What month is it?

[The Freediver]

You know, it's been VERY hit or miss in Newport lately. Seems like everywhere has been actually. I've taken my boat out 4 times in Newport with live anchovies and one day had wide open bass and cudas in the afternoon at the bait dock and then it just shut off. One almost full day fished since daylight for about 15 halibut but 14 shorts and one 28 incher and maybe 2 small bass in the mix (that is weird!!!) so I don't know whats up. Oh, and the other times caught very few fish at all. I think it's really all about timing.


Maybe 5 year ago when I was just getting into Freediving I was buddies with one of the bait dock guys in Newport. He let me tie up and gave me bait while we fished together. One morning I had a wide open maybe 50 bass bite. All of the sudden nada. I decided to dive and see what was under the surface figuring the fish had moved out with the tide change
As I decended for my first drop I was greeted by a few hundred sand bass just hanging docile below the bait dock. I got out and began casting right where I new the school was at not catching a single fish.

The fish are always there but sometimes they just don't bite. I fished ALL OVER LA harbor and huntington harbor last week for 0 bass and 0 halis. Ended up burning all my gas hitting high spots for a few Boccaccio. Weird stuff.