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woody with a view
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San Clemente Island
last week we mobilized and started getting our feet wet on the island. it's completely different than San Nicolas in every way. bigger, more people,
Navy Seals come out at night (there is a curfew on the island) no driving after dark and nobody outside after 10 or 11pm, period!
anyway, here are some shots from near the area i'm working. can't provide any details on location...... you know the drill!
i caught 3 sheephead one day during lunch. i had leftover yellowtail ceviche from Memorial Day and as i sat there eating and watching the viejas swim
around uninterested in my swimbaits it suddenlt dawned on me. yup, stuck a chunk of yellowtail marinated in lime juice on my hook and proceeded to
watch the fish swim up to my bait and it was on. 3 pieces, 3 fish.
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theres two good surf spots on the back side of island wink wink
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Looks like a great place for a swim.
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i brought a board. i know of the spot by the airport. we'll see how it goes. they don't want any exploring due to unexploded ordinance. the Navy still
uses it for live fire ops.
i also brought my speargun, mask and all the rest of the gear.
[Edited on 6-4-2012 by woody with a view]
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Used to play war games out there on a LST,beach the rig and the grunts would hit the beach,then come back out and get sea sick,the ones who got sick
were made to carry buckets while on board,the first lesson learned was never get sick in a head wind Rob
Anyone can catch fish in a boat but only \"El Pescador Grande\" can get them from the beach.
I hope when my time comes the old man will let me bring my rod and the water will be warm and clear.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by woody with a view
i brought a board. i know of the spot by the airport. we'll see how it goes. they don't want any exploring due to unexploded ordinance. the Navy still
uses it for live fire ops.
i also brought my speargun, mask and all the rest of the gear.
[Edited on 6-4-2012 by woody with a view] |
Any goats on the island???
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Cisco
| Quote: | Originally posted by woody with a view
i brought a board. i know of the spot by the airport. we'll see how it goes. they don't want any exploring due to unexploded ordinance. the Navy still
uses it for live fire ops.
i also brought my speargun, mask and all the rest of the gear.
[Edited on 6-4-2012 by woody with a view] |
Any goats on the island??? |
I think he moved to Canada
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woody with a view
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no. haven't seen any foxes either but the signs are everywhere.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by woody with a view
no. haven't seen any foxes either but the signs are everywhere. |
Can't remember where but saw goat's shot off the cliffs somewhere in the Channel Islands, drop into the water and be picked up as a food source by
commercial fishermen when I was a kid.
Thought it was San Clemente.
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woody with a view
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all of the ranching in the CI's has been eliminated. the state/fed is on an environmental frenzy. the amount of tree huggers almost outnumber the
construction guys.
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It is fun on 'Santa Ana', super clear days to see San Clemente Island from North San Diego County hilltops... It's like 50 miles offshore, right
Woody?
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Cisco
| Quote: | Originally posted by woody with a view
no. haven't seen any foxes either but the signs are everywhere. |
Can't remember where but saw goat's shot off the cliffs somewhere in the Channel Islands, drop into the water and be picked up as a food source by
commercial fishermen when I was a kid.
Thought it was San Clemente. |
There must be goats there...
http://www.scigoats.org/
The SAME boiling water that softens the potato hardens the egg. It's about what you are made of NOT the circumstance.
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Wow a San Clemente Island GOAT Association??!! 
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
Wow a San Clemente Island GOAT Association??!! |
Sounds like the last of the goats were taken out in 1991 but the association is trying to keep the particular breed genetically intact from the goats
which were brought out alive...
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the SEALS we are working with have a couple of racks hanging on the wall. was prolly a good bbq!
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| Quote: | Originally posted by woody with a view
the SEALS we are working with have a couple of racks hanging on the wall. was prolly a good bbq! |
It was thick with lobster and abalone then also.
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the guys tell me they are planting lobster at the site for future harvesting as they "catch their food" while onsite. i promised to leave them alone
as it isn't lobster season-yet!
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remnants of Hurricane Fabio
last Tues and Wed. some sprinkles but otherwise perfect. life is good.
notice the destroyer offshore? beats the heck outta shrimpers! 
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Beauty!
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Great pics Woody, looks like you got a sweet job, or at least a great place to work. Heard anything about any tuna yet?
Dave
I moved to CO and they made me buy a little rod to make it feel like a real fish
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