Fishing Report - 12/20/09

Stuart

Aye carumba!!!
Staff member
Went down on Saturday afternoon and out fishing on Sunday. Buoyweather was spot on, but I didn't trust it. Water temps at 65 degrees right now. Opted to fish north (the direction of the swell) rather than head south to the 51 and risk the wind coming up instead of laying down. Lumpy in the morning, no bait to speak of close in, plenty of macks and sardines at the 16.

Headed up to the 18, no takers. Headed to the 23, one white seabass, about 20 lbs. Over to Huevos and some other reefs in the area. Discovered a new reef I didn't have marked near the 23; depth comes up to about 75 ft. Caught two pintos at 25 and 18 lbs on our 1st drop. Nice fat fish!

Headed back in on flat seas about 4:30 - in the harbor just after 5:00. The days are so short right now. Town is absolutely dead. Pulled right up to the border about 9:30 this morning; "have a nice day" and we were home by 12:30.
 

Stuart

Aye carumba!!!
Staff member
Naaah. Y'all know what a 25lb. pinto looks like!

Okay, they look just like this (my world famous 25 lb. pinto picture as published in Western Outdoor News and
Pacific Coast Sportfishing a couple years ago):



Actually, I was busy playing charter captain all day this trip - for his birthday, a friend's wife paid me to take him and their two teenage sons on a fishing trip. So, I was baiting hooks, untangling lines, unhooking fish, driving the boat, etc. I never even got my camera out. I think he took a couple pics with his cell phone of the kids standing by the fish at Safe Marine before they were filleted. If he sends them to me, I'll post them.
 

moore_rb

Stay Thirsty My Friends
Sounds like a fun trip... good to hear that fish can still be had from some closer spots even in the dead of winter.

is 65 degree water fairly typical for this time of year? Seems like that would be a tad warmer than expected for December?

I know about spending your day tending to everyone else on the boat from my younger days in California. Makes for a tiring day, that's for sure.
 
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