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We have a major problem in Orange County. We have not caught any halibut for weeks now. The bait is gone except for lizardfish. There are some surfperch on sand crabs or mussels. Have seen some medium mackerel on the end of pier. The pelicans are dying as well as the sea lions. Last week...

It was foggy all day, but I caught a 25 inch halibut on a lizard fish plus a smaller one of another lizard fish. My friends caught 3 big Surf perch on fresh mussels. Later in the day we got some sardines and caught a 47 inch shovel nose guitarfish plus some great strikes and two small leopard...

At about 7 am there was a pursuit from Santa Ana to Newport Pier with both Santa Ana P.D. and Newport Beach P.D. chasing a person wanted in a homicide. They chased him clear to the deep end of the pier and promptly shot him dead. Good ending for a bad guy. Unfortunately the pier will be...

Did anyone in the earthquake area notice any unusual happenings or behaviors of the fish in the area? Snookie

One guy got two striped bass yesterday and one 30 inch halibut. It was his lucky day. He didn't bring a net so he had to get the halibut to shore to land it. Snookie

On Thursday I got a 30 inch halibut in the surf area on a sardine. What a nice fish. May friend got a 20 1/2 inch halibut and an 18 inch halibut on sardines. It was a much better day at last. Tuesday I got a 16 inch spotted sand bass and another friend got one as well the next day. Snookie

Yes the weather has limited my fishing and also my fishing partners. We are all planning on going Tuesday this next week if we don't get that rain they mentioned. Hope the water is not the brown like it was on Thursday. They say there was some bait, but the fish didn't want it. We'll try...

Balboa Pier has had some areas that need to be taken care of but nobody seems to pay attention. They are all out by Ruby's on both sides of the pier. We are missing a piling on the west side out near Ruby's. That has been more than a year now. Snookie

I was there that day, and there were boils at the end of the pier. Could have been bonitos. My friend tried his lure and a couple good sized fish followed it. We had lots of good bait and lots of strikes in the surf area, but all our halibut were small. Snookie

There is a great old video of the storm on Sunday afternoon as the boats were returning from Catalina Island in the storm. It is available on U Tube as the Hurricane of 1939. It is short but good. As to the Newport Pier damage, people were lined up at the city hall the next day. It was in...

I and my friends have never caught anything using a Salema. They are a beautiful fish but of no use to us. on Balboa Pier. We do have lots of them right now. Have to weed through them to get the herring and smelt for bait. Too bad. Snookie

Targeting squid requires first an overcast day and second a squid jig. They are easy to catch if they are around. Snookie

There was a "big" Humbolt Squid caught on Balboa Pier this morning. According to Dave, the Ruby's manager it was big. With the overcast we should be seeing some more. (I hope) Snookie

This week has improved considerably on Balboa Pier. We had good bait or all kinds and also lots of strikes. Caught several undersized halibut and lost one keeper. Everything is looking up now. Snookie

Yes, I have been fishing. It has been COLD and the fish don't like it either. Have gotten some bait. With it that cold the bait and the fish like the surf area because when the sun comes out it warms the shallow surf water sooner than the rest of the water. That doesn't mean the fish are...

Knew there had to be a bigger one in the surf area. Congratulations! Snookie

Don't forget there is still a limit on sand crabs. It is 50 sand crabs which as far as I am concerned it is not enough if the fishing is good. Snookie

Yes, the bonito are still cooperating, but because of the sardines being there I got my tenth halibut for this year. It was 23 inches and in the very surf area. It was another fun day. Snookie