{"id":410,"date":"2016-07-26T13:52:40","date_gmt":"2016-07-26T20:52:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pamsharp-fishing.com\/?p=410"},"modified":"2023-08-14T08:29:00","modified_gmt":"2023-08-14T15:29:00","slug":"chief-2-5-day-july-21-24-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pamsharp-fishing.com\/?p=410","title":{"rendered":"Chief 2.5 Day \u2013 July 21-24, 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"My<\/a>
My first Yellowtail of the Day<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The weather forecast looked good (yeah, they\u2019re wrong sometimes!) when we packed up for the drive to San Diego Thursday afternoon. We stopped for a quick visit with Jason at the BD Offices, and arrived a little later than we\u2019d hoped.\u00a0 The \u201cLOT FULL\u201d sign was out, but we pulled in to offload our gear, then I was going to go look for a place to park.\u00a0 We got lucky\u2026 a couple of the day boats were just unloading and we got a spot in the main lot anyway.<\/p>\n

Checked in at the office, and the boat was mostly loaded already. Fortunately, it was a relatively light load\u2026 only 22!\u00a0 Still plenty of space for our tackle bag and rods!\u00a0 Danny ran to Mitch\u2019s for take-out, but the line was hopelessly long, so he got us a burger and fries from Jack in the Box.<\/p>\n

With everyone loaded, off to the bait dock for some medium sized very lively looking sardines. The plan was to do some paddy hopping Friday, then head to the area off Ensenada Saturday where there had been some yellowfin caught the last few days.\u00a0 After rigging all my rods, there was pizza in the galley, then I turned in for the night.<\/p>\n

I got up when the engines slowed to start trolling, but it was only minutes before we made a stop on our first paddy. After two or three of them, we found one that was holding a few fish.\u00a0 We hooked several on that paddy, put three on the boat.\u00a0 Mine was the second of those.\u00a0 We ran up on the paddy again for nothing.\u00a0 Several more paddies, a few holding\u2026 by 8:30 we had 15 fish on the boat.\u00a0 Three of them were mine!\u00a0 They weren\u2019t particularly line shy; I was fishing 30#.\u00a0 But they were picky about the sardines\u2026<\/p>\n

\"Dolphin<\/a>
Dolphin pod<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The weather was rough in the morning, and only got worse. Those 15 only made it up to 25 through the rest of the day, plus two yellowfin on the troll.\u00a0 Jackpot fish was 29#.\u00a0 All the fish were good sized, we ran into one paddy that was holding some really small fish, and Captain Chris left as soon as we got a good look at them.<\/p>\n

\"Day<\/a>
Day One’s catch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Dinner was carnitas tacos with black beans, rice, and handmade tortilla chips. You could smell that pork roast in the pressure cooker all afternoon\u2026 it smelled awesome!!<\/p>\n

Day two; I got up again when I heard the engines slow to trolling speed. The wind was howling.\u00a0 By mid-morning the conditions were worse than uncomfortable\u2026 it was pretty bad.\u00a0 We trolled all morning for not a bite, stopped on a couple of meter marks but the fish were gone before we even got set up to drift.\u00a0 I had lunch and went to take a nap.<\/p>\n

\"Three<\/a>
Three amigos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

The engines slowed, and I debated getting up. The boat was rolling severely once it was set into a drift, but I got up anyway, fearing I would miss something.\u00a0 Wind was blowing across the tops of the waves and spraying everyone on the rail, hand wells dumped water on anyone standing next to them.\u00a0 Captain Chris said the fish were down 60 to 80 feet\u2026 and we had no torpedo sinkers in our bag.\u00a0 I mooched a 3 oz from the crew, found a stray rubber band on the floor (these need to be added back to our tackle bag!)\u2026\u00a0 and cast off the stern.\u00a0 I\u2019d just turned the corner when I felt a slight tug.\u00a0 Then nothing.\u00a0 A second later, the fish came back around and grabbed the bait again.\u00a0 Rough seas and 20# line, I wondered if I\u2019d get it to the boat!\u00a0 Robert (one of the deckhands) stood behind me and made sure I didn\u2019t fall over backwards, and we managed to get the fish on the boat!<\/p>\n

\"Gaffing<\/a>
Gaffing Danny’s tuna<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

That was it for a long time. The day dragged, with no jig stops and an occasional stop on a meter mark of vanishing fish.\u00a0 A huge pod of dolphins held no fish, or if it did they wouldn\u2019t bite.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The catch on Day Two<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Finally, late afternoon we stopped again. The weather was coming down and just as it seemed Captain Chris was ready to give up on a school of yellowfin, they started to bite, and bit for close to an hour.\u00a0 Not a wide open bite by any means, but we ended up with 30 of them.<\/p>\n

\"Dinner\"<\/a>
Dinner<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Dinner was bacon topped meat loaf with a cob of corn, salad and mashed potatoes. Comfort food, after a rough day\u2026<\/p>\n

We were back at the dock just past sunrise, offloaded and on our way before 7:00 AM Sunday morning.<\/p>\n

We ended up with 25 yellowtail, and I think around 30 yellowfin, for 22 anglers, in spite of tough conditions. Captain Chris has a great crew on the Chief who worked together well.\u00a0 Fun trip, I can\u2019t wait to go again!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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