10-23-2002, 05:31 PM
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]REPORT FROM GARY GRAHAM'S BAJA ON THE FLY:[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]PROVIDING QUALITY SALTWATER FLY-FISHING 365 DAYS A YEAR IN BAJA[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: bajafly@usa.net; USA toll-free (800) 919-2252;[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Mexico 011-52-614-14-10373[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Wed., Oct. 23, 2002[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]EAST CAPE, MAGDALENA BAY AND ZIHUATANEJO CONDITIONS[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]EAST CAPE, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]IN GENERAL: Fishing this week has been fair to good. The inshore continues[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]to provide the better options for the fly-fisher with an abundance of[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]species to shoot for including roosters, jacks, skipjack and ladyfish.[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Michael Cobb, visiting from Spain, finished up a successful trip with a nice[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]40-pound rooster on his last day.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]AIR & SEA – Different. We had a little rain the past several afternoons –[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]not a lot, but enough to get the cars dirty. Some wind in afternoon, but[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]flat calm in the morning.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Temperature 88° F / 72° F[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Humidity 89%[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Wind calm[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Conditions clear[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Sunrise 7:18 AM MDT[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Sunset 6:50 PM MDT[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Full Oct 29 Last Quarter Nov 4 New Nov 11 First Quarter Full Nov 19[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Water Temps in the mid-80's offshore.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]· OFFSHORE: Sailfish still are dominating the billfish scene with tuna[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]being the other option a lot further out. Dorado have been scarce the past[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]week.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]· INSHORE: Still the crowd-pleaser for our groups with ladyfish, roosters,[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]some[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]big skipjack (15-pounds or so) providing excellent action.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]· BEACH: Ladyfish - the poor man's tarpon - are putting on a great show[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]all the way from Buena Vista Beach Resort to Rancho Leonero. Roosters are[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]still cruising the surf line (probably looking for a ladyfish appetizer),[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]with some classified as a genuine Bubba. Look for diving birds and you'll[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]probably find jacks working the bait buffet.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]BILLFISH - Sailfish best, others just so-so.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]YELLOWFIN TUNA - Same report different day. They are a long way off and it[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]can be a hit or miss deal for the flyrodder .[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]DORADO - Mostly singles which are not great for the flyrod. If it is flat,[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]you may find a few swimming along the surface. Throw a little chum and[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]sometimes they will get excited enough to take a well-presented fly.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]ROOSTERFISH - Lots of smaller fish and some big guys if you have the[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]patience[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]to wait until they show.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]JACK CREVALLE - Mostly smaller ones, but even a small one will remind you[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]why they're called Toro.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK - The larger variety showed up this week.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]PARGO AND CABRILLA - Still some of the smaller ones around structure at[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Punta[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Colorada and Punta Ignacio.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]SIERRA - Still among the missing or they are the mystery bite that takes[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]your fly.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]MAGDALENA BAY, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Wed., Oct. 23, 2002[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]IN GENERAL: Our "go-around" trip, bringing an offshore cruiser from La Paz[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]all the way down the Sea of Cortez to Cabo San Lucas, then turning right and[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]coming up the Pacific side to Magdalena Bay in preparation for our annual[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Marlin 101 series beginning next Fri., is history. It was a great adventure.[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]The group from Montana got to see a lot of Baja from a new perspective. We[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]anchored each night at a different anchorage and fished into the night and[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]then all day as we made our way to Magdalena Bay. They caught everything[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]from marlin to trumpet fish – more than 20 different species by my count.[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Then, to top it off, they had the opportunity to snorkel and photograph a[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]couple of dorado we brought to the boat. All-in-all it was a memorable[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]experience for all of us.[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Now on to the important stuff. With many rumors indicating everything from[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]wide open to terrible fishing off of Magdalena, I was anxious to see what[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]the conditions were for myself. What I found was fishing that lives up to[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]the Magdalena Bay reputation. We arrived at our first spot below Tosca at[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]11:30 and by 2:30 had caught a dozen dorado, three wahoo and had two marlin[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]strikes. Continuing up the line toward the entrada, we found our first bird[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]flock with large schools of sardines being chased by marlin and tuna in less[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]than a half-hour. Later, on the way in, I spoke with Punky Langston, a[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]fellow Tuna Club Member who was taking his boat the Double Hookup home from[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]La Paz. He hooked 12 marlin and landed seven in an entirely different area[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]than we had been fishing. Suffice to say I imagine this may be one of those[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Mag Bay years that has made it famous.