From Sportfishing
Fish Report for 10-15-2009
Santa Cruz Sentinel Fish Report
10-15-2009
Allen Bushnell
Gale force winds and big heaving seas put the brakes on all fishing
in Monterey Bay early this week. Some say that fish can sense an
approaching low-pressure system and will go on the bite, knowing that
food may be scarce during the oncoming storm. That seems to be the
case for us last weekend, as limit-style fishing was the rule for
those who worked our local and North Coast areas.
Ken Stagnaro on the big Velocity took advantage of the calm before
the storm and fished Ano Nuevo last weekend. Stagnaro reported
limits for all aboard. "We had a full boat of 34 anglers on Sunday.
The fish were mostly good size yellows with a few big reds and one
SEVEN pound black rockfish. We also boated eight lingcod weighing
between eight and ten pounds." Other skippers reported similar
results fishing various North Coast spots last weekend.
Jim Rubin runs Captain Jimmy Charters, which is a six-pack boat. He
found limits for his clients both days last weekend, mostly
vermillion, black and olive rockfish as well as averaging a lingcod
per rod in the eight-15-pound class. " We fished a few North Coast
reefs with great results. We're booked for the coming weekend and
expect similar results." On November 7. Rubin will start running
Dungeness crab/rockfish combo trips, which have been quite successful
in the past.
Bayside Marine fielded a number of positive reports from private
boaters fishing the North Coast last weekend. "They used squid and
sardines for great scores of lingcod and a few nice halibut" owner
Todd Fraser said. A few anglers he spoke with also reported great
success bounce-ball trolling for halibut success on the beaches below
Davenport. Fraser adds that a few white sea bass are still being
caught in the Monterey area. Presumably the barracuda schools we saw
last week in that area might be on the bite also. The coming
weekend's calm conditions forecast makes Monterey a viable
alternative for anglers seeking some big game. The "other" big game
are still in the mix as well, according to Fraser. Yes, a few boats
made the 70-mile trip out to the warm water currents and located
schools of feeding albacore. Boats that fished last Friday reported
scores of up to 14 tuna while working the far offshore area.
Locally, Capitola seems to have had the best reports last week.
Again, prior to the storm, anglers who fished the reefs near Pleasure
Point caught limits of rockfish and the occasional lingcod. Though
none were reported caught, boaters reported sighting "a big school"
of white sea bass near New Brighton, according to Ed Burrell at
Capitola Boat and Bait. Burrell adds that the sardine schools are
still in the area. The schools are moving in and out, with
afternoons and evenings the best for catching them from the wharf.
Bushnell can also be heard on the Friday 6:45am fishing report on
KSCO 1080AM. Send your photos, comments or questions to scruzfishing@yahoo.com
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