Good-to-Great Greets 2009

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Endless Season Update 01/07/2009
REPORT #1148 "Below the Border" Saltwater Fly-Fishing reports since 1996
East Cape

Sierra...Don't forget the wire!
Winter conditions persist with sporadic north winds dictating the quality of fishing each day. There are still
reasonable quantities of fish to be found on the good (no wind) days.
Though none of the hotels have more than a few guests and the number of boats going out is light, when they do
go out, it is more often than not for half a day until the wind gets them.
In spite of the fact that most of the boats are fishing within 5 miles of shore, the catches have been remarkably
good. Plenty of marlin are found tailing down-swell with an occasional bite yielding a fish per day for those
targeting them.
Dorado in January? You bet…a few fish are being caught from 5 to 35 pounds, mostly free swimmers in open
water.
Sierra continues to be the go to’ fish when nothing else wants to bite or the boats are forced to remain near the
shore.
Water temperature 71-76
Air temperature 57-81
Humidity 76%
Wind: NNW 10 to 13 knots
Conditions: Mostly Cloudy
Visibility 5 miles
Sunrise 7:03 a.m. MST
Sunset 5:48 p.m. MST
Magdalena Bay, Baja Mexico
As usual, sportfishing has taken a backseat to Magdalena Bay’s other cash crop…whale watching.
With a few whales beginning to arrive and the promise of more to follow, everyone is focused on preparations for
the visitors wanting to get up ‘close and personal’ with these friendly giants of the sea and their newborn.
Bob Hoyt

Water temperature 67 - 73
Air temperature 52 -79
Humidity 44 %
Wind: W 9 to 12 knots
Conditions: Mostly Cloudy
Visibility 6 miles
Sunrise 7:13 a.m. MST
Sunset 5:53 p.m. MST
Zihuatanejo, Mainland Mexico
Our fantastic sailfish action has not let up, plus we are seeing more 20+ pound dorado each day. The 82º blue
water is just 8 miles off the beach, with almost all the fishing action taking place between the 10 and 15 mile
areas.

Jaime Morales, the owner of the Vamonos fleet, told me the Vamonos I fished three days, accounting for nineteen
sailfish, four dorado, and one small blue marlin. The Vamonos II had five sails and two dorado for one day, and the
Vamonos III had seven sails and one dorado for one day.
Martin on the Nautilus, and Margarito on the Gaby, both told me they are getting an average of five to seven
sailfish and two dorado a day.
Ed Kunze
Water temperature 78 - 80
Air temperature 71-91
Humidity 77%
Wind: SW at 2 mph
Conditions: Sunny
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 7:19 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:26 p.m. CST
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