Pacific Adventure, Catalina

The day started out overcast and chilly at the start but the water was much warmer than last time. Tied myself to the kelp throughout the day, came away with half a dozen short calicos. Got my bait stolen a bunch of times by kelpfish and other small fries. The anchovies we had to work with were a little on the small side and I only had a handful of sardines. There was a stretch of beaches along the way and like the others I tried for some halibut but only got 1 short. Got a pair of legal sheepheads while resetting my drifts, both released. I didn't see any birds/boils except for some very brief activity near the end of our trip.

The crew actually made out pretty good--I saw 3 or 4 large bonito (maybe 5 lbs?) and a large halibut (didn't get the size). They outfished us in terms of bigger fish and I think they moved just 3 times.

They did a good job of loading the kayaks faster this time but it was negated by a couple late stragglers and the latest one of all, the boat captain! Haha, do a better job next time.