GAMBLER Weekly Reports

[captbogan]

The fluke fishing has been good most trips, all week. Some nice sized keepers up to 6+ lbs coming in. Yesterday was slower because of a strong southerly breeze but we still managed a catch of fluke with a few sea bass and one-pound chub mackerel in the mix. Very good fluking again this morning with a higher percentage of keepers. Weather looks mostly nice all week and the crowds have thinned out --so it is a great chance to join us for some fun fishing and taking home the fillets.

Our night wreck trip on Friday was slow on the ling but terrific for the squid fishing. The guys that tried for squid landed 40 or 50! Nice sized squids, too. I will try to stock some squid jigs on the boat for this Thursday and Friday nights. But if you want to pick some up, visit your tackle shop and ask for 3 inch or smaller squid jigs, un-weighted. Best method: with a smaller spin set-up, cast squid jig just beyond the lights and gently jig and retrieve the lure back to the boat. When the squid approach (at times, a whole school of them) jerk it away; this will trigger an attack response. The cool thing about this kind of squid fishing is that you can actually watch the whole pursuit. Watch out for the ink spray --can be messy!

Night blue fishing this past Saturday began slowly but came on heavy, with big blues chomping cut butterfish in a frenzy. Our next night blue trip will be going this Saturday night --should be excellent.

These trips will all wind-up by the 3rd week of Sept, when the Gambler will start her offshore canyon schedule. So get your fishing fix in soon.

[captbogan]

Just to update: Today was very good fluking again. Best, most consistent fluke fishing of the year. Multiple limit catches again this morning.

Don't miss it. Weather looks nice this week.