Author: Don Zamzow

If you are reading this, chances are that we share a common passion. Maybe we love fishing for different reasons but there is no denying that it drives us, it inspires us to awake in the darkness and sometimes travel great distances to feel that tug at the end of our line. For me it is almost primal: some recessed hunter/gatherer gene handed down through the generations that takes control of my thoughts and feelings as soon as my line hits the water. There is some undefinable satisfaction to be had when, after all the preparation and anticipation, we land…

First of all, I must admit that although I have extensive fishing knowledge pertaining to Northern California, I am still very new to the Southern California style of fishing. My experience is limited to two 3-day trips aboard that wonderfully fishy boat, the Pacific Queen (I will be back aboard her in just about a month). My first trip was a spontaneous affair. Since my son lives near San Diego, my wife went to visit him one summer and I was unable to go due to work. Being the great wife that she is, she felt bad about going without…