Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Combo- July 22, 2013

Full day Halibut and Salmon combo trip.  We started the day off fishing a 240' hump that used to be a popular spot back in the 90's, but has since been forgotten.  I like to stop off at this spot once a year and see who's home.  A few people on the boat caught a couple Lingcod and four 35lb to 40lb Halibut.  At 11 we pulled the anchor and moved to the Halibut grounds to try and limit the boat.  It was a slow pick at first, but when the Halibut caught on to our scent trail the lines started bobbing and Halibut started hitting the rails.  We caught close to a limit then switched gear and started searching for Silvers.

The radio chatter indicated that the Silver fishing was slow for the fleet.  We tried a spot that had not yet been hit by other charter boats.  Only one Silver Salmon was caught even though the spot looked fishy. Unfortunately, it showed no signs of a productive Salmon bite.  Later we pulled in where the rest of the charter boats were picking away at Silvers.  By 5:45 we had caught fifteen and it was time to hit the barn. 

The Sea Quest has a full day Salmon trip tomorrow with 31 kids.  Hopefully tomorrow will bring a few more Salmon into the gulf. FISH ON!




Jeremy's big Lingcod







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