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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: Lakewood, Ca
Posts: 172
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Hunting Harbor 8-20-2020
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Join Date: Jun 2016
Posts: 347
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Nice day on water. Seems like those jigs are the best way to go for the bass.
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Junior
Join Date: Jun 2020
Location: Mission Viejo
Posts: 17
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what kind of jig
Hello bud, What kind of jig were you using. i have never seen the feather jig.
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Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Yucaipa, CA
Posts: 1,136
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I think he was fly fishing
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Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: Lakewood, Ca
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Yes I was Fly Fishing.
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Junior
Join Date: Jun 2020
Location: Mission Viejo
Posts: 17
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I'm glad you had an awesome fishing day. I love being on the water period. Catching fish is a bonus. I don't know anybody that catches spotties on fly's. But i have only been fishing for them for a year. I plan on coming to HH next month and give it a try. I have been fishing in Newport and Dana Point.
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#7 |
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Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Yucaipa, CA
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I see guys fly fishing in Mission Bay and San Diego Bay when ever i fish there. It's seems to be a popular way to catch spotties.
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Junior
Join Date: Jun 2020
Location: Mission Viejo
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I might have to try it out. Have you ever fly fish for spotties?
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Junior
Join Date: Jun 2020
Location: Mission Viejo
Posts: 17
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I'm kinda new to fishing for spotties. The only way that i have caught them was on the bottom because they are in the grass.
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Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Yucaipa, CA
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I haven't fly fished for spotties but I have fly fished fresh water species. I have watched some fly fishermen on Mission Bay, they were mostly catching smaller fish but it was all catch and release anyway so size didn't matter. It was the same on San Diego, they probably caught ten fish to every one I was catching on my swim bait but they were all small fish. It may have just been the day I was watching though. There isn't any reason bigger fish won't take a fly. I think the smaller streamers catch smaller fish so maybe it's they just need to be fishing bigger streamers. Most people don't eat spotties anyway, I know I've tried a couple of times and wasn't crazy about them. They tell me sand bass are better and calicos are the best. I don't see why you couldn't catch barracuda on a fly if you sight cast to them.
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Join Date: Jul 2020
Location: Huntington Beach Ca
Posts: 33
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I plan on going on Sunday out of Huntington Harbor. It will be my first trip on my outback. Any tips for targeting Halibut or Spotties. Thanks.
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#12 |
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Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: Lakewood, Ca
Posts: 172
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I have ben fly fishing for 20 years and 10 Surf fly fishing and about 6 Bay fly fishing.
You can catch any fish with steamers you catch with bait or lures. ALL the bass are on the bottom 95% of the time. I have caught 32 inch Halibut on a fly, and Bonita, WSB, Yellowtail, Calico, Spottie's, Sandies, surf perch, corbina, SNGF, Bat Rays, spot fin croacker, yellow finned croacker, and a others as well. I love it. I just can't fish 100 ft. down, 50 or 60 is my max.. Mark F. |
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Location: Yucaipa, CA
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Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: Lakewood, Ca
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The Fly line I use is 100 Ft. total length... Heavy sink tip first 30 to 35 ft. intergraded sinking/running line behind that for the rest of it.
I can cast it 50 ft and let it sink for 30 seconds while I kick my hobie in revers, letting out more line. Mark If you would like I will send photo of the lines i use. |
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www.TheKayakLaunch
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Orange County
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Hi Mark, those are some good size Spotties. Do you just troll the fly behind you on the surface usually?
Also wondering, do you feel the fish are equally distributed in the bay or is it better closer to the harbor jetties or the back side of the bay? Thanks David
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