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Water Temperature 72 - 79[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Temperature 81° F - 62 °F[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Humidity 83%[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Wind calm with some wind in the afternoon[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Conditions Scattered Clouds[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Sunrise 7:28 AM MDT[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Sunset 6:56 PM MDT[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Oct 21 Full Oct 29 Last Quarter Nov 4 New Nov 11 First Quarter Full Nov 19[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]YELLOWTAIL - Saw a few boats fishing for them as we came in, but no hookups.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]CORVINA - Pretty much throughout the bay.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]SNOOK - Several of the smaller esteros including Mario's Spot and Los[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Barriles produced a few smaller ones and one 20-pound toad.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]HALIBUT - Sandy beaches always the best.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]SIERRA - We couldn't find any at Belchers or anywhere else as we traveled up[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]to San Carlos.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]ZIHUATANEJO, MAINLAND MEXICO[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]REPORT BY BAJA ON THE FLY'S ED KUNZE[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Wed., October 23, 2002[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Water Temperature 72 - 79[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Temperature 90° F - 77 °F[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Humidity 83%[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Wind calm with some wind in the afternoon[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Conditions Scattered Clouds (SCT) : 8000 ft Overcast (OVC) : 25000 ft[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Sunrise 6:40 AM MDT[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Sunset 6:22 PM MDT[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Full Oct 29 Last Quarter Nov 4 New Nov 11 First Quarter Full Nov 19[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]IN GENERAL: The full moon has slowed the fishing down a little, but the[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]boats are still averaging two 20 to 25 pound dorado and a couple of[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]sailfish.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Capt. Calli on the Vamonos II got 4 dorado and 2 sailfish with Capt. Efrain[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]on the sister boat Vamonos III got 2 dorado and 2 sailfish.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Capt. Adolpho Lara on the Suerte Ruby not only got his two dorado and a[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]sailfish for his clients, but also took a 544 pound blue marlin. Depending[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]on the current in Nov., every other year can be outstanding for blue marlin,[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]and with this large blue coming in the middle of Oct., it may be a great[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]year.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Captain Adolpho on the panga Dos Hermanos is booked every single day for[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]roosterfish to Nov. 20. He reports he is doing very well and releasing[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]several each day.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]For more Information on our Zihuatanejo trips, go to:[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]PROVIDING QUALITY SALTWATER FLY-FISHING 365 DAYS A YEAR IN BAJA[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: bajafly@usa.net; USA toll-free (800) 919-2252;[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Mexico 011-52-614-14-10373[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Wed., Oct. 23, 2002[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]EAST CAPE, MAGDALENA BAY AND ZIHUATANEJO CONDITIONS[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]EAST CAPE, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]IN GENERAL: Fishing this week has been fair to good. The inshore continues[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]to provide the better options for the fly-fisher with an abundance of[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]species to shoot for including roosters, jacks, skipjack and ladyfish.[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Michael Cobb, visiting from Spain, finished up a successful trip with a nice[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]40-pound rooster on his last day.[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]AIR & SEA – Different. We had a little rain the past several afternoons –[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]not a lot, but enough to get the cars dirty. Some wind in afternoon, but[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]flat calm in the morning.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Temperature 88° F / 72° F[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Humidity 89%[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Wind calm[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Conditions clear[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Sunrise 7:18 AM MDT[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Sunset 6:50 PM MDT[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Full Oct 29 Last Quarter Nov 4 New Nov 11 First Quarter Full Nov 19[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Water Temps in the mid-80's offshore.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]· OFFSHORE: Sailfish still are dominating the billfish scene with tuna[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]being the other option a lot further out. Dorado have been scarce the past[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]week.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]· INSHORE: Still the crowd-pleaser for our groups with ladyfish, roosters,[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]some[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]big skipjack (15-pounds or so) providing excellent action.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]· BEACH: Ladyfish - the poor man's tarpon - are putting on a great show[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]all the way from Buena Vista Beach Resort to Rancho Leonero. Roosters are[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]still cruising the surf line (probably looking for a ladyfish appetizer),[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]with some classified as a genuine Bubba. Look for diving birds and you'll[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]probably find jacks working the bait buffet.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]BILLFISH - Sailfish best, others just so-so.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]YELLOWFIN TUNA - Same report different day. They are a long way off and it[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]can be a hit or miss deal for the flyrodder .[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]DORADO - Mostly singles which are not great for the flyrod. If it is flat,[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]you may find a few swimming along the surface. Throw a little chum and[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]sometimes they will get excited enough to take a well-presented fly.