08-20-2003, 08:05 PM
[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 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: bajafly@usa.net; USA toll-free (800) 919-2252; Mexico 011-52-624-14-10373 [/font][/size]
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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Wed., August 20, 2003 Report covers the period Sat.-Tue. (8/16 - 8/19) [/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: Much needed rain was a welcome visitor early Mon. (8/18) morning, [/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]bringing with it some runoff as well as lumpy seas. Many of the boats headed out only to return early with little to show for their efforts. Yesterday (8/19) was a new day and the bite resumed where it had left off. Water conditions couldn't be better, almost a deep purple color a few miles offshore. This brought the tuna to the high spot in front of La Ribera where the boats scored well on fish to 100-pounds. Best billfish action – including both stripes and sails – seemed to be in front of Punta Pescadero among the shark buoys strung out toward the 88. Dorado are still among the missing with only a few being found. This week’s bonus was an unusual number of orange wahoo flags waving from the outriggers as the boats raced back toward the beach. We finished up the first annual Flyrod Safari and the consensus of the six participants was that it is a winner and they are all looking forward to returning next year. [/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°-83°[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Air temperature 77°-86°[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Humidity about 74%[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Wind SSE at 13 mph[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Conditions Scattered Clouds (SCT) : 20,000 ft [/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Visibility 10 miles[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Sunrise 6:56 a.m. MST[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Sunset 7:47 p.m. MST[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]August 27 New Sep. 3 First Quarter Sep 10 Full Sep. 18 Last Quarter[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]· OFFSHORE: Summer is when the division between offshore and inshore can [/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]be tough to discern. Blue marlin are biting so close to the beach you can wave to your [/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]buddies while fighting one, while big tuna are biting where the locals usually fish for [/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]bottom fish[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]· INSHORE: Or is it offshore? Wahoo, few dorado and nine gazillion needlefish providing cover for some big roosters.[/font][/size]
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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]· BEACH: Started the other morning before the rooster crowed and I should've [/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]stayed on the porch sipping coffee. Very tough going until 10 a.m. and then it was shot after shot at Bubba and company until the afternoon sun drove the clients back to the pool – or was it the swim up bar? Where? Try Bartle Beach, but don't tell anyone![/font][/size]
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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]BILLFISH - Not bad, handful of shots a day the norm for those who work at it.[/font][/size]
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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]YELLOWFIN TUNA - With many of the boats scoring close to the beach the [/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]porpoise get overlooked.[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]DORADO - Still looking for a bonanza instead of the ones and twos swimming [/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]about [/font][/size]
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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]ROOSTERFISH - Bubba's back and taunted Dave Kuykendall, Mill Creek, Wash., for [/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]what became a hot afternoon as the two of them did the rooster shuffle up and [/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]down Bartle Beach. Meanwhile, Dave's girlfriend Linda Patterson, from Dexter, Mich., [/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]spent the afternoon becoming an ace ATV driver before they headed back to the [/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]swim-up bar, oops pool. After Dave cooled down a bit he was planning his next [/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]assault on Bubba and friends.[/font][/size]
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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]JACK CREVALLE - Pretty thin this week, just a few here and there.[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK - They're mixed in with the tuna under the [/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]porpoise.[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]PARGO AND CABRILLA - Las Barracas holding a few, but it is an early morning [/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]deal [/font][/size]
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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]SIERRA - Punta Colorada bay under the receiver the best shot.[/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"]Wed., August 20, 2003 Report covers the period Sat.-Tue. (8/16 - 8/19) [/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]IN GENERAL: 30- and 34-pound snook,6 more smaller ones, 16 red snapper, 8 leopard grouper (largest one 20 pounds), a few yellows at the entrada. Head out on a 240-270 course 35 miles and you may get bent on either a tuna or one of the striped marlin that have begun to arrive. Fall is just around the corner and then it will be time for the marlin pileup and Flyrod Marlin 101, don't miss out! [/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 74°-84°[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Humidity 82%[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Wind Calm[/font][/size]
[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 7:02 a.m. MDST[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Sunset 7:57 p.m. MDST[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]August 27 New Sep. 3 First Quarter Sep 10 Full Sep. 18 Last Quarter[/font][/size]
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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]YELLOWTAIL - Seem to hanging under the bird schools both inside and outside [/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]of the entrada.[/font][/size]
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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]CORVINA - Not bad throughout the bay.[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]SNOOK - Finally showing up, the best was Devil’s Curve this week.[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]HALIBUT – Always to be found on sandy beaches throughout the bay.[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]SIERRA - Pier and bird schools the best place.
