03-05-2003, 06:09 PM
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]REPORT FROM GARY GRAHAM'S BAJA ON THE FLY:[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]PROVIDING QUALITY SALTWATER FLY-FISHING 365 DAYS A YEAR IN BAJA[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: bajafly@usa.net; USA toll-free (800) 919-2252;[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Mexico 011-52-624-14-10373[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Wed., March 05, 2003[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]EAST CAPE, MAGDALENA BAY AND ZIHUATANEJO CONDITIONS[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]EAST CAPE, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]IN GENERAL: Decisions, decisions, decisions! There are marlin to the south[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]outside of Las Frailes and big dorado to the north outside of Punta[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Pescadero strung out all the[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]way to Muertos Bay. For the moment, the dorado are the best choice for the[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]fly-rodder with plenty of double digit ones willing to grab the fly. The[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]marlin have continued their unusual strong showing for March and with some[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]patience, many of our clients are adding one to their species list.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Back on the road again! Yvonne and I will be on the move beginning today at[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]the Fred Hall Show in Long Beach this afternoon and evening. We will be[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]with our good[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]friends the Valdez family in their Buenavista Beach Resort Hotel booth.[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Tomorrow (3/6) we drive up to Santa Barbara to do a presentation for the[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Santa Barbara Fly Fishers and the Santa Barbara Parks and Recreation Dept.[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]The show, followed by a Q&A session, is at 7 p.m. at the Cabrillo Pavilion,[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]1118 Cabrillo Blvd. Then, on Fri. (3/7), we will be with John Ireland and[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]the gang from Rancho Leonero in their booth at the Hall Show. Are you still[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]with us? Our last stop will be the Fly-Fishing Show at Ontario on Sat.[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3](3/8). Drop by either of the booths in Long Beach, come to the show in[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Santa Barbara, stop us in the aisle and say hello, or wave to us on the[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Freeway.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]AIR & SEA -[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Water temperature 72-77[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Air temperature 61°-79°[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Humidity about 73%[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Wind South at 5 mph[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Conditions Partly Cloudy[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Visibility 15 miles[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Sunrise 6:34 a.m. MST[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Sunset 6:23 p.m. MST[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Mar. 11 First Quarter Mar. 18 Full Mar. 24 Last Quarter Apr. 1 New[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]· OFFSHORE: Take your pick – either long pointy ones or the golden ones.[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]· INSHORE: Still the sierra cruising about, but even the tin boats are[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]chasing the marlin and dorado.[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]· BEACH: Wind makes it tough, but we are seeing some feeding activity[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]early[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]morning before the breezes comes up.[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]BILLFISH - Feb. bonanza keeps on rocking right into March.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]YELLOWFIN TUNA – With dorado and marlin all over, who cares?[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]DORADO - I even heard of some outside the mooring buoys at Palmas the other[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]day. Keep this up and someone will get one from the beach.[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]ROOSTERFISH - Smaller fish showing up on the bait schools.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]JACK CREVALLE - Plenty of smaller ones.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK - No one is even looking with all the other[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]action going on.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]PARGO AND CABRILLA - Rock structure at sun down, not bad.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]SIERRA - Early bird gets the worm . . . no, its sierra.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]MAGDALENA BAY, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Wed., March 05, 2003[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]IN GENERAL: Up in the esteros toward Lopez Mateos, the jacks broke wide open[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]with double digit scores being common. Added to that were a few nice-sized[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]corvina to fill in the gaps and even two nice sized pargo. Out at Punta[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Belcher, spotted bay bass dominated the catch with some grandes up to three[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]pounds. The Magdalena Bay version of the giant halibut bite continued this[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]week with one 10-kilo critter being reported on the north side of Punta[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Belcher. If that’s not enough, a large school of dorado was spotted less[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]than a quarter of a mile outside the entrada.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Water Temperature 65-70[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Air Temperature 60-°71°[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Humidity 89%[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Wind Calm[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Conditions Foggy in the morning and then burning off mid morning[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Visibility 3 miles[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Sunrise 6:43 a.m. MST[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Sunset 6:30 p.m. MST[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Mar. 11 First Quarter Mar. 18 Full Mar. 24 Last Quarter Apr. 1 New[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]YELLOWTAIL - Look out in front of the entradas (entrances) at both Santa[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Maria Bay and Magdalena Bay.[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]CORVINA - Got back up to speed this week.[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]SNOOK - Nope, not a one.[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]HALIBUT – 10-kilos! They are getting bigger![/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]SIERRA - Took the week off.