I can't give you any inside info on fish locations, but I've heard that the charters are fishing out 30 miles. I did OK on opening day in 230-240 feet 270 degrees out of port.

six dozen herring ought to be plenty, but you might want to have some anchovies too. The fish I caught had anchovies in their guts. Our most productive setup was the "buoy 10 rig", a fish flash with a cut plug (some with a springer spinner in front of the herring), but our biggest fish came on a GSB behind a green flasher so you might want to drag some hardware too...

Good luck - I hope to see lots of fish porn when you return.