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Bass + Lobster + Rockfish = Booyah!

Private boaters are scoring on bass, lots of rockfish and the bugs are already crawling before Halloween.

Today we will start with and end with deals for the angler:

Captain Shawn Morgon from Big Fish Tackle in Seal Beach is having a blowout sale today (Friday), Saturday and Sunday. “We need to make room for our Christmas Specials,z" he said, "so we are discounting everything in the store.” There will be over 3,000 items on sale starting at 25 cents. If you purchase $30 in terminal tackle, you get a free t-shirt, buy a Phoenix rod at the regular price and get a $25 Big Fish certificate. There are many other specials and discounts like 20% off all baits. The sale goes from 5 a.m. until 6 p.m. Big Fish Tackle is located at 1780 Pacific Coast Highway, Seal Beach. Their phone number is (562) 596-0040.

Rockfishing

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Rockfishing continued good up and down the Southern California coast again this week. Long Beach-based boats had as many as eight or nine lingcod per trip, as did the Tradition out of Redondo. The Patriot was out of Newport Landing recently with 34 anglers catching 92 sculpin, 71 rockfish, one sheepshead, five whitefish and a lingcod. The Sum Fun out of Dana Wharf Sportfishing had limits of salmon grouper, 40 vermillions and 110 assorted rockfish.

Catalina Island

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Catalina Island has been producing excellent rockfishing, lots of perch and even a few yellowtail. The Pursuit out of 22nd St. Landing in San Pedro has been enjoying excellent fishing using live squid for bait.

Sand and Calico Bass

Private boaters fishing the San Pedro and Long Beach breakwalls have been having good to great success for sand and calico bass. Philip Friedman Jr. reports limit style bass fishing on his last three trips. The anglers having the greatest success have been fishing around the high tides day and night. Live anchovies and sardines, as well as fresh, dead squid have been effective, but most of the anglers have been making big catches on artificial swimbaits.

Lobster

Lobster hoop netting has been good to excellent from Orange County to the Santa Monica Bay. The best time to capture the tasty bugs has been at night when they crawl out from their rocky hideouts in search of food. Please remember that you need to not only have a fishing license but you must have a lobster report card too. The only exemption for having a fishing license is if you are fishing from a pier. You do not need a license but you will need a lobster report card.

San Diego

San Diego boats fishing in 1.5 day range of San Diego continue to have great success for yellowtail with and occasional catch of yellowfin tuna and dorado. The Ocean Odyssey returned with Mexican limits (5 per angler per day) of yellowtail on her most recent trip out of H $ M Landing. The 3-10 lb. jacks are being found under floating kelp paddies.  

Blue Whale Watching

Blue whale watching has been spectacular from Newport Beach to Long Beach to the Santa Monica Bay and up north to Santa Barbara. But it's not only blue whales spotted. On many trips, the speedy fin whales, humpback whales and minke whales have been seen. Vast amounts of krill have these creatures lunge feeding on many occasions, adding to an incredible experience.

Deal of the Day: A reminder that if you show your fishing license at any Taco Surf location, they will knock 15 % off your bill.

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