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Good Karma (Unregistered Guest)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, May 27, 2004 - 4:38 pm: | |
Kind of old news but I slammed the salmon last weekend just ouside of Morro Bay.On Friday I had a legit #30lb fish plus a 20+pounder fishing by myself,straight out from the rock in 204 ft of water.Both fish came on a lime green crocodile on the downrigger at 80ft trolling through a baitball.On Sat. morning I saw fish in the same spot (along with 30 other boats)...but with no biters we moved inside at 9:30am to 140ft between Toro Creek Road and Whale Rock.We picked up 3 nice fish off a large baitball on Croc`s and green hoochie flasher combos again at 80ft on the downriggers.We also had a double hookup and farmed both fish.I have had all my bites trolling REAL SLOW (1.5-2.0 mph)just as the gear was coming out of the baitballs....jeff |
Michael Gorgita (Gdoggsb)
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Post Number: 11
Registered: 8-2003
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, May 27, 2004 - 2:54 pm: | |
Oh yeah, Rob I do need one, especially since the water is warming up. I feel the albies will be here shortly, so save it for me. I'll be up in Los Osos this weekend unless the weather sucks, going for salmon and butts. See ya |
Bill Miller (Fishing_bear)
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Registered: 11-2003
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, May 27, 2004 - 9:49 am: | |
For those that aren't familiar with the area, those coordinates are 54.6 miles from Pt. Ana Nuevo (above Santa Cruz). |
Eric Reenders (Otterdiver)
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Post Number: 4
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, May 27, 2004 - 9:20 am: | |
There here!
from Bat's
Hot off Bayside:
THE FIRST ALBACORE WERE CAUGHT THIS MORNING BY FRANK(SEA ANGEL) NEAR THE GUIDE ABOUT 70 MILES OUT!
Frank and crew started the morning with a triple hook up and one on bait. They put 2 of the 4 Albacore in the box. The numbers where they are catching fish are 37'05/123'19. The water is flat calm and I have a feeling they will be catching more Albacore through the day because the conditions are good. This may be the earliest time of year I have heard of Albacore.
Eric
www.hanfordhomeprices.com |
Robert L Bishop Jr (Rob_bishop)
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Post Number: 4
Registered: 8-2003
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, May 27, 2004 - 9:08 am: | |
gdoggsb , hey wig do you need a drift anchor , i got 2 for the price of 1 and dont need 2 , it might come in handy if your motor acts up out albacore fishing or just to slow your drift when your out lookin for butts |
joep (Unregistered Guest)
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Votes: 2 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, May 26, 2004 - 5:58 pm: | |
We are planning on going Sunday or Monday depending on weather. Right now I'm not putting alot of weight on the weather forcast for 4 or 5 days away. |
Dustin DesJardins (Farmerd)
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Post Number: 33
Registered: 8-2003
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, May 26, 2004 - 5:45 pm: | |
Well its a big NO GO for offshore this weekend for me and crew. 10-20k 6-8ft wind chopped swell ... no fun. May bang out for some Halibut bounce balling ...but other than that still on the sidelines for the chickens.
Dustin |
Jim Nailen (Seeker)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, May 26, 2004 - 4:19 pm: | |
Sorry Guys - but the weather call looks bad for this week-end - lots of afternoon winds - see the DCPP posting |
Chris BUCCAT (Hook_up)
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Post Number: 8
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Votes: 1 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, May 26, 2004 - 3:17 pm: | |
out of prot sanluis |
Chris BUCCAT (Hook_up)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, May 26, 2004 - 3:14 pm: | |
water looks good 40m 240heading and donut looks verry good |
Dustin DesJardins (Farmerd)
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Post Number: 32
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, May 26, 2004 - 12:18 pm: | |
Depending on weather and what day you can count us in as well ... The FUCARWEE is ready to run. Have the Beer Festival in Avila for Hospice on Saturday, so depending on wake up, hang over, and weather we will be at the ramp.
Dustin |
Ken Scott (Unregistered Guest)
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Estero Seafood and Live Bait has live squid. $20 a half scoop and $35 a full scooop. E-Mail for more info. |
Bill Miller (Fishing_bear)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, May 26, 2004 - 10:54 am: | |
Went out or MB yesterday - searched with the fleet, but only one knock-down for 4 1/2 hours of trolling. Tried just about everything in our box, plus bait - all to no avail. However, I must say that the weather was great - and it was an awful lot better than doing work around the house. |
Jake Jensen (Deep_cover)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, May 26, 2004 - 10:38 am: | |
I'm in if the weather looks like it's going to be good!!!!! |
Steve Hendricks (Fishmaster)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, May 26, 2004 - 7:09 am: | |
Team Avocation is in. Keep us posted on the day. It would be great to have as many boats as possible out there to cover some ground. Let's do it!
Steve |
Anonymous
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, May 26, 2004 - 4:15 am: | |
Looking for another boat or two to go out looking for albies. The water temp is there & expected calm seas next week.
Dave |
joep (Unregistered Guest)
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Votes: 1 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, May 25, 2004 - 9:39 pm: | |
The latest temp charts are showing a really nice temp break @ about 40 miles out of morro. It looks like it goes from 56 to 62 degrees in a matter of just a few miles. I'm thinkin of making a run for it this weekend if weather permits. Is there any other boats Going? |
Mike Blackstone (Blackie)
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Post Number: 34
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, May 24, 2004 - 7:31 pm: | |
Steve;
Sat when jr and I were cleaning fish at the Morro rack a guy had two flatties one about 8# the other one was 27# we saw his boat over in the area off cayucos in the kelp.
