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Yellowfin Dominate… - bajafly - 07-25-2008 Endless Season Update 07/23/2008 REPORT #1124 "Below the Border" Saltwater Fly-Fishing reports since 1996 East Cape Yellowfin tuna action dominated the offshore scene this week with the best action being outside of the Cabo Pulmo Marine Park. Unfortunately the temptation was too great and some of the boats strayed into the park, much to the concern of the Park Inspector. The number of blues increased again from last week along with a few sailfish and stripers. The Dorado Shootout attracted nearly 400 anglers, but they had a tough time coming up with qualifying fish. The winning fish weighed in at an impressive 64 lbs. netting a brand new panga AND $43,000 for the father and son team. The names of the winners will be announced soon. Inshore the roosters continue to be the crowd pleaser. While many were on the small side there were enough weighing in the double digit range to make things interesting. Heavy rain early in the week left the beach all stirred up, making it tough to find the fish in the dirty water. As the week progressed, the water cleared up and small roosters, along with an occasional ‘bubba class’ fish, showed up. Ladyfish and pompano were also among the players. Tip: Always use fluorocarbon leader material (16 lb. test) for more takes, unless you are in large fish, then go to 20 lb. Water temperature 73-87 Air temperature 73-97 Humidity 81% Wind: SSW 5 knots Conditions: Mostly Cloudy Visibility 7 miles Sunrise 6:47 a.m. MDT Sunset 8:05 p.m. MDT Magdalena Bay, Baja Mexico Unsettled conditions offshore kept most of the boats inside the bay this week. Estero action included leopard grouper, pargo, cabrilla and a few halibut. On the surface it was sierra and corvina slashing on the sardina. Water temperature 60 - 76 Air temperature 75 -98 Humidity 78 % Wind: N 6 knots Conditions: Mostly Cloudy Visibility 7 miles Sunrise 6:51 a.m. MDT Sunset 8:16 p.m. MDT Zihuatanejo, Mainland Mexico There has been a decent change in the action this last few days. Coming out of the full moon phase has seen the average per boat for sailfish jump up to 2 or 3 fish per day, with a few dorado still hitting the decks. The blue water is at 2 miles off the beach, and most of the boats are working the 6 to 7 mile areas. There are few people here sport fishing, and we are only putting an average of about 15 total boats a day on the water. Action for roosterfish has been slow down South, but tomorrow (Friday), I am making the run to the North. There are reports of decent roosterfish action and excellent jack crevalle action. Ed Kunze Water temperature 80 - 84 Air temperature 75-97 Humidity 87% Wind: WSW 1 knots Conditions: Partly Cloudy Visibility 7 miles Sunrise 7:23 a.m. CDT Sunset 8:23 p.m. CDT [signature] Re: [bajafly] Yellowfin Dominate… - tubeN2 - 07-31-2008 Nice report Skipper. It must have been nice to see a 64lb Dodo come up for a good paycheck. I bet the father and son team are stoked with such a nice catch.[cool] [signature]