Stillwater South-late post from 5/30

Met up with Jay-D from the club and hit up Stillwater with outstanding conditions. We fished hard from 7-2:30 and ended up with a ling each and several rockfish. We lost several lings and had plenty of hard take downs throughout the day. We were visited by the boys in green DFG in there stealth Grey Zodiak and had our licenses and fish inspected, nice guys and armed to the T with their tactical holsters and Glocks at the ready. They informed Jay that all vessels fishing for any fish that required measurement must have a legal net on-board or could be cited, but let him off with a warning. We both caught the lings on the outside of the kelp in about 50-70' of water on swim baits. By the way my homemade butter knife jigs were definitely the ticket as the pictures will show. Cheers Mike

Nice job... Good pics. I think the water is warming? DFG, I agree with you, at least locally, they're good guys doing a tough and important job. They deserve our respect, just as we expect the same in return.
BKAYAKING

DFG, I agree with you, at least locally, they're good guys doing a tough and important job. They deserve our respect, just as we expect the same in return.
BKAYAKING

Well said - I agree 100%.

Great report - WTG.   

Great report and pics...Love the homemade butter knife jig, and just to think I have been spending all that money buying tackle when the butter knifes are just sitting in the drawer ready for modification. 

Nice work Mike and JayD. Stillwater always has the opportunity to kick out nice lings.
That knife jig looks really nice too!

Thanks for the report, Mike. Glad to hear the fishing was good for you guys. Nice pics of the fish, and the knife lures, very creative and very cool!

Glad you guys had a nice day OTW and nice catches.  Thanks for the report and pictures.

WTG guys! Gotta love all day glass at Stillwater.