Fox 5 San Diego: The Oceanside Pier is set to reopen next Friday after a fire erupted at the end of the pier last week, city officials said. The City of Oceanside announced on Friday it aims to have roughly 80% of the pier open, starting from the pier’s base to beyond the restrooms and the fish washing station at the last... Oceanside pier reopens Friday ..read more

I have been bogged down on my day job lately. It’s been too long to check out local pier so I decided in the last minute to hop on a ferry to Avalon for a day of fishing. Pretty moderate air temp. Not much wind. Mixed suns/shade. Very pleasant day it was. A surprise was that Mahigeer joined me despite his negative response when I asked him first. Morning ferry was not too crowded. The mole was shared with half a dozen other anglers all of whom were targeting... Cabrillo Mole 5/3/2024 ..read more

Had the opportunity to fish the pier with my wife. Not to often we get the chance to enjoy some fishing time together. Overcast conditions and the fish weren't too cooperative. Fished a receeding high tide. Fish started biting around 9 a.m. The Mrs. drew first blood with several Shiner perch on a sabiki, tipped with shrimp and mussel. As I was cutting some bait for her, my fishing pole "fell" to its side. I suspected a "fish on" and was rewarded with a nice Spotfin croaker. The fish hit... San Clemente Pier - May 2nd ..read more

Fished a falling high tide this morning. Overcast and windy. Had the regular early morning Thornback Ray bite. In addition, there was a steady Jacksmelt run. My surprise catch was a short Barracuda on a Sabiki rig. Jacksmelt caught on anchovy and shrimp. Salema and Round Stingray nabbed with anchovy. I used high/low rig for all the fish except the Barracuda. Thornbacks caught on mackerel, white croaker, squid, and anchovy, with a fish finder rig. Only one fisherman sharing the end of the... Seal Beach Pier - April 30th ..read more

Overcast and very windy. Managed to catch a short Halibut, on a frozen anchovy, and two Turban snails! Fished a high tide. One other fisherman braving the wind. He caught a small Black perch on shrimp. Wind conditions had me leaving after a short stay. Good luck ..read more

It's been a minute since I last posted a fishing report. I think I did not post anything at all last year. Lots of reasons, but mostly because I fish the same way I have for many years. I adapt and adjust according to tide and climate, but it's usually a subtle change. I figured I already had enough halibut pix and reports in the Archives. Now, however, the Archives are MIA and the nearest we get are articles as much as a century old. ... East Bay Halibut ..read more

I don't know why the striped bass fishing has been great for me, For the last 4 days i hookup 29 fish's and landed 22 of them. From 12" to 8 lb fish. I have no answer to this phenomenon events. Perhaps my timing is right or something else. But in any event keep coming like this and don't change a thing. All fish were released ..read more

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