mar. 13 Last Quarter, Mar. 20 New
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Gary Graham (Bajafly)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, February 06, 2004 - 8:55 am: | |
IN GENERAL: Early this last week a 74 cold water current moved in and pushed the blue water way out. The fishing was severely affected, and most notable, was the three day International Sailfish Tournament. Of 100 boats in the event, only about 150 sailfish were caught.
Later in the week, the blue water came back in to about 22 miles, and the next day it was at 8 miles. The fishing has definitely improved. Most boats are now averaging a couple of sailfish, with a few dorado showing up. Captain Calli, on the “Vamonos II” managed 4 sailfish and two dorado for his clients on his best day.
The cooler water has been beneficial for the yellowfin tuna fishing, however. Every day at least one 200-pound tuna is hitting the docks. The tuna are holding under the porpoise and anywhere from 3 miles off the beach to 30 miles.
Few roosterfish are being caught, however, Captain Seis, on the panga “Moramy,” managed a 35 pound fish, on a slow trolled live bait, at the entrance to Marina Ixtapa.
A couple of other pangas reported huge areas of large jack cravelle near the airport and White Rocks.
Water Temperature 73-86
Air Temperature 71 - 86
Humidity 70%
Wind West at 12 mph
Conditions Mostly Cloudy (BKN) : 25,000 ft
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 7:17 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:42 p.m. CST
Feb. 6 Full Feb. 13 Last Quarter Feb. 20 New, Feb. 27 First Quarter
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Mark Koetting (Mkoett)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, February 01, 2004 - 8:03 pm: | |
I will be in Zihuatanejo 3/24/04 - 3/28/04. I'm intested in catching a marlin. Can anyone recomend a captain and a boat.
Thanks
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Gary Graham (Bajafly)
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IN GENERAL: Our blue water current has cooled down a bit. Depending on the area, it has dropped from a consistent 80º to 83º to about 76º to 80º. This has slowed the sailfish action some, but the giant yellowfin tuna prefer the cooler water and have shown up in large numbers.
We are finding the tuna anywhere from 3 miles to 30 miles. Most boats are scoring on the large fish by trolling a live black skipjack tuna through a school of porpoise. At least 10 fish over 200 pounds have hit the dock in the last few days.
Boats searching for sailfish are raising between 5 to10 fish a day, and hooking an average of about 3 to 4.
A lot of dorado have also shown up. Most boats, when fishing within 3 miles of the beach, are getting 3 to 4 dorado between 15 and 25 pounds. Luis Marciel, on the panga “Gringo Loco,” found a 62 pound dorado for his client.
The inshore action is steady with sierras and a few large jack crevalle, but the roosterfish are scarce.
Water Temperature 73º-86º
Air Temperature 73° - 83º
Humidity 74%
Wind Calm
Conditions Partly Cloudy (FEW) : 25000 ft
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 7:18 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:39 p.m. CST
Feb. 6 Full Feb. 13 Last Quarter Feb. 20 New, Jan. 27 First Quarter
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IN GENERAL: The 80º blue water is still holding at 6 miles and, even with the full moon, the sailfish are cooperating. Almost every boat is raising between 8 and 12 fish a day, with many boats hooking as many as 7 to 8 fish each.
A few 25-pound class dorado are being caught, but only by about one boat in five.
The roosterfish action has slowed down considerably, with Pete Richards of Charlotte, N.C. getting the largest one of the week, a 42-pounder. The jack crevalle action is very good, with the 12- to 20-pound jacks busting bait about a 1/4 mile off the beach.
There is still no sign of the tuna.
Water Temperature 79º-86º
Air Temperature 75° - 89º
Humidity 83%
Wind Calm
Conditions Partly Cloudy (FEW) : 6,000 ft
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 7:18 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:226 p.m. CST
Jan. 14 Last Quarter, Jan. 21 New, Jan. 28 First Quarter, Feb. 6 Full
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IN GENERAL: The 80º blue water is only a couple of miles off the beach and the sailfish fishing has been outstanding. We are in our absolute busiest time of the year, with almost 40 boats a day chartered. Most boats are releasing 4 to 7 sailfish a day, and are raising 10 to 15 in the spread.
Dan Smith, a fly-fisherman and Alaska salmon guide on a “busman’s holiday,” has averaged 4 releases a day on sailfish. He had one fantastic day of 6 releases.
Inshore, the large jacks are still on the beaches, with a lot of sierra about a quarter of a mile out. The roosterfish action has cooled down a little bit, but this may be from lots of fishing pressure and not from the fact they are not here.
Water Temperature 79º-86º
Air Temperature 73° - 89º
Humidity 83%
Wind Calm
Conditions Mostly Cloudy (BKN) : 25,000 ft
Visibility 8 miles
Sunrise 7:16 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:22 p.m. CST
Jan. 7 Full, Jan. 14 Last Quarter, Jan. 21 New, Jan. 28 First Quarter
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IN GENERAL: The 80º blue water is about 6 miles off the beach. Fishing has been very good for most species.
Most every boat is releasing 4 to 5 sailfish a day average. The dorado are scattered, but one boat out of three is catching a nice 25- to 30-pound fish daily.
Dave Weed, of Alberta, Canada, fished with Captain Margarito on the “Gaby” and took a 200 pound yellowfin tuna. He caught the fish at the 10 mile mark, slow trolling a live bonito under the porpoise.
Inshore, the roosterfish and jack crevalle bite has been holding up very well. Also, the sierras are providing some decent light tackle action.
Water Temperature 79º-86º
Air Temperature 73° - 87º
Humidity 83%
Wind SW 8 mph
Conditions Clear
Visibility 5 miles
Sunrise 7:13 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:18 p.m. CST
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IN GENERAL: The 80º blue water has moved off the beach to about 10 miles. The main action for sailfish is taking place about 14- to 18-miles out. A very nice bonus is the mature dorado are starting to show in good numbers.
Fly-fishing client Butch Cooley, of Seattle, fished two more days with us and we raised 8 sailfish each day. On the fly, he hooked an average of 3 fish a day.
Steve Miller of Albuquerque, had a tough day with Captain Martin and me on the panga “Isamar” when the S/E winds blew and dropped the barometer. The winds were not over 10 knots, but it shut down the fishing for the one day. As conditions stabilized on the next day, we raised 4 sailfish and hooked 3. Steve also made a great cast to a 32-pound dorado. The dorado ended up as dinner for all of us. All fish were caught on the fly and using IGFA rules.
Jason Cook, of Carson City, Nevada fished on the panga “Gitana” with Santiaga. They released 9 sailfish in two days.
Captain Adolpho on the panga “Dos Hermanos” told me this morning the roosterfish action has slowed down, but he did manage a huge rooster of 80-pounds on conventional gear yesterday. They then got into "mucho" jacks running to 25-pounds. The rooster and jacks are crashing on bait just off the surf line about 8 miles north of Zihuatanejo Bay. Adolpho also reports a lot of sierras are rounding out the day for his clients.
Water Temperature 79º-86º
Air Temperature 71° - 81º
Humidity 83%
Wind Calm
Conditions Haze Smoke
Visibility 5 miles
Sunrise 7:10 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:14 p.m. CST
Dec. 23 New, Dec. 30 First Quarter Jan. 7 Full, Jan. 14 Last Quarter
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IN GENERAL: The 80º blue water is about 4 miles off the beach and most of the
sailfish action is taking place at the 12- to 14-mile mark. We are under a full moon, but we are still managing to raise enough fish for the fly rodders to get at least two hook-ups a day. Conventional gear fishermen are getting 4 to 7 released sailfish per day.
Gary Graham fished with us this week for three days. The clients were here to do an article for Unlimited Magazine on how an inexperienced fly-angler can catch a billfish. Of course, to be successful you need to be in an area which allows a lot of shots at a fish. With the full moon, we did not get the shots we wanted, but the "crew" was exceptional on the opportunities we got. Captain Poli on the 38-foot cruiser “Don Gordo” raised the sailfish, I teased the fish to the boat, and Gary instructed anglers Johnny Duncan and
author Kent Black of New Mexico. We got the job done. The photos were taken and the article will be written as it actually happened (and not as a figment of an author's imagination).
Butch Cooley of Seattle, Wash., fished one day with Captain Margarito and me on
the “Gaby.” We raised 9 sailfish, tagged and released 3, and hooked another for a
long release (the sail threw the fly after about a minute of spectacular aerial display.)
Baja on the Fly client Fred Brune, of Seattle also fished two days with Martin and me on the panga “Isamar.” We managed to tease 9 to the boat and to tag and release the fish for him. Fred had previously fished with me on the Baja East Cape when I guided for Baja on the Fly last summer. He definitely feels the winter fishery here in Zihuatanejo is well worth the investment, and a great "family" destination.
Inshore, due to the clear water on the beach, the roosterfish and jack crevalle action has slowed a bit. Fly-fishing for sierras and black skipjack tuna has been excellent.
