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| Around 10% of the world's total fish species can be found just within the Great Barrier Reef. |
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| Starfish can re-grow their arms. In fact, a single arm can regenerate a whole body. |
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| Not all animals with the word fish in their names count as fish. |
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| As of 2020, there were 34,000 known fish species around world. That’s more than the number of species in all other vertebrates: birds, reptiles, mammals, and amphibians combined. |
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| Taste Buds ? Catfish have a more refined sense of flavor than humans. Our 10,000 taste buds may seem like a lot, but catfish can have as many as 175,000. This helps them find the exact location of their next meal. |
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From Jan 01, 1999 To Oct 06, 2025
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Jun 14, 2004; 10:55AM - Cabo Bite Report
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: George Landrum
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Capt. George Landrum
Fly Hooker Sportfishing
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
CABO SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT JUNE 7 TO JUNE 13, 2004
WEATHER: This week our daytime highs were around the low 90’s while our night time lows were in the mid 70’s to high 60’s. Strong consistent winds early in the week and they kept blowing until Thursday. The wind was from the north at 10-15 knots with gusts to 20 knots. Partly cloudy and no rain!
WATER: It’s warming back up and that’s a good thing. Our coldest water at the end of the week was on the Pacific side up toward the Golden Gate Bank where we had water in the 67 degree range. Drop down toward the San Jaime Banks and it warmed up to 70 degrees and on the Jaime itself the temperature was up to 72 degrees. The water on the Sea of Cortez has also warmed up and we were getting readings as high as 81 degrees just a mile off the beach. This warm water has followed the coast down and extends out around three miles at the warmest and then gets in the 78 degree range out around the 95 and 1150 spots. Farther out it drops a bit more to 73 degrees. Due to the strong winds, the water on the Pacific side and the Cortez side off shore early in the week was uncomfortable with lots of chop along with some big swells. Later in the week things mellowed out a lot.
BAIT: Small Caballito at $2 per bait, some Mullet at $2 per bait and some Sardinas at $20 per bucket.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: Lots of Striped Marlin out there, just a bit difficult to get some of them to eat! The best results have been on lures this week. Early on the fish were off the outer Gorda Banks about two miles and as the warm water came toward us the fish followed. At the end of the week there was good action and good numbers of fish from one mile off shore to the 95 and 1150 spots. Most boats had shots at multiple fish during the day and few of them came in without any flags flying. There were Marlin found on the Pacific side as well, just not in the same numbers. I am starting to get reports of some Blue Marlin coming into the spreads and hopefully this will continue as well!
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Again it was a slow week for Yellowfin Tuna. I did see a lot of white flags flying, but when I went to talk to the Captains and anglers I could see that there were Marlin on the flags. Just to confuse us I suppose. The few fish that were caught were found to the south of the San Jaime Banks, in the open and without any Porpoise around. A friend of mine reported seeing lots of Tuna on his depth sounder out 2 miles on the Cortez side but they were deep and would not come up. He said that is why there are three Purse Seiners anchored off the Beach here, they are waiting for the fish to come up. Or maybe they are here on vacation?
DORADO: There were a few more Dorado flags flying this week than there were last week and that is to be expected as the water warms up. We still do not have any great numbers of them but the size is getting better. It appeared as if around 20% of the boats out this week were able to get a Dorado or two, and they were being found all over the place, no particular area held more or bigger fish. I take that back, the larger fish were off shore while there were smaller fish found in close. Marlin lures worked well, but that may be because that is what most boats were running!
WAHOO: Again just a few fish. Hopefully with the warmer water and the moon changing the bite will pick up.
INSHORE: The Rooster fish have re-appeared on the Pacific beaches and there have been Jack Crevalle mixed in as well. The Roosters seem to be following the warm water as it creeps north. Most of the fish have been in the 20 pound class with a few larger ones in the mix. There were a couple of days when Pargo were biting off of the Lighthouse in close to the rocks. Of course, live bait was the key on all these fish, Mullet for the Roosterfish and Sardinas for the Pargo. A friend caught the largest Yellowtail of the year so far on live bait off of the arch, a nice 33 pound fish.
