Went out to the Newport Jetty. Fished from 6:30AM - 10AM. Lots of current and swell which means snag city. Fished a sabiki under a float looking for mackerel and got no bites. Switched to a smaller single hook and got small bites near the rocks but didn't hook any fish. My friend landed a couple smaller black perch near the rocks.
We left and went to the M Street pier just down the street and just as we were arriving saw someone hook a larger fish that broke him off. As we were rigging up, the same angler landed a 10" Spotted Bay Bass. He said that he was landing spotties and calicos all morning including a few keeper sized fish.
I dropped a medium size sabiki to look for bites and found a steady bite right near the pier/dock. This turned out to be a school of shiner perch. I got a couple decent bites throwing a tube bait but I think my bait was a little to large as both times the fish grabbed the bait and ran and I ended up pulling the bait before the fish got the hook in their mouth.
Fished for another 90 minutes here landing a handful of shiner perch, a kelp fish, a small calico, and a good sized mackerel. This was my first time fishing this little M Street pier near the jetty. It was fun. Kind of reminded me like a mini Dana Point Pier. Seems like a good fall back if you don't want to walk the rocks on the jetty.
Next time I'll come with an array of plastics. I want to build my confidence with artificial baits and this seems like a good place to do that.
We left and went to the M Street pier just down the street and just as we were arriving saw someone hook a larger fish that broke him off. As we were rigging up, the same angler landed a 10" Spotted Bay Bass. He said that he was landing spotties and calicos all morning including a few keeper sized fish.
I dropped a medium size sabiki to look for bites and found a steady bite right near the pier/dock. This turned out to be a school of shiner perch. I got a couple decent bites throwing a tube bait but I think my bait was a little to large as both times the fish grabbed the bait and ran and I ended up pulling the bait before the fish got the hook in their mouth.
Fished for another 90 minutes here landing a handful of shiner perch, a kelp fish, a small calico, and a good sized mackerel. This was my first time fishing this little M Street pier near the jetty. It was fun. Kind of reminded me like a mini Dana Point Pier. Seems like a good fall back if you don't want to walk the rocks on the jetty.
Next time I'll come with an array of plastics. I want to build my confidence with artificial baits and this seems like a good place to do that.