The dorado we had the here in the previous weeks have pulled a disappearing act on us.
Water Temperature 78º-84º
Air Temperature 73° - 86º
Humidity 62%
Wind Calm
Conditions Clear
Visibility 8 miles
Sunrise 7:06 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:12 p.m. CST
Dec. 16 Last Quarter, Dec. 23 New, Dec. 30 First Quarter Jan. 7 Full
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IN GENERAL: The 80º blue water is within a half mile of the beach and the great sailfish action is still holding up. Baja on the Fly clients brothers Leon and Kyle Stiffarm fly-fished two days with Martin and I on the panga “Isamar.” Leon is an excellent fly-fisherman for huge trout on the local lakes he visits on the Blackfoot Indian Reservation in Glacier National Park, but he had never fished saltwater before.
We changed that in a hurry! We raised 17 sails, had 10 follow the teasers to the boat, and hooked 5. The first few fish were learning experiences for the brothers, because they had to overcome a major case of adrenaline rush. They had never even seen fish so big, yet alone be able to reach out and touch them with the rod tip. After the shooting head was wrapped about 20 times around the rod tip, and a pulled fly ended up threading itself between the line and the rod, they settled down and hooked almost every fish that came to the boat.
While returning to the dock, I told them they easily would have had an 8 sailfish day if we had been using conventional gear. A few minutes later, as Adolpho on the panga “Dos Hermanos” pulled alongside, as prophesied, he was flying 7 tag-and-release flags.
Water Temperature 78º-84º
Air Temperature 75° - 87º
Humidity 66%
Wind SW at 12 mph
Conditions Haze Smoke
Visibility 8 miles
Sunrise 7:01 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:09 p.m. CST
Dec.8 Full Dec. 16 Last Quarter, Dec. 23 New, Dec. 30 First Quarter
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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
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IN GENERAL: If the full moon is affecting our fishing, I can't wait to see how good it is going to be in another week as the cycle ends. The 82º cobalt blue water is at 9 miles and we are finding fish at 11 miles.
Most every boat fishing conventional gear is averaging about 3 to 4 sailfish a day. Today, fly-fishing client Norman Turgeon of Seattle, Wash., fished with Martin and me on the panga “Isamar.” He hooked two sailfish, both released. We estimated one of the fish at 100 pounds, or perhaps 5- or 10-pounds larger. I wrote 100-pounds and 10-feet long on the tag release card.
About 12 miles south of Zihuatanejo Bay, inshore fishing for jack crevalle has really gotten hot. These fish are averaging 15-pounds and are in huge numbers. We are also still getting very good numbers of 30- to 40-pound roosterfish in the back edge of the surf lines.
Water Temperature 75º-86º
Air Temperature 78°-93º
Humidity 66%
Wind Calm
Conditions Partly Cloudy (FEW) : 10,000 ft
Visibility 9 miles
Sunrise 6:50 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:10 p.m. CST
Nov. 16 Last Quarter, Nov 23 New, Nov. 30 First Quarter, Dec.8 Full
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IN GENERAL: Conditions are definitely improving as we head into our winter
"high season." Unlike the Baja Peninsula, this southern part of the Mexican
mainland is basically known as a winter fishery. Nov. is usually the first
month to give it a kick start.
The 84º clean water is only 5 to 6 miles out and the game fish are starting to respond. The sailfish action is improving, with at least two to three releases per boat. Whenever we get to talking, all the captains are very optimistic about the upcoming weeks of fishing.
Nine longtime friends from the Seattle area are here on their annual sailfish fly fishing trip. They are fishing five days on pangas, with fishermen rotating to a different panga each day. Currently, at the end of their second day of fishing, Martin on the “Isamar”and Calli on the “Zapatita” each have three sailfish caught and released.
Arturo on the panga “Janeth” and Adolpho on the panga “Dos Hermanos” are both
fishing with clients from France and averaging about 3 roosterfish a day. The fish are running 30 to 40 pounds.
Water Temperature 75º-86º
Air Temperature 79°-90º
Humidity 66%
Wind SW at 7 mph
Conditions Scattered Clouds (SCT) : 25,000 ft
Visibility 9 miles
Sunrise 6:46 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:12 p.m. CST
Nov.8 Full, Nov. 16 Last Quarter, Nov 23 New, Nov. 30 First Quarter
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IN GENERAL: The 84º cobalt blue water is still at 19 miles, and there is a
very clean water from the beach to about 3 miles. Between the two has been a
daily guess as to where the green water was and/or clean water.
Santiago, on the panga “Gitana” found the clean water at 12 miles two days ago
for his client Kenneth Hill of Clinton, Utah. They tagged and released 3 sailfish, with one of them estimated at a huge 120 pounds. Santiago told me if he had not seen the fish take the trolled cut bait, from the way it fought he would have sworn it was a blue marlin.
The roosterfish action is remaining steady, with about 3 fish per day per boat being released.
Not much word on the tuna or dorado however.
Water Temperature 75º-86º
Air Temperature 79°-91º
Humidity 66%
Wind WSW at 9 mph
Conditions Scattered Clouds 2000 ft
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 6:43 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:16 p.m. CST
Oct. 31 First Quarter Nov.8 Full Nov. 16 Last Quarter Nov 23 New
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IN GENERAL: Conditions are improving this week, however the 84º cobalt blue water is at 19 miles. We are still seeing about a two sailfish average per boat, but most of the boats are only fishing between 12 and 16 miles. The bait and the game fish are very abundant beyond the 19 mile mark.
Nineteen to 22 miles is still in the range of what qualifies as a "normal day" of fishing. As more captains awaken to the fact the fish are there, the fish count will go up.
Another encouraging sign is the commercial pangas are working an area about 30 miles out. They are scoring on the yellowfin tuna, and some of them have hit the dock at over 160 pounds.
The dorado are still a hit or miss situation, depending on whether you can find some floating debris or not.
The hot bite on the roosterfish action has slowed down a bit, but this is mostly due to the discolored water caused by heavy runoff from the rivers. We have had no significant rain in the last few days, so the inshore waters should clear up soon.
Water Temperature 75º-86º
Air Temperature 77°-91º
Humidity 66%
Wind WSW at 9 mph
Conditions Mostly Cloudy (BKN) : 25,000 ft
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 6:41 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:18 p.m. CST
Oct 25 New Oct. 31 First Quarter Nov.8 Full Nov. 16 Last Quarter
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IN GENERAL: The 84º blue water has moved out to the 20 mile mark. Because of the abundance of bait, there are a lot of game fish out there. The boats are getting a between 1 and 2 sailfish a day, plus a couple of nice 25-pound class dorado under the floating logs.
Santiago, on the panga “Gitana,” picked up two sails, working a clean/dirty water current line only three miles off the beach. He told me the water is fairly clear for the first three miles, then stays dirty until the blue water at 20 miles.
In the surf line, the roosterfish action is still holding very steady for the 30- to 35-pound average-sized fish.
Water Temperature 75º-86º
Air Temperature 77°-91º
Humidity 66%
Wind Calm
Conditions Clear
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 6:39 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:23 p.m. CST
Oct. 18 Last Quarter Oct 25 New Oct. 31 First Quarter Nov.8 Full
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IN GENERAL: Nothing has changed much at all from this past week or two. The 84º blue water is still out about 10 miles, holding lots of bait.
We did get a little rain and wind, which made for a couple of days nobody wanted to go out, plus one of those days was an actual port closure.
There are very, very few people here and I do not think we had a total of 10 boat days all week.
I assume the rooster bite will still be going strong, if we get somebody to fish for them. And, the sailfish action is still holding at 1 to 2 fish per boat per day. Also, a few very nice dorado are holding in the current lines.
Water Temperature 75º-91º
Air Temperature 77°-90º
Humidity 66%
Wind WSW at 9 mph
Conditions Mostly Cloudy (BKN) : 25,000 ft
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 6:37 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:28 p.m. CST
Oct. 10 Full Oct. 18 Last Quarter Oct 25 New Oct. 31 First Quarter
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Thurs., Oct. 02, 2003 Report covers the period Sat.-Thurs. (9/27 - 10/02)
IN GENERAL: Our 84º blue water is still at 10 miles, holding lots of bait and fish. The seas are very calm and the weather has been cooperative.
The roosterfish action has just been incredible, and we are even getting a blue marlin or two each week, in a month they are not supposed to be anywhere near here. Yet, we have so few people fishing, we are only averaging about 2 to 3 boats a day for the entire "fleet".
Other than the incredible roosterfish action (with nobody fishing for them), the sailfish are holding steady at 1 to 2 fish a day per boat. John Dickerson, from San Antonio, fished with Adolpho, on the panga “Dos Hermanos” for one day. They raised three sailfish fish, caught and released two.
