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Sunday, August 19, 2007
Friday, August 10, 2007
BAIT AND FISH REPORT SAT 8/11
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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...
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...
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
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Good Morning!
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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...
Good Morning!
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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...
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.....
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.....
Friday, July 6, 2007
FRIDAY BAIT AND FISH REPORT 7/6
This is our bait and fish report for Friday 7/6.
For the second weekend in a row, the Provider went to Catalina last night and made a full load of squid. Our receiver is currently loaded with live squid, really nice sardines, mixed size anchovies 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 full tanks of squid as well. They plan to be there all weekend and have lots of bait, so if you're heading across or you're already across and run out of squid, give Paul a call on Channel 11 or at (562) 714- 8103.
Now to the fish report...
Catalina
The seabass broke wide open again last Friday after I reported that the bite had died off. Well, I am reporting that the bite has died off once again. so let's hope that the seabass rally to prove me wrong again. Just because the big ripper bite on seabass at the squid grounds has ended, doesn't mean that there aren't still plenty of exotics to be caught at the island.
If I were heading across on a private boat this weekend, I would depart at such a time as necessary to get to the island before dawn. The first order of business (of course) would be to pick up some live squid from our receiver or from the Long Beach Carnage at the island. I would run over to the east end and set up for the graylight bite at the squidgrounds outside the V's in 80-100 feet of water. There have still been a few seabass and slug yellows coming out of this area each morning. Please refer to my 6/22 fish report for information on how to effectively fish this area. If the bite doesn't happen (or even if it does), I would start looking again an hour or two after dawn. I would spend the middle of the day hitting up some of the larger reefs and hardbottom areas along the backside from Salta Verde up to the west end. There are quite a few schools of yellowtail cruising around the island right now and the best way to catch them is by having your boat set up at a spot that they are likely to cruise through. When anchoring on these spots, I would avoid anything that sits in less than 40 ft of water or is too thick with kelp as your chances of landing a hooked fish go down significantly in these areas. Once you anchor on the spot, start a chumline of chopped squid. If you don't have enough squid to chunk, you can use a chum bucket (available at most tackle stores). Chum buckets are great because they attract all of the forage fish to your boat which in turn attracts the predatory game fish that you are after. Anyway, when anchoring on these spots, try and find one that has some decent current. You should have several set ups working at these spots. A flylined squid, a squid with a 1/4 to 1/2 oz slider and a heavy jig with a squid on the bottom in a rod holder (you never know when the croaker will make an appearance). 25-30# test is usually sufficient for this type of fishin. I wouldn't go any lighter than 25#, so if you aren't getting bit tie on a fluorocarbon leader.
I would finish up the day at one of the ends of the island (probably the west end for a nicer ride home). Here you would go back to classic seabass fishing. I have given detailed information about how and where to fish in my 6/15 or 6/22 report, so please reference the information there.
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 big seabass bite has relocated to Clemente there have been fish coming from both the frontside and backside east end of the island. The biggest bite has been on the backside of the island. 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. If you are targeting the seabass at Clemente, it is very similar to targeting them at Catalina. There is no secret information or guaranteed set of numbers that I can give you (regardless of what some people would have you believe). What success breaks down to is; finding areas to fish, trying them out, paying attention to what you see and learning from your experiences.
Here is how to catch seabass in a nutshell...When anchoring, you want to look for structure (hard bottom, a rock, a reef), cover (kelp, off color water) and conditions (current, tidal movement, forage). If you find all of these thing together and there have been seabass in the area, you have a very good chance of getting bit. 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
There have been more and more albacore, with a few bluefin and kelp patty yellows caught in local waters. The majority of the fish this week have come from the 43 and the Butterfly. It's still early in the season and the fish are really starting to stack up out of San Diego, so get ready for some serious offshore fishing this season.
Coastal
The coastal fishing is starting to pick up again!
Palos Verdes Penninsula
The good bass fishing continues, 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.
