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Fishing Reports
Dorado Blitz on the East Cape 7/10
July 10, 2004
Posted by Baja on the Fly
Contact: Gary Graham
Email: bajafly@usa.net
URL: http://www.bajafly.com
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IN GENERAL: Dave Kuykendall
of Mill Creek, Wash., along
with Linda Patterson finished
up their whirlwind trip from
the Pacific Northwest.
Sorry, no Âbubba event on
their ATV day, but fighting a
strong east wind they did
manage to catch jacks and a
halibut. Dave did have one
take from a mid-teen rooster
that just didnÂt work out. On
their last panga day they
redeemed themselves nicely
with double digit dorado
within spitting distance of
Rancho Leonero. The dorado
were so close that Rancho
Leonero manager Gary Barnes-
Webb jumped into a panga and
came out to join in the fray.
Billfish, tuna, dorado, and a
few quality roosters made for
another memorable week at
East Cape.
I returned to Escondido mid-
week and Yvonne and I will be
in Downey for the Downey Fly
Fishers meeting. ItÂs Tues.,
July 13, 2004 7 p.m. in
Apollo Park, 12458 Rives
Ave., Downey, Calif. For
more information, go to
http://www.downeyflyfishers.or
g/
The topic is Saltwater Fly-
Fishing Opportunities South
of the Border, featuring
fresh material from the 2004
season. If youÂre anywhere
within double-haul distance
of Downey youÂre welcome to
stop by and say hello.
AIR & SEA -
Water temperature 74-88
Air temperature 78-98
Humidity about 62%
Wind: Calm/some wind in the
afternoon
Conditions: Scattered Clouds
Visibility 15 miles
Sunrise 6:39 a.m. MDT
Sunset 8:08 p.m. MDT
July 17 New, July 27 First
Quarter, July 31, Full, Aug 9
Last Quarter
+ OFFSHORE: Blue marlin and
sails began to pick up as
summer gets rolling and the
water temps continue to creep
up. Stripes fell off a bit,
while the tuna were back on a
roll. It was a fine line
between offshore and inshore
with dorado only a few miles
off the beach.
+ INSHORE: Sardina seems
to have taken up residence
between Punta Colorada and
the Lighthouse. Roosters,
quality jacks, pompano all
seem to be in on the secret
and the early morning bite
has been great and
consistent.
+ BEACH: Ladyfish, jacks
and roosters dominated the
action this week. Find the
sardina or mullet schools and
your rods bound to be bent
sooner than later.
BILLFISH Â Want a blue on the
fly? More shots coming every
day if you have the patience.
Enough stripes and sails to
fill in the gaps.
YELLOWFIN TUNA Â We even
found a few football-sized
Charlies under the shark
buoys. Outside Punta
Pescadero toward the 88
produced some fatties. The
other area is out from the
Lighthouse 10+ miles.
DORADO Â The larger fish are
outside in much smaller
schools. Back closer to
shore, bigger schools
contained more fish, but not
quite as large. Esual Valdez,
manager of Buenavista Beach
Resort, three caught outside
the Lighthouse that weighed
between 40 and 50-pounds
ROOSTERFISH\JACK CREVALLE Â
Roosters showed in front of
the hotel as the boats came
in. Discarded chum got them
all excited and I did see a
couple of near misses on the
fly.
BARRILETE OR MEXICAN
SKIPJACK Â Just a few miles
off the beach mixed in with
the dorado.
PARGO AND CABRILLA Â Punta
Colorada point was holding a
few smaller ones this week.
SIERRA ÂOnly an incidental
catch these days.
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