It is Friday around noon and the long Beach Bait company receiver has TONS OF SQUID and LIVE FIN BAIT on the receiver. ANCHOVIES and SARDINES are cured and looking good. When you Head Out Check out MARTIN on the receiver (562) 455- 9928.
Thanks for the patronage....
UPDATE on Shirts: We have stickers and shirts on order. They should be in soon! Our new updated website should be finished soon as well- we will have photo contests and t-shirts availble there. Thanks- Happy Fishing!
The Long Beach Carnage is at Catalina and has full tanks of squid. They plan to be there all weekend and have lots of bait, so if you're heading across or you're across and run out of squid, give Paul a call on Channel 11 or at (562) 714- 8103.
NOW TO THE FISH REPORT.....
Catalina
Well, like all good things must, the big seabass and yellowtail bite at the east end has finally come to an end. There are still some scattered fish to be caught back there, but it's been 3 or 4 days since there have been any consistent scores. If you are planning to run to Catalina and will arrive before dawn (or if you're overnighting at the island), I would still make it a point to be set up at the squid grounds outside of the V's before dawn and fish it until at least an hour after dawn (longer if it coincides with a tide swing). If you are interested in finding out more about how to fish this area, please reference my report from 6/22. The calico and bonito bite on the front side of the island is getting better and better with more yellowtail showing up in the mix every day. Most of the spots from the Isthmus to the west end have been biting well, so check out your favorite kelpline or reef. Most of the better scores on yellowtail have come from the areas to the west. The yellows on the front side tend to cruise up and down the island following the deeper ridges that run along the frontside of the island, so remember to check some of the deeper ridges in 70-90 feet of water before anchoring too close to the kelp. If the fish are in the deeper water, you should meter them when you are checking out the spot. If not, they will sometimes find your chumline. Remember, it's early in the season, so give the spots you fish some time to build up once you anchor and start chumming. The most productive method to catch fish at this time of year is by flylining (sardine, anchovy or squid). If you fish with a sinker, you are going to catch mostly bass, which is a good thing, unless you are targeting yellows. If you anchor up and the bonito eat you alive, don't give up, just cut back on your chum a little and keep fishing. Often the yellows will see the bonito feeding and come in for a closer look. Almost every time that I've caught yellows on the front side in the last couple years, the fish were mixed with the bonito.
San Clemente
The yellowtail and white seabass bite continues[/B] with good numbers of fish coming from both the frontside and backside east end of the island. There have been some closures on the backside east end in the last week, but the boats that have fished there on the days that it's been open have done well on some nice sized seabass. There are some seabass on the front side of the island as well, but there haven't been the consistent numbers that have been coming from the backside. The yellows have spread out across the frontside of the island with schools of fish cruising along the island in shallow water. If you are heading across and want to target yellowtail, I would suggest starting at the east end and motoring west. Cruise just outside the kelpline and keep your eyes peeled for breezing fish and meter marks. You can also try slow trolling a sardine or mackerel as you cruise up the island. You need squid to catch the seabass, but he yellows seem to be in a transitional mode, prefeing squid over sardines one day and sardines over squid the next. The yellows are also eating the surface iron readily when you first slide up on a breezing school. If you're headed to Clemente, I would take a some squid and some finbait. If you only have the capacity for one or the other, I would take the squid.
Offshore
This is the first week that I've had something worth reporting about the local offshore scene. If any of you have the range and the interest, the Phantom fished Cortez Bank earlier this week for limis of nice size yellows (15-40 lbs). The yellows tend to hold out there at this time of year and love the squid, so if you make the run you should take some live squid along. There have been some scattered albacore, bluefin and kelp patty yellows caught in local waters. There have been reports of fish scattered from the 277 out to the butterfly and points south. It being early in the season, there aren't a lot of fish around, but the ones that are around can be found hanging around temperature breaks, so check your Terafin before you head out. If you do head offshore this weekend, you're probably going to do a lot of looking and not much finding, but you never know...
Coastal
The coastal bite seems to be in a transitional mode as well. Last week, the big schools of barracuda were replaced by schools of giant squid and that has things kind of mixed up right now. There are several areas where you can catch some bass right now.
Palos Verdes Penninsula
There has been a good bite going up there the last couple weeks, with lots of nice fish (to 6 lbs) being reported. If you do decide to fish these big bass, please keep only what you will eat and try to release any fish over 4 lbs so that it has a chance to spawn and sustain this wonderful fishery. Your best bet in targeting these bass, is to load up with a scoop of sardines and some smaller anchovies to use as chum. Head up the line and look for areas of cleaner water (doesn't have to be blue, just cleaner than surrounding waters). If you're interested in more information on how to fish this area, check out my report from 6/22. With the availability of live squid at our receiver, I would suggest that someone take some up to PV to try and catch a seabass. The seabass up the line are even more elusive than the ones at Catalina, but they are there to be caught. To target the seabass, anchor up on one of the major reefs or highspots (Vincente, Marine Land, KOU, the Barber Shop, etc...) and start a chumline of chunked squid. Timing is the most important factor in catching these fish. You want to be set up in prime position around the top or bottom of the tide swings. It takes some patience and practice to get your timing right to catch seabass at PV, but those anglers that put in the time, consistently catch nice fish up there.
