Catalina Island 9-26 on the Pursuit

[pokerface12]

Fished today with 20 plus anglers on the Pursuit, out of 22nd St. Landing in San Pedro.
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Headed towards the bait boat to pick up some fresh anchovies.
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Met the Gail Force and the Sport King there.
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Then the boat headed towards the West End of Catalina Island.
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These were some of the nicest looking anchovies I have seen in a long time.
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Headed towards Whale Rock for one of our many stops today.
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Caught my first fish of the day, a legal sheephead.
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I was fishing when we spotted these two gray whales, which were about 50 yards away.
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That's close enough for me. Some of the anglers with their catch.
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Anglers throughout the day caught blue perch, sheephead, bonita, and calico bass.
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No yellows landed today. The boat went 0 and 2 on the yellows.
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Heading home.
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Mikey cleaning fish.
About mid channel we were met with a nice cold front, which made for a bumpy ride home. I know it's the opener for lobster season, but be careful out there. The condition got worst as we approached the light house. I hope it lays out, nice and flat for all you lobster guys tonight. Final fish count for me was 5 bonita, 1 sheephead, 2 legal calico bass. It was a slow day for me, but I still had fun. I would like to thank the crew aboard the Pursuit for all their hard work today. Thanks Danny for the hamburger today, the best one I had in a very long time. Thanks for reading and good luck on your next fishing adventure, Pokerface.

[FishBandit]

Nice pics and report. Felt like I was fishing from my office chair LOL! What did you get the Goat on? Im guessing dropper with squid......

[Catfish-bandit]

Nice pics & report, only 20 ppl on a friday? no more YT?

CB

[dixoncider]

Not Grey whales. looks like Fin or Blue whales maybe.

[Fishtaco]

Nice report. Looks like Catalina is still producing Bonita.

[JapanRon]

Hi pokerface12,

Pretty cool on the Bonito action. They are bigger than what's on the 'Shoe' presently too !!

Again, excellent thread !!

Appreciate the effort,

tsurikichi

[BIGRED KILLA]

Nice job out there thanks for the pics and report cool shots of the whales to.








Bigred

[supasportkid]

nice goat, thanks for the report

[pokerface12]

Nice pics and report. Felt like I was fishing from my office chair LOL! What did you get the Goat on? Im guessing dropper with squid......Nope it was caught on the sliding egg sinker and squid combo.


Nice pics & report, only 20 ppl on a friday? no more YT?

CBYea, very light load that day. The boat hooked 2, but lost them.


Not Grey whales. looks like Fin or Blue whales maybe. I'm not a whale expert, you might be correct.


Nice report. Looks like Catalina is still producing Bonita. I think they'll be around for a while.


Hi pokerface12,

Pretty cool on the Bonito action. They are bigger than what's on the 'Shoe' presently too !!

Again, excellent thread !!

Appreciate the effort,

tsurikichi Thanks and no problem.


Nice job out there thanks for the pics and report cool shots of the whales to.
Bigred Thanks


nice goat, thanks for the report No problem.

[russ88]

How were the yelllows hooked? Irons or squid on a jighead??? You took some great pics. Thanks for the report.