Poor fishi counts this week...; rockfishing closed

[BALLERONBUDGET]

:No Pity: all counts /boats on the down right now; more anglers than the fish caught..... yellows gone... and who really wants to pay $50 for a barely legal sculpin limit or tiny sand dabs...........; fockfishing closed I heard for the most part??

[bighuff]

Fished the patriot half day yesterday for a limit of mixed bass to almost 7lbs and 2 real nice sculpin. Still lots of fish around for those who know

[madbass]

Fished the patriot half day yesterday for a limit of mixed bass to almost 7lbs and 2 real nice sculpin. Still lots of fish around for those who know

saw that, but didn't know there were some fatties!! 7lbs is no joke! wish i was hanging on a 7lber ;)

[Fishingdachronarch201E7]

good to hear big huff...im headed out tomorrow, Dana Point.....

[BALLERONBUDGET]

Point Loma
1 Giant Squid 8 Sculpin 2 Perch

H&M Landing
1 Yellowtail 1 Sheephead 20 Rockfish

Helgren's Oceanside
65 Sculpin 30 Sand Dab

Dana Wharf
70 Sculpin

Newport Landing
10 Calico Bass 21 Sand Bass 5 Sculpin 4 Perch

Redondo
5 Calico Bass 2 Sand Bass 2 Sculpin 25 Calico Bass Released

Marina Del Rey
3 Sand Bass 8 Sculpin

[bighuff]

Yah but sometimes fish counts online are deceiving. 17 people caught 31 bass that trip, probably 6-7 guys caught all the fish. Counting shorts, sheephead and shallow water rockfish I probably caught close to 30 fish. So yes still lots of fish around if one knows what boat to ride or where to fish on their own. Got a cooler shot for you if it'll make you believe

[omahalostpunk]

To my knowledge rock fish are out of season until March, so wouldn't those all be catch and release?

[MoreThenYou]

Rockfishing isn't closed if your fishing in Mexico's waters

[Wormguy]

:No Pity: all counts /boats on the down right now; more anglers than the fish caught..... yellows gone... and who really wants to pay $50 for a barely legal sculpin limit or tiny sand dabs...........; fockfishing closed I heard for the most part??

https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=93478&inline=true

[BALLERONBUDGET]

depeding on wat county ur fishing...... im assuming most of us here are so.cal.... so if im correct as most most boats/landing... ??? rock fish closed till march 1: Cabazon,whitefish, sheephead. red snapper,etc...

landing counts only show bass,sand dabs sculpin and perch..


pls correct me if im wrong..

[MoreThenYou]

Today HandM landing reported rockfish and lingcod on a half day trip. But other boats are still fishing the coronado islands as well as Puente colonet for yellows and rockfish. These Mexican water trips require passports and Mexican fishing licenses. That being said rockfish can still be had with a pretty good shot at the yellows.

[simijab]

my understanding is that shallow rock fishing is ok, what is actually closed is the depth of fishing that you would normally target rock fish

[etucker1959]

my understanding is that shallow rock fishing is ok, what is actually closed is the depth of fishing that you would normally target rock fish
I believe the only bottom type fish now open in US waters is Sculpin. All other Rockfish are closed regardless of depth till March 1.

[Jig-Guy]

X2. Sculpin are about it. But that's Ok they are great eating if you can catch them.

I believe the only bottom type fish now open in US waters is Sculpin. All other Rockfish are closed regardless of depth till March 1.