Went to Avalon with a friend on Memorial Day. Took the 6 am boat, and immediately began fishing the Mole. I almost immediately caught two opaleye, a 11" sculpin and a 15" barred sand bass. My friend caught three whitefish on squid. Afterwards, fishing slowed considerably. At 12, we headed to the GPP. There were lots of opaleye that didn't want to bite. I caught quite a few calico, some close to 14". After checking into the hotel by 2 pm, we then walked to Pebbly beach. There, while my friend snorkeled, I fished. I caught four nicer sized whitefish, and released many smaller ones. We headed back around 7 pm, and began fishing the GPP again. We set out two heavy lines for bat rays, with no luck. We headed in around 10 pm due to the cold, and went to bed. The next morning, we woke up rather late at around 6 am. We began fishing the Mole again. We cast for bonito, but none seemed to be around. My friend then hooked into something big on a live smelt that broke him off only a couple feet from the pier. Fishing slowed again, and I scraped out one 14" calico and a halfmoon perch. We then went to the GPP at around 12 pm, and ate lunch there. There, I caught a couple near legal calico and lost at least three legals. At 3, we walked to Casino point, and fished the bay side of the jetty, which is outside the MPA. After an hour with only a couple bites, we headed back to the Mole. There, we split up, and I walked back to Pebbly beach. I fished there from 5 - 6:40 pm and caught three more nicer sized whitefish and a 16" sheephead. At the Mole, my friend had little luck. We then took the 7:30 boat home.
Notes:
- The water quality was worse than usual due to the rains
- More larger fish under the GPP
- Fewer calico at the Mole in general
- Fewer sheephead in general
- No bonito

Notes:
- The water quality was worse than usual due to the rains
- More larger fish under the GPP
- Fewer calico at the Mole in general
- Fewer sheephead in general
- No bonito

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