Water Temperature 75º-91º
Air Temperature 77°-88º
Humidity 89%
Wind
Conditions Mostly Cloudy (BKN) : 25,000 ft
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 6:36 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:33 p.m. CST
Oct. 2 First Quarter Oct. 10 Full Oct. 18 Last Quarter Oct 25 New
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Report covers the period Sat.-Fri. (9/19 - 9/26)
IN GENERAL: The 84º blue water is about 10 miles off the beach. Each boat is
averaging about 1 to 2 sailfish a day. There has been an abundance of bait this year and, even though the blue marlin prefer the cooler 78º winter temperatures, they have been sticking around.
Ernesto Perez, from Mexico City, fished with Luis Marcial on the panga “Gringo
Loco” for two days this week. On the first day, they checked out the roosterfish action in the surf line to see if the outstanding bite was still holding up. The rains last week had limited the visibility, but they found the water had cleaned up a little. They caught 10 roosters averaging about 30- to 35-pounds.
The second day they fished the blue water, catching an approximate 225-pound
blue marlin off one of the current lines holding debris washed out of the rivers.
A few dorado are starting to show, and we are hoping we will get a few more rains and a little more substance to the current lines.
Water Temperature 75º-90º
Air Temperature 77°-88º
Humidity 94%
Wind SE at 23 mph
Conditions Mostly Cloudy (BKN) : 25,000 ft
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 7:3 a.m. CDST
Sunset 7:38 p.m. CDST
Oct. 2 First Quarter Oct. 10 Full Oct. 18 Last Quarter Oct 25 New
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IN GENERAL: We have had "good news-bad news" these last three days. The bad
news is we have had wind and about 6 inches of rain in the last 48 hours. Conditions have been just too miserable to fish, because of the limited visibility caused from all the silt and debris being washed out of the rivers. This will also shut down (for about a week) our excellent action for roosterfish and jack crevalle in the surf line.
The good news is there have been tons of trees, plants, coconuts, etc. being washed out of the rivers making for some incredible bait holding current lines. In the next few days, as ocean conditions stabilize, the dorado, sailfish, and school-sized yellowfin tuna should be thick on these floating hotels.
Water Temperature 75º-90º
Air Temperature 81°-90º
Humidity 79%
Wind SE at 23 mph
Conditions Mostly Cloudy (BKN) : 8,000 ft
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 7:34 a.m. CDST
Sunset 7:43 p.m. CDST
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ZIHUATANEJO, MAINLAND MEXICO
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Saturday, September 20, 2003, Report covers the period Sat.-Fri. (9/13 - 9/20)
IN GENERAL: We have had "good news-bad news" these last three days. The bad news is we have had wind and about 6 inches of rain in the last 48 hours. Conditions have been just too miserable to fish, because of the limited visibility caused from all the silt and debris being washed out of the rivers. This will also shut down (for about a week) our excellent action for roosterfish and jack crevalle in the surf line.
The good news is there have been tons of trees, plants, coconuts, etc. being washed out of the rivers making for some incredible bait holding current lines. In the next few days, as ocean conditions stabilize, the dorado, sailfish, and school-sized yellowfin tuna should be thick on these floating hotels.
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Water Temperature 75º-90º
Air Temperature 81°-90º
Humidity 79%
Wind SE at 23 mph
Conditions Mostly Cloudy (BKN) : 8000 ft
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 7:34 a.m. CDST
Sunset 7:43 p.m. CDST
Sept 25 New Oct. 2 First Quarter Oct. 10 Full Oct. 18 Last Quarter
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Report covers the period Sat.-Fri. (9/06 - 9/13)
IN GENERAL: The fishing conditions have remained in about the same state and
condition for a several weeks now. The 82º blue water is close to beach, but the offshore fishing can only be rated as fair.
A few 20-pound class dorado are holding under the weed lines, but the only rain we received this week was just last night (9/12). And, it was not of enough duration to push much material out of the rivers to attract more dorado.
Each boat is hooking 1 or 2 sailfish a day. The lack of fishing pressure and tourists see only about 6 to 8 boats a day on the water.
The inshore roosterfish action is still excellent, with 5 to 7 of the fish being very large fish and averaging about 30- to 42-pounds. Contrary to the blue water, this bite has remained steady, in part, to the lack of rain. The inshore waters are clear and not muddied up from high flows out of the rivers.
Water Temperature 75º-90º
Air Temperature 77°-90º
Humidity 94%
Wind Calm
Conditions Mostly Cloudy (BKN) : 15,000 ft /
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 7:33 a.m. CDST
Sunset 7:49 p.m. CDST
Sept. 10 Full Sept. 18 Last Quarter Sept 25 New Oct. 2 First Quarter
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Report covers the period Sat.-Fri. (8/31 - 9/5)
IN GENERAL: As expected, recent rains have washed out some debris that has
created a few current lines that are holding dorado averaging between 20- and
about 28-pounds.
The 82º blue water is still very close to the beach and the offshore fishing could be rated as fair. Sailfish action is a steady one to two fish per day per boat. The blue marlin are still holding at about one fish per day for the 6 to 8 boat fleet going out each day.
The roosterfish action continues to be exceptional, with the several boats targeting them averaging between 5 and 7 fish a day in the 30 - 45 pounds class. Almost all the roosters are being taken on live goggle eyes of about 6- to 10-inches.
Water Temperature 75º-90º
Air Temperature 77°-90º
Humidity 74%
Wind Calm
Conditions Mostly Cloudy (BKN) : 15,000 ft /
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 7:32 a.m. CDST
Sunset 7:55 p.m. CDST
Sept. 10 Full Sept. 18 Last Quarter Sept 25 New Oct. 2 First Quarter
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IN GENERAL: As expected, recent rains have washed out some debris that has
created a few current lines that are holding dorado averaging between 20 and
about 28 pounds.
The 82º blue water is still very close to the beach and the offshore fishing
could be rated as fair. Sailfish action is steady 1 to 2 fish per day per
boat. The blue marlin are still holding at about one fish per day for the 6 to 8
boat fleet going out each day.
The roosterfish action continues to be exceptional, with the several boats
targeting them averaging between 5 and 7 fish a day in the 30 - 45 pounds class.
Almost all the roosters are being taken on live goggle eyes of about 6- to 10-inches.
Water Temperature 75º-90º
Air Temperature 77°-90º
Humidity 74%
Wind Calm
Conditions Mostly Cloudy (BKN) : 15,000 ft /
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 7:32 a.m. CDST
Sunset 7:55 p.m. CDST
Sept. 10 Full Sept. 18 Last Quarter Sept 25 New Oct.. 2 First Quarter
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Report covers the period Sat.-Fri. (8/23 - 8/29)
IN GENERAL: There has not been much change in the weather or the fishing this
last couple of weeks. The 82º blue water is close to the beach, and the daytime highs are about 92º with 90% humidity. The seas are calm, and what little rain we have been getting, has been at night.
The few boats going out are getting 2 to 3 sailfish a day and at least 1 blue
marlin a day is being reported by the fleet.
The roosterfish action on the beach is outstanding however. I was talking to
Luis Marciel on the pier and he told me; "Mucho, Mucho, Muchisimo Gallos!"
(That, my friends, means a lot of roosters).
Water Temperature 75º-90º
Air Temperature 77°-92º
Humidity 94%
Wind Calm
Conditions Mostly Cloudy (BKN) : 8000 ft
Visibility 8 miles
Sunrise 7:31 a.m. CDST
Sunset 8:01 p.m. CDST
Sept.. 3 First Quarter Sept. 10 Full Sept. 18 Last Quarter Sept 25 New
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Report covers the period Sat.-Fri. (8/23 - 8/29)
IN GENERAL: There has not been much change in the weather or the fishing the last couple of weeks. The 82º blue water is close to the beach, and the daytime highs are about 92º with 90% humidity. The seas are calm, and what little rain we have been getting, has been at night.
The few boats going out are getting 2 to 3 sailfish a day and at least 1 blue marlin a day is being reported by the fleet.
The roosterfish action on the beach is utstanding, however. I was talking to Luis Marciel on the pier and he told me; "Mucho, Mucho, Muchisimo Gallos!" (That, my friends, means a lot of roosters).
Water Temperature 75º-90º
Air Temperature 77°-92º
Humidity 94%
Wind Calm
Conditions Mostly Cloudy (BKN) : 8,000 ft
Visibility 8 miles
Sunrise 7:31 a.m. CDST
Sunset 8:01 p.m. CDST
Sept.. 3 First Quarter Sept. 10 Full Sept. 18 Last Quarter Sept 25 New
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Report covers the period Sat.-Fri. (8/16 - 8/22)
IN GENERAL: Offshore, the 82º blue water is right at the entrance to Zihuatanejo Bay, but the fishing is not nearly as good as we think it should be.
All the boats are each getting one or two sailfish per day. The small (160 pound average) blue marlin are still hanging around and feeding on the abundant skipjack tuna. The fleet, averaging about 10 boats, is taking about 1 blue a day.
