SPORT FISHING

HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPHS (CLICK EACH PHOTO TO ENLARGE):

Old Davey’s Locker landing on 31^st Street. Fury II, Del Mar, Thunderbird and Sea Horse.	Old Davey’s Locker landing on 31^st Street. Fury II, Sea Horse, Westerner, Del Mar, Thunderbird, Sport.	Davey’s Locker Fishing boat, the “Sea Horse,” being rolled from building yard to the water.
Fishermen on the Valencia in 1935. Pre Davey’s Locker era.	Female Anglers off one of the 100s of fishing landings out of Newport Beach in the yesteryears.	World’s record Giant Sea Bass, 428 pounds, caught by John I. Perkins on June 31, 1905 at Catalina Island. Before Davey’s Locker.
Tom Gray (of T’s Tackle) and Ken Aasen showing off their 295 pound tuna caught in 1987 caught at Cabo San Lucus, Mexico.	Davey’s Locker Albacore Fishing.	Black Sea Bass taken on a spoofer jig at Big Barn Kelp (Left to right Davey’s Locker Skipper Phil Tozer and Tom McMillan, Jerry Thompson, and skipper Bob Hoogden).  Photo taken about 1960.
The “Fury” owned and operated by Phil Tozer was Newport Beach’s first bunk boat.	Happy Davey’s Locker patron with Black Sea Bass.	Davey’s Locker patron proudly displaying off his Bass catch.
Davey’s Locker deckhands gaffing an Albacore (tuna).	Young and happy patron.	Young fisherman fighting a big one!
First time albacore fishing both Maureen Ecker and Chuck Roberts, both from Westminster. Chuck caught two but Maureen caught the largest.	Gentleman displaying catch of giant Sea Bass.	Lady displaying catch of Halibut.
Happy group of men displaying their Yellowtail catch.	Barracuda.	Classic photograph of three young boys proudly displaying their prize Barracuda.
Boat Captains: Left to Right - Back row: Clyde Gillam (Del Mar), Jimmy Shafer (Thunderbird), Front Row seated: John Haas (Fury II), Doug Farrell (Westerner).

Modern Photographs (Click the links below).

Link:	Description:
Photos – Western Pride	Fish caught on the Western Pride.
Photos- Freelance	Fish caught on the Freelance.
Photos -Freelance2	Fish caught on the Freelance.
Photos - Caliber	Fish caught on the Caliber.
Photos – Caliber2	Fish caught on the Caliber.
Photos - Bongos	Fish caught on Bongos.

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