Nice day at DP 8/15

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Busy day at Dana Point today! Started out kind of crappy. Got a late start. FF wouldn't stay on. Livewell was acting up. Boat traffic was crazy. But I stuck to the plan anyway and went out off the point north of the buoy. Water temps (according to my buddy) were 70-71. Almost no wind or current most of the morning. Water was nice and clear. Calico were biting immediately on the first go. Ended up with a fun variety of fish and my buddy even ended up with a WSB that was just under size. Watched it hook up 10 feet under my kayak so that was cool. Lots of bites that didn't stick. A few really good ones too. Cormorants were out in force today though. Any time they came by, I swapped from live sardines to drifting frozen squid since the birds only wanted my fish and couldn't care less about squid.

Totals
Calico: 20+ (biggest was 17" today)
Bonita: 4
Barracuda: 4
Jumbo Macs: Too many

My buddy
Calico: A bunch
Bonita: A couple
Barracuda: A few
Cormorant: 2
Rock structure: 1
WSB: 1

Everything was catch and release