We need a lot more rain than we have been getting to attract the dorado and make them stick around. As we approach Sept.t., this should happen in the next couple of weeks. The heavy rains flush trees and debris out of the numerous rivers we have in the area, which in turn stacks up on the current lines. However, as it is now, very few dorado are being taken.
The roosterfish action is definitely one of the bright spots, but only about one boat a day is targeting them. Due to the lack of pressure, virtually the entire coast is virgin water. Those that do target the roosters are getting 4 to 5 fish a day. They are averaging between 30 and 40 pounds.
Water Temperature 75º-90º
Air Temperature 77°-90º
Humidity 83%
Wind Calm
Conditions Scattered Clouds
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 7:30 a.m. CDST
Sunset 8:06 p.m. CDST
August 27 New Sept.. 3 First Quarter Sept. 10 Full Sept. 18 Last Quarter
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NOTE: Because of telephone line transmission problems between the mainland and Baja, we are missing the e-mail report from Zihuatanejo. This is last week’s, however we understand that action has remained about the same. Should the Zihuatanejo report from Ed Kunze come in, we’ll immediately add it.
Report covers the period Sun.-Fri. (8/09 - 8/15)
IN GENERAL: The action here in Zihuatanejo is basically a carbon copy of the
last two weeks.
We have a lot of bonito just 6-8 miles offshore and the blue marlin have been
in the area feasting on this bait source. Most of the marlin are running on
the small side with the average only being about 180 pounds. At least 3 boats
in 10 are hooking a blue every day.
Two to three hookups per day per boat is the average for the sailfish.
Inshore, the roosterfish action is staying very consistent, with a lot of
fish in the 30- to 40-pound range being released.
Water Temperature 75º-90º
Air Temperature 77°-91º
Humidity 79%
Wind Calm
Conditions Scattered Clouds(SCT) : 25,000 ft
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 7:28 a.m. CDST
Sunset 8:11 p.m. CDST
Aug 11 Full Aug. 19 Last Quarter August 27 New Sep. 3 First Quarter
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Report covers the period Sun.-Fri. (8/02 - 8/08)
IN GENERAL: The action here in Zihuatanejo is basically a carbon copy of the last two weeks.
We have a lot of bonito just 6-8 miles offshore and the blue marlin have been in the area feasting on this bait source. Most of the marlin are running on the small side with the average only being about 180 pounds. At least 3 boats in 10 are hooking a blue every day.
Two to three hookups per day per boat is the average for the sailfish.
Inshore, the roosterfish action is staying very consistent, with a lot of fish in the 30- to 40-pound range being released.
Water Temperature 75º-90º
Air Temperature 77°-91º
Humidity 100%
Wind Calm
Conditions Overcast (OVC) : 25,000 ft
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 7:27 a.m. CDST
Sunset 8:15 p.m. CDST
Aug 11 Full Aug. 19 Last Quarter August 27 New Sep. 3 First Quarter
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((posted from old fishreport.net site ))
IN GENERAL: The action here in Zihuatanejo is basically a carbon copy of the last two weeks.
We have a lot of bonito just 6-8 miles offshore and the blue marlin have been in the area feasting on this bait source. Most of the marlin are running on the small side with the average only being about 180 pounds. At least 3 boats in 10 are hooking a blue every day.
Two to three hookups per day per boat is the average for the sailfish.
Inshore, the roosterfish action is staying very consistent, with a lot of fish in the 30- to 40-pound range being released.
Water Temperature 75º-90º
Air Temperature 77°-91º
Humidity 100%
Wind Calm
Conditions Overcast (OVC) : 25,000 ft
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 7:27 a.m. CDST
Sunset 8:15 p.m. CDST
Aug 11 Full Aug. 19 Last Quarter August 27 New Sep. 3 First Quarter
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Subject: Blue Marlin Mania
Report covers the period Fri.-Fri. (6/6-6/13)
IN GENERAL: The blue marlin fishing has held its excellent pace. We have a lot of barrilete (black skipjack tuna) and the marlin are feeding on them. A slowed trolled barrilete, with a large 10/0 hook bridled in front of the eyes has really been producing. The majority of the big blues have been hitting between 12- and 14- miles.
David Stolfi of Dallas fished with Luis Marciel on the panga “Gringo Loco.” He first caught a 101-pound sailfish, and 5 minutes after the lines were back in the water he caught a 250-pound blue. Captain Cali on the “Vamonos II” caught one marlin and lost another.
The private yacht “Mystery Strike” released 6 blue marlin this week with captain Margarito.
Fly-fishing client, Terry Carter, has been fishing with Santiago all week on the panga “Gitana.” He is averaging one sailfish a day, caught and released on the fly.
Adolpho on the panga “Dos Hermanos” has been fishing with client Ed Gousink
from France and is averaging 4 to 5 roosters a day weighing between 25- and 35-
pounds. Armando on the panga “Janeth” got two huge 60-pound roosters at Mahaua
Beach and only 5 minutes from the entrance to Zihuatanejo Bay.
Water Temperature 75º-80º
Air Temperature 78°-91º
Humidity 74%
Wind Calm
Conditions Mostly Cloudy
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 7:10 a.m. CDST
Sunset 8:21 p.m. CDST
June 7 First Quarter June 14 Full June 21 Last Quarter June 29 New
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-- Zihuatanejo Report by Baja on the Fly's Ed Kunze
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Subject: Big flyrod tuna
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Report covers the period Wed.-Fri. (6/04-6/6)
IN GENERAL: Quality fishing is still the rule. The sailfish are not being caught in the numbers we have had the last couple of weeks, but there are not many tourists fishing either. The entire fleet only consists of about 10 boats a day going out.
Captain Mecate on the cruiser “Aqua Azul” had a great two days on the water.
The first day he hooked and landed an estimated 250-pound blue marlin and lost
another. The second day, he hooked and landed a 300-pound blue. All three fish
were hooked by slow trolling a live bonito. The second day fish was taken only
two miles off the beach.
Fly-fishing client Rand Bergstrom of the Twin Falls, Idaho area fished with me on the panga “Gitana.” We took 8 school-sized tuna. Six came on the troll, but two of the nicer fish were taken on my 16/17-weight Cam Sigler rod and Ross Big 8 reel.
The inshore jack crevalle action has been outstanding. A few more roosters are being taken, but again, there are not many people fishing.
Water Temperature 75º-80º
Air Temperature 77°-87º
Humidity 79%
Wind Calm
Conditions Scattered Clouds (SCT) : 25,000 ft
Visibility 8 miles
Sunrise 7:10 a.m. CDST
Sunset 8:19 p.m. CDST
June 7 First Quarter June 14 Full June 21 Last Quarter June 29 New
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-- Zihuatanejo Report by Baja on the Fly's Ed Kunze
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Subject: A True Tuna Test
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Report covers the period Sat.-Fri. (5/24-5/31)
IN GENERAL: The excellent fishing is still continuing with not just the
smaller yellowfin tuna and sails, but the big tuna have also come on very
strong. Ed Garvis of Anaheim, Calif., took a 202 pound tuna fishing with
Arturo on the “Whisky III.” The panga “Moramay” lost a huge tuna at deep
color when the rod broke. Armando on the panga “Janeth” got a 252-pounder
for his client Nick Borsch visiting all the way from Holland. Bruce Scott
from Spokane, Wash., released three sails and caught 8 tuna in the 20-pound
class while fishing with Santiago on the panga “Gitana.” Captain Calli on
the “Vamonos II” released 8 sails for his clients in one good day of
fishing. He was working an area 12 miles out of Zihuatanejo Bay on a 210º
heading.
I have been curious for a couple of years about our yellowfin tuna here. I
have seen experienced clients take almost an hour and a half to bring in an
80-pound fish. The gear was correct, etc. The only difference I could see is
the tuna was longer and skinnier than the normal yellowfin.
When Garvis got his 202-pounder this week, it took him 10 hours of tough
stand-up fishing. Ed is an experienced tuna fisherman. Last year he and his
favorite captain, Arturo, teamed up for 4 fish between 210 and 305 pounds. I
did not see this fish, but Ed told me it was almost as long as the as his
300-pounder of last year, but this one kicked his tail. Is this a different
strain of yellowfin tuna?
Water Temperature 75º-80º
Air Temperature 77°-91º
Humidity 83%
Wind Calm
Conditions Scattered Clouds (SCT) : 25,000 ft
Visibility 8 miles
Sunrise 7:11 a.m. CDST
Sunset 8:14 p.m. CDST
June 7 First Quarter June 14 Full June 21 Last Quarter June 29 New
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-- Zihuatanejo Report by Baja on the Fly's Ed Kunze
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Subject: Lots of Fish, Few Fishermen
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Report covers the period Wed.-Fri. (5/21-5/23)
IN GENERAL: The fishing could only be rated as outstanding. The roosterfish are in the surf, the big jack crevalle are everywhere on the inshore waters,
school-size tuna are providing great action on light tackle, and the sailfish are acting like tuna.