NOTES: It is starting to look like summer is here. The water is warming up, the Dorado, Roosterfish and Blue Marlin are beginning to come in and the water is starting to calm down. Fingers are crossed that the trend continues. For those of you that are interested, a lot of my water temperature information is based on charts and date from the guys at the terrafin web site. It is a pay site, but if you are on the water a lot it sure is a great tool. Give it a shot and go to the web site and click on the samples and you can see what I mean. This weeks report was written to the great sounds of Credence Clearwater Revival on the 1991 Fantasy Records release “Chronicle, The 20 Greatest Hits”. Until next week, Tight Lines!
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Jun 12, 2004; 02:14PM - T-Storms and Sails
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Category: Guatemala Sport Fishing
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA
IN GENERAL: Typical summer conditions with thunder showers the norm. Most of the boats remained at the dock with the crews sharing stories of yesterday’s exploits and tomorrow’s hopes. The fishing remained the same with few if any clients to take advantage of the extraordinary sailfishing just a few miles offshore.
Water Temperature 79-85
Air Temperature 80-82
Humidity 94 %
Wind Calm.
Conditions Chance of T-storms
Visibility 14 miles
Sunrise 6:35 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:31 p.m. CST
June 17 New, June 27 First Quarter July 2, Full, July 9 Last Quarter
Baja on the Fly's Guatemala report by Brian Barragy and Lissa M. McFarlin.
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Jun 12, 2004; 02:13PM - Roosters at Zihuatanejo
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Category: Mexico Ixtapa Zihuatanejo
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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ZIHUATANEJO, MAINLAND MEXICO
IN GENERAL: The 80ş 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
Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo report by Ed Kunze
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Jun 12, 2004; 02:10PM - Tuna Sizzle on the Cape; Roosters at Zihuatanejo
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Category: Saltwater Fly Fishing Reports
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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REPORT FROM GARY GRAHAM'S BAJA ON THE FLY:
PROVIDING QUALITY SALTWATER FLY-FISHING 365 DAYS A YEAR SOUTH OF THE BORDER.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: bajafly@bajafly.com; USA toll-free (800)
919-2252; Mexico 011-52-624-14-10373
Sat., June 12, 2004. Report covers the period Sat.-Fri. (6/5-6/11)
EAST CAPE, MAGDALENA BAY, ZIHUATANEJO, MEXICO; AND SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA CONDITIONS
EAST CAPE, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
IN GENERAL: I guess if I have to leave the East Cape, I might as well do it on a good note. My last two trips of the spring were as fun as any. Yesterday, Matt Amann, Denver, and I went out on a panga from Hotel Buena Vista. It was Matt's first saltwater excursion and the reports I had given him from the last few trips had him excited. Sadly, we had a slow first hour or two. He hung in there like a trooper though, and fished hard through the drought as I encouraged him with the 'a lot of games are won in the second half' routine. Sure enough, we got on them. We found a mixed school of roosters, ladyfish, and jack crevalle that had Matt “reeling.” As any first-timer would be, he was amazed by the speed, power and beauty of the roosters. We got some great pictures of him with his first roosters and a couple of medium-sized jacks. We were teasing with live sardines and had some really aggressive ladyfish attacks.
Today, the Tal Vickers group, Mobile, Ala., and I took a cruiser out to the deep blue. It was their first day in Mexico and they “just wanted to catch some fish.” I recommended some tuna fishing after the yellowfin treated the Potters so well the other day. I can't say enough about how much I enjoyed fishing on RELENTLESS, a cruiser from Los Palmas Hotel. The captain and mate were proficient and enthusiastic. We got on the yellowfin immediately after about a 45 minute run. We found out why the boat was named RELENTLESS after 14 tuna on relatively light tackle: 9 and10 weights.
All in all, it's a classic way to leave the East Cape – some fresh sashimi and a cold Pacifico!
(This is Josh’s last report as he headed out for a summer in Wyoming. He will be back guiding for us in the fall.)
-East Cape report by Baja on the Fly guide Josh Dickenson
AIR & SEA -
Water temperature 70-84
Air temperature 75-88
Humidity about 42%
Wind: Calm
Conditions: Clear
Visibility 12 miles
Sunrise 6:32 a.m. MDT
Sunset 8:05 p.m. MDT
June 17 New, June 27 First Quarter July 2, Full, July 9 Last Quarter
• OFFSHORE: Another good week with tuna leading the charge. There was a decent billfish show including several sails as the water warms up. Good-sized single and double dorado and a few schools found as well.
• INSHORE: Some grande skipjack along with small roosters and some medium sized jacks.
