04-21-2003, 06:04 PM
Hey there guys,
April 21, 2003- Good new for us Catalina addicts. As of yesterday, the WSB bite at Santa Catalina Island has taken off for what feels like the real start of a great WSB season. hope hope
Sportboats from landings up and down the coast from Santa Monica to Dana Point have targeted Catalina for good to near limit to limit catching, not fishing. Reports indicated you had to be in the ol' 'right place, right time' slot but what has been great is that if the bite died in one place, moving to another place, another school gave you.... another good shot.
Seems like having live bait was pretty much the ticket. Private Boaters were having mixed results, although the weather has been great the last few days, not makig live fin bait let alone squid would put a crimp in anyone's style.
You can bet this next weekend is gonna see the sportboats loading up so.......... you might want to keep one eye on the weather/water temp and the other on the fish counts early this week and go on a weekday.
Oh ya, if it really gets good, you'll see a bunch more of the 3/4 day guys sitting off Bird Rock, etc. Look for me! ha ha ha
The way it is right now, for any given day 'You won't know, if you don't go'.
JapanRon
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