Noice. Buuurrrrpp. Had BBQ springer & fresh butt. Good luck,


SZ

Saturday had our 4 at 730 south of casino in 40ft. Today couldn't find jack. One non keeper and one lost at the boat. Glad the NW blow never showed.

The Golden Child spared Team Katosan from another skunking today.



I'm sure glad someone in the boat knew how to catch these critters. Next time we're kidnapping Bernie for the home team.

Pics? Charters all struggled, couple buddies boats out in front of Casino both days, 0. Sounds fishy to me.

Since SZ is pic challenged, allow me....

Doesn't sound fishy but sure looks fishy.
Nice grocery run SZ.

SF

Neah Bay was very slow. Saw one legal king of 15-20 retained. We caught one legal sized, but it was wild. Did well on bottom fish, and lost a few lingcod that grabbed our seabass.

Saturday done by 9:00am. Sunday took till 10:30am. Got some sea bass in the mix as well. Good start to the summer time Westport ocean fishery.Good luck,

SZ

PS, Doc thanks for posting up my pic.......the pic from Saturday would have looked the same if I had taken one...lol.

R-n-G....it was real fishy. I still stink like a fish after two showers now........just sayin.Good luck,

SZ

Based on the radio chatter out there Bernie, that was a nice line up of Westport 20's with a WP 15 and a WP 25 thrown into the mix.

Just a little doubt based on reports. Nice mess.

Funny stuff right there doc. Biggest was #15 including released natives. smallest went #10-11. #12 average may have been a pound on the lower side. Good luck,

SZ

Fish don't stink, and------ you shower to often.

Damn Bernie. You are the man!!!!

Just devoured a broiled ginger king collar… MELT.

Strike Zone- A solid kill shot lineup like that on opening weekend is as good as it gets. Glad you got into them and scored huge.


Props to Doc for being yet another guy here helping Bernie and post up pics to fix a brother up

Katosan and I always get a kick out of listening to the radio and hearing how many 20's and 30's are caught by the sport fleet out there. A sub-20 is almost NEVER mentioned.

Funny how those big fish never seem to show up in the same proportion at the dock when the creel checker sees 'em.

Interesting that the trollers fishing the same area only average about 12 pounds

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The clarity and vastness of the ocean does funny things to the size of a fish. Relative perspective is everything.

When I see the first flash in the water, I almost always say DINK.

First educated in-the-water guess once I see the whole fish is typically half of what the fish ends up weighing on a scale.

Once on the boat deck, to my eye, they grow a little more.

But in the fish box is where they look the biggest.

I agree 100X on your statement on the process of judging the size until in the box......funny chit right there as I go through the same thought process. Good luck,

SZ

Hey Bernie, curious how your mess'o'fish cut at the cleaning table?

Our fish on day 1 cut orange, no 2-tone.

Our fish on day 2 cut paler, with a bit of 2-tone.

While neither was rocket red BOTH were moist and full of oil…. tasted GREAT!

The 4 I took home........One was red meated with awesome fat swirls. My biggest cut pale but full of oils. The next 2 cut light orange with Lotsa oils. I kept the red meated one and gave out the rest to co-workers who love it when I bring in fresh fish. I'm saying 75-80% of all early beach fish caught are tules. However if I was ever gonna eat a tule it would be now out of the ocean in the month of June. Good luck,


SZ