My friends Jovan Gore and Erik Landesfeind to my advice last week and took some live squid up the line with them. They anchored up at Marineland Reef and had a seabass follow a squid up to the boat and they had some bigger yellows (30 lb +) come up in their chumline. Sadly, the yellows were more interested in the mackerel that were built up on their chum bucket than they were in the hooked baits. After giving it an honest effort, they switched over to calico mode and ended up with limits of calicos from 3 to 6 lbs on sardines and surface iron.
Horseshoe Kelp
The baracuda have made thier triumphant return to the Horseshoe Kelp! If you are interested in targeting the gar, get a tank of sardines and chovies and start looking for birdschools outside of the east end of the breakwall up to Point Fermin.
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.
That's about it for this week.
Now get out there and catch som fish!
See you on the water...
For the second weekend in a row, the Provider went to Catalina last night and made a full load of squid. Our receiver is currently loaded with live squid, really nice sardines, mixed size anchovies 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 full tanks of squid as well. They plan to be there all weekend and have lots of bait, so if you're heading across or you're already across and run out of squid, give Paul a call on Channel 11 or at (562) 714- 8103.
Now to the fish report...
Catalina
The seabass broke wide open again last Friday after I reported that the bite had died off. Well, I am reporting that the bite has died off once again. so let's hope that the seabass rally to prove me wrong again. Just because the big ripper bite on seabass at the squid grounds has ended, doesn't mean that there aren't still plenty of exotics to be caught at the island.
If I were heading across on a private boat this weekend, I would depart at such a time as necessary to get to the island before dawn. The first order of business (of course) would be to pick up some live squid from our receiver or from the Long Beach Carnage at the island. I would run over to the east end and set up for the graylight bite at the squidgrounds outside the V's in 80-100 feet of water. There have still been a few seabass and slug yellows coming out of this area each morning. Please refer to my 6/22 fish report for information on how to effectively fish this area. If the bite doesn't happen (or even if it does), I would start looking again an hour or two after dawn. I would spend the middle of the day hitting up some of the larger reefs and hardbottom areas along the backside from Salta Verde up to the west end. There are quite a few schools of yellowtail cruising around the island right now and the best way to catch them is by having your boat set up at a spot that they are likely to cruise through. When anchoring on these spots, I would avoid anything that sits in less than 40 ft of water or is too thick with kelp as your chances of landing a hooked fish go down significantly in these areas. Once you anchor on the spot, start a chumline of chopped squid. If you don't have enough squid to chunk, you can use a chum bucket (available at most tackle stores). Chum buckets are great because they attract all of the forage fish to your boat which in turn attracts the predatory game fish that you are after. Anyway, when anchoring on these spots, try and find one that has some decent current. You should have several set ups working at these spots. A flylined squid, a squid with a 1/4 to 1/2 oz slider and a heavy jig with a squid on the bottom in a rod holder (you never know when the croaker will make an appearance). 25-30# test is usually sufficient for this type of fishin. I wouldn't go any lighter than 25#, so if you aren't getting bit tie on a fluorocarbon leader.
I would finish up the day at one of the ends of the island (probably the west end for a nicer ride home). Here you would go back to classic seabass fishing. I have given detailed information about how and where to fish in my 6/15 or 6/22 report, so please reference the information there.
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 big seabass bite has relocated to Clemente there have been fish coming from both the frontside and backside east end of the island. The biggest bite has been on the backside of the island. 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. If you are targeting the seabass at Clemente, it is very similar to targeting them at Catalina. There is no secret information or guaranteed set of numbers that I can give you (regardless of what some people would have you believe). What success breaks down to is; finding areas to fish, trying them out, paying attention to what you see and learning from your experiences.
Here is how to catch seabass in a nutshell...When anchoring, you want to look for structure (hard bottom, a rock, a reef), cover (kelp, off color water) and conditions (current, tidal movement, forage). If you find all of these thing together and there have been seabass in the area, you have a very good chance of getting bit. 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
There have been more and more albacore, with a few bluefin and kelp patty yellows caught in local waters. The majority of the fish this week have come from the 43 and the Butterfly. It's still early in the season and the fish are really starting to stack up out of San Diego, so get ready for some serious offshore fishing this season.
