Headhunter, San Pedro

Report from Fishingnetwork.net:

Here's my first report on FNN... Had a great time on the Head Hunter today--nice to meet Mke, Justin, and Capt. Jim! You guys were awesome in helping this newbie out. Here are some pics:

What an epic day of fishing for me! I was using dropper loops with #4 hooks/5" swimbait and a 5 oz. torpedo sinker. I never had anything "run" on me so it was exciting to hear the reel buzz as the lingcod took line. The company was great and very helpful and Capt. Jim did a great job of putting us on the fish.

Leaving the dock


Mike trolling for bonita


Justin trolling for bonita


Mike hooks up on a whitefish


Nice-sized treefish


More trolling


32 in. lingcod (my first keeper, but second for the day)


Capt. Jim helping everyone out (sculpin and whitefish)


This one's got a nub of a tail


Whitefish


More whitefish


More sculpin


Back at the docks... another shot of the lingcod


The killing


Treefish, copper rockfish, black perch


Whitefish


Vermillion rockfish, starry rockfish, sheephead


Sculpin


Bonita


Sculpin closeup (they were still alive!)


The dragon


Preparation


The final dish


The feast


Leftover soup

Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica

Report from Pierfishing.com:

My dad called me up today and wanted to try for some lobsters... We hit the pier from 7:30pm to 10pm and didn't catch any bugs, but instead landed a nice sized octopus. These things are really amazing, just slithering around with their tentacles and all gelatinous looking... Awesome.

Several poachers are still around... one was even greeted by name by some Harbor Patrol guys passing by--LOL.

On a side note, I asked some local police officers in the area about whether they had jurisdiction with fish and game regulations. They said yes, but admitted it wasn't their area of expertise. I asked them about Harbor Patrol and they said Harbor Patrol couldn't write tickets, but that they could call police officers for assistance. So why doesn't DFG work more closely with local law enforcement? Couldn't one DFG warden be assisted by multiple officers to help alleviate the lack of manpower?

Cool looking octopus