Horseshoe Kelp
There have been some sandbass and calicos biting on the different spots on the horseshoe kelp. When fishing the horseshoe, the most important factor is finding and staying on top of fish aggregating structure. The key is to find a rock, reef, hard bottom or wreck that is holding fish. There are dozens of these areas scattered around the horseshoe kelp. If you don't know what they are, buy one of the books that has a list of spots in it (see your local tackle store) and punch the numbers into your GPS. Once you get to your numbers, don't just throw the anchor over and start fishing. Drive around a little bit (in circles) until you can find the structure on your fish finder. Once you locate the actual structure, position your boat so that your stern will be upcurrent of the spot and then drop anchor. I understand that this takes a lot more effort and there is quite a bit of trial and error with this, but the results will be worth it. Once you get the anchor down, start a slow but steady chumline and fish baits and plastics at different depths until you find the depth that the fish are biting best.
Izor's Reefs
The bass (sandbass and calicos) have been biting at the Izor's reef area as well. You can implement all of the same strategy for this as I've outline in the description of how to fish the Horseshoe Kelp, just be careful not to drop your anchor directly onto these spots. These reefs and made up of old building materials, so there is a lot of rebar sticking up down there and you will lose your anchor. If you want to fish these spots. Run to the up current/wind edge of the reef and drop your anchor in the mud above it and then scope back onto the spot.
That's about it for this week. Now get out there and catch som fish! See you on the water..
Friday, June 29, 2007
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
WEDNESDAY 6/27 MIDDAY UPDATE
I Just got off the phone with Andre on the LONG BEACH CARNAGE. They are East of Avalon with a FULL Tank of Squid- they are lonely- so go check them out if you are headed over. Andre is answering the Bait line- (562) 714- 8103 or Channel 11
Thre receiver is stocked up aith ANCHOVIES and SARDINES.... CHeck out Struse at (562) 455- 9928 He will be there until everyones favorite MARTIN arives tomorrow.
Good Luck!!!
Thre receiver is stocked up aith ANCHOVIES and SARDINES.... CHeck out Struse at (562) 455- 9928 He will be there until everyones favorite MARTIN arives tomorrow.
Good Luck!!!
Sunday, June 24, 2007
SUNDAY 6/24 UPDATE....
There is plenty of ANCHOVIES and SARDINES on the Long Beach Bait Company Receiver. Come check it out!!! Call MArtin at 562- 455- 9928 for any questions you might have.
SQUID IN THE RECEIVER!!!!! Paul on the Long Beach Carnage brought in squid from the weekend. If you are headed out Sunday Night or Monday morning- call MARTIN to see what the scoop is!
Hope you all had a great weekend- Stay tuned for updates~
SQUID IN THE RECEIVER!!!!! Paul on the Long Beach Carnage brought in squid from the weekend. If you are headed out Sunday Night or Monday morning- call MARTIN to see what the scoop is!
Hope you all had a great weekend- Stay tuned for updates~
Thursday, June 21, 2007
Thursday Update...
This week has been a steady week for ANCHOVIES and SARDINES. The receiver has full wells of cured Chovies and Sardines. For updates or info CALL MARTIN (562) 455-9928.
Tuesday Night the Humboldt Squid interfered with Provider catching bait squid. The schools were too dirty to set. Those buggers eat everything!!!! Provider will be out tonight to catch squid again, along with the Long Beach Carnage.
Paul will be looking again tonight on the Long Beach Carnage call him on channel 11 after dark if you are headed to Catalina. Also, he updates the message on the Squid Phone (562) 714-8103.
*I noticed that a few people on the Internet were looking for the Long Beach Carnage Sunday & Monday night. TYPICALLY (there is always exceptions) These are the LBC's nights off. Paul is very good about leaving a voicemail message regarding when he will be back out on the water.
IN RESPONSE TO YOUR REQUESTS: We will have at least one (possibly 2) more crowders on the receiver this weekend to help you get in and out faster. Also, you may have noticed that we are keeping the sport boats off the receiver whenever possible so that Skiffs have easier access and don't have to wait. Long Beach Bait Company is and will continue to listen and respond to your requests (most of them at least- still no beer or x-rated girls on the receiver!)
FRIDAY FISH REPORT: will be posted on BLOODYDECKS.COM
FORUM: Fishing ChitChat
TITLE: Fishing and Bait Report Long Beach Bait Co. 6/22
*** For this week only we will not be able to update blog until Sunday.
Thank you for your continued patronage. We hope you all catch 'em this weekend!
Tuesday Night the Humboldt Squid interfered with Provider catching bait squid. The schools were too dirty to set. Those buggers eat everything!!!! Provider will be out tonight to catch squid again, along with the Long Beach Carnage.
Paul will be looking again tonight on the Long Beach Carnage call him on channel 11 after dark if you are headed to Catalina. Also, he updates the message on the Squid Phone (562) 714-8103.
*I noticed that a few people on the Internet were looking for the Long Beach Carnage Sunday & Monday night. TYPICALLY (there is always exceptions) These are the LBC's nights off. Paul is very good about leaving a voicemail message regarding when he will be back out on the water.
IN RESPONSE TO YOUR REQUESTS: We will have at least one (possibly 2) more crowders on the receiver this weekend to help you get in and out faster. Also, you may have noticed that we are keeping the sport boats off the receiver whenever possible so that Skiffs have easier access and don't have to wait. Long Beach Bait Company is and will continue to listen and respond to your requests (most of them at least- still no beer or x-rated girls on the receiver!)
FRIDAY FISH REPORT: will be posted on BLOODYDECKS.COM
FORUM: Fishing ChitChat
TITLE: Fishing and Bait Report Long Beach Bait Co. 6/22
*** For this week only we will not be able to update blog until Sunday.
Thank you for your continued patronage. We hope you all catch 'em this weekend!
Friday, June 15, 2007
FRIDAY MORNING REPORT & UPDATE
This is our bait and fish report for Friday 6/15.
