Fish Report for 2021

It’s been a while since Mother Nature gave us good water conditions to fish and today was on! Awesome day at Jurassic today. The fish were on a good bite! Even found a lingcod. Good water and weather but tomorrow is blown out.
Happy New Year everyone! See you in April when our fishing season reopens.

Weather was okay but the fish didn’t want to bite with the king tide (low tide -1′ high tide +6′). We got fish, just not as many as we would have liked.

Awesome Jurassic Park trip today. No lingcod but real good yellowtail bite with copper, greenspot, brown and widow rockfish.

Awesome day at Jurassic Park today with limits of quality canary, greenspot, brown and red pacific snapper.

Jurassic Park today. Ran out to the deep and had some difficulty keeping the lines straight with the fast drift. Found some willing snapper then headed closer to shore for lingcod. Not a big catch today.

Jurassic Park today for rockcod and we hammered out nice big yellowtail, canary, and copper pacific snapper.

Water was not so nice today. Ran out to Jurassic Park and found a couple lings and some nice canary, yellowtail, and greenspot pacific snapper. bUmPy WaTeR today.

Jurassic Park again today but the weather changed up our game. We got some nice lingcod but the rockcod just wouldn’t bite.

Another great day out at Jurassic Park. Lingcod are biting! After our lingcod we went for snapper and nailed em. Crew made fresh ceviche with a few rockcod for the ride back to the harbor.

Smokin hot lingcod bite today and some nice fat ones too. Kept 12.

Lingcod fishing is very good now.

Another awesome day at Jurassic Park with calm seas and 14 lingcod!

Tuna trip today. After catching our live mackerel ran up to the fingers as far as the 25 line. Then trolled out another 10 miles, then back downhill for another 20 miles. No tuna caught on any of the boats in the tuna grounds. Water temps showing it might be too cold to hold fish. After a long day and 60+ miles of searching, this may have been our last tuna trip for the season.

Great time at Jurassic Park today. Lingcod are biting!

Awesome local potluck today with calm seas. Nice lingcod and pacific snapper today.

Another run out to Deep Reef and found some willing lingcod. Also brought home more canary, brown, and yellowtail pacific snapper. Good day.

Nice water out at Deep Reef and lots of fish caught. Limits of canary, greenspot, brown, chilipepper, and yellowtail pacific snapper.

Water was perfect today as we headed out for lingcod and rockfish. We found ’em but not the number we got yesterday. With the storm and swells gone there’s a lot of feed in the water now and the fish have been feeding at night making our catching a challenge.

Still a bit of a lump on the Jurassic Park grounds with wind but after a couple hours the weather settled down and the fish bite was crazy with the biggest blues yet this year. Great day.

Still have a bit of a swell in town and it knocked down the nearshore local potluck fishing a bit. Tomorrow we fish offshore and should have better results.

Our 1st tuna trip of the season and it was epic! Trolled for three hours then hooked up something big. Had the right gear with 24 pounds of drag so the battle only lasted 15-20 minutes. Chris and Brendon from Palo Alto got their bucket list bluefin tuna. Pushed 120 pounds.

A perfect day for Terry & Tim to celebrate their 30th anniversary. Wind was blowing and it made fishing even more fun. Bigger fish tend to bite better in the wind. Came home with limits of big black and brown pacific snapper and a very happy couple.

Beautiful day on the water today. Nice whale shows too. Got into some big snapper and a big lingcod. Fun day.

The Bluefin tuna bite is going good. Quite a few fish being caught and the fish are averaging 75 pounds. Hook ups anywhere from 12-25 miles out of Santa Cruz (Bayside Marine).

Big water today from the past couple days of high winds and our group still wanted to try the deep for Jurassic Park. As soon as we dropped in it was game on. Kelly had her personal best lingcod, and Kelly’s caught lots of lingcod from Morro Bay all the way up the coast. Big yellowtail too. Fun trip.

Tuna update – There has been (reported on websites) a couple bluefin caught this week. I can only confirm one. Over the next couple weeks the water may start getting good for a good shot at tuna. We will start tuna trips October 13th if they’re around.

Fishing was awesome with grandpa, dad and 6 year-old Tom. Wind was up but these guys were definitely up for the task. They nailed limits of olive, canary, brown, blue and big red pacific snapper.

Great bunch of Navy guys and dad. Nice water and nice fish. Came home with canary, brown, olive, blue and red pacific snapper and three lingcod. GO NAVY

What a blast with these folks. Lingcod, rockfish and smiles galore. Saw whales and dolphins too.

Storm’s making fish a bit skittish and the water was a wee bit bUmPy but that didn’t hold back our crew from getting into some nice fish.

Great family group from San Jose today out for Jamie’s birthday party. What a blast! Lots of fun catching canary, china, blue, brown and red pacific snapper.

