Santa Monica Pier 2-17-08 W/photos

[amskater]

My Gf And Me went out to the Santa Monica Pier Last night around 11pm. We were fishing with cut squid strips. On my first cast I caught this fish
http://img238.imageshack.us/img238/1807/myfirstone1gv3.jpg
http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/9590/myfirstonevc0.jpg
Im not too sure as to kind of fish it was though seemed to be a pretty good size. Then on my gfs second cast she caught one too
http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/5035/adifishnu1.jpg
After that I got a couple dink YFC around 1am we decided to call it a night and go home. Forgot to mention some F&G guys were there last night stopping to talk to everyone fishing and checking there catches

[pierrebear]

Those fish you caught are either smelt or jacksmelt which can get pretty good size in the winter time. Also, If you're really jonesin' for some fish, these little guys are quite tasty. congrats on avoiding the skunk.

[BakoBassin]

Yes, jacksmelt.

[one_leg]

Smelt Roe is delicious.

Thanks for the report.

O_L

[amskater]

no prob and thanks for the help IDing the fish

[ZenDragon]

Jacksmelt are great tasting, firm white meat. Try it with Ponzu sauce, citrus/soysauce mix, put this on all your fish dishes... :thumb:

ZenDragon

[calico killer kevin]

Dang, those smelts are pretty big! Good job!


Calico Killer Kevin

[jonshibata]

Ummm... I don't think I'd try eating them...

He who smelt it, dealt it...

[victor101]

NICE! Ive seen some big smelt come up on that pier. Last year i saw some guy pull up a 24 incher on a squid sabiki.

[TEAM CASTIN]

is that a croaker

[one_leg]

Jacksmelts are not croakers.

They are members of the silversides family.

[TShaffer]

jack smelt something stanky..... joke on my daughters

[CoffeaRobusta]

That's either a jacksmelt or a topsmelt. They are both fish in the silversides family. Grunion are in the same family too but they don't get as big. In topsmelt the back edge of the first dorsal fin is just above the anal fin. In jacksmelt the back edge of the first dorsal is in front of the dorsal fin. I think topsmelt tend to have a few pale yellow dots on them too.

http://www.mexfish.com/fish/jsmelt/jsmelt.htm

http://www.mexfish.com/fish/tsmelt/tsmelt.htm

[FISH_HUNTER]

HEY AMSKATER I LIKE YOUR GLOVES LOL:lol: J/K
GLAD YOU AND YOUR GIRL GOT SOMETHING TO TUG THE LINE.