Camping trip at Leo carrillo.

[hanzichi]

Curious as to what you mean by whitefish.

I'll be out there Saturday, probably the usual rockfish in the rocks to the East in front of Nicholas Canyon, but also want to try drifting for halis. Any particularly good spots for that?

[Hunters Pa]

Originally Posted by hanzichi

Curious as to what you mean by whitefish.

I'll be out there Saturday, probably the usual rockfish in the rocks to the East in front of Nicholas Canyon, but also want to try drifting for halis. Any particularly good spots for that?

Probably ocean whitefish. Small mouth, like cut squid, same neighborhood as rockfish. Good eating

[Johnny Hirn]

Originally Posted by hanzichi

Curious as to what you mean by whitefish.

I'll be out there Saturday, probably the usual rockfish in the rocks to the East in front of Nicholas Canyon, but also want to try drifting for halis. Any particularly good spots for that?

I meant ocean white fish. They have a small mouth and prefer squid strips. I also saw some sheepshead the other day on shrimp. If you go double dropper loop with a squid strip and a shrimp will never fail. For halibut i prefer trolling along the edges of where the eel grass and rocks meet the sand. This can be from 15 to 30 feet of water (need a fish finder). If you don't have a FF trolling the edges of the kelp with a live Mack or squid on a Carolina rig off the bottom will get you halibut, as well as the chance for a WSB or even a yellow
Good luck out there and Stay safe
-johnny