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Chum LineGood Sportsmanship is Worth all the Fish in the Ocean
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standing about 50 yards away at the edgeof the runway. One of the men walkedtowards us and said, “Can I help you?”And it was that man and the conversationthat ensued that punctuated our trip witha great big exclamation point.
He introduced himself as Don Johnson,the proprietor of Hotel Serenidad, and weintroduced ourselves to him. He noticedmy LA Rod& Reel baseball cap and I toldhim I was currently the president of theclub. A big warm smile was on his face
It was a most interesting and won-derful twist. One of those greathands that life deals you for no
apparent reason. A sheer and amazingcoincidence for being in the right place atexactly the right time. It involved theLARRC, but hundreds of miles south of theborder.
Mike Grossman and I were wrappingup an adventurous and glorious five-dayfishing trip to Santa Rosalia. We had rent-ed a fire-engine-red Jeep Wrangler andfunnily stuck out like sore thumbs theentire time. We had great accommoda-tions, we fished, we did some sightseeing,we ate great meals and we mingled withsome of the locals who treated us mostgraciously and courteously. The drive backfrom Santa Rosalia to Loreto is a longone—about 120 miles, mostly over anopen but desolate highway travelingthrough cactus-filled desert. EarlyThursday morning, April 21, we began aleisurely drive back down south to the air-port in Loreto knowing that we wouldmake a few stops on the way as there wasno hurry to catch our 4 pm return flight.
Between Santa Rosalia and Loretothere are some small shanty towns calledpueblos and a few RV parks and one “city”called Mulege. As we approached Mulege,we saw a sign for the Hotel Serenidad, aresort we had heard about, so we decidedto take a look. That left turn down a long,dusty, winding road brought us down to anairplane runway and the hotel itself.
We remained in the car for a minuteand were thinking about what we wantedto do. Mike then made a U turn with thethought of driving back up to the highwayand continuing on. There were three men
ImportantAnnouncement
CG Certification of the boatAZTEC has been delayed so thatwe will not be able to use it forour King of the Calicos TournamentMay 7th. Alternate plans arebeing worked on by Charter MasterJohn Ballotti. He would like sug-gestions on other days, boats, etc.Please contact John at:[email protected]
Our Annual Kids’ Trip is scheduled for July 11th out of Pierpont Landing. Set the day aside NOW and help to
make a bunch of kids happy! Deckhands will certainly have a feelingof having done “GOOD”. Setting up will include food at the dock.
Please call Paul Varenchik: (818) 341-5289 or (818) 521-7261.
along with a real twinkle in his eyes. Italmost seemed as if he’d been waiting allthese years to tell us a great story.
In 1950, when the club was formed,one of the reasons for its formation wasthat other fishing clubs at the time wereanti-semitic and that Jews were not wel-Continued on page 7
Our intrepid President with new friend DonJohnson.
Al Scow, Program Chair,informed Chum Line that he intendsonhaving a speaker from the FBI asour guest for the May 23rd DinnerMeeting. Topic will be security andsafety! Should be interesting.
P u b l i s h e d b y t h eLOS ANGELES ROD & REEL CLUBt o g e t h e r s i n c e 1 9 5 0
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come. Yes, that’s true. As I understand it,many or all of the founding members weresuccessful, wealthy Jewish businessmen.And at that time, much of the best fishingwas in Mexico. Our pioneer members couldafford to fish in Mexico often and came incontact with Don Johnson, who was ayoung man at the time working at a hotel.Johnson had befriended some of the clubmembers from their trips and one in partic-ular he said was named “Levy”—which hadto have been either past presidentsMaurice Levy or the late Dr. Henry Levy. Infact, their wives became friends and “Levy”invited Johnson up to LA for a visit.
On his visit, “Levy” broughtJohnson to an LARRC luncheon (yesluncheon) where he obviously sawsome of the other club members hehad befriended. They asked about theplace he either owned or was workingfor. Johnson told them it had goneunder. He was asked, “how muchwould it cost you to re-build and re-open? Johnson told them,”$500,000or $450,000 if you were really careful”as he emphasized to us, “at that time$500,000 was a ‘Lot of Money’”.
