Fishing Notes / Dan Stanton : 27 Anglers Donate Ton of Fish to Homeless at Rescue Mission

Twenty-seven anglers caught about a ton of fish at San Nicholas Island while searching for rock cod and sheepshead in the third annual Fish for the Homeless aboard the Deluxe from 22nd Street Landing in San Pedro.

Trip organizer Tony Salas said the L.A. Union Rescue Mission will serve the fish.

The anglers donated the fish and tackle companies donated prizes to the fishermen.

The jackpot was won by Robert Holbrow of West Los Angeles with a 13-pound sheepshead. He was awarded a custom rod.

With some anglers competing in teams for large fish and bag weights, first prize went to Larry Lopez of West Los Angeles, who won rock cod rigs. The second-team award went to Ignacio Heredia of Santa Monica who won free fishing trips.

A second trip is scheduled at 9 p.m. Saturday, with all fish again being donated to the mission. For information and reservations, call 543-5088.

Fred Schauer of West Los Angeles, fishing Santa Monica Bay aboard the Solito with 12-pound line in 70 feet of water, caught a 39 1/4-pound halibut. It took him 33 minutes to land the big flattie.

Records continue to be broken. Just two weeks ago the largest sand bass caught on the Annie B barge was 8 1/2. A new sand bass record for the barge was set Sunday when Raymond Daforno landed a 9-pounder. The San Pedro angler was using cut bait with a halibut rig.

South Bay Catches

Tom Wilkens of West Los Angeles, fishing at Catalina Island with live squid aboard the Topgun, brought to gaff a 24 1/2-pound yellowtail that awarded him the whopper of the week.

Charles Otquistace of West Los Angeles, aboard the Ellie M, won the jackpot with a 24-pound ling cod.

Chuck Meyers of Torrance aboard the Blackjack at Tanner Bank won the jackpot with a 18-pound ling cod.

Bob Nemecek of Redondo Beach son the Sharpshooter caught a 16-pound halibut.

Fish Reports

Rock cod fishing continues to be excellent at the outer islands.

The Santa Monica Bay halibut bite has rebounded and anglers decked legal fish over the weekend.

At Marina del Rey Sportfishing: The Happyman fished the bay and anglers caught 95 sand bass and 15 halibut.

The Betty O at Shallow Rock chalked up 125 rock cod, 85 sculpin and hooked and released 8 black sea bass.

At Redondo Sportfishing: The Blackjack fished Tanner Bank and returned with 110 rock cod, 18 lingcod and 3 sheepshead.

The Redondo Special went on a half-day morning trip to Rocky Point and anglers sacked 27 whitefish, 20 sculpin, 17 sand bass, 15 blue perch and 2 sheepshead.

The Sharpshooter fished the bay for 63 sand bass, 46 sculpin and 12 halibut.

At 22nd Street Landing: The Monte Carlo worked Catalina and anglers caught 125 blue perch, 30 calico bass, 4 sheepshead and 2 yellowtail.

The Freedom, fishing for deep-water rock cod at Catalina, returned with 50 rock cod, 35 red snapper and 2 cow cod.

At L.A. Harbor Sportfishing: The Outerlimits fished San Clemente and anglers sacked 147 calico and bull bass, 9 whitefish, 5 sheepshead and 12 sculpin.

The Topgun tried Catalina and anglers caught 70 calico bass, 2 sheepshead and 2 sculpin.

The Matt Walsh went on a half-day trip to the Horseshoe and anglers cranked up 45 blue perch, 25 sculpin, 13 rockfish, 3 sand bass, 2 sheepshead and 1 halibut.

The Annie B barge weekend count was 1,107 kingfish, 616 queenfish, 500 jacksmelt, 200 mackerel, 7 sand bass and a halibut.

At Long Beach Sportfishing: The Victory fished the oil rigs and chalked up a variety: 35 rockfish, 21 whitefish, 13 sand bass, 3 sheepshead and 1 halibut.

The Southern Cal fished deep at Catalina with squid and returned with 105 rock cod, 3 lingcod and 3 cow cod.

The Aztec fished Tanner Bank and a variety of rock cod totaled 300, plus 12 cow cod.

The Pacifica fished Potato Bank on a half-day trip and anglers sacked 270 rock cod and 8 lingcod.