11-08-2002, 04:30 PM
Damn! Someone is reading my harbor stories. To me that is a welcome experience. The Olympic Stadium was built for Rowing competition for the 1932 Olympics but we residents call it the "Marine Stadium". Across the street about 200 yards away is the "Colorado Lagoon". It was built for Olympic swimming and and diving. The two are connected by an underground tunnel. It starts from the Marine Stadium where you see the guy fishing and goes under ground to the Lagoon. There is a sign at the Lagoon banning fishing. ( many guys ignore the sign because the halibut mass under the incoming water at the tide gates and are really easy to catch. But I'm not advocating that you fish in a restricted area even though the fishing is "stupendous"). On the side of the gate where the guy is fishing there is no sign on his right but a sign barring entrance on left which is an ecological area. To clear this up many, many guys fish the spot and there isn't a "no fishing sign". If you are fishing anywhere else along the entire shoreline you must clear the beach by 8:00 AM. That guy you see fishing is on that spot daily along with many others. I even float tubed it one day but was asked to quit at 8:00. Again, thanks for reading my stories. PS Last AM high tide I witnessed hundreds croaker crammed facing into the lncoming tide at the entrance to the gate. If you are interested I have the "killer" terminal tackle for the spot. George
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