Monday, July 18, 2011

First halibut of 2011

<<Otter fishing report>>

Finally caught my first halibut this year. After three tries it felt good to finally connect. It wasn't big but still a decent keeper @ 28" that will go great on the barby.

Weather was decent even though it was a late trip. Didn't get on the water till 1 pm and off the water by 4 pm. Caught a half limit of schoolie-sized blacks as well.

We fished with live anchovies on the typical three way live bait rig with 2/0 owner mosquito hooks tied on via perfection loop. Weights varied from 4 to 6 oz but even an 8 oz would have been useful with the way the currents were running.