03-12-2003, 06:00 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 12, 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: Dorado, tuna and marlin continue to make this what may be one of[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]the best winter bites in quite a while. El Nino? Who knows? Who cares? The[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]water is definitely warmer, earlier. We are not talking rat dorado, either.[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Some of these critters are tipping the scale at 25-pounds-plus and look like[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]some kind of psychedelic vacuum cleaners as they sweep in behind the boat[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]eating sardina. And, oh yes, they are even being suckered into eating a[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]hook with only fur and feathers on it. Back inshore, the sierra are also[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]getting pretty stupid, regularly taking flies from both the beach and from[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]boats fishing close to shore. One more thing, the ladyfish bite both early[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]and late has been spectacular. Cast a Clouser; let it sink, wham and you[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]come tight to a fish with the attitude of a small tarpon.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Huntington Harbor Rod and Reel Club here we come. Our good friend and client[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Bob Mandic invited Yvonne and I up to talk about one of our favorite[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]subjects, "Marlin Fishing.” If you are in the neighborhood stop by and say[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]hello. The meeting is at the Huntington Harbour Yacht Club, 3821 Warner Ave.[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]at 6 p.m. tonight (3/12).[/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 70°-88°[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Humidity about 35%[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Wind Calm[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Conditions Clear[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Visibility 15 miles[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Sunrise 6:27 a.m. MST[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Sunset 6:26 p.m. MST[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Mar. 18 Full Mar. 24 Last Quarter Apr. 1 New Apr. 9 First Quarter[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]· OFFSHORE: Look out here they come! Dorado, marlin and if you’re lucky,[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]some sashimi at cocktail hour.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]· INSHORE: I hear the roosters out at the lighthouse have big shoulders[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]and attitudes to match.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]· BEACH: Welcome ladies, do you wanna dance?[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]BILLFISH - Pretty early and hungry after their trip.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]YELLOWFIN TUNA - Find the right porpoise schools and look out.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]DORADO - Look out, here they come and hide the 8-weights these are the[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]12-weight[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Variety.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]ROOSTERFISH - If you have the patience you may get a shot at a career[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]rooster![/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 - Not exactly the first choice right now.[/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 - Our guides Jeff DeBrown and Jeff Solis whacked them Tues. (3/11)[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]from the[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]beach.[/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 12, 2003[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]IN GENERAL: Zack Thomas, The SD Log’s “Fishrap” editor, called me about[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]fishing in[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Magdalena Bay a few weeks ago. I set him up with our Numero Uno guide[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Enrique Soto and sure enough he caught a 12 kilo snook at one of our secret[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]spots on Tues. (3/11) I can't wait to see the photos. That wasn't all he[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]caught. Palometa amarillo, corvina and halibut rounded out the day’s catch.[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]That was so easy, I understand he is headed out to the entrada to see if he[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]can put the hurt on some of the quality grouper that have been biting this[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]week. Who knows, with his luck he may find a few yellowtail as well.[/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-°73°[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Humidity 80%[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Wind North at 2 mph[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Conditions Foggy early and some wind after 1:00 in the afternoon[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Visibility 3 miles[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Sunrise 6:36 a.m. MST[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Sunset 6:33 p.m. MST[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Mar. 18 Full Mar. 24 Last Quarter Apr. 1 New Apr.9 First Quarter[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]YELLOWTAIL - Best possibility would be near the entrada under the bird[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]schools.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]CORVINA - They are back![/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]SNOOK - Right place, right time, right fish, fish of a lifetime.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]HALIBUT - Not Alaska-sized, but big enough to have the locals buzzing.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]SIERRA - Spread out throughout the open bay.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]International Game Fish Association needs your support. If you are not[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]already a member, please take the time to JOIN TODAY![/size][/font]
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[url "http://www.bajafly.com/igfaapplication.htm"][font "Times New Roman"][#0000ff][size 3]http://www.bajafly.com/igfaapplication.htm[/size][/#0000ff][/font][/url]
