NCKA with Cortez bank Yellows
Absolutely perfect conditions here this morning. We started at China Point and some of the guys found Yellows right away. While many guys headed out away from the island in search of more Yellowtail, others went inshore for some trophy Calico Bass fishing this island is known for. Throughout the day the guys caught a few more Yellows, lots of Bonito and some nice Halibut. The water was 66 degrees and as blue as you’ll ever find here at San Clemente.
Pyramid Cove Halibut
Filed under: Captains report> Islander News> Spear fishing> kayaking Tags: Tags: Kayak Mothership trips by admin Date 28 October, 2008
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Cortez Bank Yellows
After three years, NCKA’s quest to be the first group to the Cortez bank finally paid off. We arrived at 8:30 am in absolutely gorgeous weather. The near glassy conditions and beautiful 65 degree blue water had everyone excited. It did not take long before the first reports of Yellowtail started trickling in over the radio and they just kept coming all day. Dozens of Yellows and all-you-want Bonito kept anglers busy all day. We’ll stay here tonight and hope the good weather and fishing continue.
Filed under: Captains report Tags: by admin Date 28 October, 2008
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Zilla next to CB Bouy
Patchy fog and moisture throughout the night was a tell-tale indicator that the offshore flow we’ve had for the last couple days was starting to break down. The weather was still nice (especially for the Cortez Bank) and everybody was eager to get back out. A few Yellows were caught but things were clearly different than the day before. The current switched and there were noticeably fewer Bonito around. We pulled anchor and re-set in to the east allowing Kayakers to cover more of the bank in search of yesterday’s Yellows. By lunchtime the ground swell increased and the current picked up. Conditions were still beautiful for fishing from an 85 footer but things were getting tough for the Kayaks. We’ll be at San Clemente Island tomorrow.
Filed under: Captains report> kayaking Tags: Tags: Cortez bank Kayak Mothership by admin Date 28 October, 2008
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Oct 22nd
We made the run across to Colnett to finish off the trip. We looked at several stock rockfish spots but none were holding straight Reds like we were hoping. Conditions were beautiful with blue 68 degree water. We got the anchor down and caught a couple Dorado, two really nice Yellowtail and some Lingcod. Looking for better action, we headed offshore in search of school sized Yellowfin. We got a couple short bait stops but nothing great before we ran out of daylight. It was great trip with a great bunch of guys. Thanks to all who came out and we hope to see out next year.
Filed under: Captains report> sportfishing Tags: Tags: Guadalupe island fishing by admin Date 23 October, 2008
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Guadalupe Island Tuna
Oct 21st
We managed to tank up on perfect five inch greenies throughout the night. With our deck wells full of ammo, we set off in search of some trophies. The first stop we hung several fish from 80-100lbs. We lost all but one which went close to 100lbs. For the next few hours we stayed busy on school size Tuna. Toward mid-day, we got on a few spots of that bigger fish and were able to get quite a few. 50-60lb line and 2-speeds were the ticket. It was a great day of fishing. Tonight we’re making the run into the coast for some variety on our last day.
Filed under: Captains report> sportfishing Tags: Tags: Guadalupe island fishing by admin Date 23 October, 2008
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