Took my long time close friend Dalton out on the Mosquito this morning. Couldn't make his birthday gathering back in April so I said I owed him a boat ride. Schedules and conditions finally aligned today.
Launched about 0715. Headed straight for my whitefish grounds with squid and hoped the whole critter variety would show. He was still trying to figure out how the baitcaster worked on a straight drop and we had a double hookup on bass. His first calico bass ever and I got a nice legal turd.
The whitefish proceeded to dominate the next couple hours. Pretty much wide open, and every other was an eater. Gathered some ceviche meat for Dalton to take back home to Thousand Oaks. Was barely paying attention to the fishing as we caught up and laughed it up.
Saw some dolphins a couple hundred yards away so I went over to play with them. They didn't want the usual 10kts, but at 4kts we got a very intimate time with some BIG old dolphins in crystal clear water. One of my new favorite dolphin memories.
Headed inside to my bass hole to troll swimbaits but they weren't around. We both picked off another turd and calico then went in.
Excellent time with my good old pal.