• BEACH: Few sardina, more mullet which is like candy to bubba. Pompano, ladyfish and I even caught a small snook in front of the house two nights in a row.
BILLFISH – Good show for the last few weeks if you target them.
YELLOWFIN TUNA – Good sized fish that will make you feel like you have been in a bar brawl.
DORADO – Mostly good-sized pairs with a few schools found under anything floating.
ROOSTERFISH\\ JACK CREVALLE – Plenty to look at, the trick is to get them to bite.
BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK – Several reports of the largest they had ever seen, whatever that means.
PARGO AND CABRILLA – Best in low light on rock reefs.
SIERRA – Still under the receivers at La Ribera if you have a hankering for ceviche.
MAGDALENA BAY, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
IN GENERAL: Still only a few fishing this week. Offshore, the tuna guys are reporting the water is still cool and all they can find is skipjack. Up in the esteros, corvina remain the mainstay, a few pompano and, of course, plenty of spotted bay bass
Water Temperature 64-70
Air Temperature 68-77
Humidity 77%
Wind 2 mph from NW
Conditions Scattered Clouds
Visibility 3 miles
Sunrise 6:36 a.m. MDT
Sunset 8:16 p.m. MDT
June 17 New, June 27 First Quarter July 2, Full, July 9 Last Quarter
YELLOWTAIL – Still among the missing
CORVINA – Bread and Butter fish these days.
SNOOK – Elusive as usual
HALIBUT – Bouncing a chartreuse Clouser along a sandy bottom almost a sure thing.
SIERRA – Even that rumor went away.
ZIHUATANEJO, MAINLAND MEXICO
IN GENERAL: The 80ş 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
Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo report by Ed Kunze
SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA
IN GENERAL: Typical summer conditions with thunder showers the norm. Most of the boats remained at the dock with the crews sharing stories of yesterday’s exploits and tomorrow’s hopes. The fishing remained the same with few if any clients to take advantage of the extraordinary sailfishing just a few miles offshore.
Water Temperature 79-85
Air Temperature 80-82
Humidity 94 %
Wind Calm.
Conditions Chance of T-storms
Visibility 14 miles
Sunrise 6:35 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:31 p.m. CST
June 17 New, June 27 First Quarter July 2, Full, July 9 Last Quarter
Baja on the Fly's Guatemala report by Brian Barragy and Lissa M. McFarlin.
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Jun 11, 2004; 05:15PM - Ixtapa Zihuatanejo Fishing report 6-3-04 - 6-10-04
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Category: Mexico Ixtapa Zihuatanejo
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Author Name: Stan Lushinsky Susan Richards
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It has been a week of dancing between the raindrops and dodging a few storms that have moved into the Ixtapa Zihuatanejo area. With unstable weather the fish became a bit more scattered and more difficult to find yet some days produced some good results.
Mr. Bob Backman's group who fished with Captain Cheva on the Dos Hermanos 2 landed 6 SAILFISH and lost another 6 on a fly in one day offshore. Avid Fly angler Miles Mcfall fishing aboard our newest super panga ' Seriena ' with Captain Erik and first mate Kenny, had 11 SAILFISH teased to the boat, hooking 5 in three days of fishing. Captain Chiro on the Vamonos 3 reported m5 SAILFISH hookups in 2 days offshore with the biggest fish going just over 100 lbs, caught by Texas angler Mr. Carlos. First time Visitors to I/Z , Mr. & Mrs. John Cliff finished there week aboard the Dos Hermanos 1 by landing 4 SAILFISH in One Day. Returning Angler, Dan Walden, also fishing with Captain Adolofo landed 10 SAILFISH, 1 SHARK and 10 BONITOS in three offshore days. Captain Jose on the La Bamba reported landing 1 SAILFISH with Client Mr. Merzel from New York. In one day offshore. Mr. Steve Takagi's group fishing aboard the Moramay caught 1 SAILFISH and lost one other then turned their attention to inshore where they scored 12 ROOSTERFISH, 1 BIG EYE JACK and 1 RAINBOW RUINNER in three day of fishing with Captain Arturo on the Janeth and 1 ROOSTERFISH and a handful of BONITOS aboard the LEYDY. The offshore fishing has moved to within 7 miles of the beach but the weather has prevented any consistent fishing from setting up. At last report the weather was clearing nicely and the sea conditions were becoming more friendly.
