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In my quest for float tube fishing launch spots, I came across a mention of [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] and decided to give it a try. Homework fishing.
I rolled in early one Saturday morning and found a nice little family park with free parking and restrooms and access to the water on both sides of the little peninsula it's on. I launched off the park beach and headed with the incoming tide deeper into the harbor.
The tidal drift was mixed, with the sides of the channel often eddying backwards from the center of the channel and most of the action I got wasn't from the docks themselves but from the edges of the tidal eddy currents a little further out.
It reminded me of reading a trout stream; you look for places that give the fish the best return on effort. In this case, by cruising in the sweet spot between two opposing currents, the fish are able to get maximum coverage with minimum effort. The opposing currents ended up being the "structure."
I fished from 6:30 am to noon. Lots of leaves and braches and trash in the water from recent rains.
3 in big hammers on 1/4 oz hammerheads in different colors. The pacific 'chovy produced the best. I also got a couple of good bites and one short on the sleeper rod dropshot with a white zoom fluke.
Caught five spotties total with one tournament qualifier.
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I also saw these two boats parked side by side and thought it was a good chuckle. Different hobbies.
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This was my first time out at Huntington Harbor and I will be trying all of its launch spots, but Seabridge Park definitely qualifies as one to keep on the list.
As always, Happy Float Tube Fishing!
I rolled in early one Saturday morning and found a nice little family park with free parking and restrooms and access to the water on both sides of the little peninsula it's on. I launched off the park beach and headed with the incoming tide deeper into the harbor.
The tidal drift was mixed, with the sides of the channel often eddying backwards from the center of the channel and most of the action I got wasn't from the docks themselves but from the edges of the tidal eddy currents a little further out.
It reminded me of reading a trout stream; you look for places that give the fish the best return on effort. In this case, by cruising in the sweet spot between two opposing currents, the fish are able to get maximum coverage with minimum effort. The opposing currents ended up being the "structure."
I fished from 6:30 am to noon. Lots of leaves and braches and trash in the water from recent rains.
3 in big hammers on 1/4 oz hammerheads in different colors. The pacific 'chovy produced the best. I also got a couple of good bites and one short on the sleeper rod dropshot with a white zoom fluke.
Caught five spotties total with one tournament qualifier.
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
I also saw these two boats parked side by side and thought it was a good chuckle. Different hobbies.
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
This was my first time out at Huntington Harbor and I will be trying all of its launch spots, but Seabridge Park definitely qualifies as one to keep on the list.
As always, Happy Float Tube Fishing!
