Fishing Notebook : Annie B Makes a Voyage From Seal Beach to L.A. Harbor

The sportfishing barge Annie B will be relocated from Seal Beach to the calm waters of Los Angeles Harbor.

The 150-foot barge will be anchored at Barge Reef, which has the potential to attract many species of fish.

The barge has space for 300 anglers and two 100-scoop bait tanks and provides day and night fishing plus inside and patio dining.

The new location is expected to produce barracuda, bonito, white croaker, sculpin, bass, mackerel and halibut.

The opening day is April 8 with the 65-foot Billy V providing service to the Annie B every two hours from L.A. Harbor Sportfishing starting at 5:30 a.m.

South Bay Catches: Dan Ledvic of San Pedro, aboard the Freedom at San Clemente Island, caught the whopper of the week, a 40-pound white sea bass. He had to battle and reel it in fast, just as a seal was preparing to have it for dinner.

Mike McNicold of Santa Monica, fishing aboard the Sea Jay at Kidney Bank using a jig, brought to gaff a 28-pound lingcod.

Lloyd Coates of Long Beach, aboard the Aztec at San Clemente Island, caught a 25-pound yellowtail on a jig.

Kay Dimias of Long Beach, fishing aboard the Toronado at San Clemente Island using an anchovy, landed a 24-pound yellowtail.

Robert Young of Santa Monica, fishing aboard the Sharpshooter at the Torrance Beach area, reeled in a 20-pound halibut.

Joe Overstreet of Redondo Beach, aboard the Redondo Special for halibut, caught an 18-pounder.

Fish Reports: Good action at San Clemente Island continues for yellowtail and limits of big bull bass.

Local action at Rocky Point has big bonito and a fair bite on barracuda.

Santa Monica Bay halibut is rated good for the legal flat fish.

At Marina del Rey Sportfishing: The half-day boat Happy Man had 32 halibut, 45 bonito and 30 sand bass fishing the bay.

The Spitfire landed 14 halibut, 39 sand bass and 3 sole to 8 pounds.

On the Betty O rock cod special, fishing the deep rock cod area, anglers limited out with 425 and a cow.

At Redondo Sportfishing: The Sharpshooter fished Rocky Point and returned with 95 bonito and 5 halibut.

The Challenger headed to San Clemente Island and returned with 11 yellowtail and 31 bull bass.

The Sea Spray on the Tuesday morning run to Rocky Point chalked up 310 bonito to 6 pounds plus 20 calico bass.

At L.A. Harbor Sportfishing: The Outerlimits fished San Clemente Island for yellowtail and two went into the sacks, plus a near limit of bull bass.

The Shogun fished San Clemente and returned with 3 yellowtail, 56 bass, 46 rock fish and 8 sculpin.

At Long Beach Sportfishing: The Victory fished the Marineland area and returned with 25 barracuda to 8 1/2 pounds, a limit of bonito, 53 calico bass and 2 sheepshead to 9 pounds.

The Aztec fished San Clemente Island and squid did the job as 28 yellowtail and a limit of bull bass went into anglers’ sacks.

The El Dorado on a rock cod trip to Cherry Bank chalked up 375 rock cod, 16 cows and 16 lingcod.

News Note: The second annual Fish for the Homeless will be held April 9 aboard the 75-foot Monte Carlo, departing from the 22nd Street Landing in San Pedro at 6:30 a.m.

All fish caught will be donated to the Los Angeles Union Rescue Mission.

Tackle companies have donated tackle for the biggest and smallest catches of the day.

Freshwater Notes: Shang Matsuda of Torrance, fishing Irvine Lake using a mini-jig, caught a 10 1/2-pound rainbow trout.

Donald Carey of Hawthorne, fishing Irvine Lake, caught a five-fish limit of rainbow that weighed 27 pounds.