The 80º blue water is just off the beach and the best areas are only 6- to 10-miles offshore. The only unfortunate thing is there are very few people here to take advantage of the good fishing.
A couple of very satisfied anglers are David Padgit and Chuck Thompson from Oklahoma City. They fished with Efrin on the “Vamonos III” for three days.
The first day was inshore and they released 30 jack crevalle between 15- and 25-pounds. The second day produced double digits on sailfish as they caught and released 10 on 16 strikes. The last day saw 6 sails released on 12 strikes.
Baja on the Fly clients Greg Wenning and Barbara Eachus of Pittsburgh, Penn., fished one day with Ruben on the “Vamonos I” caught and released 7 sailfish on 12 strikes. They also got 4 school-sized yellowfin tuna. Greg told me his goal was to get one sailfish each, and he is now spoiled. I should say!
Water Temperature 75º-80º
Air Temperature 77°-91º
Humidity 83%
Wind Calm
Conditions Scattered Clouds (SCT) : 25000 ft
Visibility 8 miles
Sunrise 7:11 a.m. CDST
Sunset 8:14 p.m. CDST
May 30 New June 7 First Quarter June 14 Full June 21 Last Quarter
Quarter
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-- Zihuatanejo Report by Baja on the Fly's Ed Kunze
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Subject: Tuna by the Gazillions
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Report covers the period Wed.-Fri. (5/14-5/16)
IN GENERAL: The main story and the action is tuna. The yellowfin tuna are here in incredible quantities and the boats are getting some fantastic counts. Most of the action is only 3- to 8-miles out of Zihuatanejo Bay.
Don Mawhorter of Seattle, Wash. and Steve Jarred of Berthoud, Colo., experienced a perfect example of the excellent fishing we have. The first day, fishing with Santiago on the panga "Gitana," they caught 30 yellowfin tuna and 1 sailfish. On the second day they fished with Adolpho on the panga "Dos Hermanos." This inshore trip yielded 20 jack crevalle in the 15- to 20-pound class and one roosterfish of 50-pounds.
Along with the tuna, the blue marlin have been very active. Several have been taken and all within 5-miles of the beach. The main reason the marlin are here is the abundance of black skipjack tuna.
Water Temperature 75º-80º
Air Temperature 81°-90º
Humidity 66%
Wind Calm
Conditions Clear
Visibility 8 miles
Sunrise 6:48 a.m. CDST
Sunset 7:45 p.m. CDST
Today First Quarter Apr.16 Full Apr. 23 Last Quarter May 1 New May 9 First
Quarter
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-- Zihuatanejo Report by Baja on the Fly's Ed Kunze
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Subject: If You've Never Caught a Tuna
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Report covers the period Sun.-Fri., (5/11-5/16)
IN GENERAL: (Note: Communications from Ed Kunze in Zihuatanejo has been interrupted by a faulty e-mail server. Next time smoke signals.)
The yellowfin tuna continue in incredible quantities and the boats are getting some fantastic counts. Most of the action is only 3- to 8-miles out of Zihuatanejo Bay. Many old timers say this is the best tuna run in history. Conventional tackle anglers are taking 20 or more; fly-rodders 6 or 8 before calling it quits for the day.
Along with the tuna, the blue marlin have been very active. Several have been taken and all within 5-miles of the beach. The main reason the marlin are here is the abundance of black skipjack tuna.
Water Temperature 75º-80º
Air Temperature 81°-90º
Humidity 66%
Wind Calm
Conditions Clear
Visibility 8 miles
Sunrise 6:48 a.m. CDST
Sunset 7:45 p.m. CDST
Today First Quarter Apr.16 Full Apr. 23 Last Quarter May 1 New May 9 First
Quarter
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Subject: Tuna, Tuna Everywhere
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Report covers the period Wed.-Fri. (5/7-5/10)
IN GENERAL: The main story and the action is tuna. The yellowfin tuna are here in incredible quantities and the boats are getting some fantastic counts. Most of the action is only 3- to 8-miles out of Zihuatanejo Bay.
Don Mawhorter of Seattle, Wash. and Steve Jarred of Berthoud, Colo., experienced a perfect example of the excellent fishing we have. The first day, fishing with Santiago on the panga “Gitana,” they caught 30 yellowfin tuna and 1 sailfish. On the second day they fished with Adolpho on the panga “Dos Hermanos.” This inshore trip yielded 20 jack crevalle in the 15- to 20-pound class and one roosterfish of 50-pounds.
Along with the tuna, the blue marlin have been very active. Several have been taken and all within 5-miles of the beach. The main reason the marlin are here is the abundance of black skipjack tuna.
Water Temperature 75º-80º
Air Temperature 81°-90º
Humidity 66%
Wind Calm
Conditions Clear
Visibility 8 miles
Sunrise 6:48 a.m. CDST
Sunset 7:45 p.m. CDST
Today First Quarter Apr.16 Full Apr. 23 Last Quarter May 1 New May 9 First
Quarter
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Subject: It;s Still tuna Time
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Report covers the period Wed.-Fri. (4/26-5/2)
IN GENERAL: The yellowfin tuna action is still holding up with Luis Marciel getting his third 200-pounder in as many weeks. The 250-pound tuna, for client Bob Berg from Oklahoma, was the largest so far. Jim Wiemer fished with Santiago on the panga “Gitan” and got several smaller school-sized tuna. They fished for sailfish also, but did not have much luck. Santiago predicts a slow tournament thus weekend for the 150-boat field.
Water Temperature 75º-80º
Air Temperature 77°-84º
Humidity 83%
Wind Calm
Conditions Haze Smoke
Visibility 5 miles
Sunrise 6:23 a.m. CST
Sunset 7:02 p.m. CST
Today First Quarter Apr.16 Full Apr. 23 Last Quarter May 1 New May 9 First
Quarter
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-- Zihuatanejo Report by Baja on the Fly's Ed Kunze
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Subject: Tuna is the Name of that Song
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Report covers the period Wed.-Fri. (4/23-4/25)
IN GENERAL: With the 80º blue water only a mile off the beach, the fishing has been very good and a number of species are in the count.
Most notable is the number of yellowfin tuna. Jan Gladstone from New Jersey fished with Luis Marciel on the panga “Gringo Loco” and caught 13 tuna on his first day. On the second day he took another 12 tuna and told me when Luis came up on the breaking fish, he would get up on the bow and start casting. All day, he only made 10 casts that did not draw a strike using an S&G lure in 3-ounce size.
Dave Owen from Ferndale, Wash., fished with Arturo on the “Whiskey III” and lost a tuna estimated over 300-pounds. The major concentrations of tuna are all between 30- and 35-miles from Zihuat. Bay.
There has also been decent sailfish action. Ed Day and John Lofton from Newport Beach, Calif., fished with Cali on the “Vamonos II,” releasing 3 sailfish and keeping 1 wahoo. The day before, Cali had also scored on a wahoo of about 50-pounds. The “Yellowfin II” got 3 sails and a nice dorado.
Water Temperature 75º-80º
Air Temperature 72°-86º
Humidity 83%
Wind Calm
Conditions Haze Smoke
Visibility 8 miles
Sunrise 6:23 a.m. CST
Sunset 7:02 p.m. CST
Today First Quarter Apr.16 Full Apr. 23 Last Quarter May 1 New May 9 First
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REFERENCE: Ixtapa Zihuatanejo Sportfishing Report 4/17/03 - 4/24/03
The Spring turnover continue to take place with some excellent offshore and inshore action ob some days. Consistent with the turnover time are some days when the bite just doesn't happen and that was the case last week in Ixtapa Zihuatanejo. Returning New Jersey angler Herb Houghton picked the three best days and he scored 3 SAILFISH and 3 YELLOWFIN TUNA along with 1 ROOSTERFISH while fishing aboard the
Vamonos 3 with Capt. Chiro. One his second day offshore with Capt. Adolopho Mr. Houghton landed 60 YELLOWFIN TUNA. On his final day of inshore fishing, Mr. Houghton landed 24 YELLOWTAIL JACKS and 2 ROOSTERFISH. Angler Bob Mitchner also fishing aboard the Dos Hermanos landed 3 SAILFISH on his first day offshore. Cabela's Outdoors Adventures director, Gregg Severenson fishing aboard the Vamonos 3 landed 1 SAILFISH and 9 YELLOWFIN TUNA. The blue water is coming closer every day and the hot band of action is just about 10 miles offshore. The supply of bait continues to be high and as the water conditions improve so should the bite. The following Months of May, June, July, and August are the very best for some great inshore roosterfishing.
