07-02-2003, 05:09 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 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]Wed., July 02, 2003 Report covers the period Wed.-Fri. (6/28-7/01)[/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]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]IN GENERAL: After nearly a month of gorging on everything in sight, the[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]tuna finally took a breather. Wind out of the south from Sat. until[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]yesterday morning may have had a little to do with it as the counts on[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]all species dropped off significantly. But by yesterday morning the[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]seas were calm and the bite should be back on with a vengeance.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]AIR & SEA -[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Water temperature 77°-84°[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Air temperature 73°-90°[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Humidity about 62%[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Wind NNW at 5 mph[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Conditions Clear[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Visibility 12 miles[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Sunrise 6:36 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]July 6 First Quarter June 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]· OFFSHORE: Short story – less sashimi, plenty of action. The tuna[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]backed off and the dorado catch along with the billfish jumped up. [/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]· INSHORE: Plenty of roosters and jacks found from La Ribera to the[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]lighthouse. Teasing them up with a hookless mullet or ladyfish produced[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]the best results.[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]· BEACH: Windy conditions stirred everything up for the last few[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]days. With the wind backing off yesterday it should clean up in a hurry[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]BILLFISH - Good stripey count and the blues continue to play hide and[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]seek.[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]YELLOWFIN TUNA - As soon as the fleet relocates the rascals it should[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]pick right back up.[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]DORADO - Better this week with a few grandes over 40 pounds.[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]ROOSTERFISH - There are some real trophies swimming around. It is up to[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]you to catch ’em.[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]JACK CREVALLE - Spotting some schools with a dozen or more and the[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]smaller ones being 10 pounders[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK - No one is targeting them much.[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]PARGO AND CABRILLA - We actually sight-cast to a couple on sandy beaches[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]the other day and they sucked up a chartreuse Baja Deep Diver.[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]SIERRA - Use wire, catch a sierra? Don't think so, might miss out on the[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]all the other species that ignore wire.[/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., July 02, 2003 Report covers the period Wed.-Fri. (6/28-7/01)[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]IN GENERAL: Just hasn't gotten started yet. A few yellows at the entrada[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]along with a few grouper, no bonanza. Up in the esteros, if it wasn't[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]for the corvina it would be pretty grim.[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Water Temperature 64°-69°[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Air Temperature 68°-78°[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Humidity 24%[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Wind South at 4 mph[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Conditions Haze[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Visibility 6 miles[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Sunrise 6:40 a.m. MDST[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Sunset 8:20 p.m. MDST[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] July 6 First Quarter June 13 Full July 21 Last Quarter July 29 New[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]YELLOWTAIL - Look for the bird schools out around the entrada and the[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]lee of Santa Margarita Island.[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]CORVINA - Main catch in the esteros this week.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]SNOOK - Slow going this week, better times coming.[/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]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Please note the date. We are only providing weekly (not twice a week) reports for this area.[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Wed., July 02, 2003 Report covers the period Wed.-Fri. (6/28-7/01)[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]IN GENERAL: The sailfish action is very good. Most boats are averaging[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Four releases per day. Santiago on the panga “Gitana” had one day with six[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]releases. The blue water is only a mile off the beach and the sailfish have been[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]coming from an area five to six miles out. Fly-fishing client John Welsh from San Antonio fished with me yesterday for roosterfish and jack crevalle. We made a 30 mile run south to what is normally a top area. Last week’s rains had flushed so much dirty[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]water out of the rivers, the entire stretch was badly off colored to about 300 yards off the beach. By moving about a half mile offshore we loaded up on jack crevalle to[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]10-pounds, green jacks, and black skipjack tuna, but saw no roosters.[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Today we are going north.[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Water Temperature 75º-80º[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Air Temperature 77°-89º[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Humidity 66%[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Wind Calm[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Conditions Scattered Clouds (SCT) : 25,000 ft [/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Visibility 10 miles[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Sunrise 7:14 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]
[url "http://www.bajafly.com/Zihuatanejo.htm"][font "Times New Roman"][#800080][size 3]http://www.bajafly.com/Zihuatanejo.htm[/size][/#800080][/font][/url][font "Times New Roman"][size 3] [/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3] [/size][/font]
