We had a great trip with Olive Crest. We tried a new time this year of fishing in the evening which proved to be an excellent change from our prior morning fishing times. All the young fishermen and chaperones arrived early, which allowed us to leave early. The teen boys were very helpful in carrying the gear down to the gangway.
We loaded up with sardines and on board was an ample supply of frozen squid. We left the harbor in high spirits. Luck was with us: we spotted a blue whale and a pod of dolphin which delighted the kids as they rode the bow wake.
After the initial excitement of observing our wonderful sea mammal population, we began our fishing adventure. And God’s gift to kids fishing, mackerel, showed up immediately! And just a short time later calico bass began to bite. One young fisherman caught a 4.5 pound calico.
Many other young anglers, thanks to the help of the wonderful Reel Fun crew, were able to pull out legal calico bass to take home. The mackerel were also taken home for smoking at one of the houses.
The weather was a warm beautiful California evening with a slight breeze and a very calm ocean. When arriving back at the dock our fishermen left with smiles, laughter, and fish to take home. We did note a slight fatigue among the counselors.
The FIB’ers Fishing Club would like to extend a special “Thank You” to Capt. Rollo’s Kids for providing financial support for this fishing trip. Also special commendations need to be given to the crew of the Reel Fun for their help in rigging up over 30 rods for fishing and their wonderful help in assisting our novice fishermen.
Archive for July, 2018
July 18: Olive Crest Kids Trip
Monday, July 23rd, 2018July Mirage 1 Day Charter
Wednesday, July 11th, 2018Mirage 7/7/2018
Our Mirage trip started out a little iffy. We had several last minute cancelations and the weather was on the questionable side with high winds and choppy seas. The only real difficulty we experienced was on our ride out to Santa Barbra Islands. For those old enough to remember, it was an “E-Ticket Ride.”
We arrived at the island about 4am and the crew was able to find squid. Our group began staggering out about 5:30 and we fished for the elusive white sea bass; none showed up. We headed out to the rock cod banks and they were cooperative. Not sure who caught the first fish, the fish were coming over the side instantaneously. We fished the cod bank until the boat had caught their limit of cod. All aboard went home with with a limit of rock fish. The rock cod were a nice size and we only threw back a few small ones.
We left the banks and again headed for a white sea bass area. Luck was with us! We caught 3 keepers and 1 throw back. The stop also produced one 30 pound halibut, 6 or seven under size barracuda, plus 3 bat rays. Two of the white sea bass were caught by our extra passengers who joined us. Paula Kunkel, our birthday girl, caught the other keeper white sea bass 11.4 pounds. Her hubby caught the short one by 2 inches. Other fish caught besides the halibut and barracuda, were sole and sand dabs,. The weather was nice, the wind and sea laid down for us, and we had a very pleasant day fishing.
The crew on the Mirage was great and the galley had the usual great selection of breakfast fare including a great breakfast burrito, plus a wide variety of hamburgers, The ride home was smooth; even the drive home had no traffic. The 4 extra people were great guys and super fishermen. Sorry that so many of you missed this trip.