SPECIAL NOTE:: Ixtapa Sportfishing Charters has been the feature of an article written by Ken Schultz for the MAY issue of FIELD & STREAM MAGAZINE. The Title of the article is “ Down Mexico Way.” Additionally, Mr. Schultz has featured Ixtapa Zihuatanejo as one of the premier fishing destinations in his new book “Spectacular Fishing “ Autographed copies of Ken's New Book can be purchased by contacting Ken on his web site at www.kenschultz.com or email at ken@kenschultz.com or you can place orders for Ken's new book at any books store using the following
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Ixtapa Zihuatanejo Weather: Seasonably perfect
Sea Conditions: Moderate to Rough
Bait Supply: Excellent
Best fishing Areas: 5 - 10 Miles offshore
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Subject: It's Tuna Time
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IN GENERAL: Even though the 80º blue water has moved out a bit, and despite
the full moon, the fishing has been very good.
A lot of tuna are being caught with most of them in the 30- to 35-pound class. Blaine Burnette of Bakersfield, Calif., fishing with Luis on the panga “Gringo Loco,” scored the biggest yellowfin with an estimated 230-pounder. The two speed Shimano 30 reel and 760 Calstar rod helped to make it a catchable fish, despite the 5-1/2 hour battle on 60-pound Izoreline.
Bruce Marshal and 11 year old son Nick, from Aliso Viejo, Calif., fished with Santiago on the panga “Gitana.” They released two sailfish and took 8 tuna in the 25- to 35-pound class. Bruce told me it was so wide open, they could have taken another 10 tuna if they had stayed a little longer, but his son kind of “wore out.” (At least that is the excuse he gave me. I kind of think Bruce was a little worn out also.)
One day Captain Ruben on the “Yellowfin” did not have a client, so he and a couple of friends went out for their own sport, and to possibly find the big tuna. They ended with 12 yellowfin from 35- to 60-pounds.
Adolpho on the panga “Dos Hermanos,” fishing with a client from France, told me
the roosterfish action is fantastic. At one point they got into a school of roosters busting a ball of bait. They were all huge fish and his client managed to catch and release three fish out of the school before they broke up. The roosters were all in the 40-pound class.
Water Temperature 75º - 80º
Air Temperature 75°-89º
Humidity 74%
Wind Calm
Conditions Scattered Clouds (SCT) : 25,000 ft
Visibility 8 miles
Sunrise 6:23 a.m. CST
Sunset 7:02 p.m. CST
Today First Quarter Apr.16 Full Apr. 23 Last Quarter May 1 New May 9 First
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Subject: Everybody Loves Blue Water
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IN GENERAL: The 78º blue water is at the entrance to Zihuatanejo Bay. The blue water close to shore has really turned on the inshore fishing for sierras, rainbow runners, large jack crevalle, and a few roosterfish. Even a decent 30-pound wahoo was recorded on the “Agua Azul” by Captain Mecate at the Solitary Rock, just ½-mile from the bay entrance.
The main action is taking place at 16-miles on a 240º heading. The tuna schools are traveling fast, pop up and then disappear. But, the sailfish bite has been fairly constant. Santiago on the panga “Gitana” and Efrain on the “Vamonos III” both had back to back days with at least 9 sailfish strikes each day. The fish have been a little wary to hook however, and fishing with conventional gear, they got 4 each day.
Water Temperature 75º - 80º
Air Temperature 75°-86º
Humidity 79%
Wind WSW at 9 mph
Conditions Mostly Cloudy (BKN) : 25,000 ft
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 6:28 a.m. CST
Sunset 7:00 p.m. CST
Today First Quarter Apr.16 Full Apr. 23 Last Quarter May 1 New May 9 First
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Subject: Tuna by the Ton
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Sat., April 05, 2003
IN GENERAL: There has been a decisive improvement the last few days with the water condition, and consequently the fishing. The 78º blue water current has moved to within 8-miles of the beach and the gamefish are coming with the current.
Several sailfish are being caught, but the most notable improvement is with the yellowfin tuna. Tuna have moved in here in tonnage quantities.
Captain Poli, on the cruiser “Don Gordo,” had the best catch to hit the dock with a 175-pound tuna. The fish was caught only 5-miles off the beach in front of Ixtapa. Clients Gary and Sean Martin, Dave Boan, and Dennis Skinner of Fontana, Calif., took turns subduing the stubborn fish in a two hour fight.
At 10-miles, Luis Marciel, lost an estimated 300-pound fish right at the boat after a 4-hour fight. All the big fish are being taken on a slow trolled large bait (mackerel or black skipjack tuna.)
Steve and Jeff Taylor of Bishop, Calif., fly-fished with Luis Marciel and me on the panga “Gringo Loco” for one day. Even though we only got two 15- and 20-pound tuna and raised two sailfish, it was an incredible day to watch the hundreds of porpoise and multiple schools of tuna crashing on bait. At 18 miles from Zihuat Bay, we counted five separate flocks of birds working the tuna schools. At one point, 100-pound plus fish were crashing on bait only a few yards from the boat. I told Steve and Jeff to just set the flyrods against the cabin while I hurried and got the 40-pound test teaser rod back in the boat. It was an incredible sight.
Santiago, on the panga “Gitana” also had a similar experience getting a couple of tuna and releasing a sailfish for his client, Randy Snow.
Luis Marciel, had another great catch with a client named Ed from Balboa Island, Calif. (sorry, I didn’t get the client’s last name) using a live black skipjack along the beach. They caught and released an estimated 75-pound roosterfish.
Water Temperature 63º - 80º
Air Temperature 73°-89º
Humidity 83%
Wind Calm
Conditions Scattered Clouds 25,000 ft
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 6:39 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:58 p.m. CST
Today New Apr. 9 First Quarter Apr.16 Full Apr. 23 Last Quarter May.1 New
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Subject: Slow and Slower
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Sat., March 29, 2003
The fishing would have to be rated as being poor. The 74º off-colored water is still out to about the 20-mile mark, and the only boats getting any sailfish, marlin or tuna are traveling about 45 miles to the blue 80º water.
Inshore is also very slow with only a few chulas, black skipjack, dorado, and sierras being taken.
Water Temperature 63º - 80º
Air Temperature 68°-87º
Humidity 58%
Wind Calm
Conditions Mostly Cloudy (BKN) : 25,000 ft
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 6:39 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:58 p.m. CST
Apr. 1 New Apr. 9 First Quarter Apr.16 Full Mar. 23 Last Quarter
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Subject: Black Skipjack Attract Billfish
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Sat., March 22, 2003
The fishing is basically a repeat of the last several weeks. There are a lot of black skipjack tuna inshore and this has drawn the marlin close to the coast. A 600-pound blue was weighed at the dock, but most of them have been averaging about 250 pounds.
The huge tuna are still at the 45-mile mark, and captains like Santiago, on the panga "Gitana," have been going after them almost daily. We did get three days of wind, which made the 2-hour run a 4- or 5-hour return home. Santiago told me he only did that one day and is waiting for calm seas again.
A few 25-to 35-pound dorado are still being caught daily, but they are not here in any decent numbers.
The roosterfish have apparently gone south.
Water Temperature 78º
Air Temperature 68°-79º
Humidity 78%
Wind Calm
Conditions Mostly Cloudy (BKN) : 8,000 ft; visibility 8 miles
Sunrise 6:45 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:56 p.m. CST
Mar. 24 Last Quarter Apr. 1 New Apr. 9 First Quarter Apr.16 Full
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Subject: Rough Water, Bumpy Rides
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Sat., March 22, 2003
The fishing is basically a repeat of the last several weeks. There are a lot of black skipjack tuna inshore and this has drawn the marlin close to the coast. A 600-pound blue was weighed at the dock, but most of them have been averaging about 250 pounds.
The huge tuna are still at the 45-mile mark, and captains like Santiago, on the panga “Gitana,” have been going after them almost daily. We did get three days of wind, which made the 2-hour run a 4- or 5-hour return home. Santiago told me he only did that one day and is waiting for calm seas again.
A few 25-to 35-pound dorado are still being caught daily, but they are not here in any decent numbers.
The roosterfish have apparently gone south.
Water Temperature 78º
Air Temperature 68°-79º
Humidity 78%
Wind Calm
Conditions Mostly Cloudy (BKN) : 8,000 ft; visibility 8 miles
Sunrise 6:45 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:56 p.m. CST
Mar. 24 Last Quarter Apr. 1 New Apr. 9 First Quarter Apr.16 Full
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Subject: Everything is Close to Shore
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Sat., March 15, 2003
IN GENERAL: The fishing would still have to be considered on the slow side, but when the boats get a fish, it is going to be a beaut. Inshore, we have a very large influx of mackerel and black skipjack tuna. The captains are trolling a small hootchie to get a few of these and immediately bridling them on a large hook to be used as a slow troll live bait.
The smaller mackerel are ideal bait for a large tuna, marlin, sailfish, or large dorado. Several boats each day are getting hookups on a blue marlin, 25- to 35-pound dorado, or 100- to 250-pound tuna. The interesting thing about it is that when the boats are trolling 7- to 10-miles offshore, they have run past the fish. Most of the fish are being taken in the vicinity of the bait schools and are only 1 to 3 miles out. All the fish are being taken on blind strikes and even the tuna are not showing themselves.
