Hot Ticket…Tuna

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Endless Season Update 10/01/2009
REPORT #1185 "Below the Border" Saltwater Fly-Fishing reports since 1996
East Cape

All these bad boys were 80 to 100 pounds. Caught them on horilitos about 25 miles east of Buenavista along witha high school buddy, Gary Street of Laguna Hills…Mark
Rayor.
Here it is October and just to remind everyone that the weather begins to become a little less a sure thing, it kicked up pretty good on Wednesday, but not to worry, it
settled right back down the following day.
While other fish are still around and biting, the tuna are still the hot ticket…period. For the fly guys the skipjack and football sized YFT’s are thick enough to wear out the
hardiest of anglers in the blazing sun.
Farther offshore, though billfish are still to be found, they are more of an incidental catch. Most boats are racing around looking for tuna under the porpoise.
With the squid still hanging around everyone is loaded for bear (read: tuna), enough chum to turn the head of even the most finicky tuna. When found the chunked
squid works for the smaller fish. Those looking for the larger Gorilla class are running to the leading edge of the school and casting live bait then slow trolling. Judging by
the photos, it looks like a street fight.
The dorado schools are still close to shore all the way to Cabo Pulmo. Also inshore, as well as from the beach, the rooster bite turned back on but may have slowed a
click or two with the recent wind waves that stirred up the water.
Current East Cape Weather [url "http://tiny.cc/EastCapeWeather303"]http://tiny.cc/EastCapeWeather303[/url]
Magdalena Bay, Baja Mexico
On the outer banks, the wahoo action has been outrageous with limits all around for the few boats heading out. There are reports of more marlin arriving every day!
Can’t imagine what that means exactly, since I am not aware of the check in point of them. Anyway, though more are being seen, they have not been biting.
Back closer to the beach, the skipjack, dorado and tuna are thick but everyone is more excited about the wahoo.
I haven’t heard much about the Esteros other than the shrimpers are out in full force throughout the bay.
I will be driving down the peninsula Friday the 2nd with stops planned in Mulege to check out some rumors of large snook appearing in the Santa Rosalia River. Then on
to Lopez Mateos to fish both beach and offshore for three days with Lance Peterson, our East Cape Guide.
I will return on Friday, the 9th and should have an update on the aftermath of Hurricane Jimena.

Current Magdalena Bay Weather [url "http://tiny.cc/MagBayWeather150"]http://tiny.cc/MagBayWeather150[/url]
Zihuatanejo, Mainland Mexico
With the blue water about seven miles off the beach, the offshore fishing slowed considerably this week. A large area of hot water has moved in, showing a surface
temperature of 87°.
Yesterday, with a total of eight boats fishing in the fleet, those that fished the blue water got zero sailfish and a few dorado. This is the first time I have ever seen the
fleet get zero sailfish.
Adolfo, on the panga Dos Hermanos, fished the inshore mostly and told me he is getting about four roosterfish a day.
The roosters are averaging about 35 pounds. …Ed Kunze
Current Zihuatanejo Weather [url "http://tiny.cc/zihuatanejo582"]http://tiny.cc/zihuatanejo582[/url]

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