The "Afternoon Blues Bite" in NPH
Usually there is a scrappy sfternoon bite in the harbor but not today! Left the house at noon and made a quick stop at "Save on Tackle" in Santa Fe Springs on the way to pick up some swim baits. I found a new color that caught my eye.
Arrived at about 1:30 pm and was just prepared to spend some time sizing up the conditions and get in some precision casting practice before the sun set and it was game time.
Started throwing the new color for me and after a few casts I get a solid hit and some drag pulling and slack! And the swimmy comes back looking like this!
Good sign so I throw to the same spot and repeat of the last cast!
I guess they like the new pattern! I make another 50 or so casts for not even a nudge and am now ready to pull a switch to the go to spottie special but decided to try 1 more cast that produces the first fish of the day.
Always fun fighting and taking pics of the fight when you are by yourself. A nice 13" chubby to start of the afternoon.
Released her and then bellyed up to a dock in naval deep water and the next battle was on!
Release her and next cast to the same dock produces another just slightly bigger!
Next action was a miss on a nice spotty that came racing out from under a nearly beached sail boat just as I was lifting the swimmy out of the water at my feet! I think she was as surprised as I was and she made an abrupt u-turn and sent water splashing into my face!
Spent a few trying to entice it to come out and play again but it was not to be! Proceeded to cast to the nest dock for this little guy!
Next to play was another Harbor Pancake!
And a smaller spot.
As the sun set and after a short move these guys came to play!
Not a bad afternoon in the harbor vs. sitting at home with the forecast of rain!
8 Spotties and 1 Pancake
Until next time.
Steve
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