FisherJeff Loc: Carlsbad, ca

Gentlemen….drop your nets! 6:00 PM PDT the hooping begins. It’s gonna be busy in San Diego, because Orange County & La County opening is delayed due to some bacterial stuff. Not only that, but the Shelter Island Boat Launch has lost 1/2 of the dock. Might be fun for someone to video the “Chit Show” at the launch.

I’ll report tomorrow…

mistred64 Loc: Grayslake, illinois

Am I the only one who didn't know there are lobster in California?

Fredfish Loc: Prospect CT.

I believe they have Spiny Lobsters out there Ed. I don't think they have big claws like Atlantic Lobsters.

Larry M Loc: North Clairmount, San Diego

You’re right Fred, but they still taste good.

Fredfish Loc: Prospect CT.

The tails are my favorite part of any type Larry.

smitty Loc: maine

2021 hamburger meat 5.99 lb limit 2
lobster 4.50
steamers 3.00
midcoast maine

FisherJeff Loc: Carlsbad, ca

We arrived at our spot around 4:00. Fished for a while waiting for 6:00. The fish were biting well. 3 guys for 2 hours, we hooked up about 15 fish, 6 halibut…including a 25” keeper, calis, and brown rock fish. We netted 12 bugs, but only 4 keepers. Most of the shorts were less than 1/8” short. Also netted a bunch of keeper size rock crab that were released, and an eel that was about 2’ long.

Tonite‘s dinner will be Halibut and lobster.

No, that wasn’t my filet knife, it was covering a near decapitation by the gaff.

Mizurati Loc: Julian, California

California and Florida have lobsters. The ones they sell in grocery stores are crayfish. Crayfish are mostly claw with little tails. Lobsters are 2/3 tail. Maine crayfish go for $8/lb. California Spiny lobsters were $42.50/lb pre COVID and it's not even close in taste. Those Maine bugs just taste salty next to real lobsters. True. Ask anyone who's tried it. I know we're not the only ones.

smitty Loc: maine

thx mizie
i'll ck that out

Mizurati Loc: Julian, California

That's correct. We have real lobsters. Maine's are crayfish. They have claws.

Mizurati Loc: Julian, California

Spiny Lobsters were $42.90/lb. pre-covid if you could find them. Most commercial spinys go to Japan. If you do a side by side comparison then the Maine crayfish are just salty compared to real lobster.

FisherJeff Loc: Carlsbad, ca

Another night of soaking nets in San Diego Bay last night. My buds and I now have 10 nets. We baited them with mackerel and squid. Set them along the center of the Bay Side of the Zuniga Jetty at 6:00. Did the first pull at 7:30 and subsequent pulls every 45 minutes or so. Last pull was 11:00 . earlier in the evening was a rising tide, then slack high, then falling. The evening was clear and dark with a new moon, and very slight breeze. Conditions sound sound great. Well, the lobsters didn’t think so. Our complete tally: 2 short bugs, several keeper sized rock crabs released, 1 octopus, 1 eel, and 100s of sand dollars.

During our wait period we did some fishing and caught about 15 fish, a few spottys, a few calico bass, a few small halibut, and a bunch of rock fish.


Then to add insult to our bugless night, one of our nets tried to escape and got dragged up close to the submerged jetty by a big strand of kelp. As careful as I was at the helm, I found a slightly submerged rock that was out from the jetty. I gained some nasty looking gouges in the hull, and a bent prop blade. Fortunately my boat is a Triumph “The World’s Toughest Boat”, as I’m not sure a glass boat would have faired as well.

The final insult was when removing my fishing rod from the boat, I snagged a rod guide and broke it off.

When we returned to the launch we were met by F&G Rangers. They were very nice, and appreciative that we were all legal. They said it was a hit or miss night.

DAMN!

Mizurati Loc: Julian, California

Real lobsters don't have pinchers. Crawdads do. You have to pay a lot more and travel further south from Maine to eat real lobsters not those salty crawdads.