I went down to the harbor after work. Brian #2 was waiting for other Brian to get there with the dingy. I launched my float tube and paddled around for about 30 minutes. The water was very clear, like 8 foot vis in places. The tide was up pretty good. Something felt wrong though, I dunno, it seemed sterile or something. The water wasn't right.

So I left right away and went to Goleta Beach. I saw Brian and Brian launching but didn't hear much of a report other than that they had one calico bass bite about an hour later.

I didn't get out to Goleta until late. The waves weren't big, but they were big enough to make you sit and watch for a few minutes before paddling out. I decided to be gung ho and head out to some of the kelp beds a ways off shore.

This produced one 2 and a half pound type calico bass and a short seabass that railed me with about 10 feet of line out :) That was pretty entertaining. I had another seabass follow my bait up and missed one more bite all in the same spot. There were fish there but they didn't seem aggressive after I caught the first one. After that I tried for halibut again and only had one small strike. Everything caught on 5" #13 Baitfish color Big Hammers as per normal.

short white sea biscuit, about 25"
http://www.calfishing.com/files/Images/daily_reports/6_25_07_seabass.jpg