Coastal
The coastal fishing is starting to pick up again!
Palos Verdes Penninsula
The good bass fishing continues, 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.
My friends Jovan Gore and Erik Landesfeind to my advice last week and took some live squid up the line with them. They anchored up at Marineland Reef and had a seabass follow a squid up to the boat and they had some bigger yellows (30 lb +) come up in their chumline. Sadly, the yellows were more interested in the mackerel that were built up on their chum bucket than they were in the hooked baits. After giving it an honest effort, they switched over to calico mode and ended up with limits of calicos from 3 to 6 lbs on sardines and surface iron.
Horseshoe Kelp
The baracuda have made thier triumphant return to the Horseshoe Kelp! If you are interested in targeting the gar, get a tank of sardines and chovies and start looking for birdschools outside of the east end of the breakwall up to Point Fermin.
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.
That's about it for this week.
Now get out there and catch som fish!
See you on the water...
Tuesday, July 3, 2007
HAPPY 4TH!!!
From the Long Bech Bait Company-
We hope everyone has a happy and safe fourth of July!
Enjoy good food, friends and family, and take a second to be greatful for all that the freedom that living in this country allows us.
The receiver is open and has sardine and some anchovies.... Jim is out there, so stop by and say hi on this fourth of July.
THank you for your patronage.... See you on the water!
We hope everyone has a happy and safe fourth of July!
Enjoy good food, friends and family, and take a second to be greatful for all that the freedom that living in this country allows us.
The receiver is open and has sardine and some anchovies.... Jim is out there, so stop by and say hi on this fourth of July.
THank you for your patronage.... See you on the water!
Friday, June 29, 2007
WE HAVE SQUID AND FIN BAIT THIS WEEKEND!!!
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..
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..
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!!!!
ONE RULE APPLIES:
OFFER FOR PRIVATE BOATERS WHO:
MUST BE WEARING BLOODYDECKS.com APPAREL
or SHOW a 976- Tuna Gold CARD
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!
Thursday, May 31, 2007
THURSDAY 5/31 - BAIT UPDATE
Anchovies, ANchovies, Anchovies!!! We have Anchovies.
The Humbolt squid have not deterred the anchovie fishing.
The Receiver is stocked up for the weekend and has multiple full wells of anchovies and a couple wells of Sardines right now.
But do they Stop- Not the CARNAGE FLEET!
GPaul has been at Catalina since lastnight catching squid and holding a place for PROVIDER to get squid tonight. If the little buggers show back up tonight, Provider and Team Carnage will be there to snatch 'em up. Paul did get squid lastnight and the weekend is looking promising.
OUR WEBSITE IS UP!!! (just a shell, but it will get better) http://www.longbeachbait.com Check it out!!!
For all you New Comers to our site... Here's the scoop...
Call Martin on the receiver (562) 455 -9928 for current availablity updates
Call Paul on the Long Beach Carnage (562) 714- 8103 he will be EAST of AVALON Both are on channel 11.... As a few found out last weekend- Squid goes fast, take no chances. Give them a shout!!!!
The Humbolt squid have not deterred the anchovie fishing.
The Receiver is stocked up for the weekend and has multiple full wells of anchovies and a couple wells of Sardines right now.
But do they Stop- Not the CARNAGE FLEET!
GPaul has been at Catalina since lastnight catching squid and holding a place for PROVIDER to get squid tonight. If the little buggers show back up tonight, Provider and Team Carnage will be there to snatch 'em up. Paul did get squid lastnight and the weekend is looking promising.
OUR WEBSITE IS UP!!! (just a shell, but it will get better) http://www.longbeachbait.com Check it out!!!
For all you New Comers to our site... Here's the scoop...
