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[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., April 09, 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: There are things worse than the fish not biting. One thing[/size][/font]

[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]worse is when you know the fish are out there and hungry, but the wind won't[/size][/font]

[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]quit long enough for you to get to them. That's this week in a nutshell. Dr. John Delashaw and his lovely wife Fran had a last minute cancellation of a planned trip to the[/size][/font]

[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Orient and decided to visit East Cape for the first time to get away from[/size][/font]

[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]the rain in West Linn, Ore. Even with less than ideal conditions, (read[/size][/font]

[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]north wind every day to 30-knots) Johnny and Fran managed to get at least a[/size][/font]

[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]half-day every day. Fran not only caught her first dorado ever, but her[/size][/font]

[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]first saltwater fish ever on pink deceiver. Dr. John, not to be outdone,[/size][/font]

[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]fooled his first jack, a hefty 18-pounder that gave him a lesson in Toro 101[/size][/font]

[font "Times New Roman"][size 3](the harder you pull, the harder they pull) on a blue and white Sea Habit.[/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 68-73[/size][/font]

[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Air temperature 55°-77°[/size][/font]

[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Humidity about 46%[/size][/font]

[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Wind SSW at 7 mph[/size][/font]

[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Conditions Mostly Cloudy (BKN) : 14,000 ft[/size][/font]

[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Visibility 15 miles[/size][/font]

[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Sunrise 6:00 a.m. MST[/size][/font]

[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Sunset 6:33 p.m. MST[/size][/font]

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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]· OFFSHORE: Rough seas made it really difficult to assess conditions. Our[/size][/font]

[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]clients’ persistence paid off and they had dorado action every day.[/size][/font]

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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]· INSHORE: The action we had seen last week at the lighthouse dried up[/size][/font]

[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]this week and action picked up back towards La Ribera.[/size][/font]

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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]· BEACH: Forget it until the wind backs off (which it did today, 4/9).[/size][/font]

[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Later in the week should see the action pick back up.[/size][/font]

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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]BILLFISH - Few boats, little action.[/size][/font]

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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]YELLOWFIN TUNA - Still there, just tough to find in rough conditions.[/size][/font]

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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]DORADO - No schools, mostly ones and twos.[/size][/font]

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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]ROOSTERFISH - The larger ones are below the lighthouse between Rincon and Las Barracas.[/size][/font]

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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]JACK CREVALLE - The bigger ones are here already.[/size][/font]

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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK - Slow going this week[/size][/font]

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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]PARGO AND CABRILLA - A few here and there if you pound the rocky points with[/size][/font]

[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]a Clouser.[/size][/font]

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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]SIERRA - Even the guides got cherry picked by the toothy ones.[/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., April 09, 2003[/size][/font]

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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]IN GENERAL: The albacore saga continues with a few schools of smaller[/size][/font]

[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]longfin being reported below Pt. Tasco by yachts making their way back to[/size][/font]

[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]California. From the Thetis on up the ridge there have also been some[/size][/font]

[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]yellowfin in the 30- to 60- pound class being caught. Inside the bay, the[/size][/font]

[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]water has cooled off and there has been little action at the entrada. There[/size][/font]

[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]are halibut at Punta Belcher and maybe a few sierra under the bird schools.[/size][/font]

[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]In the esteros, the old standby Devil’s Curve produced little action this[/size][/font]

[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]week with only a few spotted bay bass. Los Barriles Estero yielded a 16-[/size][/font]

[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]pound snook for one client who was grinning from ear to ear when he returned[/size][/font]

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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Water Temperature 60-64[/size][/font]

[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Air Temperature 60-°75°[/size][/font]

[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Humidity 77%[/size][/font]

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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Conditions Foggy in the morning until 10 AM[/size][/font]

[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Visibility 3 miles[/size][/font]

[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Sunrise 6:07 a.m. MST[/size][/font]

[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Sunset 6:45 p.m. MST[/size][/font]

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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]YELLOWTAIL - Cooler water slowed that action down.[/size][/font]

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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]CORVINA - Pier and power plant best bet.[/size][/font]

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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]SNOOK - Patience and tenacity paid off for one client![/size][/font]

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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]HALIBUT - Try any of the sandy beaches with a chartreuse Clouser.[/size][/font]

[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]SIERRA - Look for the sardine schools with birds above them.
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