Baja Mexico Fly Fishing Encounters

Baja Mexico fly fishing update and report for July 1st 2009
The Reel Baja
www.thereelbaja.com
1-888-287-4076

Water temp.  78 - 80
Air temp. 67 - 93

July starts with a great sunrise and plenty of fish waiting to be caught on the fly.

Adam Rich with his first Rooster fish on a fly.

Hi folks,

This past week the weather was a little strange.  As you know the storm from last week did not give us any excitement around here.  It fell apart out at sea and we did not even see a drop of rain out of it.  We did see some good swells and a strong Southerly wind for a couple of days that made fishing pretty tough for a couple of days.  The wind and semi over cast skies did cool off the water temperatures a bit but over the last couple of days we are back to flat calm seas with sunshine and not a cloud in the sky bringing the water temps. back up a couple of degrees and we are back to normal around here.

On the fishing front we continue to have some pretty good fishing in the area.  On the beach we still have some good fishing for mid size Rooster fish and Jack Crevelle.  I spent a day on the beach with my client Adam Rich who traveled from Canada to chase rooster fish with me.  We saw a few fish and had a few really good looks at the fly but no takers.  I fished with some other clients I have here for a day and Adam and his wife Jodi (known as “Eagle eyes”) went out to prospect as I could not be with them and Adam got a really nice Crevelle that was spotted by Jodi of course.  Adam tells me after she pointed out the fish he made the cast and everything went right.  After a great fight Adam released this great fish.

Along the beach we also have very high numbers of Lady fish as well as a few Mexican look down and Needle fish.  We are still seeing a few groups of Jack Crevelle and some very nice sized Rooster fish spawning along some of the beaches.  It is a late in the season for this activity but it is good to see some of the bigger fish in the area.  We have had very good action for these bigger fish in the area of La Ribera.

Inshore we still have some decent fishing for small to medium sized Dorado.  The size of these fish has ranged from five pounds to fifteen pounds with a few fish in the twenty to forty pound range being reported.  We continue to see some good fishing for Bonita as well.  Most of them have been in the ten pound range with a few larger ones mixed in.

Offshore we have a good number of marlin but they are tough on the fly at the moment.  We were out today and saw about fifteen bill fish but only got two to come up on the teaser and both of them were quick to drop off.  On the tuna front we have a few more fish in the area but most of them have been a long run to the South and they have been on the smaller side ranging from five to ten pounds with a few fish in the twenty five pound range.

I will be on the water here in the East Cape for the next couple of days fishing with Adam and Jodi seeing what we can encounter.  I will then have some friends coming to visit me from home and we will do a little fishing.  We are discussing going over to take a look at Magdalena bay for a couple of days and explore the mangroves and even go off shore for a day or two.  We also may just stay here on the cape.   I will be sure to let you know what we decide and how it goes.  Until next week.  Good fishing.

Baja Mexico fly fishing update and report for June 24th 2009
The Reel Baja
www.thereelbaja.com
1-888-287-4076

Water temp.  76 - 82
Air temp. 61 - 93

This is Kevin Kynerd from Birmingham Alabama showing off just one of the many Roosterfish he caught during his trip.

  
Here are a couple of shots of the Porpoise playing under our boat this past week

Above is Brandon Hill showing off a few fish from the last few days.  Brandon owns Hills discount flies www.hillsdiscountflies.com and he was here with Jim Wright pictured below trying out some of the flies they carry.  As you can see they work.

Hello folks,

Well as I sit here and write this report our first storm of the season was a hurricane for a day or so and then a tropical storm and then a depression and now has fallen apart to nothing.  Andras was the name of the storm and it was the first one of the year.  This is quite early for us to be watching a storm but as we all predicted it turned out to be nothing.  We are seeing a few clouds from the system making for sight fishing from the beach a little difficult but we all wanted a little rain out of the system but it looks as if we will have to wait a while longer.  On the fishing front things remain about the same from the last report.  The beach fishing is fairly consistent with some nice Rooster fish and Jacks along the beaches as well as plenty of Lady fish.  We do have a few more fish on the bigger side that have moved in but are being difficult to catch.  On the inshore front the action for Dorado and Pompano as well as some very nice skip jack remains very good.  Some of the Dorado have been very nice size up to forty pounds.  Offshore the bite for Marlin remains fair and we are seeing a few more Tuna but that is still hit and miss.  We have a fair number of larger Dorado that have been caught by the fleet as they are fishing for marlin.  I am off to the beach with my next client so until next time, good fishing.

 Baja Mexico fly fishing update and report for June 17th, 2009

The Reel Baja
www.thereelbaja.com
1-888-287-4076

Water temp.  76 - 79
Air temp. 61 - 93

The above photos are of Driss Bennani showing off a couple of the many fish he caught during his trip.  Also a few shots of the many Rooster fish we encountered chasing bait around the boat.

Water temp. 79 - 84
Air temp. 71 - 92

Hello everyone,

Since my last report things for me have been very busy.  I have been on the water each day and tying flies each night so I apologize for being a few days late with this report.  I will be on the water every day for the next couple of weeks so I will  keep you all informed the best I can.

Our weather has been great up until today.  Today we had a little rain in the early morning hours that was welcomed by everyone as it cooled off the temperatures a bit plus it was the first moisture we have seen in quite a long time.  The down side to the rain today was that it brought a hard South wind that lasted most of the day and it is forecast to be a bit breeze tomorrow and then we should get back to normal and this time of year that means hot!

