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A friend sent me a note that he's been seeing a lot of mullet jumping in the lagoon near Carlsbad. Wondered about catching them. Here's some info on the hard to catch fish. https://www.pierfishing.com/striped-mullet/

https://www.pierfishing.com/giant-black-sea-bass/

but unfortunately some are now closed. http://kenjonesfishing.com/2018/10/californias-longest-piers/

http://kenjonesfishing.com/2019/01/no-licenses-for-pier-fishing%e2%80%8b-%e2%80%94-a-history/

Got the following report from Gabriel Hernandez in in response to this old kenjonesfishing article on bat rays. Submitted on 2024/05/15 at 1:09 pm. Caught by Turtle: My son caught 3 bat rays on the same day on Mother’s Day weekend on May of 2024. On the pier located at Elephant Rock in Tiburon...

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=444414698281766&set=a.116828951040344

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/communities/north-county/oceanside/story/2024-05-10/oceanside-pier-reopens-the-return-of-an-old-friend

https://www.facebook.com/reel/808014594196609

https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/oceanside-pier-partial-reopening/509-0b1782c3-8e15-4a57-98eb-ffd42ca48ccb

Thinking back to a fishing trip I took on the Superfish out of the Loch Lomond Marina in San Rafael on July 20, 1983. It was a "potluck" trip where we would target several different species in San Francisco Bay. The boat's total for 17 people was 15 California halibut, 6 striped bass, 6 salmon...

Back in the day when I would visit the dark side — and do some fishing from boats. A couple of stripers I caught on August 12, 1977 while fishing on the Fisherman II out of the Emeryville Marina. The larger fish was 35 1/2 inches in length and 17 1/2 pounds.

Although this weekend sees Mother's Day, I was thinking of Dad this morning and how after he retired he took up fishing. He lived on a hill overlooking Mission Bay in San Diego and would daily drive his Ford pickup down to the bay. Once there he would pump up his daily limit of 50 ghost shrimp...

https://risingsunnewspapers.co.za/288981/fisherfolk-march-to-open-up-all-beachfront-piers/

https://winknews.com/2024/05/08/caught-on-camera-teen-catches-alligator-while-fishing-for-peacock-bass/

In my opinion yes. There is often quite a difference in the boats themselves as well as the skills and attitudes of the skippers and there are some landings I will no longer use if and when I might decide to take another trip to the dark side. I decided to compare a couple of landing and...

Live/Fresh Versus Frozen Bait Live/Fresh Bait — There is no comparison between fresh fish used as bait and frozen fish. Although it’s true that there are times when any bait seems to work (as during a “mac attack”), generally you need good bait and fresh bait out performs frozen bait. By fresh...

Mudsuckers. This is the name given by anglers to the longjaw goby, Gillichthys mirabilis, and excellent bait for striped bass in the San Francisco Bay Area. Unlike bullheads (staghorn sculpin), you’ll generally have to seek out this bait instead of simply sitting back and waiting for the fish to...

Lizardfish. If there were a “Hall of Fame or perhaps Hall of Shame” for fish disliked by anglers, lizardfish, Synodus lucioceps would rank up near the top alongside the white croaker (aka kingfish, tomcod, and roncador). They are most common in cold-water years but when they show up they are...

Bullheads. This is the term commonly used for staghorn sculpin (Leptocottus armatus), one of most frequently caught fish on CenCal and NorCal piers, and a fish that is largely considered a nuisance. However, it is also one of the top baits for striped bass in the San Francisco Bay Area. Live...

Brown Bait — This is simply a term used for small white croaker, Genyonemus lineatus (aka tomcod or kingfish) and queenfish, Seriphus politus (aka herring) that are used for bait (generally live bait). Both are among the leading pier caught fish in southern California while white croaker are...