GOOD NUMBERS OF ROOSTERFISH AND JACKS
FOUND PROWLING EAST CAPE FLY FISHING WATERS

April 9, 2005, Gary Graham, Baja On The Fly, East Cape, Baja fly fishing, Mexico:

On Monday (4/4), East Cape fishing weather was picture perfect and hopes were high that fishing would improve with the weather. Unfortunately, the ubiquitous north wind returned on Tuesday afternoon and persisted through the night.

On Thursday, we found good numbers of big roosterfish, jacks, and big sierra, finally, tearing the bait up in a big way. I teased with hookless mackerel all day and had guests Hegge Wilson and Jon Hickerson, from LeGrande, Ore., casting until they were worn out. Jon boated a really nice sierra and had no less than five great bites on roosterfish, but he did not get a good hook set and couldn't get tight to a fish. Such is rooster fishing!

There were numerous schools of jacks on the move in the East Cape fishing area, but they were as spooky as I've ever seen them. Any cast would send them scattering in a panic, odd.

Yesterday (4/8) a thick fog clung to the water for most of the morning. Josh, another Baja on the Fly guide, and I both fished inshore all day trolling hookless live bait. Wilson boated another nice sierra, but the others were not able to get a hook into a fish. We did not see the action we had the previous day. Only a couple of roosters came to the bait, as well as only a few sierra.

In East Cape offshore fishing, the marlin bite slowed down also. Only five fish on the board tonight: four marlin and one sierra. The sardina have yet to show, so the only bait available for chum is mackerel.

East Cape vacation area water temperatures are 66-74, degrees, and the air temperature is 66-82, with clear conditions.