Blackie sr |
Steve Hendricks (Fishmaster)
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Post Number: 12
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, May 24, 2004 - 5:59 pm: | |
Fished again today out of MB. Very nice day on the ocean, very little wind again until about 1:30. We had 4 knockdowns, hooked two fish, and landed one (but farmed the other). Landed a nice 36 incher on a purple haze/green flasher at 90 feet. Farmed the other fish (about 12 lbs) on a brown hoochie/red flasher at 50 feet. The other two knockdowns were on RSK at 90 feet with green flasher. After the second torn up herring, I put on the hoochie and caught the fish 5 minutes later. Is it me, or do others have a hard time hooking fish with bait? We fished about the same area as yesterday, maybe a little further up the coast. It sounded pretty slow on the radio. Only saw one other fish caught.
Hope to get out again next weekend. Anyone try for halibut lately?
later,
steve
(Avocation) |
Angelo Sandy (Blue_thunder)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, May 24, 2004 - 5:32 pm: | |
Bob thanks again for looking, weve all been looking at the terrafin for the last few weeks. Ill give you guys a salmon report before this weekend from up here in Monterey, Maybe the break will be closer to here? Thanks again for your report.
Angelo (Blue Thunder). |
mike moore (Moorefish)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, May 24, 2004 - 9:48 am: | |
Thanks for looking Bob. Wind should be backing down pretty soon. Uphill, inside push. |
John Carvour (Agent_86)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, May 24, 2004 - 9:36 am: | |
The Albacore are still scratchy one day range from SD. There is supposed to be a large body moving up to the 60 mile range by the end of this week. It wont be long before their outside MB. Filled in the waiting time with this last friday. |
Blue boat (Unregistered Guest)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, May 24, 2004 - 7:38 am: | |
Thank you Harrell(catmakai) for the trailer information. Champion has a lot of information on their web site. I`ll keep your phone number just in case I need help. See you on the water. Mike PS Hope you get some tunacore wed. if you go. |
Steve Hendricks (Fishmaster)
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Post Number: 11
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, May 23, 2004 - 7:41 pm: | |
Hey, we've got an open seat for tomorrow if anyone is interested. Give me a call at 544-2811. Launching out of MB at 6 am.
lat,
steve |
Steve Hendricks (Fishmaster)
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Post Number: 10
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, May 23, 2004 - 6:20 pm: | |
Fished out of MB today. We caught 4 salmon, from 24-34 inches. Had two other drive-bys. We caught them East of the floatilla in 160-180 feet of water. Two were on a brown/white hoochie at 50 pulls on a diver, one on a green/white hoochie at 60 feet and another on a RSK at 100 feet on the downrigger. Great day of fishing on a very nice ocean. There was very little wind until about 1 pm. Lots of grey whales in the morning. Saw a pod of huge dolphins, probably 10 feet long. They were grey and molted white. Anyone know what kind?
Thanks Bob for searching for albacore for us. We were thinking about running tomorrow, but will just go for salmon again. Most everyone caught fish today, a few boats got limits.
Best fishes,
steve
(Avocation)
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Mike Blackstone (Blackie)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, May 23, 2004 - 5:44 pm: | |
Hey Mango , you forgot about the assh*** in the sailboat that was blocking the one side of the ramp on Sat morning at 0600 and said he could not move, so everyone had to back up and use one side , Oh Well got to have something to ••••• about we had a O on the salmon but limits of rockfish, I think my karma from IDAHO salmon trolling is following me, where you can troll in lake Coeur D alene for 14 hours without a hit, I DONE IT. Good luck on the Albacore RECON.
Blackie /SR Killer bs
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Bob Hather (Windfall)
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Post Number: 55
Registered: 8-2003
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, May 23, 2004 - 5:05 pm: | |
Today we made our first run for albacore. I used Terafin to go to the spot that Harrel mentioned below. It turned out that the water had moved and we had to go out 50 mi and a little south to get to 58 degree water. The color was ok but there was no sign of life, not a bird, nothing. We trolled around in a south heading because the white caps were up. At 11:00 we quit and ran back in for a little salmon fishing and caught one 20 pounder before the wind came up at about 2:30.
Bob Hather |
Rafael Marti (Mango)
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Post Number: 5
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Votes: 1 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, May 23, 2004 - 10:34 am: | |
For the guys coming up here from SB or anywhere else.There are only about 45 parking spots and some street parking available. Overnight parking/camping is not permitted. We have comercial guys that use the parking lot 24/7, there are sometimes broken or left behind trailers and boats, We also have some live aboards and RVs that use it (let me see did I forget to piss anyone off) LOL.
Sometimes it is difficult to park here even at 6:00 am. So use good judgement (or one of our fine motels)
Welcome to Morro Bay and have a nice day. |
HARRELL kIMBALL (Catmakai)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, May 23, 2004 - 7:45 am: | |
Weather/SST/Blue Boat-brakes;
Now, tuesday looks to be the best day to check for Albacore. SST shows good looking water 40 miles out on the 35:10 line Terrafin indicates 58-59 degree water in the afternoon and I supect a couple degrees cooler at night.
