Capt. David Bacon-Charter Captain/PCS Senior Editor
Strange Year
Sep. 15 2009, 11:15 AM
Sep. 15 2009, 11:15 AM
Strange Year
Fishing options range from epic reds and lings to wide-open calico bites around island boiler rocks to yellowtail behind the islands to tuna well offshore.
Fishing options range from epic reds and lings to wide-open calico bites around island boiler rocks to yellowtail behind the islands to tuna well offshore.
Families who want to introduce youngsters to fishing with some steady-paced action are opting for ever-present rockfish and scoring on some raging lingasaur along the way.
Skilled casters love boiler rock bassing because we get to make hundreds of casts each day into gorgeous pockets of water around boilers. The action has been consistently decent and wide open when larger swells scour the rocks. Swimbaits, Gulp! grubs and swimbaits, surface iron and small jigs are all producing well from Santa Cruz Island in the north to San Clemente Island in the south.
Island anglers are looking for yellowtail which show up sporadically. Squid is the best bait but yo-yoing jigs is working nearly as well at times. A few have been hooked while trolling Rapalas.
Closer in to the islands – especially the Channel Islands, white seabass action is still available, though inconsistent. Anglers who mix it up with halibut fishing are finding some success. Bounce-balling is outproducing drift fishing by roughly a 2-to-1 ratio.
Further offshore, bluefin and bigeye tuna are coming to gaff as often as albacore. Strange year, but who’s complaining with the great fish counts for the offshore fleet.
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