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--------------------------------------------Saturday, July 04, 2009----------------- ---
All we've
gotten so far are those slimy barracudas-- we've
got enough of them already--
Plenty of live
Squid available -- were here right in front of
Avalon-- just east of it---
We just put
one in--- about 150lbs-- Mako? the question was
asked--
San Clemente
Islands big Yellowtails bite again
early this
morning in the Cove-- by 8-9am the bite tapered
off- ---boats working down the line-- the Canyon
report 66.6 degrees not much happening to them
yet-- 11:09am
We worked the
43 Fathom Spot for the past hour-- lots of birds
around here--
were seeing quite a few kelps-- checked out a
dozen or more-- some bait but we haven't seen
any yellowtail yet--
2:34pm
Smaller Mako
Sharks bit well today-- destined for tomorrow's
grill--
-----------------Have
a Happy 4th! ------------
1. CLOUDINESS
AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH AN AREA OF
DISTURBED WEATHER LOCATED SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF ACAPULCO MEXICO. SOME
SLOW DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM IS POSSIBLE OVER
THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS IT MOVES
WEST-NORTHWESTWARD. THERE IS A LOW
CHANCE...LESS THAN 30 PERCENT...OF THIS SYSTEM
BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48
HOURS.
-------Thursdays
Report-----------------
S trong
temperatures breaks dese rve
some
exploring both
here close to the beach and again below Clemente
Island. The inner break stretching
from Carlsbad towards the 277 and the
outer break
running Southeast from Clemente Island towards
the tuna grounds off Ensenada--
Live Bait-- Live squid off
the East End of Catalina and also at the bait
receives..
San Pedro Baqit Co. in Cabrillo and Newport both
now have live squid.The squid is in excellent
condition! And both locations also have anchovy
and sardine.
Newports is mixed & Cabrillo has it separate.
Making mackerel at Newport's Jetty
entrances-- Hi
JD,
Kyle and I had no problem making bait
‘mackeral’ off the east jetty 6-7 fathoms on
the hook and plenty of cat food. Once it
gets going, all you want – mostly the
smaller 8” -10” size. Too windy to fish our
normal west jetty spot, so we tucked in the
lee of the east jetty. B.H.
Increasing wind from
the west this afternoon--- stronger the
further south you go--
Can I get a fish report from the flats,
horseshoe--- skipper? --- real
windy- no fish-- 12:30pm
They haven really moved since we got here
maybe a 1/2 mile in the past hour-- south of
Dana Pt-- Blue Whales-- they sit tight for a
while ---you just have to sit and wait em'
out. -- There's still a lot of white caps
not as bad as earlier--- -- ok ---it's
still blowing - but nice when you see
em'--they blow so high- so they really
aren't that hard to see- not like the
dolphins in this white capping water---
short
period 2-3 ft wind swell/chop made the day a
little uncomfortable for most boaters--
turning the corner around the East end of
the island (Cat) towards the back and
you were refreshed with 20/25 knts and salt
in your face-- a little sloppy--
not
many fish reports heard-- 1/2 day boats
reported brown sharks and mackerel along
with some sculpin for their counts and a few
bass too-
--------------------------------Wed's
Report-------------------------------
Sand
Bass were starting to show up on the mud flats
off Huntington Flats--
their yearly migrations to these flats to spawn
and feed in the clam beds that can be found in
the softer mud bottoms, backside of the water
swept (similar to a wind swept hill) of these
low laying bottom ridges hold mud and the clams,
the front sides are more of a harder sand bottom
and have baitfish on them.
--
Live Bait report ----
The
Pamela Rose is dropping off a fresh load
of live squid at approximately noon
today 7/01/09. Newport Bait Barge----
We also have anchovies with sardines
mixed in. Good luck to all.
Water temps-- said to be as cold as 59 1/2
degrees! If
your coming down to the beach in the next
few days-- better bring a jacket!
Late report----
marlin seen between
the 267 and the 14 Mile Bank this morning--
seen by a stick
boat-- a
look at the water temps for the past three
days revels that's about right--
In a question to San Pedro Bait
Co- to Todd- I
asked the question to him trying
to assess the amount squid being
caught this late in the year,
July-?- a normal year we'd
be losing the squid and seeing
more fin bait now - JD
Seems like every year has been different
for quite a few years. We’ve been
catching squid in august for the past
few years. Most others are concentrating
on offshore fish at that time of year
and bait haulers focus on the fin bait
for them. With the sardine fishery being
so limited these days, the commercial
fleet spends more time looking for squid
too. Clemente with squid this time of
year and into august is off the hook on
a regular basis, but it gets little
pressure as soon as something shows up
offshore.
