The 3 Mo's Attack Isle Grissom On Sat 12-22-2018

RECON MISSION At ISLE GRISSOM, Sat 12-22-2018.
This was my 66th Float Tube session for the 2018 Season.

I always like to take a few minutes before each session to calm my thoughts and to remember to give thanks, for being so BLESSED for having such good health and for this opportunity of being here today ... enjoying the water, all of it's abundance and to take-in the breath taking sunrise of each morning's session .... amen!
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The weather was cold, damp and the sky's were a dense fog, the air was a chilly 58 degrees on the water and it eventually warmed-up to a brisk 62 degrees by 12:00 hrs with lots of clouds, the water conditions were experiencing an IC and then an OG tide and the fishing on the other hand was very tough all day long! ... we fished along the jetty walls, the flats, the boat docks and then outside the jetty wall and we also circumnavigated Isle Grissom because they were not on the chew! ... but we were still able to find a few of them that would come out and play! 

I had a great time fishing with Enrique and Robert today and I look forward to our next session men!
PS ... Enrique landed a HUGE TOAD of a Sandy today! WTG Brotha!  

Introducing The 3 Mo-Brotha's:

Extreme-MO a.k.a. SP Dan
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Maxa-MO a.k.a. GT
GT's fish count: 9 fish today. (3) short Sandy's, (3) short Spotty's, (1) Mackerel and (1) Lizard Fish.
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and Mighty-MO a.k.a. Enrique
Enrique's fish count: 3 fish today. (3) Sandy's, best was a 20"+ LEGAL approx 4+ pounds!!
Enrique definitely had the "fish of the day" and his new PB!
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Location: Cherry Beach and Isle Grissom (Long Beach)
Duration: 06:00 hrs until 11:30 hrs (5.5 hrs)
Sun Rise: 06:54 hrs,
Sun Set: 16:48 hrs, the days should start getting a bit longer as each new day arrives.
Personal Attire: board shorts
Moon Phase: Full Moon
Gray Light: 06:00 hrs, except we never saw the sun until 12:00 hrs. always behind the fog or dence clouds.  
Tidal Conditions: KING TIDE 06:00 hrs 5.6 ft, 07:00 hrs 6.6 ft, 08:09 HT hrs 7.1 ft, 09:00 6.8 ft, 10:00 5.8 ft, 11:00 hrs 4.2 ft , 12:00 hrs 2.4 ft ... 15:23 hrs LT -1.5 ft ... etc
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Air temperatures during session: clear sky's with temps from 58 deg to 62 deg.
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Water temperatures:  58 deg
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Fish Finder used: Deeper Pro +
Wind: 06:00 hrs 2 mph SE, 12:00 hrs 2 mph S.
Water clarity: translucent green
Large Leaf Kelp Beds: a few kelp stocks here and there and healthy to report
Water Visibility: 7 - 8 ft
Tidal Coefficient: Rising ... (CE) 96 in the morning, this is a still a higher average considered a stable rate.
iSolunar Prediction: Minor Period: 05:57 hrs until 07:27 hrs.
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Sea Dogs: 2 to report
Dolphin: none to report
Pelagic Bird Activity: minimal to report
Bait Presence: some smaller schools of 1" to 4" shiners were being chased out of the water by the larger fish.
Distance kicked: 2.07 miles
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Calories Burnt: 660 calories, if walking.
Tackle Used: 1/4oz Sardine Green/Silver & White Shad, 3/8oz Mint colored HUB's, Drop/Shot w/ 4" Gulp Minnow

SP Dan's fish count this morning: 25-fish today, 8-species, the "Bass Trifecta" and one legal to report today.

(1) short Calico, best 13"
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(14) Sandy's, best 14 1/2" LEGAL
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(2) short Spotty's, best 11"
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(1) short Halibut 9 1/4"
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(1) Jack Smelt 13 "
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(3) Greenback Mackerel, best 10"
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(3) YFC, best 9 3/4"
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(1) Lizard Fish (doesn't count, couldn't control it and no pic)

Note: All legals shown, but just one pic of each species landed if short and all fish were quickly CPR'd.