A few of the captains, like Santiago on the panga "Gitana," have chosen not to
go around in circles all day only a mile or two off the beach and have been running 45 miles to the 80º water. He has been consistently getting 1 or 2 sailfish and at least one tuna in the 100-pound class every day this week.
Besides the skipjack, there are also a few sierra, chulas and jack crevalle being taken inshore.
Water Temperature 78º
Air Temperature 66°-84º
Humidity 94%
Wind Calm
Conditions Clear
Visibility 8 miles
Sunrise 6:51 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:55 p.m. CST
Mar. 24 Last Quarter Apr. 1 New Apr. 9 First Quarter Apr.16 Full
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Subject: Everything Starting to Move
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Sat., March 15, 2003
IN GENERAL: The fishing would still have to be considered on the slow side, but when the boats get a fish, it is going to be a beaut. Inshore, we have a very large influx of mackerel and black skipjack tuna. The captains are trolling a small hootchie to get a few of these and immediately bridling them on a large hook to be used as a slow troll live bait.
The smaller mackerel are ideal bait for a large tuna, marlin, sailfish, or large dorado. Several boats each day are getting hookups on a blue marlin, 25- to 35-pound dorado, or 100- to 250-pound tuna. The interesting thing about it is that when the boats are trolling 7- to 10-miles offshore, they have run past the fish. Most of the fish are being taken in the vicinity of the bait schools and are only 1 to 3 miles out. All the fish are being taken on blind strikes and even the tuna are not showing themselves.
A few of the captains, like Santiago on the panga “Gitana,” have chosen to not go around in circles all day only a mile or two off the beach and have been running 45 miles to the 80º water. He has been consistently getting 1 or 2 sailfish and at least one tuna in the 100-pound class every day this week.
Besides the skipjack, there are also a few sierra, chulas and jack crevalle being taken inshore.
Water Temperature 78º
Air Temperature 66°-84º
Humidity 94%
Wind Calm
Conditions Clear
Visibility 8 miles
Sunrise 6:51 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:55 p.m. CST
Mar. 18 Full Mar. 24 Last Quarter Apr. 1 New Apr.9 First Quarter
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Subject: Cooler Waters Chills Fishing
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Sat., March 08, 2003
IN GENERAL: The fishing for most species has still not picked up yet. The cooler water inshore has pushed the fish out to about the 35-mile mark.
A few very decent catches were recorded this week, including a 650-pound black marlin which was caught by Captain Arturo on the panga “Whisky III.”
Another nice catch was on the “Don Gordo” with Captain Poli. I was along that day and fishing with client Neil Johnson of Minnesota. Slow trolling live green jacks and mackerel, we got three roosterfish of 42, 45, and 52 pounds. All the fish were taken at the White Rocks.
Captain Adolpho, fishing with client Chris Cauble on the “Dos Hermanos,” reported lots of large jack crevalle at the Petatlan area. They got 10 of the hard fighting fish, weighing between 15- and 25-pounds.
Water Temperature 78º
Air Temperature 64°-82º
Humidity 94%
Wind Calm
Conditions Clear
Sunrise 6:55 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:53 p.m. CST
Mar. 2 New Mar. 11 First Quarter Mar. 18 Full Mar. 24 Last Quarter
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Subject: Green Water Slows Action
ZIHUATANEJO, MAINLAND MEXICO
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IN GENERAL: The fishing for all species really took a nosedive earlier this
week. A colder green water current moved in, and combined with the effects
of coming out of the full moon period, the fishing just shut down.
The bright spot is the 78º warm water has returned and the blue water is now
only about 6 miles off the beach. The fishing is improving, and will get
better as the new week develops. The boats are currently averaging only
about one sailfish a day, but that is still an improvement over earlier in
the week.
The tuna have also come back. There are a lot of 20- to 40-pound yellowfin
tuna and they are taking live bait. One thing we did have all week was
plenty of black skipjack tuna for the inshore fly-fishers. John Barrs and
“Trapper” from Denver fly-fished several days with Martin on the panga
“Isamar.” They were getting as many as 50 of the hard fighting skippies a
day before they called it quits.
Water Temperature 78º
Air Temperature 66°-82º
Humidity 83%
Wind Calm
Conditions Mostly Cloudy (BKN) : 25,000 ft
Sunrise 7:01 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:52 p.m. CST
Mar. 2 New Mar. 11 First Quarter Mar. 18 Full Mar. 24 Last Quarter
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Subject: Small Deceivers Do It
IN GENERAL: The 78º blue water has moved out to the 12-mile mark and the fishing is still affected by the full moon. The tuna are a "good news-bad news" situation. They are here in tonnage quantities, and it is almost impossible to travel a couple of miles and not see breaking fish or birds crashing on bait. The bad news is they are chasing and feeding on very small flying fish that are no longer than 2-inches in length.
Nobody has any baits small enough to attract the tuna. Even 3-inch hoochies are being shunned. The only people really getting in on the fun are the fly-fishers. Using a 2-inch long blue, white and silver Deceiver, the 20-pound tuna are a lot of fun with a 12- to 14-weight rod. That is until the 120-pound fish takes the fly on the next cast.
The boats targeting sailfish are only getting about 1 to 2 fish a day average, with a lucky few boats getting 3 or 4. A few of the 25- to 35-pound dorado are still being taken as an incidental catch with the sailfish rigs.
Water Temperature 78º
Air Temperature 68°-86º
Humidity 61%
Wind WSW at 12 mph
Conditions Clear
Sunrise 7:06 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:49 p.m. CST
First Quarter Feb. 9 Full Feb. 16 Feb. 23 Last Quarter Mar. 2 New
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Subject: Marlin Big as a Moose
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Sat., Feb. 08, 2003
IN GENERAL: The 80º blue water is still on the beach. With the 86º daytime temperatures, we want a little breeze when we are out on the water, but the
seas are almost dead calm.
Even though the fishing for sailfish is not considered wide open, we are getting all of the game fish species, (with the exception of wahoo; none were caught this last week). The 100-pound plus tuna are within the 15 mile mark, with lots of schools of the smaller tuna. Most boats are averaging 2 to 3 sailfish a day and several large blue marlin were hooked this week. A couple of 20-pound class dorado are still being caught by almost every boat going out. The roosterfish are providing some great near shore action because they are averaging about 35-pounds.
While fly-fishing for sailfish with David Gilbertson of Phoenix, Ariz.,a huge blue
marlin came up and (literally) ate my green and black hookless teaser. We got a good look at the fish and we estimated her a little over 400-pounds. The teaser rod I was using only had a Shimano TLD 25 with 40-pound line and a 100-pound leader, but the marlin cut the pound leader like it was thread. Dave did manage to hook a nice sail on the fly after I switched to a dorado belly strip for the teaser bait. We are averaging one sailfish a day on the fly.
Gene Chiders from Houston, fishing with Captain Poli on the “Don Gordo,” got a nice blue marlin weighing out at 375 pounds. Gene and his fishing partner Jerry Colapret also released 11 sails and 4 roosterfish in their 5 days of fishing. Rich Lowther, also of Houston, fished with Rueben on the “Vamonos I” and released 19 sails in 5 days of fishing.
Don Alley, fishing with Captain Arturo on the panga “Whisky III” got a couple of very nice roosterfish and a bluefin trevally estimated at about 15-pounds. Trevally are more common in the Western Pacific with a few caught in Baja, but are very rare to our part of the coastline. Don fished with Arturo for three days and also took several sailfish and several dorado to 50-pounds.
Bill Berg of North Dakota, escaping the ice and snow of the upper Midwest, fishing with Santiago on the panga “Gitana” had a great day with two small yellowfin tuna, another of about 120 pounds, and 4 sailfish (tagged and released).
Water Temperature 82º
Air Temperature 64°-86º
Humidity 61%
Wind calm
Conditions Clear
Sunrise 7:13 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:45 p.m. CST
First Quarter Feb. 9 Full Feb. 16 Feb. 23 Last Quarter Mar. 2 New
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Subject: Roosters on the Roost
IN GENERAL: The 80º blue water is on the beach, but the sailfish action has slowed down a little this week. It probably is because at the beginning of the week we had a tournament with 130 boats pounding the water for three days. They hooked more than 850 sailfish, and even though it was a kill tournament, they managed to release about 80% of the fish.
P. J. Cunningham, from Idaho, had a great day fly fishing with Orlando on the panga “Tequila” and hooked 4 sailfish. Most other boats, fishing conventional gear, are averaging about 3 to 4 fish a day.
The roosterfish have taken off again with Luis on the panga “Gringo Loco” getting 6 and Martin on the panga “Isamar” getting 5 for their clients. The fish are averaging about 30 pounds and are being taken on live bait.