Whatever its worth we caught five
Bluefin on Monday 15 miles se of the
head. All on live squid. We couldn’t
get a boil on sardines. Stuff was moving
fast to the se chasing 2” anchovies. Saw
some small albies out there too 8 lbers.
Water looked great with a lot of bait so
hopefully that area will get going soon.
It should.
Todd--
------------ clean blue water 180 degrees
out of Dana-5 miles -- offcolor as you head
north
Dana Angling Club will be holding a
Marlin Seminar
with Jimmy Kingsmill
and the Beak"--www.danaanglingclub.com
check it
out--
-----------------
More on the
proposed ban
on fishing along
So Calif/ Laguna Beach---
please read and vote your voice about it--It's
not just a decision that is affecting themselves
it effects all of us-- JD
--
E-Mail report ----Hey JD-
Just thought I would share this link with you.
It is to an article in the
Laguna Beach Independent about the City Council
Members supporting a motion to close their coast
to all fishing. If
you look in the
right hand column,
there is a poll about what us as readers think.
All fishermen I know are taking the time to read
the article and vote NO to close the coast.
Hoping you and some of your website visitors may
do the same. Thanks, M.
http://www.lagunabeachindependent.com/news/2009/0619/front_page/003.html
---------------------Tuesday's Report
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Re port
form the Alure---
fishing the
Hidden Bank below the border 31:42/over 117:15--
yesterday ( Monday) most of the S D fleet was
there- sloppy conditions for most -- they
had limited out ( 5 fish each- four anglers) on
the albacore est. at around 15-18lb fish--
and working a kelp pulled out a couple of
yellows-- when asked what the best colors they
had for the tunas--
a mix of
colors brighter colors
as well as the
purple and black smaller mini- jet heads worked
well--
working the general area from dawn till the
afternoon hours-- maybe a better bite as the day
went on.
Any Live Squid
for sale---
the question asked on Ch-11--- only a few stupid
remarks came back - so we still don't know for
sure if it's available or not?-- JD
Water temps
cooled off along the beach-- 61-62 degrees!
When you think about it--- their still selling
live squid and here it's almost July----
normally the squid would be gone by now-- ?
E-Mail report---- JD,
We left Dana Point Harbor at 4 pm on Sunday
and made a very slow and rough crossing to
Catalina in search of squid. No squid boats
anywhere to be seen and nobody would answer
our calls on channel 11 for squid. Due to
the nature of the seas, we tucked in close
to seal rocks for a few hours of sleep. At
2:00am, we rounded the corner and saw bright
lights that lit up the sky and low clouds
off Ben Weston. About 15-20 Squid boats
covered the area off of Ben Weston. I guess
my radio would not transmit over the island
because as I called out to them on the
backside it seemed like the squid boats were
fighting for my 60$ scoop. Anchored up at
3:00am in rough sloppy seas and started
fishing.
Caught a few rays and lost what I assume was
a large WSB or a nice yellowtail. That was
the only action from the bait ground.
That water color was green and cold at about
61 degrees.
We pulled anchor and searched for nicer
water on the backside of the island and
decided to head west. Fished little harbor
and west end for nothing. Water looked good
and was close to 66 degrees even 1 mile west
of the bait grounds.
Hen Rock was great for small calicos until a
school of large bonita and barracuda swam
through and gave us some light tackle fun
before a rough ride home. I heard
that Clemente was good and Mark on the
Pacific Edge did well with the YT on the
more traditional backside bait grounds. If
the weather was nicer I would have continued
with my plans to fish Clemente but
unfortunately had to call off that distance
due to the rough seas. Talk soon, G. H.
(Hooked)
Sounds like the partyboats locally were
targeting the Calico Bass and a few bonito
at Catalina-
Walked to the dock this afternoon--- made 3
cast --no bites the water looks cold, green
and murky- doesn't look fishy at all-- winds
blowing from the west-- cool air when the
sun's behind the clouds. Water feels cold.
gave up.
------------Monday's
Report--------------------------
What started
out to look like it'd burn off-- remained
overcast till noon and stronger wind from the
south blew in-- swing to the west in the
afternoon-- still for the most part overcast--
Sportfishers
heading up the line from Cabo-- really took in
in the shorts this weekend-- as that High moved
in and kept a strong westerly on the outside
blowing creating swells and wind--
A sheephead
and a handful of bass- was one 1/2 days mornings
count another had a few cudda to add to their
count-----
A couple
of Thresher Sharks hooked today off
Laguna-- on Rapala lures slow trolled---
smaller fish
Checking with
the San Clemente
Island Security-
San Clemente
Island Security
for the
Fourth of July
Weekends
holiday---It
looks like starting Wed-- Pyramid Cove will be
closed 8am to 11am then open the rest of the
week through the weekend-- Fri, Sat and
Sunday---
Newport Bait
barges has Sardines
Hi JD.
