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With the onset of fall, Loch Lomond is set to close Monday, Sept. 15,
but the bass are biting. Ocean fishing remains fair despite a south
swell, as anglers catch local fish and hope for albacore.
With the onset of fall, Loch Lomond is set to close Monday, Sept. 15, but the bass are biting. Ocean fishing remains fair despite a south swell, as anglers catch local fish and hope for albacore.
Monday is the last day of the season for Loch Lomond. After a slow start, the trout fishing picked up in June and July. The bluegill bite never lived up to its normal expectations, and the bass were far and few between until the past few weeks.
Jack Botu of Aptos is a Loch Lomond regular and reported “We are catching 11 fish per day and losing a few others. The grade of fish is a nice variety from 1- to
4-pound fish.”
Jack also mentioned that there are a lot of small bass in the lake, and next year should be fantastic for small catch-and-release bass fishing.
He has had his recent success on surface poppers, crank baits and plastic crawdad imitations near logs. If you weren’t able to make it to the lake before the last day, mark your calendar for next season.
Ocean fishing is the main focus now, and anglers continue to catch rockfish, lingcod and a few halibut. Jimmy Rubin, captain aboard the Becky Ann, reported, “We caught nice limits of rockfish along west cliff, and we caught three halibut on a recent trip.”
Rubin will continue local rockfish and halibut trips, while he hopes for albacore to show up.
Ken Stagnaro, aboard the Velocity, reported, “We caught 125 assorted rockfish for 21 anglers on a local twilight trip.”
The mix of rockfish consisted of olive, bolina and vermilion varieties. This will mark the end of the twilight trips for the season for the Stagnaro boat.
Most anglers are happy catching rockfish, although the main focus is on warm water and the chance to catch albacore. The water breaks continue to elude most boats, and shifty weather patterns have also put a damper on scores. There is 58-degree water 40 miles out of Santa Cruz, but the best break of 60-degree water continues to be more than 100 miles.
The main body of albacore and ideal warm water currents are along the Oregon and Washington coasts. Commercial boats along the Oregon coast are catching a ton a day, with a nice average fish size of 17 pounds.
The chance for albacore in our area will continue though November, keep your fingers crossed.
Mike Baxter has fished in the Monterey Bay Area since he was a boy and has been licensed charter boat captain for more than 15 years. He can be reached at
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He also hosts a fishing show on radio station KSCO (1080) Thursdays from 7:06-8 p.m. April through September.
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