07-12-2003, 07:53 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 FOR[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]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]Sat., July 12, 2003 Report covers the period Wed.-Fri. (7/09-7/11)[/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: When we last left New Yorker Ed Johnson on Wed. (7/9) he was[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]still talking about the big one that got away. He decided to add a couple more fishing days to his trip to see if he could add a few species to his list. Well, he succeeded! On the beach he got to the sticks early and never left and by the end of the day had caught[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]ladyfish, gaff sail pompano, halibut, bonefish (small) and a nice rooster that fell just short of Bubba category. On a super panga on Thurs. he landed a 50-pound dorado along [/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]with . . . .you guessed it, nine tuna. [/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]AIR & SEA -[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Water temperature 76°-83°[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Air temperature 79°-93°[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Humidity about 55%[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Wind NE at 6 mph[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Conditions Clouds Partly Cloudy, (FEW) : 12,000 ft[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Visibility 12 miles[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Sunrise 6:40 a.m. MST[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Sunset 8:08 p.m. MST[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]June 13 Full July 21 Last Quarter July 29 New Aug. 5 First Quarter[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]· OFFSHORE: Gene Kira talks about the billfish pileup that occurs in June in his popular book "Baja Catch,” well it’s no longer June, but this was “pile up week.”[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]· INSHORE: More sardina beginning to show and you know what that means.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]· BEACH: Our clients went to the sticks early morning and never left[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]it, plenty of bait to attract enough different kinds of fish that Jeff DeBrown our guide couldn't even remember all the species his client caught the last trip.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]BILLFISH – 12-or 14-weight outfits for sails or stripes all within a few[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]miles of shore.[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]YELLOWFIN TUNA - Talk about a spread of fish from 8 miles to 50! [/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]DORADO – 12-weight time with the bigger fish hanging around.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]ROOSTERFISH - Super panga or beach. Your choice[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]JACK CREVALLE - Both greens (smaller) or jack crevalle (bigger). [/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK - Plenty around.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]PARGO AND CABRILLA - A few in the mid-teens.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]SIERRA - Decided to spend the summer with us along with their cousins[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]the bigger wahoo.[/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]Sat., July 12, 2003 Report covers the period Wed.-Fri. (7/09-7/11)[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]IN GENERAL: Esteros are the best bet. There is some action at the[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Entrada but hardly worth the hours ride to get there and if the wind blows it can be[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]a bumpy ride home. Devil’s curve is producing the usual fare with corvina topping the list.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Water Temperature 67°-73°[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Air Temperature 71°-80°[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Humidity 84%[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Wind NW at 6 mph [/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Conditions Partly Cloudy[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Visibility 3 miles[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Sunrise 6:44 a.m. MDST[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Sunset 8:19 p.m. MDST[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]July 13 Full July 21 Last Quarter July 29 New Aug. 5 First Quarter[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]YELLOWTAIL - Watch for the bird schools.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]CORVINA - Pier, bridge, Power plant and Devil’s Curve all producing good action with a few five pounders mixed in.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]SNOOK - We just keep waiting for it to break open.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]HALIBUT - Chartreuse Clousers retrieved slowly along a sandy bottom[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]should produce some action. [/font][/size]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]SIERRA - Quiet for now.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]ZIHUATANEJO, MAINLAND MEXICO[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Please note the date. We are only providing weekly (not twice a week) [/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]reports for this area.[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Sat., July 12, 2003 Report covers the period Sun.-Fri. (7/05-7/11)[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]IN GENERAL: The blue water is only a mile off the beach, the seas are[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]very calm, and we are averaging about 3 sailfish per boat/day. Inshore, the water has cleaned up from the hard rains we had a couple of weeks ago and the roosterfish action and jack crevalle fishing isoutstanding. [/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]There are very few anglers here and we are only putting about 10 boats a day on the water.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Water Temperature 75º-90º[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Air Temperature 78°-78º[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Humidity 79%[/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 10 miles[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Sunrise 7:18 a.m. CDST[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Sunset 8:24 p.m. CDST[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]July 6 First Quarter July 13 Full July 21 Last Quarter July 29 New[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]For more Information on Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo trips, go to:[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]http://www.bajafly.com/Zihuatanejo.htm [/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo report by Ed Kunze[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]PROVIDING QUALITY SALTWATER FLY-FISHING 365 DAYS A YEAR IN BAJA FOR[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]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]Sat., July 12, 2003 Report covers the period Wed.-Fri. (7/09-7/11)[/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: When we last left New Yorker Ed Johnson on Wed. (7/9) he was[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]still talking about the big one that got away. He decided to add a couple more fishing days to his trip to see if he could add a few species to his list. Well, he succeeded! On the beach he got to the sticks early and never left and by the end of the day had caught[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]ladyfish, gaff sail pompano, halibut, bonefish (small) and a nice rooster that fell just short of Bubba category. On a super panga on Thurs. he landed a 50-pound dorado along [/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]with . . . .you guessed it, nine tuna. [/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3] [/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]AIR & SEA -[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Water temperature 76°-83°[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Air temperature 79°-93°[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Humidity about 55%[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Wind NE at 6 mph[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Conditions Clouds Partly Cloudy, (FEW) : 12,000 ft[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Visibility 12 miles[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Sunrise 6:40 a.m. MST[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Sunset 8:08 p.m. MST[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]June 13 Full July 21 Last Quarter July 29 New Aug. 5 First Quarter[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]· OFFSHORE: Gene Kira talks about the billfish pileup that occurs in June in his popular book "Baja Catch,” well it’s no longer June, but this was “pile up week.”[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]· INSHORE: More sardina beginning to show and you know what that means.[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]· BEACH: Our clients went to the sticks early morning and never left[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]it, plenty of bait to attract enough different kinds of fish that Jeff DeBrown our guide couldn't even remember all the species his client caught the last trip.[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]BILLFISH – 12-or 14-weight outfits for sails or stripes all within a few[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]miles of shore.[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]YELLOWFIN TUNA - Talk about a spread of fish from 8 miles to 50! [/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]DORADO – 12-weight time with the bigger fish hanging around.[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]ROOSTERFISH - Super panga or beach. Your choice[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]JACK CREVALLE - Both greens (smaller) or jack crevalle (bigger). [/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK - Plenty around.[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]PARGO AND CABRILLA - A few in the mid-teens.[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]SIERRA - Decided to spend the summer with us along with their cousins[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]the bigger wahoo.[/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]Sat., July 12, 2003 Report covers the period Wed.-Fri. (7/09-7/11)[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]IN GENERAL: Esteros are the best bet. There is some action at the[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Entrada but hardly worth the hours ride to get there and if the wind blows it can be[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]a bumpy ride home. Devil’s curve is producing the usual fare with corvina topping the list.[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Water Temperature 67°-73°[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Air Temperature 71°-80°[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Humidity 84%[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Wind NW at 6 mph [/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Conditions Partly Cloudy[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Visibility 3 miles[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Sunrise 6:44 a.m. MDST[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Sunset 8:19 p.m. MDST[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]July 13 Full July 21 Last Quarter July 29 New Aug. 5 First Quarter[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]YELLOWTAIL - Watch for the bird schools.[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]CORVINA - Pier, bridge, Power plant and Devil’s Curve all producing good action with a few five pounders mixed in.[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]SNOOK - We just keep waiting for it to break open.[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]HALIBUT - Chartreuse Clousers retrieved slowly along a sandy bottom[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]should produce some action. [/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]SIERRA - Quiet for now.[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]ZIHUATANEJO, MAINLAND MEXICO[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Please note the date. We are only providing weekly (not twice a week) [/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]reports for this area.[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Sat., July 12, 2003 Report covers the period Sun.-Fri. (7/05-7/11)[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]IN GENERAL: The blue water is only a mile off the beach, the seas are[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]very calm, and we are averaging about 3 sailfish per boat/day. Inshore, the water has cleaned up from the hard rains we had a couple of weeks ago and the roosterfish action and jack crevalle fishing isoutstanding. [/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]There are very few anglers here and we are only putting about 10 boats a day on the water.[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Water Temperature 75º-90º[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Air Temperature 78°-78º[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Humidity 79%[/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 10 miles[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Sunrise 7:18 a.m. CDST[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Sunset 8:24 p.m. CDST[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]July 6 First Quarter July 13 Full July 21 Last Quarter July 29 New[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]For more Information on Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo trips, go to:[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]http://www.bajafly.com/Zihuatanejo.htm [/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo report by Ed Kunze[/size][/font]
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