Thread: Are we ready for the 2009 Fishing Season?

Here in Southern California rock fishing opened March 1. That gets a few people back on the water, but for me... I'm kind of holding out for the water to start to warm and wake up some of the "exotics". For Spring, that's yellowtail and white seabass. Its usually into July before we see any tuna locally.

Last year in the spring it seemed like every time it would warm up for a few days and warm up the water around the islands, the wind would come up, turn the water over, and chill it down again. We'd get a day or two worth of a good bite, and then it would be another week to 10 days of good sunshine to warm it up again. and then, more wind! I hope it doesn't go that way this year!! We did have a really good turnout of tuna late summer and into fall last year, with boats out of LA for as little as a day and a half getting into albacore, yellowfin, and bluefin tuna. It was pretty good.

So, I'm re-spooling, reorganizing and restocking the old tackle box, and watching the fish reports. I have a trip scheduled for 4/5, and hoping the weather will cooperate! Its been a LONG winter!

I am waiting for more of them pics you post seahag yeppers I am. Hopefully I get to go out this year and fish I hope so anyways.