Baja Bytes Conditions Recap February 28, 2012

**Baja Bytes** · Feb-28-2012, 05:49 PM

Baja Bytes
GARY GRAHAM

Many interesting questions asked about Below the Border destinations are sprinkled throughout this week's report and the BD regulars, as always have freely given great answers and advice…enough to fill a notebook. If you have a question, BD is the place to find the answer.

Baja Norte

Ensenada

Watch out for yellow fever.

Ensenada 2-24-2012-Yellowtail, Reds & Lings

Erendira

Directions and gear to take:

erendira

San Felipe

Good info on launch ramps as well as on the road going south from home owners in area.

San Felipe. and south action?

Baja Sur

Bahia Asuncion, La Bocana and Abreojos

No yellowtail for a few weeks; big swell has made a lot of murky water so it's hard to find the big home-guard fish we usually have this time of year. Nice bottom fishing though....not many clients either…Shari Bondi www.bahiaasuncion.com/

Santa Rosalia and Mulege

North winds not gone yet according to locals. A few brave fishermen did find some Santa Rosalia signature yellowtail action for at least one day.

Loreto

Great Loreto Yellowtail Tournament

Magdalena Bay

Lassley finds 'em…again!

http://www.bdoutdoors.com/article/ca...ivery-lassley/

La Paz & Los Arenas

Big yellowtail were once again the focus and highlight of the week with good actions just offshore close to the beaches and rocks. This big fat yellowtail is so thick it almost looks like a yellowfin tuna! Jerry Clark from Kansas City poses on the beach at Bahia de Los Muertos. Our pangas took 2 to 4 of these yellowtail per day this week but lost others to the rocks!

http://www.bdoutdoors.com/forums/mex...ters-services/

Hotel info:

La Paz Hotel Choice

East Cape

Soon coming, well maybe a couple of months…

http://markrayor.blogspot.com/

Valerie rocks out in her front yard at Las Frailes beach, Baja Sur. Go Valerie!

Captain Vicente lands his beach rooster

Felipe Valdez with his beach caught yellowtail…

Shore fishing East Cape

What sort of tackle to bring for Los Barriles beach fishing?

What sort of tackle to bring for shore fishing - Los Barriles?

Transfers with T.T. Cabo Del Este - Will they stop at Mega for groceries?

Transfers with T.T. Cabo Del Este - Will they stop at Mega 4 groceries?

Where would you spend December - Los Barriles, Loreto or Todos Santos?

Where would U spend December - Los Barriles, Loreto or Todos Santos?

East Cape Newbie - What to do? Answers:

East Cape Newbie- What to do?

Los Barriles: Anybody interested in sharing a great panga the first week in April?

Los Barriles first week in Apr. Anybody interested in sharing great panga?

San Jose del Cabo

Home guard or early arrivals?

San Jose del Cabo Fish Report Feb. 26

Los Cabos

Hauling boat from Texas…which way?

Driving to Cabo

Question: who to fish with…

Cabo San Lucas

Pisces Weekly Fish Report

Mexico Mainland

San Carlos

Yellowtail tournament results:

http://forum.sancarlosmexico.com/forum2/10577.html

Mazatlan

A good day for snapper, trigger fish, grunts and more....in Mazatlan.

Puerto Vallarta

Tuna raging…

Another PV Swordfish!

Another 'swordy' on deck.

Swordfish Report

Fishing from a small center console in Puerto Vallarta.
fishing from a small center console in puerto vallarta

Zihuatanejo

http://fishreportsixtapa.blogspot.com/

Beyond

Guatemala

Starting them young!!! We released 39 sailfish from 46 bites today. Great anglers together with Eagle Claw circle hooks made for awesome averages!!! Darren Philipps (aged 3) released his first of two sailfish today; some say he might be getting a head start on things!!!!

Brad Phillips

Costa Rica

Pop goes the cubera.

http://www.bdoutdoors.com/forums/cos...ca-2-23-a.html

Panama

Julio watches Rudy Nelson from Mexicali repeat his catch of exactly three decades ago matching the weight to the ounce! Good going Rudy…

http://www.bdoutdoors.com/forums/cos...tar-lodge.html

Plenty of variety from top to bottom.

http://www.bdoutdoors.com/forums/cos...een-weird.html

Final Thoughts

Reading this report proves the durability of the fishing areas I cover. Fishing below the border reminds me of a kid's "whack-a-mole." As one hot area goes cold another pops up somewhere else.

This week's catches consisted of mossback yellows, swordfish, huge tuna and my friend Rudy Nelson accomplishing the impossible! Duplicating his catch of a 510-pound blue marlin three decades ago on his recent trip to Tropic Star, thirty years to the day, he landed another 510-pound black at the age of 72 with his buddy Julio Meza at his side. I agree with Julio…WOW!