Levy said, “We’ll write you a checkright now for $150,000 for 20% owner-ship”. Remember now, Johnson is mere-ly a guest at an LARRC luncheon. Andhe clearly told us that they were pre-pared to write that check right in frontof him at that moment. Needless tosay, Johnson was absolutely stunnedby the offer and the generosity of themen he was merely acquainted with.He said he would have to think aboutit. The next day, he decided not toaccept the responsibility of that offerand politely declined.
He continued to smile and fondlyreminisce, “up to that point in my life,I had no real experience or dealingswith Jewish people. But from that dayon, I wanted to tell everyone how
great they are and what wonderfulsportsmen are in the Los Angeles Rod& Reel Club. And I still do. I’ll neverforget.” We toured the lovely groundsof the Hotel Serenidad. We told Donwe would be back on our next trip.And we surely know that Don will havethe welcome mat out.
We drove back up that dusty, wind-ing road to the highway to continueour journey south. Mike and I lookedat each other and were very gratifiedto have been in the right place at theright time to hear a story about LARRCthat must be close to 50 years oldfrom a man who’d been waiting to tellit all those years. Had we been fiveminutes earlier or later, we mightnever have met him.
—Bob Selvin—(aka Calico Bob) ■
President’s MessageContinued from page 1
The onslaught of attempts toestablish large, arbitrary andpermanent no-fishing zones
continues. Congress is expected thisyear to reautho-rize theMagnuson-StevensAct, which is theprimary law thatgoverns howthese sanctuariesshould be man-aged.
You will no doubt have heard thatthe Blue Ribbon Task Force, appointedby our state, has now decided that thefirst area to be designated MPA is tobe our mid-coast. From Pigeon
Point—near Monterey—to PointConception above Santa Barbara, willhave a newly appointed administratorto see this through. Completion by
2006. After this timethe north and southof our Coast willcome under tighterscrutiny in so far asmarine reserves areconcerned.
The National marine Sanctuary(Channel islands) had applied for fish-ery management authority. (CINMS)An arm of the federal government(NMFS) has decided that this authorityalready exists via several other bodies.
Did you know that 75% of theseafood Americans eat is imported.Much of this seafood is farm raised.Aquaculture is a $75 billion industry,of which Americans generate about $1Billion.
A plan by a California state legis-lator would call for the training ofOrcas to eat sea lions. It has drawnthe ire of people like PETA, but manyin northern California have expressedtheir support. Rep. O. Mop, of SantaAna, has drawn up legislation. Mop’sPress Secretary reported that duringtests, a particularly large male Orca,named Beezelbub, tallied a one-daybest-total of nine sea lions eaten,along with one surfer. She says:“We’re working with him to avoid thatsort of thing in the future.
From Sport Fishing 4/05 ■
Marine Life Protection Areas…theStory Continues
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In addition to Hansen Dam experi-ence, which the LARRC Foundation sup-ported, Frank Polak, 2005 President,reports other goings on.
“We have received 50 Rods andReels from Penn Tackle at a cost of$5000. This was part of our efforts toupgrade the tackle for the July 11th
The April 1 trout event at HansenDam for developmentally disabled kidswas a huge success. The fishing was abit slow—just under one fish per rod,although the lake had been stockedWednesday and Friday. The attendeeshad a good time, weather was excel-lent. LARRC members were aided bymembers of the San Fernando ValleySalt Water Fishing Club and Mattelemployees. One new feature this yearwas a “snake wrangler” who broughtseveral small (and harmless!) snakes forthe students to examine. Hansen Damstaff and DFG support went a long wayin the success of the event. A teamfrom ABC eye-witness news did inter-views. Steve Simon does a remarkablejob in organizing this annual eventaided by Paul Varenchik and his chowwagon as well as Mike Godfrey—the
F o u n d a t i o n R e p o r t
“organizer”, as well asall the LARRC volunteerslisted. Kudos to:
John Ballotti, PhilBell, StanleyWeintraub, Jim Carlisle,Tom Carlisle, WayneCaywood, Barry Cohn,Arnie Cohen, LarryDinovitz, WillEbersman, Dan Fink,Joel Greenberg, MikeGrossman, DaveLevinson, Frank Polak,Seymour Rimland, AllenRishe, Eric Rogger, AlScow, Charles Shoemaker, StanSnyder, Mel Stein, Robert Stern, BradStich, Fred Trebow, Bill Vaughn andBill Vogel. Photo credits to Mel Steinand Joel Greenberg. ■
Trout Derby at Hansen Dam—Way to Go!