Thought I would share
one of our clients fish report.
Larry Little on his Cabo 40 FB
“Wahoo”Take care, Caprice
We went to the 238 slow fishing but
managed 8 albies fished the islands on
the way back, catching red snapper and
some lings. Heard the Marlin are
starting to show, saw one jumper coming
up the line yesterday.
Boat ran great, looks nice!
E-Mail report --- JD--Reports
from several anglers fishing the YT
tournament Saturday reported fast moving
schools of bluefin on the Hidden Bank. They
threw everything at them, no bites. Feeding
on tiny forage and traveling fast to the NW.
They had scattered jig strikes on albacore
2-7 fish per a boat. Just a handful of
yellows under the kelps. A few boats
bringing their squid back from SCI and
Catalina hammered the big sea bass in La
Jolla Cove, and bigger grade yellows.
Good luck B.H. .
JD, We had
a big release of white sea bass from the
grow out pen in Dana
Point Harbor on
 Friday
with over 15 volunteers from the sport
fishing community hand counting and
releasing the 5,025 fish who had an
average length of 8.5 inches. After
feeding and growing these fish for the
past 120 days, it took about an hour and
forty minutes to accomplish the release
task and a big thank you is deserved for
all who participated. John Riordan
--------------------------------The Weekend's
Report ----------------
The
Chinese were on the radio early this morning-
responding criticism which sounded something
like marsian talk kept other chiming in--
Ahaaa-- the
summer radio chatter begins----
Yea we
got four nice size halibut and a nice sized
White Sea Bass over at Eagles Nest this
morning---
We came out of
that 62degree water to that break at 64 1. --
64.4 some bait around metered a couple of fish--
got bit on one of the jigs and we got four
others on the bait---on
that 50 out line, just inside the little bump--
White Caps mid
channel 10-14 knts northwest---building
Some action on
the Yellowtail and a few White Sea Bass at
Clemente Island this morning --- not as good as
yesterday though--
Wind
came up and most boaters wanted to get home--
water temps will also drop a degree or two
It's been
sloppy-- we're down here on the Finger Bank--We
got Bonito in the morning and this afternoon---
coming back we got
one albacore---
are you ready for this--- its 43 lbs!
Water temps
here on the West Coast --- this year--vs-- last
year -- from 50 to 90 degrees-- It's a lot
warmer this year
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--------Sat
report ----------------------
The Balboa
Angling Bay Bass tournament was held in Newport
Harbor this morning-
lots of teams competing for the event-- good to
see such a turnout- and the current/ tide should
provide a decent bite---
We fished the
front side (Catalina) --
got there for decent bass and a few barracudas--
the current seems to have died down about an
hour ago-- things have quieted down for now--
11:28am
Long
Beach Carnage selling live squid off the east
end of Catalina just east of Avalon-- ch 11-
Coming back in
from the 181 -- nice blue water there but we got
nothing---
Pescador-- you
at Clemente----
we're in the cove-- catching the yellows--
how's you weather---
nice but no sky-- nice big yellows were here on
the 277 a westely swell with some wind--- little
bit of breezy here off Clemente too.
Tow
cattleboats talking to each other off
Catalina---- coming back around from the
backside of the island----- then into somewhere
on the front side--- looks like there some
barracuda round- boiling on the bait---
look-- there's some yellowtail up swell of us
boiling-- we haven't hooked one yet---- fifteen
minutes go by-- only a couple of barracuda so
far---- now where do we go-- we back around the
corner these was still some current-- water
temps were lower-- we've got six or sever
barracudas here now--- 10:22am
A couple of
nice big halibuts in on the pipeline off
Newport/ Huntington--- hard to satisfy the 80
anglers aboard the partyboats-- they had to go
looking for more fish-
Swordfish
boats out looking for Broadbills--- I think
there were only the three fish stuck this past
week mid channel (San Pedro) so far---
overall is been a slow start for them this
year--- April, May and June were
productive months in the past-- but so far only
those three so far--- on the- not a whole lot of
forage food in the water- anchovies, or
sardines, mackerels etc. off shore-
To remind all
anglers this season---
the Fish and Game
laws allow only one marlin per day---
but you can catch two swordfish!
