FISHING : Veteran Captain Hollingsworth Keeps Busy by Compiling Memorabilia for Book

Captain Lynn Hollingsworth’s eyes gleamed as he thumbed through part of his collection of about 3,000 sportfishing photographs.

The walls of his Gardena mobile home are covered with posters, pictures and items related to ocean sportfishing.

Since 1977, Hollingsworth, 56, has put together a collection of sportfishing memorabilia dating to the early 1920s. He has contributions from 247 sources.

Hollingsworth, who comes from a commercial and sportfishing family, has linen line, cane poles, reels and a pole and line winder that is more than 50 years old and in working condition.

Hollingsworth also has old bone jigs and shorty leaders that anglers in the past years preferred to use.

Hollingsworth is hopeful of putting together a book that will contain volumes of fishing photos, stories and tips from the past. He expects to have the book published in the near future.

Local fishing slowed last weekend because of a shortage of quality bait and changing water conditions.

But Tuesday morning’s half-day boats reported that good action was returning. Some barracuda were showing again as water temperatures started to return to normal.

Sonny Bennett of Marina del Rey, fishing from his skiff in Santa Monica Bay, caught two halibut that weighed 12 and 17 pounds.

Bennett said he caught and released several small flatties that were under the 22-inch size limit.

Last weekend, a large school of mackerel invaded an area around the Annie B Barge, which is anchored in L.A. Harbor. It has become a regular occurrence at the barge, but this time there was another development.

A school of salmon followed the mackerel and John Garcia of Gardena was able to hook up with a fish. But he was using light tackle and the fish hit so hard that it broke off.

Stephan Garcia, 10, was able to hook a salmon and brought it to the deck. It was legal size and weighed eight pounds.

Jim Rodman, who was the charter master for the 20 volunteer anglers who fished aboard the Outerlimits for the Fred Jordan Mission, said the third annual fishing trip was a success.

Two hundred pounds of fish were caught. Rodman said this catch will feed 100 needy families.

Freshwater Notes--Barbara Hawkes of the King Harbor Marlin Club returned from a recent trip to the Sacramento River and landed a 27-pound striped bass.

Bill Riggs of Torrance, fishing Willow Beach, landed a 17-pound striped bass.

Jim Tuck of Torrance, fishing Lake Casitas, caught an 8-pound, 9-ounce bass.