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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]PROVIDING QUALITY SALTWATER FLY-FISHING 365 DAYS A YEAR IN BAJA FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: bajafly@usa.net; USA toll-free (800) 919-2252; Mexico 011-52-624-14-10373 [/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Wed., August 20, 2003 Report covers the period Sat.-Tue. (8/16 - 8/19) [/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]EAST CAPE, MAGDALENA BAY AND ZIHUATANEJO CONDITIONS[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]EAST CAPE, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]IN GENERAL: Much needed rain was a welcome visitor early Mon. (8/18) morning, [/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]bringing with it some runoff as well as lumpy seas. Many of the boats headed out only to return early with little to show for their efforts. Yesterday (8/19) was a new day and the bite resumed where it had left off. Water conditions couldn't be better, almost a deep purple color a few miles offshore. This brought the tuna to the high spot in front of La Ribera where the boats scored well on fish to 100-pounds. Best billfish action – including both stripes and sails – seemed to be in front of Punta Pescadero among the shark buoys strung out toward the 88. Dorado are still among the missing with only a few being found. This week’s bonus was an unusual number of orange wahoo flags waving from the outriggers as the boats raced back toward the beach. We finished up the first annual Flyrod Safari and the consensus of the six participants was that it is a winner and they are all looking forward to returning next year. [/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]AIR & SEA -[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Water temperature 79°-83°[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Air temperature 77°-86°[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Humidity about 74%[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Wind SSE at 13 mph[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Conditions Scattered Clouds (SCT) : 20,000 ft [/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Visibility 10 miles[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Sunrise 6:56 a.m. MST[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Sunset 7:47 p.m. MST[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]August 27 New Sep. 3 First Quarter Sep 10 Full Sep. 18 Last Quarter[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]· OFFSHORE: Summer is when the division between offshore and inshore can [/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]be tough to discern. Blue marlin are biting so close to the beach you can wave to your [/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]buddies while fighting one, while big tuna are biting where the locals usually fish for [/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]bottom fish[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]· INSHORE: Or is it offshore? Wahoo, few dorado and nine gazillion needlefish providing cover for some big roosters.[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]· BEACH: Started the other morning before the rooster crowed and I should've [/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]stayed on the porch sipping coffee. Very tough going until 10 a.m. and then it was shot after shot at Bubba and company until the afternoon sun drove the clients back to the pool – or was it the swim up bar? Where? Try Bartle Beach, but don't tell anyone![/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]BILLFISH - Not bad, handful of shots a day the norm for those who work at it.[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]YELLOWFIN TUNA - With many of the boats scoring close to the beach the [/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]porpoise get overlooked.[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]DORADO - Still looking for a bonanza instead of the ones and twos swimming [/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]about [/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]ROOSTERFISH - Bubba's back and taunted Dave Kuykendall, Mill Creek, Wash., for [/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]what became a hot afternoon as the two of them did the rooster shuffle up and [/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]down Bartle Beach. Meanwhile, Dave's girlfriend Linda Patterson, from Dexter, Mich., [/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]spent the afternoon becoming an ace ATV driver before they headed back to the [/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]swim-up bar, oops pool. After Dave cooled down a bit he was planning his next [/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]assault on Bubba and friends.[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]JACK CREVALLE - Pretty thin this week, just a few here and there.[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK - They're mixed in with the tuna under the [/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]porpoise.[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]PARGO AND CABRILLA - Las Barracas holding a few, but it is an early morning [/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]deal [/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]SIERRA - Punta Colorada bay under the receiver the best shot.[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]MAGDALENA BAY, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Wed., August 20, 2003 Report covers the period Sat.-Tue. (8/16 - 8/19) [/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]IN GENERAL: 30- and 34-pound snook,6 more smaller ones, 16 red snapper, 8 leopard grouper (largest one 20 pounds), a few yellows at the entrada. Head out on a 240-270 course 35 miles and you may get bent on either a tuna or one of the striped marlin that have begun to arrive. Fall is just around the corner and then it will be time for the marlin pileup and Flyrod Marlin 101, don't miss out! [/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Water Temperature 67°-73°[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Air Temperature 74°-84°[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Humidity 82%[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Wind Calm[/font][/size]
[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 7:02 a.m. MDST[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Sunset 7:57 p.m. MDST[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]August 27 New Sep. 3 First Quarter Sep 10 Full Sep. 18 Last Quarter[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]YELLOWTAIL - Seem to hanging under the bird schools both inside and outside [/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]of the entrada.[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]CORVINA - Not bad throughout the bay.[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]SNOOK - Finally showing up, the best was Devil’s Curve this week.[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]HALIBUT – Always to be found on sandy beaches throughout the bay.[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]SIERRA - Pier and bird schools the best place.
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