26th August 2008

Capitola: Still slow going

posted at 2:47 PM in Fishing Reports |
John and rock fish
John just came in with a couple of rock cod he caught in the eastern kelp bed on a shrimp fly jig with some squid pieces.

Earlier today Larry, Phil, and Kurtis came in with some small halibut ranging from 7-9 pounds. Kurtis said there was a consistent early bite of small fish, but they were finicky - they’d take the bait and spool line out, but ultimately he lost several when they apparently just spit the bait.

We have a ground swell going on right now (along with some nasty wind chop) that’s not helping things, and word on the radio is that the same pattern holds - small halibut here and there - all the way up to 4 mile. Looks like the red tide that was hanging around here has moved west a bit - it’s now in front of the harbor in a big way.

One silver lining: weather’s gorgeous here at the Capitola wharf - we’re due for some pretty warm weather, and it seems that it’s starting to move in.

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