Fish Report for 1-29-2009

East Cape Fish Report

1-29-2009
Gary Graham

While there were a few nice days, this is not the time to plan a trip around fishing at East Cape. Sure the fish are still here?Ķa few dorado, maybe a marlin or two and all the sierra you might want, but the wind can tough to work around.

On the other hand, the beach produced well on some days according to our guide, Lance Peterson.

"There were lots of fish off the beach at times but they were feeding on really small bait and were pretty tough to feed a fly. Nonetheless, we caught small roosters, jacks, pompano, and even black skipjack."

So while the weather isn't ideal, you might get lucky!

Water temperature: 67-73
Air temperature: 53-77
Humidity: 67%
Wind: NNW 11 to 15 knots
Conditions: Partly Cloudy
Visibility: 10 miles
Sunrise: 7:00 a.m. MST
Sunset: 6:03 p.m. MST



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