Cabo and Zwhat Rocks…Mag Bay Tournament

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Endless Season Update 01/21/2009
REPORT #1150 "Below the Border" Saltwater Fly-Fishing reports since 1996

East Cape

Elivis is the only one that likes the wind
Very few visitors in the hotels again this week with only a boat or two heading out on the non-windy days. One
Palmas boat returned yesterday sporting two blue flags with small red flags beneath. I guess that means they
caught something with a bill that they let go??? They also flew five yellow flags indicating dorado, I suppose. Most
of the locals have had to be content with sierra, small roosters and jacks before the north wind cranks up.
Water temperature 67-73
Air temperature 62-73
Humidity 71%
Wind: NE 2 to 2 knots
Conditions: Partly Sunny
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 7:03 a.m. MST
Sunset 5:57 p.m. MST
Magdalena Bay, Baja Mexico

Lopez Mateos Copa Gobernador Tournament will take place January 30-February 1st
There will be a new category:
Estuary fishing for Adults and teenagers the rule states they can fish aboard pangas no bigger than 20 feet long,
prizes;
10,000, 7,500 and 5,000 pesos per category and for deep sea fishing the prizes are also very good, 5 places
50,000 pesos to 10,000 Dorado, Wahoo & Tuna. Program
Registration January 30th at Aquendi Restaurant, from 2:00 PM on
Fishing on January 31st
Awards ceremony on February 1st at 7:00 PM

Good news for the whale watchers….more whales! And for the surfers, the bigger surf has attracted surfers on Jet
Ski’s. Both of which have over shadowed the fishing this week. There were a few sierra and corvina along with a
few grouper and pargo deeper in the water column. Out at the Entrada there were more firecracker yellows under
the bird schools. However, the show went pretty much unnoticed because of a lack of anglers in the area.
Bob Hoyt

Water temperature 67 - 73
Air temperature 62 -77
Humidity 56 %
Wind: NW 4 to 6 knots
Conditions: Partly Sunny
Visibility 5 miles
Sunrise 7:13 a.m. MST
Sunset 6:03 p.m. MST
Zihuatanejo, Mainland Mexico
Our sailfish fest is still holding up. The 83º blue water is still just off the beach and the boats are all scoring well.
Early in the week the counts were down a bit because of a lot of fishing pressure with most boats working an area
8 to 12 miles in a southerly direction, but now the concentrations of fish been relocated and they have moved
more to the North-West.
The Tournament Anglers Association is holding their annual 4-day tournament this week, with 17 pangas and 34
anglers. After day two days of the tournament, the points leader was John Jackson, with 7 sailfish and 1050
points. The TAA is an outstanding group of fishermen dedicated to the conservation of the billfish species. Their
point system is set up so the angler gets 150 points per fish when the leader is touched within 5 minutes. Points
are deducted for every 5 minutes after that. No points are given for a fight of 1/2 hour or more. And, all of this is
using circle hooks and a maximum of 20 pound test line.

I am getting reports of a few roosters being caught up North above Saladita, so tomorrow I will try that. Today
(Thursday), I am fishing with Toronto, Canada angler, Gary Megan, with the fly rods for sails. He hooked two a
couple of days ago, and wants to do that again.
Ed Kunze
Water temperature 78 - 83
Air temperature 74-89
Humidity 58%
Wind: SW at 12mph
Conditions: Partly Sunny
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 7:20 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:35 p.m. CST
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