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VIDEO: Fishing with Phil on the Tradition out of Redondo

Great times on the Tradition, Fishing with Phil. We were out with the great crew and some wonderful passengers fishing in the Santa Monica Bay. We go chasing the elusive barracuda, catch lots of great eating rockfish and see all kinds of marine life.  

The Tradition runs out of Redondo Sportfishing everyday departing at 6am and returning around 4pm. They also have summer twilight fishing for sand and calico bass as well as barracuda.

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Video:Giant sand bass come out to play Fishing with Phil

The big bass come out to play on a Fishing with Phil Twilight trip on board the Native Sun out of Long Beach Sportfishing. Some giant sand bass were taken including a 6.9-pound monster by Raul Martinez from Long Beach, CA. The Fishing with Phil Twilight trips fish on board the Native Sun ever Friday and Saturday evenings, 6:30pm-Midnight.  

Best way to take the bass has been on a 2-ounce banana leadhead tipped with fresh dead squid. Since you are fishing around structure, it is really important that you turn the handle of your reel as soon as you hook up in order to wrestle your prize away from the hazardous bottom. 

There are new Fishing with Phil trips all the time so make sure you check the schedule often and we'll see you on a trip soon. 

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Fishing with Phil Twilight slams big bass and sculpin. More twilight action tonight and Sunday night

The quality of the sand bass was outstanding on last nights Fishing with Phil twilight trip as 26 anglers took 79 sand bass to nearly 7-pounds and 111 fat, delicious eating sculpin. Raul Martinez from Long Beach too last nights largest bass weighing in at 6.9-pounds but there were a lot of other contenders on board the Native Sun out of Long Beach Sportfishing.

The bass were biting on a 2-ounce leadhead with a variety of colors effective. Green, pink, white were all very productive when combined with a chunk of fresh dead squid. "I have been Fishing with Phil for most of this year," said Spiro Bahos from Long Beach. "Tonight was as good as we have seen it in terms of giant sand bass."

David Akamine from Torrance who had a limit of sculpin and 7 bass agreed. "That was some of the best twilight fishing you'll see. Everything was big."

Yang Zhang from Arcadia made his first Fishing with Phil trip this year and was not disappointed. The fine young angler took 7 sand bass and a near limit of 5-sculpin. 

One of the important keys to getting a bite last night was to observe and pay special attention to what part of the Native Sun was more productive. There were times when the bow was red hot and the stern was cold so the anglers who were on top of that did well.

One angler on board also hooked and lost a barracuda at color just as the sun was setting last night, perhaps a sign of things to come. 

But last night was about big fish and good numbers. As usual, the Fishing with Phil Native Sun trip stayed out a little later as if was difficult to leave the great fishing. One thing is for sure, there are a lot of anglers who are looking forward to tonight and Sunday night twilight's again.

More Fishing with Phil this Weekend

Saturday, May 19th 6:30pm- 12 midnight on the 90-foot Liberty

Sunday, May 20th   6:30pm- 12 midnight on the Native Sun

Call now to get on 562 432 8993 or 424 237 0250 

 

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Waterspout! News Flash From Japan By Capt. Greg Vella

I often fish on the “Daiyo Maru”,  a boat out of Wakayama, Japan.

Yesterday, they were chasing the bird piles on fast moving school size tuna.

 

 

The anglers were casting topwater lures, pencil baits, and poppers to the foamers.

 

 

All eyes were on the foaming bigeye, yellowfin, and skipjack tearing up the “maiwashi”, or Japanese sardine…all eyes except the captains.  Always alert for potential danger….these tuna grounds are very near the shipping lanes, and there are commercial tuna liftpole boats racing around, trying to get upswell of these fish as well.

 

Suddenly, a waterspout, which is basically a tornado over water, rather than land, appeared , and the captain was able to snap this picture.

 

 

As is typical for waterspouts, this one put on a spectacular show of the raw power of Mother Nature for a brief moment, then dissipated.

I have personally witnessed two waterspouts, and they are truly a magnificent spectacle to behold…from a safe distance.

 

 

VIDEO: Scientist survives vicious attack by an 8-foot alligator

A scientist was one bite away from becoming dinner for an 8-foot alligator in North Carolina. The man, who’s identity was not released, is an employee at the North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores.

  

Sometimes large reptiles such as the aligator in question just don't want to be disturbed. This one was looking isolated in a ditch when the biologist approached.

Video of the encounter shows the man trying to grab the animal from behind with his bare hands after dropping a towel on its head. The gigantic reptile reacted by turning toward the man, andchoming down on his arm. The man then kicked the gator and luckily got away.

 Something tells me that the next time this guy tries to move an alligator, he may try another tact. 

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Coho Salmon Identification is Critical in California’s Ocean Fisheries

The Department of Fish and Game (DFG) reminds sport anglers to be
vigilant about properly identifying their salmon before keeping them.
The ocean salmon fishing season in California is well under way and
proper identification is critical for the survival of a protected
species of salmon.

