Bait at the Pier

[DESTROYER]

Just wondering if anyone know if there has been bait at Scripps Pier?

[ratdog]

Not sure about at the pier, but there was lots of bait outside the reserve and just about everywhere else this morning.

[DESTROYER]

Thank you.

[tacmik]

What! Is the Destroyer coming back to yak fishing. If so. What a glorious day it is. Time to get out of that stink pot and do some real fishing.

[DESTROYER]

Not going to find me in a kayak. Just thought some of my old brothers could help me out. We are fishing the YT Shootout and was hoping that bait could still be made at the pier. It's been so long that I don't even know if there is a light on the pier anymore

[tacmik]

Best of luck to ya.

[YakDout]

Tip the hooks with squid, troll the sabiki. Meter around. Come on now. Destroy some bait, Destroyer.

[Mr. NiceGuy]

Originally Posted by DESTROYER

That's awesome! Making bait isn't the problem, it's making bait in the dark before the sun comes up that's the problem.

Just do it. Report back.

Why Scripps Pier? I'm curious. Seems night fishing would be better in other directions?

I went there during the last grunion run to fish off Blacks Beach. There was bait on my way there past the pier. Enough not to have to linger. Doesn't mean there will be tomorrow. If I'm organized, I prefer first light so I can see what I'm doing. Looking for halibut near the breakers in the dark appeals to me even less.

Ergo, disregard

PS: Grunion are scheduled to run again starting tomorrow night, Saturday 24th, for 4 nights. Luckycraft 110 on a Carolina rig might pass for a grunion, right?
If that's what you're thinking, it might be worth taking as a backup.

[Mahigeer]

I think you can only fish the north side of the pier from kayak or boat.

I caught a lot of mackerel last week, at the San Clemente pier.

I even saw today mackerel in Santa Barbra.

Thus, I think, there should be mackerel most of the coast to Southern California.