Catch Reports 2021

    October is the start of opaleye season.  You need these four things for success:

1. High tide in the morning around 8am.
2. Rain ten days before the day you choose, which will spur the growth of agae bait at the slime pit.
3. A swell of two feet or less on the day you choose.
4. Opaleye frolicking in the viscinity of your favorite rock.

    We've had not one but two very wet rainstorms here in Southern California the past two weeks and when I visited Colorado Lagoon in Long Beach this morning, as predicted, the algae was long healthy strands of light green.  The judges rated this batch of ulva intestinalis a solid 10.

    Before I drove off, I checked the swell chart, which displayed the perfect two-foot swell and it matched exactly what I encountered at the rock pile at the bottom of the Christmas Tree Cove trail.

    With a five-foot high tide at 08:00, we had three out of four perfect conditions.  The only thing missing was the bottom line; the fish.  I gave it my best shot from six until 09:30 but only detected one bite from a little guy. 

    Next trip will be Saturday October 30 however we will only have a 4.4 tide at 07:00.  I plan on walking over to the south maybe 10 minutes to fish platforms other than the usual rock pile. 

    Preferred is a 6.0 tide, which we will have the next weekend Saturday November 6.  Will try then too.

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