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