Kids’ Trip. We’ve applied for a NorrisFoundation grant of $5000 with fundsspecifically directed for use in theKids’ Trip. We will also be applying fora grant to the Los Angeles County Fish& Game commission. In past yearsthey have granted us $2500 to be usedfor our kids fishing programs.” ■
Kids getting off the bus.
Steve Simon filleting.
Fish being delivered from hatchery.
Azucena’s first-everfish.
Snake man workingthe kid crowd.
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20% Discount to LARRC Members
(310) 458-26661621 Montana Ave. Santa Monica 90403
ONE MAN’S FISHING REPORT BY Norm Weinstock
Ijust returned from a wonderful3 days in Costa Rica and visit-ing with LARRC members Earl
and Pam Warren. Earl and Pam lookedgreat but in particular Earl who appearsto have a glow of a happy man livinghis dream. Earl, a former club presi-dent was associated with a developerof the property which is now the 1000acres at the Marriott Hotel, boat mari-na and condos and more. The resort iscalled Los Sueños. He had arranged avery nice condo for us and the Warrenslive in a beautiful waterfront condoonly a short golf cart ride away fromhis super panga. Pam and Earl own aship/boat store in the marina and it isrun by Pam. Earl was nice enough totake my friend and me out on his boatwith a deckhand for a wonderful morn-ing of fishing. He borrowed some livebait and we also caught some bonitawhich we used for bait. Upon reaching
the fishing site thirty min-utes later we started to trolllive bait. Almost immedi-ately my friend Mike caughta 27-lb. red snapper. He wasthrilled as this was only his2nd time fishing and thebiggest fish he’d evercaught. I was trolling a livebait and missed setting twosolid strikes and was feelingpretty low. I trolled my 3rdlive bait and got a big strikeand hooked up to what wethought was another big Red Snapperbut I lost it in the rocks. What a dis-appointment! I trolled our next-to-lastlive bait and got another big strike butthe fish came off but about thirty sec-onds later he was back on. I wasfinally able to land a big rooster fishthat Earl estimated at 80 lbs. butreduced this estimate to 60 lbs. after
Norm Weinstock’s moment of glory. Nematistius Pectoralis
Mike caught a slightly bigger Pez Gallo.Both were released unharmed. Thiscalled for a celebratory lunch at theresort restaurant at the boat dock.■
PS- The largest Pez Gallo ever caught appearsto be a fish caught near La Paz that weighed114 lbs., back in the 1970’s. —Editor
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Ameeting of the Pacific
Fishery Management
Council (PFMC) didn’t take
long to approve recommendations from
California Department of Fish and Game
(DFG), Director Ryan Broddrick asked
that rockfish regulations be made less
restrictive on the basis of new data.
this means that anglers in Southern
California will be able to fish in any
depth to 360 feet. The in-season
adjustments follow the receipt of new
data from the California Recreational
Fisheries Survey (CRFS).
From WON News.
SPECIES LINE TEST ANGLER LB. OZ.
OCEAN WATERAmberjack 30 Earl Warren 32 10Tuna, Yellowfin 60 Dennis Saylors 110 0Tuna, Yellowfin 80 Eric Rogger 223 7White Sea Bass 16 Barry Cohn 22 0
FLY ROD
FRESH WATERBass, Striped 8 Joel Steinman 2 8Steelhead 16 Don Lee 12 8Trout, Rainbow 6 Paul Varenchik 9 4 *
MEN’S RELEASED
WOMEN’S Amberjack 30 Pamela Warren 28 8 *SARDINES
* New Club Record
FIRST GAMEFISH OF THE YEARBarry Cohn – White Sea Bass
2-9-2005 22.0 oz
FIRST ALBACORE OF THE YEAR
Trophy Winners as ofApril 25, 2005
Sleeping Giants Awaken (?)
