4/4 Long Beach breakwall - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

GregAndrew · 04-04-2009, 05:28 PM

Short version: caught about 15 small to maybe 15 inch Calicos, tons of Sandbastages from bait size to 14 or 15 inches, a decent size perch?, and some other little bass type fish? In the water about 6:15 and out by 1:00. All but some of the smaller Turds wer caught outside.
Long version:
By the weather reports at 8:00 last night, it looked like a great day to be on the water. Winds were supposed to die down by 4 am to 5 mph or less through 1 pm (Not). got to the Claremont St. catamaran launch at 5:30 to winds of at least 10mph that only let up for about an hour and a half through 1 pm (Doh). We went out anyway and it was sloppy and choppy but the wind was at our backs for the paddle out. Headed straight for the outside of the wall, and as it happens, the wind was blowing us at about a 45 degree angle up the wall. So with just a few paddles every once in a while we were able to work the rocks pretty easily. Here are my best Calico, Sandbass and the other 2 fish. i would appreciate a little help identifying the last 2. All fish were CPRd.

Iceman · 04-04-2009, 05:53 PM

last one is a johnny bass (rockfish) third one looks like a peacock bass...........or maybe a snook.

I wanna fish the wall!

GregAndrew · 04-04-2009, 07:37 PM

I was thinkin johnnybass or baby boccocio (sp). on the last one. never thought of snook for the other one though lol. I was hopin it was a tarpon, cus I never caught 1 of those before.

GregAndrew · 04-04-2009, 09:34 PM

I have been corrected, the first one is a Rubberlip Seaperch (not a tarpon nor a snook lol). The second is a Grass Rockfish distinguished by the black spots or splotches. is it just me, or is there too damn many rockfish that look almost exactly the same? maybe we should just call em red ones and brown ones?

GregAndrew · 04-05-2009, 05:26 PM

Doh. The last one is a Brown Rockfish. Still not sure bout the Perch. But pretty sure it is not a Rubberlip Seaperch. Back to square two I guess.

04-04-2009, 05:28 PM	#1
GregAndrew Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 2,384	4/4 Long Beach breakwall Short version: caught about 15 small to maybe 15 inch Calicos, tons of Sandbastages from bait size to 14 or 15 inches, a decent size perch?, and some other little bass type fish? In the water about 6:15 and out by 1:00. All but some of the smaller Turds wer caught outside. Long version: By the weather reports at 8:00 last night, it looked like a great day to be on the water. Winds were supposed to die down by 4 am to 5 mph or less through 1 pm (Not). got to the Claremont St. catamaran launch at 5:30 to winds of at least 10mph that only let up for about an hour and a half through 1 pm (Doh). We went out anyway and it was sloppy and choppy but the wind was at our backs for the paddle out. Headed straight for the outside of the wall, and as it happens, the wind was blowing us at about a 45 degree angle up the wall. So with just a few paddles every once in a while we were able to work the rocks pretty easily. Here are my best Calico, Sandbass and the other 2 fish. i would appreciate a little help identifying the last 2. All fish were CPRd.

04-04-2009, 05:53 PM	#2
Iceman Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: 1-2 miles off the point Posts: 6,948	last one is a johnny bass (rockfish) third one looks like a peacock bass...........or maybe a snook. I wanna fish the wall! __________________

04-04-2009, 07:37 PM	#3
GregAndrew Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 2,384	I was thinkin johnnybass or baby boccocio (sp). on the last one. never thought of snook for the other one though lol. I was hopin it was a tarpon, cus I never caught 1 of those before.

04-04-2009, 09:34 PM	#4
GregAndrew Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 2,384	I have been corrected, the first one is a Rubberlip Seaperch (not a tarpon nor a snook lol). The second is a Grass Rockfish distinguished by the black spots or splotches. is it just me, or is there too damn many rockfish that look almost exactly the same? maybe we should just call em red ones and brown ones?

04-05-2009, 05:26 PM	#5
GregAndrew Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 2,384	Doh. The last one is a Brown Rockfish. Still not sure bout the Perch. But pretty sure it is not a Rubberlip Seaperch. Back to square two I guess.