Big Sierra Accompanied by North Wind

REPORT #1042 “Below the Border” Saltwater Fly-Fishing reports since 1996
Endless Season Update 12/21/06

East Cape

Wind, wind and more wind this week. There is an occasional hole when the dreaded north wind backs off for a day or two, but the winter pattern is definitely in swing.

Here is the weather prediction for this morning at Los Barriles. Weather courtesy of Buoy Weather:
Friday 12/22
Morning
Breezy white capping conditions with moderate choppy seas. Small short period wind waves.
Winds: NNW 11 to 14 knots
Seas: NNW 4 feet at 6 sec.
Afternoon
Light winds with a slight chop. Small long period swell.
Winds: NW 9 to 13 knots
Seas: S 4 feet at 14 sec.
With the wind cranking up early, sierra continue to be the primary target with a few ladyfish and small roosters if you are lucky. The good news is they are right in front of the hotels, so you don’t have to go far and there some good-sized ones up to 10-pounds reported.

On the calm days, the few boats heading out are finding a few billfish five miles outside of Punta Pescadero and even a dorado once and a while.

We are doing our reports early during the holidays so we can spend more time playing.
All of us at Baja on the Fly wish you a Joyous Holiday Season, Merry Christmas and more grabs in 2007.


Water temperature 70-76
Air temperature 61-77
Humidity 85%
Wind: NNW at 12-16 knts
Conditions: Partly Cloudy
Visibility 8 miles
Sunrise 6:56 a.m. MST
Sunset 5:37 p.m. MDT


Magdalena Bay, Baja Mexico

Over the weekend, dorado and billfish action was red hot in front of the entrada. Unfortunately, the weather went sideways and the few boats traveling through have been hiding in the anchorage waiting for the high seas to subside until today.

The esteros continued to produce good catches of pargo, grouper and plenty of spotted bay bass.

Water temperature 70 - 77
Air temperature 60 -75
Humidity 78%
Wind: NW 13 kts
Conditions: Clear
Visibility 5 miles
Sunrise 7:07 a.m. MST
Sunset 5:42 p.m. MST

Zihuatanejo, Mainland Mexico
The 82° blue water is still only 4 to 5 miles off the beach, with most of the blue water action happening between 4. 5 to 6 miles. Most boats are each averaging two sailfish a day, with several nice 20- to 30-pound dorado being taken by the fleet also.

Yesterday (Wed.), a huge low pressure area moved in, and the counts were way down. However, things have stabilized, and with the new moon phase, the fishing should be very good this week.

Ludo, making his annual trek from Belgium, to fish eight days straight with Martin on the panga “Isamar,” has taken three sails and two nice dorado in two days of fishing. Today, they are going after roosters.

Adolpho, on the panga “Dos Hermanos,” told me he got eight roosters in one day, and six on another when fishing about 25 miles north in the Saladita area. He also said there were tons of jack crevalle

Ed Kunze
Water temperature 82 - 84
Air temperature 69-84
Humidity 83%
Wind: Light
Conditions: Partly Cloudy
Visibility 3 miles
Sunrise 7:11 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:16 p.m. CST

That's a real big Sierra!!!!!

Those large sierras are a blast on light tackle. My experience has been that they are more solitary than the others and really surprise you. When you hook one the line just screams off the reel and you're left wondering "what the ....?"

Many of you know exactly where this was taken. The trees in the background are a dead giveaway.

SLC