Mike(BlueBoat) - Champion Trailers is the best place to get disc brake conversion kits.They are on the internet or give them a call @ 1-800-229-6690. If you are anywhere near Nipomo I have a Catalog and I have done several installations lately so feel free to give me a call if you need any how to info. 805 929 1724 |
blue boat (Unregistered Guest)
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Thanks Tin can. Mike |
Steve Hendricks (Fishmaster)
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Post Number: 9
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, May 22, 2004 - 5:45 pm: | |
We will be fishing out of MB tomorrow. Launching tonight, sleeping on the boat, and will be out there trolling at first light. We'll be on 68 and will call out fish reports if we have any luck.
Best Fishes,
steve
(Avocation)
PS. What about a tuna run? We have our tuna gear in the boat. It is looking good out there!!! |
Rory Forsythe (Pluto)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, May 22, 2004 - 5:11 pm: | |
Mike Glick,
Welcome, come and sleep here! This place is cool and would like to keep it that way. Fish, is the key word brother! |
Mike Glick (Riff_raft)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, May 22, 2004 - 2:50 pm: | |
Thinking of coming up from SB to chase salmon on Sunday (they've disappeared around here). How crowded is the ramp at MB on the weekends these days? Can you come up the night before and sleep on the boat on the trailer? Thanks. |
DEN UEDA (Tin_can)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, May 22, 2004 - 1:05 pm: | |
TO MIKE BLUE BOAT, YOU CAN GET THE PARTS FROM BOATERS WORLD, OR WEST MARINRE, IT IS WELL WORTH IT.PLUS IF YOU RUN SALT, THE STAINLESS STEEL ROTORS AND DISC PADS RINSE GREAT. |
blue boat (Unregistered Guest)
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Has anyone done a disc brake change to their trailer? Are you happy with it and where did you get the parts? This is for a 20 skippy open tandem trailer. Thanks Mike |
Paul Schuyler (Tuglife)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, May 21, 2004 - 10:30 pm: | |
Left MB this afternoon @ 1300 on a solo desperate whim... scored big. First fish was 25lb bled, and 2nd went 28lb bled. Just plain brutes! It was hectic but I got bit twice and boated both. Second fish came at 1615 on the way in. Thanks for all the reports guys, because I probably wouldn't have gone out today otherwise. |
Bob Hather (Windfall)
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Post Number: 54
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, May 21, 2004 - 5:41 pm: | |
The weather was great today out of Morro Bay and there were fair numbers fo salmon caught near the rock in 150-200 feet of water. I could see 35 boats around us. A few boats caught 0 but most had 2-4 fish including a few 30 pounders. We caught two 20 pounders and lost another nice one. There are plenty of bait balls to fish around. Both live bait boats are out of commission for about a week so if you are planning to explore for albacore you are just going to be trolling. There is 59 degree water at 35:30 and 121:45 about 40 mi on a 260 from Morro Rock. That is the first place I would run to and I might go on Sunday if the weather permits.
Bob Hather |
Andrew Dunn (Drew_2452)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, May 21, 2004 - 2:50 pm: | |
Has anyone ever went fishing out of Avila or Morro and droped a crab pot on the way out and picked it up on the way back? Ive heard of the boys up north doing this ( bay area ) is the Avila Morro area any good for this ? |
clark (Unregistered Guest)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, May 21, 2004 - 11:29 am: | |
im hoping to go out of morro bay saturday.Im coming from lompoc.The one thing that concerns me is the wind.Anyone have any idea what to expect for wind conditions sat. morning. thanks clark |
Jim Lewis (Jimmer)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, May 21, 2004 - 7:34 am: | |
Redemtion!! went out of Morro Bay last night at 5:00 and trolled 2 miles off the rock around a nice size bait ball at 80' with a watermelon Apex and picked up 2 17/19 pounders!. There's fish out there to be caught that's for sure,thank's for the posting Bob hather, it motivated me to get off the couch yesterday after work and "just do it" Tsunami
bloody decks forever!! |
HARRELL kIMBALL (Catmakai)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, May 21, 2004 - 6:36 am: | |
Albacore Weather.
If the computer models hold up, next wednesday looks like a good day to prospect for albacore. Also John (PGE) says light to gentle winds next week. |
Dustin DesJardins (Farmerd)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, May 20, 2004 - 7:29 pm: | |
Thanks for the post BOB .... Had to cancel the Trip to the Islands, so now looking at fishing out front here for the weekend. If the weather lays down in the coming weeks we are running on that water out towards CSM bouy. |
Mike Blackstone (Blackie)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, May 20, 2004 - 7:25 pm: | |
to the vacationfisherfamily;
check out skys the limit charters , link on top of this page.
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Andrew Dunn (Drew_2452)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, May 20, 2004 - 7:09 pm: | |
I have a 1993 2452 and I want to replace the prop.The engine is a 5.0 and runs very good I am haveing a problem with it cavitating. The prop is 15 1/2 x 18. Should I change the prop size up or down. The guy at the local boat shop said try a 14 1/4 x 21 does this sound right any help would be appreciated. thanx |
vacationfisherfamily (Unregistered Guest)
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any six pack boats going out of avila beach or morro bay the week of 6/11 -6/18. i'm on vacation with my family and we love to fish. |
Rafael Marti (Mango)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, May 20, 2004 - 3:24 pm: | |
Hey Tsunami, yeah we were out there Wednesday sorry didn't see you out there,it was sure quiet one the radio.We headed out @ 6:00 am and ran straight to the outside area to about 300 ft.The water was real clean and about 49 degree.So we went back to the inside where we had seen some good water on the way out. We put one on instantly, then lost one at the boat later on before being blown out out of there. |
Blackie Jr / Killer B's (Unregistered Guest)
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The Halibut are here. A friend of mine caught two decent size halibut just north of cuyucos last week. They were both caught on swim baits between the kelp beds. |
Bob Hather (Windfall)
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Post Number: 53
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, May 20, 2004 - 1:00 pm: | |
We fished for 3 hours in front of the rock today in 200 feet of water. There were great bait balls and a great salmon bite. Sam on the Barny C caught 10 for five guys by 10:00 am. 75 to 90 feet down and green hoochies and apexes. The weather was great with no wind by the time we left at 11:00.
