normally all there is in the way of baitfish (if any) at seal beach is smelt..saying they're there (which was rare but now plentiful), but now hundreds of anchovy's have come to the pier, which out of my 12 years of fishing there i've never seen or heard of people catching any. but now theres alot, i need a dip net and a bigger bucket! as i catch ths chovy's i throw them out live and i get lizardfish,which was depleted from seal beach about 4 yrs. ago, but are now back by the hundreds, which is good. also, i've seen more bass and baby wsb being caught there and a crap load more shovelnose and rays of all kinds. normally about now, even in  an el nino season at seal beach, theres isnt that may. so what i think i'm seeing is that seal beach's water is improving and the life there is coming back finally, which is really good! i went there last on thurs. (the 24th) and i hooked a massive (as in a estimated 5 ft. wide) bat which i fought for about an hour before he went under the pier and wrapped himself around the piling and shredded my 40# =[. allwell, to me its about the fising and the fight more than the catch even though it makes u feel acomplished when you finally touch the thing you just caught. anyways, i plan on giving a report from now on whenever i go. see you next time! -cody 

good report Cody...
Keep it up..

thanks spark. iwill definatly keep up the reports especially when i get my kayak working. i need to attach outriggers on it and then it will b ready. when that happens i should finally b racking in points because this whole going to the pier and jetty 2 times every week thing obviously hasnt gained me any points, but it has let me fight some huge rays which is cool, it lets my openfaces feel loved haha

Boy, I wish we could get some chovy's down here (S.D.). The bait barge's haven't had

anything but sardines for along time. Which maybe fine for out in the ocean, but fishing the bay, I haven't had much luck with em'. I talked to the guy on the barge, he said they haven't seen any anchovies in months. Been having pretty good luck with grunion frozen from the last run though.

 

 

RF    

what i do for the chovy's is i go to fishermans hardware and pick up sabiki rigs with the smallest hooks they have and when i get there i put on a tiny piece of squid.it seems to work and the live chovys kick ass haha

Boy, catchin' em' one at a time's gotta take forever! What happened to the good ol'

days when you could get $20 worth from the bait barge and be set for the day!

oh well I guess I'm just gettin old!

 

 

 

RF

          

i cant reach the bait barge from the pier or i would haha

Hey, just checked the website for S.D. bait barges and I'll be damned if they don't got chovy's now!

 

 

RF     

sweet haha