The Receiver is currently loaded with perfect size sardines and healthy big chovies. We have several wells of cured bait for the private boaters, so stop by and see Martin this weekend. You can call him on Channel 11 or at (562) 455- 9928. He will be able to give you the lastest bait and fishing information all weekend long.
Long Beach Carnage is at Catalina and is jugged with squid. They plan to be there all weekend and have lots of bait, so if you're heading across give Paul acall on Channel 11 or at (562) 714- 8103.
We will be sending the Provider to Catalina to try for squid tonight, so if everything goes as planned, we should have live squid at the receiver for the weekend as well.
Call Martin to get an update on the squid early Saturday morning.
Now to the fish report...
CATALINA
The BIG news this week is the stellar fishing on big Seabass and giant Yellows at the island This bite is one of the best and most consistent bigfish bites that I have seen at Catalina in the last 15 years. The Long Beach Carnage is at Catalina with their tank plugged with live squid. We will have the boat there all weekend long, so make sure and call Paul on your way out. He will have the boat anchored just east of Avalon, so if you're headed across, swing by and pickup some live. There hasn't been much change in the location of the bite in the last week. There have been two areas ofs eabass biting well at the island. The most consistent bite has been at the backside east end squid grounds(just outside the V's). These fish have been biting inthe dark and at graylight, so if you get there before graylight, I would suggest anchoring out on the squid grounds outside the V's. There have been a lot of bigseabass (30-40 lbs) with some giant yellows (25-45lbs) in the mix. The 2 hot tickets for these fish have been the dropper loop rig with a couple of live squido n your hook and the heavy white jig with a couple of live or dead squid pinned on it. I have a word of advice to anyone who hasn't done this type of fishingin the past and that is to "FISH THE HEAVY LINE". When using a dropper loop, fish 40-60 lb test and a 6/0 -8/0 hook. When fishing the jig, use 40-60 lb test. Thefish will bite anything when they come through and the heavy line enables you to get the fish to the boat quickly. I know that it isn't as "sporting" as gettingthem on the light line, but... The area where the fish have been biting will be very crowded this weekend and you don't want to risk the seabass or yellowtail of a lifetime taking a bunch of line and wrapping you up on another boats anchor line. Here is how to set up to fish this area. Afterrounding the east end, motor west to the most westernV (you'll probably see the fleet) and meter around in 80-100 feet of water and anchor up on any bait thatyou find (there has been scattered squid in the area). Rig your rods with the set-ups described above. Youwill want to have someone chunking squid andmaintaining a slow but steady chumline (this helps thefish to locate your bait). Do yourself a favor andanchor your boat (don't drift). All of the big scores have come from boats that are anchored up. Also, be courteous to your fellow boaters. Try and maintain at least 100 yards from the next boat when anchoring upand don't crowd the boats that are getting bit. There is no fish aggregating structure in this area, so the fish cruise around gorging on squid. If you see boatsaround you getting bit, don't pull your anchor and crowd them as the fish will probably have moved off bythe time you reposition the boat. In the long run, you are much better off remaining anchored and keeping your chumline going. After the sun comes out, that area has been shutting off, so you may want to move intight to the island and check out the beaches and kelplines. There have been some good fish caught onthe beaches from Orange Rocks to the East End of the island. When fishing the beach, the most importantfactor is conditions, so make sure you have somecurrent and try to fish the tide changes. The other area that has been biting is the west endbackside. This area has been biting in the morning too, but if I were you, I would fish the east end bite as the fish are huge and you have a chance at a 40+ lbyellowtail as well. The fish at the west end have beenbiting at the usual spots and you can reference my post from 6/8 on how to set up to catch them. The calicos and bonito are still biting very well onthe frontside of the island. You don't need squid to catch these fish (sardines and chovies work great!).Most of the spots from the Isthmus to the west endhave been biting well, so check out your favoritekelpline or reef. There have been some smaller yellows on the frontside as well, so don't anchor too close to the kelp so you have a chance of landing a yellow if you hang one.
SAN CLEMENTE
The yellowtail bite at the island has turned back on with good scores of fish have been coming from both the frontside and backside east end of the island.These fish will readily bite the sardines and surface iron, but I would imagine that squid would probably work even better (no one has taken any squid over there in the last week or so). As far as locations go,the fish on the backside have been scattered from China Point up to Lost Point and are mostly in 80-150feet of water. Look for bird schools and meter marksto find these fish. the fish on the front side havebeen biting from the east end up to the middle of theisland on most of the normal reefs, ridges and highspots. The size of the fish have been mixed with lotsof 12-15 lb school fish and some bigger fish to 30lbs. If you are fishing the iron, mint and white hasbeen the most productive color.
COASTAL
The barracuda continue to be the best game in town.The fish have been scattered from the south end ofHuntington Flats all the way up to Rocky Point, butthe biggest concentration has been at the north end ofHuntington Flats and the east end of the HorseshoeKelp. If you're targeting the gar this weekend, Iwould suggest that you start looking for meter marksand bird schools as soon as you leave the east end ofthe breakwall and head down the beach in 80-120 feetof water. Sometimes the fish will pop up in the deeperwater, so if you're not seeing any life on the beach,you should bend it out and look around a littledeeper. The fish have been showing really well when they are around and have had a lot of birds on them,so don't pass up any big areas of birds that aresitting on the water as there may be fish under them.The barracuda have been biting the jigs very well withall the usual colors working well. Since my lastreport, the fish have started to bite the bigger jigs better with the 45 and 7X sizes producing the biggerfish. The hottest colors are black and white or black, purple and white, but the mint and white has been producing as well. If the fish are up boiling around,but not biting the jig, switch to a C size jig and try a really slow surface wind.
That's about it for this week...
Now get out there and catch some fish!
See you on the water...