Bob Hather |
Jim Lewis (Jimmer)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, May 20, 2004 - 7:41 am: | |
We fished out of Morro Bay on Wednesday for salmon and couldn't get a strike, we dropped the balls at 6:30 and trolled 'till 8:30 or so and then headed for the barn. There were a few commercial boats out working north of us so we tried that area and ran down hill from there still no takers,maybe next time? Mango,I saw you out on wednesday did you have any luck ? Tsunami
Bloody decks forever! |
Bob Hather (Windfall)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, May 19, 2004 - 4:27 pm: | |
There is a water temp break out 40 mi on a 265 heading from Morro Rock that changes from 51 degrees to 59 degrees in the space of about 2 mi. If we can get a break in the weather I would like to run for albacore. The Monday forcast is for 10-15 knotts of wind and only a 2-4 ft swell. The first day I can run out is next Wenesday.
Bob Hather |
Steve Hendricks (Fishmaster)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, May 19, 2004 - 6:53 am: | |
Has anyone heard if there are fish out of PSL. I live in Grover and that is a much shorter drive for us. Hoping to head out Fri, Sat, or Sun, depending on weather. We'll definitely give a shout once we are on the water.
thanks for the info guys.
steve
(Avocation) |
Andrew Dunn (Drew_2452)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, May 19, 2004 - 6:36 am: | |
Thanx Shane for the info I am going to try and make it out on Thursday. My boat is the Keneke if you see me give me a shout. |
shane shelton (Shanehotknot)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, May 19, 2004 - 4:58 am: | |
andrew;
the fish are in 280 to 300 ft of water west n/west of the rock,tac north on that line you should get bit.there is also a spot of fish on bait 165 feet off the rock find the bait there and you should do fine
shane |
Paul Schuyler (Tuglife)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, May 18, 2004 - 9:31 pm: | |
Is anyone planning on fishing out of MB for salmon on Friday? I am planning on going EARLY, as the forecast looks fair. |
Andrew Dunn (Drew_2452)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, May 18, 2004 - 8:55 pm: | |
How far-out from the rock are the salmon. |
plan b (Unregistered Guest)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, May 18, 2004 - 5:51 pm: | |
two of us fished this morning out of morro from 7 to noon for three salmon to 20lbs. got outside a little in the 300' stuff with the hardware at 80'. green and chrome spoons worked ok. water was clean compared to sunday...much better looking water inside the 160' mark...no wind, sunny sky, calm seas.... |
shane shelton (Shanehotknot)
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finaly got the one that takes us fishing to go fishing on my boat,bad weather sat and sunday but we did get some real nice fish
shane |
shane shelton (Shanehotknot)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, May 17, 2004 - 8:57 pm: | |
finaly got the one that takes us fishing to go fishing on my boat,bad weather sat and sunday but we did get some real nice fish
shane |
HARRELL kIMBALL (Catmakai)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, May 17, 2004 - 6:13 pm: | |
Weather
Tomorrow AM looks like it may be calm until afternoon according to John Lindsey at Diablo. Might be worth a shot at Salmom/rockfish. |
Mike Blackstone (Blackie)
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Hey Guys ,,, I just had a thought this morning do you think we can get credit for all the rockfish we are saving with all this wind, It will be real interesting to see what the fish counts will be for this year , and then they got the nerve to close rockfish in JULY, OH well I think JR and I will save the fuel for now , looks like the wind is going to blow all week, good luck to all that brave the wind. Oh yea did everyone hear about the charter salmon boat sinking in SF , one death , sad tale to a great day on the ocean.
BLACKIE/SR |
Paul Schuyler (Tuglife)
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Hey, thanks to everyone who posted salmon info for MB. I have been out of town and it's nice to hear that there are fish around. I'll be trying to get out this week and see what I can stir up. Will post. |
plan b (Unregistered Guest)
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fished solo sunday morning for several knockdowns and two salmon to 16 lbs. in about two hours.... flasher and a 24r worked for me in 150 to 200 ft at 80 ft....straight out from the rock...good looking salmon water was bumpy but very fishable to about 9:30...thanks windfall for your recent report...knowing the conditions i probably would have stayed home if i didn't see a report! |
Mark E Hilliard (Ms_mackey)
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I always consider the person sending the report. So the fact that bob is a unregistered guest not using the same standards that make this sight what it is shows I can't listen. The BIG DOGS Bob Hather, Melvin A. de la Mott, Jim Nailen, Carl Moore, Harrell, Blackie(&Jr)just to name a few. Make this sight what it's all about. Honest true information thanks men. I always consider the source on all topics in life. bob find somewhere else to BS or else back it up. |
Bob Hather (Windfall)
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I went out of Morro Bay today and the weather was nice for about two hours. We caught 2 salmon, one was 17 1/2 lbs. We fished in 140 feet of water and caught the fish down 60 feet on grey apexes. Read my post below about the Regional Water Quality Board. I heard that the Board directed staff to come back with different alternatives besides making the Central Coast a Marine Protected Area that would prohibit all fishing.
