Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Gaviota Pier Damage Pictures 03-25-2014
On the way back home my buddy and I decided to take a quick detour to see the extent of the damage from the storms earlier in the month. Below are the pics I took plus a Google Maps screenshot showing how the pier looked before the storm. No fishing this time, but sad to see a pier I fished often as a child in disrepair. As of this writing (actually written 05-25-2014) it is still closed. I kept meaning to stop by and fish it too, but just kept cruising on by. Hopefully it will be fixed and re-opened soon...but if it involves the State, you know it will not likely be soon unfortunately.
Friday, March 14, 2014
Night Surf Fishing Malibu 03-14-2014
Having not fished in almost a month, I was more than ready to hit the salt. So my main fishing buddy Brian and I headed to Malibu, CA to do some afternoon / evening fishing to see what we could catch. We arrived at 5:30 PM, low tide was a -0.05' @ 2:17 PM and high tide was a +4.17' @ 8:25 PM, sunset was at 6:03 PM and bait was squid.
I started off the catching for the day with a small 7-8" grass rockfish at 5:45 PM. Fishing was pretty slow after that until I got the next catch of the night at 7:33 PM, which was a nice 35+" leopard shark. In re-looking at my pictures below and how my measuring tape was not laid out properly it may have actually been big enough to keep (36"+) but if it is close I typically will release it just to be safe...those tickets are expensive (I hear) and the regulations are all their to ensure sustainability in the ocean fisheries. My next and final fish for the night was a fantastic, fat 19+" calico (kelp) bass which I caught at 7:54 PM. What a fish! Into the water bucket to keep it alive until I bleed it just before leaving and back to fishing, but no more fish for me tonight.
Brian got in on the catching at 9:00 PM, getting an 11" or so grass rockfish (see motion pic below). He followed that up with another grass rockfish at 9:10 PM which was about 8-9 inches. That closed out the catching for the night and we packed up and headed home at 9:30 PM, both happy fishermen. All fish were released except for the calico bass. Another great day / night of fishing in Southern California, gotta love it!
I started off the catching for the day with a small 7-8" grass rockfish at 5:45 PM. Fishing was pretty slow after that until I got the next catch of the night at 7:33 PM, which was a nice 35+" leopard shark. In re-looking at my pictures below and how my measuring tape was not laid out properly it may have actually been big enough to keep (36"+) but if it is close I typically will release it just to be safe...those tickets are expensive (I hear) and the regulations are all their to ensure sustainability in the ocean fisheries. My next and final fish for the night was a fantastic, fat 19+" calico (kelp) bass which I caught at 7:54 PM. What a fish! Into the water bucket to keep it alive until I bleed it just before leaving and back to fishing, but no more fish for me tonight.
Brian got in on the catching at 9:00 PM, getting an 11" or so grass rockfish (see motion pic below). He followed that up with another grass rockfish at 9:10 PM which was about 8-9 inches. That closed out the catching for the night and we packed up and headed home at 9:30 PM, both happy fishermen. All fish were released except for the calico bass. Another great day / night of fishing in Southern California, gotta love it!
Brian above
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