The Receiver is currently loaded with perfect size sardines and healthy big chovies. We have several wells of cured bait for the private boaters, so stop by and see Martin this weekend. You can call him on Channel 11 or at (562) 455- 9928. He will be able to give you the lastest bait and fishing information all weekend long.
Long Beach Carnage is at Catalina and is jugged with squid. They plan to be there all weekend and have lots of bait, so if you're heading across give Paul acall on Channel 11 or at (562) 714- 8103.
We will be sending the Provider to Catalina to try for squid tonight, so if everything goes as planned, we should have live squid at the receiver for the weekend as well.
Call Martin to get an update on the squid early Saturday morning.
Now to the fish report...
CATALINA
The BIG news this week is the stellar fishing on big Seabass and giant Yellows at the island This bite is one of the best and most consistent bigfish bites that I have seen at Catalina in the last 15 years. The Long Beach Carnage is at Catalina with their tank plugged with live squid. We will have the boat there all weekend long, so make sure and call Paul on your way out. He will have the boat anchored just east of Avalon, so if you're headed across, swing by and pickup some live. There hasn't been much change in the location of the bite in the last week. There have been two areas ofs eabass biting well at the island. The most consistent bite has been at the backside east end squid grounds(just outside the V's). These fish have been biting inthe dark and at graylight, so if you get there before graylight, I would suggest anchoring out on the squid grounds outside the V's. There have been a lot of bigseabass (30-40 lbs) with some giant yellows (25-45lbs) in the mix. The 2 hot tickets for these fish have been the dropper loop rig with a couple of live squido n your hook and the heavy white jig with a couple of live or dead squid pinned on it. I have a word of advice to anyone who hasn't done this type of fishingin the past and that is to "FISH THE HEAVY LINE". When using a dropper loop, fish 40-60 lb test and a 6/0 -8/0 hook. When fishing the jig, use 40-60 lb test. Thefish will bite anything when they come through and the heavy line enables you to get the fish to the boat quickly. I know that it isn't as "sporting" as gettingthem on the light line, but... The area where the fish have been biting will be very crowded this weekend and you don't want to risk the seabass or yellowtail of a lifetime taking a bunch of line and wrapping you up on another boats anchor line. Here is how to set up to fish this area. Afterrounding the east end, motor west to the most westernV (you'll probably see the fleet) and meter around in 80-100 feet of water and anchor up on any bait thatyou find (there has been scattered squid in the area). Rig your rods with the set-ups described above. Youwill want to have someone chunking squid andmaintaining a slow but steady chumline (this helps thefish to locate your bait). Do yourself a favor andanchor your boat (don't drift). All of the big scores have come from boats that are anchored up. Also, be courteous to your fellow boaters. Try and maintain at least 100 yards from the next boat when anchoring upand don't crowd the boats that are getting bit. There is no fish aggregating structure in this area, so the fish cruise around gorging on squid. If you see boatsaround you getting bit, don't pull your anchor and crowd them as the fish will probably have moved off bythe time you reposition the boat. In the long run, you are much better off remaining anchored and keeping your chumline going. After the sun comes out, that area has been shutting off, so you may want to move intight to the island and check out the beaches and kelplines. There have been some good fish caught onthe beaches from Orange Rocks to the East End of the island. When fishing the beach, the most importantfactor is conditions, so make sure you have somecurrent and try to fish the tide changes. The other area that has been biting is the west endbackside. This area has been biting in the morning too, but if I were you, I would fish the east end bite as the fish are huge and you have a chance at a 40+ lbyellowtail as well. The fish at the west end have beenbiting at the usual spots and you can reference my post from 6/8 on how to set up to catch them. The calicos and bonito are still biting very well onthe frontside of the island. You don't need squid to catch these fish (sardines and chovies work great!).Most of the spots from the Isthmus to the west endhave been biting well, so check out your favoritekelpline or reef. There have been some smaller yellows on the frontside as well, so don't anchor too close to the kelp so you have a chance of landing a yellow if you hang one.
SAN CLEMENTE
The yellowtail bite at the island has turned back on with good scores of fish have been coming from both the frontside and backside east end of the island.These fish will readily bite the sardines and surface iron, but I would imagine that squid would probably work even better (no one has taken any squid over there in the last week or so). As far as locations go,the fish on the backside have been scattered from China Point up to Lost Point and are mostly in 80-150feet of water. Look for bird schools and meter marksto find these fish. the fish on the front side havebeen biting from the east end up to the middle of theisland on most of the normal reefs, ridges and highspots. The size of the fish have been mixed with lotsof 12-15 lb school fish and some bigger fish to 30lbs. If you are fishing the iron, mint and white hasbeen the most productive color.
COASTAL
The barracuda continue to be the best game in town.The fish have been scattered from the south end ofHuntington Flats all the way up to Rocky Point, butthe biggest concentration has been at the north end ofHuntington Flats and the east end of the HorseshoeKelp. If you're targeting the gar this weekend, Iwould suggest that you start looking for meter marksand bird schools as soon as you leave the east end ofthe breakwall and head down the beach in 80-120 feetof water. Sometimes the fish will pop up in the deeperwater, so if you're not seeing any life on the beach,you should bend it out and look around a littledeeper. The fish have been showing really well when they are around and have had a lot of birds on them,so don't pass up any big areas of birds that aresitting on the water as there may be fish under them.The barracuda have been biting the jigs very well withall the usual colors working well. Since my lastreport, the fish have started to bite the bigger jigs better with the 45 and 7X sizes producing the biggerfish. The hottest colors are black and white or black, purple and white, but the mint and white has been producing as well. If the fish are up boiling around,but not biting the jig, switch to a C size jig and try a really slow surface wind.