Bob |
HARRELL kIMBALL (Catmakai)
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Weather.
Still not a lot of swell but the wind is smoking on the outside.
Will:
When it is blowing on the outside the inside weather, to fish for salmon and rockfish, is usually ok in the mornings.Precisely when the wind will start on the inside is difficult to tell. Sometimes early sometimes not till noon or later. If you live close enough just go and take your chances. When it comes to weather there is no sure thing. Like Blackie says the PGE report is by far the best.
Bob/Mel:
Tell us more about this Packard group. |
Mike Blackstone (Blackie)
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Will;
Check the Diablo weather link at the top of this page , its right on.
Blackie/sr
Good Luck |
WILL (Unregistered Guest)
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Does anyone think the wind permit us to go out of morro this weeken in the search of some salmon and maybe some bottom fish? |
Bob Hather (Windfall)
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Morro Bay did produce very good catches of salmon for the comercial boats today. I heard from the fish market that they caught salmon right out in front.
More importantly, today the Regional Water Quality Board considered a midigation plan for PG&E's killing of fish larva at Diablo. Staff recomended that PGE pay for creating a Marine Protected Area from Arguello to Piedras Blancas that would prohibit all fishing. The Resource Legacy Foundation, an environmentalist group backed with $130 million from Packard tried to get DFG to get interested to no avail. So the group is trying an end run through the RWQB and the board's staff can't wait to shut us down. Since 18 people asked to speak at today's public hearing, each speaker was given only 2 min. I asked for 4 minutes because I said I represented over 600 CCFCC members but they wouldn't give me the extra time. Even though we only had one day's notice from the Tribune article, Mel de la Motte prepared me with a four page written statement, of which I only got 2/3 into the first page, a summary of the MIG's rockfish study and a letter from the Deputy Director of DFG stating their opposition to the MPA which I had entered into the public record. This was necessary if we have to sue the RWQB in the future. When my 2 minutes were up members of the audience yelled out to the board to let me continue and that I could use their 2 minutes but the board refused. I was so pissed that I left at that point and don't know what action was taken by the board. Stay tuned for an update. This could be the worst thing that ever hit us fishermen.
Bob Hather Proud to be a CCFCC director. |
Mike Blackstone (Blackie)
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Well BOB since you caught all the salmon and dont want to share the info ,,, WE on this site that will post our name and Email will be SURE and share our albi information with you WHEN THEY SHOW ,,,,YOU BET
BLACKIE/SR |
HARRELL kIMBALL (Catmakai)
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bob's first post was "a" limit which is two fish now its 6 fish (3 limits)his next post will probably be all 40 pounders. It's been my experience that a "secret" salmon spot lasts about 20 minutes before the fish move elsewhere.I had a secret once but the people I told it to couldn't keep it. I'll bet that if bob's boat was sinking he wouldn't keep that a secret ! See, this is what we do when the wind won't let us go look for Albacore ! |
Andrew Dunn (Drew_2452)
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Thanx Steve I couldn't have put it better myself its nice to brag but better to share the info and knowledge.As fisherman we are supposed to have that courtesy for eachother but I can see that hand doesn't extend to everyone. |
Steve Hendricks (Fishmaster)
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Hey, this board is for sharing, not just bragging (although bragging is a big part of it . If you can't share, then don't brag. What's the point?
Thanks,
steve |
bob (Unregistered Guest)
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that is all my little secret and we caught 6 and there was 3 of us |
Andrew Dunn (Drew_2452)
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Where out of Morro and how many and on what please. |
bob (Unregistered Guest)
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today we went out and caught a limit of salmon out of morro bay |
Melvin A. de la Motte, Jr. (Righttofish)
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ALERT! ALERT! ALERT!
Friends: We need your help and support. Another insidious evil effort has arisen on the central coast with a goal of shutting down recreational fishing.
PG&E has allegedly been guilty of killing millions of larval fish in their "cooling systems at Diablo Canyon". They contend that this has not had a big impact on surrounding fisheries (and we know this is true because the fishing near Diablo Canyon has been fantastic ... I fish near Diablo all the time and know how good the fishing is in that area). Nevertheless, PG&E just wants to get the government off their back ... so, they are willing to pony up big cash to buy themselves out of this problem.
So, the Water Quality Control Board needs to know what to do with the money that will repair and ameliorate the problems caused by Diablo's warm water discharge ...
So, what do you think they are proposing? Don't laugh here ... they are proposing joining up with the Resources Legacy Fund Foundation to help construct "Marine Preserve Areas" ... where fishing will not be allowed. CRAZY! They are actually proposing MPAs that would stop fishing along the central coast ... Here is the impact:
1. Put Virg's and Patriot Sportfishing out of business unless they are willing to travel long distances up or down the coast to get to open areas.
2. Essentially kill all private recreational fishing along the central coast.
3. Cost communities like Avila Beach and Morro Bay millions of dollars in lost income from rockfish angling losses, motel losses, fuel losses, restaurants, sales tax losses, etc. etc.
4. Force those who want to go groundfish angling to spend much more in fuel (and pollution) to go long distances to get to open areas ... create more risk of danger ... cause less time fishing because of so much travel time.
I could go on and on about the evil of this proposal. MPAs have never been shown in the last 50 years to improve the fisheries in adjoining areas. That was the reason the Channel Island Marine Santuary proposal was not going forward until Gray Davis appointed a personal "hack" to the Fish and Game Commission that he knew would vote in favor of the CIMS closure (and eventully got the CIMS approved on a 2-1 vote by the Fish & Game Commission).
