Sunday, April 20, 2008

WHAT A YEAR!!!!

Wow, what a Year it has been. I abandoned the blog last year because we had our website us and running and were posting reports there and also on Bloodydecks.com Allcoast.com SenorTuna.com and 976- tuna.com. Whew.... However, upon googling the company, this is the first hit. So I thought I'd update all you Google-rs!



Since it's inception Last May the Long Beach Bait Company has grown. Provider finished off the bait season strong in September- but by then we realized we needed more capacity to accommodate the Sport fleet and Private boaters. After a successful squid season, Tom, Richie and Jamie didn't miss a beat. The began the receiver and boat project. To simplify things Here's the short List:



RECEIVER:

*Removed the steel pilings on back side and carpeted- more tie up space and less risk to boats.

*Repaired wells, zinc etc- general maintenance

* DOUBLED CAPACITY- We should always have some bait. Gives a chance to Cure.



PROVIDER:

* Added refrigeration for commercial season.

* Added 2nd generator

*DOUBLED CAPACITY - added 2nd fish hold, dialed in plumbing and electrical.



We have more LOYALTY CARDS, so Ask Paul for a punch the next time you see him. If you want to email me, I'd be happy to mail them to your house (along with some stickers)



The receiver will be fully functional at the end of April.



Check out our updated website www.longbeachbait.com There are all sorts of added features this year. Keep sending your pictures to our email longbeachbaitcompany@yahoo.com! We love to get them. The guys are stoked when they see what you've caught.



LONG BEACH CARNAGE- Live bait at Catalina- Captain: Paul (562) 714- 8103 or Channel 11

LONG BEACH BAIT CO RECEIVER- Brian and Andre (562) 455- 9928 or Channel 11

The Long Beach Bait Company and Carnage Fleet are committed to ethical and legal fishing practices. They have been commercial fishing squid for 15 years and have over 50 years combined experience amongst their operators. We look forward to another 15 years of providing you the best possible bait service.

Here are some squid facts:

http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/fishwatch/species/market_squid.htm

Many squid live fast and die young -- their entire life cycle takes just one year. After male and female mate, they usually die.

Thanks again for all the business!

Sunday, August 19, 2007

WEBSITE!!!!

Hello all you fisher people.... Just want you to know that the bait and fish reports from now on are on our website http://www.longbeachbait.com/ under the OUR BLOG header.

Our Webmaster Erik has created a kick ass site with tons of features including podcasts. Right now the photo contest is up and running and you can e-mail photos of fsh you caught with long beach bait company bait to longbeachbaitcompany@yahoo.com Erik has done an excellent job at mailing out stickers to those of you who send your address withthe photos and he is having giveaways every month.

Shirts will be here in a week... all you bloodydeckers know- there was a slow down in the process but they are ordered and printing- Rock on....

And if you like our website you can e-mail inquiries to Erik at the e-mail address above....

Thanks so much for hanging out with me on our baby blog... now I turn it over to the big boys.

Friday, August 10, 2007

BAIT AND FISH REPORT SAT 8/11

Good Morning! I would like to thank those who have sent in their photos so far, please continue to send us pictures of the fish you catch on Long Beach Bait Company bait to get your picture on our website and for a chance at great prizes. Please send photos to [email] longbeachbaitcompany@yahoo.com

This is our bait and fish report for Friday 8/10.

Our receiver is currently loaded with perfect size anchovies and great sardines!
The anchovies are about 80% hooksize bait with about 20% smaller chum sized baits mixed in. This bait is perfect for the sand bass and barracuda that are biting right now. As usual, Martin will be on the receiver all weekend and 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 when you talk to him.

Now to the fish report...

Offshore

The good news is that there are still some scattered albacore out around the Butterfly with the kelps between there and the east end of San Clemente holding yellows and dorado. The bad news is that the weather has been up on the outside and it is a long hard run to get to the fish. If this weather decides to cooperate over the weekend, that area would definitely be worth a look. Not a lot going on in any of the other offshore areas that are closer to home.

