07-26-2003, 02:56 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]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Saturday, July 26, 2003 Report covers the period Wed..-Fri.. (7/23-7/26)[/size][/font]
[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: Daniel Vapnek, Santa Barbara, CA hit the beach at zero dark hundred Thursday (7/24) and encountered what our guide, Jeff DeBrown, claimed was the toughest beach day this year. Runoff has turned the water an ugly coffee color that has pushed everything away from the beach. A couple of small pargo were all that could be found. Even our mainstay for the past few months, tuna, took a powder and the results were what only could be described as sporadic. [/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]However, not all the news was bad, The beaches at Primera Piedras south of Bahia Muertos was the place to be for roosters and farther up in that direction, Cerralvo yielded some good catches of dorado and billfish. Speaking of billfish, Jesus Arriza, veteran Captain of “Eclipse” out of Hotel Buenavista Beach Resort, stumbled into a spot of sailfish outside the lighthouse with sailfish as far as he could see. Good sailfish year? Could happen.[/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°-85°[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Air temperature 79°-95°[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Humidity about 78%[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Wind [/size][/font]West at 6 mph
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Conditions [/size][/font]Mostly Cloudy (BKN) : 23900 ft
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Visibility 12 miles[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Sunrise 6:46 a.m. MST[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Sunset 8:03 p.m. MST[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]July 29 New Aug. 5 First Quarter Aug 11 Full Aug. 19 Last Quarter[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]· OFFSHORE: With boats headed out in every direction in the morning, it is clear there are too many hotspots. In the evening at the bar, you can tell the winners by the “high fiving” and the losers who are huddled together planning a new strategy for the next day’s fishing. [/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]· INSHORE: Stay on the color line between the coffee color and the clean green water and you will be pleased. Roosters, jacks, sierra and ladyfish will make the day go by quickly.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]· BEACH: Arrg! I hate it when this happens; off color water caused by runoff is making it tough this week.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]BILLFISH – Big spread of fish - as soon as they settle down it may get silly.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]YELLOWFIN TUNA – Oops, they are spread out all over the place, from a few miles to fifty. [/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]DORADO – Rumors of a Sargasso bloom have gotten everyone pumped up. Best direction is up toward Cerralvo. [/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]ROOSTERFISH - Beaches above Punta Pescadero have the cleanest water and the roosters have figured it out. [/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]JACK CREVALLE – Strung out along the color line from Rancho Leonero to Punta Arena[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK – A few small bonita and skipjack are mixed together under the bird schools close to shore[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]PARGO AND CABRILLA – Saved the day on the beach.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]SIERRA – They are back and they are hungry. Don’t forget the wire![/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]Saturday, July 26, 2003 Report covers the period Wed..-Fri.. (7/23-7/26)[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]IN GENERAL: I checked and it was not the 4th of July, but no one told the firecracker yellowtail that went off like it was at the Entrada this week. Double digit scores were the norm. Back in the Esteros, corvina, grouper and pompano suddenly came out of a several week old slump to put on a show the likes of which have been few and far between this season.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Water Temperature 67°-73°[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Air Temperature 70°-82°[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Humidity 87%[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Wind [/size][/font]Calm
[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 6:51 a.m. MDST[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Sunset 8:14 p.m. MDST[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]July 29 New Aug. 5 First Quarter Aug 11 Full Aug. 19 Last Quarter[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]YELLOWTAIL – Wham! Bam! You should have been there. The Entrada broke wide open this week.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]CORVINA – Schools with a few larger fish mixed in found from the Pier to Devil’s Curve. [/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]SNOOK – With all the activity, they could be next.[/size][/font]
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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]HALIBUT – Still there; just look for a sandy beach and use a chartreuse Clouser. [/font][/size]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]SIERRA – Check the bird schools strung out from Puerto San Carlos to the Entrada.[/size][/font]
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[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]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Sat., July 26, 2003 Report covers the period Sun.-Fri. (7/19-7/25)[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]IN GENERAL: The 80º blue water is just off the beach and the fishing has been very good, though there are not too many anglers here to take advantage of it. [/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Arturo, on the panga, “Janeth”, fished all week and released 6 sailfish for the two days he fished offshore. The rest of the time he fished inshore and took 20 roosterfish from about 25 to 50 pounds, and a bunch of jack crevalle. [/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Santiago on the panga “Gitana” fished one day and released 4 sailfish.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Water Temperature 75º-90º[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Air Temperature 80°-91º[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] Humidity 91%[/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Wind Calm[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Conditions [/size][/font]Overcast (OVC) : 8000 ft [font "Times New Roman"][size 3] [/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Visibility 8 miles[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Sunrise 7:22 a.m. CDST[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Sunset 8:21 p.m. CDST[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]July 6 First Quarter July 13 Full July 21 Last Quarter July 29 New[/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]
[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]
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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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[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]Saturday, July 26, 2003 Report covers the period Wed..-Fri.. (7/23-7/26)[/size][/font]