2004Saw the publication of the U.S.Oceans Commission report. Reportshave it that NOAA (National
Oceanic & Aeronautical Administration) and NMFS (NationalMarine Fisheries Service) will be paying more attention tothe recreational fishing community. Recreational fishingsupports 350,000 jobs and generates $30.5 billion in eco-nomic impact.
NOAA Fisheries invited a “who’s who” of recreationalfishermen to St. Petersburg to discuss plans for protectingUS fisheries. LARRC’s Joel Greenberg attended the April 13-14 conference on behalf of RFA. The conference was a rareopportunity to meet and greet the leadership of recreationalfishing organizations from around the country as we all car-ried our concerns to the NOAA heavyweights whose decisionshave a huge impact on our fisheries and recreational oppor-tunities. Referring to the release of the new 2005 StrategicPlan for Recreational Fisheries, one speaker likened this tothe awakening of the sleeping Giant—NOAA. Bill Hogarth,Director of NOAA Fisheries Service, remarked that the recre-ationals were the sleeping giants.
There was much debate and discussion about research,economic impact, a national fishing license, MarineProtected Areas (MPA’s) and the status of the importantstriped bass.
The 2005 NOAA Fisheries’ Strategic Plan can be down-loaded at:http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/recfish/Fisheries_Strategic_Plan.pdf
Thank you Joel Greenberg for your report. ■
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Feds Approve Rockfish Regulation Changes
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QUALIFIER 105 – 7-Day Skiff Trip1-Departure: Saturday, June 4th2-Return: Saturday, June 11th
NOTE: DATE CHANGE TO 4THTHIS TRIP IS SOLD OUT BUT CANCELLATIONS DO OCCUR
CALL: Chartermaster—Dan Felger for info 805 370-1632 fax 805 370-1483OR EMAIL [email protected]
QUALIFIER 105 – 5-Day Tuna Charter1-Departure: Wednesday, July 13. 2-Return: Monday July 18. THIS TRIP SOLD OUT BUT CANCELLATIONS DO OCCUR.Contact Dan Felger for latest update. See number’s above.
QUALIFIER 105 – 5-Day Tuna Charter1-Departure: Noon, Wednesday Sept. 72-Return: 7am Monday, Sept.123-Cost: $2000 per person4-Limited load: 245-Not included: tackle, fish cleaning (if any) jackpot, fuel sur-charge6-Included: Mexican Permits, crew tip, soft drinks & beer. 7-LARRC Members have first priority through 12/31.8-Deposit: Your check for $500 secures reservation with sub-sequent deposits required March 1, May 1, and July 1, 2005.9-Checks: payable to LARRC. Send to Sherwood Kingsley,charter master at 10680 West Pico, Suite 360, LA 90064.(310)836-3934 or fax(310) 836-9352.
3 Additional 2005 LARRC Charters AnnouncedThe Board has approved three trips on the boatMirage out of Pt. Hueneme
July 3-5 • October 9-11 • December 11-131-Limited Load: 162-Cost: is $3404-Call: Will Ebersman for details:
PO Box 86025, LA 90086-0025(213) 367-4463email: [email protected]
MULTIPLE DAY CHARTERS- 2005 Private Charters by the LARRC represent a commitment and the full charter prices must be paid irrespective of number ofparticipants. If you sign up you are responsible for the full amount of the trip cost in the event that you cancel and areplacement cannot be found. LARRC members are responsible for the conduct and financial obligations of their guests.
TRIPS UNDERWRITTEN BY THE LARRC MAY BE FOUND WITHIN THE BOXED AREA.
