02-22-2003, 05:35 PM
ZIHUATANEJO, MAINLAND MEXICO
Please note the date. We are only providing weekly (not twice-a-week)
reports for this area.
Sat., Feb. 22, 2003
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
For more Information on Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo trips, go to:
[url "http://www.bajafly.com/Zihuatanejo.htm"]http://www.bajafly.com/Zihuatanejo.htm[/url]
-- Zihuatanejo Report by Baja on the Fly's Ed Kunze
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Please note the date. We are only providing weekly (not twice-a-week)
reports for this area.
Sat., Feb. 22, 2003
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
For more Information on Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo trips, go to:
[url "http://www.bajafly.com/Zihuatanejo.htm"]http://www.bajafly.com/Zihuatanejo.htm[/url]
-- Zihuatanejo Report by Baja on the Fly's Ed Kunze
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