It was a gooden. The Jrs got their olders there on time. Good job Jrs. We left the dock 6:01 am. Cruised the harbor on the way to the bait receiver. The club was on the Nautilus for this trip. Captain Paul was in the wheelhouse and Jason on deck and Mike in the galley. The bait for day was pinhead anchovies and squid. A good combination. We had our greeting and prayer as we were loading bait. Captain Paul suggested heading up the coast to look for bass. On the way up the coast the breakfast burritos were as tasty as ever The boat made its way up to an area off Bolsa Chica. We anchored over a rocky bottom area. There were only a few biters here, but they tuned out to be the big fish for the day. After a slow pick, we moved down to the pipe off H.B. The calico bass really turned on. We could see them boiling on the anchovies bait. All the Jrs had a chance to pull on a number of fish. Most of the fish were about 12-13.5 inches. But on light gear, they were a lot of fun. A few short barries were hooked and released. The next move was to a group of stones about 200 yards above the Newport jetty. Captain Paul said he had never seen the stones bite so well. As we entered the harbor we had our traditional raffle. A good time was had by all. The big fish for the day were a 3lb 2oz calico caught by Logan Shill, a 2lb 5oz sand bass caught by Andrew Soderberg and Joe Cameron with a 1lb 3oz rock fish. Thanks dads and sponsors for getting the Jrs out fishing. May God continue to bless the club.
Report by Floyd Spangler