Fish Report?

[wavster]

Originally Posted by aguachico

Please all you "experts" start posting when you go out how long you were on the water and didn't catch shit and maybe, just maybe the "knucle draggers" will realize that every fish caught was a lot of work and time OTW

OK. I'm no expert, but I thought I'd respond to this post to shed some "reality"
to those that think think that a fish report is the only info that matters.

This month I was fortunate enough to score a WSB and a YT. I'm looking for
a slam this month, so the past week has been dedicated soley to finding
a halibut.

Some things looked promising this week. Lots of squid, for one...

To make a long story short, I fished every day this week, averaging 8 hours
on the water each day, covering an average of 13 miles each day as well.

On several days, I'd get to the launch by 4am and paddle out 3.9 miles to
the light boats and squid nets looking for squid. Yes, I was able to catch
plenty of squid. Then I'd paddle 3 miles back to the fishing grounds, then
North to look for a halibut.

The past 5 days I put over 40 hours on the water, paddled more than 60 miles, and
other than a lot of frozen squid, I have nothing to show for it...

...I know that my time on the water doesn't guarantee a fish,
but it's education that will hopefully help me when the conditions are right
for a good bite.