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East Cape Inshore/Offshore Strategy - bajafly - 08-03-2003
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]REPORT FROM GARY GRAHAM'S BAJA ON THE FLY:[/font][/size]
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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]PROVIDING QUALITY SALTWATER FLY-FISHING 365 DAYS A YEAR IN BAJA FOR[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]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., August 02, 2003 Report covers the period Wed.-Fri. (7/30-8/1) [/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: Offshore and inshore are both tough choices right now. Try[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]this strategy: check out the inshore first thing in the morning, fishing[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]along the color line all the way to Punta Arena. With a little luck, roosters and jacks will keep you busy until mid-morning and by then the rest of the fleet will have found the best area for offshore action.[/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 79°-86°[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Air temperature 79°-94°[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Humidity about 62%[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Wind North at 6 mph[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Conditions Clear[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Visibility 15 miles[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Sunrise 6:49 a.m. MST[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Sunset 8:00 p.m. MST[/font][/size]
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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Aug. 5 First Quarter Aug 11 Full Aug. 19 Last Quarter August 27 New[/font][/size]
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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]· OFFSHORE: Boats headed in every direction is a clue that action is[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]tough to find. Plenty of pre-fishing for a tournament later in the week[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]should locate the best billfish action. [/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]· INSHORE: Fish the clean water side of the color break. Most of[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]roosters and jacks are being found there. [/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]· BEACH: Look for the clean water pockets from Rancho Leonero to the[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]lighthouse. When you find one, pound it.[/font][/size]
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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]BILLFISH - Blue marlin were the only bright spot with the overall count[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]tripling this week. Striped marlin and sails didn't fair as well and the[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]overall bite is best described as spotty.[/font][/size]
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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]YELLOWFIN TUNA - Lowest count in the past month and only a few sluggos[/font][/size]
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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]DORADO - Best bite up above Las Arenas and the trip takes a big chunk[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]out of your fishing day.[/font][/size]
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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]ROOSTERFISH - Look for the diving pelicans to start. El Coro to the[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]north and Punta Colorada to the south, decisions, decisions. [/font][/size]
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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]JACK CREVALLE - Some with shoulders hanging out under the mooring lines[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]in front of the hotels. Lots of smaller ones at Punta Colorada under the bait receiver.[/font][/size]
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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK – An 8-weight and olive Clouser should do[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]the trick under the birds.[/font][/size]
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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]PARGO AND CABRILLA - Try a popper or crease fly over rock structure, the[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]takes are spectacular.[/font][/size]
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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]SIERRA - Check out the receivers in front of La Ribera. Use wire or chum[/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., August 02, 2003 Report covers the period Wed.-Fri. (7/30-8/1)[/font][/size]
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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]IN GENERAL: Firecracker yellowtail at the Entrada putting on a pretty[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]good show early morning. Look for the bird schools. With the sea temps[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]beginning to warm up it won't be long before a few dorado begin to show[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]up as well. Up in the esteros it is business as usual with some smaller[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]snook landed and larger ones winning the tug of war. Highest counts[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]still the corvina with fair catches of grouper and pargo. [/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 70°-89°[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Humidity 87%[/font][/size]
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[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 6:54 a.m. MDST[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Sunset 8:10 p.m. MDST[/font][/size]
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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Aug. 5 First Quarter Aug 11 Full Aug. 19 Last Quarter August 27 New[/font][/size]
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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]YELLOWTAIL - See the bird school, run like hell, hang on, slide, cast[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]and hope.[/font][/size]
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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]CORVINA - Top water, down deep, what's your pleasure?[/font][/size]
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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]SNOOK - Let em run and you will be stumped![/font][/size]
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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]HALIBUT - Chartreuse Clouser, short strips along the bottom, tap, tap,[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]thunk. [/font][/size]
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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]SIERRA - If you lost your fly you either had a bad knot or found ‘em.[/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"]Please note the date. We are only providing weekly (not twice a week)[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]reports for this area.[/font][/size]
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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Sat., August 02, 2003 Report covers the period Sun.-Fri. (7/27-8/01)[/font][/size]
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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]IN GENERAL: We have been experiencing some great fishing. The 80º blue[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]water is just a mile off the beach and the big story is the blue marlin[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]are here in large numbers. This is very unusual for us at this time of[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]the year because the blues usually do not like the warmer water[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]temperatures. What has happened is a very large area of oceanic bonito[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]moved in late last week and has stayed to feed on our abundant smaller[/font][/size]
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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]The oceanic bonito is usually an offshore fish (way offshore), but the[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]fishermen here actually prefer the meat to the yellowfin tuna. They are[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]mostly in the 5- to 10-pound range, which is a light line or[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]fly-fisherman's delight, and they are like candy to the blue marlin.[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Almost all of the action is taking place between 8- and 10-miles out of[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Zihuatanejo Bay. Another unusual thing for here is our blue marlin[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]normally average about 250 pounds. These fish are between 120 and 200[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]pounds. (This is an incredible time for a fly-fisher to hook at least[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]one blue marlin a day). [/font][/size]
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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]There are very few boats going out. On a daily average we have about 10[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]charters a day. One or two of those charters are going after the[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]outstanding roosterfish action we have right now, and maybe a couple of[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]more charters are fishing small game inshore. That leaves 6 or 8 boats a[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]day fishing the blue water. None of them are actually targeting the[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]marlin, yet between them, they are leadering at least 2 to 4 blues a[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]day. That does not count the missed fish, the blown strikes, etc. Almost[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]every boat in the fleet that is in the blue water is getting a shot at a[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]blue marlin.[/font][/size]
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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]As far as the other species, Adolpho on the panga “Dos Hermanos” is[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]doing his regular thing. Today he released 4 roosterfish that were all[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]cookie cutter size. However, it was a 50-pound cookie cutter! He told me[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]there probably was not an inch difference in all four. [/font][/size]
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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]The sailfish action is still holding at 2 to 3 fish per day average.[/font][/size]
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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Water Temperature 75º-90º[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Air Temperature 80°-91º[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Humidity 100%[/font][/size]
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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Conditions Mostly Cloudy (BKN) : 25,000 ft[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Visibility 10 miles[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Sunrise 7:25 a.m. CDST[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Sunset 8:18 p.m. CDST[/font][/size]
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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]July 6 First Quarter July 13 Full July 21 Last Quarter July 29 New[/font][/size]
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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]For more Information on Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo trips, go to:[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]http://www.bajafly.com/Zihuatanejo.htm [/font][/size]
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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo report by Ed Kunze[/font][/size]
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