Catalina

The yellows and seabass are still biting on the backside east end (at the squid grounds). So if you're heading across and have some frozen squid on the boat, I would give that area a look early. You can refer to any of my previous reports during the last couple months for more information about fishing this area. Around the frontside of the island, the yellows are showing in good numbers and there have been a few decent scores on fish over there during the last week. There have been quite a few fish seen and shot by freedivers on the east end frontside of the island, but these fish have not been biting well. The fish that have been biting have come from the west end of the island. If I were running across, I would start looking at the Isthmus and work my way west. When fishing the yellowtail at Catalina, it is important to anchor your boat in such a way as to be able to land the fish you hook. If you are fishing a kelpline, make sure and anchor your boat far enough away from the edge of the kelp that you have a chance at keeping your fish from breaking you off in it. 100 feet is usually a safe distance and you can still cast your baits back to the kelpline from that far. most of the fish on the frontside have been caught in about 90 feet of water. if you don't see or mark yellowtail when you get to the spot you want to fish, try anchoring up and starting a chumline. The yellowtail will often show up after you've been anchored a while.

San Clemente

The yellowtail are still biting at Clemente. The bite has it's good days and it's bad days, but it is the most consistent game in town for yellowtail. If you're heading across, I would check out the area from Purse Seine Rock up to White Rock. There will be a lot of private and partyboats at the island this weekend, so the thing to remember is to try and stay away from the fleet during a picky bite. The seals tend to stick to the fleet and will eat you alive if you do get bit. There are several ridges running along the front side of the island at different depths. If the fleet is all bunched up in one area, I would drive up (or down) the island staying at the approximate depth that the boats are anchored in. While driving, you should watch the meter for schools of yellows cruising around. If you find a spot of fish, drop your anchor and start a chumline. If you meter lots of scattered fish, I would slow troll a mackeral and/or a sardine while you cruise around at 2-3 knots. You can refer to any of my reports in the last month for more info on the bite at Clemente.

Coastal

Palos Verdes Penninsula

The calicos are biting really well on the major reefs and hardbottom spots up the line. If I was heading up, I'd take some anchovies for chum and some sardines to use as hook bait. The bass are also readily striking the iron and swimbaits. Please refer to my report from 6/22 for more information on how to fish this area.

Horseshoe Kelp The barracuda have moved south onto the flats, but there are still lots of calico bass and a few yellowtail to be caught on the shoe. This is the time of year that some of the bigger "homeguard" yellowtail that live on the local rocks bite and there have been reports of 30 lb class fish being caught in the past week. These big fish are few and far between on the shoe, but you never know when you might get lucky. If you are fishing bass, and see any sign of yellows, I would try flylining a large sardine or small mackerel. If you need help finding spots on the shoe, you should pick up a spot locator book at your local tackle store. Once you find and anchor on a spot (position your boat about a hundred feet upcurrent of the spot), start a chumline of chovies and fish the sardines, swimbaits and iron. If you are on a spot that is holding fish, you should immediately start to get bit. The bite will get better and better as you sit there. If you carry a chum bucket, this is a situation where it works well.

Huntington Flats

The sand bass have finally started biting! If you are heading out this weekend, look for the fleet just outside of Bolsa Chica in about 70-90 feet of water. The sand bass and barracuda have been mixed together and have been biting well the last couple of days. The best bet is to anchor on a meter mark and start chumming. The sandbass will bite the chovies, small sardines, swimbaits and whams, so don't be afraid to try different techniques to get bit. There will be a lot of boat pressure down there this weekend, so do yourself a favor and try not to sit in the middle of the fleet. This is usually just a big headache with boats driving through your chumline or drifting by within casting distance. You would be better off looking for fish off the edges of the fleet and anchoring on those. If you are in the mud and can't get bit, try moving inside to the rocks and hard bottom areas near the inside Huntington Beach rigs. Check out Barge Rock, West Rock, Minature Rock, the Bubble Hole or Ribbon Kelp (see your spot locator book for more info). If you fish these inside rocks and see calicos up boiling around, don't be afraid to fish the surface iron as the bigger bass will often bite it in these areas.

That's about it for this week.
Now get out there and catch some fish!
See you on the water...

Friday, August 3, 2007

BAIT and FISH REPORT for 8/3/07

This is our bait and fish report for Friday 8/3.

Our receiver is currently loaded with perfect size anchovies and great sardines!The anchovies are about 80% hooksize bait with about 20% smaller chum sized baits mixed in. This bait is perfect for the barracuda and bass that are biting right now. As usual, Martin will be on the receiver all weekend and 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 when you talk to him.

