Beautiful morning at the pier. Fished both morning sessions with the tide rising.
On Monday managed to land a nice Spotfin croaker on mussel. Lost two other Spotfins after brief hook ups.
Landed a 27 inch Batray on squid/anchovy combination.
Other fisherman in the area caught some Spanish Mackerel, a Black perch, a short Sandbass, and a Spotfin.
Fishing was kind of slow.
Wednesday was a little better. Landed a Spotfin Croaker on mussel, a Scorpionfish on shrimp, a White Sea Perch and Spanish Mackerel on mussel.
Used a live smelt for bait in hopes of tempting a Sandbass or Halibut. Instead a Batray picked it up and almost spooled me. Made the decision to clamp down on the spool when I saw metal and almost no line. The expected break off occurred where the main line (20 lb.) and leader was tied. Luckily, most of the line was retrieved. Attached is a photo of the smelt bait rigged with a stinger hook.
Always happens, something large hits the rod with the lighter gear set up! That's the excitement of fishing 🎣 😄.
I saw one regular catching Spanish Mackerel. Overall it was slow. Maybe a fish every 45 minutes.
Talked to a few regulars. They commented that the overall fish bite had slowed since the last full moon.
Good luck everyone.
On Monday managed to land a nice Spotfin croaker on mussel. Lost two other Spotfins after brief hook ups.
Landed a 27 inch Batray on squid/anchovy combination.
Other fisherman in the area caught some Spanish Mackerel, a Black perch, a short Sandbass, and a Spotfin.
Fishing was kind of slow.
Wednesday was a little better. Landed a Spotfin Croaker on mussel, a Scorpionfish on shrimp, a White Sea Perch and Spanish Mackerel on mussel.
Used a live smelt for bait in hopes of tempting a Sandbass or Halibut. Instead a Batray picked it up and almost spooled me. Made the decision to clamp down on the spool when I saw metal and almost no line. The expected break off occurred where the main line (20 lb.) and leader was tied. Luckily, most of the line was retrieved. Attached is a photo of the smelt bait rigged with a stinger hook.
Always happens, something large hits the rod with the lighter gear set up! That's the excitement of fishing 🎣 😄.
I saw one regular catching Spanish Mackerel. Overall it was slow. Maybe a fish every 45 minutes.
Talked to a few regulars. They commented that the overall fish bite had slowed since the last full moon.
Good luck everyone.
