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Baja Turns a Corner! - bajafly - 03-14-2008 Endless Season Update 03/12/2008 REPORT #1105 "Below the Border" Saltwater Fly-Fishing reports since 1996 East Cape Not all sierra are caught early This week the locals stood on the beach in shirt sleeves and smugly proclaimed that spring has arrived! The weather has definitely turned a corner, but past experience suggests that there may be a few more windy days left in winter’s bag of tricks. Still, there were not many boats out fishing, but the few that were out found the sierra and white bonito continues to be the best bet along the shore. From the beach, the sierra were around early in the day, and later, a smattering of jacks, small roosters and even a few ladyfish. Offshore, a few dorado and tuna here and there but certainly not a bonanza. Yellowtail action is still going on up north, as well as a good showing of pargo at Punta Perico. They seem to have a serious case of lockjaw, but maybe all the warm weather will entice them into a biting mood. While daylight savings time changed in the U.S. this past weekend, time remains the same in Mexico until April. Tip: Don’t ignore your peripheral vision. Often that movement or commotion seen out of corner of your eye can be a piece of the puzzle in locating fish. Water temperature 66-70 Air temperature 63-86 Humidity 80 % Wind: NNW 6 to 8 knots Conditions: Sunny Visibility 4 miles Sunrise 7:30 a.m. MST Sunset 7:27 p.m. MST Magdalena Bay, Baja Mexico Whales continue to be the ‘crowd pleaser’ much to the delight of both the visitors and locals. A few miles off of San Lazzaro, large spots of breezing yellows and small tuna could be found beneath the bird schools. Fishing in the Esteros yielded good catches of pargo, grouper and cabrilla. Water temperature 62 - 70 Air temperature 57 -83 Humidity 77% Wind: W 11 knots Conditions: Partly Sunny Visibility 6 miles Sunrise 7:39 a.m. MST Sunset 7:34 p.m. MST Zihuatanejo, Mainland Mexico The blue water is somewhere way off, with no real definition of how far, but clean water is encountered at 12 miles, and is producing a few fish. The boats are averaging less than a sailfish per day each, and making up for the inactivity by getting some action on large dorado. Almost every boat is getting at least one dorado averaging between 25 and 40 pounds. Plus, three separate schools of yellowfin tuna have moved into the area. Fishing the 18 to 22 mile mark, Santiago on the panga, Gitana, managed 5 tuna between 20 and 25 pounds. The panga, La Mirada, got one tuna at 90 pounds. And, a nice blue marlin was weighed in at a little over 400 pounds. No action was reported this week for the inshore areas. Ed Kunze Water temperature 80 - 84 Air temperature 71-96 Humidity 60% Wind: Calm Conditions: Partly Cloudy Visibility 15 miles Sunrise 7:06 a.m. CST Sunset 6:52 p.m. CST Bahia Asunción It was an experience of a lifetime for these kids and he even let them fly the plane! It's been a busy week here in Bahia Asunción (with parties anyway). Both Juan & Shari celebrated birthdays and our brand new sports complex cultural centre had its grand opening. The governor and his wife cut the ribbon and pleased the crowd by announcing that another 30 km of road will be paved. It was a festive event with the usual government speeches and folkloric dancing. We finally got out on the big pond this week with Phil & Gretchen Olsen from Oregon who flew in on their sweet super cub Piper to attend Juan's birthday bash. Phil caught a big bonita, about 15 pounds which tired him out --- so while he took a little siesta on the bow, Juan took them over to "bajo seiz" about 6 miles from the island to teach Gretchen how to jig. Well, she was a natural and lady luck was with them and she hauled in fish after fish...rock cod, whitefish and sheepshead. She LOVED it and is definitely hooked on fishing now. We celebrated again in the afternoon with a big fish fry with family and friends. The next day, Phil took niece and several of our nephews flying for their first time. It was an experience of a lifetime for these kids and he even let them fly the plane! Afterwards he gave them an inspiring pep talk about fulfilling their dreams and reaching for the skies with their aspirations…who would have thought that today they would fly a plane! This is a great example of how villages can benefit by opening their hearts to visitors and I am proud to have shared our paradise with them. Lobster season ended with a big beach party lobster feast in San Roque and now the abalone fishermen are readying their equipment to start the season after Easter week. The water has been cold, around 62, with good visibility and today there is a nice swell to make the surfers happy...hopefully it will be big for when the kids are off school next week. Shari and Juan Water temperature 62 - 70 Air temperature 64-85 Humidity 27% Wind: WNW at 7mph Conditions: Sunny Visibility 13 miles Sunrise 7:49 a.m. MST Sunset 7:44 p.m. MST [signature]