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]ROOSTERFISH - Lots of smaller fish and some big guys if you have the[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]patience[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]to wait until they show.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]JACK CREVALLE - Mostly smaller ones, but even a small one will remind you[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]why they're called Toro.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK - The larger variety showed up this week.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]PARGO AND CABRILLA - Still some of the smaller ones around structure at[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Punta[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Colorada and Punta Ignacio.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]SIERRA - Still among the missing or they are the mystery bite that takes[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]your fly.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]MAGDALENA BAY, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Wed., Oct. 23, 2002[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]IN GENERAL: Our "go-around" trip, bringing an offshore cruiser from La Paz[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]all the way down the Sea of Cortez to Cabo San Lucas, then turning right and[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]coming up the Pacific side to Magdalena Bay in preparation for our annual[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Marlin 101 series beginning next Fri., is history. It was a great adventure.[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]The group from Montana got to see a lot of Baja from a new perspective. We[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]anchored each night at a different anchorage and fished into the night and[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]then all day as we made our way to Magdalena Bay. They caught everything[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]from marlin to trumpet fish – more than 20 different species by my count.[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Then, to top it off, they had the opportunity to snorkel and photograph a[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]couple of dorado we brought to the boat. All-in-all it was a memorable[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]experience for all of us.[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Now on to the important stuff. With many rumors indicating everything from[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]wide open to terrible fishing off of Magdalena, I was anxious to see what[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]the conditions were for myself. What I found was fishing that lives up to[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]the Magdalena Bay reputation. We arrived at our first spot below Tosca at[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]11:30 and by 2:30 had caught a dozen dorado, three wahoo and had two marlin[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]strikes. Continuing up the line toward the entrada, we found our first bird[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]flock with large schools of sardines being chased by marlin and tuna in less[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]than a half-hour. Later, on the way in, I spoke with Punky Langston, a[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]fellow Tuna Club Member who was taking his boat the Double Hookup home from[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]La Paz. He hooked 12 marlin and landed seven in an entirely different area[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]than we had been fishing. Suffice to say I imagine this may be one of those[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Mag Bay years that has made it famous.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Water Temperature 72 - 79[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Temperature 81° F - 62 °F[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Humidity 83%[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Wind calm with some wind in the afternoon[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Conditions Scattered Clouds[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Sunrise 7:28 AM MDT[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Sunset 6:56 PM MDT[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Oct 21 Full Oct 29 Last Quarter Nov 4 New Nov 11 First Quarter Full Nov 19[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]YELLOWTAIL - Saw a few boats fishing for them as we came in, but no hookups.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]CORVINA - Pretty much throughout the bay.[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]SNOOK - Several of the smaller esteros including Mario's Spot and Los[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Barriles produced a few smaller ones and one 20-pound toad.[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]HALIBUT - Sandy beaches always the best.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]SIERRA - We couldn't find any at Belchers or anywhere else as we traveled up[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]to San Carlos.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]ZIHUATANEJO, MAINLAND MEXICO[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Wed., October 23, 2002[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Water Temperature 72 - 79[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Temperature 90° F - 77 °F[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Humidity 83%[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Wind calm with some wind in the afternoon[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Conditions Scattered Clouds (SCT) : 8000 ft Overcast (OVC) : 25000 ft[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Sunrise 6:40 AM MDT[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Sunset 6:22 PM MDT[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Full Oct 29 Last Quarter Nov 4 New Nov 11 First Quarter Full Nov 19[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]IN GENERAL: The full moon has slowed the fishing down a little, but the[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]boats are still averaging two 20 to 25 pound dorado and a couple of[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]sailfish.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Capt. Calli on the Vamonos II got 4 dorado and 2 sailfish with Capt. Efrain[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]on the sister boat Vamonos III got 2 dorado and 2 sailfish.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Capt. Adolpho Lara on the Suerte Ruby not only got his two dorado and a[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]sailfish for his clients, but also took a 544 pound blue marlin. Depending[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]on the current in Nov., every other year can be outstanding for blue marlin,[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]and with this large blue coming in the middle of Oct., it may be a great[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]year.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Captain Adolpho on the panga Dos Hermanos is booked every single day for[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]roosterfish to Nov. 20. He reports he is doing very well and releasing[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]several each day.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]For more Information on our Zihuatanejo trips, go to:[/size][/font]
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