PACIFIC DAWN Weekend ChartersSan Diego—Fisherman’s Landing
1 1⁄2-day trip August 281-Departs: Leave Sat. night at 9 pm2-Returns: Mon. am at 6 am., Aug 293-Cost: is $3404-Not included: fish cleaning, food & drinks, tips at 15%, fuelsurcharge if required, Mexican Permits.5-Deposit: 50% deposit of $170 will reserve your spot. Bal. Due 7/15Make checks payable to LARRC and send to Jim Carlisle at 7128Seawind Dr. Long Beach, CA 90803 (562)598-0940 [email protected] Co/charter person is Jan Howard (949) 837-1431 [email protected] ARE 4 OPENINGS ON AUGUST TRIP
Alaska – Kingfisher Lodge, Sitka.June 11th to June 15th
Arnie Cohen will again lead a LARRC contingent and notes that tenmore spots are available. The fare is $1695. It includes food, fish-ing, snacks, soft drinks, fish cleaning and packaging for the triphome, Alaska license & salmon stamps, rain gear, tackle, and bait.Also included are airport pickup and transportation to the lodge.Excluded are tips and alcoholic beverages. Required is a $400 deposit made out to the Charter Master:Arnie Cohen w/818 366-3300, r/818 365-5834. Call for addi-tional information if needed.
RED ROOSTER III—4-Day Tuna Trip1—Departs: Saturday, July 9th, 1 p.m.2—Returns: Wednesday, July 13th, 9 a.m.3—Cost: $1220. $200 Deposit Reserves Spot
RED ROOSTER III—3-Day Tuna Trip1—Departs: Wednesday, September 7th, 1 p.m.2—Returns: Saturday, September 10th, 9 a.m.3—Cost: $885, $150 Deposit Reserves Spot4—Not included: Tips, Drink, License, Fuel Surcharge
For complete information & brochure call Arnie Cohen at 818 368-5834 or 818.366.3300 (wk) ext. 1221.The Red Rooster website is: www.redrooster3.com
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C A L E N D A R
MAY 23rdJune 27th
Use the hotline for your reservations (818) 808-4909 or email [email protected] at least two days prior to meeting andconfirm if you are having dinner.
THE VALLEY INN4557 Sherman Oaks Avenue, Sherman Oaks
D inne r Mee t i ng s
D I N N E R H O T L I N E(818) 808-4909
U S E I T !
MAY 16thJune 20th
All Club members are welcome to attend.Please RSVP to Bob Selvin at least two daysprior to meeting and confirm if you are havingdinner.
Dinner: 6:00 pm • Meeting: 7:00 pm
THE VALLEY INN4557 Sherman Oaks Avenue, Sherman Oaks
Boa rd Mee t i ng s
July 11Annual Kids’ Trip, Pierpont Landing
August 1 & 22Mentor Trips, Marina Del Rey
Aug. 21 Lake Sherwood Picnic
Feb 19 ‘06 Annual Brunch/Installation/Auction
Othe r E ven t s
May 9—Mon. Valley Inn
Aug. 8—Mon. Site to be announced
Nov. 7—Mon.Valley Inn
Founda t i on Mee t i ng s
LARRC Charters 20052005 Weekday Charters on the Sea Biscuit berthed at Ciscos Landing in Oxnard.RULES FOR 2005 ARE:1) Usual Departures are 4 a.m. and usual returns will be about 4 p.m. @ $100Early Departures (10 p.m.) for outer islands. 2) Charter Master will notify. Early departure and weekends are $135.3) Trips Limited to 10 players unless children are brought. Wide berths to beused by parent and child.4) Boarding is open after 6 p.m..5) The boat has a full galley—please no ice chests!
Checks should be made payable to Arnie Cohen. For additional informationplease call Arnie at (818) 368-5834 hm or (818)366-3300 xt.1221 (ofc.)SCHEDULEMay 18 Wed August 20 SatJune 4 Sat September 21 WedJune 22 Wed October 19 WedJuly 27 Wed November 16 WedAugust 10 Wed December 1 Thurs
Applied for active membership:David Permut18857 Stone Canyon LaneSanta Clarita CA 91351Phone (661) 299-6907 email: [email protected]
Voted into active membership:Stanley Weintraub1870 Veteran Ave.Los Angeles, CA 90025Phone (310) 477-9918email: [email protected]
George Soto8201 Wyngate Street #ASunland, CA 91040Phone (818) 426-6228email: [email protected]
Membership NewsImportant Notice ReLARRC Weekday Charters
Arnie Cohen, Charter Master,reports a change for the scheduledtrips departing out of Capt. Hook’sLanding. These trips have been can-celled and rescheduled for departureout of Cisco’s aboard the SEA BISCUIT.The dates will be the same as previous-ly announced EXCEPT for the May 18thtrip. This is now going on May 12th.
