January 28, 2010
Updated Regularly

MONTEREY BAY WHITE SEABASS/JUMBO SQUID
(Monterey) Fishing for jumbo (Humboldt) squid continues to be great, but the most exciting news is the appearance of white seabass in Monterey Bay.
“After squid fishing, we’re going for white seabass,” said Chris Arcoleo of Chris’ Fishing Trips. “The seabass are hitting whole squid in 200 feet of water.”
Six anglers fishing aboard the Checkmate on Sunday, January 24 landed 40 jumbo squid in the 30 to 40 pound range and one 60 lb. white seabass. On January 25, the 6 anglers bagged 30 squid and two white seabass weighing 40 pounds each on the Checkmate.
Brian Cutting of Randy’s Fishing Trips reported top-notch squid and sanddab fishing in the bay.
“The squid are showing along the edge of the Monterye Canyon from Point Pinos to Carmel in 800 to 1000 feet of water,” said Cutting. “Anglers are catching squid on the big squid jigs at 50 to 100 feet below the boat.”
A trip by the Chubasco on January 24 produced 35 squid and 20 to 25 sanddabs per rod..
The Kahuna, out of Tom’s Sportfishing in Moss Landing, is also booking squid/sanddab combos. “The 18 anglers on our latest trip had a fantastic time with the squid, finding wide-open action 50 feet and above to the surface,” said Carol Jones of Tom’s Sportfishing. “We ended the day with good fishing for sanddabs.”
The Sixth Annual Sand Crab Classic Squid Tournament is scheduled for March 20. 2010. This year’s Derby will have a new format. There will be no early morning check-in required, and the weigh-in/awards banquet will be held at Portuguese Hall (CPDES Hall) near Harvey West Park in Santa Cruz. Because the Hall is so big, there will be NO LIMIT on the number of contestants this year. For more information, go to: http://theletsgofishingradioshow.com.