San Clemente Pier 2/9

[evanluck]

Fished the end from 7:30AM - 1:30PM. Fished two hi lo rigs on with size 2 and 2/0 Kahle hooks the other with size 4 Kahle hook and a size 6 bait holder. Bigger hook setup on a long casting surf rod caught most of the fish on this slow day. Also intermittently fished a small hook sabiki setup to get some bait. Used primarily market shrimp for bait.

Total catch:
4 Black perch
1 Blenny
1 tiny calico bass
8 jack smelt
1 wall eye surf perch

Did not see anything else brought in at the end other then smelt and wall eye surf perch by other anglers using sabikis.

Was a slow morning but felt good to be fishing again! It has been months since I have been able to prioritize the time to fish.

 

[Fishman Fishman]

Fished the end from 7:30AM - 1:30PM. Fished two hi lo rigs on with size 2 and 2/0 Kahle hooks the other with size 4 Kahle hook and a size 6 bait holder. Bigger hook setup on a long casting surf rod caught most of the fish on this slow day. Also intermittently fished a small hook sabiki setup to get some bait. Used primarily market shrimp for bait.

Total catch:
4 Black perch
1 Blenny
1 tiny calico bass
8 jack smelt
1 wall eye surf perch

Did not see anything else brought in at the end other then smelt and wall eye surf perch by other anglers using sabikis.

Was a slow morning but felt good to be fishing again! It has been months since I have been able to prioritize the time to fish.

Sounds like a good fishing day for you!

 

[evanluck]

I see you've been hitting the Dana Jetty! Would love to meet you there sometime. I fished it only a couple times. I like that it is easier to walk than the Newport Jetty and seems less prone to snags.

 

[MisterT]

Nice hearing from you Evan!

 

[Ken Jones]

Good variety.

 

[Mahigeer]

Please forgive the off-topic, but we missed you at the Gala this year.
It is a small world, where my wife and I shared a table with a couple and turned out to be your ballroom dance students!!!
Key and her boyfriend.

 

[evanluck]

Please forgive the off-topic, but we missed you at the Gala this year.
It is a small world, where my wife and I shared a table with a couple and turned out to be your ballroom dance students!!!
Key and her boyfriend.

Yes my dance teaching business has cut into my fishing time. Missed being there this year! What a small world indeed that you met some of my students there! Glad there was some anecdotal evidence that I have been using my time away from fishing productively