Call Martin on the receiver (562) 455 -9928 for current availablity updates
Call Paul on the Long Beach Carnage (562) 714- 8103 he will be EAST of AVALON Both are on channel 11.... As a few found out last weekend- Squid goes fast, take no chances. Give them a shout!!!!
Saturday, May 26, 2007
Saturday 4:30pm = ANCHOVIES
Martin is reporting at 4:30 that the receiver has ANCHOVIES. He has been selling out of squid super early so give him a shout when you leave to RESERVE your scoop. (562) 455-9928
PRICES:
SQUID
SCOOP = $60 1/2 SCOOP= $40
FIN BAIT
SCOOP= $30 1/2 SCOOP= $20
GPaul was sold out of his squid load on the Long Beach Carnage at Catalina by 8am today!
If you are headed towards Avalon early morning LOOK for the LONG BEACH CARNAGE or give him a call to reserve your scoop. (562) 714-8103
Well Report: The wells are kicking some serious ass! All the fishies, especially the ANCHOVIES are loving their new home. We can fit over 100 scoops per well and there have been no dead in the receivers. The engineered "exit" for the dead bait is working perfectly. The bait coming off of PROVIDER has been in great condition and the wells are keeping it that way. Tom has said as close to cured bait as you are going to get without curing. Of course they are curing bait- but you are not gettin a substandard product if you buy new.
Enjoy your Sunday and HAPPY FISH HUNTING!!!
PRICES:
SQUID
SCOOP = $60 1/2 SCOOP= $40
FIN BAIT
SCOOP= $30 1/2 SCOOP= $20
GPaul was sold out of his squid load on the Long Beach Carnage at Catalina by 8am today!
If you are headed towards Avalon early morning LOOK for the LONG BEACH CARNAGE or give him a call to reserve your scoop. (562) 714-8103
Well Report: The wells are kicking some serious ass! All the fishies, especially the ANCHOVIES are loving their new home. We can fit over 100 scoops per well and there have been no dead in the receivers. The engineered "exit" for the dead bait is working perfectly. The bait coming off of PROVIDER has been in great condition and the wells are keeping it that way. Tom has said as close to cured bait as you are going to get without curing. Of course they are curing bait- but you are not gettin a substandard product if you buy new.
Enjoy your Sunday and HAPPY FISH HUNTING!!!
Friday, May 25, 2007
From our friend posted on another forum....
We've got the Provider out at Catalina making another load of squid tonight and they will come back and try to make a load of anchovy before tomorrow morning.
Here are some photos from today of the new receiver....Our receiver is the one with no nets and no lovely trailer park homes. Look for the tan house with black trim.Or just look for the neon green "LIVE SQUID" sign...
Come by and see Martin. He speaks perfect english and doesn't mind being woke up in the middle of the night. (if he does seem to mind, please comment below...)
Martin spends the winter months working on a purse seiner named the "Misty Moon", so he's used to big scoops of bait. Come and get yours before he gives away the store...
Our receiver is BIG! No more of the red nosed, scaleless sardines that your used to from some of the net welled receivers in the harbor.
Thanks to everyone that's stopped by the receiver already. It was great to hear such positive feedback and we look forward to seeing you on the water!
Here are some photos from today of the new receiver....Our receiver is the one with no nets and no lovely trailer park homes. Look for the tan house with black trim.Or just look for the neon green "LIVE SQUID" sign...
Come by and see Martin. He speaks perfect english and doesn't mind being woke up in the middle of the night. (if he does seem to mind, please comment below...)
Martin spends the winter months working on a purse seiner named the "Misty Moon", so he's used to big scoops of bait. Come and get yours before he gives away the store...
Our receiver is BIG! No more of the red nosed, scaleless sardines that your used to from some of the net welled receivers in the harbor.
Thanks to everyone that's stopped by the receiver already. It was great to hear such positive feedback and we look forward to seeing you on the water!
UPDATES!!!!
The first two days of business have been successful!!
PROVIDER brought back squid from the island and barely got it on the receiver before it was being sold. In store for tonight... more squid, and the ever elusive anchovie. I hear there is a line on their hiding spot and the intention is to fill up tonight!
