San Clemente island on the Islander 2.5 Day - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

PescadorPete · 06-30-2014, 05:12 PM

Nice write up Andy! Trip was fun, even more so with the light load. I started Friday with a short halibut caught in the same area as Dave's but in even deeper water. Picked away at the Calico and Bonita after that. Lunch on the water was a surprise. Menu said pulled pork sandwich, but it turned out to be a fresh rock cod sandwich from fish the crew caught. And it's the first boat trip I've ever been on where the galley beer selection was supreme - Sierra Nevada and Coronado IPAs, etc... No Coors lite for me.

When things slowed in the afternoon, John drove the boat over hard bottom spots and called us out to mark the locations. I entered a couple of waypoints and then drifted over the area to fill up on my meat quota.

Saturday was fun fishing on the weather side, West Cove, never been there before. More Calicos and another short halibut, again in deep water. And then the wrap up in Northwest Harbor until the wind really started to kick up.

Great trip, awesome hard working crew and good fishing buddies.

My bamboo gaff did go missing so if anyone picked it up, let me know.

06-30-2014, 05:12 PM	#2
PescadorPete Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Leucadia, CA Posts: 261	Nice write up Andy! Trip was fun, even more so with the light load. I started Friday with a short halibut caught in the same area as Dave's but in even deeper water. Picked away at the Calico and Bonita after that. Lunch on the water was a surprise. Menu said pulled pork sandwich, but it turned out to be a fresh rock cod sandwich from fish the crew caught. And it's the first boat trip I've ever been on where the galley beer selection was supreme - Sierra Nevada and Coronado IPAs, etc... No Coors lite for me. When things slowed in the afternoon, John drove the boat over hard bottom spots and called us out to mark the locations. I entered a couple of waypoints and then drifted over the area to fill up on my meat quota. Saturday was fun fishing on the weather side, West Cove, never been there before. More Calicos and another short halibut, again in deep water. And then the wrap up in Northwest Harbor until the wind really started to kick up. Great trip, awesome hard working crew and good fishing buddies. My bamboo gaff did go missing so if anyone picked it up, let me know.