Newport this Friday, 1-15-16

[Amish Ed]

Hitting Newport this Friday. Launching about 6:30am from the the USCG beach.

[miteofthesun]

Get 'em good, Ed!

[Amish Ed]

I shall definitely try to get them :)

[Bowhunter]

Ed,
where do you park for Newport. I'm going to try to make it down there.

Randy

[Amish Ed]

I park in the harbor patrol/USCG parking lot. Can't park before 6am. I actually got a ticket once for it. It's on bayside. If come down jamboree and cross pch it's the next street. Turn left and go about 3/4 of a mile. The parking lot is on the right. Hope you can make it.

[Amish Ed]

Make sure you bring your wheels.

[socal.beach.bum]

I've only gone to Newport targeting rock fish, but since seasons closed what are you targeting?

[Amish Ed]

Spotties.

[socal.beach.bum]

Gotcha

[ROSSOLY]

How'd it go Ed? Thinking about launching tomorrow but it's a bit cool for me.

[Amish Ed]

Cold, windy, and skunky. First skunk in a while. Only short bites. Once the drizzle started I was over it.

[ROSSOLY]

Cold, windy, and skunky. First skunk in a while. Only short bites. Once the drizzle started I was over it.
Ugh. Looks like I'll pass this weekend. Thanks for the report.

[Harry Hill]

Ugh. Looks like I'll pass this weekend. Thanks for the report.
I might take the wife and catch some mackerel by the bait barge, they are fun to catch on light tackle if you can keep the dogs away and I have a recipe I want to try.

[Amish Ed]

Sunday is probably the day. Supposed to be warmer with some sun.

[ROSSOLY]

I might take the wife and catch some mackerel by the bait barge, they are fun to catch on light tackle if you can keep the dogs away and I have a recipe I want to try.
Have fun. Btw I met you on the water a few months ago coming into NPH. I was in an orange Malibu and we chatted for a bit.

[Denis_Ruso]

I'm so jealous of you guys and your harbor launches. Would be nice to have a dry launch for once.

[ROSSOLY]

I'm so jealous of you guys and your harbor launches. Would be nice to have a dry launch for once.
Yeah, it's cool. If I had to surf launch, I'd flip and loose everything even if everything has its lease!

[Harry Hill]

Have fun. Btw I met you on the water a few months ago coming into NPH. I was in an orange Malibu and we chatted for a bit.
were you coming in from rock fishing that day?

[miteofthesun]

Cold, windy, and skunky. First skunk in a while. Only short bites. Once the drizzle started I was over it.

I second that, Ed.

I went out this evening, despite having read your report. Launched at 4pm to some wind.

Short-bite city! I can't even count how many short bites I had. Nothing wanted to stick.

Landed only a small sandie and a small spottie.

Water was right around 60°F.

Headed back in at 8pm.

[Harry Hill]

Wow, rough day. At least I was catching some smalls yesterday at Mission Bay. I think the mistake I made with halibut was not finding sandy bottoms. I need a better ff so I can tell what kind of bottom I'm on. I know I was in a lot of grass in some places yesterday but I must have been close to get two squid cut in half, I'm guessing that was halibut short biting.

[Amish Ed]

Mite... at least you found a couple :)

Harry... Mission Bay is almost always better spotty fishing, especially in the winter. The edge of grass/sand can be good for butts.

[Bowhunter]

Ed,

Sorry I missed yesterday, work got in the way. Sounds like it was a good day to miss. Maybe next time.

[Harry Hill]

Mite... at least you found a couple :)

Harry... Mission Bay is almost always better spotty fishing, especially in the winter. The edge of grass/sand can be good for butts.

Ed, I like Mission Bay better just because of the drive. I just need to learn where the sandy bottoms are. In the shallows I can see the edge but I need to learn to see it on my ff. Mission Bay is farther for me to drive but I don't have to do the Corona Crawl to get there. I will still fish Newport though because we do have fun there.

[Amish Ed]

Bow... definitely didn't miss anything. If I had dressed for cold it would've been much better.

Harry, I would fish sd every week if I could afford it. Next week i'll probably fish Dana and then the week after mission.