New Del Mar, Half Day Trip, 12/11

[connordoyle]

Howdy,

I went by myself on the AM half day trip on the New Del Mar out of MDR. I desperately wanted to try and land some ling cod before the season ended..no luck...:Crying: It was actually pretty dang slow till about 10:15 or so. We bounced around to 3 or 4 different locations and got skunked every time. A few people landed a rock fish, grouper and sand dab early on. To avoid total skunk-age we went sculpin fishing with great results, I limited out within 35 minutes and then continued to catch and release or give away. I saw 2 ling cod being caught one being probably about 14" and the other just a baby. Only a few rockfish being caught and the jackpot was given to a real fat Red. Either way, I had a good time made some friends and took home a few delicious dinners. It also was completely gorgeous out, so that was a plus.

cheers!

38282

Connor

[Ifishtoolittle]

Nice job! Scullies are a great route for saving the day. BTW how deep did you guys fish throughout the day? Was it crowded? And did you go on the AM or PM trip?

[Tunaslam]

Good effort, too bad the Lings didn't want to play. They have been catching quite a few lately!

[JapanRon]

Hi connordoyle,

Good job and better luck on the Ling on your next trip before 01 / 01 / 13 !! :)

JapanRon

[connordoyle]

I was told we were fishing between 200 and 250 feet. It wasn't too crowded at all until everyone starting casting to the same spots. I took the AM trip and after i read the fish count it looks like i should of taken the pm. Rockfish bite came on in the afternoon I guess.