LAH Sun 12-8-2019, Between The Rains

Los Angeles Harbor (LAH) Sun 12-08-2019.  
I always like to take a few minutes before each session starts ... to calm my thoughts and to remember to give thanks to HIM![You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
For having received the blessing of good health and for this opportunity to be here today ... to be able to enjoy the water, with all of it's abundance and to take-in the breath taking sunrise of each new session .... amen![You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

Location: Los Angeles Harbor (LAH) My 91st session.

Duration: 07:00 hrs until 11:00 hrs (4 hrs)
Sun Rise: 06:44 hrs
Sun Set: 16:43 hrs, the hours of light are now shorter and shorter. [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous, just 3-days before the Full Moon phase.
Gray Light: approx 06:00 hrs
Tidal Conditions: 06:31 hrs HT 5.7 ft, 07:00 hrs 5.6 ft, 08:00 hrs  5.1 ft, 09:00 hrs 4.2 ft, 10:00 hrs 3.0 ft, 11:00 hrs 2.2 ft ... etc.
Air temperatures during session: cloudy and pleasant with temps ranging from 60 deg to 66 deg and then back down to 63 deg.
Water temperatures: 61 deg at the water's surface.
Wind: 07:00 hrs 1 mph W, by 11:00 hrs the wind picked up to 6-7 mph WSW.
Water clarity: translucent green.
Large Leaf Kelp Beds: a little to report
Water Visibility: 3 ft-5 ft open water, 6-7 ft along the shorelines.
Tidal Coefficient: (CE) 66 in the morning, this is average and considered a stable rate.
iSolunar Prediction: Major Period from: 07:34 hrs until 10:34 hrs. 
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A better bite today. The bottom line is .... I'd still rather be on the water hoping to find the fish and catching nothing than to be at home sitting on the couch watching TV ... any day! [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
Sea Dogs: (3) three to report
Dolphin: (0) none to report
Sharks: (0) none to report
Whales: (0) none to report
Sea Turtles: (0) none to report
Pelagic Bird Activity: quite a gathering of diving birds to report.
Bait Presence: some bait presence with predator fish chasing them and making them jump out of the water during the chase!
Distance kicked: 1.512 miles
Calories Burnt: 512 calories, if were walking fast. 
Personal Attire: board shorts
Fish-Finder used: Deeper Pro +, not used today
Model of Float Tube: Cumberland with DIY rod rack and hard-top lap-tray.
Type of fins used: Force Fins with fin-leash's.
Wader Skins: I wear Wader Skins- Leggings, but not worn today.
Tackle Used: For casting: 1/4oz Sardine Green/Silver colored HUB's and a 1/4oz NED rig w/ a BIG TRD The Deal color. For trolling: 5/8oz Sardine Green/Silver colored HUB's.

SP Dan's fish count this morning: 17-fish, 4-species, the Bass Trifecta and 0-legals to report today.
(1) short Calico, 8 3/4"[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
(8) short Spotty's, best was a 13"[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
(7) Sandy's, best was a 12"[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

(1) Sculpin fish, 12 3/4" a.k.a. "Scorpian fish"[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

Note: All legals (if any) are shown and just one pic of each species landed if short and all fish are quickly CPR'd (ASAP).
PLEASE .... remember to be respectful to the boat owners and their property.
PLEASE ... remember to leave it cleaner than you found it!
So please help out and grab a BIG hand-full and Pitch-In!! [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] After all ... we are the keepers of our fisheries![You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
Thank you for taking the time to check out today's fish report!

Tight lines everyone!

SP Dan     <"))><

WTG Dan,

You have a good run going this year and I enjoy seeing this reports. Enjoying the scorpion fish as well.

Thanks for sharing

Nice job out there and that sculpin is a beast.

Hey Dan,

Glad you made it out!

I fished on the Long Beach side, due East of your AO.

I flicked some flies for an hour in the morning before work, and for half an hour after sunset after work.

Seems like the evening bite has been better then the morning!  One legal Calico for the 1 hour am session and 5 mostly legal calicos for the 30 min pm session.  

All on orange/red Clouser deep minnow.

LA/LB Harbors have pretty decent conditions despite the rain.

ABay and HH get a little funky with all the run-off!

Love that you clean up what you see we all need to start doing this thanks for the report.

NIce session and great report Dan.

Jerdon wrote:WTG Dan,

You have a good run going this year and I enjoy seeing this reports. Enjoying the scorpion fish as well.

Thanks for sharing

Hi ya Jerdon,

I'm on a personal mission to get as close to 100 session as I can this season. Color me silly!

I believe that the Sculpin fish is one of the most beautiful fish in our ocean with it's perfect camouflage to ambush all of it's prey along with it's powerfully painful venom to ward off all it's predators and some of the careless anglers as well.

Thru painful past experiences, I still handle these magnificent creatures but with the utmost caution and with complete respect.

SP Dan      <"))><

steve-aka-fishy wrote:Nice job out there and that sculpin is a beast.

Thanx for chiming-in steve-aka-fishy,

The larger models are awesome to handle and to photograph as well. I give these magnificent creatures lots of respect while handling them!

SP Dan      <"))><

KrazyFish wrote:Hey Dan,

Glad you made it out!

I fished on the Long Beach side, due East of your AO.

I flicked some flies for an hour in the morning before work, and for half an hour after sunset after work.

Seems like the evening bite has been better then the morning!  One legal Calico for the 1 hour am session and 5 mostly legal calicos for the 30 min pm session.  

All on orange/red Clouser deep minnow.

LA/LB Harbors have pretty decent conditions despite the rain.

ABay and HH get a little funky with all the run-off!

Hey there KrazyFish,

I don't flyfish but that's no excuse for why we shouldn't hook-up for a few sessions somewhere sometime soon!

By the way .... that was some pretty good catching that you did the other day at LAB Sir!

I found that all of the storm drains near our Harbors and Bays all discharge directly into the waters that we fish ... FUNKY, but that is what they were designed to do way back when!

SP Dan       <"))><

jeffcpr wrote:Love that you clean up what you see we all need to start doing this thanks for the report.

Hi ya Jeff,

I'm hoping that I will be a "Trend Setter" and that I can convince all of our FTFF members to join me ... in protecting our pelagic birds, pelagic fish, inner harbor fish and our fisheries for all of our future anglers to enjoy.

SP Dan      <"))><

TobyB wrote:NIce session and great report Dan.

Thanx Toby,

I always appreciate your positive input and support Sir!

It took you a while to convince me but you have now made a true believer out of me with the NED rigs.
I fished it for a solid 2.5 hours last Sun morn and I luved how the fish responded to it!
My Z-Man Big TRD was 4" long and I was missing a lot of strikes and so now I am reducing it down to a 2.75" Z-Man TRD. That should do it! I can't wait to put it to the test!

SP Dan      <"))><

Nice Trifecta with a Thorn thrown in the mix! Great to read a fun report!

volcomsurfrider wrote:Nice Trifecta with a Thorn thrown in the mix! Great to read a fun report!

Thanks volcumsurfrider,

Sometimes these wintery months make me work a little bit harder but they are also really rewarding when it happens!

I found it interesting that you referred to the Sculpin as a thorn! Ha ha ha! I like that!
What a great name for a fish that you would think that if you were to prick your finger on it  .... that it was a poisonous thorn that got ya! lol

SP Dan