[icarus pacific]

Well ,if you're not kicking out to the kelp, that'd be one problem solved, though the kelp at this time of year is less than August-September and so you end up having to go down and give it a looksee. Concentrate on looking for the surge and wash around the rocks that occasionally break the surface and thank me later.

Blues and blacks are midwater fish and will concentrate at the edges and under the kelp canopies and will show up with little or no reason than to see what's up. Letting loose a little chum will let them know soup's on and you'll be surrounded by them after a while. A few of the fatter ones will net you a very tasty meal for you and yours. They're bony, but a slow session over a smoky BBQ will make you da man.

If you're going out of a popular cove, like Manchester, Russian Gulch or the like, and just going out to the middle, you're going to be pretty frustrated for the lack of fish and abs. As before, head to North or South out of the main cove and to the washrocks.

Viz here has been 6-10 feet which is enough to write home about, with the viz getting better with the higher tide which unfortunately is happening in the afternoon when the wind is hitting 25, so hit the beach at 9:00 am after the low, low and have fun.