Slow start today up the coast so decided to go deep. Good move too. We got our pacific snapper, lingcod and a petrale sole.

Jurassic Park today and the fish were ready for us! Here’s a couple before and after photos of Von. In just one year Von got much bigger and so did the fish. Awesome family fishing day. 74 year old Grandpa Dan also landed a 90 pound shark that we let go not to mention today was his personal best with a six pound pacific red snapper.

Beautiful afternoon with light winds, calm seas and air temp around 70. Our local potluck trip was great with six limits of canary, blue, olive, brown and red pacific snapper and a nice lingcod. Great time.

Awesome local potluck. John brought his magic squid, including a special scent, and whacked two halibut and a big lingcod. Also came home with limits of canary, blue, olive, brown, and red pacific snapper. Great day.

Limits of snapper including 24 reds and half-dozen lingcod!

Flat as a pancake water today for our Jurassic trip. Stopped and caught our live bait then headed for the deep. These fish were big today with yellowtail pushing four pounds, canary, red pacific snapper and petrale sole. Crushed it. That big fish is a cowcod that we released.

Awesome day for Jurassic. Got some quality lingcod, cabazon, snapper and a surprise halibut. Yum!

Great Jurassic Park trip with lots of laughs, snapper, some lingcod and petrale sole.

It’s vacation time! We’re out of town. Tom & Kai will be back in the saddle August 21. See you all soon.

Local potluck today was good. Nice rockfish and lingcod.

Awesome trip to Jurassic Park today and what a great mix of big reds, lings and a wolf eel! Third one in 15 years!

Wee bit foggy this morning and 63 degrees… perfect for fishing our local potluck today. Hammered out the rockcod and had a surprise 18 pound lingcod to throw in the batch. Great day and the kids were on their game!

Another killer rockfest at Jurassic Park today. Big reds with various other snapper, lingcod and petrale sole.

August already? Time flies when you’re catching fish. Especially big fish from the deep with live bait. What a great day with three teenager brothers, mom, dad and Greg.

Pretty fun day at Jurassic Park. After catching our live bait we went for big fish. Got lingcod and snapper topped with a lot of laughs and smiles.

Another amazing MEAT RUN today with a lot of laughs, 240 pounds of lingcod, halibut, snapper and cabazon!

MEAT RUN again and double wow!!! We filled the fish boxes today with 14 lingcod, a couple petrale sole, 55 snapper, and a nice fat halibut. Live bait worked wonders today.

MEAT RUN today and WOW!!! tons of fish using live bait including a dozen nice lingcod, a dozen+ big red snapper and a whole bunch of olive, blue, black, copper, brown pacific snapper.

Since the salmon have left the area we switched over to Jurassic Park fishing. Weather was keeping us from fishing deep so we followed the coast. Got into some nice black, blue, olive snapper and a lingcod.

Great afternoon trip for our local potluck trip. Wind laid down and the fish were biting good! Lot’s of big blue, copper, olive, black and red pacific snapper.

Awesome trip to Jurassic Park today. As soon as we dropped in we had lingcod on.

Not as much wind today so headed up the coast for bigger fish. Took a while but we found ’em and they were biting like crazy toward the end. Big blacks, blues, olives, browns and red pacific snapper. Teenagers Leo and Victor did most of the hauling for the dads and uncles.

Off to the big fish again. Wind was up so stayed a little closer to port. Git into the fish big time! What a blast with out friends from Austin Texas. Great trip!

Wind still in town so after catching live bait we fished closer to shore and started hauling in big black, blue, olive and copper pacific snapper and an 18# lingcod. Great fishing today.

Great fishing today with lingcod and lots of olive, blue, brown, canary and red pacific snapper. Fun!

Windy Afternoon so we fished closer to port again and what a great catch! BIG blacks, olives, blue pacific snapper and a blue lingcod. The kids were hauling in fish two at a time.

Still got some ugly weather in town so we had to fish closer to port. Got a good mix of olive, red, brown, blue, black, canary and red pacific snapper.

Winds still whipped up for our afternoon local potluck but that didn’t deter our group from Modesto where it was 100 degrees today. We fished close to port and we nailed ’em good! Happy Birthday Ed. It was a cool 63 degrees.

Pretty wild ride out to Jurassic grounds today. Winds were not exactly what the weatherman forecasted. Our group stayed tough and we had to really fish hard in big water and wind to get fish today.

Nice run up the coast for Jurassic fishing. Very nice quality rockfish but with the south swell in town the lingcod bite wasn’t happening.

Happy 4th of July! Our Jurassic Park trip was awesome. Non stop action of big, and some medium sized fish. Biggest Ling was 16 pounds and caught by 8 year-old Ethan from the east bay. Dad came in second with a 13 pounder. Great trip!!! In case anyone’s interested in salmon… salmon is slow. Most boats 0 to one fish.

