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Capt. Robert Cooper (Sky's The Limit Guide Service) reports that while the King salmon bite never kicked in this Spring, the halibut fishing in the Ventura area is good right now, with occasional white seabass and yellowtail in the counts as well. Capt. Cooper expects that within the next 2 weeks calico bass fishing on the fly will take off at Santa Rosa and Santa Cruz Islands, and is booking calico bass fly fishing trips starting on June 30th.

Capt. Robert Cooper (Sky's The Limit Guide Service) called to report that the Springtime salmon bite had yet to materialize, due to rough waters and uncertain weather conditions. Like many other folks here in SoCal, Capt. Cooper is looking to a week or so of stable weather conditions to get the fish in a biting mood. He did report improving calico bass and shallow-water rockfishing along the coast, now that water temps are starting to rise a bit, and he was planning on taking out regular customer Steve Abel (of Abel Reels for a local trip the week of May 14. We hope to get an updated report from that trip shortly.

Captain Robert Cooper of Sky's the Limit Guide Service in Ventura reports that the shallow water rockfishing for BIG reds at Santa Rosa Island is taking off. With warming temperature, calico bass, white seabass and other surface fishing can't be too far behind! This 50lb white seabass was captured in the channel off Ventura last year.