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December 31

December 31, 2020 by Tom Dolan

Yesterday was our last charter until April 1st. What a year we had. A lot of challenges but also a lot of fun when we did get to fish. Thanks to all of our Customers for your support this year. You really helped us keep afloat!
See you all next year! Happy New Year!

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December 30

December 31, 2020 by Tom Dolan

Perfect clear weather for today’s combo trip. Ran out to the crab grounds and got some really nice crab then headed closer to shore for rockfish. Probably a combination of the big swell, full moon, cold water and who knows what else, but the fish had lockjaw.

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December 29

December 29, 2020 by Tom Dolan

Gorgeous day for our crab combo. Ran out to the crab grounds and got some nice crab to 3 pounds. Then headed in closer for the rockcod fishing. With the big swell still in town, as expected it was a slow but steady pick. Fun day!

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December 27

December 29, 2020 by Tom Dolan

Weather man missed this one. Supposed to be a nice day but the swell was bigger than forecasted. Still got some crab and fish but it wasn’t easy. But it sure was fun!

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December 20

December 29, 2020 by Tom Dolan

Big swell in town again so the bite was slow. Crab pirates have been out in full force but we were able to get a few limits of big crab. Happy campers!

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December 19

December 19, 2020 by Tom Dolan

A wee bit chilly early morning but got nice out as the day went on. Small groundswell today seems to have knocked the bite down a notch. Today we got 1/2 limits and the fish were more on the smaller size.

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Covid Update

December 18, 2020 by Tom Dolan

Effective now, and until Covid is under control, we have decided to only offer private charters (no open loads or walk-ons, everyone must be from the same group). We understand we may lose business by adopting this policy but we feel strongly this is necessary to keep our valued Customers and ourselves safe. We all need to do our part in helping stem this virus. This is our part.

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December 18

December 18, 2020 by Tom Dolan

Swell has finally come down so we’re back out fishing and the fish were happy to see us. Ran out to one of our lucky spots and as soon as we dropped in it was fish on! Non-stop catching for a few hours of both big and medium size blues and olive pacific snapper. Even tossed back 20-30 small ones to grow. Came into the lingcod grounds and tried for an hour with no luck.

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December 11

December 12, 2020 by Tom Dolan

Crab only trip today and what a blast. Swell was still big but our seasoned sea-goers were up to the task. Got out to the crab grounds and got our limits pulse a crew limit then headed back home in calmer seas. Time to cook and freeze the crab for Christmas and New Year’s dinners.

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December 6

December 7, 2020 by Tom Dolan

Perfect weather and flat calm water but the ground swell (swell you don’t get on the surface) is making visibility for the fish almost impossible. We got some fish yesterday but could have used more. Six limits plus of crab more than made up for the lack of fish. Very happy group and a real joy to fish with.

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December 4

December 6, 2020 by Tom Dolan

Big ground swell in town which has impacted the catching. We didn’t get many fish today but we got plenty of crab. Swell dissipates early next week.

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November 30

November 30, 2020 by Tom Dolan

Beautiful water today and great crabbing and fishing. Fished first to get our limits of nice olive, blue, canary and red pacific snapper then to the crab grounds. Big crab and plenty of them too. Limits of crab and fish for everyone!

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Novemver 29

November 30, 2020 by Tom Dolan

Nice flat calm water today for our Jurassic crab combo. Started with getting our crab at the crab grounds then out deep for the lingcod. Found no love out deep so headed up to Davenport and got some nice fish. Came closer to port and finished up with limits of BIG blues, olives, browns, coppers and a few red pacific snapper to five pounds!

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November 28

November 28, 2020 by Tom Dolan

Another chilly morning for a local crab combo. Started catching fish as soon as we dropped in for limits plus crew fish of big blues, olives and red pacific snapper to five pounds. Then headed out for crab and even though someone ran our gear we still ended up getting our crab. Nice day and happy 17th birthday Aidan!

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November 27

November 28, 2020 by Tom Dolan

Chilly this morning for our local crab combo trip. Got out to the crab grounds and someone’s been busy pulling our gear and taking our crab. Fortunately they didn’t get them all but it sure does make a lot of extra work for us to get the crab we need. Came in closer for rock fishing and WOW! BIG blues again mixed in with a good grade of olive pacific snapper.

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November 23

November 24, 2020 by Tom Dolan

Great day for a local potluck and crab combo trip. Weather was a little warmer and the seas were a bit more comfortable (for most). Ran through the crab gear then came into shallower water for our rockfish and it was game on! Pretty much non-stop catching. Came home with fish and crab limits for five including some red pacific snapper pushing seven pounds!

