09-06-2012, 07:13 AM
From Captain on Board
Sorry Charlies, I am out fishing again! Other than the fact that the local LB receivers have live squid, not much has changed. Kelps are still holding, and marlin are still showing. The yellowfin masses are showing no signs of coming any closer, but a few are already here and on the mammals. I’ll be on the “Sassy Sissy”, a 50′ Hatteras. I apologize in advance if I cut you off or get in your way. It’s marlin tournament time, and things get a little heated. ”Go big or go home!” (or get out of the way! LOL) I’ll be back on Sunday with a full report.
Fish Report for Tuesday, September 4th:
CATALINA: The island simply went silent again! So weird?! Not a word from here since Sunday.
Offshore/Kelps: Nice weather and light boat pressure today, yet there was an amazing amount of chatter on the VHF about good fishing. There were good kelps in many areas, and I get the feeling the “good kelps” were the ones that were found. Simply stated, a kelp anywhere could be holding anything from yellows and dorado, to marlin. From the 43 and below the kelps kicked out some fair bluefin fishing today.
MARLIN: I am fishing a tourney at the end of the week, so should I say where the marlin are? I’ll keep it general (and sarcastic) like always. Catalina and Clemente were both mentioned today as places guys saw a fish. At least two marlin were seen/hooked by guys fishing kelps today.
LOCAL: Some say the sand bass are flat gone, but I say they are on the structure. Fish the Sunset or Gambler for the dandy sandies. On the “Shoe” there is some quality calicos around on the wrecks and reefs, especially for a guy with some brown baits and a bit of chum, and a good knowledge of how to anchor properly.
PV: Dare I say that PV has gone relatively unnoticed this year? Is it because they closed Vincente and that’s all anyone know how to fish? Well, the few guys that are fishing up here are doing just fine. Lots of calicos and sand bass, with sheepshead and halibut mixed in. Add in the very good chance at a seabass or yellow and it’s like Catalina, good and quiet.
Fish Report for Monday (Labor Day), September 3rd:
Sorry for the lapse in reports guys, I went fishing. I am leaving again Thursday to fish the first of many marlin tournaments this season. I will be gone thursday through sunday, with a full report when I return.
CATALINA: I’m just back from Catalina, and it’s not as bad as everyone makes it out to be. We did have to “earn it” getting around the West End saturday night, as it was a little bumpy. Coming down the back I saw birds sitting outside Iron Bound, a sure sign that there is squid there. No way I could have sat there, it was too rough for sure. We ended up middle of the back, and the bait showed itself right away, then made us work all night for it. I did have the fish come under the boat several times, but never hooked anything. We made a run East late in the morning, and found good conditions at Salta Verde (and not one boat). Current was ripping hard enough to hold us ass to the wind as I set us up far from the kelp to take full advantage of the current. I marked fish 50 yards off the kelp line, upcurrent. Then they bit! It was a scratch, and we picked away at the seabass, yellows and calicos. Small fish, but we ended up with 7 or 8 seabass and two yellows. One yellow came up with both Bob Elliots’ and Larry Moores’ hooks in its mouth. I guess it never had a chance. Bob outfished us all with the kelp cutter rig and a 50# topshot. YES, I said a 50# TOPSHOT. Bob released 5 seabass and caught two keepers. By the time it was over we had drawn a crowd, but they had to watch as we were in position and they did not have live squid. Coming home the seas had laid down, and the crossing was pleasant. Great boat and awesome guys to fish with. I didn’t really even have to fish, as these guys had that part handled! It was also nice to have Larry Moore on board to take the wheel every once in a while and give me a break. Larry even showed me a spot or two, (even if they were just bass spots.) Thanks Larry!
OFFSHORE: A few kelps around holding fish. The 209 and 14 mile bank have nice kelps, but overall it looks like we’ll need a few days of stable weather to get things back to where they were.
The weather IS much better and the fish bit today like there never was any wind at all. Same areas for the kelps, and the marlin are still hanging around the Slide and tight to Pyramid. Interesting thing about the marling this year is that they are really eating the jig good! More jig fish this year than all the past years combined in my opinion.
The water on the Tanner and Cortez is good, and today was a good day to get out that way. I have not yet heard if anyone made the trip, but I did hear of a boat that went out that way over the weekend and they got hammered. (by the weather)
YELLOWFIN: Fish ahead of a pod of porpoise for yellowfin is probably my favorite thing to do as an operator. Such a challenge, but with just a few tricks I’ve learned along the way I catch enough to make it a blast. There have been some scores lately in our local waters. The place to find the mammals that hold tuna is just outside the 209 in the morning. They’ll be charging west, FAST. A good set of gyros and some luck will get you on them.
Tuna Pens: The pens are still kicking out some fair bluefin for the early guys, but the real interesting thing is the amount of albacore coming off the Hidden Bank for guys trolling through there. I’m hearing of a few fish almost every day.
