A windy week with slower fishing in all the ???stock' spots seems to indicate that the fall season is winding down here as well. The number of boats fishing the area has dwindled. Reports are that the bite below Punta Tosca has moved farther south toward Cabo.

I attended a Tuna Club luncheon yesterday and spoke with Steve Bridges who had recently returned from one of the best Magdalena Bay fishing adventures he had experienced on his boat, the Honey. Steve regaled everyone with the remarkable volume of fish they had found. Upon their return, the crew discovered half a dozen ???spikes' broken off in the hull of the Honey from retaliating, angry marlin. The story reminded me of one of Southern California's legendary anglers, John Tanner, who owned the Twin B. John had the same experience with angry marlin several times back in the old days off of the San Diego coast. He had proudly drawn ???bulls eyes' around the impaled bills to go along with the sharks teeth that he always had painted on the bow of his boat.

Water temperature: 72 - 76
Air temperature: 50 -85
Humidity: 87 %
Wind: WNW 8 to 11 knots
Conditions: Partly Cloudy
Visibility: 3 miles
Sunrise: 7:02 a.m. MST
Sunset: 5:38 p.m. MST