Great Day At Balboa Pier

[legacy1]

Hooked up with RayO at 6 a.m. and headed off to enjoy a day of pierfishing. The weather was overcast and cool with light winds. There was a lot of bait fish in the water from the surf to the end of the pier, smelt, sardines and queenfish.

Can you see baitfish?
http://www.olivasstudios.com/images/chovies.jpg

We caught some smelt on the sabiki and here was the first catch:

13" shortie
http://www.olivasstudios.com/images/hali1.jpg

Then a fat yfc or three on live smelt:
http://www.olivasstudios.com/images/yfc11.jpg

http://www.olivasstudios.com/images/yfc12.jpg

This short was about 15" and unfortunately had a split tail probably from the net...sorry!
http://www.olivasstudios.com/images/hali2.jpg

I went to the end and caught some mackerel on squid and hooked up this prize:
http://www.olivasstudios.com/images/liz.jpg

It was a great multi-species day. The only bummer was the split tail halibut.

[supasportkid]

great job on the pier, nice variety

[GOTFISHUES]

a lizard fish, interesting, i just caught one at harbor island last week.

nice mixed bag, good luck on the flatties

GOTFISHUES

[Troutman65]

Nice day on the peir. Thanks for the report and pics.

[Badfish2]

Sabiki is definitely the way to go.. awesome job

[flyngby]

Looks like I need make a trip out to the pier next time I take the Boat into the harbor to make some lively baits for free!!!!!!!

Thanks for the report and variety of catches. Has been awhile since I caught the Lizard!!!!

Steve

[megafisher94]

sounds like a good day,
ps. how do you guys fish the sabiki??? i have a #14 one that i use on the surface for smelt, is that the way to go???