Nice variety and cool to see some gaff worthy bonito still out biting. Maybe he thought the name was an invite to join in curmudgeonliness.

It is pretty hilarious that you would rather just let a fish get off than let them see you catch it.

Real nice cat, good looking one.

Another day in the Prehistoric Joints forum...hope the best with whatever you do! Timmy's idea sounds pretty dang clever.

Sounds like good hooping no matter where you go. I can see the round rays being a real pita.

Quote from: Latimeria on January 16, 2026, 09:53:04 AMThe crows and I have an agreement in place....

I almost wanna say I'm surprised, but I'm not.

All that sounds awesome. You might almost tempt me into all the socal bug drama with these meal posts.

Solid day at the puddles! Do you know the weight on the big rainbow?

I was at my friend's apartment today in Mira Mesa and only realized once I got there that he's a couple minutes away from Lake Miramar. I will have to visit again under a different pretense in the near future, if it's any good anyway.

You really filled that thing out!

Wind looks like it's gonna rip tonight. Glad we got all that rain to so we don't have another perfect storm like last year.

Solid trout hugging adventure!

V quick report.

Planned last night to fish Newport pre-dawn drifting medium-heavy gear, but couldn't sleep all night so bailed on the early rise, got out around 0900. Didn't look rainy out so I wore shorts instead of neoprene pants. Got to the beach and realized the neoprene would have been the play. Brought an 11' rod to throw 1.5oz c-rig with whole squid, with the aim of walking with the current.

Swell was around 3', wind was around 5mph from the south. 0900 was a 7' high tide so I was fishing the top of the outgoing.

Overall I got one short bite, not much life, but the water looked really good. Not much junk in the wash, water color was great, some good milky spots.

I had a wildly frustrating year of fishing in 2025 without a boat. I'm so convinced there are no fish in this county that I want to move somewhere south of Carlsbad the minute Alicia graduates nursing school. But since that's still a couple years out, I'm going to keep challenging myself around here.

Just a few simple goals to help me get out:
1. 52 trips
2. 365 fish
3. 1 new species
4. OC striper
5. local trout (one within 5 miles of my house, 3 potential lakes)

I'm probably gonna wait one more year before the next boat, although if a killer deal comes up I may swoop on it.

Anything come to mind for ya'll? Is this the year for pontoon part 2 for Timmy?

Decent trip! I'm sure he wouldn't have minded if you called the old guy an intolerable raisin.

I suppose I should head to one of the better stocked lakes in north county to prove my skunks are a result of Mile Square Park and not skill.

Nice trip! Interesting to get that mako flurry going. Happy new year!

Nice! Some funky stuff going on with a couple of those but overall very successful outings.

Another killer rockfish report from you! Some good quality as always and that ling is a really nice kicker.