Santa Cruz Island Photos

[OEX Sunset Beach]

Channel islands............man it was rough out there. :rolleyes:

Fishing was slow without any exotics and even slow for rockfish and bass. We caught enough for plenty of ceviche, fish tacos and Yani's spicy seafood stew. Really fun 3 days camping and fishing with Steve, Yani, Thi and Kurt.



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If you can name the song, I will really be impressed.

[wiredantz]

that why you didn't find the rockfish:D

[jruiz]

Sounds like Adele, great choice:D

[Scorch]

Channel islands............man it was rough out there. :rolleyes:

Fishing was slow without any exotics and even slow for rockfish and bass. We caught enough for plenty of ceviche, fish tacos and Yani's spicy seafood stew. Really fun 3 days camping and fishing with Steve, Yani, Thi and Kurt.



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If you can name the song, I will really be impressed.

I want info on the boat and camping there ? Awsome pictures.Thanks

[OEX Sunset Beach]

http://www.islandpackers.com/SCIScorpion.html

add $28 for your kayak and $15 per night for the camp sites (up to 6 persons per site)

[driftwood]

Who cares if you didn't catch much rock fish that's not the main point!! Looks like you guys had a GREAT time just hanging out with each other.

Looks like Yani took care of the cooking...good job Yani!!

What a beautiful island!!!

[CheapPelican]

Pixies - Where is my mind :cool:

[blitzburgh]

Holy cow that looks beautiful!

[OEX Sunset Beach]

Pixies - Where is my mind :cool:

Winner, winner chicken dinner! :D

[steveooo]

Super fun trip. Thanks to Andy for the idea & organization, and to the rest of the guys for a fun weekend. Definitely need to do it again.

Here are my pictures in the order they happened. I’ll try to write up a detailed report later.

The Boat

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The Crew- I feel like this pic could have its own soundtrack.

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We saw a pod of whales on the ride over to the island

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Offloading the gear at the island. Rangers were there to greet and mock us for the ridiculous amount of gear.

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The campsite was about a 10 min walk from the pier. Perfect distance.

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Weather was pretty nasty when we lanched on Sunday. We found a protected cove where we fished until sundown. You can see the whitecaps behind Andy in this pic. The paddle in was “interesting” to say the least!

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Fishing wasn’t wide open, but we caught enough for dinner each night.

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That particular fish was made into ceviche by the ceviche fairy.

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Or he might have been a taco. I’m not sure.

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Kurt hard at work

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The campsite

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Fishing Monday morning. The weather was a little better, but the fishing was slower. That is scorpion rock in the background.

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A familiar sight and smell to a lot of people.

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The good thing about the fishing being slow, was that I actually slowed down and explored the island a bit.

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We had planned fish for dinner. Desperate times call for desperate measures. I’ve never been so happy to find a school of dabs in my life…

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Monday noon time. I took a nap on the rocks while waiting for the others to land. The sea had glassed off nicely.

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Thi just landed

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Yani battling the surf

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What does the fox say? Now I know. They were pretty cool, and everywhere! Pretty acclimated to people too.

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That afternoon we took a hike. We ended up at a pretty cool lookout. Santa Cruz is big. All the land you see here is the island.

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We were able to hike right to the cliff edge. Pretty crazy stuff.

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The top was a cool place to contemplate life, collect rocks, and just take the view in. That is Anacapa Island in the distance.

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On the hike back we saw lots of cool caves, which we would explore via kayak the next day.

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The walk back to camp. Pictures can be deceiving. That is probably a 100 ft cliff they are walking on.

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Thi and Kurt

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Some nature shots

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Scorpion Harbor

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Knuckleheads

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Got back to camp and the foxes were still active

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Dinner that night was Yani’s insane fish soup. Dining with Yani, while he cooks is an experience that I feel lucky to have been able to enjoy. The pre dinner entertainment is just as good as the meal.

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The next morning the weather was good, and we decided to paddle to Potato Harbor to fish.

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I thought this rock looked like a skull

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Repaying the favor

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Caught a couple fish on the swim baits

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The water at Potato harbor was crystal clear. This is about 15 feet deep.

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We took our time on the paddle back. Stopping to take in the cliffs, the caves, and the island.

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My camera battery died right before we got into the caves. Hopefully others got some good pics. I was able to eek out 1 more pic as we were departing the island that afternoon.

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[Old Man in the Sea]

Awesome trip!!! thank you for the pics...I took my 2 boys to Santa Rosa 6 years ago last summer...loved it so much!!!:you_rock:

[PESCAHOLIC]

Nice job guys! That is definately on the list! Relocated to Florida and really miss the Pacific coastline! Thanks for bringing me back!:you_rock:

[alanw]

Nice pics, that's what I call a good fish report!

[dmrides]

That's awesome! What a cool adventure. That shoreline looks killer! Your meals look insane. Definitely putting that one on the list. Thanks for sharing!

[wiredantz]

Those pictures are nice.

[blitzburgh]

Great stuff Steveooo. This pic right here is should go on a wall...awesome
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[jorluivil]

Cool pics, looks like something I'll be doing in the future

[Salty Dog]

Sand dabs and white fish! I've never eaten so good on a camping trip. I think I gained like 10 lbs!

Great shots, guys!

Got any footage of that typhoon we were paddling in?

[dadd827]

Man... I sure don't feel like sitting at work after seeing those pics! Looks like it was a great time.

[Aaron&Julie]

Great stuff Steveooo. This pic right here is should go on a wall...awesome
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X2 Yep, special effects winner goes to this photo. All of the other photos were great too. Looks like our kind of an awesome outdoor trip.

[OEX Sunset Beach]

GoPro edited

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[sdmosch]

Looks like fun!

[roby]

Totally Rad!!!

[kayakfisherman]

to Andy and the gang,

thanks for everything. Even though the fish were lacking, the memories
were not. I'm stoked you guys invited me and everyones' generosity
was overwhelming.

Andy, you're a movie maker. Steveoo, you're a stone throwing, fox-feeding,
sand dab catching foul who doesn't like to ROTATE off your spot. Kurt, you're a hiking foul.
Best of luck with your upcoming competition. And T, Mr Vietnam,
there's nothing you can't talk about--I love it.

I'm still working on my video. I know Andy, I'm always last...

[lamb]

Stellar pics and video!!! THANKS!!!

The only thing I'm glad for as I missed out on this trip - I through it was ME bringing on the weather on these cool group trips... :D
I'M INNOCENT!!! :D

It's a shame that our government ended up getting involved and forcing for date to change, so many of us couldn't make it... :o

And it's really a shame how busy of lives we're living that a few weeks move in a schedule screwed up so many of us... :(

Glad you guys had a cool trip! :cheers1: