santa cruz rockfish 10 /23

  Caught 3 small black rockfish, released. Also a 14.5 " bocaccio, kept. .75 miles off light house, a couple of pb's about.  Pretty slow on the fishfinder but the most beautiful  day with moderate winds you could wish for.

Nice bocaccio Casey!! I paddled out of the harbor after work yesterday. Beautiful conditions but no fish. It gets dark too early these days 

Where did you launch?

FF

 

.....rockfish in Santa Cruz  Quick, someone pinch me 

.....rockfish in Santa Cruz  Quick, someone pinch me 

 

FF

 Afternoon launch from harbor, better the 20 minutes of extra paddling than dealing with the sand on cowell's.
   I almost always catch rockfish out there but sometimes only a couple, and it takes time. Get one of those gps fish n maps.If I had a car I'd probably never fish there though.
   If you go out again before the season end, get beyond the red plankton bloom. Things clear up a bit further out.

   If you go out again before the season end,

I think we need a season ending SC sendoff, guided by Casey7.  I'd pay $$ to see you get Mooch out and make a believer of him!!   

For real though, we need to do a group paddle before it closes...suggestions?

Thanks for the tip Casey. I just consider Santa Cruz, Capitola and New Brighton Beach as my own personal "Fish don't exsist Triangle"   Even if I tried, I couldn't even catch a desease if I wanted to  

Anyway, nice catch with the Bocaccio   Those things are rare! I've only caught one, about 2 years ago in Monterey. Notice how BIG their mouths are  

Uhhh...thats not Monterey, Mooch. I recognize that rock formation in the background. Thats actually my own private beach.    When you gonna make it back down there? Nice little bocash...but they get a heck of a lot bigger than that!

Thanks for the great report+pic, Casey! Its good to see somebody gettin rockies in SC still.
PK

Monterey County  - nuff said