dschmaltz
06-18-2007, 02:07 PM
I decided that I couldn't pass up the smooth waters and hit for Catalina for the 3rd trip so far this month. I took my 12 yr. old daughter who has never been across the channel. We got to see lots of marine life and had a very fun trip. She was able to see porpoises and dolphins on the way across the channel. Whenever I cross the channel and fish the clear blue water I am grossed out by the green, dirty, smelly local water.
Fishing, on the other hand, just wasn't my day. We fished the north side between Italian Garden and Bird Rock area. The morning bite was really slow so I put her on some blue perch to liven things up a bit.
Once the waters warmed a bit, we troll and tried fly-lining for a little better luck. I had fun fly-lining anchovies on freshwater gear for Bonita. A 2-3 lb. Bonita on freshwater gear can sure make the reel scream.
My daughter managed to hook up with large Mackerals & Cuda's trolling a freshwater Rapala Huskyjerk. This was the hot ticket last weekend for me. I only have one left after the Bonito & Cuda killed the other ones last weekend so I let my daughter use it. I tried several other crankbaits and didn't get hit on any of them. My daughter was on fire with large Mackeral and Cudas on the Huskyjerk.
http://calmetro.com/fishing/anna_cuda.jpg
http://calmetro.com/fishing/anna_perch.jpg
The funny thing is that I stopped by Turner's on Thursday and attempted to buy a few more Rapala Huskyjerks. They gave me the idiot treatment and steered me to the better $15-20 Luckycraft cranks. I bit the bullet for one that I thought was close to the right pattern knowing that Cuda's were going to kill this $20 crankbait. It didn't get a bite. Who says that the expensive new stuff is better besides the salesman in the store! I am looking forward to BassPro!!
Fishing, on the other hand, just wasn't my day. We fished the north side between Italian Garden and Bird Rock area. The morning bite was really slow so I put her on some blue perch to liven things up a bit.
Once the waters warmed a bit, we troll and tried fly-lining for a little better luck. I had fun fly-lining anchovies on freshwater gear for Bonita. A 2-3 lb. Bonita on freshwater gear can sure make the reel scream.
My daughter managed to hook up with large Mackerals & Cuda's trolling a freshwater Rapala Huskyjerk. This was the hot ticket last weekend for me. I only have one left after the Bonito & Cuda killed the other ones last weekend so I let my daughter use it. I tried several other crankbaits and didn't get hit on any of them. My daughter was on fire with large Mackeral and Cudas on the Huskyjerk.
http://calmetro.com/fishing/anna_cuda.jpg
http://calmetro.com/fishing/anna_perch.jpg
The funny thing is that I stopped by Turner's on Thursday and attempted to buy a few more Rapala Huskyjerks. They gave me the idiot treatment and steered me to the better $15-20 Luckycraft cranks. I bit the bullet for one that I thought was close to the right pattern knowing that Cuda's were going to kill this $20 crankbait. It didn't get a bite. Who says that the expensive new stuff is better besides the salesman in the store! I am looking forward to BassPro!!