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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 12, 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: Dorado, tuna and marlin continue to make this what may be one of[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]the best winter bites in quite a while. El Nino? Who knows? Who cares? The[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]water is definitely warmer, earlier. We are not talking rat dorado, either.[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Some of these critters are tipping the scale at 25-pounds-plus and look like[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]some kind of psychedelic vacuum cleaners as they sweep in behind the boat[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]eating sardina. And, oh yes, they are even being suckered into eating a[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]hook with only fur and feathers on it. Back inshore, the sierra are also[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]getting pretty stupid, regularly taking flies from both the beach and from[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]boats fishing close to shore. One more thing, the ladyfish bite both early[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]and late has been spectacular. Cast a Clouser; let it sink, wham and you[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]come tight to a fish with the attitude of a small tarpon.[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Huntington Harbor Rod and Reel Club here we come. Our good friend and client[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Bob Mandic invited Yvonne and I up to talk about one of our favorite[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]subjects, "Marlin Fishing.” If you are in the neighborhood stop by and say[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]hello. The meeting is at the Huntington Harbour Yacht Club, 3821 Warner Ave.[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]at 6 p.m. tonight (3/12).[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[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 70°-88°[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Humidity about 35%[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Wind Calm[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Conditions Clear[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Visibility 15 miles[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Sunrise 6:27 a.m. MST[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Sunset 6:26 p.m. MST[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Mar. 18 Full Mar. 24 Last Quarter Apr. 1 New Apr. 9 First Quarter[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]· OFFSHORE: Look out here they come! Dorado, marlin and if you’re lucky,[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]some sashimi at cocktail hour.[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]· INSHORE: I hear the roosters out at the lighthouse have big shoulders[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]and attitudes to match.[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]· BEACH: Welcome ladies, do you wanna dance?[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]BILLFISH - Pretty early and hungry after their trip.[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]YELLOWFIN TUNA - Find the right porpoise schools and look out.[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]DORADO - Look out, here they come and hide the 8-weights these are the[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]12-weight[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Variety.[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]ROOSTERFISH - If you have the patience you may get a shot at a career[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]rooster![/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[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 - Not exactly the first choice right now.[/size][/font]
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[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 - Our guides Jeff DeBrown and Jeff Solis whacked them Tues. (3/11)[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]from the[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]beach.[/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 12, 2003[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]IN GENERAL: Zack Thomas, The SD Log’s “Fishrap” editor, called me about[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]fishing in[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Magdalena Bay a few weeks ago. I set him up with our Numero Uno guide[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Enrique Soto and sure enough he caught a 12 kilo snook at one of our secret[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]spots on Tues. (3/11) I can't wait to see the photos. That wasn't all he[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]caught. Palometa amarillo, corvina and halibut rounded out the day’s catch.[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]That was so easy, I understand he is headed out to the entrada to see if he[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]can put the hurt on some of the quality grouper that have been biting this[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]week. Who knows, with his luck he may find a few yellowtail as well.[/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-°73°[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Humidity 80%[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Wind North at 2 mph[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Conditions Foggy early and some wind after 1:00 in the afternoon[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Visibility 3 miles[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Sunrise 6:36 a.m. MST[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Sunset 6:33 p.m. MST[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Mar. 18 Full Mar. 24 Last Quarter Apr. 1 New Apr.9 First Quarter[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]YELLOWTAIL - Best possibility would be near the entrada under the bird[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]schools.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]CORVINA - They are back![/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]SNOOK - Right place, right time, right fish, fish of a lifetime.[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]HALIBUT - Not Alaska-sized, but big enough to have the locals buzzing.[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]SIERRA - Spread out throughout the open bay.[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3][/size][/font][size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]International Game Fish Association needs your support. If you are not[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]already a member, please take the time to JOIN TODAY![/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[url "http://www.bajafly.com/igfaapplication.htm"][font "Times New Roman"][#0000ff][size 3]http://www.bajafly.com/igfaapplication.htm[/size][/#0000ff][/font][/url]
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