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Tuna, Dorado, Sierra . . . and it's January!
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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]REPORT FROM GARY GRAHAM'S BAJA ON THE FLY:[/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]PROVIDING QUALITY SALTWATER FLY-FISHING 365 DAYS A YEAR IN BAJA[/font][/size]

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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: bajafly@usa.net; USA toll-free (800) 919-2252;[/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Mexico 011-52-624-14-10373[/font][/size]

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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Sat., Jan. 25, 2003[/font][/size]

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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]EAST CAPE, MAGDALENA BAY AND ZIHUATANEJO CONDITIONS[/font][/size]

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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]EAST CAPE, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO[/font][/size]

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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]IN GENERAL: Nice weather prevailed from Wed. through today with little wind[/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]in the mornings. With the good weather, everyone pounded the tuna from 35-[/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]to 70-pounds. Dorado to 25 pounds rounded out the catches made by the few[/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]boats venturing outside. The tuna and dorado were only 17-miles from the[/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]hotels. Back inshore, the sierra were still chewing anything hitting the[/font][/size]

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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Gary will be doing his Power Point extravaganza at the International[/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Sportsman Exposition (ISE Show) in San Mateo on Wed., Jan. 29 at 2 p.m. and[/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]then again on Fri. at 7 p.m. in the Fly Fishing Theater. This is a brand new[/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]program using the latest technology to combine slides and video on saltwater[/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]techniques. If you're anywhere in the San Francisco Bay Area and want to[/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]improve your saltwater skills, don't miss this program. In addition, there[/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]will be special prizes provided by a variety of manufacturers for a quiz[/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]held at the end of the program. This is cutting edge A/V technology and a[/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]far, far cry from those old clunky 35mm slide presentations so common at[/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]fishing clubs and outdoor shows.[/font][/size]

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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]AIR & SEA -[/font][/size]

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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Water temperature 69-73[/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Air temperature 64°-86°[/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Humidity about 83%[/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Wind NNW at 5 mph[/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Conditions Mostly Cloudy (BKN) : 20000 ft[/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Visibility 12 miles[/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Sunrise 6:59 a.m. MST[/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Sunset 6:02 p.m. MST[/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Feb 1 New First Quarter Feb. 9 Full Feb. 16 Feb 23 Last Quarter[/font][/size]

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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]· OFFSHORE: Great tuna and dorado make the trip worthwhile.[/font][/size]

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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]· INSHORE: Sierra are everywhere and even if the wind blows you can tuck[/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]in close to the slide and find them.[/font][/size]

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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]· BEACH: Still poor conditions.[/font][/size]

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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]BILLFISH - Some tailers reported being seen, but no bites.[/font][/size]

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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]YELLOWFIN TUNA - Close and hungry.[/font][/size]

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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]DORADO - Same deal as the tuna. It’s you and your flyrod, a See Thru[/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Deceiver and there will probably be a 15-20 pound dorado in your future.[/font][/size]

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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]ROOSTERFISH - Still a few home guard lurking about.[/font][/size]

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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]JACK CREVALLE - La Ribera if the bait shows up.[/font][/size]

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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK – Forget ‘em. Go look for tuna and dorado![/font][/size]

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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]PARGO AND CABRILLA - Always a few to be had around the rocky points.[/font][/size]

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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]SIERRA - They are biting in the gray light.[/font][/size]

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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]MAGDALENA BAY, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO[/font][/size]

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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Sat., Jan. 25, 2003[/font][/size]

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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]IN GENERAL: Corvina continue to dominate the catches . . . which is not all[/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]bad. There are some quality fish around a few reaching 10 pounds. Snapper[/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]and grouper are still lurking about up at Devil’s Curve waiting for a Baja[/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Deep Diver or a Clouser come close by.[/font][/size]

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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Water Temperature 67-73[/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Air Temperature 55°-78°[/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Humidity 94%[/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Wind Calm[/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Conditions Clear[/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Visibility 3 miles[/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Sunrise 7:10 a.m. MST[/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Sunset 6:07 p.m. MST[/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Feb 1 New First Quarter Feb. 9 Full Feb. 16 Feb 23 Last Quarter[/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]YELLOWTAIL - Don't think anyone targeted them this week.[/font][/size]

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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]CORVINA - Continued to be almost a sure thing. Chartreuse and flash is the[/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]right combination either in a Clouser, Baja Deep Diver or Deceiver-style[/font][/size]

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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]SNOOK - Seemed to have lockjaw this week.[/font][/size]

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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]HALIBUT - Sandy beaches and out toward the entrada.[/font][/size]

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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]SIERRA - Slowed down this week.[/font][/size]

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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]ZIHUATANEJO, MAINLAND MEXICO[/font][/size]

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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Sat., Jan. 25, 2003[/font][/size]

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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]IN GENERAL: The fishing this week has just been incredible. Sailfish, tuna,[/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]dorado, roosterfish and even a couple of huge marlin were all being caught.[/font][/size]

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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]There were many days where the boats were flying every flag they had, and[/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]there were still fish unaccounted for. Several boats have been averaging[/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]between 5 and 7 sailfish a day and another 3 or 4 dorado in the 20- to[/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]25-pound class. We had a lot of boats with double digit sailfish counts this[/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]week. In the five years I have lived here, I have only seen the fishing like[/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]this a couple of times before.[/font][/size]

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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]The fly-fishermen have also been taking advantage of the numbers of fish and[/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]are doing fabulous as well. P. J. Cunningham, from Idaho, fished with me for[/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]two days and had 12 sailfish come to the boat. He hooked 6. Greg Sharp from[/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Little Rock, Ark., fished one day with our other guide Paul Phillips. They[/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]had 7 fish come to the boat and he hooked 4. Also, both P.J. and Greg each[/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]got a 20-pound class dorado that was teased to the boat.[/font][/size]

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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]As of this writing, the International Billfish Tournament just completed its[/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]first day, with a total of 129 boats signed up. Before 10 a.m. a 121-pound[/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]sailfish and a 735-pound black marlin had already been weighed at the dock.[/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]The big black was hooked by Pulgo on the private yacht “Gorda,” using[/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]50-pound test line, and took only 1-hour to bring it in. Captain Amando on[/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]the panga “3 Hermanos” took the big sailfish.[/font][/size]

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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Paul Phillips, fishing the tournament with Santiago on the panga “Gitana,”[/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]was fighting a nice dorado and they had left one outrigger bait out in case[/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]it would entice the mate. As they gaffed the dorado, the boat was dead in[/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]the water. That is when a 160-pound yellowfin took the cut bait. It bit only[/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]7 miles off the beach in front of Ixtapa.[/font][/size]

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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Water Temperature 82º[/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Air Temperature 75°-88º[/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Humidity 74%[/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Wind calm[/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Conditions Scattered Clouds (SCT) : 15000 ft[/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Sunrise 7:17 a.m. CST[/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Sunset 6:38 p.m. CST[/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Feb 1 New First Quarter Feb. 9 Full Feb. 16 Feb 23 Last Quarter[/font][/size]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]For more Information on Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo trips, go to:[/font][/size]

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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]-- Zihuatanejo Report by Baja on the Fly's Ed Kunze[/font][/size]

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