Seal Beach Pier - Corbina

[shawny]

First of all, hello everybody! My first post on BWE...been reading up on this awesome forum a lot recently - BWE is such a great resource and community. So, I'm an avid pier and surf fisherman, but not a kayak fisherman just yet..but hoping to get there soon with the help of BWE I'll be studying/working in LJ the next few years so hopefully my close location to the LJ kelp will motivate me to start yakkin!

Went fishing two days ago at Seal Beach Pier with some out-of-town friends visiting SoCal. I've actually never been fishing at SB Pier.. usually prefer Huntington Beach pier fishing, where the barred/walleye surfperch and yellowfin croakers are plenty. SB Pier was a shot in the dark. My buddies and I decided to bike to Seal Beach Pier from where I live (about a 10 mile ride) with fishing poles collapsed and strapped on our backpacks. Was a great ride!

No dice with the Berkeley saltwater sandworms. Mussels worked much better. It was around low tide, and the corbina came out to feed. I've got to say...I had 0 faith in Seal Beach Pier and expected nothing. But lo and behold, we look down into the water and see a group of 3 corbina swimming super close to the surface. Five minutes later, a group of 6 corbina. Soon after, a group of 12 corbina. Nuts!

It was a pretty good day, considering we all expected to get our excitement from the bike ride and not the fishing. Cheers!

PS: Anybody whose tried California Corbina know how it tastes in comparison to WSB? Never tried WSB before But I heard Corbina and WSB are closely related Croakers, so just wondering if they taste similarly!

PPS: If anybody needs any tips pier fishing or surf fishing, feel free to ask me! I'm more than happy to help.