Spotted Fever's Return to NPH! 11/6

[flyngby]

I got a call from my brother a few weeks ago and was told the he was making a rare trip down from his Central Sierra home for a few days to visit family and he also had another mission in mind. He told me to make time to get in a fishing trip on my boat and it was to be in NPH!!!

I was thrilled as the Spotted Fever has not seen the water since late July and gave me an excuse to take an extra day off during the week when there would be less activity in the harbor.

Allen is no stranger to fishing although I would venture to say he has not been in or around NPH for 30 years. So he called last night that he had successfully arrived and we set up a meeting place as we were coming from opposite directions. I also informed him that I had hired a last minute deckhand to keep him company in the back of the boat.

I was out the door at 0400 this morning and arrived to pick up Deckhand Eddie ( HESBROS ) by 0500 and met the brother at 0600 at the ramp area. I was felling the pressure as it had been awhile since I had fished the harbor myself and was wondering if I could find them and the pressure of taking someone who has heard about how great the fishing is there!!

So I back the boat into the water and went to park. I saw Eddie pointing to Allen with pole in hand already as to a place to work while we got the boat ready. By the time I returned, Allen had already missed his first opportunity on his first cast and was putting on new gulp bait on as his first was destroyed.

I jumped in and fired the motor and looked up to see Allen on the BENDO on the Drop Shot!!!!
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After snapping the pic, I grabbed a rig and tossed it to the end of the ramp dock and missed a good hit. Eddie was at the end of the dock working the DS also. I managed to pick up a 10” Spottie to break the skunk and now the pressure was on Eddie.

Allen walked up the ramp and crossed to the other Ramp dock and on the first cast from that side was on with his first Spottie and a nice one at that!
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After taking the pic and heading back to the boat I see Eddie is on a nice fish back by the boat.
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I shut off the boat to save gas and we proceeded to catch 7 smaller Spotties not pic worthy!!

We have 10 fish already and I have to coax them to get on the boat and head out into the harbor. With reluctance Allen and Eddie decided to join me for the ride. A very short drive to the first spot and the Trolling motor was in the water and Allen went Bendo again!
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And again.
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A nicer model at that spot!
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We moved down to the PCH area and we scrapped out a few pancake Flatties and Spotties along with this nice Spottie by Deckhand Eddie!!!
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We move to another favorite spot and my first drop is a WSB.
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Eddie on another nice Spottie.
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Allen back in on the action.
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Another NPH pancake.
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Allen with another dink spottie.
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The boys working the back and chatting between moves.
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Allen on a YFC.
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I got some relief on the trolling motor duty and was able to join the brother in the back for awhile.
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The afternoon bite dropped of as usual and we made moves to scratch out a few more Spotties and Pancakes at each stop.

Daylight was running out and we were not looking forward to the freeway traffic after a great day on the water so we decided to work into darkness and picked up a few more not picture worthy.

I did manage to get a new species that put up a worthy fight but was able to finally get it boated.
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NPH did not disappoint us today for our long overdue return trip!!!!!!
Steve

[fisherman from long beach]

nice report,ive been trying so hard to hoop lately that i need to dust off the float tube and get in on the action.but good fishin guys

[j-DuBb]

Nice day at the harbor ... thanks for the report.

[olfishergal]

very nice guys, looks like alot of fun......OFG

[boxl0bster]

great job out there steve! those are some great fish you guys got. i've been wanting to get back there for awhile but the drive is keeping me away. might try to visit your backyard and see how things are sometime next week. :Wink: thanks for the report.

[CAPT'N]

Wow Steve you had a great day with your brother. Sure beats the s..t out of our adventure last week.................

Scott

[Wingnut]

Steve, what a great day in the harbor hosting Allen & Eddie in your playground... the Spotted Fever didn't even miss a beat.

I was just thinking how much I miss fishing NPH... oh wait, my phone is ringing... who could this be... caller ID reads Steve / Flyngby... :Shocked: :Wink: :Big Grin: :Cool: :Twisted: :Dancing Banana:

[klocked]

Look at all those fish!! Looks like a success getting your bro on the fish
Great job out there guys :LOL:

[bsp]

You guys slayed it! That's awesome that you were able to go fishing with your brother and put him on the fish. It's always a great feeling when you take somebody fishing and the trip is a success. Fish on the first few casts are always a good sign too. It gets the pressure off and makes sure there are no talks of mutiny. :LOL:

Hope to hit the surf with you someday!

Marc

[bones]

I know you have been aching to put your girl back on the water and boy did ya!!!
Great job with your bro and Eddie out there Steve. To be honest....I was going to take this weekend off of fishing due to the swell but.......You got me pumped after our conversation so....Now lets see what the SWAT crew can do tomorrow. Can't wait to actually RELAX and fish for the third time this year....LOL

[calico killer kevin]

No wonder I caught the only three fish out of the four of us today...:Neutral: Quality was nice though.
Thanks for the report.

[Jaysuuun]

The Spotted Fever returns! This is the report I've been waiting to see! :Twisted: You guys killed it out there.

Seems like the DS setup was nailing the fish. Were any caught on the swimmy?

Thanks for the report and it's nice to see you get into some good action with the bro and the Hesbro. I gotta get back out there sometime. :Cool:

[murrieta angler]

Very nice report and pics. Did your father teach you two how to fish and also, is that where you grew up? Just wondering....:Big Grin:
Thanks again for the thread.

[Santa Fe Eric]

Steve,

Nice to see the Spotted Fever still knows her way around the Harbor after all those monhs off! Glad you got your brother on some fish. You deserve every day to be like that day you just had!

