Newport this Friday, 1-15-16
 

Hitting Newport this Friday. Launching about 6:30am from the the USCG beach.

Get 'em good, Ed!

I shall definitely try to get them :)

Ed,
where do you park for Newport. I'm going to try to make it down there.

Randy

I park in the harbor patrol/USCG parking lot. Can't park before 6am. I actually got a ticket once for it. It's on bayside. If come down jamboree and cross pch it's the next street. Turn left and go about 3/4 of a mile. The parking lot is on the right. Hope you can make it.

Make sure you bring your wheels.

I've only gone to Newport targeting rock fish, but since seasons closed what are you targeting?

Spotties.

Gotcha

How'd it go Ed? Thinking about launching tomorrow but it's a bit cool for me.

Cold, windy, and skunky. First skunk in a while. Only short bites. Once the drizzle started I was over it.

Ugh. Looks like I'll pass this weekend. Thanks for the report.

I might take the wife and catch some mackerel by the bait barge, they are fun to catch on light tackle if you can keep the dogs away and I have a recipe I want to try.

Sunday is probably the day. Supposed to be warmer with some sun.

Have fun. Btw I met you on the water a few months ago coming into NPH. I was in an orange Malibu and we chatted for a bit.

I'm so jealous of you guys and your harbor launches. Would be nice to have a dry launch for once.

Yeah, it's cool. If I had to surf launch, I'd flip and loose everything even if everything has its lease!

were you coming in from rock fishing that day?

I second that, Ed.

I went out this evening, despite having read your report. Launched at 4pm to some wind.

Short-bite city! I can't even count how many short bites I had. Nothing wanted to stick.

Landed only a small sandie and a small spottie.

Water was right around 60°F.

Headed back in at 8pm.

Wow, rough day. At least I was catching some smalls yesterday at Mission Bay. I think the mistake I made with halibut was not finding sandy bottoms. I need a better ff so I can tell what kind of bottom I'm on. I know I was in a lot of grass in some places yesterday but I must have been close to get two squid cut in half, I'm guessing that was halibut short biting.