We left early with live squid in our bait tanks!

We fished for Calicos but the seals and sea lions messed iwth us!

Angler Dennis Evans displays a lingcod!

Dennis won the jackpot with his lingcod!

Bob Shaffer jumped on with us at the last minute due to cancellations at H&M Landing. Thanks for joining us Bob. Nice job on the double.

Angler George Aquino from Simi Valley is back. George is an avid rockcod fisherman. His preferred technique is to us jigs.

Angler Linole Rios from LA came out the SFR for the first time and he sure had a good time. Thanks for joining us Linole.

Andy Smith from Santa Barbara scored a nice double that included this nice 15 pound ling. Too bad you didn't get into the jackpot!

Here is Angler Dee from Northridge with a nice lingcod. This was Dee's first time ever sleeping on the boat. Welcome to the group Dee. We had a blast with you and Andre. You are always welcome to join us.

John Dornellas joined us for the first time and caught this nice lingcod. It use to be a legal ling until the DFG changed the regs. Now it is just short of the 30 inch requirement. This lingcod was released unharmed. Thanks for joining us John. We had a great time fishing with you.

Angler Scott Lafond caught a lingcod too. This fish was also released unharmed.

Here is the smallest Lingcod ever caught.

Mike won the jackpot!

Only sixteen days later he passed away. I am dedicating this entire fishing season to the memory of my friend Mike Meehan. I am proud that I got to fish with you on your last trip and that you won the JP.

FISH COUNT: 17 Anglers caught 85 Vermilion Rockfish, 3 Lingcod, 85 Rockfish.

Here is angler Zack Cullen with a nice Lingcod caught on the southside of Santa Rosa Island.

You can catch big lings with Trent Slate on the Bite Me!

Renee with Capt. Pat Cavanaugh. What a nice double! Too bad we can't keep any lings yet! (The ling was safely released)

Pat releasing Renee's ling.

David scored a NICE lingcod. A few more days and he would have been able to keep it. (safely released)

Deckhand Chazz safely releasing David's ling.

SFR member Angie Shanahan of Valencia, CA

Glenn Morrison with a catch of his own.

Dan Braich of Auburn, CA.