Trip report by Floyd Spangler

We have heard the saying, you should have been here yesterday. The way the local fishing has been, it should be, you should have been here 2 years ago. It was a foggy morning, but not cold. We loaded on time and headed to the bait receiver for a load of mini anchovies. The problem was we were going to be fishing for Sculpin. We rigged up with dropper loops with scampis on them, with about 8 oz. of lead. We drove up the coast past Huntington Beach Flats to the outer oil rigs and fished in about 140 feet of water. On the way up the coast we did see three blue whales and lots porpoise. When you are fishing for Sculpin and Sand Dabs, it sounds like fishing in December, when the rock fish are closed. We had a slow pick on the Sculpin and a couple of sand dabs. Joe Cameron caught the big fish for the trip a 2# 10oz Scuplin.
The day turned sunny and sea was very calm. A good time was had by everyone on board.