GPaul has been the SQUID master this week. Full load everynight- but damn he is selling out fast. Try to catch him early Channel 11 or 562. 714. 8103.
Check out Allcoast private boated forum- Roger (scubapro5) caught 5 yellows with squid from Long Beach Carnage at Catalina... His pictures rock!
Check Martin out on the receiver 562. 455. 9928 for updated bait info!!!! Channel 11
Good luck this weekend!
~The wells are nectar for curing bait out. The large sardines loved it until they landed on your hook.
PROVIDER brought back squid from the island and barely got it on the receiver before it was being sold. In store for tonight... more squid, and the ever elusive anchovie. I hear there is a line on their hiding spot and the intention is to fill up tonight!
GPaul has been the SQUID master this week. Full load everynight- but damn he is selling out fast. Try to catch him early Channel 11 or 562. 714. 8103.
Check out Allcoast private boated forum- Roger (scubapro5) caught 5 yellows with squid from Long Beach Carnage at Catalina... His pictures rock!
Check Martin out on the receiver 562. 455. 9928 for updated bait info!!!! Channel 11
Good luck this weekend!
~The wells are nectar for curing bait out. The large sardines loved it until they landed on your hook.
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
IN BUSINESS!!!!!
The Long Beach Bait Company is in business!
*****PROVIDER is fishing bait TONIGHT*****
I will have updates first thing in the morning of what was caught.
MARTIN will be on the RECEIVER tomorrow.
Check him out on Channel 11 or Stop by and say hi!
You know by now, it is the Black and Tan House!
G Paul has LIVE SQUID on the LONG BEACH CARNAGE tonight. He will be East of Avalon Thursday Morning. Check him out on Channel 11 or call him 562.714.8103
~ A little info- The receiver is 35'x 80' & has 15 wells and intends to have the best cured bait around. Team Carnage started this venture to provide YOU, their friends and fellow anglers THE most Professional service possible. That is why they have worked over 30 days straight 12-15 hour days to get the boat and receiver ready in time for your big weekend.
Team Carnage wants to hear from you, so feel free to post comments if there is something you want to see. Also check out 976-tuna and Allcoast for Catalina Bait updates.
*****PROVIDER is fishing bait TONIGHT*****
I will have updates first thing in the morning of what was caught.
MARTIN will be on the RECEIVER tomorrow.
Check him out on Channel 11 or Stop by and say hi!
You know by now, it is the Black and Tan House!
G Paul has LIVE SQUID on the LONG BEACH CARNAGE tonight. He will be East of Avalon Thursday Morning. Check him out on Channel 11 or call him 562.714.8103
~ A little info- The receiver is 35'x 80' & has 15 wells and intends to have the best cured bait around. Team Carnage started this venture to provide YOU, their friends and fellow anglers THE most Professional service possible. That is why they have worked over 30 days straight 12-15 hour days to get the boat and receiver ready in time for your big weekend.
Team Carnage wants to hear from you, so feel free to post comments if there is something you want to see. Also check out 976-tuna and Allcoast for Catalina Bait updates.
Saturday, May 19, 2007
Sea Bass Tournament
Congratulations to all tournament fishermen! Hope all you anglers got what you wanted today... it is early and the counts aren't in yet.
While you were out fishing hard to win, Team Carnage and the
Long Beach Bait Company has been working hard for you!
Saturday marks a pivotal day in the progress. The Boat and Barge will be undergoing the preparatory adjustments this weekend to be ready for roll out early next week.
I could tell you how many bolts were used or what color the inside of the house is, but that would kill the suspense. Just be sure to keep your eyes peeled on the East End of the Harbor this week for the Black and Tan house to appear!
While you were out fishing hard to win, Team Carnage and the
Long Beach Bait Company has been working hard for you!
Saturday marks a pivotal day in the progress. The Boat and Barge will be undergoing the preparatory adjustments this weekend to be ready for roll out early next week.
