Aug 9, 2023 · Pacific mackerel are pretty little fish and terrific fighters for their size. Seafood, A Connoisseur’s Guide and Cookbook by Alan Davidson, comments on the “attractive and flashy …

Aug 12, 2023 · Jack Mackerel caught at the Cabrillo Mole in Avalon by fish-ninja Size: To 32 inches; most caught off piers are less than 14 inches. The California record fish weighed 5 lb 8 oz and was …

In deeper water, use live bait near the surface for bonito and mackerel; in shallower water, fish on the bottom for halibut using anchovies, sardines, shinerperch, smelt or “brown bait” (queenfish and …

Apr 26, 2024 · Fish the outer wings of the pier for pelagics such as Pacific mackerel, jack mackerel, bonito (some years), barracuda and sharks. Use live anchovies when they’re available (generally in …

Mar 16, 2017 · The fish apparently has a voracious appetite, according to Fitch. One specimen had the following in its stomach: one 10-inch long eel, 5 ribbon fish, 21 small Pacific mackerel, 53 rockfish, 7 …

Jul 30, 2023 · Surveys done by the California Department of Fish and Game from 2004-2009 showed Pacific mackerel as the main fish at the pier year in and year out. The survey recorded 1453 …

Jul 30, 2023 · I’ve averaged 12.2 fish per hour at the pier due to the large schools of small and medium-sized fish that sometimes visit the pier—Pacific mackerel, jack mackerel, Pacific sardines, juvenile …

Oct 8, 2020 · (2) The second is a fish recorded from Huntington Beach but no specific location is given. It was a 5-lb 8-oz mackerel jack taken on September 1, 1988. Hey bub, got an extra anchovy? …

Dec 11, 2018 · Smaller fish will include jacksmelt, California scorpionfish (sculpin), halfmoon (Catalina blue perch), opaleye, black seaperch (buttermouth), blacksmith, Pacific butterfish, sargo, Pacific …

Aug 27, 2018 · For both fish use a bloody piece of fish (mackerel) or an oily fish (such as an anchovy or a slab of a sardine). Squid is also good for both sharks and live midshipman are excellent for the …