Run for salmon today but the salmon had a different plan. Tried all day and finally found one 20+ pound slug to bring home. Perfect water and weather.

Awesome water day again as we headed out to Jurassic Park for bigs. As soon as we dropped in we’re hooked up lingcod. Got a couple lings then we hooked into a five-foot Wolf Eel. This is the second Wolf Eel in 15 years! Not pretty but they’re good eating. Got a few more big rockfish then headed closer to shore for rockfish. Lots of fun and lots of action.

Out for salmon today with perfect weather and water conditions. We found ’em! Nice fat salmon and they’re still close to Santa Cruz.

Local potluck trip today and the fishing was red hot! Almost too much fish.

Another salmon trip and conditions looked perfect! Did manage to bring home a big one.

Off to the salmon fishing grounds again. We got ’em. These fish are big!

Considering the forecasted winds this afternoon we decided to fish for salmon. Good thing we did too. Salmon are still in town and they’re big!

Great weather for our local potluck trip on Father’s Day. Dad Jeff and his two, rather competitive offspring, rolled up their sleeves and went to work. After finishing up with lingcod and pacific snapper we came into the halibut grounds to top off the fish box with a nice hali. Parker wins with the trifecta of snapper, lingcod and halibut. Hunter gets the biggest smile and champion photographer award. Dad, well he gets to enjoy the non-stop fun, laughter and a Father’s Day gift he’ll never forget.

Out to Jurassic for lingcod and big reds again. As soon as we dropped in it was game on. Got some nice lingcod, pacific red snapper and petrale sole! Happy Father’s Day to Grandpa and Dad.

Jurassic again for lings and big reds. Water was good and so was the fishing. Great catch!

Awesome as it gets. Water was pretty flat calm with no wind. Fish were biting like crazy. Big red pacific snapper and a mix of other rockfish.

Headed to Jurassic for lings and big snapper. Wind chased us out so came closer to shore to finish up. Great time and big reds to seven pounds!

Skipped salmon (slow) to fish lingcod and snapper. Filled the cooler!

Out to Jurassic Park with our happy group from Reno where it was 100 degrees. It was in the 50s where we were fishing. Got our bait then went for lingcod and we got ’em. Water got big early so headed closer to shore for the rockcod and we nailed ’em good!

Was hoping for a lot of salmon today but the bite was tough. The good part is everyone’s eating salmon tonight.

Awesome Jurassic Park trip with our friends from Placerville. As soon as we dropped in Ed was hooking up with lingcod. Came home with a box of lingcod and red pacific snapper. Great whale show and perfect weather.

Salmon fishing was HOT today. Minnesota tag team done right. Good job!

Salmon fishing was really good today and the fish are big!

Flat calm water for our salmon trip today. The fish were hungry! As soon as we dropped in we started hooking up. These are big fish! Wind came up early.

Salmon fishing is still slow so we elected to go to Jurassic Park instead. Got live bait and as soon as we dropped in the fish started biting. Came in closer for the rockcod and it was non-stop action. Congratulations to Julie for graduating.

Very nice weather for our local potluck today and along with a great whale encounter, we nailed the fish BIG TIME! Got a great mix of olive, blue, brown, canary, and red pacific snapper.

Salmon trip today so we headed down to Moss Landing. Not much going on so tried up the coast a bit and found fish. Nice whale show today too.

Local potluck today and again the winds were a challenge. Fortunately for our group of six the fish were biting… big time! Hammered out limits of brown, olive, blue, canary, and red pacific snapper. Great day!

Off to the Jurassic fishing grounds but the wind was not our friend today. Fished hard for hours and managed a few lingcod an a couple dozen rockcod.

Beautiful water conditions for our local potluck trip. Fished up the coast and were rewarded with nice blue, olive, brown and red pacific snapper. Fun!

With all the good news from the commercial fleet our group opted for salmon. We tried hard but sometimes, thankfully not that often, you’re in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Decided to go for salmon today with Josh and his five kids ranging 9 to 15 years-old. Papa Josh had his hands full! Everyone got to fight a salmon today and our big fish winner was 12 year-old Tyler from Stockton.

Wind came down a little for our afternoon local potluck trip but the water was still a little bumpy. The current picked up and knocked the biting down. Still did okay but had to work really hard for our fish.

Weather certainly came up hard this morning but that didn’t stop our hard-core crew from hammering out limits of high quality snapper on their local potluck trip.

Jurassic Park today in not so nice water conditions. Started up catching lingcod and boccaccio (salmon grouper) but the winds picked up and made us fish closer to shore. Dropped in and it was a stead pick of brown, olive, blue, black, canary and red pacific snapper.

