Headed out on 8/21 for a wreck trip with a late start, the fish finally got going on the first wreck but it didn’t produce much. I decided to hit wreck two and it started out slow but the bite picked up as the day went on and stayed on wreck two the rest of [...]
Sea Bass Fishing
wreck trip 10/23
Headed out 10/23 for an afternoon wreck trip, trying to catch some black fish and cod. Hit first wreck and it produced pretty well on sea bass and tautog couple small cod, so decided to pull anchor and hit wreck two. It ended to be the right call – started to hook the tautog real [...]
Four Fish: Quiz #1
I've been reading Paul Greenberg's "Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food," which is truly one of the finest non-fiction books I've read in years. I'm ashamed to admit that I waited two years to get this read because this slim volume does more to address what happened — and what is happening [...]
the trick is tide and timing
The day started out cool, overcast and breezy, and the goal was fish for dinner. Erratic weather this time of year makes tides and timing most important to success on the water. Recent rollercoaster temperatures have been a real fishing challenge, but regular clients the Moliter family, Richard, Penny and son Rich, know that in [...]
Florida Fisherman Busted for Poaching Snapper, Grouper
When Thuy Nguyen saw authorities approaching his boat in federal waters off the coast of Florida, he attempted to ditch the evidence of his crime. Nguyen had in his possession gag grouper, red snapper, vermillion snapper and black sea bass. The problem is all of those species are illegal to possess in federal waters. He [...]
Bleach Leak Kills 7,000 Sea Bass
In yet another incident on a growing list of accidental fish kills in and around Redondo Beach, about 7,000 young hatchery sea bass have now died from bleach poisoning.The juvenile white sea bass were being raised by volunteers of the King Harbor Ocean Enhancement Foundation at the SEA Lab Aquarium in Redondo Beach. The aquarium [...]
Paiche: It’s What’s for Dinner
They are giant dinosaur-looking creatures that haunt the Amazon River in Peru. And they're coming to a table near you. In Peru, they're starting to farm-raise these enormous fish and export them as far away as Paris to meet a demand for sustainable seafood. The fish, one of the world's largest, can grow up to [...]
Are Recreational Fishermen Hurting California’s Sea Bass Fishery?
Since 2001, sand bass caught by anglers in California have dropped by almost 90 percent. According to a recent study, recreational anglers are to blame for the drop. Environmental groups funded a study by the Scripps Institute of of Oceanography in La Jolla, Calif. recently and it indicated that anglers targeting the fish during spawning season [...]
Fly-Fishing from an England Dock for Sea Bass and Mullet
We posted a photo earlier today about a huge conger eel caught off the coast of England. And while record fish are exciting, we can all relate to some laid-back, landlubbing fun with both feet firmly on the ground. This looks like the British equivalent of walking down to the docks and throwing flies at [...]
2012 Schedule
We are booking 2012 trips now. Obsession Schedule for 2012 We will be back in the water the 3rd week of March. INSHORE STRIPERS, SEA BASS, COD Starts April/ MAY, SEA BASS may be open earlier this year, which will give us a wreck fishing season. SEA BASS, COD and Striper Fishing will be some [...]