The Long Beach Carnage is at Catalina and has some live squid. They plan to be there as long as there is some bait to catch, so if you're heading across give Richie a call on Channel 11 or at (562) 714- 8103.

Now to the fish report...

Offshore

The albacore bite in the local waters has dropped off significantly, but the yellows and dorado have started to build up on the patties inside and around San Clemente Island. There have been some spotty catches of yellows that are large for the most part with fish from 25-35 lbs not uncommon. The boats fishing offshore are seeing more dorado than they are catching, but several free-divers have gotten nice dorado under the local patties. If you are interested in giving this a try, I would look for patties off the inside east end of San Clemente island and down towards the Butterfly bank. Hopefully this early sign of fish on patties is a harbinger of good things to come.

Catalina

Live Squid, Seabass, Yellowtail and the bite that just won't quit.[/B] Yesterday, I spoke to a friend who is the consumate seabass aficionado, normally spending at least a couple of days a week targetting the seabass at Catalina. When I asked him how fishing has been, he told me that he was tired of catching croaker and that he was hoping that something else would start biting... I think that this statement accurately sums up the incredible bite that has been going on at Catalina this year. [B]This season has been the best and most consistent bite on big seabass in the last 20 years.[/B] If you haven't been out there yet, check some of my previous posts for information. If you have been out there already, you need to get back out there before this bite dries up!

There is still a bite happening early on the squid grounds just outside the V's. If the morning bite doesn't pan out or if you get to the island after dawn, I would head to the west. The seabas that have been caught have been coming off the beaches and kelp lines tight to the island. I would start looking at Salta Verde and points west. This is your standard Catalina seabass fishing. Look for conditions (current, junk, structure) and fish the tides (incoming, full slack, outgoing and low slack) for your best chance at a croaker.

If you head across and want to catch these croaker, you need to have squid. It doesn't need to be live, so if you've got a couple bags in the freezer from earlier trips, that will work fine.
If you are heading across make sure and bring some dines and chovies for the yellows on the front side. The bigger yellowtail are showing up along the front side with lots of 20-30 lb fish in the mix. The yellows are showing (and sometimes biting) on all of the usual spots along the front side of the island. Along with the yellows, there is steady fishing on calicos that are readily eating the sardines, swimbaits and iron. 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. The most productive method to catch fish at this time of year is by flylining (sardine, anchovy or squid).

San Clemente

The yellowtail are still biting at Clemente[/B] The bite has been up and down the last few days due to heavy boat traffic and seal problems. If you're heading across, I would check out the area from Purse Seine Rock up to White Rock. The thing to remember is to try and stay away from the fleet during a picky bite. The seals tend to stick to the fleet and will eat you alive if you do get bit. There are several ridges running along the front side of the island at different depths. If the fleet is all bunched up in one area, I would drive up (or down) the island staying at the approximate depth that the boats are anchored in. While driving, you should watch the meter for schools of yellows cruising around. If you find a spot of fish, drop your anchor and start a chumline. If you meter lots of scattered fish, I would slow troll a mackeral and/or a sardine while you cruise around at 2-3 knots. You can refer to any of my reports in the last month for more info on the bite at Clemente.

Coastal

Palos Verdes Penninsula

The calicos are biting really well on the major reefs and hardbottom spots up the line. There have also been some smaller yellows caught up there in the last week. If I was heading up, I'd take some anchovies for chum and some sardines to use as hook bait. The bass are also readily striking the iron and swimbaits. Please refer to my report from 6/22 for more information on how to fish this area.

Horseshoe Kelp

The barracuda have been biting well in the mornings over the last few days and there has been good fishing on calico bass and sand bass. If you head out there, I would spend the morning looking for spots of barracuda that are moving around the shoe. When you find them, chum with your anchovies and fish the iron (mint and white has been the hot color). The barracuda are good size with lots of 6-8 lb fish to be caught. While you are looking for the cuda, keep an eye on your fish finder for any rocks or reefs that you run over. If you are marking bass on the spots, it is worth your while to anchor up and start a chumline. If you need help finding spots on the shoe, you should pick up a spot locator book at your local tackle store. Once you find and anchor on a spot (position your boat about a hundred feet upcurrent of the spot), start a chumline of chovies and fish the sardines, swimbaits and iron. If you are on a spot that is holding fish, you should immediately start to get bit. The bite will get better and better as you sit there. If you carry a chum bucket, this is a situation where it works well.