Just finished up a two-week break for commercial salmon fishing and today we’re back to charters. And the salmon were waiting for us! Pretty much the same report before the two-week break. Salmon fishing is hot! Looks like salmon will be here for a while too.

The salmon fishing is red hot now. Awesome morning.

Awesome salmon fishing again. Let’s hope these fish stick around for a while before heading up the coast. The fish are getting bigger!

Salmon fishing is still going strong. Nice quality fish today for our group from Porterville.

Salmon fishing today and the fish were on the bite! Couldn’t even get the gear all set before we started fighting fish. Lots of fish around and hopefully the weather and fish will cooperate for a while. Nice quality fish today. Biggest average weight so far this season.

Incoming storm has certainly knocked down the local potluck bite. Storm is its biggest tomorrow. Within a couple days fishing should be getting back to normal.

Pretty calm water even with a storm coming in. Ran to some of our local spots for rockfish. Lot’s of fun and the kids had a blast hauling in the fish.

Salmon fishing today. Water was great but the jellyfish were a problem. Didn’t see any salmon so headed over to Jurassic Park for some lingcod then back to trolling salmon.

Local potluck trip today and lot’s of fun with folks from Iowa. Found the rockcod and had a good time hauling in limits of olive, canary, brown, and red pacific snapper.

Well, just as luck would have it, the weather changed and the salmon grounds were not fishable today. Switched over to Jurassic and we got lingcod! After several drifts the wind found us and we came in closer to shore to fish rockcod (snapper). Came home with several nice lingcod and pacific snapper for tacos! We had Killer Whales (Orcas) swimming by the boat today. Majestic creatures.

Ran for salmon today and although the odds of finding fish were against us, we managed to scare up a few. Biggest went 21 pounds. Good job guys.

Salmon trip again and the bite’s still slow. Trolled for a couple hours then decided to run to Jurassic Park for a shot at lingcod. Lingcod were biting and so were rockfish. Came home with three nice lingcod and about a dozen bigger rockfish (snapper). Nice to come back with something for dinner. Great group. Dolphins hanging around the boat again.

Beautiful water for our salmon hunt today. Tried a new area and hooked up right away for a nice nine-pound king. Within 30 minutes we’re hooked up again! Fished got on the boat but… it jumped off the swim deck. Tried for another couple hours and got a shorty. Then tried for another couple hours and no love. Fish are moving! LOT’S of dolphin activity and some whales.

Great day on the water for our group of salmon fishermen. A lot of boats out trying but not a lot of fish being caught. We got lucky and everyone is having salmon tonight!

Wild ride out at Jurassic Park today. Water was gOoFy and a wee bit uncomfortable. Slow pick today but everyone went home with snapper and lingcod. Thanks to Joe and his crew for sticking through the fishing conditions. Tomorrow we’re back to fishing salmon.

Opening day for the 2021 fishing season. We had a blast at Jurassic Park. And a great whale show to boot. The fish are biting!

Another fine weather day at the salmon grounds. We got some nice salmon but not the catching numbers we’re accustomed to. Fortunately our friends did okay. Couple days off and we’ll be back hammering the salmon.

Awesome salmon trip today and the fishing was red hot! Hooked into a lot of fish and brought home the six biggest king salmon. Great whale show coming back in today.

Another awesome day of salmon fishing with my ole fishing buddies Deborah and Pat and their kids and grandkids. Great fishing with eight hook-ups and boating four beautiful king salmon. Good job! Weather got ugly.

Salmon charter again and the fish were waiting for us. Wham! Right from the get go we started boating nice quality kings. Fished till 1030 and everyone was ready to go home. Exceeded expectations… again! Great group.

Local potluck fishing today. Expectations were high and even though the water’s still chilly at 52 degrees, we found local fish to bite. In fact, our best catch of reds since mid last year. 17 beautiful red pacific snapper to 4.5 pounds. Mixed in with some olive, canary, brown and starry rockfish. Great day and it was an honor to have retired PBR bull rider Dustin Marberry on the boat. Great time!

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Jurassic Park today and a good lingcod day it was. Fished deep for lingcod then closer to shore for rockcod. Although the rockcod didn’t cooperate, we NAILED five limits of lingcod before the wind chased us back to port.

Fished local potluck today and what a blast! Parents with four, six and eight-year-old boys went to town and did good! Mom was the highliner with big olives from the start and a nice four-pound red. Great day and now it’s fish taco night!

First salmon trip of the year. A lot of boats out and there were some fish caught but most boats, including us, came home empty handed. Our next salmon trip is next week and I’m hoping to have something good to report. Stay tuned!

Another Jurassic Park trip today and the lingcod were waiting for us. As soon as nine-year-old Joe dropped in he had his first lingcod. Biggest fish of his life. Weather soon came up a bit abruptly but we were able to hang in there for another four lingcod before heading closer to shore to finish up with small to large snapper.