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http://www.hmbfishing.comNorthwest winds 25 to 35 knots, combined seas of 9 to 12 feet every 9 seconds. Sounds like wintertime weather, right? Wrong, that was the forecast for today! But, once again, what the forecast said and what we had in our part of the ocean were two different things. When you look at the weather forecast, always keep in mind that it covers an extremely large area, almost 200 miles of coastline and out to 60 miles offshore. There definitely was a good size swell but thankfully there was no wind. The models I've been checking out are showing that the wind is holding steady offshore, luckily leaving us alone along the coastline. But with today's swell, fishing the real shallow spots was out of the question; most of the action took place from 140 to 165 feet. The fish sure didn't care. Nice big reds, browns and coppers gladly jumped on our anglers' hooks, sending everyone home with easy and early limits. Top catch of the day was one of the biggest wolf eels Bob thinks he's every seen, a 12 pounder. He says it had to be at least 6 feet long. Bet the thing had some enormous teeth! Plenty of space available tomorrow on Thursday, so just come on down if you want to join us and don't get a chance to touch base with us beforehand. Check in by no later than 6:15. Look for the BIG yellow "TICKET OFFICE" sign in our front window.
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Ya wanna catch fish? Then listen to the crew! Don't be so dang stubborn. Sure, what you used last time might have worked great then, but that doesn't mean it's the way to go today. We like using bars, we like using plastics. But the number one lure day in and day out this year...believe it or not...really, we're not kidding...is the good old shrimp fly or super fly rig. If you want to use a bar or bounce a......
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One of the toughest days we've had rockfishing in a loooong time. The current was flat out bookin'. We were flying over the reefs. I have this picture in my mind of a cartoon where one fish is asking the fish next to him, "did you see that?" because that's what our lures must have looked like to them, just a blur whizzing past them so fast they didn't even have a chance to figure out what it was before......