[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]Wed., July 02, 2003 Report covers the period Wed.-Fri. (6/28-7/01)[/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: After nearly a month of gorging on everything in sight, the[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]tuna finally took a breather. Wind out of the south from Sat. until[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]yesterday morning may have had a little to do with it as the counts on[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]all species dropped off significantly. But by yesterday morning the[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]seas were calm and the bite should be back on with a vengeance.[/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 77°-84°[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Air temperature 73°-90°[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Humidity about 62%[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Wind NNW at 5 mph[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Conditions Clear[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Visibility 12 miles[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Sunrise 6:36 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]July 6 First Quarter June 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]· OFFSHORE: Short story – less sashimi, plenty of action. The tuna[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]backed off and the dorado catch along with the billfish jumped up. [/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]· INSHORE: Plenty of roosters and jacks found from La Ribera to the[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]lighthouse. Teasing them up with a hookless mullet or ladyfish produced[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]the best results.[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]· BEACH: Windy conditions stirred everything up for the last few[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]days. With the wind backing off yesterday it should clean up in a hurry[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]BILLFISH - Good stripey count and the blues continue to play hide and[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]seek.[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]YELLOWFIN TUNA - As soon as the fleet relocates the rascals it should[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]pick right back up.[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]DORADO - Better this week with a few grandes over 40 pounds.[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]ROOSTERFISH - There are some real trophies swimming around. It is up to[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]you to catch ’em.[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]JACK CREVALLE - Spotting some schools with a dozen or more and the[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]smaller ones being 10 pounders[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK - No one is targeting them much.[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]PARGO AND CABRILLA - We actually sight-cast to a couple on sandy beaches[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]the other day and they sucked up a chartreuse Baja Deep Diver.[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]SIERRA - Use wire, catch a sierra? Don't think so, might miss out on the[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]all the other species that ignore wire.[/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., July 02, 2003 Report covers the period Wed.-Fri. (6/28-7/01)[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]IN GENERAL: Just hasn't gotten started yet. A few yellows at the entrada[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]along with a few grouper, no bonanza. Up in the esteros, if it wasn't[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]for the corvina it would be pretty grim.[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Water Temperature 64°-69°[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Air Temperature 68°-78°[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Humidity 24%[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Wind South at 4 mph[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Conditions Haze[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Visibility 6 miles[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Sunrise 6:40 a.m. MDST[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Sunset 8:20 p.m. MDST[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] July 6 First Quarter June 13 Full July 21 Last Quarter July 29 New[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]YELLOWTAIL - Look for the bird schools out around the entrada and the[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]lee of Santa Margarita Island.[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]CORVINA - Main catch in the esteros this week.[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]SNOOK - Slow going this week, better times coming.[/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]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Please note the date. We are only providing weekly (not twice a week) reports for this area.[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Wed., July 02, 2003 Report covers the period Wed.-Fri. (6/28-7/01)[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]IN GENERAL: The sailfish action is very good. Most boats are averaging[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Four releases per day. Santiago on the panga “Gitana” had one day with six[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]releases. The blue water is only a mile off the beach and the sailfish have been[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]coming from an area five to six miles out. Fly-fishing client John Welsh from San Antonio fished with me yesterday for roosterfish and jack crevalle. We made a 30 mile run south to what is normally a top area. Last week’s rains had flushed so much dirty[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]water out of the rivers, the entire stretch was badly off colored to about 300 yards off the beach. By moving about a half mile offshore we loaded up on jack crevalle to[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]10-pounds, green jacks, and black skipjack tuna, but saw no roosters.[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Today we are going north.[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Water Temperature 75º-80º[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Air Temperature 77°-89º[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Humidity 66%[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Wind Calm[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Conditions Scattered Clouds (SCT) : 25,000 ft [/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Visibility 10 miles[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Sunrise 7:14 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]
[url "http://www.bajafly.com/Zihuatanejo.htm"][font "Times New Roman"][#800080][size 3]http://www.bajafly.com/Zihuatanejo.htm[/size][/#800080][/font][/url][font "Times New Roman"][size 3] [/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3] [/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo report by Ed Kunze[/size][/font]
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