That's about it for this week...
Now get out there and catch some fish!
See you on the water...
Thursday, June 14, 2007
Thursday Mid-day Update
The receiver has Big Anchovies and Sardines.
Demand has been super high so for current info
Tonight or Early Friday Morning Call Martin at (562) 455- 9928
Demand has been super high so for current info
Tonight or Early Friday Morning Call Martin at (562) 455- 9928
Monday, June 11, 2007
MONDAY UPDATE-
Long Beach Bait Company and The Whole Carnage Fleet sends condolences to The Yoshihiro Family. Bobby was a great friend and Counterpart and friend to the Carnage Owners and their associates. We send our love and support to all who feel this tragic loss.
Despite the sad news of Bobby's passing last week, The Long Beach Bait Company will press to find the fish, honoring this excellent Captain and Friend.
The receiver has plenty of Sardines and Anchovies. Unfortunately squid was not abundant this weekend. Although Paul was the only one with squid this weekend, as soon as he could find it he was selling it.
*Provider is headed out again tonight to bring more Anchovies in... Stock up for Next weekend!
EXCELLENT SERVICE is always our priority.
Despite the sad news of Bobby's passing last week, The Long Beach Bait Company will press to find the fish, honoring this excellent Captain and Friend.
The receiver has plenty of Sardines and Anchovies. Unfortunately squid was not abundant this weekend. Although Paul was the only one with squid this weekend, as soon as he could find it he was selling it.
*Provider is headed out again tonight to bring more Anchovies in... Stock up for Next weekend!
THANK YOU BLOODYDECKS MEMBERS!!!!
Thank you for your business! The Appreciation weekend went very well. We apologize to those of you that had to wait due to sport boat traffic. We attempt to bait the sport boats off the boat when possible, sometimes the timing just doesn't work out. We are working on more crowders and a more efficient system so that we will not have the same issues in the future.... Hold tight & Stick With US!!!! Long Beach Bait Company is still working out a few kinks, but everyday we get more dialed in. We appreciate your continued support. Thank you!EXCELLENT SERVICE is always our priority.
Friday, June 8, 2007
FRIDAY MORNING WEEKEND REPORT!!
Good Morning!
Here is our bait and fish report for Friday 6/8. Our receiver is currently loaded with perfect size sardines and healthy big chovies. We have several wells of cured bait for the private boaters, so stop by and see Martin this weekend. You can call him on Channel 11 or at (562) 455- 9928. He will be able to give you the lastest bait and fishing information all weekend long.
We had both the Long Beach Carnage and the Provider at Catalina last night looking for squid. They combed the entire island and the LBC was able to make about 10 scoops of bait which is the only squid that was caught at the island last night. The Long Beach Carnage will stay at Catalina and try again tonight, so if you're heading across give Paul a call on Channel 11 or at (562) 714- 8103. He will be able to let you know about the bait situation before you make the run across.
Now to the fish report...
Coastal
The big news the last couple of weeks has been the schools of JUMBO barracuda along the coast. Several friends of mine have reported fishing them and said that all of the fish are in the 5-10 lb range and a couple of guys have reported fish as big as 12 lbs (weighed on a scale, not estimated). The fish have been scattered from the south end of Huntington Flats all the way up to Rocky Point, but the biggest concentration yesterday was down at Huntington Flats with the fish moving west throughout the day. If you're targeting the gar this weekend, I would suggest that you start looking for meter marks and bird schools as soon as you leave the east end of the breakwall and head down the beach in 80-120 feet of water. Sometimes the fish will pop up in the deeper water, so if you're not seeing any life on the beach, you should bend it out and look around a little deeper. The fish have been showing really well when they are around and have had a lot of birds on them, so don't pass up any big areas of birds that are sitting on the water as there may be fish under them. The barracuda have been biting the jigs very well with all the usual colors working well.
Several friends reported that they had the greatest success using a Tady C or Salas J-Pot size jig with the hottest colors being black and white or black, purple and white. If the fish are up boiling around, but not biting the jig, switch to a C size jig and try a really slow surface wind. This has really been the ticket lately (especially miday). There are also some sandbass starting to bite on some of the spots on the east end of the horseshoe and Izor's reef areas. It being very early in the season, these fish are all structure oriented and you will need to anchor on a rock, reef or wreck to have a chance at catching them. Drifting will not work because you won't stay on top of the fish. Also, there have been no fish in the mud yet this year, so fishing the flats proper will not be very productive. The sandbass have been biting the chovies much better than the sardines, so if you plan to target them, make sure that you take some chovies.
Catalina
The good news is that the weather has come down at the island. Our boats reported flat calm conditions on the backside of the island last night. The Big Seabass and Yellows are still biting on the backside of the island, but you need to have squid to catch them. The live squid availability has been sporatic at best and I would not advise running across without frozen squid on your boat. If you don't have any frozen from earlier in the season, you should by some blocks of high quality frozen squid from one of the seafood markets before heading out. We will have the Long Beach Carnage at the island this weekend, so you can call Paul before you leave to find out if there is any live available.