The MIG group of this county spent an entire year evaluating the viability and effectiveness of MPAs last year and voted NOT TO INVITE OR ENCOURAGE THE MONTEREY SANCTUARY TO COME INTO OUR AREA ... because the MPAs are not effective or helpful (except to close down fishing).
The Resources Legacy Fund Foundation (left wing environmentalist group) has weaseled its way into the graces of the Water Quality Control Board by saying how great these MPAs are. The Water Quality Control Board is having a public hearing tomorrow at
895 Aerovista Way
San Luis Obispo, CA
This topic is suppose to come up in the afternoon. It would be great some of you could appear to voice your disapproval of this absurdity.
Live-fishermen ... you will be totally out of business if this MPA is created ... unless you want to travel up to Pt Sur or down to Pt. Conception to find your fish. I don't know how to attach a copy of the staff report, but I will forward it to anyone who contacts me.
The CCFCC will have a representative at the meeting to tell them how misguided and off-base they are. We certainly will file lawsuits to stop this idiocy if it comes to that.
Mel.
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HARRELL kIMBALL (Catmakai)
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Weather
The forecast is no good for the next 7 days. Not geat big swell but wind, wind and more wind. NOAA is calling for 15-25 through the weekend and the computer models show it through Wednesday ! The mornings may be ok on the inside for salmon/rockfish but expect to be blown out early. As for Albacore - good luck and I don't mean finding the fish.
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JOHN COSTELLO (Taurus)
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after over a month in the boatyard, i'm getting wet on thursday morning...locked and loaded for a run south to the canyon as soon as i see a break... looking for some early albacore...i'll post |
Steve Hendricks (Fishmaster)
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Anyone heading out this weekend to search for salmon? They have got to be still around, that was only a week ago that Melvin caught his fish. Looks like the weather will be coming down this weekend.
Dustin and Stacey,
Team Avocation will definitely be up for an albacore run in a couple of weeks. keep me posted.
thanks,
steve |
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sounds like the salmon left from around here |
Andrew Dunn (Drew_2452)
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Any salmon being caught out of Avila did they come back |
Good Karma (Unregistered Guest)
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Boat"Good Karma"-17ft Radon Bahia Center console for sale.Hull is 1989 original Radoncraft,powered by a new in 2002,perfectly maintained 70hp 4 stroke Evinrude.Boat is ready to fish inshore/offshore (salmon or albacore) with 2 radios,Raymarine FF,GPS,Twin Cannon downriggers,1 scoop onboard live bait well,10 rod holders,Pacific trailer plus too many extras to list.This father of twins now needs a larger boat.Send me an email or call (805)544-7693 for details and/or sea trial in Morro Bay...jeff |
Dustin DesJardins (Farmerd)
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Well, we have have been watching that water the last two weeks, and after the wind subsides I believe we are going to bump out and take a look. Would be nice to have some coverage when we pull the trigger. I will keep in touch Stacey, Still hoping to fish the WON tourny at Catalina the 21-23 ..but if not I think we will run outside here and have a look around. With these strong NW winds suprised the water has acctualy heated up over the last two days .....this year could be epic!
Dustin |
Bob Hather (Windfall)
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There is no break in the weather in the forcast. Even with the winds gusting to 35 there is still good looking albacore water 45 mi west and also by the donut.
Bob |
Michael Gorgita (Gdoggsb)
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I saw some reports of salmon in Morro bay being caught by commercials..come on you guys is it confirmed or not. I still have the fever for pink meat so please go down to the docks and find out. Any report is really appreciated |
Stacey Meacham (Stacey)
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If I remember correctly we were catching albacore in the 3rd week of May last year, I’ve been looking at the terrafin and the water near the csm buoy down towards the elbow looks promising for LFT. We are thinking of making an exploratory run towards the end of the month on either the 22nd or the 29th if conditions permit. Is anyone else thinking of making a run on either of the two dates mentioned above? |
Mike Blackstone (Blackie)
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OK the right kind , the boat looks good , whats the bottom line ?
Blackie SR |
The_right_kind (The_right_kind)
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Furuno electronics, auto pilot, much more.
Call 805-687-5828 for more info or a sea trial.
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WILL (Unregistered Guest)
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Today we went out of port san luis looking for some salmon. Right away we got hooked up with a fish and we realed it in and it was some litte johnny bass or something then we got and 19in. one and threw it back.Then I hooked up a really nice but next to the boat it shook the hook. Then another guy with hooked up on a decent one.(all on watermelon apex's). then it was slow for awhile then around 130 we hooked up an 20 pounder then i got another 15 othing after that. |
Melvin A. de la Motte, Jr. (Righttofish)
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Friends:
THEY'RE BACK!!!
SALMON BITE IS BACK ON CENTRAL COAST
Last night three of the Patriot crew guys went out to look for salmon and came back with a limit of six!
Today, Steve Moore and a few crew & friends went out to see if it was a fluke or not. We had a slow pick for five salmon by 12:30 p.m. Then another Patriot Sportfishing crew member, Dustin, brought the Patriot out with two more fishermen and they started "mooching". They quickly hooked and landed 3 nice salmon. So, not being stupid, we got rigged up for mooching too. We quickly got on a big bait-ball and got into a hot bite and landed another 7 big salmon. So nine fishermen on these two boats nailed their 18 salmon by 2 p.m.