Chinook (or king) salmon is the primary species targeted in
California’s ocean waters (although a few pink salmon are caught
occasionally). However, the retention of coho (or silver) salmon is
prohibited in all California ocean fisheries, specifically to protect
central coast and southern Oregon-northern California coast coho stocks.
Both stocks are severely declining and listed under both the state and
federal Endangered Species Acts.

Coho salmon have existed in California coastal waters for thousands of
years. Today, however, their populations have declined to just a
fraction of their historical levels, endangered by a wide range of
factors. Coho salmon populations along the coast from the San Lorenzo
River in Santa Cruz County north to the Smith River in Del Norte County
have reached a critical state of decline. Spawner escapement numbers
are below those required for sustainable populations and constitute a
crisis for coho salmon survival on the California coast.

In most years, sport anglers begin catching coho salmon in the ocean
fishery around mid-May. Coho catches generally peak during June and
then gradually decline throughout the remainder of summer. Although some
of these fish may have originated from hatcheries in Oregon and
Washington, many are native California coho and any retention in
California ocean fisheries has been prohibited since 1995. California
ocean fisheries are managed to provide for the maximum access to
abundant Chinook stocks while still protecting depressed California coho
populations.

Sport fishing enthusiasts can significantly help California coho stocks
by taking the time to correctly identify each salmon caught before
removing it from the water (netting or dropping a coho salmon onto the
deck of a boat can cause both scale loss and trauma that will likely
reduce its chance of survival when released). Coho salmon should be
identified through examination of mouth and gums. The base of the bottom
teeth on a Chinook salmon are all black whereas coho salmon have a
narrow light gray band. A photo guide is viewable online at
http://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=36125&inline=true.
Although not as often caught in ocean waters, steelhead cannot be
targeted or taken during the ocean salmon season. Steelhead show no
black color on lower jaw and tongue.

To help avoid coming in contact with coho salmon, anglers should rig
their lines to fish deeper as coho are more often found in the top 30
feet of water. Anglers should plan to fish nearer to shore for Chinook
salmon as coho salmon are typically found farther offshore. Using larger
lures that select for the larger Chinook salmon will also reduce coho
salmon catch. The daily bag limit remains two salmon of any species
except coho salmon. For complete ocean salmon regulations, please visit
the Ocean Salmon webpage at www.dfg.ca.gov/marine/oceansalmon.asp or
call the Ocean Salmon Regulations Hotline at (707) 576-3429.

Sport anglers are also reminded that coho salmon may also be found in
coastal rivers and streams. Retention of coho salmon in any California
inland salmon fishery has been prohibited since 1998. Protecting coho
salmon in the ocean, as well as in streams and rivers, is an essential
step in recovering this important salmon species.

Top photo: King salmon

Bottom photo: Coho salmon

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Halibut hot for So Cal anglers

June 7th Update

Great halibut fishing on the 1/2 day Redondo Special this morning as 15 nice halibut were taken.

Vast areas of squid just off Manhattan Beach have attracted halibut and white seabass to the area.

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Has anyone noticed that there is some pretty good halibut fishing going on this year? It has been one of the most productive years anglers have seen in a long time and it just seems to be getting better. 

On Wednesday evening, Sportfishing Conservancy President Tom Raftican decided to talk a walk on the beach in Surfside. Of course, when Raftican takes a walk it's always with a rod and reel. About a 1/2 hour into it, Raftican hooked a sizable fish on a 4-inch swimbait. Not long after, a nice 24-inch flattie was on the beach. 

 

Earlier that same day, Al James from Long Beach was fishing on his private boat fishing inside LA Harbor where he and a friend caught 13 halibut, 5 of which were keepers. "This has been a great year for halibut," said James. "There have been very few times we have missed."

Recently, Thomas Barbie and his brother Tim were out with a friend fishing near the Queen Mary inside Long Beach Harbor. The trio landed 26 halibut, 4 of which were legal including an 18-pound flattie. 

Tim Rand from Long Beach is an avid surf fishermen and make no mistake about it; halibut is his target. Rand and three buddies were fishing an undisclosed beach last Friday where they caught nine legal halibut and released over 40 short (less than 22-inches) of the fine eating flatfish in less than 2-hours. 

"I had the biggest and it was just under 15-pounds," said Rand. Rand attributes much of his success to fishing light tackle, using live bait and fishing the high tides. "We fish 8-pound test with a 10-pound test leader and a 1-0 mosquito hook," said Rand. Rand and his fishing posse take the time to catch live bait, mostly smelt and fish when the tide is high. 

The Native Sun from Long Beach Sportfishing had it's best year during their Pot O Gold Halibut Derby in a long while. Not only did they catch lots of fish but the quality was excellent. On February 4, 2012, David Akamine from Torrance caught a 39.20lb that ended up being the largest of the tournament. 