Sorry Charlies, I am out fishing again! Other than the fact that the local LB receivers have live squid, not much has changed. Kelps are still holding, and marlin are still showing. The yellowfin masses are showing no signs of coming any closer, but a few are already here and on the mammals. I’ll be on the “Sassy Sissy”, a 50′ Hatteras. I apologize in advance if I cut you off or get in your way. It’s marlin tournament time, and things get a little heated. ”Go big or go home!” (or get out of the way! LOL) I’ll be back on Sunday with a full report.
Fish Report for Tuesday, September 4th:
CATALINA: The island simply went silent again! So weird?! Not a word from here since Sunday.
Offshore/Kelps: Nice weather and light boat pressure today, yet there was an amazing amount of chatter on the VHF about good fishing. There were good kelps in many areas, and I get the feeling the “good kelps” were the ones that were found. Simply stated, a kelp anywhere could be holding anything from yellows and dorado, to marlin. From the 43 and below the kelps kicked out some fair bluefin fishing today.
MARLIN: I am fishing a tourney at the end of the week, so should I say where the marlin are? I’ll keep it general (and sarcastic) like always. Catalina and Clemente were both mentioned today as places guys saw a fish. At least two marlin were seen/hooked by guys fishing kelps today.
LOCAL: Some say the sand bass are flat gone, but I say they are on the structure. Fish the Sunset or Gambler for the dandy sandies. On the “Shoe” there is some quality calicos around on the wrecks and reefs, especially for a guy with some brown baits and a bit of chum, and a good knowledge of how to anchor properly.
PV: Dare I say that PV has gone relatively unnoticed this year? Is it because they closed Vincente and that’s all anyone know how to fish? Well, the few guys that are fishing up here are doing just fine. Lots of calicos and sand bass, with sheepshead and halibut mixed in. Add in the very good chance at a seabass or yellow and it’s like Catalina, good and quiet.
Fish Report for Monday (Labor Day), September 3rd:
Sorry for the lapse in reports guys, I went fishing. I am leaving again Thursday to fish the first of many marlin tournaments this season. I will be gone thursday through sunday, with a full report when I return.
CATALINA: I’m just back from Catalina, and it’s not as bad as everyone makes it out to be. We did have to “earn it” getting around the West End saturday night, as it was a little bumpy. Coming down the back I saw birds sitting outside Iron Bound, a sure sign that there is squid there. No way I could have sat there, it was too rough for sure. We ended up middle of the back, and the bait showed itself right away, then made us work all night for it. I did have the fish come under the boat several times, but never hooked anything. We made a run East late in the morning, and found good conditions at Salta Verde (and not one boat). Current was ripping hard enough to hold us ass to the wind as I set us up far from the kelp to take full advantage of the current. I marked fish 50 yards off the kelp line, upcurrent. Then they bit! It was a scratch, and we picked away at the seabass, yellows and calicos. Small fish, but we ended up with 7 or 8 seabass and two yellows. One yellow came up with both Bob Elliots’ and Larry Moores’ hooks in its mouth. I guess it never had a chance. Bob outfished us all with the kelp cutter rig and a 50# topshot. YES, I said a 50# TOPSHOT. Bob released 5 seabass and caught two keepers. By the time it was over we had drawn a crowd, but they had to watch as we were in position and they did not have live squid. Coming home the seas had laid down, and the crossing was pleasant. Great boat and awesome guys to fish with. I didn’t really even have to fish, as these guys had that part handled! It was also nice to have Larry Moore on board to take the wheel every once in a while and give me a break. Larry even showed me a spot or two, (even if they were just bass spots.) Thanks Larry!
OFFSHORE: A few kelps around holding fish. The 209 and 14 mile bank have nice kelps, but overall it looks like we’ll need a few days of stable weather to get things back to where they were.
The weather IS much better and the fish bit today like there never was any wind at all. Same areas for the kelps, and the marlin are still hanging around the Slide and tight to Pyramid. Interesting thing about the marling this year is that they are really eating the jig good! More jig fish this year than all the past years combined in my opinion.
The water on the Tanner and Cortez is good, and today was a good day to get out that way. I have not yet heard if anyone made the trip, but I did hear of a boat that went out that way over the weekend and they got hammered. (by the weather)
YELLOWFIN: Fish ahead of a pod of porpoise for yellowfin is probably my favorite thing to do as an operator. Such a challenge, but with just a few tricks I’ve learned along the way I catch enough to make it a blast. There have been some scores lately in our local waters. The place to find the mammals that hold tuna is just outside the 209 in the morning. They’ll be charging west, FAST. A good set of gyros and some luck will get you on them.
Tuna Pens: The pens are still kicking out some fair bluefin for the early guys, but the real interesting thing is the amount of albacore coming off the Hidden Bank for guys trolling through there. I’m hearing of a few fish almost every day.