Thank you to Steve Moore and the crew of Patriot Sportfishing for a nice day on the water. It was the first time I had been mooching on the Central Coast ... and it was a blast!
Be sure to use barbless circle hooks for your mooching (I recommend 3/0 hooks.) If you use 2 hooks, be sure that they are "fixed" at the bottom and the upper hook is not "sliding". You can do well with whole bait hooked through the nose .. or cut-bait herring.
The fish are hungry ...
Here is a picture from today's outing.
Mel.
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Blackie Jr / Killer B's (Unregistered Guest)
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Jim, Check the Diablo weather link at the top of this board. That report is usually right on the money. The Bouy report will also give a realtime look at what is happening and a forecast for the next few days. Be careful about the KSBY weather report, we have had our A** kicked in the past when they said it would be "a good day on the water". |
Geoffe Himes (Ylathhs)
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That is so awesome John. Thanks for the update. When are you coming to the sierras to catch the monster rainbows and browns? Geoffe Himes |
will (Unregistered Guest)
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How are the oceans looking for this weekend? If anyone has a good website could u give it to me.. that would be great |
John Rowley (Outatsea)
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The 18 lingcod in Virg's fishcount were all 30 inches or more. They were on the Admiral's overnight long range trip to Cape San Martin. John Rowley |
Bob Hather (Windfall)
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From the looks of the SST the water temps are approaching 58 degrees at both the CSM buoy and the PSL buoy with a sharp temp break. Virg's is selling great live bait, a mix of sardine and anchovie. I bet the first albacore come this month. Lets get some.
Bob Hather |
Jim Lewis (Jimmer)
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We went to Moss sat/sun for limits of salmon and great weather and the best steamed clams I've ever had at a place called Phil's fish market which is across the bay,the salmon were hitting watermelon apexes and white hootchies,moochers were doing well also.It sure would be nice if Morro bay would go off with the salmon like monterey bay does,but I guess that a 2.5 hour drive isn't too bad. If your going to drive up to Moss landing and are going to use Espinosa road be carefull making the run across the freeway it's a suicide run for sure.
bloody decks forever! |
S. Bengtson (Wasnt_me)
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Went out fishing rockcod on Sunday and we did ok. Left from Morro. It was windy either from the shore (hot) or from the sea (cool). Limits of blues( some large schools}, reds and a few gophers. Using squid and jigs. Consistent bite at about 100 ft. The blues bit anything and the reds liked the color red. It was sure good to be out on the water again and I sure appreciate all the good info from the rest of you. |
Bob Hather (Windfall)
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I ran up to Moss Landing Thursday for salmon and the bite was great for the first two days. On Saturday we only caught 5 12-15 pounders and on Sunday we got skunked as did many of the commercials. Today the bite was also dead. On Sunday we tried to motor back home and fish rockfish on the way down but the weather got too nasty at Point Sur and we had to return uphill against 10 foot seas and 23 knott winds at 7-8 knotts. Thanks to Randy Jonson on the Marlin and John on the Teacher's Pet we were able to hitch a ride back home. I heard there is a salmon bite off of San Simion on Sunday.
Bob
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Geoffe Himes (Ylathhs)
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Virg's reports 18 Lingcod on Sunday. Did they really catch 18 buffalo cod that met the 30" regulations or did they include the shorts too. That would be awesome if they caught that many legal cultus cod. |
Melvin A. de la Motte, Jr. (Righttofish)
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Friends:
Let me throw out some advice (for what its worth) concerning rockfish angling under the new rules.
There are very few lingcod that are above 30 inches in length (new size limit). However, there are many lings that are smaller in size. They are voracious and will attack almost any bait or lure in their zone. It can be annoying to catch smaller lings on almost every drop ... so you need to use lures that are more likely to attract other species. Lings usually are caught right near the bottom.
There are many tastey red rockcod available in nearshore waters. They really like plastic/rubber swim baits (the bigger the better). Drop to the bottom and slowly jig upward 30-40 feet off the bottom. Then drop down to bottom and start process again. A school of reds usually looks like a small "tee-pee" or upward collumn near the bottom on your fish-finder.
Lings also will go for the big swim-baits, but not as frequently as they bite metal or lead jigs like Braid slammers and Jax Jigs.
Also, blue rockfish, olive rockfish, and bolina tend to hold higher in the water. If you have your own boat, blues, johnny bass and bolina will often appear as small sideways stringy objects holding suspended midway or toward the surface. Drop down to this midway depth and you might start having fun catching blues, johnny bass or bolina. The ling cod usually do not hang out in this area. If you are fishing with Patriot Sportfishing or Virg's, they will usually tell you the depth that is holding fish. They also will be avoiding lingcod areas since very few lings will make the 30 inch limit.
If you really want to find those 30-inch lings and other monster rockfish ... you will need to fish above the lighthouse above San Simeon.
Good luck guys.
Mel. |
Melvin A. de la Motte, Jr. (Righttofish)
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Friends:
The Central Coast Fisheries Conservation Coalition (CCFCC)is a local organization that fights to protect the rights of recreational fishermen. Recently the PFMC (federal regulatory body) wanted to close down all groundfish angling from Pt. Conception to the Oregon border until August 1, 2004. Because of strong efforts of the CCFCC and our lobbying efforts to gain a separate region along the Central Coast, we were able to get the PFMC to allow the "south-central region" (from Pt. Conception to Pt. Lopez) to reopen for rockfish angling in May and June (with only a closure in July). We have formed a good relationship with the Director of DFG (Ryan Broddrick) and his chief deputy (Sonke Mastrup) in recent months. We think the long-range prospects for recreational fishing along the central coast are good!
