Since I'm new to float tubing and fishing in the bays, I thought that I'd share what I do know.
That is, fishing structure from a boat using electronics to locate the spot and see if there are fish there.
Since rockfish season reopened on March 1st., myself, my cousin Bill and last minute addition, Aquaholic38, went in search of some of those great eating, shallow water rockfish.
We headed out somewhere in the Pacific Ocean at 6:30am
And we found some willing biters along with all the Sanddabs you cared to catch.
The different species of rockfish included: Bocaccio, Honeycomb Rockfish, Flag Rockfish, Starryeye Rockfish, Greenspotted Rockfish, a short Lingcod and the most desirable, Vermillion Rockfish.
The size quality wasn't as good as it could be, but we had our rockfish limits (10 per person) by 1pm.
This was Aquaholic's first time rockfishing and he said "This is called catching and not fishing"
Good to be back out fishing for something that I plan to keep!
Eddie with a nice Starryeye
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Myself with a Vermillion Rockfish: aka Red Snapper
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Small Lingcod
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Eddie with a double of better quality Reds
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This something that I've been doing with all my catches lately: Bleed them
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So Aquaholic38 (Eddie), what do you think?
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Sorry if some of the pictures aren't that great, they are frame shots from my Gopro
I'm freezing some of the extra filets, and if I can make it, I plan to bring fish tacos to the Perris gathering later this month
That is, fishing structure from a boat using electronics to locate the spot and see if there are fish there.
Since rockfish season reopened on March 1st., myself, my cousin Bill and last minute addition, Aquaholic38, went in search of some of those great eating, shallow water rockfish.
We headed out somewhere in the Pacific Ocean at 6:30am
And we found some willing biters along with all the Sanddabs you cared to catch.
The different species of rockfish included: Bocaccio, Honeycomb Rockfish, Flag Rockfish, Starryeye Rockfish, Greenspotted Rockfish, a short Lingcod and the most desirable, Vermillion Rockfish.
The size quality wasn't as good as it could be, but we had our rockfish limits (10 per person) by 1pm.
This was Aquaholic's first time rockfishing and he said "This is called catching and not fishing"
Good to be back out fishing for something that I plan to keep!
Eddie with a nice Starryeye
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Myself with a Vermillion Rockfish: aka Red Snapper
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Small Lingcod
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Eddie with a double of better quality Reds
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This something that I've been doing with all my catches lately: Bleed them
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So Aquaholic38 (Eddie), what do you think?
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Sorry if some of the pictures aren't that great, they are frame shots from my Gopro
I'm freezing some of the extra filets, and if I can make it, I plan to bring fish tacos to the Perris gathering later this month