There have been two areas of seabass biting well at the island. Earlier in the week, most of the fish were caught at the west end, with fish biting at the usual spots from the west end highspot down to iron bound cove. These fish are all big (30-50 lbs) and have been biting in shallow water tight to the kelp line, so make sure and fish at least 30-40 lb test. The seabass are not line shy and if you are lucky enough to be anchored up where they swim through, they will bite the heavy line with reckless abandon. The other area that the seabass have been biting is at the east end of the island. If you get there before graylight, I would suggest anchoring out on the squidgrounds outside the V's. There have been big seabass (30-40 lbs) and some jumbo yellows (25-40 lbs) in this area. There is no trick to catching these fish. Just meter around in 80-100 feet of water and anchor up on any bait that you find (there has been scattered squid in the area). Rig your rods with set-ups that allow you to target diffferent depths. I would suggest one rod with a heavy white jig with a squid on it fished on the bottom. You can just put this rod in the rod holder with the clicker on and the motion of your boat will bounce the jig around for you. My second set up would be a hook with a 1 oz sliding sinker and a squid. This allows you to fish the entire water column as your bait sinks out. To fish this, you should cast the bait out and feather your spool so that the bait sinks slowly. If you make it to the bottom without a bite, work your bait slowly back to the boat. The final set up should be a flyline rig. Just pin a squid on a hook, cast it out and let it drift back in the current. With these three set ups, you will be covering the entire water column and have a good chance at any fish that swims through. Again, don't be afraid to fish the heavy line as the fish are not picky when they swim through. After the sun comes out, that area has been shutting off, so you may want to move in tight to the island and check out the beaches and kelplines. There have been some good fish caught on the beaches from Orange Rocks to the East End of the island. When fishing the beach, the most important factor is conditions, so make sure you have some current and try to fish the tide changes. There has been some really good calico bass fishing on the frontside of the island. You don't need squid to catch these fish (sardines and chovies work great!). Most of the spots from the Isthmus to the west end have been biting well, so check out your favorite kelpline or reef. There have been some smaller yellows on the frontside as well, so don't anchor too close to the kelp so you have a chance of landing a yellow if you hang one.
San Clemente
Not many reports coming from San Clemente because most guys are fishing the seabass and yellows at Catalina. Earlier in the week there were some yellows to be caught on the backside of the west end (outside the runway). There have also been a few seabass caught on the east end backside in the dark. These fish are smaller than the ones at Catalina (15-25 lbs) and the bite has been inconsistent. Other than that, I haven't heard much from Clemente.
Santa Barbara
There have also been some yellows and a few seabass caught at SBI lately, but they are smaller than the ones being caught at Catalina and I don't think that it's worth taking the longer run to catch them unless you are trying to avoid the crowds at Catalina.
See you on the water!
Here is our bait and fish report for Friday 6/8. Our receiver is currently loaded with perfect size sardines and healthy big chovies. We have several wells of cured bait for the private boaters, so stop by and see Martin this weekend. You can call him on Channel 11 or at (562) 455- 9928. He will be able to give you the lastest bait and fishing information all weekend long.
We had both the Long Beach Carnage and the Provider at Catalina last night looking for squid. They combed the entire island and the LBC was able to make about 10 scoops of bait which is the only squid that was caught at the island last night. The Long Beach Carnage will stay at Catalina and try again tonight, so if you're heading across give Paul a call on Channel 11 or at (562) 714- 8103. He will be able to let you know about the bait situation before you make the run across.
Now to the fish report...
Coastal
The big news the last couple of weeks has been the schools of JUMBO barracuda along the coast. Several friends of mine have reported fishing them and said that all of the fish are in the 5-10 lb range and a couple of guys have reported fish as big as 12 lbs (weighed on a scale, not estimated). The fish have been scattered from the south end of Huntington Flats all the way up to Rocky Point, but the biggest concentration yesterday was down at Huntington Flats with the fish moving west throughout the day. If you're targeting the gar this weekend, I would suggest that you start looking for meter marks and bird schools as soon as you leave the east end of the breakwall and head down the beach in 80-120 feet of water. Sometimes the fish will pop up in the deeper water, so if you're not seeing any life on the beach, you should bend it out and look around a little deeper. The fish have been showing really well when they are around and have had a lot of birds on them, so don't pass up any big areas of birds that are sitting on the water as there may be fish under them. The barracuda have been biting the jigs very well with all the usual colors working well.
Several friends reported that they had the greatest success using a Tady C or Salas J-Pot size jig with the hottest colors being black and white or black, purple and white. If the fish are up boiling around, but not biting the jig, switch to a C size jig and try a really slow surface wind. This has really been the ticket lately (especially miday). There are also some sandbass starting to bite on some of the spots on the east end of the horseshoe and Izor's reef areas. It being very early in the season, these fish are all structure oriented and you will need to anchor on a rock, reef or wreck to have a chance at catching them. Drifting will not work because you won't stay on top of the fish. Also, there have been no fish in the mud yet this year, so fishing the flats proper will not be very productive. The sandbass have been biting the chovies much better than the sardines, so if you plan to target them, make sure that you take some chovies.
Catalina
The good news is that the weather has come down at the island. Our boats reported flat calm conditions on the backside of the island last night. The Big Seabass and Yellows are still biting on the backside of the island, but you need to have squid to catch them. The live squid availability has been sporatic at best and I would not advise running across without frozen squid on your boat. If you don't have any frozen from earlier in the season, you should by some blocks of high quality frozen squid from one of the seafood markets before heading out. We will have the Long Beach Carnage at the island this weekend, so you can call Paul before you leave to find out if there is any live available.
