catalina island

[gvanzant]

This reply is a little tardy. My computer is not cooperating. If you have fished the island as much as I have, you will note that with the "locals" most all fish from small skiffs. The idea is to get among the fish, especially the white sea bass. You can get that tube right on the beach where the silver giants like to patrol. Look for mint green water on any of the beaches that stretch around the island. Drift along as close as possible casting to shore in inches of water, allow the bait to bump along with your drift. Almost always the current will turn out to sea as you approach the end of the beach. If you don't get any pick-ups swim back and start all over again. The guys that catch the bigger fish are the locals and they get them mostly in these dirty green beach areas. Use squid as fresh as possible. Frozen will work just fine. Sea bass are not finicky and if you find them on the beach it can be wide open. Meantime, the big calicos also like these areas. Catalina island is a great fishing spot but you need current and those green beaches signify that a current is running.
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