Archive for July 2010

Wide open barracuda at Pitas Point

pitas7-29-10-007.jpgWe got into a smoking hot barracuda bite this morning and put 30 of them on the boat in 2 hours.  They were slamming krocs, iron and live bait.  Double and triple hookups.  Saw some threshers around the boat but they weren’t biting.  Plenty of life in the water, seals, dolphins, anchovies, pelicans etc.

5 Barracuda and a big leopard shark at Rincon

rincon7-21-10-001.jpgWe went up to Rincon to try to find the rumored sea bass bite.  All we found was a bunch of hungry barries and a big leopard shark.  We hooked four nice threshers in close but all four bit off the flourocarbon leaders and they wouldn’t touch a wire leader.  Nice weather and plenty of bait in the water all day.

1 halibut, 1 White sea bass, 1 barracuda

cruz7-16-10-004.jpgcruz7-16-10-001.jpgCrappy weather today in spite of a nice forecast.  Went out with the Port Hueneme Navy guys and got some nice fish anyway.  The halibut was 30 plus and hit a yo-yo iron.  Awesome! Also got a log barracuda but no pictures of it.  Back to the slip and cutting up fish by 1700.

47 pound halibut, 30 pound sea bass, 4 keepers

cruz7-8-10-006.jpgcruz7-8-10-016.jpgcruz7-8-10-009.jpgcruz7-8-10-003.jpgWhat a great day at the Islands with Dave.  Just recreational fishing, no charter today.  Started out great with 3 keeper flatties in the first few minutes.  Then we lost a few big fish and got blown around by the wind some.  In the afternoon, the wind settled down for a great drift and we got a 30 pound white sea bass.  Next drift, a 47 pound halibut came over the rails.  Final score: 5 halibut and 1 WSB.  Awesome!!!!!

Three halibut plus barracuda, calico

pedro7-3-10-003.jpgFished all day with Jeff and Mike for 3 halibut at Santa Cruz.  Barracuda and calico bass were also biting some.  White sea bass were also in the area and we saw a few caught but none on the FUJI III.  It was a good day anyway.

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