Yellowfin Dominate…

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Endless Season Update 07/23/2008
REPORT #1124 "Below the Border" Saltwater Fly-Fishing reports since 1996
East Cape

Yellowfin tuna action dominated the offshore scene this week with the best action being outside of
the Cabo Pulmo Marine Park. Unfortunately the temptation was too great and some of the boats
strayed into the park, much to the concern of the Park Inspector.
The number of blues increased again from last week along with a few sailfish and stripers.
The Dorado Shootout attracted nearly 400 anglers, but they had a tough time coming up with
qualifying fish. The winning fish weighed in at an impressive 64 lbs. netting a brand new panga
AND $43,000 for the father and son team. The names of the winners will be announced soon.
Inshore the roosters continue to be the crowd pleaser. While many were on the small side there
were enough weighing in the double digit range to make things interesting.
Heavy rain early in the week left the beach all stirred up, making it tough to find the fish in the
dirty water. As the week progressed, the water cleared up and small roosters, along with an
occasional ‘bubba class’ fish, showed up. Ladyfish and pompano were also among the players.
Tip: Always use fluorocarbon leader material (16 lb. test) for more takes, unless you are
in large fish, then go to 20 lb.
Water temperature 73-87
Air temperature 73-97
Humidity 81%
Wind: SSW 5 knots
Conditions: Mostly Cloudy
Visibility 7 miles
Sunrise 6:47 a.m. MDT
Sunset 8:05 p.m. MDT
Magdalena Bay, Baja Mexico
Unsettled conditions offshore kept most of the boats inside the bay this week. Estero action
included leopard grouper, pargo, cabrilla and a few halibut.
On the surface it was sierra and corvina slashing on the sardina.
Water temperature 60 - 76
Air temperature 75 -98
Humidity 78 %
Wind: N 6 knots
Conditions: Mostly Cloudy
Visibility 7 miles
Sunrise 6:51 a.m. MDT
Sunset 8:16 p.m. MDT
Zihuatanejo, Mainland Mexico
There has been a decent change in the action this last few days. Coming out of the full moon
phase has seen the average per boat for sailfish jump up to 2 or 3 fish per day, with a few dorado
still hitting the decks.
The blue water is at 2 miles off the beach, and most of the boats are working the 6 to 7 mile
areas. There are few people here sport fishing, and we are only putting an average of about 15
total boats a day on the water.
Action for roosterfish has been slow down South, but tomorrow (Friday), I am making the run to
the North. There are reports of decent roosterfish action and excellent jack crevalle action.
Ed Kunze
Water temperature 80 - 84
Air temperature 75-97
Humidity 87%
Wind: WSW 1 knots
Conditions: Partly Cloudy
Visibility 7 miles
Sunrise 7:23 a.m. CDT
Sunset 8:23 p.m. CDT
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[tubeN2]

Nice report Skipper.

It must have been nice to see a 64lb Dodo come up for a good paycheck.

I bet the father and son team are stoked with such a nice catch.[cool]
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