Note: Sept. 17th is also cancelled.
Call Arnie Cohen with any questions:
818 368-5834 wk 818 366-3300.
Larry Clark has a collection of oldChumLines - 1989-1994.
Does anyone have any use for these?(323)664-5773Larry's wife Carol reports that sincehe is legally blind he'd appreciate aride to club dinners. Anyone drive by the Los Feliz area?
LARRC President Bob Selvinand I went to Santa Rosalia inquest of a new fishing experi-
ence: Cabrilla fished on plastics. Wehad heard stories from a mutual friendwho had developed the technique ofcatching these toughgrouper-type fish on plas-tics and it sounded like anatural step for two avidcalico fishermen. TheCabrilla is like a calico onsteroids.
A lot of steroids!We were advised to
fish nothing lighter thanthirty-pound-test linesince we would find thefish in sharp shallow rockyareas and they are verystrong. Even with thirty-pound-test Bob, our guideand I lost more of the big-ger fish than we landed.A trophy sized cabrillawould be something liketen pounds or better.Even with tightened dragsto 30 these fish were ableto take line and break usoff within seconds.
The initial hit is stun-ning. They strike with thepower one expects ofmuch larger fish. Our aver-age fish were in the five-to eight-pound category.
strictly a reaction bite.We were fishing with seven-foot,
fast-action, heavy power rods. Myfavorite was a G. Loomis Muskie rod.Reels used included a Trinidad 16, aCalcutta 700TE, a Saltist 30 and a
Torium 16. Because of therepetitive casting situationI preferred the Calcutta TEwhich was the one of thegroup with a level wind.My big fish, however, cameon the Saltist 30.
Our best fishing timewas in the gray light andwithin an hour or so afterthe sun was up, the bitewould shut down. So itwas early up and out tothe island every morningand early back in. Butafter catching a dozen orso of these brutes, one canalmost welcome the shutdown of the bite and theopportunity to rest up forthe next day. The crown-ing touch comes at dinner.These are absolutely deli-cious fish that cook upwell with simple prepara-tion. The style down thereis just pan sauté with but-ter and garlic. One of thebest tasting fish I haveever had. ■
Largest fish of trip was a 14.5-pounder(see picture). Casting a six-inch FishTrap into three to fifteen feet of waterit is imperative to be “on” the fish andkeep its head up as soon as it strikes.These are not shy fish and the bite is
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F i r s t T i m e C a b r i l l a F i s h i n gby Mike Grossman
Mike Grossman and trophy cabrilla.
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Friday night April15 found 16 LARRCmembers and their
guests boarding the PacificDawn at Capt. HooksSportfishing in Oxnard. Wewere all hoping for a day ofnice weather and fishing.Participants included TomPolliard, Jan Howard, Tom& Jim Carlisle, Al Scow,Chas.Shoemaker, ScottCohen, Bob Stern, MelStein and his son Robbie,Rick Uribe, Jack Grahamand the Jack Genero Clanincluding Jack, his new-phew Hunter Lyden, EricLyden, and Jack’s son-in-law Henry Rivas. Theweather had been blowinghard for a week and a halfbut we caught a break andit looked like we’d be ableto make it out to SantaRosa Island. We took off at10 p.m. with Captain PatCavanaugh at the help,assisted by his excellentcrew of Ryan, Chaz and Adam.
