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July
2009
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Ken is our highliner today with these two flatties. He took his boat up above the Santa Cruz lighthouse and fished with live mackerel and sardines and managed to land these two. For everyone else out of Capitola today it was not such a good story. We will now attempt some “diagnosis” of this:
So - bait wise, we’ve now got sardines stacked from the top of the water column all the way down to the bottom, from Rio Del Mar to the lighthouse in 30 to 50 feet of water. This is a *lot* of bait, and there’s a pretty good chance that fish that were biting yesterday are now completely full to the point of bursting and the last thing they want is another darned fish. That, plus everyone and their mom (and in a few cases literally with their mom) were on top of the spot off O’Neil’s that was so productive yesterday. There were a few halibut caught there today, but that’s about it.
Otherwise boats that caught fish caught rock cod, small halibut, and lingcod, and these were mostly caught up off Soquel point. We don’t have photos of these because - it was really weird, but **everyone** seemed to come in with their rentals at the same time, and it was just frantic on the deck here so - sorry no pics. Quite a few boats - mostly those that stayed around O’Neil’s all day - ended up flying the skunk flag. Bummer!
But - it was another beautiful day in paradise here - lots of smiles and lots of fun. There was a decent band playing on the wharf and we’re now all looking forward to some awesome eating as lots of folks are grilling out tonight. Should be some fireworks too, though - of course - they’re illegal. Isn’t it weird how that works? |
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posted at 6:23 PM in Fishing Reports |
4th
July
2009
The Bayside Marine fishing report has been updated!
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posted at 6:20 PM in Fishing Reports |
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July
2009
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Today Nelson caught this 26 inch Halibut just past the whistle bouy with a white Zoom Fluke lure.
Is buddies and him also caught a number of rockcod to go with it, but this was his prize fish of the day. Good job guys see you on the next round. |
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posted at 4:08 PM in Fishing Reports |
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July
2009
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The good luck continues to pool around the water off O’Neil’s today. Here’s Colin with the 39.5 pound thresher shark that he just brought in. He jigged up some mackerel around the first kelp bed in front of the wharf and then headed over towards O’Neil’s. This one bit in 30-40 feet of water on a halibut rig with a live mackerel just on the bottom. And it was a 45 minute fight - awesome catch Colin! |
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posted at 11:01 AM in Fishing Reports |
3rd
July
2009
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Kurtis and Dan again went on a 80 mile boat ride today and have these seven fish to show for it. Well - and more stories of mako sharks - Kurtis saw one but could not make it bite. They’re switing to halibut tomorrow - they are “over it”. |
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posted at 8:48 PM in Fishing Reports |
3rd
July
2009
The Bayside Marine fishing report has been updated!
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posted at 7:40 PM in Fishing Reports |
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July
2009
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Here are Anthony, James, and Kirkland with the grass cod they caught off Capitola reef today. All the fish they caught bit on swim baits. This was a pretty typical catch on the boats aside from the few that brought in giants. Lots of boats said they had something big on but got spooled or snapped off. Most likely these were threshers - they’re definitely around.
It was trickier to find bait today - once again pinhead anchovies in shallow, and sardines and mackerel out a bit further in 40-50 feet of water.
The swell remains very very down - it’s not completely gone, but the halibut that we’ve seen today is evidence that it’s not bothering the groundfish any.
Otherwise - beatiful day - overcast in the morning, sunny around noon through til now - wind picked up out of the west about 1 pm. Forecast calls for the same tomorrow - that’d certainly be nice. |
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posted at 5:59 PM in Fishing Reports |
3rd
July
2009
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Antonette and her friend cashed in on the “one big fish per boat” trend today with this 27 pound thresher shark! They caught it fishing dead anchovies in 50 feet of water off New Brighton. There was all kinds of unusual drama associated with the catch: Ed had gone out to help them start the motor, but when he arrived they were fully engaged with fighting this fish. Ed coached them through it - they fought it for a total of 30 minutes, and they finally got it into the boat with a gaff. Turns out the problem with the motor was just that they weren’t pulling hard enough. Hehe - fate works in mysterious ways sometimes. The rest of the day was slow but enjoyable for them - the caught a few odds and ends - an octopus, a mackerel, and a perch. Beautiful fish Antonette! |
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posted at 3:46 PM in Fishing Reports |
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July
2009
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That O’Neil’s - it’s got something going today doesn’t it? Here’s Phong with the only thing his boat hooked up on all day (besides a few rock cod). This ladies and gentlemen is a 28.5 pound flattie! This one bit around noon today on live sardines on a halibut rig. Beautiful fish Phong - bon apetite! |
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posted at 3:22 PM in Fishing Reports |
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July
2009
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Thomas and Madeline had fun with their mom and dad today fishing out by the mile reef a bit towards O’Neil’s. They were using bait jigs and caught a whole bunch of jacksmelt. Dad had something big on - most likely a thrEsher. It kept on going and took all his line right off the reel. So - a fun day for the whole family. See you next time guys! |
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posted at 1:27 PM in Fishing Reports |
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July
2009
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Chris and Mr. Fish Rap himself Allen Bushnell scored big off of their kayaks today. They were fishing in 35 feet of water off O’Neil’s using live mackerel. Chris caught a 9 pounder and Allen cranked in a hefty 22 pounder! He took the direct approach and just gaffed his fish right at the boat. *Nice* catch you guys. |
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posted at 11:54 AM in Fishing Reports |
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July
2009
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It’s shaping up to be a beautiful (and busy) day today. The perch are still plentiful on the wharf here, but Tae just broke the mold with this 28 inch halibut. He just caught off the end of the wharf using a live shiner on a three way setup. This is a very good sign. Nice catch Tae! |
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posted at 11:23 AM in Fishing Reports |
3rd
July
2009
The Boccie Boy Bait fishing report has been updated!
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posted at 10:11 AM in Fishing Reports |
2nd
July
2009
The Bayside Marine fishing report has been updated!
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posted at 8:40 PM in Fishing Reports |
2nd
July
2009
The Boccie Boy Bait fishing report has been updated!
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posted at 8:00 PM in Fishing Reports |
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