Old mail to Pier Fishing In California — [An email sent to me by “Larry” in July 1998.
Salmon
“Although I don't fish everyday I do fish often and I thought I might drop a line or two. I have fished piers and shore line since I was five years old (I am forty-six this year) and I still enjoy going to the pier with my daughters (sometimes) on the weekends, which brings me to this letter. Yesterday, Sat. July 11th, I and a friend arrived at the Pacifica Pier about 6:00 am and it was already crowded with anglers. The lady at the bait shop at the end of the pier said the fishing had been pretty good (which was an understatement).
By noon (high tide) over one hundred salmon had been taken (not counting the ones taken by sea lions and seals).
By early afternoon over two hundred salmon were taken (to 25 lbs.) and a large number of stripers (to 25-30 lbs.) were landed. My fishing buddy later told me if he wasn't there to witness it he wouldn't have believed if I told him about it. In all, it was a good day (I hooked one but it shook free).” Yep, the fishing at Pacific was, at times, almost unbelievable.
Striped Bass
Salmon
“Although I don't fish everyday I do fish often and I thought I might drop a line or two. I have fished piers and shore line since I was five years old (I am forty-six this year) and I still enjoy going to the pier with my daughters (sometimes) on the weekends, which brings me to this letter. Yesterday, Sat. July 11th, I and a friend arrived at the Pacifica Pier about 6:00 am and it was already crowded with anglers. The lady at the bait shop at the end of the pier said the fishing had been pretty good (which was an understatement).
Striped Bass
By noon (high tide) over one hundred salmon had been taken (not counting the ones taken by sea lions and seals).
Salmon
By early afternoon over two hundred salmon were taken (to 25 lbs.) and a large number of stripers (to 25-30 lbs.) were landed. My fishing buddy later told me if he wasn't there to witness it he wouldn't have believed if I told him about it. In all, it was a good day (I hooked one but it shook free).” Yep, the fishing at Pacific was, at times, almost unbelievable.
Striped Bass