First time posting here so I will keep it short so I don’t embarrass myself
Went out on the Aloha Spirit today out of Channel Islands. Captain Pat was the man with the plan today. Start at Anacapa and see what we could find, if it was a bust rockfish for a little bit as we head to Santa Cruz.
Anacapa was very little show and NO go.
So we caught some tacos and headed across the channel to Santa Cruz with high hopes
It took some time to find the school(s) of fish and getting them to bite took just as much effort. The ocean was not as friendly at Santa cruz in early afternoon, but it was manageable after a couple beers during the long move over.
I was fortunate enough to get the first bite on our first stop and it was a freight train. The crew was top notch guiding me around the boat 1.5 times and 15 minutes later I landed a 60 lb White Sea bass
The boat caught two more 35-45 range and several halibut.
All in all a great day.
If you are ever considering fishing out of Channel Islands and the Aloha Spirit has open spots jump on it.
I threw in a BD salute for those that want Photos
Went out on the Aloha Spirit today out of Channel Islands. Captain Pat was the man with the plan today. Start at Anacapa and see what we could find, if it was a bust rockfish for a little bit as we head to Santa Cruz.
Anacapa was very little show and NO go.
So we caught some tacos and headed across the channel to Santa Cruz with high hopes
It took some time to find the school(s) of fish and getting them to bite took just as much effort. The ocean was not as friendly at Santa cruz in early afternoon, but it was manageable after a couple beers during the long move over.
I was fortunate enough to get the first bite on our first stop and it was a freight train. The crew was top notch guiding me around the boat 1.5 times and 15 minutes later I landed a 60 lb White Sea bass
The boat caught two more 35-45 range and several halibut.
All in all a great day.
If you are ever considering fishing out of Channel Islands and the Aloha Spirit has open spots jump on it.
I threw in a BD salute for those that want Photos
.. Just messing around.. That looks like one hell of a fish!! Thanks for posting! I'm going out on my first party boat to SCI on an overnight trip this Friday!! Freaking stoked!!