The squid at Santa Cruz didn’t wantto cooperate so we continued on toSanta Rosa Island. We were able tosnag a few squid just before sunrisebut we were unable to attract any elu-sive white seabass with the live stuff.After giving the seabass a good shotwe fished some shallow rocky areas fora scratch bite on calico bass, sheep-head, lingcod, and assorted small rock-fish. The windy weather had reallycooled the water off and we had 50-degree water in the lee side of theisland. Pat decided it was time to get
red in the 5- to 6.5-lbrange. We made about 4-5drifts on the spot andeveryone topped off theircatch with some qualityreds.
All in all, it was avery pleasant way to spendSaturday. The fishing wasvery good plus the PacificDawn is extremely comfort-able to fish from. Pat andhis crew provide the qualityof service we normally onlysee on long-range boats.On top of that, we had agreat group of club mem-bers along. With the lightloads we carry on thesecharters, there were fewtangles and everyoneseemed to have a greattime. It was also nice tohave 2 young fishermenalong on the trip. MelStein brought his sonRobbie and Jack Generobrought his nephew HunterLyden. The kids did great
and hopefully we’ll see more of themon future trips.
We have two more PacificDawn charters this year, a May 21Oxnard trip, and an August 28th 11⁄2-day trip out of San Diego. The May 21trip is sold out with a waiting list andthe August trip is just about sold out.If you are interested in getting on thewaiting list for either of these trips,please contact Jim Carlisle at 562-598-0940 or via email at [email protected] ■
serious and go to deeper water andfind some of the quality rockfish thatSanta Rosa Island is known for.
We spent most of the day fish-ing water in the 200-foot range. Thewater was an incredible, cold 48degrees. Fishing started slowly butthen we started filling our sacks withquality size rockfish, dominated bysome real nice red rockfish. Aftereveryone had a good batch of thesegood eaters, Pat took us out to a littledeeper spot that really made the trip.His chosen spot was in about 300 feetof water and every fish seemed to be a
April Weekend Charter Finds Reds by Jim Carlisle
Reds on the Pacific Dawn.
Los Angeles Rod & Reel Club
c/o Eric Rogger2625 Westridge RoadLos Angeles, CA 90049-1234
ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED
FIRST CLASS
MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION
Contact Tom Carlisle at 310 541-8263
email: [email protected]
Chum LinePublished by the Los Angeles Rod & Reel Club • http://www.larrc.org
Eric Rogger . . . . . . . . .Editor
2005 OFFICERSPresident . . . . . . . . . . . .Bob SelvinVice President . . . . . . . . .John BallottiSecretary . . . . . . . . . . . .Marty WaschitzTreasurer . . . . . . . . . . . .John RhindHistorian . . . . . . . . . . . .Joel Steinman
2005 BOARD OF DIRECTORSFIRST YEAR SECOND YEAR
Dan Fink John BallottiMichael Grossman Royal MacNairDave Levinson Tom PolliardBernice Mahfet Steve SimonRandy Sharon Bob SelvinMel Stein
2005 FOUNDATION TRUSTEESFrank Polak—ChairmanPhil Bell Al ScowMichael Godfrey Joel SteinmanJohn Rhind Brad Stich
2005 COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONSAwards Banquet (2005) . . . . . . . . . .Bob SelvinBy-laws and Legal . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Randy SharonChum Line Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Eric RoggerChum Line Distribution . . . . . . . . . .Dave Levinson/Fred TrebowCommunications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mike Godfrey/Joel GreenbergDinner Meetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mike GodfreyElections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Norman WeinstockEnvironmental Affairs . . . . . . . . . . .Eric RoggerFishing Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Joel SteinmanFly Fishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tom Carlisle Kids’ Trout Derby . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Steve SimonHealth, Welfare and Happenings . . . .Francine VarenchikMemberships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tom CarlisleMerchandise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bernice MahfetPrograms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Al ScowRaffles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jack GeneroTax Consultant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sherwood KingsleyTrips:
Kids’ Fishing Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . .Paul Varenchik/Bernice MahfetBill Alpert - King of the Calicos . . .John BallottiInter-Club Tournament . . . . . . . . .Paul VarenchikMarine Mentors Trip . . . . . . . . . . .Frank Polak and Michael Grossman
Trophies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Marty WaschitzWebsite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Joel GreenbergYearbook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Brad Stich