Ixtapa Zihuatanejp weather: Stormy, rainy and windy with some clearing
Sea Conditions: Moderate to Rough
Bait Supply: Good
Sincerely,
Stan Lushinsky
Susan Richards
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Jun 8, 2004; 11:47AM - Guatemala trips for Jan - Feb. 2004
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Category: Guatemala Sport Fishing
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Author Name: The Great Sailfishing Company
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Guatemala Sailfishing Report
Sailfish/Dorado/Marlin
January 2004
Katherine Elkens
2nd On the Blue Light Special - 3 sails, 1 dorado
Ordas
2nd On the Man OěWar - 1 sail, 1 dorado
Joaquim Curvo Party
5 th. On the Bllue Light Special - 29 sails
6th On the Blue Light Special - 7 sails
7th On the Blue Light Special - 1 Roosterfish, 1 tuna,
1 Spanish Mackerel
The Curvo party came all the way from Brazil after having heard how good the sailfishing was in Guatemala. They were not disappointed. After a great first day, they almost had enough. Mr. Curvo at 80 years of age was expecting to catch 1 or 2 sails and his son and nephews had similar expectations. 29 in one day was plenty...so much so that the last day they
decided to do a little inshore fishing so they could finish fishing early and take the sights of Antigua Guatemala in the afternoon.
Ricardo Safie
11th On the Tranquility - 9 sails, 6 tunas
Gary Hughes and sons
24th On the Tranquility - 4 sails
25th On the Tranquility - 5 sails, 2 tunas, 1 dorado
26th On the Tranquility - 8 sails, 3 tunas
February 2004
Marty Kristo party
2nd On the Blue Light Special - 23 sails
3rd On the Blue Light Special - 17 sails, 3 dorados
4th On the Blue Light Special - 27 sails
Luis de la Cruz
5th On the Full Circle - 28 sails
Jose Baez party
6th On the Full Circle - 21 sails
7th On the Full Circle - 14 sails
8th On the Full Circle - 10 sails
Lee Oversby party
7th On the Gadiel - 22 sails
8th On the Gadiel - 17 sails
9th On the Gadiel - 6 sails
The Oversbys came all the way from England lured by high numbers of Pacific sailfish. Like may others after the first day they were believers.
Bob Meyer party
10th On the Tranquility - 4 sails, 1 tuna, 1 Spanish Mackerel
11th On the Tranquility - 1 sail, 1 dorado
12th On the Tranquility - 1 sail, 2 Spanish
Mackerels, 1 tuna
Mark Seidman party
13th On the Blue Light Special - 6 sails, 1 dorado
14th On the Blue Light Special - 7 sails, 1 dorado
15th On the Blue Light Special - : 28 sails
George Fraiza party
16th On the Blue Light Special - 18 sails, 1 dorado
17th On the Reel Escape - 19 sails
18th On the Reel Escape - 42 sails
19th On the Reel Escape - 23 sails
Darrell LeBlanc commented that the sailfish looked as
if they were at Mardi Grass....lining up to be caught
Alejandro Franco
19th On the Full Circle - 17 sails
David Gilbertson party
18th On the Gadiel - 12 sails on fly
19th On the Gadiel - 8 sails on fly
20th On the Reel Escape several small dorados on fly
21st. On the Chispudo - 6 sails on fly
22nd On the Chispudo - 4 sails on fly
Had such a good time they sent a box of goodies to the boat captain and mate of the Chispudo.
Paul Fulginity party
19th On the La Sirena - 13 sails
20th On the La Sirena - 6 sails, 1 dorado
21th On the La Sirena - 26 sails, 1 dorado
Terry Schraeder party
20th On the Gadiel - 2 sails, 1 dorado on fly
21st. On the Gadiel - 3 sails on fly
22st On the Gadiel - 4 sails on fly
Jorge Porro party
20th On the Blue Light Special - 16 sails
21st. On the Blue Light Special - 9 sails
22nd On the.Reel Escape 8 sails
Spencer Childers party
22nd. On the Miss Lilly - 14 sails
23nd On the Reel Escape - 5 sails
24th On the Reel Escape - 6 sails, 1 dorado
25nd. On the Reel Escape - 13 sails
Charlie Roberts and sons
23rd. On the Blue Light Special - 9 sails
24th On the Blue Light Special - 9 sails, 1 dorado
25th On the Blue Light Special - 7 sails
Henry Burlay and party
28th On the Full Circle - 6 sails, 1 dorado
29th On the Full Circle - 35 dorados, 3 Spanish
Mackerels, 2 sails, 10 tunas
Boat of the week :
Piragua, 31' Bertram
Twin 210 hp marine diesel Caterpillar engines power this boat. It is equipped with a depth finder, GPS, VHF radio, fish finder, compass, CD player, and head. Standard equipment includes: a fighting chair, 4 Penn
rods with Shimano reels and 20lb. line, 1 special Marlin rod with reel and 50 lb. line, 2 spinning rods and reels with spinning tackle, outriggers. The
bait is Ballyhoo and the hooks used are circle hooks. Captain Manolo Díaz, with 10 years experience, runs this boat. This multiple award winner won a record in 2002 for bringing in a 225lb. Marlin on a fly rod and 15lb. tackle. It also placed third in the 2002 Presidential Challenge.