There have been two areas of seabass biting well at the island. Earlier in the week, most of the fish were caught at the west end, with fish biting at the usual spots from the west end highspot down to iron bound cove. These fish are all big (30-50 lbs) and have been biting in shallow water tight to the kelp line, so make sure and fish at least 30-40 lb test. The seabass are not line shy and if you are lucky enough to be anchored up where they swim through, they will bite the heavy line with reckless abandon. The other area that the seabass have been biting is at the east end of the island. If you get there before graylight, I would suggest anchoring out on the squidgrounds outside the V's. There have been big seabass (30-40 lbs) and some jumbo yellows (25-40 lbs) in this area. There is no trick to catching these fish. Just meter around in 80-100 feet of water and anchor up on any bait that you find (there has been scattered squid in the area). Rig your rods with set-ups that allow you to target diffferent depths. I would suggest one rod with a heavy white jig with a squid on it fished on the bottom. You can just put this rod in the rod holder with the clicker on and the motion of your boat will bounce the jig around for you. My second set up would be a hook with a 1 oz sliding sinker and a squid. This allows you to fish the entire water column as your bait sinks out. To fish this, you should cast the bait out and feather your spool so that the bait sinks slowly. If you make it to the bottom without a bite, work your bait slowly back to the boat. The final set up should be a flyline rig. Just pin a squid on a hook, cast it out and let it drift back in the current. With these three set ups, you will be covering the entire water column and have a good chance at any fish that swims through. Again, don't be afraid to fish the heavy line as the fish are not picky when they swim through. After the sun comes out, that area has been shutting off, so you may want to move in tight to the island and check out the beaches and kelplines. There have been some good fish caught on the beaches from Orange Rocks to the East End of the island. When fishing the beach, the most important factor is conditions, so make sure you have some current and try to fish the tide changes. There has been some really good calico bass fishing on the frontside of the island. You don't need squid to catch these fish (sardines and chovies work great!). Most of the spots from the Isthmus to the west end have been biting well, so check out your favorite kelpline or reef. There have been some smaller yellows on the frontside as well, so don't anchor too close to the kelp so you have a chance of landing a yellow if you hang one.
San Clemente
Not many reports coming from San Clemente because most guys are fishing the seabass and yellows at Catalina. Earlier in the week there were some yellows to be caught on the backside of the west end (outside the runway). There have also been a few seabass caught on the east end backside in the dark. These fish are smaller than the ones at Catalina (15-25 lbs) and the bite has been inconsistent. Other than that, I haven't heard much from Clemente.
Santa Barbara
There have also been some yellows and a few seabass caught at SBI lately, but they are smaller than the ones being caught at Catalina and I don't think that it's worth taking the longer run to catch them unless you are trying to avoid the crowds at Catalina.
See you on the water!
Thursday, June 7, 2007
$5 DISCOUNT THIS WEEKEND ONLY!!!!!
WE HAVE FULL WELLS AND PLENTY OF ANCHOVIES AND SARDINES FOR THIS WEEKEND!!!!!!
Because of our well stocked receiver and the HUGE response from our internet posts we are offering a special Discount.
Because of our well stocked receiver and the HUGE response from our internet posts we are offering a special Discount.
FROM 12PM THURSDAY to 12PM MONDAY
$5.00 OFF EACH SCOOP OF BAIT!!!!
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PROVIDER is fishing SQUID at Catalina tonight...
The goal is to have squid for you for the weekend.
For ANYTIME LIVE UPDATES or to reserve your scoop of fin bait call
MARTIN (562) 455- 9928
You have shown your support for us, we want to show you the same.
Thank You for your continued patronage.
We Look forward to having a GREAT SEASON with you.
Saturday, June 2, 2007
Knowledge is POWER!!!!!!!!!!!!!
When we get the laptop running the receiver will be able to put up to the minute bait updates on here... Of course that will be soon... until then... I will keep you abreast of all the exciting and not so exciting news as the company begins it's journey!
The Long Beach Bait Company, as well as friends of ours, post reports on many fishing forums. We have many friends and many stories that are all over popular fishing forums and websites.
My job is to bring you the most up to date happenings of the Long Beach BAit Company... that comes from many places. It is information provided for you to make the best choices possible.
OUR PRIMARY GOAL:
PROVIDE you the best bait, with the best customer service possible.
As the PROVIDER heads out again tonight to grind out anchovies, it reminded me of this quote:
The Long Beach Bait Company, as well as friends of ours, post reports on many fishing forums. We have many friends and many stories that are all over popular fishing forums and websites.
SPECIAL Thank you to:
976- Tuna
Bloodydecks
Allcoast
websites for letting us keep you updated.
***Please be sure that we respect all websites the same and have no bias.
My job is to bring you the most up to date happenings of the Long Beach BAit Company... that comes from many places. It is information provided for you to make the best choices possible.
OUR PRIMARY GOAL:
PROVIDE you the best bait, with the best customer service possible.
You, anglers, are our friends, family and clients. We respect you.
As the PROVIDER heads out again tonight to grind out anchovies, it reminded me of this quote:
"I know the price of success:
dedication, hard work,and an unremitting devotion
to the things you want to see happen..." ~Frank Lloyd Wright
Happy Sunday Fishing!!!!
Friday, June 1, 2007
FRIDAY NIGHT BAIT and FISHING UPDATES
Althought weather has been a little shitty at Catalina and squid hasn't been plentiful, we still have loads of bait!
LONG BEACH CARNAGE- Plans on trying for squid again tonight at the island. Give Paul a call on Channel 11 or at (562) 714- 8103 to see if he has squid when you head across.
RECEIVER- Full of great quality CHOVIES and SARDINES for the weekend. Call Martin on Channel 11 or at (562) 455 -9928 to get live receiver updates throughout the weekend.
FRIDAY FISH REPORTS:
Catalina
There are still some seabass to be caught at the usual spots on the backside of Catalina if you can get some squid (frozen works fine). If you find conditions and fish the tide swings, you have a good chance at a croaker (all of the recent catches have been big fish). Don't just fish the beaches and major spots. Most of the fish lately have come off of small spots. Try looking for some kelp and hard bottom that meets up with some off color water. You don't need to be in the off color water to get bit. A lot of fish are caught by boats set up along the kelp. The seabass tend to travel along the outside of the kelp line as they move to the beaches to feed (and usually consume anything in their path while travelling). If you find a spot with some current and bycatch (bass, perch, etc.), get a chumline of cut squid going and stick it out through the incoming or outgoing tide swing.