There are a lot more great catches out there and perhaps one in your future. So get out and give it a try this weekend; even if it's just for the halibut. 

Photos: Top: Tom Raftican with a 32-inch halibut taken on a 4-inch swimbait taken surf fishing at Surfside on Wednesday. Credit: Tom Raftican

Middle: Al James from Long Beach caught 5 legal halibut in Long Beach Harbor on Wednesday while fishing from his private boat.
Photo credit: Al James 

Bottom: Great days fishing during the Pot Of Gold Halibut Derby on board the Native Sun. 
Photo credit: Long Beach Sportfishing 

 

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Giant barracuda, twilight fun & an enormous basking shark

A giant basking shark—one of the world's biggest fish—was spotted cruising off the bow of the San Pedro-based sportboat Sea Anglers around 12:30 p.m. on Saturday.

“It was big,” said Capt. Mike Blue of the three-quarter-day boat Victory out of Long Beach’s Pierpoint Landing. "I am guessing somewhere between 18-25 feet."

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VIDEO: Hot bite update for So Cal and Baja on the State of the Fish Address

 

Some great things happening in Baja and Southern California as the spring bite is coming together. You'll learn about giant barracuda, white seabass, yellowtail, halibut and so much more. 

Just sit back and let Phil take you to all the HOT SPOTS so you can spend your sportfishing dollar more intelligently. 

Also, find out how you can go fishing with Phil this weekend and perhaps be the STAR of this weeks video.

Fun times and lots of great fishing in tonight's State of the Fish Address.

Click below for all the very latest. 

 

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Irvine Lake action a mixed-species delight; Crappie Classic slated for this weekend by Steve Carlson

            The all-around action at Irvine Lake couldn’t have gotten much better than it has been for the past week, reported Jimmy Getty at the Pro Shop. “We’ve had very good fishing for trout, bass, catfish, carp, and crappie”, observed Getty. “Trout are being caught all over Santiago Flats at 20 to 25 feet. Many people are getting limits in just a couple of hours. The bass fishing is still exceptional too.

               “We’ve been seeing some trout anglers breaking out the ‘old school’ methods, including the Pinched ‘Crawler on a jighead and suspended at 20 feet, and also the cast-a-bubble rigged to sink extra-slow.”      

Getty added, “Our big catfish season opener will be on Friday June 8. After the opener, summer hours will go into effect; Fridays and Saturdays until midnight, Thursday nights until 11 PM, on Mondays and Wednesdays until 4 PM, and CLOSED on Tuesdays. During catfish night-time tournaments, we will stay open until 2 AM, with the first date for that being the ‘King of the Cats’ event on June 9.”

Local guide Hubert Zimara of KFGS Service related: “We caught a bunch of nice trout just trolling for a couple of hours in the middle of the day, using 2 to 4 colors of leadcore line. Most of the fish were at Santiago Flats and mid-lake, and ranging from 1 to 3 pounds. Best lures were red/chartreuse or brook trout-color Rapala Countdown CD03’s, and silver Tasmanian Devils.”

Other trollers found good response from the trout while using red/chartreuse Rapala Ultralight Shad ULS04’s, and Jointed Rapala J05’s and J07’s in brown trout or brook trout colors. Leadcore line trollers favored the cop-car color Luhr Jensen Needlefish. 

Bass fishing continues to be phenomenally good, with largemouth in the 2 to 4-pound range responding to almost any legitimate bass-fishing technique. Fish were reported on plastics, jigs, reaction baits, Senkos, topwaters like Rapala Skitter-Walks, and jerkbaits like Rapala X-Rap XR10’s and XR12’s in shad-imitating colors in just about any rocky or brushy area.

Catfish chasers found the kitties all over in the trees at the back of Santiago Flats, in depths from 5 to 30 feet. Best baits were mackerel and shrimp for whiskerfish in the 2 to 6-pound class. Time of day did not seem to matter.

Plenty of crappie are being seen both in the flats and Boat Dock Cove. The slabs are holding at 15 to 17 feet, and white Atomic Tubes with a mealworm trailer are the top tempter. Plenty of bluegill are available in the brushy shallows, but few anglers pursued them this week.

Families with children age 12 and under did well on catfish and very large carp to 8 pounds in the Kids Lagoon, using specialty European carp techniques. The Crappie Classic tournament will take place on Saturday May 19. The one-day only “No Trout Limit” event will be June 2. Surface temperature on the main lake is 68-72 degrees, with underwater visibility rated very clear. The lake level is holding steady.  

Outstanding catches of the week at Irvine Lake included:

Dwight Hwang of Irvine, 4-6 rainbow trout on PowerBait at the west shore

James Getty of Silverado, 6-1 largemouth bass [released] on a Triple Trout at the west shore

Mitz Onizuka of Irvine, 4-8 channel catfish on shrimp at the flats

Follow Irvine Lake on Facebook, on the web at IrvineLake.net or call 714-649-9111

 

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