All boats come with an ice box stocked with snacks, lunch items and drinks including beer. Will supply wine upon request.
Tight lines,
The Great Sailfishing Company
For more information contact The Great Sailfishing
Company at http://www.greatsailfishing.com
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Jun 8, 2004; 11:41AM - March - April 2004
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Category: Guatemala Sport Fishing
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Author Name: The Great Sailfishing Company
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Guatemala Sailfishing Reports-Sailfish/Billfish
March - April 2004
Jonathan Dubois party
2nd On the Reel Escape - 14 sails, 6 dorados
3rd On the Reel Escape - 2 sails, 1 dorado
4th On the Reel Escape - 4 sails, 7 dorados
Mr. Dubois loved staying in one of our private villas and plans to come back next year with his light fly fishing tackle.
Dwayne Hoving party
3rd. On the Blue Light Special - 3 sails, 1 dorado
4th On the Blue Light Special - 4 sails, 7 dorados
6th On the Blue Light Special - 7 sails
7th On theBlue Light Special - 1 tuna, 2 dorados
Jim Palmer and family
4th On the Gadiel - 5 sails, 3 tunas
Jim came to Guatemala to get married and decided to take his in-laws, future wife and her cousins fishing. He also plans to come back and try out Guatemala's great saltwater fly fishing for sails and marlin.
Terry Carter
9th On the Chispudo 0
10th On the Chispudo 0
11th On the Chispudo 3 on the fly.
12th On the Chispudo 1 on the fly.
Terry has been fly fishing for sailfish all over the world and has come to Guatemala several times. When Terry arrived he has 85 sailfish on the fly and we were happy he added to that number on this trip. Next year it is bact to the 31ft. Sport-fishing boats.
Kathy Arth party
14th On the Gypsy - 15 sails
Michael Spencer party
20th On the La Sirena - 3 sails
Bill Bird Party 12 men on 4 boats. Both the 20th and 21st saw the bite way off. 20th On the Reel Escape 3 sails Blue Light Specia - l 5 sails
Gadiel - 1 sail Full Circle - 4 sails
21st. Reel Escape - 6 tunas, 1 dorado
Blue Light Special - 3 sails, 6 tunas
Gadiel - 2 sails, 3 tunas
Full Circle - 1 sail, 2 tunas, 1 dorado
Michael Stough and family
22nd. On the Tranquility - 7 tunas
23rd. On the Tranquility 0 - eight on the line, raised
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24th. On the Tranquility 0 - seven on the line, raised
14
25th. On the Tranquility 4 sails, 2 tunas
26th On the Tranquility 0 - Michael has traveled all over the world hunting and fly fishing. Besides sailfishing on the Pacific, he took his family to the Maya ruins of Tikal and Antigua Guatemala.
Guillermo Lopez party
28th On the Tranquility - 7 sails
April 2004
Art Beck party
6th On the Blue Light Special - 19 sails, 3 dorados
7th On the Blue Light Special - 32 sails
8th On the Blue Light Special - 35 sails, 1 dorado
Morten Svendson
7th On the Chispudo - 5 on fly
8th On the Chispudo - 7 on fly
9th On the Chispudo - 6 dorados, 1 jack on fly
10th On the Chispudo - several sails and dorado on
the fly.
Morten Svendson is a outdoor writer from Denmark and plans to write a very favorable articule about fishing in Guatemala.
