Stillwater carmel (late report 7-1)

From BillM....
The smaller fish - otherwise known as "lunch" - hit a chartreuse/white clouser (hints of blue & pink also), then very shortly was grabbed by the bigger fish. I'd guess the fly was down about 35-40' (I was using LC13 & often waited quite a while before retrieving). I could feel the thing I had on still moving, but it took a while to drag what turned out to be 2 fish to the surface!
 
I'd estimate the bigger ling at ~4' long, probably around 15-20 lbs. Very big head and lots of teeth, as you can see (#071, my favorite). The smaller one was 22". In the photo with the smaller fish right near the camera, you can barely see one side of my Boga's jaw. I tried to switch the Boga from the smaller fish to the bigger one, but that's when he fnally let go.

 
Other than this little surprise, it was a usual session at Stillwater: about 35 fish to the boat ((2 of them ready for sauce & the oven, #073), maybe 16" biggest rockfish, mix of blacks, blues, olives, with one copper. Several sea otters, one other guy fishing with his daughter - from kayaks using squid for bait.
 
Real nice day. Not much wind, the swell present as always but very manageable, totally fogged in the whole day, and not that many people using the beach. Even the traffic cooperated, as I got home with no backups.

Awesome pics.  Gaff that sucker!!!

That photo says it all :   Lings are vicious!!

Great Photo  

Looks like a scene from a horror flick... perhaps "The Creature from the Black Lagoon"

A lot of incredible things going on in this tale, but I am really AMAZED you got a pic of it! Too cool.

IMO: if Lings grew to the average size of a great white, we'd all be in trouble  

one thing to remember on this one too- Bill M caught those suckers on a flyrod!

Shoot, then we'd really get some glory, paddling out there with 36" scampis and 12guage bangsticks.

Shoot, then we'd really get some glory, paddling out there with 36" scampis and 12guage bangsticks.

Our kayak alone would be a scampi to a 10-foot-mutant ling