There is also some good bass fishing on the frontside of Cat along with a few smaller yellows. You don't need the squid to catch these fish. Just set up on some structure (don't drift) and throw some chum. If the bass are there, they should bite immediately. The yellows will swim through occasionally and bite when they do. I haven't heard about a significant volume of yellows at the island, so if you drive around all day looking for schools of yellows, you probably won't catch anything...
San Clemente
There are still quite a few yellows on the backside east end from China up to Lost Point. The water temp dropped out there yesterday and the fishing was down, but I've heard some reports of sportboats getting bit there today, so conditions might be straightening out again. Don't be afraid to go over there without squid. If you have good bait capacity, take a couple scoops of chovies for chum and some dines for hookbait. Meter around the area and anchor up on any structure that has some yellowtail marks on it. Most of the fish have been caught in 80-120 feet of water. Once you start your chumline, you should start to see some birds gathering and you can tell if there are yellow around if the birds clump up and focus on particular spots in the chumline. Sometimes you won't see any boils, but the birds give away the yellowtails presence. The fish have been eating the surface iron readily and have been hitting the mint an white best. If the fish boil around but don't bite, switch to a fluoro leader on your bait or jig and be willing to give them some time. A buddy told me that he sat watching the fish boil around for almost an hour before they hooked their first fish.
The calicos are biting pretty well on the standard spots on the frontside and backside, so if the yellows aren't showing, you can bail out and catch bass.
Coastal
The barracuda have shown up in force in the last couple of days, and there are fish from the Horseshoe Kelp all the way down to Dana Point. The fish are biting the iron readily, but it being early in the season, it's worthwhile to have a tank of chovies on the boat to use as chum. The sportboats have been doing really well on the gar, but if you decide to follow the fleet, please make sure to keep a safe and considerate distance from the sportboats (at least 200-300 yards). If you are on your own boat and run down to the fleet, I would advise you to run to the edge of it and find your own spot outside of the fleet. Usually, the fish outside the main fleet bite better than those in it as they are not being chopped up by a bunch of boats.
If any of you have fishing or bait info you wish to share.... feel free to post comments or email me.
LONG BEACH BAIT COMPANY wishes you the best of luck!
LONG BEACH CARNAGE- Plans on trying for squid again tonight at the island. Give Paul a call on Channel 11 or at (562) 714- 8103 to see if he has squid when you head across.
RECEIVER- Full of great quality CHOVIES and SARDINES for the weekend. Call Martin on Channel 11 or at (562) 455 -9928 to get live receiver updates throughout the weekend.
FRIDAY FISH REPORTS:
Catalina
There are still some seabass to be caught at the usual spots on the backside of Catalina if you can get some squid (frozen works fine). If you find conditions and fish the tide swings, you have a good chance at a croaker (all of the recent catches have been big fish). Don't just fish the beaches and major spots. Most of the fish lately have come off of small spots. Try looking for some kelp and hard bottom that meets up with some off color water. You don't need to be in the off color water to get bit. A lot of fish are caught by boats set up along the kelp. The seabass tend to travel along the outside of the kelp line as they move to the beaches to feed (and usually consume anything in their path while travelling). If you find a spot with some current and bycatch (bass, perch, etc.), get a chumline of cut squid going and stick it out through the incoming or outgoing tide swing.
There is also some good bass fishing on the frontside of Cat along with a few smaller yellows. You don't need the squid to catch these fish. Just set up on some structure (don't drift) and throw some chum. If the bass are there, they should bite immediately. The yellows will swim through occasionally and bite when they do. I haven't heard about a significant volume of yellows at the island, so if you drive around all day looking for schools of yellows, you probably won't catch anything...
San Clemente
There are still quite a few yellows on the backside east end from China up to Lost Point. The water temp dropped out there yesterday and the fishing was down, but I've heard some reports of sportboats getting bit there today, so conditions might be straightening out again. Don't be afraid to go over there without squid. If you have good bait capacity, take a couple scoops of chovies for chum and some dines for hookbait. Meter around the area and anchor up on any structure that has some yellowtail marks on it. Most of the fish have been caught in 80-120 feet of water. Once you start your chumline, you should start to see some birds gathering and you can tell if there are yellow around if the birds clump up and focus on particular spots in the chumline. Sometimes you won't see any boils, but the birds give away the yellowtails presence. The fish have been eating the surface iron readily and have been hitting the mint an white best. If the fish boil around but don't bite, switch to a fluoro leader on your bait or jig and be willing to give them some time. A buddy told me that he sat watching the fish boil around for almost an hour before they hooked their first fish.
The calicos are biting pretty well on the standard spots on the frontside and backside, so if the yellows aren't showing, you can bail out and catch bass.
Coastal
The barracuda have shown up in force in the last couple of days, and there are fish from the Horseshoe Kelp all the way down to Dana Point. The fish are biting the iron readily, but it being early in the season, it's worthwhile to have a tank of chovies on the boat to use as chum. The sportboats have been doing really well on the gar, but if you decide to follow the fleet, please make sure to keep a safe and considerate distance from the sportboats (at least 200-300 yards). If you are on your own boat and run down to the fleet, I would advise you to run to the edge of it and find your own spot outside of the fleet. Usually, the fish outside the main fleet bite better than those in it as they are not being chopped up by a bunch of boats.
If any of you have fishing or bait info you wish to share.... feel free to post comments or email me.
LONG BEACH BAIT COMPANY wishes you the best of luck!
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