CoffeaRobusta
03-24-2008, 06:22 AM
Oh yeah! Hit up Seal Beach on Saturday night. Got there right at 10:30 and the grunion were running full swing. Our first view of them was easily 300 doing their thing on the sand.
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c118/AtomicWildBill/Fishing%20pics/grunionupclose.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c118/AtomicWildBill/Fishing%20pics/grunionsealbeach.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c118/AtomicWildBill/Fishing%20pics/grunionclose.jpg
Snagged a few to toss out as live bait, hoping to hit a Halibut. The first one I hooked on got its revenge as it released milt on down my arm. Dang it! Wasn't sure if I was getting hits or not with the little silver fishy yanking and pulling. I think I need to use the smaller grunion next time. Moved down the beach a little and cast out again. By this time my first grunion wasn't live bait anymore but I got hit almost immediately after casting out. Nice fight but I could tell it wans't a monster Halibut. It was a decent sized YFC! Let him go to fight anther day.
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c118/AtomicWildBill/Fishing%20pics/Yellowfin.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c118/AtomicWildBill/Fishing%20pics/kisstheyfc.jpg
Kept fishing between there and my orginal location, while the GF stayed in the thick of the grunion snapping photos. Manged two other fish a thornback and a round stingray. Man I never know if it's a plastic bag or a fish when I catch one of those rays.
The grunion kept running until 1:00 AM and were still doing their thig when we left. All in all a nice night.
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c118/AtomicWildBill/Fishing%20pics/thornbacksb.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c118/AtomicWildBill/Fishing%20pics/grunionupclose.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c118/AtomicWildBill/Fishing%20pics/grunionsealbeach.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c118/AtomicWildBill/Fishing%20pics/grunionclose.jpg
Snagged a few to toss out as live bait, hoping to hit a Halibut. The first one I hooked on got its revenge as it released milt on down my arm. Dang it! Wasn't sure if I was getting hits or not with the little silver fishy yanking and pulling. I think I need to use the smaller grunion next time. Moved down the beach a little and cast out again. By this time my first grunion wasn't live bait anymore but I got hit almost immediately after casting out. Nice fight but I could tell it wans't a monster Halibut. It was a decent sized YFC! Let him go to fight anther day.
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c118/AtomicWildBill/Fishing%20pics/Yellowfin.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c118/AtomicWildBill/Fishing%20pics/kisstheyfc.jpg
Kept fishing between there and my orginal location, while the GF stayed in the thick of the grunion snapping photos. Manged two other fish a thornback and a round stingray. Man I never know if it's a plastic bag or a fish when I catch one of those rays.
The grunion kept running until 1:00 AM and were still doing their thig when we left. All in all a nice night.
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c118/AtomicWildBill/Fishing%20pics/thornbacksb.jpg