Good morning,

Celebrated Columbus day with an all day solo attempt on the billfish. Planned to head north toward Carlsbad but the plan changed when I cruised through the cove area and found beautiful clear blue water just off the point. Water was 67.5-68.2 in the cove. The further north I went the colder and greener it got. In go the zuker 3.5 in B/P and the other was a MJG. At 12:00 things start to come alive and I spot a group of feeders within 2 miles of Scripps pier. By the time I cleared the jigs and got a bait ready they were gone. Back on the troll and spot a jumper. Draggeed the lures over it's last splash and shortly after that the rigger pops and I'm on. Didn't last long as the fish jumped off. No other strikes for the afternoon but, there are definitely fish there. Can't think of a better way to spend the holiday. Tons of huge mackerel schools in the canyon and all the action I saw was within 2-3 miles of LJ Point.

Scott