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SOCAL SALT REPORTS: Catalina gives up its biggest hits of the year on white seabass
BY BRANDON HAYWARD/WON Staff WriterPublished: Jun 22, 2010
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LONG BEACH — Along with being able to keep 3 white seabass starting on Wednesday of last week came the best white seabass fishing of the year.
And it wasn't just for small boats and six-packs. The bigger sportboats like the Big Game 90 and Freedom posted some impressive counts.
"We ended up with 38 seabass for out 27 guys," said Big Game 90 owner/operator Mike Jewett on a call with WON after wrapping up a 2 1/2-day trip out of Long Beach Marina Sportfishing on Sunday.
The trip put it's extended length to fish all over the place day and night.
"We started at Catalina in the bait grounds up west where Tommy (Lee, on the Freedom) had 35. We left to go to Santa Barbara Island for nothing, and then we went back to Catalina for 11 seabass. We waited it out in the bait grounds for nothing, and then we went to San Clemente Island," said Jewett.
Clemente continues to be a huge dissapointment. Like the other sportboats to visit Clemente recently, the Big Game 90 saw signs of yellowtail, but there wasn't much action.
BEST BISCUIT OF THE YEAR, SO FAR — The biggest white seabass to get caught on a sportboat so far this season is this 59 pounder that Jeffrey Looke of Aliso Viejo caught while fishing on the Spectra with Captain Jack Dalla Corte last Sunday. Looke caught the fish on a Seeker 970-7, and a Shimano Torium 16 with 40-pound Izorline XXX.
"We looked at some yellowtail there and got one shitty little one. So we took off and went back to Catalina. We ended up getting 27 after dark," added Jewett, who is running his last round of trips-including a Saturday open party-out of Marina Sportfishing this week before going back down to San Diego.
Sunday had some huge hits for the fleet. The Freedom backed up its big day Friday (when it had 35 white seabass) with 51 white seabass. The trip started at San Clemente Island for 2 yellowtail before heading for the East End of Catalina where the best seabass fishing was found.
The Options ended up with 3-fish limits at Catalina on Sunday for it's 5 passengers. The crew got in on the fun and boated a few fish to bring the total up to 19 white seabass.
"We just scratched at them all day," said Options skipper Tino Valantine. "It was our best trip of the year, which was a coincidence seeing how out best trips of the year on seabass last year was on Father's Day."
In addition to the big hits for some boats, the island also gave up its biggest sportboat-caught seabass of the season on Sunday for the Spectra out of Pierpoint Landing. The seabass was a 59 pounder caught by Jeffrey Looke of Aliso Viejo on a Seeker 970-7, and a Shimano Torium 16 with 40-pound Izorline XXX.
"We have had seabass five of the seven trips I've ran," said the Spectra's captain, Jack Dalla Corte. "There's plenty of bait and fish over at the island and we are looking at a really good start to summer."
On Friday the Spectra had 6 white seabass, 8 halibut and a yellowtail to go with good calico bass fishing for its 6 anglers.
The local coast was the hotspot during the week, and that's where the Dreamer had some huge days. The last day it turned in a count form the coast was Wednesday when it was full three-fish limits for passengers and crew to the tune of 27 white seabass for 9 anglers.
The last big hit for one of the Redondo boats was on the Redondo Special on Wednesday when a wide-open seabass bite gave up 17 white seabass for the anglers on the morning half-day trip.
On Friday the MarDiosa tuned in 4 white seabass, 24 calico bass, 1 sheephead and a balck seabass (released) for its 6 anglers fishing Catalina.
Three-quarter-day boats get into summer fishing at the 'other' Catalina
BY BRANDON HAYWARD/WON Staff Writer
SAN PEDRO – Between white seabass and yellowtail and the squid used to catch them, the fishing at Catalina for the three B's - bass, barracuda, bonito - can get lost in the fray due to more "exotic" prospects this time of year (like 3 fish limits on white seabass and 50 fish hits on seabass for big sportboats).
But the three B's are what puts people on the bigger sportboats. Toss in a little bit of yellowtail or white seabass, and the passenger loads start to shoot up.
Catalina is really starting to come into its own for the bass and bonito now that the water is in the mid 60s along the front of the island.
"We've had limits of bonito here some days, and we're picking at the bass," said John Woodrum of the full-day boat Pursuit out of 22nd Street Landing in San Pedro. The bones have been off and on all year. It's the biting bass that have been the real shift in the island scene for the Pursuit and other ¾-day boats.
"We had from around 40 to 70 bass a day on the 'chovy . We had been picking at the bass any day we haven't had those 'Doger Dog 'dines.' But this week it's really started to bite surface wise. We've gone from maybe 10 bass a trip to good bass fishing," added Woodrum.
The Pursuit had 77 calico bass to go with 1 white seabass, 6 rockfish, 193 bonito and 3 perch for 43 anglers on Friday.
It's all in the conditions. He added that the water on the front is purple/blue and 65.5 to 67 degrees.
There's still big yellowtail and white seabass to be had in the bait grounds east and west for the overnight fleet.