PLEASE ... always leave it cleaner than you found it!
So please grab a hand-full and Pitch-In!!

Thank you for taking the time to check out today's fish report!
Tight lines!  

 SP Dan     <"))>< MERRY FISHMAS!

That was a extremely informative report Dan! Thanks for the documentation and the pointers on the fish.

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Looks like a great spot guys

Looks like a chilly morning out. Plenty of friends and good action.

Thanks for sharing.

I'd say that it's a great spot to hold this year's Annual FTFF "Fish and Burn" Gathering, on 12-31-2018.
Lots of parking and lots of fishing room for all!
Just my two centavos!  

SP Dan     <"))><

That little island looks amazing to fish around. Great job all! Missed you today!

Enrique wrote:That was a extremely informative report Dan! Thanks for the documentation and the pointers on the fish.

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Thanx Enrique,

Just the facts son ... just the facts!
I had a great time exploring a new area and fishing with a couple of good guys as well!

SP Dan <"))><

jeffcpr wrote:Looks like a great spot guys

It's actually a great spot ... I hope that you will like it as well!

SP Dan <"))><

Jerdon wrote:Looks like a chilly morning out. Plenty of friends and good action.

Thanks for sharing.

Hi ya Jerdon,
I bundled up with a long sleeve thermal, a long sleeve T-shirt, a short sleeve T-shirt, a light-weight water-proof wind-breaker jacket ... and of course  ... board shorts.
It was a fun time!

SP Dan     <"))><

Alakai wrote:That little island looks amazing to fish around. Great job all! Missed you today!

The entire area offers-up a lot of different structure and water depths in a relatively small area.

SP Dan <"))><

FYI Jeff,
Jan; the guy that I was fishing with today, got too close (fishing) to a boat that the owner was on and the owner started blowing an air horn and yelling at Jan .... "fishing wasn't allowed in the harbor."
The owner of the boat also called the Coast Guard Station to report people (us) fishing in the Marina adjacent Island Grissom.
The Coast Guard boat came right out (less than 10-minutes), pulled up to us and informed us that fishing was not allowed in the marina area.

So, fish at your own risk people.

SP Dan <"))><

that's good info, especially about the marina area. wish I could've joined you guys but things didn't line up for me. how did the mini break wall look?

Oh damn that sucks. Seems like there should have been some signs or something up if fishing is not allowed

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kin wrote:that's good info, especially about the marina area. wish I could've joined you guys but things didn't line up for me. how did the mini break wall look?

Hey Kin,
Well ... it was King Tide as you know and only about 4 ft of it was above the water line ... but we did manage to land a few fish from the jetty today. It wasn't the best fish spot there today.

Great outing but damn that sucks, can't fish the Marina then?

I think it was more about trying to keep the peace.  When I spoke with Dan it sounded like the CG was really just trying to appease the person that was the loudest.
I think it is a good idea to stay out out the marina for now but there really is no law that keeps us from fishing any waters.  We just need to remeber we need to respect people out on the water even when people are not really respecting us we need to try to kill the with kindness.

oooof, I don't take kindly to that crap. For the good of the whole though, guess I should respect that wish of yours.

I don't think we should allow anyone to walk all over us but just try to play nice.

The 3 MO's.........clue me in Dan, what's MO....but I do like the name Maxa MO GT......so you got harassed by a boat setter

I had a great time with you guys, fishing in the fog, daytime Ninja fishing. Sorry I had to get out early, my ole bones can't handle board shorts in 58 degree H20..........GT

GT wrote:The 3 MO's.........clue me in Dan, what's MO....but I do like the name Maxa MO GT......so you got harassed by a boat setter

I had a great time with you guys, fishing in the fog, daytime Ninja fishing. Sorry I had to get out early, my ole bones can't handle board shorts in 58 degree H20..........GT

Well ... I'm glad that you made the effort GT!
It was good fishing with you again my friend.

SP Dan <"))><