The fish are definitely about but they do respond better if baited to the surface. You need to have a high-density line, I use a 300-500 grain depending on the rod weight. My 10-weight has a 400 grain Rio DeepSea line on it and that would be my rod of choice. Put a loop in the end and just do a simple 3-part leader with looped sections - a 2-3' 30 lbs test butt, a 1' 16-lbs class tippet and a 1.5' 40 lbs shock tippet.
Flies - one of the best flies for Baja seems to be a Sea Habit Sardina in 1/0 - 2/0. You want these things about as long as your hand is wide. Other things that worked were big Clousers and Dan Blanton's Sar-Mul-Mac all in the magic 1/0 to 2/0 size. You need to imitate the local bait which is pretty silvery with a green back. The Sea Habit kicked butt down there last October and has become one of my favorite fly styles, I even tie a #4 Sea Habit Sand Lance for Puget Sound now. We baited fish the whole time to get them up but I'm betting you can hit the beaches and do well that way. We caught fish off rocks w/o any bait so that would be a good place to concentrate too. Tuna and Dorado are just going to be tough w/o finding them in a feeding frenzy already. Tim -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of James Watson Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2004 11:16 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Fishing BAJA Hello Everyone, A good friend of mine is going on a sea kayak trip in baja in two weeks. HE has failed to catch fish on his fly rod two years in a row. He knows that the fish are there, because he sees them when snorkeling and diving. He says that they are 20 or 30 feet deep. He plans to use an 8 wt. rod with a multi tip system. I'm thinking that 1) he needs a high density full sinking fly line, and 2) he needs better fly selection. I'm planning to tie the flies for him if I can. I would be very grateful for any suggestions. Thanks, james