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]PROVIDING QUALITY SALTWATER FLY-FISHING 365 DAYS A YEAR IN BAJA[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: bajafly@usa.net; USA toll-free (800) 919-2252;[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Mexico 011-52-624-14-10373[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Wed., March 05, 2003[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]EAST CAPE, MAGDALENA BAY AND ZIHUATANEJO CONDITIONS[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]EAST CAPE, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]IN GENERAL: Decisions, decisions, decisions! There are marlin to the south[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]outside of Las Frailes and big dorado to the north outside of Punta[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Pescadero strung out all the[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]way to Muertos Bay. For the moment, the dorado are the best choice for the[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]fly-rodder with plenty of double digit ones willing to grab the fly. The[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]marlin have continued their unusual strong showing for March and with some[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]patience, many of our clients are adding one to their species list.[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Back on the road again! Yvonne and I will be on the move beginning today at[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]the Fred Hall Show in Long Beach this afternoon and evening. We will be[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]with our good[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]friends the Valdez family in their Buenavista Beach Resort Hotel booth.[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Tomorrow (3/6) we drive up to Santa Barbara to do a presentation for the[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Santa Barbara Fly Fishers and the Santa Barbara Parks and Recreation Dept.[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]The show, followed by a Q&A session, is at 7 p.m. at the Cabrillo Pavilion,[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]1118 Cabrillo Blvd. Then, on Fri. (3/7), we will be with John Ireland and[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]the gang from Rancho Leonero in their booth at the Hall Show. Are you still[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]with us? Our last stop will be the Fly-Fishing Show at Ontario on Sat.[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3](3/8). Drop by either of the booths in Long Beach, come to the show in[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Santa Barbara, stop us in the aisle and say hello, or wave to us on the[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Freeway.[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]AIR & SEA -[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Water temperature 72-77[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Air temperature 61°-79°[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Humidity about 73%[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Wind South at 5 mph[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Conditions Partly Cloudy[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Visibility 15 miles[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Sunrise 6:34 a.m. MST[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Sunset 6:23 p.m. MST[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Mar. 11 First Quarter Mar. 18 Full Mar. 24 Last Quarter Apr. 1 New[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]· OFFSHORE: Take your pick – either long pointy ones or the golden ones.[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]· INSHORE: Still the sierra cruising about, but even the tin boats are[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]chasing the marlin and dorado.[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]· BEACH: Wind makes it tough, but we are seeing some feeding activity[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]early[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]morning before the breezes comes up.[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]BILLFISH - Feb. bonanza keeps on rocking right into March.[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]YELLOWFIN TUNA – With dorado and marlin all over, who cares?[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]DORADO - I even heard of some outside the mooring buoys at Palmas the other[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]day. Keep this up and someone will get one from the beach.[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]ROOSTERFISH - Smaller fish showing up on the bait schools.[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]JACK CREVALLE - Plenty of smaller ones.[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK - No one is even looking with all the other[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]action going on.[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]PARGO AND CABRILLA - Rock structure at sun down, not bad.[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]SIERRA - Early bird gets the worm . . . no, its sierra.[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]MAGDALENA BAY, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Wed., March 05, 2003[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]IN GENERAL: Up in the esteros toward Lopez Mateos, the jacks broke wide open[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]with double digit scores being common. Added to that were a few nice-sized[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]corvina to fill in the gaps and even two nice sized pargo. Out at Punta[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Belcher, spotted bay bass dominated the catch with some grandes up to three[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]pounds. The Magdalena Bay version of the giant halibut bite continued this[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]week with one 10-kilo critter being reported on the north side of Punta[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Belcher. If that’s not enough, a large school of dorado was spotted less[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]than a quarter of a mile outside the entrada.[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Water Temperature 65-70[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Air Temperature 60-°71°[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Humidity 89%[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Wind Calm[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Conditions Foggy in the morning and then burning off mid morning[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Visibility 3 miles[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Sunrise 6:43 a.m. MST[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Sunset 6:30 p.m. MST[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Mar. 11 First Quarter Mar. 18 Full Mar. 24 Last Quarter Apr. 1 New[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]YELLOWTAIL - Look out in front of the entradas (entrances) at both Santa[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Maria Bay and Magdalena Bay.[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]CORVINA - Got back up to speed this week.[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]SNOOK - Nope, not a one.[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]HALIBUT – 10-kilos! They are getting bigger![/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]SIERRA - Took the week off.[/size][/font]
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