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November 22

November 22, 2020 by Tom Dolan

Jurassic Park baby! Ran out to the crab pot farm and got our crabs then headed to the deep for lingcod. First drift we nailed a couple nice lings, the biggest was 18 pounds! Then that was it! Got a few small lings but the lingcod bite died. Fortunately the rockfish bite was good! Came home with limits for six of olive, brown, canary, blue, and red pacific snapper to six pounds! Great day.

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November 21

November 21, 2020 by Tom Dolan

This is as good as it gets! Jurassic crab combo today and the fish were ready for battle. After we got our crab we ran out to the deep and started slaying the lingcod pretty much non-stop with BIG coppers, yellowtail and red pacific snapper mixed in. Came home with beautiful crab, rockfish (pacific snapper), and lingcod limits for five. Went big then went home. Great day!

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November 20

November 20, 2020 by Tom Dolan

Awesome Jurassic combo trip today. After we got our crab ran out to the deep and got five nice lingcod then came in closer to shore for a wild bite of big blue and olive pacific snapper. Limits for six!

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November 16

November 17, 2020 by Tom Dolan

Another day of easterly wind making the water a wee bit uncomfortable but we managed to get out to the crab grounds and come in closer for rockfish and lingcod. Got the crab but the lingcod weren’t biting. Came home with lots of big crabs and plenty of pacific snapper!

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November 15

November 16, 2020 by Tom Dolan

Mr Toad’s Wild today and the water wasn’t very kind in the morning. Fortunately we powered on and were able to get our crab then out to the deep for lingcod. Got our lingcod then came closer to shore for rockfish and did good! Happy birthday 13 yo Alex!

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November 14

November 15, 2020 by Tom Dolan

Another awesome day at Jurassic Park with crab! After we limited out on crab for five plus two limits for crew we ran to the deep reef and it was game on! Lingcod limits for five plus crew lingcod. What a fantastic time watching these nine year-olds and 14 year-olds step up to the plate. Big haul today.

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November 12

November 13, 2020 by Tom Dolan

Flat calm water again for Jurassic Park. Went to the crab pots farm and got our crabs then out to the deep. As soon as we dropped in our live bait it was fish on! Lingcod started biting good then everything simply shut down. Tried a bunch of different depths and couldn’t get a decent bite going. Great guys and a whole lot of fun.

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November 11

November 13, 2020 by Tom Dolan

Beautiful flat calm water today for our Jurassic Park trip and the fish were biting real good! Caught our live bait then limited out on lingcod. Stayed out deep for the rockfish and got some nice copper, green spot, yellow tail, brown pacific snapper. Then something BIG took a MEGA-Bait. After a lot of tug of war Richard pulled in a 100 pound soupfin shark. Awesome battle and awesome eating too!

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November 9

November 10, 2020 by Tom Dolan

The storm has finally moved out and the weather forecast for the next week at least is perfect for fishing and crabbing! We pulled a crab pot yesterday to check the quality and these crabs are BIG! Should be a great crabbing season. On a sad note, Commercial crabbing has been delayed until at least the beginning of December. Our prayers go out to all the commercial crab fishermen and fisherwomen hoping they get the green light to crab by December 1st. In the meantime recreational crabbing (MEGA-BITE is considered a recreation fishing vessel) is open and will remain open for the remainder of the year.

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November 3

November 4, 2020 by Tom Dolan

Local potluck today and the fish were a wee bit skittish due to the incoming storm this weekend. Took a while and a lot of traveling around to find willing fish. We found ’em! Came home with mixed limits of blue, olive, black and red pacific snapper.

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October 31

October 31, 2020 by Tom Dolan

Awesome day today in Jurassic Park. Beautiful water, little wind, and lots of action! Lingcod limits for six then headed to the rockcod grounds to top off the tank. Happy birthday John!!!

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October 30 Afternoon trip

October 31, 2020 by Tom Dolan

Well, the wind came up so we had to find some new schools of fish closer to home and we found ’em, big time! Awesome bite and a ton of olive, blue, black, brown and canary pacific snapper. The pic is 13 year-old Troy holding up a couple very nice blacks. Limits for all plus some crew fish.

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October 30 Morning trip

October 31, 2020 by Tom Dolan

Awesome flat calm day for a local potluck trip. Got out to one of our lucky spots and it was pretty much a wide open bite with big olives and blues. Also nailed browns, canary and crab cod. Brought home eight limits of beautiful snapper and a very nice lingcod.

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October 18

October 19, 2020 by Tom Dolan

Jurassic Park run today and another wow! After catching our live bait we headed for the deep reef and as soon as we dropped in we hooked up with a lingcod. Then a few minutes later, all the rods lit up with lingcod. Now all four rods are hooked up and all four lingcod got boated. The biggest went 21 pounds! After we put seven lingcod in the boat we went closer to shore for limits, plus crew limits, of really big blue and olive pacific snapper What a day!

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