Now some yellowtail need to filter into the standard front side spots. Given the conditions, that should be right around the corner.
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SOUTH CAL HAYWARD REPORTS
LONG BEACH — Along with being able to keep 3 white seabass starting on Wednesday of last week came the best white seabass fishing of the year. And it wasn't just for small boats and six-packs. The bigger sportboats like the Big Game 90 and Freedom posted some impressive counts. "We ended up with 38 seabass for out 27 guys," said Big Game 90 owner/operator Mike Jewett on a call with WON after wrapping up a 2 1/2-day trip out of Long Beach Marina Sportfishing on Sunday. The trip put it's extended length to fish all over the place day and night. "We started at Catalina in the bait grounds up west where Tommy (Lee, on the Freedom) had 35. We left to go to Santa Barbara Island for nothing, and then we went back to Catalina for 11 seabass. We waited it out in the bait grounds for nothing, and then we went to San Clemente Island," said Jewett. Clemente continues to be a huge dissapointment. Like the other sportboats to visit Clemente recently, the Big Game 90 saw signs of yellowtail, but there wasn't much action. BEST BISCUIT OF THE YEAR, SO FAR — The biggest white seabass to get caught on a sportboat so far this season is this 59 pounder that Jeffrey Looke of Aliso Viejo caught while fishing on the Spectra with Captain Jack Dalla Corte last Sunday. Looke caught the fish on a Seeker 970-7, and a Shimano Torium 16 with 40-pound Izorline XXX. "We looked at some yellowtail there and got one shitty little one. So we took off and went back to Catalina. We ended up getting 27 after dark," added Jewett, who is running his last round of trips-including a Saturday open party-out of Marina Sportfishing this week before going back down to San Diego. Sunday had some huge hits for the fleet. The Freedom backed up its big day Friday (when it had 35 white seabass) with 51 white seabass. The trip started at San Clemente Island for 2 yellowtail before heading for the East End of Catalina where the best seabass fishing was found. The Options ended up with 3-fish limits at Catalina on Sunday for it's 5 passengers. The crew got in on the fun and boated a few fish to bring the total up to 19 white seabass. "We just scratched at them all day," said Options skipper Tino Valantine. "It was our best trip of the year, which was a coincidence seeing how out best trips of the year on seabass last year was on Father's Day." In addition to the big hits for some boats, the island also gave up its biggest sportboat-caught seabass of the season on Sunday for the Spectra out of Pierpoint Landing. The seabass was a 59 pounder caught by Jeffrey Looke of Aliso Viejo on a Seeker 970-7, and a Shimano Torium 16 with 40-pound Izorline XXX. "We have had seabass five of the seven trips I've ran," said the Spectra's captain, Jack Dalla Corte. "There's plenty of bait and fish over at the island and we are looking at a really good start to summer." On Friday the Spectra had 6 white seabass, 8 halibut and a yellowtail to go with good calico bass fishing for its 6 anglers. The local coast was the hotspot during the week, and that's where the Dreamer had some huge days. The last day it turned in a count form the coast was Wednesday when it was full three-fish limits for passengers and crew to the tune of 27 white seabass for 9 anglers. The last big hit for one of the Redondo boats was on the Redondo Special on Wednesday when a wide-open seabass bite gave up 17 white seabass for the anglers on the morning half-day trip. On Friday the MarDiosa tuned in 4 white seabass, 24 calico bass, 1 sheephead and a balck seabass (released) for its 6 anglers fishing Catalina. Three-quarter-day boats get into summer fishing at the 'other' Catalina BY BRANDON HAYWARD/WON Staff Writer SAN PEDRO – Between white seabass and yellowtail and the squid used to catch them, the fishing at Catalina for the three B's - bass, barracuda, bonito - can get lost in the fray due to more "exotic" prospects this time of year (like 3 fish limits on white seabass and 50 fish hits on seabass for big sportboats). But the three B's are what puts people on the bigger sportboats. Toss in a little bit of yellowtail or white seabass, and the passenger loads start to shoot up.Catalina is really starting to come into its own for the bass and bonito now that the water is in the mid 60s along the front of the island. "We've had limits of bonito here some days, and we're picking at the bass," said John Woodrum of the full-day boat Pursuit out of 22nd Street Landing in San Pedro. The bones have been off and on all year. It's the biting bass that have been the real shift in the island scene for the Pursuit and other ¾-day boats. "We had from around 40 to 70 bass a day on the 'chovy . We had been picking at the bass any day we haven't had those 'Doger Dog 'dines.' But this week it's really started to bite surface wise. We've gone from maybe 10 bass a trip to good bass fishing," added Woodrum. The Pursuit had 77 calico bass to go with 1 white seabass, 6 rockfish, 193 bonito and 3 perch for 43 anglers on Friday. It's all in the conditions. He added that the water on the front is purple/blue and 65.5 to 67 degrees. There's still big yellowtail and white seabass to be had in the bait grounds east and west for the overnight fleet. Now some yellowtail need to filter into the standard front side spots. Given the conditions, that should be right around the corner. |
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