Recent content by SC McCarty

Congratulations Snookie! That's three more legal halibut than I have ever caught.

A friend who lives in Oceanside tried walking the pier yesterday, but found it very crowded between tourists and shoulder to shoulder fishermen, catching what I am guessing were good sized spotfin croaker. She's a member of the forum, but too shy to post herself. Steve

The bite may be good, but how is the water quality? It is always a question that close to the Tijuana river. Steve

Enjoy the coast. Steve

Ken, You should link to the video and explain why its wrong. I caught and cleaned shovelnose once, but I don't know if I did it right. The amount of meat was a small proportion of the total fish. Steve

That heron is looking pretty hungry. Steve

Just like lobster and sturgeon require tags here and we expect other anglers to know the rules, they have regulations there. Steve

As I read the regulations, limpets can only be taken by hook and line (unlikely), or by hand: "General (T14 CCR §29.10) (a) Except as otherwise provided in this article, saltwater mollusks, including octopus, may be taken only on hook and line or with the hands." (pg. 33 of 2024 regs) The...

Ken, No promises, but the L.A. news is predicting it to be dry until the end of the month' Steve

With smaller scorpionfish, will there be anything but head and (painful) spines? Steve

I was just thinking about trying to make a salmon chowder. Thanks Ken. Steve

Thanks Ken.

Has anyone fished off the rocks at the base of Ocean Beach Pier? Any chance of a cabezon there? Is there any advantage to fishing off the rocks rather than off the pier? Steve

I'm not sure, but I think that Jim and Rocky fished the Paradise Cove Pier, when it was longer. Steve

That is definitely on you need to be able to identify. Steve