Launched the Buzzcatcher from Davies around 5am.
Captain Wes-The island or local?
Me-I don’t know? The three guys at the dock said Eagle Rock. Catalina is gonna be a zoo...
Got decent bait from Mario, anchovy sized Sardines, but good quality.
Wes-Fuck it, let’s hit the backside.
Easy crossing. Somewhere North of the Avalon Bank, Wes spotted a Swordie sleeper, but we didn’t see it in time and the boat scared it away.
Drove past the armada and started metering heavy in 90’ of water.
We decided to fish on the drift. Current was running uphill due to the offshore winds, but was pushing us towards the island.
Non stop Boneheads, then Wes hooks a small Yellowtail.
Having just acquired a custom Morita gaff(it’s a work of art) I decided to stick the little bugger
Set up on the same drift, and Wes gets another small Yellow.
Drift 3 and my rod on the bottom gets hammered. Little Yellow number 3.
Went searching towards Salta Verde, but didn’t meter much, so we cruised back to the original spot. I got nit on the bottom, felt the head shakes, and knew I was on a big Halibut...pulled the hook. Humph.
The crossing back to Alamitos was as good as it gets.
Good times on the Buzzcather!
Captain Wes-The island or local?
Me-I don’t know? The three guys at the dock said Eagle Rock. Catalina is gonna be a zoo...
Got decent bait from Mario, anchovy sized Sardines, but good quality.
Wes-Fuck it, let’s hit the backside.
Easy crossing. Somewhere North of the Avalon Bank, Wes spotted a Swordie sleeper, but we didn’t see it in time and the boat scared it away.
Drove past the armada and started metering heavy in 90’ of water.
We decided to fish on the drift. Current was running uphill due to the offshore winds, but was pushing us towards the island.
Non stop Boneheads, then Wes hooks a small Yellowtail.
Having just acquired a custom Morita gaff(it’s a work of art) I decided to stick the little bugger

Set up on the same drift, and Wes gets another small Yellow.
Drift 3 and my rod on the bottom gets hammered. Little Yellow number 3.
Went searching towards Salta Verde, but didn’t meter much, so we cruised back to the original spot. I got nit on the bottom, felt the head shakes, and knew I was on a big Halibut...pulled the hook. Humph.
The crossing back to Alamitos was as good as it gets.
Good times on the Buzzcather!
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