Fishing Notes : Rod and Gun Club to Give Annual Party for Children

It will be ocean-fishing party time Monday for 300 underprivileged children who might never get a chance to fish otherwise.

The Los Angeles Rod and Gun Club’s 36th annual event will take over the Annie B Barge in Los Angeles Harbor.

There will be two groups, one in the morning and one in the afternoon, with 150 transported each session aboard the shore boat Billy V.

Seymour Rimland, one of the club’s organizers, said that in addition to rods and reels being provided, prizes and trophies will be awarded in both sessions. No child will leave without a gift. There will be plenty of food as well, all donated.

There should be no lack of action as barge fishermen have been catching a variety of fish--bass, bonito and croaker.

A moment of triumph for Long Beach angler Winn Nott: On a fishing trip to Homer, Alaska, she may have set an IGF light tackle record when she caught a 30-pound ling cod on 8-pound test line. It took her 21 minutes to land the fish.

South Bay Catches: Wes Molla of San Pedro, fishing aboard the Freedom at Catalina Island, was casting anchovies at yellowtail but they were slashing his bait. He emptied his tackle box, tossing jigs and feathers, and a scampi fooled the fish. He reeled in the whopper of the week as the yellowtail weighed in at 32 1/2 pounds.

Jim Overby of Long Beach, on the Toronado at Catalina Island, lost several yellowtail when his line parted. He changed to heavy gear and reeled in a 28-pound yellowtail.

Jennifer Bower of Long Beach, fishing aboard the Aztec at Catalina, caught a limit of bass and then brought to gaff a 26-pound yellowtail.

Scott Markes of Lawndale, on the Shogun at Catalina, pulled a yellowtail out of the kelp. It weighed in at 22 3/4 pounds.

Bob Sugehorra of Hermosa Beach, fishing aboard the Sharpshooter, used a cut squid and reeled in a 22 1/2-pound halibut.

Skip Schow of Carson, aboard the Queen of the Sea at the rigs, landed a 21-pound yellowtail.

Bill Powell of Long Beach, fishing aboard the Victory at Bull Kelp, hooked a yellowtail just as the anchor was being brought up. He set the hook and reeled in the 16-pounder.

Fish Reports: Anglers have been returning with limits of sand bass in all local areas, with a few barracuda mixed in.

Catalina Island continues to have an early morning barracuda bite.

After the barracuda quit biting, anglers have been finding big yellowtail in wide areas of the island.

At Marina del Rey Sportfishing: The Spitfire fished the bay and 35 sand bass, 12 sculpin and 1 halibut went into the sacks.

The Betty O, fishing the shallow rocks, had a wide-open sculpin bite with 300 caught, plus 2 halibut.

The Del Mar caught 120 sculpin, 1 ling cod, 3 sand bass and 1 halibut.

At Redondo Sportfishing: The Blackjack, fishing Catalina, had a big catch with 450 barracuda and 5 white sea bass going to 20 pounds.

The Sharpshooter headed to Catalina for barracuda and returned with 383 plus 2 sheepshead.

The Sea Spray on the half-day morning run fished Rocky Point and found barracuda--64 went into the sacks plus 4 sculpin and 1 halibut.

The Redondo Special on the afternoon trip caught 37 barracuda, 14 sand bass and 4 bonito.

The barge Isle of Redondo had an invasion of Spanish mackerel: 265 were caught on the night fishing trip plus 15 barracuda and 95 grouper.

At 22nd Street Landing: The First String fished Catalina and had an early morning bite of barracuda with 207 sacked. After a short move around the island, 75 bass and 7 big sheepshead rounded out the catch.

The Freedom at Catalina caught 163 barracuda, 8 yellowtail and 2 white sea bass.

The Monte Carlo racked up 400 sand bass on the Tuesday morning trip.

The Queen of the Sea on the twilight run caught 435 sand bass and 2 halibut.

At L. A. Harbor Sportfishing: The Sportking went across to Catalina and returned with 244 barracuda, 40 calico bass, 20 sheepshead and 5 bonito.

The Outerlimits at Catalina returned with 151 barracuda, 17 calico bass and 1 sheepshead.

The Matt Walsh morning trip fished the flats and 55 sand bass, 16 calico bass and 1 15-pound halibut went into the bags.

The Annie B Barge chalked up a count of 2,500 queenfish, 75 bonito and 500 jacksmelt.

At Long Beach Sportfishing: The Victory got into the wide-open sand bass bite and anglers reeled in 416, plus 1 yellowtail.

The Aztec fished Catalina and caught 180 barracuda to 8 pounds plus 68 calico bass and 11 sheepshead.

The Pacifica at Catalina had a catch of 160 barracuda and one 22-pound yellowtail.

The Toronado fished both ends of Catalina and returned with 220 barracuda, 41 calico bass and 9 yellowtail.

The Southern Cal twilight trip produced 123 sand bass and 14 barracuda.