Did not make it to Martinez today (hopefully going to try tomorrow morning) but did get in some fishing at Elephant Rock this afternoon.
Spent all morning searching for a bait shop that sells pile worms on the peninsula; finally ended up finding them at Jailhouse Deli & Grocery in South SF. They were quite large and looked fresh so I bought a dozen.
Arrived at Elephant Rock around 1:15pm, with a little over an hour to go before the low. First cast (towards Caprice) had a nice hit on a pile worm, while second cast produced a big fat Pile Perch! Setup was a Carolina rig with a #8 flouro leader and size 6 hook on my steelhead spinning rod.
Unfortunately the bite died as the tide slacked; the only action on my other rod (high/low with squid strips dropped straight down by the rock) was red rock crabs, and I only had a handful of small pecks on the worms for the rest of the session.
I loved this pier (very fishy - lots of structure + moving water) and the surroundings could not be more scenic. Had it all to myself for the first hour, then was joined by some grandparents teaching two young children to fish. Weather was 64 degrees with blue skies... couldn’t ask for a better day.
I will be enjoying a nice fried fish dinner tonight w/ crab pasta and will definitely be returning!
Spent all morning searching for a bait shop that sells pile worms on the peninsula; finally ended up finding them at Jailhouse Deli & Grocery in South SF. They were quite large and looked fresh so I bought a dozen.
Arrived at Elephant Rock around 1:15pm, with a little over an hour to go before the low. First cast (towards Caprice) had a nice hit on a pile worm, while second cast produced a big fat Pile Perch! Setup was a Carolina rig with a #8 flouro leader and size 6 hook on my steelhead spinning rod.
Unfortunately the bite died as the tide slacked; the only action on my other rod (high/low with squid strips dropped straight down by the rock) was red rock crabs, and I only had a handful of small pecks on the worms for the rest of the session.
I loved this pier (very fishy - lots of structure + moving water) and the surroundings could not be more scenic. Had it all to myself for the first hour, then was joined by some grandparents teaching two young children to fish. Weather was 64 degrees with blue skies... couldn’t ask for a better day.
I will be enjoying a nice fried fish dinner tonight w/ crab pasta and will definitely be returning!
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