Some large tuna are also being taken on a hit or miss situation. There were a couple of 200-pound fish and one that was 300-pounds reported by the guys hanging around the dock.
Water Temperature 82º
Air Temperature 73°-83º
Humidity 88%
Wind calm
Conditions Mostly Cloudy (BKN) : 15000 ft
Sunrise 7:17 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:38 p.m. CST
Feb. 1 New First Quarter Feb. 9 Full Feb. 16 Feb. 23 Last Quarter
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-- Zihuatanejo Report by Baja on the Fly's Ed Kunze
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Baja on the Fly
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, January 25, 2003 - 1:55 pm: | |
Subject: We Can't Describe it
IN GENERAL: The fishing this week has just been incredible. Sailfish, tuna, dorado, roosterfish and even a couple of huge marlin were all being caught.
There were many days where the boats were flying every flag they had, and there were still fish unaccounted for. Several boats have been averaging between 5 and 7 sailfish a day and another 3 or 4 dorado in the 20- to 25-pound class. We had a lot of boats with double digit sailfish counts this week. In the five years I have lived here, I have only seen the fishing like this a couple of times before.
The fly-fishermen have also been taking advantage of the numbers of fish and are doing fabulous as well. P. J. Cunningham, from Idaho, fished with me for two days and had 12 sailfish come to the boat. He hooked 6. Greg Sharp from Little Rock, Ark., fished one day with our other guide Paul Phillips. They had 7 fish come to the boat and he hooked 4. Also, both P.J. and Greg each got a 20-pound class dorado that was teased to the boat.
As of this writing, the International Billfish Tournament just completed its first day, with a total of 129 boats signed up. Before 10 a.m. a 121-pound sailfish and a 735-pound black marlin had already been weighed at the dock. The big black was hooked by Pulgo on the private yacht “Gorda,” using 50-pound test line, and took only 1-hour to bring it in. Captain Amando on the panga “3 Hermanos” took the big sailfish.
Paul Phillips, fishing the tournament with Santiago on the panga “Gitana,” was fighting a nice dorado and they had left one outrigger bait out in case it would entice the mate. As they gaffed the dorado, the boat was dead in the water. That is when a 160-pound yellowfin took the cut bait. It bit only 7 miles off the beach in front of Ixtapa.
Water Temperature 82º
Air Temperature 75°-88º
Humidity 74%
Wind calm
Conditions Scattered Clouds (SCT) : 15000 ft
Sunrise 7:17 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:38 p.m. CST
Feb 1 New First Quarter Feb. 9 Full Feb. 16 Feb 23 Last Quarter
For more Information on Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo trips, go to:
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-- Zihuatanejo Report by Baja on the Fly's Ed Kunze
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Baja on the Fly
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, January 22, 2003 - 2:24 pm: | |
Subject: Outstanding is the Word
IN GENERAL: The fishing has been outstanding. With the 80º blue water on the beach, the gamefish moved in closer to shore. The best areas are only 2 to 7 miles out, with boats averaging about three to five dorado of about 20 to 25 pounds, and 3 to 5 sailfish a day.
If big yellowfin are your bag, now is the time. They are relatively close at 17- to 20-miles and biting anything that hits the water. The panga “Porpy” has been targeting them for the last four days and has brought home at least one tuna a day weighing in at least 100-pounds.
The roosterfish bite is doing very well up near Pantla (15 miles) as well as down near Petatlan (26 miles). Boats focusing on roosters are getting 2 to 4 fish a day. They are averaging about 30- to 40-pounds. Ray River, vacationing from Minnesota, fished with Luis on the panga “Gringo Loco” and got a 50-pound rooster, a 25-pound jack crevalle, and three dorado in the 20 pound class.
Some notable catches reported were from German on the “Bacalao II” who released 7 sailfish, Santiago on the panga “Gitana” released 5 as well as a nice dorado, and Poli on the “El Gordo” released 7 sailfish and 2 dorado.
Water Temperature 82º
Air Temperature 73°-87º
Humidity 94%
Wind calm
Conditions Clear
Sunrise 7:18 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:35 p.m. CST
Full Jan. 18 Jan. 25 Last Quarter Feb 1 New First Quarter Feb. 9
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, January 15, 2003 - 4:44 pm: | |
Subject: Red Hot is the Word
IN GENERAL: The 78º blue water is still on the beach, the seas are calm, and the fishing is holding an incredible pace. Even though the boats are getting two to five sailfish per day, the main action is with the 20- to 35-pound dorado. Steve Talbot, escaping from Minnesota snow, had a typical couple of days on the water. The first day he went with Captain Arturo on the panga Janeth. They got three roosterfish from 35- to 50-pounds. They also got an estimated 25-pound jack crevalle. On the way back, Arturo worked
a current line and they got five of the 20-to 35-pound dorado. They next day they fished on the Gaby with Captain Margarito. They got two sails and seven dorado.
The tuna are averaging about 60- to 80-pounds with some running into the 200-pound category. With the dorado only 6 miles out, not many charters are going after the tuna.
Water Temperature 82º
Air Temperature 68°-88º
Humidity 78%
Wind calm
Conditions Scattered Clouds
Sunrise 7:14 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:23 p.m. CST
First Quarter Jan. 10 Full Jan. 18 Jan. 25 Last Quarter Feb 1 New First
Quarter Feb. 9
For more Information on Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo trips, go to:
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-- Zihuatanejo Report by Baja on the Fly's Ed Kunze
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Baja on the Fly
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, January 11, 2003 - 2:26 pm: | |
Subject: Out of the Snow
IN GENERAL: The 78º blue water is still on the beach, the seas are calm, and the fishing is holding an incredible pace. Even though the boats are getting two to five sailfish per day, the main action is with the 20- to 35-pound dorado. Steve Talbot, escaping from Minnesota snow, had a typical couple of days on the water. The first day he went with Captain Arturo on the panga Janeth. They got three roosterfish of from 35- to 50-pounds. They also got an estimated 25-pound jack crevalle. On the way back, Arturo worked a current line and they got five of the 20-to 35-pound dorado. They next day they fished on the Gaby with Captain Margarito. They got two sails and seven dorado.
The tuna are averaging about 60- to 80-pounds with some running into the 200-pound category. With the dorado only 6 miles out, not many charters are going after the tuna.
Water Temperature 82º
Air Temperature 68°-88º
Humidity 78%
Wind calm
Conditions Scattered Clouds
Sunrise 7:14 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:23 p.m. CST
First Quarter Jan 10 Full Jan. 18 Jan. 25 Last Quarter Feb 1 New First
Quarter Feb. 9
For more Information on Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo trips, go to:
http://www.bajafly.com/Zihuatanejo.htm
-- Zihuatanejo Report by Baja on the Fly's Ed Kunze
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Baja on the Fly
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, January 08, 2003 - 2:58 pm: | |
Subject: Roosters Roar
IN GENERAL: The 78º blue water is on the beach and even inside Zihuatanejo Bay. The main attraction has been the fantastic dorado action. Most of the 20- to 30-pound dorado are being taken within 6 miles of shore, but even the tuna fishermen are getting them at 35 miles.
The sailfish have slowed down a little this week with the average being two per boat. Matt Field fished a day on the panga Isamar with Captain Martin and got 4 dorado and 2 sailfish. Martin also fished with Bob Nelson, from San Clemente, releasing 8 sailfish and catching 11 dorado in 3 days of fishing.
Don, Zack, and Adam Mcisacc, from Vancouver, Wash., fished with Luis Marciel on the Gringo Loco one day and had quite an experience. They went out for tuna and, at 30-miles found a long line which had been cut and all balled up by the propellers of a passing large ship. The long line was from a local panga and may have had two miles of nylon chord, hooks and swivels; but it had also trapped a sea turtle. The first thing they did was get the turtle released. They then saw the bait, and lots of it. Dorado were flashing through, so the smaller outfits were brought out and 5 dorado were boated.
Then the big tuna came to the dance, but they did not show themselves till after one was already hooked. The 200-pound tuna were literally getting the fishermen wet from jumping close to the boat as they chased the baitfish. In the meantime, Don had his hands full with a 200-pound plus tuna on a 50-pound outfit. He lost the fish after 2 hours.
Before leaving the area, the final thing Luis did was to go back to the “hotel of death” and get the long line in the boat. He will have a lot of outrigger lanyards and nylon rope for several months to come.
Another fantastic catch came from Adolpho on the panga Dos Hermanos. He got three roosterfish for his clients up near the Pantla area. They went 45-, 50- and 75-pounds!
Water Temperature 82º
Air Temperature 68°-88º
Humidity 78%
Wind calm
Conditions Scattered Clouds
Sunrise 7:14 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:23 p.m. CST
First Quarter Jan. 10 Full Jan. 18 Jan. 25 Last Quarter Feb 1 New
For more Information on Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo trips, go to:
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-- Zihuatanejo Report by Baja on the Fly's Ed Kunze
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