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Good-to-Great Greets 2009 - bajafly - 01-11-2009 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 [signature]