I could tell you how many bolts were used or what color the inside of the house is, but that would kill the suspense. Just be sure to keep your eyes peeled on the East End of the Harbor this week for the Black and Tan house to appear!
Friday, May 18, 2007
Friday Night
The gentlemen are wraping up shop for the day with tons of progress made!
Logos are being decided upon and shirts will be forth coming. 75% of wells are completely done and the barge is fully functional.
Thanks Jamie for kicking ass on the boat ride home and rallying all day today.
Once again to all our friends that help and make all the progress possible (you know who you are) Thanks.
Logos are being decided upon and shirts will be forth coming. 75% of wells are completely done and the barge is fully functional.
Thanks Jamie for kicking ass on the boat ride home and rallying all day today.
Once again to all our friends that help and make all the progress possible (you know who you are) Thanks.
Provider Arrival
Early this morning the Provider (New Johnny T) rolled into Long Beach Harbor.
Just got back from checking it out. Man, the boat is awesome and pretty much ready to fish. As the receiver project finishes up in the next few days, Team Carnage is stoked on fishing Provider. Their goal is to provider you the most reliable and friendly service with excellent product.
If the state of the house is any indicator they are well on their way!! The house is done with just a few cosmetic touches left.
G Paul is still at Avalon selling bait. Give him a shout! Channel 11 or 562.714.8103
Check out pix from this morning...
Just got back from checking it out. Man, the boat is awesome and pretty much ready to fish. As the receiver project finishes up in the next few days, Team Carnage is stoked on fishing Provider. Their goal is to provider you the most reliable and friendly service with excellent product.
If the state of the house is any indicator they are well on their way!! The house is done with just a few cosmetic touches left.
G Paul is still at Avalon selling bait. Give him a shout! Channel 11 or 562.714.8103
Check out pix from this morning...
Thursday, May 17, 2007
60 MILES AWAY!!!!
Jamie Ashley is currently south of Ventura Harbor with Provider. Coming down hill from San Francisco has put him ahead of schedule and we expect him in early Friday morning.
Towing his skiff the whole way has not slowed this bait daddy down. The receiver should be finished early this coming week. We will be fully operational by Memorial Day Weekend.
HOWEVER- For this weekend you have G Paul out East of Avalon with PLENTY of live squid on the LONG BEACH CARNAGE. Call 562.714.8103 to reserve your Scoop.
Thanks to all the Pierpoint & Marina Captains and crew that helped us out. You Rock!
Keep checking us out for info.
COMING SOON:
* LIVE BAIT UPDATES
*PHOTOS OF THE RECEIVER PROJECT
*DIRECT PHONE LINE
*THE NEW LONG BEACH BAIT COMPANY!!!!
Towing his skiff the whole way has not slowed this bait daddy down. The receiver should be finished early this coming week. We will be fully operational by Memorial Day Weekend.
HOWEVER- For this weekend you have G Paul out East of Avalon with PLENTY of live squid on the LONG BEACH CARNAGE. Call 562.714.8103 to reserve your Scoop.
Thanks to all the Pierpoint & Marina Captains and crew that helped us out. You Rock!
Keep checking us out for info.
COMING SOON:
* LIVE BAIT UPDATES
*PHOTOS OF THE RECEIVER PROJECT
*DIRECT PHONE LINE
*THE NEW LONG BEACH BAIT COMPANY!!!!
Provider
The New Bait Boat Provider is currently headed from San Francisco to Long Beach. Due to Arrive at Pierpoint Landing Friday. This drum seiner will be the cornerstone of the newly founded Long Beach Bait Company operating under More Carnage, LLC.
For All your East End bait needs come visit our warm house and friendly service with the fattest scoops!
COMING SOON!!!!!! Phone number and daily bait updates.
*Thanks John Tarantino.
For All your East End bait needs come visit our warm house and friendly service with the fattest scoops!
COMING SOON!!!!!! Phone number and daily bait updates.
*Thanks John Tarantino.
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