Baja Bytes Conditions Recap 05.01.12

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Baja Bytes Gary Graham Driving in Baja can be daunting for first-timers as well as seasoned road warriors. Updated information is always the foundation that a safe trip is built on…the more, the better. This is the reason we often highlight posts that have some helpful information to add to your personal data bank. The trick is to separate the important pieces of info from the idle chit chat that sometimes slips in. My advice, read it all and depend on your instincts to decide what is really important from what is simply BS that while entertaining may not have much to do with the outcome of your adventure. All of which is personally relevant today since I am pointing my Roadtrek south tomorrow morning for another trip filled with adventure. See ya' on Mex 1. planning trip san quintin Baja Norte Rosarito/Popotla Still some reds while waiting for the surface action to light-up. Ensenada That's what I'm talking about! Ensenada 4-27-2012- 4 Yellows and an Andy San Quintin Weather was a little cool but the fishing was great on both days. Garcias, San Quintin San Felipe Roosterfish from shore… Rooster Fish in San Felipe Baja Sur Bahia Asuncion Surfdoc celebrates another one (birthday that is)… Happy Birthday Surfdoc! we love ya man Table fare time. Food fishing for whitefish & calico in Asuncion Mulege Dorado here we come… Driving to the east cape-- Loreto Fishing was great, but catching was slow at best. "ROSARITO JIMMY" IN LORETO. Plus the yellows there was plenty of miscellaneous critters to fill the box Loreto Trip Report April 11th 2012 Great Loreto Yellowtail Tournament Results: http://www.bajabigfish.com/?p=3485 Magdalena Bay Offshore dope NEWPORT TO CABO The relentless winds finally subside and spring is settling in. Rumors of yellowfin and yellowtail continue to be just that…rumors. Meanwhile the small halibut are biting big time in the bay according to Bob Hoyt, Mag Bay Outfitters. La Paz & Los Arenas Yes, I do get out now and then and we had our 11th Annual Cabin Fever Classic here in La Paz. It was a blast! This dorado turns out to be the first of the season and quite a big boy for so early in the year! But it was swimming through a school of bonito when we spotted it and threw a live bait and it bit! A great catch. I'm standing on the beach at Bahia de Los Muertos. http://fishreport.jonathanroldan.com/ Still a few yellows up for grabs. Baja Pirates of La Paz East Cape http://www.bdoutdoors.com/article/baja-fishing-rancho-leonero/ Leaping lizards! Spring is just around the corner. EAST CAPE - LOOP DE LOO http://www.bajapapas.com/new_mainreport.php?pagelink=3&tab=archives&imageid =686 Wahoo in the house. http://www.vanwormerresorts.com/fishing/report/32 San Jose del Cabo http://gordobanks.com/?cat=4 Los Cabos They're jumping in the boat… Another Day at the Ranch Ruthless April 27th. This angler was overjoyed to meet his marlin up close and personal before letting him go. http://piscesfleet.blogspot.com/ Mexico Mainland Puerto Lobos, Sonora Largest of the trip and enough to win the jackpot. http://www.bdoutdoors.com/forums/baja-mexico-fishing-reports-discussion/423763-sea-cortez-yellowtail-grouper-4-21-w-pics.html San Carlos Well, I’m just over the yellowtail, I guess. We caught six yesterday at the Island. Tough work, but at times we were chasing a large school in close to the rocks and we were getting a decent jig bite in the afternoon. There was a ton of bait around. I swear that we saw a few marlin jumping farther out and maybe some small foot-long dorado in close. The wind is down, in the right direction, and the dorado and marlin should come in this week. I hope that we find some tuna out there! http://scaamexico.wordpress.com/ Mazatlan Gerónimo Cevallos holding an enormous rooster fish. This amazing shot was taken right after the catch. The Harbormaster of The El Cid Marina caught this aggressive fish near the coast of Mazatlan. As it is very well known, this species can be found from May through November in beaches near Mazatlan such as Celestino, Marmol, El Yugo and the Engraved Rocks. Come give it a try as the season is about to begin! http://www.facebook.com/elcidmarinas/app_201143516562748 Puerto Vallarta Kid's conk 'em and have the smiles to prove it. Punta Mita 4/25 Zihuatanejo The only other action in town is the near shore fishing for sierras and black skipjack. Adolfo, on the panga Dos Hermanos, has been working an area in front of Troncones for the last two weeks. He has been racking up some very impressive numbers with the tasty sierras. http://fishreportsixtapa.blogspot.com/ Beyond Guatemala http://www.bdoutdoors.com/forums/strictly-billfish/423450-guatemala-april-24th-report-bayou-lodge.html Costa Rica There are quite a few large floating objects, trees, pallets, old nets, offshore holding tons of very small yellow fins, and dorado of all sizes, triple tails, and lots of other stuff. Good to see this showing up, makes some very good fishing. Panama Everyone is smiling except the red one. http://www.bdoutdoors.com/forums/costa-rica-panama/423367-yellowfin-tuna-bite-continues-hooked-panama-lodge-4-23-4-25-2012-a.html Dinner is served. Ring the bell, you won't believe what came running. http://www.bdoutdoors.com/forums/costa-rica-panama/423366-panama-fishing-report-gulf-chiriqui-april-7-22-2012-a.html Final Thoughts Wow! May already. This is the time that Baja Sur takes center stage. In fellow columnist Bill Boyce's words, "Sick it is, just sick…" Yellowtail clinging to the spotlight in Loreto as the impending world-famous dorado explosion ramps up drawing anglers year after year for the opportunity to shake and bake in the midday sun. Farther south, La Paz already has the making of a barn burner. While East Cape and San Jose play catch up, Los Cabos missed out on the hoped for marlin bonanza early in the year. Seems to be taking another run at it in May according to some of the secret channel chatter. All in all, yay for May!

[brantc]

Nice report Gary.

[spike]

LIKE!

[BloodydecksOutdoors]

roosters, sails, marlin, dorado... sounds nice

[Avery Gilleland]

True story . Thank you

[Redwine]

wow gary, excellent! i want to go fishing now!

[chrislapole]

Nice..... I'm jealous now.