Southern California deep sea fishing trip.
Apr 21, 2021 13:33:30 #
kfsrmn
Loc: Lake Havasu AZ
Jeremy wrote:
Is there still the Barge to fish on in Orange County? It was a barge anchored near a Shipwreck and it was least expensive way to fish in the Pacific in that area. It was also better than boat on choppy days.
The Isle of Redondo was the last barge and it went in 1998. My older brother used to take me in the 50's but I don't know which barge. At one time there were 110 fishing barges along the coast.
Apr 21, 2021 14:26:02 #
Apr 21, 2021 19:25:05 #
Jeremy wrote:
Is there still the Barge to fish on in Orange County? It was a barge anchored near a Shipwreck and it was least expensive way to fish in the Pacific in that area. It was also better than boat on choppy days.
No there are no barges around here anymore. I remember we used to fish on one out of Redondo pier.
Apr 21, 2021 19:26:36 #
Sportfisher wrote:
Way to go! Looks bigger than 20.
Well that’s kind of what I thought. But the deckhand thought it was around 20 pounds. Felt like more.
Apr 21, 2021 19:29:33 #
kfsrmn wrote:
The Isle of Redondo was the last barge and it went in 1998. My older brother used to take me in the 50's but I don't know which barge. At one time there were 110 fishing barges along the coast.
I didn’t realize it was that many. I only remember a couple.
Apr 21, 2021 19:36:30 #
Sawasan wrote:
No there are no barges around here anymore. I remember we used to fish on one out of Redondo pier.
Yeah I think it is where I used to go too. It was quite a bit less expensive than a boat for a day of fishing. I wonder why they are all gone now?
Apr 21, 2021 20:13:49 #
Awesome the Thunderbird good old Skipper Donnie Brockman we used to own the sister ship to the Thunderbird call the Seahorse out of Dana Point Harbor Dana Wharf Sportfishing
Apr 21, 2021 20:29:30 #
kfsrmn
Loc: Lake Havasu AZ
The fishing started dropping in the 50's and they were not making money. Most were converted boats of some sort. The Isle of Redondo was built as a fishing barge. The party boats an hunt. I believe they are still running 1/2 day boats and a bunch of piers are still in operation.
Apr 21, 2021 20:45:01 #
The Thunderbird and the seahorse we're both built side-by-side by Hal Hanson strictly for the reason of overnight boats to run to San Clemente and Catalina Islands you mentioned the Isle of Redondo the bait boat that is now in Redondo is the Mona Lisa which was built by my grandfather in 1961 and he owned it all the way up till 2009 then sold it to Redondo Sportfishing to make room for our new bait boat built in 2009 called the Mello Boy and it was 85 ft 23 ft beam and held a hundred tons of fish
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Apr 21, 2021 23:36:32 #
Nice yellowtail, one of my favorite fish to eat.
Definitely has a different taste to it.
Definitely has a different taste to it.
Apr 22, 2021 02:04:49 #
Apr 22, 2021 02:10:36 #
Lil Al wrote:
The Thunderbird and the seahorse we're both built ... (show quote)
That's some interesting history Al!
I grew up down in San Diego and fished on Seaforth and Islandia mostly out of Mission bay.
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