On the fishing front we have seen some good fishing from the beach as well as the boat.  Fishing the beach we continue to see some good fishing for Rooster fish as well as Jack Crevelle and as many Lady fish as one could want.  The Rooster fish have been in the five to fifteen pound class with the occasional big fish blowing up bait.  The Crevelle continue to be in good sized schools cruising the beach and eating flies.  Most of these schools have been in the area of La Ribera and to the South.  These Crevelle have been very good size with the average fish in the twenty pound range.

Inshore we have has some very nice Bonita in front of the hotel.  The Bonita have been anywhere from two to fifteen pounds.  We also are finding good numbers of Dorado fairly close to shore.  These fish have been on the smaller side with most of them being eight to fifteen pounds.  Do not get me wrong mixed in are some very nice Dorado with some of them as big as thirty pounds.  Although sometimes hard to catch on the fly we are seeing some very nice Pompano and Pargo in and around the rocks just in front of the hotel as well as out at Punta Arena.

Offshore the action has been very consistent for some larger Dorado, Marlin, Sailfish and a few Wahoo.  We have seen a few schools of Porpoise and with them a few Tuna.  Most of these tuna have been football size with the average fish around ten to twenty pounds.  Over the next few weeks we hope to see an increase in the Tuna action but we will have to wait and see.  The action for Marlin and Sail fish should really kick into high gear over the next couple of weeks as well.  Until next time.  Good fishing.

 Baja Mexico fly fishing update and report for June6th, 2009

The Reel Baja
www.thereelbaja.com
1-888-287-4076

Water temp.  76 - 79
Air temp. 61 - 93

A typical Baja morning.  Ready to go fishing?

Hello everyone,

This is Jeff and I am back to doing the report.  As most of you know I had Justin and Kate staying with me for a few weeks.  Well they had to leave earlier in the week and go back up North and get ready for Alaska.  I really enjoyed having them here and I am looking forward to seeing them again this fall when they return.

On the fishing front things are pretty good.  The inshore and beach fishing are holding up well as we continue to see a lot of Rooster fish and Jack Crevelle along most of the inshore and beaches but I want to warn everyone these fish are getting pretty smart.  These fish have been getting lot’s of attention from both the fly anglers as well as the conventional boats so they are really getting picky.  Our beaches have been very crowded with anglers.  I have witnessed more people than ever before along the beaches this past week.  When you find a spot dig in your heels and if you are patient and make good casts and put the fly where it needs to be success is achievable.

Offshore earlier in the week was so so but over the last couple of days we have seen a good number of dorado in the area as well as a good marlin bite.  We also are starting to see more and more sail fish each day and that is providing some good action.  As far as Tuna we are still waiting on them.  The warm water that just moved in the area should help increase the off shore action and if the action increases outside that will take some of the pressure off the inshore fishery and those already hard to catch Rooster fish might become a little easier to hook.  Until next week.  Get out and go fishing.

Baja Mexico fly fishing update and report for May 27, 2009

The Reel Baja
www.thereelbaja.com
1-888-287-4076

Water temp.  76 - 79 (great swimming temps!)
Air temp. 58 - 91

Jeff and I feel guilty.
No post for almost three weeks!
Although, I am positive that you as fishermen, will be glad that 1. we’ve been out pounding the waters, and 2. we got some stellar photos from great photographers below. I have one more day of fishing left to do here on the East Cape before Justin and I start driving north to begin our guiding season in Alaska on the Naknek River.  I am having an extremely hard time trying to stay positive about leaving paradise and roosterfish behind for cold weather, rain, and trout.  Baja has been so much fun jam packed full of incredible fishing experiences, great new friends, and fantastic food.  I don’t think I could ever get too much of tacos or guacamole.

Fishing has been going nonstop since the last report; The Reel Baja has been at it every day and getting clients into fish inshore and off the beach.  Despite the colder water that moved in earlier last week and turned the madness down a notch, we still managed to find roosterfish willing to be players.  Once the water warmed up mid week and the skies cleared, we started having great beach days again as well.

The Moldy Chum group trip fished with us for the last five days.  Everyone on the trip got at least one Roosterfish and a few had Jack Crevalle to the hand as well.  We had clear skies and lots of fish moving through the East Cape.  Although they were not in schools as much, we could still manage to bring them to our feet both in the pangas and off the beach.  Incredible photography by Aaron Otto from that trip can be viewed here: http://aaronottophotography.zenfolio.com/p77264115.

 Eric Rathbun from Moldy Chum casting to a roosterfish

We were also fortunate to have Tailwaters Fly Shop join us for six fishing days. With some tougher conditions, such as water temperature, cloudy skies, and picky fish, these guys worked hard for everything they got.  No fish came easy, but they put their skills to the test and did manage to hit up a Dorado inshore and quite a few roosterfish.  Their resident website and photographer dude, Matt Jones snapped some great photos, check them out here.

Matt Jones taking photos of Justin’s grande roosterfish

I on the other hand, cruised beaches with my buddy in between hosting the Moldy Chum trip.  Despite the tougher conditions, we managed to double up on fish from the beach:

 k8 with a large fly caught Jack Crevalle

I also took a Marlin trip offshore with my neighbor Jim, resulting in lots of porpoise sightings and two Marlin misses.  Should have been there the day before, as the Marlin turned on for a few days then shut off again.  Apparently we got lots of squid feeding themselves to the Marlin and the porpoises.

porpoises swimming with the boat

So until next spring when we are back here pounding the sand and bugging Jeff, you can keep up with us at the Rogue Angels, and stay tuned for the upcoming hot roosterfishing reports.  Something tells me things are about to heat up around here.

-k8