Huntington Flats

The sand bass are finally starting to muster and the twighlight boats have started to post big scores. None of the sportboats have been spending a lot of time looking in the mud during the day, but several private boaters have reported good scores on the bass in the mud. I would look around for meter marks in 70-90 feet of water and drift over them to see if they bite. If you catch fish, drop your anchor and start a chumline of anchovies. The sandbass will bite the chovies, small sardines, swimbaits and whams, so don't be afraid to try different techniques to get bit. If you are in the mud and can't get bit, try moving inside to the rocks and hard bottom areas near the inside Huntington Beach rigs. Check out Barge Rock, West Rock, Minature Rock, the Bubble Hole or Ribbon Kelp (see your spot locator book for more info). If you fish these inside rocks and see calicos up boiling around, don't be afraid to fish the surface iron as the bigger bass will often bite it in these areas.

That's about it for this week.
Now get out there and catch som fish!
See you on the water...

Friday, July 20, 2007

FISH REPORT 7/20

Hey all, I know this is late today, out webmaster, Erik Landesfeind and Rachel Baker are getting married tomorrow... We wish them good luck and no stress!

Good Morning!
I would like to thank those who have sent in their photos so far, please continue to send us pictures of the fish you catch on Long Beach Bait Company bait to get your picture on our website and for a chance at great prizes. Please send photos to longbeachbaitcompany@yahoo.com
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This is our bait and fish report for Friday 7/20.

Our receiver is currently loaded with chum sized anchovie with a limited amount larger ones, nice bait sized sardines and bait sized mackerel. No matter what you're targetting, come by the receiver and we will have the bait you need this weekend. As usual, Martin will be on the receiver all weekend and 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 when you talk to him.
The Long Beach Carnage is at Catalina and has plenty of live squid. They plan to be there all weekend and will make as much bait as they can every night, so if you're heading across give Paul a call on Channel 11 or at (562) 714- 8103.
Now to the fish report...

Offshore

The local offshore bite has dropped off again. There are still some fish in range of Long Beach, but the weather has been up outside and it's a long haul for not wide open fishing. Hopefully the weather will cooperate and the fish will start to bite. If you are dead set on running offshore this weekend, I would angle out towards the butterfly as there have been some yellows on the patties out that way, so if you miss on the albacore, you still have a chance to put some fish on the boat. In my opinion, with the availablity of yellows at Clemente and Croaker and Yellows at Catalina, it's not worth the run offshore. If you are looking for more information about offshore fishing, please refer to my report from 7/13.

Catalina

The good news is that with another wave of squid moving into the island, the seabass and yellows are biting again! Several sportboats have posted good scores on yellows in the last couple of days and some friends of ours reported limits of nice sized seabass yesterday at the island.

If you are looking to make a big score on the exotics, you need to have live squid, so make sure and stop by the Long Beach Carnage who is anchored just east of Avalon and pick up a scoop from Paul. Paul can give you the current dope when you pick up your bait, but here is what I know.

There is still a bite on the big yellows happening early on the squid grounds just outside the V's. These are the same fish that have been biting the last couple months, so please refer to my post from 6/22 for info on how to fish this area. If the morning bite doesn't pan out or if you get to the island after dawn, I would head to the west end. There have been big schools of 8-15 lb yellowtail cruising around the deeper water spots on the west end from Ribbon Rock up to the West End High Spot. If you want to fish these yellows, I would look around the area for bird activity and meter marks. If you find fish and good current, anchor up and start a chumline of squid chunks with a few live every now and then. You should either flyline or fish with a light slider (1/8 to 1/4 oz). If you are marking fish and have good conditions, don't be afraid to give the spot some time as it takes the fish a while to bite sometimes. The seabas that have been caught have been coming off the beaches and kelp lines tight to the island. I would start looking at Salta Verde and points west. This is your standard Catalina seabass fishing. Look for conditions (current, junk, structure) and fish the tides (incoming, full slack, outgoing and low slack) for your best chance at a croaker.

The bite on the frontside is getting better and better! There is now steady fishing on calicos that are readily eating the sardines, swimbaits and iron. The yellows are finally starting to activate with private boats consistently coming back with a handfull of yellows in the boat.
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. The most productive method to catch fish at this time of year is by flylining (sardine, anchovy or squid).

