Fish Report for 12-11-2008

East Cape Fish Report

12-11-2008
Gary Graham

December is here and another Baja winter has begun to set in. If you look at the moderate temperatures for the different areas, it seems odd to be declaring the end of fall and arrival of winter, but Baja winters are more about wind then cold. Of course the wind is welcome if your interest is wind-driven like wind surfing or kite boarding, but for the rest of us, whose interest is fishing, it is definitely unwelcome.

For the few anglers who are interested, there are plenty of sierra and small roosters inshore and along the beach. The big news this week was a wahoo snap at Punta Colorada which caused a flurry of IM's and hastily written emails. Will it last? Probably not, but it was fun while it lasted for a few lucky ones.

Most locals are claiming this is the slowest December in recent memory in terms of the number of visitors. Two hotels are basically closed for the month and the some of the others are wishing.

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Water temperature: 76-80
Air temperature: 63-85
Humidity: 73%
Wind: NNW 9 to 12 knots
Conditions: Partly Cloudy
Visibility: 13 miles
Sunrise: 6:51 a.m. MST
Sunset: 5:33 p.m. MST



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