SFE

[ldsaylor]

Nice work Gentlemen! Love a good day on the harbor. Thats a solid day for sure.. I have been hearing slow reports lately out of NPH so it looks like you guys did really well. Thanks for the report and all the pics..

[HESBROS]

Hey Steve, thanks for taking me out on the Spotted Fever! I had a great time with you and Allen. I too have missed NPH and now I miss it even more, not sure how that is going to be on the way home from Lancaster though. Anyways, thanks again it was a great day!

[Native Gal]

Flyngby,
Congrats on getting the dust off Cpt. Steve. Glad you and the guys had a fun day out, great to see you in the Harbor again, sure miss all the great reports from there.

NG
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[flyngby]

nice report,ive been trying so hard to hoop lately that i need to dust off the float tube and get in on the action.but good fishin guys

I am looking forward to my first Hooping trip of the season when time allows. The bite dropped off 2 days later but that is fishing!!!!!


Nice day at the harbor ... thanks for the report.

It was a nice return after a long layoff!!


very nice guys, looks like alot of fun......OFG

Thanks, always fun to get out with freinds and family and the catching is a Bonus!


great job out there steve! those are some great fish you guys got. i've been wanting to get back there for awhile but the drive is keeping me away. might try to visit your backyard and see how things are sometime next week. :Wink: thanks for the report.

Ernie,

It is not really that long of a drive. It takes less time to get there than to hike up into my Backyard!!!!!:ROFL::ROFL:
The Canyon is closed to the public to go above my house in the canyon. So venture at your own risk!!!!!!


Wow Steve you had a great day with your brother. Sure beats the s..t out of our adventure last week.................

Scott

Scott,

I still had a great time last week and there was some valuable learning going on my part for the future when I venture out there myself!!!
Thanks again!!!!


Steve, what a great day in the harbor hosting Allen & Eddie in your playground... the Spotted Fever didn't even miss a beat.

I was just thinking how much I miss fishing NPH... oh wait, my phone is ringing... who could this be... caller ID reads Steve / Flyngby... :Shocked: :Wink: :Big Grin: :Cool: :Twisted: :Dancing Banana:

Glad that you answered the phone and I did not disrupt the great battle you had with your date on that afternoon!!!!


Look at all those fish!! Looks like a success getting your bro on the fish
Great job out there guys :LOL:

Thanks John!

We will have to plan another trip and hopefully the timing will be right this time!!!!!


You guys slayed it! That's awesome that you were able to go fishing with your brother and put him on the fish. It's always a great feeling when you take somebody fishing and the trip is a success. Fish on the first few casts are always a good sign too. It gets the pressure off and makes sure there are no talks of mutiny. :LOL:

Hope to hit the surf with you someday!

Marc

Marc,

I want to shoot myself for not working the ramp area just outside of casting distance on that day and leaving the hottest action of the day and then having to go scrap them out!!


I know you have been aching to put your girl back on the water and boy did ya!!!
Great job with your bro and Eddie out there Steve. To be honest....I was going to take this weekend off of fishing due to the swell but.......You got me pumped after our conversation so....Now lets see what the SWAT crew can do tomorrow. Can't wait to actually RELAX and fish for the third time this year....LOL

Mike,

Great chatting with you while I was out at the BBQ on that evening. I honestly must tell you that your Ribeye Steak ended up a little over done! It did not have that thin line in the middle!!!!!!!
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No wonder I caught the only three fish out of the four of us today...:Neutral: Quality was nice though.
Thanks for the report.

Did not see you out there!!!! Although we were not at the spot where we usually see you!!!!


The Spotted Fever returns! This is the report I've been waiting to see! :Twisted: You guys killed it out there.

Seems like the DS setup was nailing the fish. Were any caught on the swimmy?

Thanks for the report and it's nice to see you get into some good action with the bro and the Hesbro. I gotta get back out there sometime. :Cool:

Jaysuuun,

The DS was the ticket!!!! I tried the swimmy and got a few dink spotties!


Very nice report and pics. Did your father teach you two how to fish and also, is that where you grew up? Just wondering....:Big Grin:
Thanks again for the thread.

Our father brought us all up on fishing with many vacations all over the US. We grew up in the SG Valley and had access to the ocean as well as lakes and streams!!!!


Steve,

Nice to see the Spotted Fever still knows her way around the Harbor after all those monhs off! Glad you got your brother on some fish. You deserve every day to be like that day you just had!

SFE

Eric,

Thanks for the kind words as always!!! Hope all is going well and that things get settled so you can return to the harbor yourself!!!!!!!


Nice work Gentlemen! Love a good day on the harbor. Thats a solid day for sure.. I have been hearing slow reports lately out of NPH so it looks like you guys did really well. Thanks for the report and all the pics..

Thanks!!!!!! Things are infact very slow in the harbor!!!!!:Secret:


Hey Steve, thanks for taking me out on the Spotted Fever! I had a great time with you and Allen. I too have missed NPH and now I miss it even more, not sure how that is going to be on the way home from Lancaster though. Anyways, thanks again it was a great day!

Thanks for all the help in the back of the boat and the tense times while I was in the back and you were on the TM!!!!!:ROFL: You are getting better though!!:Bug Eyes:


Flyngby,
Congrats on getting the dust off Cpt. Steve. Glad you and the guys had a fun day out, great to see you in the Harbor again, sure miss all the great reports from there.

NG
:Big Grin:

Thanks NG!

It was way to long between NPH reports for my liking also!!!!!!

[2jackedLUNGS]

nice you guys did well. i need to go back to nph. nice report.