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Boat Fishing => Saltwater Boat Fishing Reports => : Latimeria January 06, 2019, 08:34:35 AM

: First Boat Trip in 2019
: Latimeria January 06, 2019, 08:34:35 AM
So I normally would fish the New Moon Lake Jennings trip, but there was a small window for the marine forecast to get out this weekend.  I swear every weekend for the past 6 months down here has been a horrible or South wind, big swells and wind waves and/or rain.  It never fails, so i had to jump on this opportunity instead.

I heard of Bluefin in close, so brought one troller just in case the seas let me make the run.  Unfortunately, they (marine forecasters) were off by about 8-hours in their forecast and the wind was already blowing.  I decided for Plan B and catch bass on the rock piles.  It was tough to get a bite and I found the reason.  Tuna crab floating everywhere!  That and tons of mackerel and wiggles with eyes made all of the fish full.  I finally found a pile with some willing fish.

(https://i.imgur.com/JSfxfl6.jpg)

Funny thing is I caught 16 bass here and every single one was a turd roller.  No Calico.  I move to a few deeper rock piles (by 10 feet) and found tons of fish, but they are all the protected ones until March, so they all went back.  I was using the iron and plastics with a small squid strip and 15-20 assorted rockfish came over the rail and went swimming back home.

Gophers

(https://i.imgur.com/rGQLnfD.jpg)

Tile Fish

(https://i.imgur.com/yisp39z.jpg)

Browns

(https://i.imgur.com/Tqb87dH.jpg)

Well. it lightly to moderately drizzled on me all day

And one plastic eating Goat.  Pretty one with eyeliner and all!

(https://i.imgur.com/9UKvdwu.jpg)

I stopped after I realized there were no bass here and set up the Bounce Ball looking for halibut.  I covered miles and miles zig zagging in the right places and at 3 different main depths, but to no avail.

(https://i.imgur.com/h38Ycdg.jpg)

Finally the wind turned SE and picked up big time.  I slow trolled my way to the inlet and called it quits.  Tough day of fishing today, but it was not a bad way to start out 2019.

Happy Hunting everyone and until next tide!

: Re: First Boat Trip in 2019
: sasquatch January 06, 2019, 09:58:08 AM
Decent day.

You didn’t miss much night fishing. Would have sucked in the boat since it started raining at 4 and never stopped.
: Re: First Boat Trip in 2019
: 1morecast January 07, 2019, 08:03:15 AM
That Tile fish, is that the same as a white fish?
: Re: First Boat Trip in 2019
: Latimeria January 07, 2019, 08:04:51 AM
That Tile fish, is that the same as a white fish?

That's what Whitefish are...  Tilefish.
: Re: First Boat Trip in 2019
: Latimeria January 07, 2019, 08:59:38 AM
https://www.mexican-fish.com/ocean-whitefish/

: Re: First Boat Trip in 2019
: Pinoyfisher January 07, 2019, 12:03:11 PM
On my recent 1/2 day trip on the NSF, the cappy was bemoaning the amount of tuna crabs on the sonar. He said they were thick as all hell and it was gonna ruin 1/2 day fishing for a while. Oh yeah, got lots of tile fish too and some little reds off of Del Mar in really shallow water.
: Re: First Boat Trip in 2019
: vdisney January 08, 2019, 02:56:35 PM
Killer picture of the goat..........................
: Re: First Boat Trip in 2019
: xjchad January 09, 2019, 07:55:25 AM
Nice Tom!  Sure good to see you spending lots of time catching fish instead of fighting the boat gremlins!