So limit your kills-- JD
We
just hit one 2 0-25
lb off a paddy
--- in the area
we were talking about earlier-----you coming up
this way--- we found a little gold mine---
there's a
bunch of patties here
-- we'll troll around and see what we can do---
11:50am
How you
doing--- a lot of open water with very little to
show for it---
32:54/118:19
--- We ran
up on him pretty quick-- at first we thought it
was a mola mola--
then saw it was a marlin--
it's sunk out now but we've got a bait out---were
in the lee of Clemente island---- 1:19 pm--
High tide today--- 2:34pm
1st.
Marlin of the Season---
Estimated at-- 130 -140 lbs-- released-- using
40lb Big Game "Bob Hoose special Line",
Andrew Z.
the angler---
vessel
Mirage,
captained
by Andy-
Seal Lion vs Woman----
the old lady won! 
--------------------------------------------Friday's
Report
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-Hot
off the Press---Early report--- Marlin caught
off the East End of Catalina-////
Correction--The Marlin was caught off the East
End of San Clemente Island--- JD-
, in the lee---
The Mirage
caught it,
captained
by Andy---
they saw a sleeper-- and a feeder and a couple
more sleepers- threw a bait and got bit-5:05 pm-
more details as they become available----Congrates
from JD's --
Anybody
fishing the 390-- tuna grounds-- any report---
Just Bonito and some small yellow from under a
paddy--
yea that's all we got too--- You say your
working to the 117/ 55 line and it's cleaner
water---
The
water around the 390 is 69 degrees and some
change--
Maybe it's the
marine layer or hazy conditions but radio
reception is only fair+ today---
Are you guys down around the Hidden Bank--
thanks for that---
San Clemente
Island now looks to be open on Sat and
Sunday now but still closed on Monday--
-
San Clemente
Island Security
I dont know if
it's true on not---
when asked how they were doing today--to the
swordfish boat answers---
he's says they had seen 4 fish so far today?---
1:39pm
We got a half
dozen Yellowtails, about 15 lbers around the 390
area-- and there were a couple of other boats in
the area who also had some fish-- I did hear of
a boat outside of Ensenada who and some bluefin
but that's about all we've heard of-- 4:40pm
Hot off the
Press---Early report--- Marlin caught off the
East End of Catalina-, in the lee--- The Mirage
captained by Andy caught it--- they saw a
sleeper-- and a feeder and a couple more
sleepers- threw a bait and got bit--5.05 pm
E-Mail Report from Catalina----
JD- We Fished Catalina yesterday. We bought our
squid from the Carnage out in front of
Avalon. The water has really warmed and
cleaned up on the backside
– 66-67 and clean blue.
We caught four sea bass and one legal
halibut on the bait grounds (16 -17 fathoms)
yesterday afternoon – dropper loop rigs
(#30 Big Game,
Aki 7/0 hooks, 4-6 oz torpedo sinkers) and
white lead heads. With SCI closed, the
entire seiner fleet moved to Catalina. Very
busy night - turned the bite off for the
grey light. There are some log barracuda
mixed in too, and some legal halibut.
Backside beaches we had some decent calico
fishing, another sea bass, and had two 25 lb
yellowtail fly lining squid. Fluorocarbon
leader made a difference, we were using #20
and #30 lb Berkley Vanish to 5/0 and 6/0 Aki
hooks. Heavy on the chum to get the fish
going. Some 3-6 lb bonita showed up, as
well as more calicos. We kept moving around
to find the current, but once you found that
condition- it was decent fishing all along
the backside. Front side had wind against
current and too many seals. Good luck. Bob
H
White Sea Bass
Hooks ??
All
the sea bass hot dogs at Catalina like Watson,
Tino, Gary on RAIL TIME, Tommy on the FREEDOM
are all promoting these hooks--
Owner AKI Twist Bait Hooks in 5/0, 6/0 or 7/0
available now at JD's--
M L A P
information---
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CALIFORNIA
Anglers .
For more information about UASC please
visit the organization's website at
www.unitedanglers.com.
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San Diego
Yacht Club will host the upcoming FUBAR Odyssey
2009 for this upcoming Fall rally to La Paz ,
Baja Mexico--- their last adventure was well
received with 50 or more yachts traveling south
along the Baja Peninsula. Mechanics, medical aid
and an assortment of professional captains and
assistants to help make the journey safe and
pleasant-- If your interested in the trip
contact
www.sdyc.orh/fubar
for further information-- an good opportunity
for owners of private yachts to experience
Mexico with supervision .
