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Santa Cruz Island Photos
Channel islands............man it was rough out there. :rolleyes:
Fishing was slow without any exotics and even slow for rockfish and bass. We caught enough for plenty of ceviche, fish tacos and Yani's spicy seafood stew. Really fun 3 days camping and fishing with Steve, Yani, Thi and Kurt. <iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/aRCaJYwi-jc" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" width="420"></iframe> If you can name the song, I will really be impressed. |
that why you didn't find the rockfish:D
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Sounds like Adele, great choice:D
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http://www.islandpackers.com/SCIScorpion.html
add $28 for your kayak and $15 per night for the camp sites (up to 6 persons per site) |
Who cares if you didn't catch much rock fish that's not the main point!! Looks like you guys had a GREAT time just hanging out with each other.
Looks like Yani took care of the cooking...good job Yani!! What a beautiful island!!! |
Pixies - Where is my mind :cool:
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Holy cow that looks beautiful!
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Super fun trip. Thanks to Andy for the idea & organization, and to the rest of the guys for a fun weekend. Definitely need to do it again.
Here are my pictures in the order they happened. I’ll try to write up a detailed report later. The Boat http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...ps64952d77.jpg The Crew- I feel like this pic could have its own soundtrack. http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...ps3605198b.jpg We saw a pod of whales on the ride over to the island http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...ps0ab5e143.jpg Offloading the gear at the island. Rangers were there to greet and mock us for the ridiculous amount of gear. http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...pse4d62560.jpg The campsite was about a 10 min walk from the pier. Perfect distance. http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...psf8386449.jpg Weather was pretty nasty when we lanched on Sunday. We found a protected cove where we fished until sundown. You can see the whitecaps behind Andy in this pic. The paddle in was “interesting” to say the least! http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...ps2d587c2a.jpg Fishing wasn’t wide open, but we caught enough for dinner each night. http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...ps8cb8658f.jpg That particular fish was made into ceviche by the ceviche fairy. http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...ps023d9931.jpg http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...ps6f59ea64.jpg Or he might have been a taco. I’m not sure. http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...ps885bd19e.jpg Kurt hard at work http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...pse0338743.jpg The campsite http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...ps093f5f5e.jpg Fishing Monday morning. The weather was a little better, but the fishing was slower. That is scorpion rock in the background. http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...ps2e0e3f7a.jpg A familiar sight and smell to a lot of people. http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...ps631a50ed.jpg The good thing about the fishing being slow, was that I actually slowed down and explored the island a bit. http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...ps3b1e2f74.jpg http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...pse9c190d3.jpg We had planned fish for dinner. Desperate times call for desperate measures. I’ve never been so happy to find a school of dabs in my life… http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...ps445f48b0.jpg Monday noon time. I took a nap on the rocks while waiting for the others to land. The sea had glassed off nicely. http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...ps1f4d5f6e.jpg Thi just landed http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...ps93454f4a.jpg Yani battling the surf http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...pse45ce365.jpg What does the fox say? Now I know. They were pretty cool, and everywhere! Pretty acclimated to people too. http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...ps7c2bbb1b.jpg http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...ps80a357b0.jpg That afternoon we took a hike. We ended up at a pretty cool lookout. Santa Cruz is big. All the land you see here is the island. http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...ps4861d6a2.jpg We were able to hike right to the cliff edge. Pretty crazy stuff. http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...ps4859c826.jpg The top was a cool place to contemplate life, collect rocks, and just take the view in. That is Anacapa Island in the distance. http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...psb4e5deb0.jpg On the hike back we saw lots of cool caves, which we would explore via kayak the next day. http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...ps4f54f9f3.jpg The walk back to camp. Pictures can be deceiving. That is probably a 100 ft cliff they are walking on. http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...ps13dd5359.jpg Thi and Kurt http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...psc9331699.jpg Some nature shots http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...ps95d5893c.jpg http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...ps68f167fe.jpg http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...ps5642ceda.jpg Scorpion Harbor http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...pse2850bec.jpg http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...psbe397e1c.jpg Knuckleheads http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...ps530e5750.jpg Got back to camp and the foxes were still active http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...ps073e41b5.jpg Dinner that night was Yani’s insane fish soup. Dining with Yani, while he cooks is an experience that I feel lucky to have been able to enjoy. The pre dinner entertainment is just as good as the meal. http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...ps6ed0f68d.jpg The next morning the weather was good, and we decided to paddle to Potato Harbor to fish. http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...pse1782832.jpg I thought this rock looked like a skull http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...ps2ab0c964.jpg Repaying the favor http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...psb431a442.jpg Caught a couple fish on the swim baits http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...pse8c93cbe.jpg The water at Potato harbor was crystal clear. This is about 15 feet deep. http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...psbbadc2a0.jpg We took our time on the paddle back. Stopping to take in the cliffs, the caves, and the island. http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...ps6e956892.jpg http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...pse0b25dd0.jpg http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...psa1fb57fa.jpg http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...ps7e7a0263.jpg http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...ps0acb90f5.jpg My camera battery died right before we got into the caves. Hopefully others got some good pics. I was able to eek out 1 more pic as we were departing the island that afternoon. http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...ps8034e9d8.jpg |
Awesome trip!!! thank you for the pics...I took my 2 boys to Santa Rosa 6 years ago last summer...loved it so much!!!:you_rock:
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Nice job guys! That is definately on the list! Relocated to Florida and really miss the Pacific coastline! Thanks for bringing me back!:you_rock:
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Nice pics, that's what I call a good fish report!
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That's awesome! What a cool adventure. That shoreline looks killer! Your meals look insane. Definitely putting that one on the list. Thanks for sharing!
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Those pictures are nice.
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Great stuff Steveooo. This pic right here is should go on a wall...awesome
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Cool pics, looks like something I'll be doing in the future
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Sand dabs and white fish! I've never eaten so good on a camping trip. I think I gained like 10 lbs!
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Man... I sure don't feel like sitting at work after seeing those pics! Looks like it was a great time.
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