San Clemente

The yellowtail are still biting at Clemente. I hate to just say the same thing over and over, but boats fishing Clemente in the last week have been doing well on the yellows on the front side east end of the island. The yellows are readily taking the sardines and jigs, but if you get a chance to run across with some live squid, take it. If you're heading across, I would check out the area from Purse Seine Rock up to White Rock. You can refer to any of my reports in the last month for more info on the bite at Clemente.

Coastal

Palos Verdes Penninsula

Not too many reports coming from up the line, but the few that I've gotten indicate that the fishing continues to be good on nice sized calicos in the kelp. Please refer to my report from 6/22 for more information on how to fish this area.

Horseshoe Kelp

Continued sporadic fishing on barracuda good fishing on calico bass. The bite on the horseshoe has been tough for the sportboats, but it has been biting well for private boaters. If you head out there, spend some time looking around for rocks and reefs and try to anchor properly on them. If you need help finding spots on the shoe, you should pick up a spot locator book at your local tackle store. Once you find and anchor on a spot (position your boat about a hundred feet upcurrent of the spot), start a chumline of chovies and fish the sardines, swimbaits and iron. If you are on a spot that is holding fish, you should immediately start to get bit. The bite will get better and better as you sit there. If you carry a chum bucket, this is a situation where it works well.

Huntington Flats

The sand bass are finally starting to muster and the twighlight boats have started to post big scores. This pattern is indicative of the beginning of the normal sandbass migration so let's keep our fingers crossed that this bite gets going soon. If you are heading down to the flats, I would look around for meter marks in 70-90 feet of water and drift over them to see if they bite. If you catch fish, drop your anchor and start a chumline of anchovies. The sandbass will bite the chovies, small sardines, swimbaits and whams, so don't be afraid to try different techniques to get bit.

That's about it for this week.
Now get out there and catch som fish!
See you on the water...

Friday, July 13, 2007

Report for Friday13th

Happy Friday the 13th!
The way this week is shaping up, the only bad luck is going to be for the fish...
As a side note, please send us pictures of the fish you catch on Long Beach Bait Company bait to get your picture on our website and for a chance at great prizes. Please send photos to longbeachbaitcompany@yahoo.com

This is our bait and fish report for Friday 7/13.

Our receiver is currently loaded with perfect anchovies for Albacore fishing (4-6 inch), nice bait sized sardines and bait sized mackerel (for you shark enthusiasts.

No matter what you're targetting, come by the receiver and we will have the bait you need this weekend. As usual, Martin will be on the receiver all weekend and 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 when you talk to him.


Now to the fish report...

Offshore
There is finally some substantial amounts of albacore within range of Long Beach![/B] If you want to head offshore, but don't feel like fighting the crowds in the parking lot formerly known as the 182, there are some options... [B]Several of our friends have reported good albacore fishing in the last few days as close as the 209.[/B] If I was going offshore, I would load up with a scoop of chovies and a handful of mackerel (there have been some marlin seen in the albacore area) and head out to either the 209 or the 181. The 181 kicked out about a dozen fish for one of our clients on Tuesday and the 209 gave up 5 fish for another client on Wednesday. For those of you that are inexperienced in offshore fishing here is a little rundown on how to catch albacore

