San Diego & SoCal Fishing Forums

Yeah, it's been a grind out there!

I will echo the others in that everyone I talked to on the water got 2 or less (bass). I put in a lot of cold, shivering hours this particular day to only net a couple, though they were quality.

Got one on a spinnerbait and one on a small crank. Neither bite ...

I hear you Moose.
I have learned to try to be more lenient when a guy with his family for example, are in rental boat and have no clue that when
they come close to where I am fishing or cut between me and the shoreline. Not fun, but I guess most do not really know any
better and are just out to ...

Basically says optimal harvest varies by water, but generally there's nothing wrong with keeping 12 to 14 inch bass within the limits, especially if they seem underfed / malnourished. Go easy on those guys putting a few of those average bass on their stringers because they're probably helping the ...

Bass taste like dirt

Moose wrote: Wed Feb 21, 2024 7:30 am Is it a Ranger, Skeeter, or Triton?

Even I want to know the answer to that question.

Is this it?????

Old debate.🤔 I personally love bass fillets when cooked right. However, I am lazy about cleaning them and disposing of the guts etc.🙄 and One too many times with eggs.😁🤫 And I have a rule, no bass over 3lbs leaves the water, their home!😁 I'm pretty sure most bass over 3lbs has been caught before ...

Float tubers are safe, I had one of the 1st ones out here in SD back in the early 80’s and fished the SD River, Barrett, and all over both bays, throughout my teenage years (back when they were called belly boats) and had a blast doing so! Forced me to learn patience and how to work an area ...

Well our boat rental plans bombed, so chose to spend an hour on a pier looking for what is different from last week.
Last week:
Water level lowest I've seen in 15-years.
Through clear water to about 15', nothing looked attractive at all.
Skunked.
Crappy trout fishing as the scheduled plant could not ...

"Who is managing the fish populations?"
Bass are cockroaches, they never need stocking. The only managing needed is the harvest of a lot of fish if a water tank levels remain constant for a few years in a row.

"if we convince people to take more bass home, what happens when the Water Authority ...

Lots of boats out today, probably tomorrow as well, pre fishing for the Angler's Marine tournament on Saturday. Got there earlier than usual today and ended up at the end of the second line of boats. Haven’t seen more than 5 or 6 boats in line the last few weeks.

Being that far back, I was shocked ...

In Britain, carp fishing is usually catch and release. From https://carpfisher.co.uk/carp-fishing-legislation-and-regulations/#:~:text=Catch%20and%20Release%20Requirements&text=Anglers%20are%20expected%20to%20return,certain%20non%2Dnative%20carp%20strains. : "However, it is essential to be aware of ...

"The Japanese government considers black bass a nuisance species. On Lake Biwa, which could be called Japan's Lake Champlain (165,000 acres, max depth 340 feet), anglers aren't permitted to release largemouth bass. All must be kept and killed. And authorities began an extirpation and hazing program ...

Here are von Bertalanffy Growth Curves of LMB from Sutherland using data collected in the early 1960's (LaFaunce et al 1964), most of the 1980's (Bottroff 1987) and in 2015 (OEHHA data 2016). The biggest variable from the early 1960's to now is the difference in exploitation (harvest) of LMB and how ...

2 factors at play in any body of water when talking about the size or growth rate of fish. first is how much bio-mass a place can hold, not just about volume of water but quality of the water, vegetation, structure, forage etc. the second is the number of fish in the system, that includes all fish ...

Had an awesome multi-species day BFS fishing at lake Murray. Ended up with 13 Bass and two Trout. I was throwing mini Ned rigs, and tiny jigs with TRD Crawz trailers. Most of the bass were in the 2 pound range with one over 3, and another close to 4 lbs. I have to admit, BFS has rapidly become my ...

Great job out there again and always fun to see and chat with you. Those small baits and BFS fishing are sure
playing off. It was funny as I told my buddy Curt in the other boat on how I have not caught a bass over that
structure near the point entering San Carlos arm for a while and then watched ...

I followed your lead and nailed this one plus 6 Clones on a 1/16 oz. Jighead and 4 inch Sluggo. 7 pounds 12 oz. Took me around the boat twice, jumped 4 hair raising times and had two drag screaming runs on six pound test.

Hit a lake for the first bass fishing since mid November. It wasn't an epic bite, or even a steady bite, but I was rewarded with one nice one, going 4lbs-12oz on the digital. It bit a pumpkin/purple jig with a pumpkin/purple Power craw pinned on. I must give props to Pourboy for that color ...

Beautiful fish!

I can second your sunscreen advice. I’ve had several spots of skin cancer removed over the years so it’s sunscreen and gaiters for me. Wish like hell I could wear long sleeves all day but I get too damn hot.

Have a bullet sized dent in my head because of a spot that was removed ...

What, no sterie strips? 8 Cancer removals for me. All Basel and Squamous cell. Go ahead and wear the sunscreen, but it probably won't do any good.

That is a nice fish!!! Have not seen one like, myself, in way too long! This year!


That bass beat any I caught last year. This year will be a ...