Lost Coast - 5/3/24

Wow.  What a long time it's been since I've paddled out for rockfish and lingcod.  Now we have a somewhat normal looking season, but watch out!  It could close early if we hit the Quillback bycatch #...

Forecast got really nice for yesterday, so I opted for the shorter drive and skipped Trinidad and the Cove.  Had the place all to myself - other than the pelicans and porpoise, murries and furries.

Plenty of action for the usual suspects, and keeping a limit was actually a goal, which just hasn't ever been part of my gig.  It's a changing world, and going 8 months without fresh bottom fish was almost as bad as not being able to troll for salmon for a year and  a half now.

Anyway, solo therapy session was incredible and so badly needed.  Now I'm ready to dig in and make GS the best I can make it.

Maybe see you soon~   

I can't reply with one picture, after not being able to post 8 in the OP...

I guess go to Facebook if you want to see all the photos.

It was a good day.

WX looks very nice. Glad you got out. Ugh, donwanna go to FB.

WX looks very nice. Glad you got out. Ugh, donwanna go to FB.

Sorry, Charlie!   

The pic that wouldn't post was a wide angle - that's probably what tripped up the system.

It showed my yak surrounded by rocks, as I landed at low tide and had work to do to get all my gear back up the hill.

One at a time, I guess...

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WX looks very nice. Glad you got out. Ugh, donwanna go to FB.

Sorry, Charlie!   

Facebook -

Awesome, looked fantastic, is that a 40"+ ling ?

Awesome, looked fantastic, is that a 40"+ ling ?

Got a good angle!   

It's only 33".   

Impressive catches Eric