[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: Daniel Vapnek, Santa Barbara, CA hit the beach at zero dark hundred Thursday (7/24) and encountered what our guide, Jeff DeBrown, claimed was the toughest beach day this year. Runoff has turned the water an ugly coffee color that has pushed everything away from the beach. A couple of small pargo were all that could be found. Even our mainstay for the past few months, tuna, took a powder and the results were what only could be described as sporadic. [/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]However, not all the news was bad, The beaches at Primera Piedras south of Bahia Muertos was the place to be for roosters and farther up in that direction, Cerralvo yielded some good catches of dorado and billfish. Speaking of billfish, Jesus Arriza, veteran Captain of “Eclipse” out of Hotel Buenavista Beach Resort, stumbled into a spot of sailfish outside the lighthouse with sailfish as far as he could see. Good sailfish year? Could happen.[/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°-85°[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Air temperature 79°-95°[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Humidity about 78%[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Wind [/size][/font]West at 6 mph
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Conditions [/size][/font]Mostly Cloudy (BKN) : 23900 ft
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Visibility 12 miles[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Sunrise 6:46 a.m. MST[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Sunset 8:03 p.m. MST[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]July 29 New Aug. 5 First Quarter Aug 11 Full Aug. 19 Last Quarter[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]· OFFSHORE: With boats headed out in every direction in the morning, it is clear there are too many hotspots. In the evening at the bar, you can tell the winners by the “high fiving” and the losers who are huddled together planning a new strategy for the next day’s fishing. [/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]· INSHORE: Stay on the color line between the coffee color and the clean green water and you will be pleased. Roosters, jacks, sierra and ladyfish will make the day go by quickly.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]· BEACH: Arrg! I hate it when this happens; off color water caused by runoff is making it tough this week.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]BILLFISH – Big spread of fish - as soon as they settle down it may get silly.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]YELLOWFIN TUNA – Oops, they are spread out all over the place, from a few miles to fifty. [/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]DORADO – Rumors of a Sargasso bloom have gotten everyone pumped up. Best direction is up toward Cerralvo. [/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]ROOSTERFISH - Beaches above Punta Pescadero have the cleanest water and the roosters have figured it out. [/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]JACK CREVALLE – Strung out along the color line from Rancho Leonero to Punta Arena[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK – A few small bonita and skipjack are mixed together under the bird schools close to shore[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]PARGO AND CABRILLA – Saved the day on the beach.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]SIERRA – They are back and they are hungry. Don’t forget the wire![/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]Saturday, July 26, 2003 Report covers the period Wed..-Fri.. (7/23-7/26)[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]IN GENERAL: I checked and it was not the 4th of July, but no one told the firecracker yellowtail that went off like it was at the Entrada this week. Double digit scores were the norm. Back in the Esteros, corvina, grouper and pompano suddenly came out of a several week old slump to put on a show the likes of which have been few and far between this season.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Water Temperature 67°-73°[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Air Temperature 70°-82°[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Humidity 87%[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Wind [/size][/font]Calm
[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 6:51 a.m. MDST[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Sunset 8:14 p.m. MDST[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]July 29 New Aug. 5 First Quarter Aug 11 Full Aug. 19 Last Quarter[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]YELLOWTAIL – Wham! Bam! You should have been there. The Entrada broke wide open this week.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]CORVINA – Schools with a few larger fish mixed in found from the Pier to Devil’s Curve. [/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]SNOOK – With all the activity, they could be next.[/size][/font]
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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]HALIBUT – Still there; just look for a sandy beach and use a chartreuse Clouser. [/font][/size]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]SIERRA – Check the bird schools strung out from Puerto San Carlos to the Entrada.[/size][/font]
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[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]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Sat., July 26, 2003 Report covers the period Sun.-Fri. (7/19-7/25)[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]IN GENERAL: The 80º blue water is just off the beach and the fishing has been very good, though there are not too many anglers here to take advantage of it. [/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Arturo, on the panga, “Janeth”, fished all week and released 6 sailfish for the two days he fished offshore. The rest of the time he fished inshore and took 20 roosterfish from about 25 to 50 pounds, and a bunch of jack crevalle. [/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Santiago on the panga “Gitana” fished one day and released 4 sailfish.[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Ed Kunze[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Water Temperature 75º-90º[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Air Temperature 80°-91º[/size][/font]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] Humidity 91%[/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Wind Calm[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Conditions [/size][/font]Overcast (OVC) : 8000 ft [font "Times New Roman"][size 3] [/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Visibility 8 miles[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Sunrise 7:22 a.m. CDST[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Sunset 8:21 p.m. CDST[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]July 6 First Quarter July 13 Full July 21 Last Quarter July 29 New[/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]
[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]
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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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