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Good News --
Fraser Volpe- Stedi Eye Gyro - Stabilized
Binoculars
are back again
with their production delivery stated for late
February-- no increase in prices for 2009--$5,200
get your orders in - JD
--
.
2009 Tide Log
only $19.95
In
today's economy this is one of the best
reasonably priced gifts a fisherman could
receive--Tide Log---
call 1 800 660 5030 and I'll be glad to send one
along to you-
Heading to
Mexico-- Give JD's a call for Mexican fish and
boat permits-
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Baja Mexico
--Fuel Prices
change for Diesel probably up from there, fueling
in Ensenada,
$2.54?? , In
Turtle Bay $2.75??,
at the
Cape--
$2.75??, La
Paz $2.45??
and on the
mainland P.V.
$2.63???
Turtle Bay-
Fuel at
Turtle Bay -- New dock extended off the old one- --
Phone # of the
fuel pier. 01 615 158 0383
-- San Jose's new marina where fueling runs
$2.80
fuel in San Carlos/ Mag Bay at $2.07 a gal
Cabo San Lucas
FISHING: Fly
Hooker Sportfishing
www.flyhooker.com
BILLFISH:s
Boats that targeted
Striped Marlin this week were having very mixed
results. One day the fish would bite and the
next they all had their mouths closed no matter
what you put in front of them. When they were
on the bite, getting three of four strikes on a
mix of lures and bait was normal and the
majority of the boats were able to release one
or two fish. When the bite was off, no one was
getting anything going. There were a few Blue
Marlin caught this week as well as a couple of
Black Marlin reported, and the size of the fish
was decent at an average of 250 pounds. They
were all found on the Sea of Cortez, and they
struck on lures
YELLOWFIN TUNA:
For most of the week the action continued to be
slow with a few fish being found among Dolphin,
and most of the fish were footballs between 5
and 12 pounds. A good catch would be 4 fish.
At the end of the week there were a few very
nice fish between 100 and 150 pounds brought in,
caught among the big black porpoise in the Sea
of Cortez. Hopefully they will remain in our
area for a few days longer
DORADO:
Dorado were the fish of the week for offshore
anglers as they were almost everywhere on the
Cortez side of the Cape. Along with numbers
that averaged between three to six fish per boat
came a very nice average size at between 15-20
pounds. A few small fish in the 10-pound class
balanced out the few caught that were over 50+
pounds, and there were quite a few in the 30-40
pound category. Trolling lures along the
current lines and under frigate birds worked
very well and then once hooking up, dropping
back a live bait for following fish had good
results
INSHORE: Fish
of the week for inshore anglers was the
Roosterfish. Although they were not everywhere,
when you did find them they were there in good
numbers. The high swells at the start of the
week and at the end of the week put them off
their feed for a while, but they did bite well
once they got going. This week end I had a
report of one boat fishing live bait catching
two fish over 60 pounds, one of just under 40
pounds and quite a few in the 15-25 pound
class. Up around San Jose there were good
numbers of small fish in the 5-10 pound class
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Mexico's---
Subject: Temp import permit
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Mainland
Mexico
Puerto Vallarta. Improving
as the water warms
Bahia Navidad. Improving
as blue water was moving in , Dorado, sails
Mexico, Ixtapa/ Zihuatanejo
, Improving as blue water
was moving in , Dorado, sails, blues
Costa Rica-It's
starting to warm up , humidly is high and
improved yellowfin catches , the consistent
sailfish and the Snappers are snapping.
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sickness, the
shade of an Oak Tree!- JD
This last year
marks 31
years I've been here in this same location on
Balboa Island hearing fish stories, 30 years from calling
in a weekly fish report to the WON and local
newspapers, now this -the web site, this past
month 1,750,000 hits, 30 +years of outfitting
private boats, yachts and super yachts, of
fishing around the globe or watching the Balboa
Island Ferry go back and forth with it's little
hoot as it crosses the bay. 30 +years of helping
kids with drop lines and cut shrimp to growing
up and fishing marlin, now their kids come in
and I outfit their boats. This shop may not be
the easiest to get to but it's one of the nicest
locations to have a tackle shop-
Thank you for all
for your patronage over the years- JD
--
--
Great fishin' off Puerto Vallarta, ....some Huge
Yellowfin Tuna!
302
1/2 lbs, 80lb tackle, 1hr 12 min: ---JD
Later in the afternoon when the telephone booths
began to grow dark at the edges, I punched out
of the creek and went home. I had that hunchback
trout for dinner. Wrapped in cornmeal and fried
in butter, its hump tasted sweet as the kisses
of Esmeralda.
Richard Brautigan-Trout
Fishing in America
A
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