Fishing Trek
May 8, 2006
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We woke up at 4 a. m. and reached the church at 5:00, and left by 5:30 a.m.. For Redondo Beach. It was cloudy during the day. We arrived at "Redondo Sport fishing" in Redondo Beach at 6 a.m.. We rented fishing poles and bought licenses and left the dock at 7a.m. Seven scouts, three adults, and one Eagle scout (that made eagle in troop 209)! It was a two-hour ride to Catalina on the Spitfire. The boat rocked a lot on the way to Catalina Island and almost every scout got sick. The rocks and cliffs of Catalina were beautiful. We used squid and anchovies for bait. The boat was not crowded, there were about 25 passengers. We bought food from the galley or brought it in bags. Each scout was supportive of each other. The last two stops were the best places to fish. The depth of the water was about 200 feet! It was a lot of work to reel up a fish from that depth. When we caught the fish they were put into burlap bags. The crew cleaned our fish, putting the filets in little plastic bags. We had a smooth ride on the way back to Redondo Beach. During our trip we saw dolphins, a bald eagle, sea lions, pelicans and cargo ships. The first mate said we were "the best behaved Boy Scout troop he ever had!" We got off the boat at 5:30 p.m. and arrived at the church at 6:30. Scouts: Adam G, Jeremy, Josh, Mat R, Rafael, Sean and Spencer
Reported by Sean, Troop Historian, 5/11/06 |