Foster City Rod and gun Club
A Fishing Trip with Just the Guys on  the Lisa  
Anne

By Rocky Ferraro
It was a cool crisp spring morning and I was just starting
get used to my time off. As I left the house I was glad my
commute would only be 5 minutes this morning. We had a
week of vacation and Arthur, Sumanth and I were going to
fish at least one day. Soon we were off on an adventure,
just the guys!!
With the Ken at the helm all my worries were left back at
the dock. This would be a day to catch fish, sunshine and
drink a few beers. What else could a guy ask for? Earlier in
the week Darold had emailed me some photos of his
successful fishing expedition. I was only hoping for half of
his success. As Ken fired up the boat you could feel the
power in this boat. The twin turbo diesels with all of
their horses were now at a trot. After loading the gear on
this magnificent yacht we were off but still at a trot. It
wasn’t until we left the sea wall at Oyster Point and a bit
further that Ken let the horses free to gallop. As this rather
large yacht tilted nose up we were soon moving incredibly
fast through the bay’s water with the wind blowing at gale
force from the boat’s slipstream and a huge wake in the
rear, all I could think of was hold on!! In the cabin it was
warm, sheltered and business as usual. This boat was
designed to fly. As I was sitting in the cock pit, it just felt
right. Soon the first mate Darold was rigging our rods for
halibut. He explained everything to us in some detail about
how the weight would be bouncing off the bottom, since
halibut are bottom fish. Before we knew what was
happening we had a fish on. Halibut fight like tigers but
after a while they tire. Once you get them close to the boat
someone needs to net them. They need to be netted a
certain way or they will get spooked and break the leader.
Darold really helped us out with this. He must be an expert
netter. We all caught halibut this fine sunny day and had a
great lunch. Everyone brought fun food like chips, beer,
focaccia, sandwiches, pastries, cookies etc, etc. After we
caught our fish Darold Ken and I had a celebratory drink on
the way in. What a way to finish off a picture perfect day.
We said our thank yous to Ken and Darold and off we went
to clean our fish. I decided to fillet all the fish at the
Oyster point pier which is a much cleaner option than taking
them home and doing it there. It was amazing being able
to catch these superb fish just a few miles from home. I
still haven’t forgotten how to fillet fish. This must be fish
number 100,233. So far I have grilled and fried this halibut.
It is a moist flaky white fish that is delicious. I didn’t
realize this but halibut are one of the
most self sustaining and replenishing fish. It is a true
renewable resource.
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