Recent content by SC McCarty

Thank you Ken, for continuing to plug along. This site is a great resource. Steve

Thanks for the effort Ken. Steve

I think we may have a problem with Edwinber (post #2). He has only made two posts since he joined on 11/11 (Veteran's Day). I don't know about the first post, but this one looks like an ad. Steve

This may be better placed in a separate thread, but what is happening at Huntington Beach? Steve

When do they expect to make the upcoming changes to the pier? If they have the finances available, maybe they should just get started on that. Steve

I've never caught a redtail surfperch, even though I spent 4 to 5 years in Arcata/Eureka, and fished Humboldt Bay often. I was surprised by your description of short redtails. I wasn't aware that any perch had size limits. Checking the regulations, I found that redtail surfperch have a minimum...

Mahigeer, Since Anatolia is surround by 3 seas, I have been wondering which coast you fished, and how it might change the fishing. Steve

Thanks Ken.

Ken, Sorry to jump late on this, but isn't Crystal Pier private?

Ken, Your cabezon article seems to have ended mid-sentence. Did you have a pasting problem? Steve

Ken wrote "I showed them how to remove the stinger without cutting off the tail (which they planned to do) and how to properly hold the ray by the mouth (which you should always do)." Don't bat rays have plate-like teeth for crushing the shells of their prey? Couldn't they easily crush fingers...

It seems like a lot of their visions for the pier will be limiting the fishing in favor of tourism. As you wrote in your Imperial Beach Pier article, "Perhaps the city forgets the role anglers played in helping the pier get built and the role of the California Wildlife Conservation Board? "

Lead has advantages: it has a higher density than most commonly available materials, which makes it sink quickly, and its low melting point makes it available for casting your own sinkers. It is however, toxic. This is a potential problem from fumes when casting sinkers. We also leave a lot of...

Have there been any further reports of Humboldt squid? Steve

A comment from one of the surfers was: “These guys are always throwing their lines out, just inside the lineup, it’s ridiculous.” Does anyone know why the "lineup" is so close to the pier? Is there something around the pier that forms nice waves? Steve