There is more to successful offshore fishing than running out to a set of numbers and dropping back the trollers. Although there is no obvious structure to attract fish offshore (like an island or reef), there is still structure that needs to be located. This structure is usually a deep offshore bank (like the 181 or the 209).
Albacore do most of their feeding at night deep in the water column (thus the big eyes for finding food in low light conditions). The albacore are often caught around these deep water banks because the banks cause upwelling fronts where the albacore are able to feed on the small fishes, squids, and crustaceans that are plentiful in these areas. During the day, the albacore will come to the surface and feed on the bait that is on the surface (including your Long Beach Bait Company anchovies).
Anothe type of structure can be a defined temperature or water color break. Usually temperature and water color breaks in open water are caused by upwellings or conflicting currents. These areas, much like the deep water banks, tend to be areas where the bait aggregates and thus attracts the pelagic game fish.
Before you head offshore, it's definitely worth your while to check your Terrafin and Chloropyll charts for defined temperature breaks near an area that there have been albacore caught. Once you decide on an area to target and have made the trip to get there, keep an eye on your water temp gauge and try to find temperature breaks. A temperature break can be minor (1 or 2 degrees) or significant (3 to 4 degrees) the more significant the temperature break, the more likely the area is to hold fish. Once you start trolling, it is a good idea to use your GPS to track your trolling pattern and make sure to mark the spots where you get bit or meter fish so that you can go back through those areas again. When trolling, it is important to pay attention to what you are doing as trolling 10 miles in a straight line is probably not going to be very productive. Once you are in the area you want to fish, try trolling in a zig zag manner and if you see fish or mark them on the meter, you should box the area before driving on. If you are fishing a temp or color break, you should try trolling along it and also try trolling across it from different directions.
There is no magic trolling jig that catches albacore, but there are some basic patterns that work. Early in the morning, it is best to troll dark colors like black and purple or Mean Joe Green. As the sun comes out, switch to lighter colors like Mexican Flag or red and white. You should troll multiple rods with different size and color lures when you start out, but be willing to try different patterns if other boats in the area are hooking up and you're not. If you get bit consistently on one color or size, you should switch out your other lures to that color or pattern.
A mistake that a lot of private boaters make is stopping the boat the second that they get bit. Often the fish that bites your troller is the first fish in the school. If you continue to troll for another 30 seconds after you hook up, you will often have more fish come up and bite your other lures. Once you're hooked up, it is imperative to get some chum in the water immediately, so whoever isn't hooked up should throw a scoop of bait before putting their own line in the water. A lot of times this can make the difference between catching one troll fish and catching a bunch of fish on bait.
If you are hooking troll fish and seeing them on the meter but not getting any bites once you stop the boat, try dropping a yo-yo jig down while you are drifting. The albacore will often bite this jig on the sink and if they don't, use a jerky stop and go retrieve when you bring the lure back to the boat. For some reason, the albacore really like this retrieve.
There is a lot more to albacore fishing than I've written here, but you'll have to wait till next time to read more...

Catalina
The seabass bite has pretty much ended, but there are still a few fish to be caught. You can refer to my post from 7/6 to get more info about what has been happening. I would look for another bite at the end of the new moon cycle and if not then hopefully by the next full moon (just a prediction)...
The calicos are biting well on the front side of the island and there are still quite a few yellows on that side as well. 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. 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.

San Clemente
The yellowtail are biting at Clemente Sportboats fishing Clemente in the last week have been doing well on the yellows on the front side east end of the island. I haven't heard any reports from private boaters fishing the island, but I am sure that they are catching fish as well. Our good friend Tim Messmer fished Clemente earlier in the week on a sportboat and reported good surface iron fishing on the yellows. He ended up with 9 fish up to 35 lbs fishing a mint and white 7X. If you're heading across, I would check out the area from Purse Seine Rock up to White Rock.

Coastal
Palos Verdes Penninsula
Still some really good bass fishing to be had up the line with fish reported to 8 lbs this week on surface iron and sardines.
Horseshoe Kelp
There have been some spotty catches of baracuda on the horseshoe, but there hasn't been any consistent bite this week. The rocks around the horseshoe are starting to load up with calico bass which are readily biting the anchovies, sardines, swimbaits and surface iron. For more info on fishing the horseshoe, check out my report from 6/29.
Izor's Reefs
The bass (sandbass and calicos) have been biting at the Izor's reef as are a few scattered seabass. The bass have been biting the plastics really well, so if you are heading out there, I would suggest taking along a selection of 4-6" swimbaits (key lime has been the most effective color). For more information on fishing the Izor's Reef area, please refer to my report from 6/29.
Huntington Flats
The sandbass are late this year, but there have been some good catches in the last few days at the south end of the flats. With the availability of good calico bass fishing on the horseshoe and mixed bass fishing at Izor's, I don't think that it's worth the run...

That's about it for this week.
Now get out there and catch som fish!
See you on the water...

FRIDAY the 13th Report.....

Provider went to find squid lastnight.... I will have the report in a couple of hours.

As of Lastnight, Martin is on the receiver and reporting 2 wells of NICE LARGE ANCHOVIES. Great for Albies! Of course there are plenty of sardines.
Stay tuned for more.....