Kevin Styles and party
22nd On the Tranquility - 13 sails
23rd On the Tranquility - 5 sails, 12 dorados
24th On the Tranquility - 19 sails
26th On the Tranquility - 12 sails, 1 tuna, 1 dorado
Boat of the Month
Gypsy, 32' Black Fin
Twin 320 hp. marine diesel Caterpillar engines power this boat. It is equipped with a depth finder, GPS, radar, sonar, 2 VHF radios, fish finder, compass, CD player, cabin, galley, and head. Standard equipment includes: a fighting chair, 4 Penn rods with Shimano reels and 20lb. line, 1 special Marlin rod with reel and 50lb. line, 2 spinning rods and reels with spinning tackle, fly fishing equipment, outriggers. The bait is Ballyhoo and the hooks used are circle hooks.
Captain Juan Herrera, with 10 years experience, runs this boat. Besides winning many Guatemalan National Awards, this boat also won the 1999 national Marlin Tournament in El Salvador.
All boats come with an ice box stocked with snacks, lunch items and drinks including beer. Will supply wine upon request.
Tight Lines,
The Great Sailfishing Company
http://www.greatsailfishing.com
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Jun 5, 2004; 09:07AM - Quiet Week
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Category: Guatemala Sport Fishing
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA
IN GENERAL: With full schedules of boat maintenance and no clients, the fleet remained at the dock this week. Conditions remained consistent with last week’s report. Rain – the lifeblood of our tropical climate – continued in the evenings. All our boats are now fine-tuned, cleaned up from normal wear and tear and ready to rip.
Water Temperature 79-85
Air Temperature 80-82
Humidity 94 %
Wind Calm.
Conditions Chance of T-storms
Visibility 14 miles
Sunrise 5:34 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:27 p.m. CST
June 9 Last Quarter, June 17 New, June 27 First Quarter July 2, Full,
Baja on the Fly's Guatemala report by Brian Barragy and Lissa M. McFarlin.
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Jun 5, 2004; 09:05AM - Zihuatanejo Wide Open
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Category: Mexico Ixtapa Zihuatanejo
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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ZIHUATANEJO, MAINLAND MEXICO
IN GENERAL: The 80ş 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,
Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo report by Ed Kunze
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Jun 5, 2004; 09:04AM - 'Rooster Alley' Pays Dividends; Zihuatanejo Wide Open
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Category: Saltwater Fly Fishing Reports
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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REPORT FROM GARY GRAHAM'S BAJA ON THE FLY:
PROVIDING QUALITY SALTWATER FLY-FISHING 365 DAYS A YEAR SOUTH OF THE BORDER.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: bajafly@bajafly.com; USA toll-free (800)
919-2252; Mexico 011-52-624-14-10373
Sat., June 05, 2004. Report covers the period Sat.-Fri. (5/29-6/4)
EAST CAPE, MAGDALENA BAY, ZIHUATANEJO, MEXICO; AND SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA CONDITIONS
EAST CAPE, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
IN GENERAL: On Tues. (6/1): Ken and Amy Potter and I just returned from our first trip. It was a relatively slow day on the beach. “Slow” or not, Ken did manage to land his first rooster. He caught it while blind casting at Rooster Alley early in the a.m. He was very excited, which might be the understatement of the day. Yesterday (6/4), action was fast and furious at Rooster Alley. The group landed several roosters to 18-pounds. We also hooked a few Bubba class that zing-powed us.
-East Cape report by Baja on the Fly guide Josh Dickenson
Another stellar week regardless of the direction you headed or the species you targeted.
AIR & SEA -
Water temperature 70-84
Air temperature 73-90
Humidity about 46%
Wind: 9 mph from the SE
Conditions: Clear
Visibility 12 miles
Sunrise 6:32 a.m. MDT
Sunset 8:02 p.m. MDT
June 9 Last Quarter, June 17 New, June 27 First Quarter July 2, Full,
• OFFSHORE: Tuna boiling, billfish spoiling for a fight, dorado with shoulders slamming the teasers should be enough to make you smile.
• INSHORE: Be rigged and ready when you board the boat so you don’t miss any opportunities.
• BEACH: Plenty of shots, patience and a good casting arm are an asset.
BILLFISH – Another great week for the pointy nosed ones.
YELLOWFIN TUNA – Plenty and they are biting, but you will have to run a minimum of 25 miles to find them
DORADO – Good sized fish but not the herds.
ROOSTERFISH\\ JACK CREVALLE – Had a slow day or two this week but it turned right back on.
BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK – Not a primary target these days.
PARGO AND CABRILLA – Pretty good show on a few of the rock reefs.
SIERRA – More than needed.
MAGDALENA BAY, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
IN GENERAL: Weather improved this week, but most of the fleet focused on scallops. (They are delicious!) Little action reported either at the entrada or up in the esteros.
Water Temperature 64-70
Air Temperature 69-77
Humidity 69%
Wind Calm
Conditions Scattered Clouds
Visibility 5 miles
Sunrise 6:36 a.m. MDT
Sunset 8:14 p.m. MDT
June 9 Last Quarter, June 17 New, June 27 First Quarter July 2, Full,
YELLOWTAIL – Cool water few fish.
CORVINA – Still the best action throughout the bay.
SNOOK – Nope.
HALIBUT – Sandy beaches still producing fair action.
SIERRA – Still hearing rumors of a good show near Tasco inside the bay.
ZIHUATANEJO, MAINLAND MEXICO
IN GENERAL: The 80ş 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,
Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo report by Ed Kunze
SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA
IN GENERAL: With full schedules of boat maintenance and no clients, the fleet remained at the dock this week. Conditions remained consistent with last week’s report. Rain – the lifeblood of our tropical climate – continued in the evenings. All our boats are now fine-tuned, cleaned up from normal wear and tear and ready to rip.
Water Temperature 79-85
Air Temperature 80-82
Humidity 94 %
Wind Calm.
Conditions Chance of T-storms
Visibility 14 miles
Sunrise 5:34 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:27 p.m. CST
June 9 Last Quarter, June 17 New, June 27 First Quarter July 2, Full,
Baja on the Fly's Guatemala report by Brian Barragy and Lissa M. McFarlin.
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CHECKLIST OF THINGS TO BRING TO THE EAST CAPE
(We’ll continue to publish this every month or so for new recipients of our report, but we suggest you print it out and keep it handy.)
• _______ FISHING CLOTHING - Lightweight, fast-drying technical clothing.
Long sleeve shirts and long pants if you burn easily.
• _______ TENNIS SHOES, BOAT SHOES OR RUBBER SOLED SANDALS.
. _______ HAT - For protection from the sun.
• _______ POLARIZED SUN GLASSES. (All dark glasses are not polarized. Be sure yours are.)
• _______ WINDBREAKER OR SWEATSHIRT.
• _______ SHORTS.
• _______ SWIMSUIT.
• _______ COSMETICS OR SHAVING GEAR.
• _______ SUN PROTECTION (lotion or block.)
• _______ LIP BALM.
• _______ SEASICKNESS MEDICATION.
• _______ TYLENOL OR ASPIRIN.
• _______ BENEDRYL SPRAY OR OINTMENT.
• _______ FLASHLIGHT (For walking on the beach at night.)
• _______ CAMERA, EXTRA FILM.
• _______ VIDEO CAMERA AND TAPES (Optional.)
. _______ EXTRA BATTERIES.
. _______ SNORKEL EQUIPMENT (Optional. Can be rented there.)
. _______ U.S. $1 DOLLAR BILLS (For tips.)
SHIRTS AND SHOES ARE REQUIRED IN THE DINING ROOM
FISHING GEAR YOU MAY NEED:
See Gary Graham’s “No Nonsense Guide to Fly Fishing Southern Baja” or his website: www.bajafly.com.
• ________8-, 9-, or 10-weight rod for surf fishing and casting. A 9-weight is ideal if you are bringing only one rod. Add a 12-weight if you are fishing from a boat. Rental tackle is available, but must be reserved.
• ________Reel(s) direct or anti-reverse, anodized. Good disc drag and plenty of backing. Reels with a quick take-apart feature are ideal for cleaning.
• ________Lines - Beach and Inshore: Intermediate or sink-tip for rocky areas. Full line (350 grain) or shooting head for sandy areas. Offshore: 10- or 12-weight rod. Full flyline (650 grain) shooting head/intermediate. For marlin and big tuna: 14-weight, quality reel, lots of backing 125#, and 36-inch bite tippet. Extra fly lines and shooting heads -- better safe than sorry.
• ________Leaders and Tippet.
• ________Stripping Basket.
• ________Flies. Contact your fly shop for the most current flies in use.
• ________Hook sharpener.
• ________Foot protection for the rocks.
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