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H as anyone else had their fishing plans interrupted this year by the weather besides me ? Oh my goodness . I counted five trips cancelled due to wind since the beginning of 2022 . Not to mention a three-day tuna trip I had planned last October when the big blues were biting and then the 30-35 knot winds showed up . Crazy ! But , that is how fishing adventures can be . Maybe the weather is amazing , maybe it isn ’ t . Maybe the fish are biting , maybe they disappeared . If your trip gets cancelled , what do you do ? I like to plan for the next trip . Learn something new , make sure my gear is organized , replace hooks if needed , set up tackle boxes for different species . After the five trips were cancelled this year my fishing friends were beginning to wonder if I was bringing the bad weather , ha ! Well , I chose not to believe that and keep my future reservations . It paid off , we got to go on our three-day
I will start from the beginning before I give you the details of this Big Marlan being hooked off the Coast of San Francisco . I had received a surprise call from my son , Andrew , and he told me that he and his girlfriend Trisha were flying into town and staying for a couple of days . They are both in the Air Force and stationed in South Dakota so getting the opportunity to see them is a blessing . One of the things they wanted to do while they were here was go fishing . We discussed doing some bass fishing on the delta or doing a potluck trip on the ocean . Trisha
Ready , Set … Blow
had never been to California and never fished the ocean so I thought it would be the perfect opportunity to fish on a charter boat out of the Berkeley so she would be able to see the amazing views like Alcatraz , San Francisco , Golden Gate Bridge , Bay Bridge , and so much more . I was able to reserve a few spots on the California Dawn so the preparation began . I wanted to make sure these two had a great experience but I was a little concerned because Andrew only had been on the ocean one other time and Trisha had never been on the ocean . I wanted to make sure they did not get seasick so I suggested that both of them take some Dramamine prior to the trip . I am glad I did because the wind was blowing and the ocean was quite bumpy . To be honest , I can ’ t remember the last time I have been on the ocean with conditions quite like this . There were not big swells but at times I thought the water looked like a wash machine . The water was going in all different directions and
Deanna Kelsey and Amy Wellenkamp with two of their Yellowfin Tunas pulled up at the same time on the bow .
Photo Courtesy of Amy Wellenkamp
Big Marlan Foul Hooked Off SF Coast
GONE FISHING by Ernie Marlan
GONE FISHING by Amy Wellenkamp girls tuna trip aboard the infamous Pacific Queen out of Fisherman ’ s Landing in San Diego . As I was packing for the trip I was very excited and nervous as this was my first three-day trip . I brought 5 set ups for everything from 20 pounds to 100 plus . I learned a couple of years ago if you don ’ t bring the big sticks that is for sure what will be biting ! I was fortunate to have landed a 173 pound personal best Bluefin on my 80 pound set up . Most everyone else that hooked up had brought smaller
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Trisha Kleinline and Andrew Marlan had multiple double hook ups during a recent trip out on the California Dawn . Live anchovies and a assortment of lures have proved to be productive during potluck trips .
Photo Courtesy of Ernie Marlan
it was challenging to keep your footing . The boat ride to the fishing spot was around two hours and we arrived to an area where we would target lingcod and rockfish . We had a mixed bag of bait options including live anchovies and an assortment of lures . I thought that starting with the live bait would be the better option because I wanted Trisha and Andrew to have the best chance at catching a lot of fish . The action started fast and furious from the very first drop . Double hook ups with big rock fish to start the morning ! The fishing was epic for what seemed like at least a couple of
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August 5 , 2022
FRESHWATER REPORTS Lake Almanor - Berryessa Lake ............................. 6 Bullards Bar / Englebright Lakes ............................. 7 Don Pedro - Clear Lake .......................................... 8 Davis Lake - Eagle Lake ......................................... 9
Folsom Lake - Klamath / Trinity Rivers .................. 12 Los Vaueros - Pardee / Camanche Lakes ............... 13 Lake Oroville ........................................................ 15 Rio Vista / Delta - Stampede Reservoir ................. 16 SALTWATER REPORTS Bodega Bay .............................................................. 19 Fisherman ’ s Wharf // Berkeley - Half Moon Bay ............ 20 Monterey Bay ........................................................... 22
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Ernie Marlan - fished on the California Dawn for lingcod , rockfish and halibut . He had a phenomenal day on the water while using live bait and an assortment of Ahi Jigs . His rod of choice was a 8 ’ United Composite rod teamed up with a Shimano Tranx spooled up with 50lb FINS Braid and a 25lb GAMMA fluorocarbon leader .
Paul Kneeland - fly fished Mill Creek near Mount Lassen with Bridget Looney and Rackerby . He caught lots of colorful native rainbow trout to 11 inches using a 9 ’, 3 weight Fenwick Techna AV graphite fly rod with a Teton machined aluminum reel with a Scientific Anglers double taper floating fly line , attached to a 9 ’ P Line flourocarbon tapered leader with a # 14 Prince Nymph .
Dan Bacher - fished for rainbow trout at Loon Lake . He used a Berkley Ugly Stik GX2 6 ’ 6 ” medium action spinning rod , teamed up with a Shakespeare GX235 spinning reel filled with 6 lb . test P-Line CX Premium Fluorocarbon Coated Line . He fished with rainbow glitter Berkley PowerBait and nightcrawlers on sliding sinker rigs with Size # 4 and # 6 Gamakatsu baitholder hooks .