While in town for a conference, I took a stroll down the public shore walk to the pier to see what’s what. Beautiful weather in the Bay Area today, with just enough breeze in your face to keep you honest with your casts.
About a dozen anglers were set up with float rigs and small hi-lo rigs, plying the waters for a slow but steady bite on jack smelt. These were some nicer models, too— one I saw in a bucket probably went 2 lbs.
Coffee-colored water had a little bit of junk in it, but fishable maybe from recent rain, and the wind had pushed a little bit of vegetation into the rip rap. The birds were working small baitfish from above and below. Toying with walking and throwing a BH 3” along the rocks to see if anybody is home, but having never fished here, I have no idea if there are little critters out there amidst all the leppies and >5 gilled sharks I’ve heard so much about. I may walk down to Coyote later this afternoon just for giggles.
About a dozen anglers were set up with float rigs and small hi-lo rigs, plying the waters for a slow but steady bite on jack smelt. These were some nicer models, too— one I saw in a bucket probably went 2 lbs.
Coffee-colored water had a little bit of junk in it, but fishable maybe from recent rain, and the wind had pushed a little bit of vegetation into the rip rap. The birds were working small baitfish from above and below. Toying with walking and throwing a BH 3” along the rocks to see if anybody is home, but having never fished here, I have no idea if there are little critters out there amidst all the leppies and >5 gilled sharks I’ve heard so much about. I may walk down to Coyote later this afternoon just for giggles.
