Santa Cruz Sunday 8/29

Launched from Santa Cruz harbor with clockwise. Out around 6:30 and back 1:30. Caught about 10 RF each of us. Most of the rock fish was from miles buoy. Trolled for halibut but no takers. Swell forecast was 4 feet. And wind picked up around 1.
  Overall a nice fishing day and glad to have a company.

Looks like the halibut are slowly disappearing out of SC. Thanks for the report. 

Looks like the halibut are slowly disappearing out of SC. Thanks for the report. 

Seem so. Regardless, I plan to give it a try tomorrow. According to Bayside "The Halibut fishing has been hot from Capitola to Pajaro in 60-80 feet of water." So, I might have to go east from the harbor. As an added bonus, that could be a really good test of my new-and-improved shark shield...

Squid boats working 3 mile tonight

Squid boats working 3 mile tonight

Thanks for the intel!

Hi Jonh, nice to meet you on the dock, I’m Qiu. I did talk to one guy on the water he caught two halibuts around the mile buoy and missed one 35-incher this Saturday.

Hi Jonh, nice to meet you on the dock, I’m Qiu. I did talk to one guy on the water he caught two halibuts around the mile buoy and missed one 35-incher this Saturday.

Qiu, Nice meet you. And good to hear some halibuts were caught. I wonder maybe live bait is the ticket for halibut. We were trolling lures and swimbait.

Thanks for the report!

I tried giving my rockfish to John so I wouldn't have so many fish to clean but he caught alot too! 

I spoke to a couple with a green tandem hobie in the parking lot and they reported the same: rockfish but no halibut.

Saw a guy at the bait shop weighing his ~32 pound halibut. I think he said he was 5 miles out.

Thanks John for joining me. Having company definitely makes the long paddles to fishing spots go by quicker.

Quite nice gentlemen. Sounds like a fun dat. Thnx for the report. Big halibut far out sounds fun... or not 

Live bait sure is fun