Santa Cruz 9.1.2014 Anchovies are everywhere!

I dont' know if this would be considered a "FISHING REPORT" but i did catch fish! 
There are a ton of "Bait sized" anchovies right outside the harbor. The bait is "Tray" sized
and really high quality. (Halibut, salmon RF). I typically freeze and seal the bait of this quality for
my salmon runs.

This may be a game changer for the upcoming tournament.
Keith

keith, can i start buying anchovies from you?

keith, can i start buying anchovies from you?

I do all types of fishing reports. lol. I'm still working on my shelter cove report. Hopefully it will be up today. I got your covered on the bait let's just get out there soon! 

Thanks for the catching report Keith 

    Lost Anchovy bait shop opening soon? 


Thats a lot of chovies there!  Sorry I couldn't join you out there yesterday, my biz trip kicked my ass and I just couldn't get myself around to fishing.   

And a ton of small 3-5 inch jack smelt. Caught me a few yesterday and drop them down.

And a ton of small 3-5 inch jack smelt. Caught me a few yesterday and drop them down.

yeah the jacksmelt are like perfect size. They look like top smelt and small anchovies.
Hope the halibut are still hanging. nice catch.

I was there last week and saw clouds of bait on the graph. Dropped the sabiki a lot and only came up with 2-3'' chovies. I was hoping for salmon, halibut sized ones… If you don't mind, what were you getting the good sized chovies with? Didn't get anything else either. Hard to believe nothing was under all that bait.

I was there last week and saw clouds of bait on the graph. Dropped the sabiki a lot and only came up with 2-3'' chovies. I was hoping for salmon, halibut sized ones… If you don't mind, what were you getting the good sized chovies with? Didn't get anything else either. Hard to believe nothing was under all that bait.

I got it on a small sabiki. I dropped an anchovy under the bait balls. There was holes in the bait ball so I was hoping a salmon would take it down or a halibut. Nothing went down.

Hmmm, I was using that too. What color?

   Lost Anchovy bait shop opening soon? 


Thats a lot of chovies there!  Sorry I couldn't join you out there yesterday, my biz trip kicked my ass and I just couldn't get myself around to fishing.   

Maybe you can sell Keith some bluing since you hoarded it all

   Lost Anchovy bait shop opening soon? 


Thats a lot of chovies there!  Sorry I couldn't join you out there yesterday, my biz trip kicked my ass and I just couldn't get myself around to fishing.   

Maybe you can sell Keith some bluing since you hoarded it all

Yeah, Won is Bluing agent horder. lol. He went to save mart and cleared the store of any left.
 
@jonesz i buy a small 14 size sabiki lure at Fishery Supply in San Jose. They sell the sabiki's for 1.75 each and pretty much works for most bait. This is probably the cheapest and most effective sibiki's around. The ones at Big 5, Sports Chalet and other places go for 3-4 dollars each, grossly marked up, and
don't even do as good. (In my opinion).