On a different subject, the CCFCC thanks all the good citizens who paid for auctioned items at the February dinner in Morro Bay at the Community Center. Marc Riley bought a fishing trip on my boat as part of the auction. We took Marc and three buddies rockfish angling on the May 1st reopener. Pictured below (from left to right) are Terry Andersen, Marc Riley, Joel Riley and Pat Murphy. These are some of the nice "reds" they bagged on Saturday. It is so nice to be back on the water bringing in those beautiful and tastey rockfish.
Mel.
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HARRELL kIMBALL (Catmakai)
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Rockfish: Since I started this I guess I better try and clearify what I think the changes are.
"If you want to be terrific you have to be specific"
Sounds like something Johnny Cochran would say.
Now included in the ten fish limit with out a sublimit are; Gophers,China, Grass, Black & Yellow and Kelp rockfish and don't ask me how to identify them !
There still separate limits, both size and quantity, for Boccacio (1 ea at 12"), Greenling (2ea at 10 ") and Cabazon (3ea at15"). These are all included in the ten fish limit.
Lingcod is now 1 ea at 30" good luck !
Still zero take for Canary, Cowcod and Yellow eye and our area will be closed in July for rockfish.
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HARRELL kIMBALL (Catmakai)
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Steve, I left out the "nearshore" in the subgroup term and you are right about anyone fishing for rock fish they better get a copy of the regs/changes which are in a chart on the F&G marine resourcs page. |
Steve Moore (Steve__patriot)
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Harrel, Not entirely true. Yes, the nearshore 2 fish sublimits did go away, but there are still other constaints. 1 Boccacio, no canary, Ling Cod must be 30 " as well as some other rules that anybody fishing our area should be familiar with.. Steve at Patriot |
HARRELL kIMBALL (Catmakai)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, May 02, 2004 - 8:36 am: | |
The regs for rockfish have changed effective 1 May.This time for the good. You can keep the first ten fish and it doesn't matter what they are. F&G did away with the subgroup limits. Smart move it was only killing them to release them anyway.
Also I heard that Matt (took over Charlies bait operation at Morro) has live bait, anchovies and sardines. |
Melvin A. de la Motte, Jr. (Righttofish)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, April 30, 2004 - 10:34 am: | |
Friends:
I have received a report that the administrator of this web site and 3 other anonymous fishermen made a trip from Morro Bay up to Monterey (by sea). Along the way they decided to try bouncing for halibut ... and hooked this nice lingcod. The 20 pound specimen was 36 inches long and was RELEASED UNHARMED. I might head for that fishing hole after rockfish season reopens this Saturday to see if I can bag that fish ...
Good luck to everyone on the coming weekend's reopener.
Mel.
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Mike Blackstone (Blackie)
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Post Number: 26
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, April 28, 2004 - 5:06 pm: | |
Well as my son has just posted , yea we are geeting f----- again this year , front page of the trib says it all, I dont know about the rest of you guys ,but im going to fire an E mail to the GOV and ask for a prorate on my licence, this is to much bullsh-- to swallow, there killing Darby and steves business and our pleasure fishing , how much more are we going to take?
They also can do away with most of the wardens and DFG personal because they have no one to police any more . Whats next MEL?
Blackie/Sr |
Firstmate (Unregistered Guest)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, April 28, 2004 - 3:29 pm: | |
How is it looking for May rock fishing at morro is it open or closed? I see that ling cod has changed. Did anything else ie blues,reds,bolina |
tj (Unregistered Guest)
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Blackie Jr / Killer B's (Unregistered Guest)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, April 28, 2004 - 11:19 am: | |
TT has an article which says they are closing Rock fish during july. Looks like we are getting bent over again this year. |
Chip D. Tamagni (Unregistered Guest)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, April 28, 2004 - 5:32 am: | |
I have fished moss every weekend since the opener for limits and made many a friend and family poop pink. Watermelon apex has gotten 90% of the fish, one on the greenback mack croc, one on straight rsk, and opening day all on green hotspot with phaze hootch. The apex is great as no flasher to fight. Fish have come from 20-50 feet max for us. Early a.m. bite. We have been done at 9:00 only once and that was because there was three of us (6fish) other that that 7-8 a.m. Chip Tamagni tamagni@charter.net |
Blueboat (Unregistered Guest)
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Harrell I`m going tomorrow. How long did it take to launch? Thanks Mike |
joep (Unregistered Guest)
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Andrew
We caught our fish on Dodger with green & white Apex, Green Hotspot with Clear Rotery Killer And Red Hotspot with purple haze hoochie. They were 50 to 60 Ft. down.
Slips @ Moss Landing are 50 cents a ft. 12 bucks for a 24ft. I had mistaken the price on previous post
Good Luck this weekend. |
HARRELL kIMBALL (Catmakai)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, April 27, 2004 - 4:39 pm: | |
Moss Landing Report;
Three of us Fished Moss today for limits by 10:30. A little slower today but still limits for most boats. We only mooched so it took a while for us to find "moochable" fish. It was much less crowded today than the weekend was or will be. This Saturday commercial salmon season opens so be prepared for many, many boats. Most of the boats including ours were about 4-5 miles north of Moss in 200 ft of water aand most fish came in the top 50 ft. |
