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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]Sat., June 21, 2003 Report covers the period Wed.-Fri. (6/18-6/20)[/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: Football-sized tuna are practically chewing the paint off the[/size][/font]

[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Bottoms of the boats, so it is not difficult to entice them to suck up a hook with[/size][/font]

[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]fur and feathers attached. There’s an extraordinary wahoo bite with some sluggos[/size][/font]

[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]showing up (up to 125-pounds.) If one of these is ever going to be caught on the fly,[/size][/font]

[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]now is the time! There are roosterfish ranging from grande to pequeño,[/size][/font]

[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]cruising the beaches, daisy chaining, surfing the wind waves, and harassing[/size][/font]

[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]mullet schools. They’re biting the fly less often than all of the above.[/size][/font]

[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Flood watches on the East Coast, June Gloom on the West Coast. Give me East[/size][/font]

[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Cape.[/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 72°-82°[/size][/font]

[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Air temperature 82°-89°[/size][/font]

[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Humidity about 48%[/size][/font]

[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Wind Some brisk wind in the mid afternoon[/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 6:33 a.m. MST[/size][/font]

[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Sunset 8:07 p.m. MST[/size][/font]

[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]June 21 Last Quarter June 29 New July 6 First Quarter June 13 Full[/size][/font]

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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]· OFFSHORE: Strong winds mid-afternoon sent most of the fleet scurrying[/size][/font]

[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]back closer to shore to try to get in on the rooster show. By the time that[/size][/font]

[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]happened, most had their fill of football-sized tuna and the very lucky ones[/size][/font]

[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]got in on the continuing wahoo snap.[/size][/font]

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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]· INSHORE: Roosterfish, jacks, few dorado, a wahoo here and there makes[/size][/font]

[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]this the perfect time to add a few species to your list.[/size][/font]

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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]· BEACH: Pompano schools strung out from Rancho Buenavista to Punta[/size][/font]

[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Arena, small flies, slow retrieve, slam dunk. Ladyfish by the yard almost[/size][/font]

[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Everywhere and that makes the roosters crazy now. If we can figure out how to tie (and[/size][/font]

[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]cast) a fly that looks like a 24-inch ladyfish we will be in business.[/size][/font]

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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]BILLFISH - Mostly stripers and sails with many eagerly waiting for the[/size][/font]

[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Influx of blues with an attitude.[/size][/font]

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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]YELLOWFIN TUNA - I am running out of ways to say a lot![/size][/font]

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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]DORADO - A few here and there, not a bonanza. Go catch tuna.[/size][/font]

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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]ROOSTERFISH - Find a stretch of sandy beach, strip off the amount of line[/size][/font]

[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]You want to cast, wait for the sun to get high enough, here they come, run,[/size][/font]

[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]cast, there they go, repeat process until one bites.[/size][/font]

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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]JACK CREVALLE - Beginning to see some small schools cruising the shoreline.[/size][/font]

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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK - I lost track with everything else going on.[/size][/font]

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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]PARGO AND CABRILLA - Locals out in force in the evenings between Rancho[/size][/font]

[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Leonero and La Ribera.[/size][/font]

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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]SIERRA - Lost your fly? Now you know why.[/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., June 21, 2003 Report covers the period Wed.-Fri. (6/18-6/20)[/size][/font]

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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]IN GENERAL: Wind and whitecaps best describe the offshore. Did get a report[/size][/font]

[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]of a few marlin being sighted between the Thetis and Cabo San Lazaro. Look[/size][/font]

[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]out So. California, here they come. A few yellowtail tight to Santa Margarita[/size][/font]

[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Island near the rocks. With all the wind, most of the fleet spent their time up in[/size][/font]

[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]the mangroves.[/size][/font]

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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Water Temperature 62°-66°[/size][/font]

[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Air Temperature 68°-77°[/size][/font]

[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Humidity 85%[/size][/font]

[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Wind NW at 2 mph[/size][/font]

[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Conditions Clear[/size][/font]

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

[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Sunrise 6:37 a.m. MDST[/size][/font]

[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Sunset 8:19 p.m. MDST[/size][/font]

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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]YELLOWTAIL - Near the entrada on the Isla Margarita side near the rocks.[/size][/font]

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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]CORVINA - Good catches from the entrada to the esteros. If you are on foot[/size][/font]

[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]try the bridge at the entrance to town.[/size][/font]

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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]SNOOK - A few larger ones stumped our anglers this week and I mean that[/size][/font]

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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]HALIBUT - Got Clousers? Get halibut, try Belchers or any other sandy beach[/size][/font]

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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]

[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]reports for this area.[/size][/font]

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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Sat., June 21, 2003 Report covers the period Wed.-Fri. (6/18-6/20)[/size][/font]

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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]IN GENERAL: We had a little unsettled weather this past week and, even[/size][/font]

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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]about 95% of our rain during the rainy season comes in the late evening[/size][/font]

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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]we did get a few days of it. The port was not closed, but it did keep the[/size][/font]

[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]boats off the water.[/size][/font]

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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]When the boats did go out they were averaging about two sailfish a day and a[/size][/font]

[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]few were getting into the 18- to 25-pound yellowfin tuna.[/size][/font]

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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]The roosterfish and jack crevalle action has been excellent. Client Darrel[/size][/font]

[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Mangineli of Ventura, Calif., fished with Armando on the panga “Janeth” and[/size][/font]

[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]released seven very nice roosters and 15 jack crevalle in one day. The[/size][/font]

[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]roosters were all 25- to 35-pounds, with two of them at 40 and 42 pounds.[/size][/font]

[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]The hard fighting jacks were between 15 and 25 pounds.[/size][/font]

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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Water Temperature 75º-80º[/size][/font]

[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Air Temperature 78°-86º[/size][/font]

[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Humidity 89%[/size][/font]

[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Wind ENE at 9 mph[/size][/font]

[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Conditions Mostly Cloudy (BKN) : 8,000 ft[/size][/font]

[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Visibility 10 miles[/size][/font]

[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Sunrise 7:12 a.m. CDST[/size][/font]

[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Sunset 8:23 p.m. CDST[/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]

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[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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