DORADO AND TUNA SWIRLING AMID TROPICAL
WEATHER SYSTEMS AROUND SOUTHERN BAJA

Aug. 21-27, 2004, Gary Graham, Baja On The Fly, East Cape, Baja fishing fishing, Mexico:

With Baja tropical storms swirling out to the west several hundred miles to the south of East Cape, the dorado and tuna just kept on coming. Both are spread up and down the coast close enough to allow for a second cup of coffee before heading out. It is that time of year when part of the locals’ morning routine is to check their favorite internet weather site to make sure everything is copasetic. There was a little rain and some wind in the PM, but not enough to put a damper on the continuing southern Baja tuna/dorado snap.

AIR & SEA - Water temperature 81-88 Air temperature 82-94.

OFFSHORE: Mid-morning after a romp with the tuna and dorado, you can produce some exciting action for sails.

INSHORE: The only thing that has changed this week is that the tuna and dorado are a bit fatter. Still close to shore and spread out enough to give the flyrodder a chance.

BEACH: Lots of variety this week at East Cape: jacks, lookdowns, ladyfish, pompano and small roosters with an occasional Bubba showing up

BILLFISH – Nothing like what looks like a jailbreak of sails chasing every teaser behind the boat to have anglers bumping into each other trying to get to their 12-weight.

YELLOWFIN TUNA – Fatter East Cape fish this week, with lots of 10-weight candidates and a few 12-weights as well.

DORADO – Same deal with the Baja dorado, bigger; someone must be spiking the sardina.

ROOSTERFISH\JACK CREVALLE – Olive Clousers are working for us with a slow, abrupt, retrieve.

BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK – Plenty of schools feeding on the surface from Rancho Leonero to Punta Colorada.

PARGO AND CABRILLA – Look for the dark shadows on open sand beaches. Bounce that Clouser along the bottom and you may get lucky.

SIERRA – Pretty far down on the East Cape target list right now.