BASS FISHINGBass Fishing Sports Blog

We are still early in the season, but anglers are enjoying an increasing choice of target species from our local waters. Salmon, rockfish, lingcod, halibut and surfperch are all on the menu. besides the increasing possibilities for striped bass along the beaches, lucky anglers might even run into a foraging white sea bass or two.

Fishing for king salmon is holding steady, though catch rates were down a bit last week. Most boats averaged a fish per rod or slightly less, while some got skunked and others caught limits. Private boaters are searching the areas near Pajaro and the Soquel Hole as well as finding some fish further up the line near Three Trees and Davenport.

Jim Rubin on the Becky Ann caught seven salmon to 14 pounds on Sunday, fishing the beautiful north-coast area. On Monday, Rubin opted for the Pajaro area, netting four fish while trolling 30 to 60 feet down.

“We landed five salmon, including one 23-pound toad,” Tim Obert said. “All our fish came on a green flasher and green goblin hoochie from 120-150 feet down.”

Obert deckhands for Ultimate Charters out of the Santa Cruz Harbor and they were fishing near Pajaro and the Soquel Hole.

Todd Fraser continues to weigh in gorgeous kings at Bayside Marine and suggests Krippled Anchovies trolled early in the mornings for best results. Fraser is also seeing an increase in halibut coming in. Most are being caught with whole squid or sardines near the mile buoy area. Capitola Boat and Bait reported a few nice halibut caught this week, along with bolina rockfish and lingcods that frequent the same areas as the flatties. We can fish two rods for halibut, but remember to switch down to one rod only once you get a rockfish or ling onboard.

If you are targeting rockfish specifically, Surfer’s Reef, Pleasure Point outside the kelp, scattered reefs near the mile buoy and all along West Cliff reefs in 30 to 90 feet of water should continue to produce this week.

For the surfcasters, there are still plenty of big barred surfperch biting grubs, worms or sandcrabs along the beaches south of new Brighton. Rumor has it a few nice stripers have been hooked in that area as well. try dawn or dusk for the stripers. top water poppers, or small silver lures such as KastMasters are working for the bass.

Allen Bushnell can also be heard on The Let’s Go Fishing Radio show Thursdays at 8 p.m. on KSCO radio 1080 AM. Send your photos, comments or questions to

Sacramento River (Colusa to Los Molinos)

River is clearing and the striper bite is quite excellent. Stripers are thick from Chico downstream. a 44-pound male was caught Tuesday night near Colusa with a black worm. Most of the striped bass are 22 to 23 inches. not too many have been larger than 30 inches. Minnows, black plastic worms, cutbaits work well. Trolling is picking up and the Alabama rig has been effective. Sturgeon bite has been very excellent, too. Colusa to Meridien has been a excellent stretch. Scott Feist, 923-2634, ; Kittle’s, 458-4868; Johnson’s Bait & Tackle, 674-1912

Sacramento River (Lower)

Trout fishing has been very excellent. Best fishing has been from Posse Grounds to Bonneyview Bridge. Flow went to 4,500 cfs on Tuesday. Mayflies, micro-flies (No. 16 to 18) — anything small and wet work. There is dry fly activity in the afternoon. Bring caddis for the weekend as excellent weather should trigger that hatch. the fly Shop, 222-3555.

Sacramento River (Upper)

River is high and warm weather is going to bring snow melt. 235-2969.

Lake Oroville

Salmon bite is wide open on the lake. Most of the salmon are 14 to 15 inches. look for where water enters the lake. the Coho will hit bass worms. Bass bite is wide open. There are bass on the beds, more in pre-spawn. Plastic worms on dartheads are outproducing minnow patterns. Huntington’s Sportsmen’s Store, 534-8000.

Feather River

Steelhead continue to hit caddis imitations and spinners below the Oroville Outlet. Water level has dropped too low for quality striper fishing in the lower river. Stripers have vacated and gone to the Sacramento River. Huntington’s Sportsmen’s Store, 534-8000. Johnson’s, 674-1912

Lake Almanor

Rainbows, browns and some salmon are cruising the east shore of Almanor. Trout weigh 2 to 3 pounds. Quick action smelt patterns rigged, or lead core at 5 to 7 feet down, has been getting slammed more than any other depth. Even though we marked loads of fish deeper and running a couple lines below 30 feet, the action comes from the shallow rods. East shore, Lake Cove and the Dorado areas have been hot. Insect hatches that have been trying to erupt finally have. Insect hatches have taken some pressure off the smelt that have went closer to structure and should be into the spawn cycle now. Fish we have checked are now holding more insect larva than smelt, a complete reversal from last week. Doug Neal, 258-6732 almanorfishingadventures.com.

Shasta Lake

Bass fishing continues to be very excellent. the main or secondary points have been productive with tubes, dart-head worms. a 9-pound bass and 8-pound bass were caught in the last week with swimbaits. Trout can be had from the surface to 30 feet. Phil’s Propeller, 1-800-462-3917.

Lake Trinity

Bass fishing remains slow. Trout are near the tributaries. There’s salmon close to the dam in deep water (90-feet deep) and some are in the north end. Pressure has been light. Trinity Outdoors, 623-4999.

Clear Lake

A two-day tournament was won with a 58-pound total. Huge fish was 11.35 pounds and a lot of 4- to 7-pound bass were weighed in. Bass are moving up and a few are on beds in select areas. the north part of the lake still has color. Minnow bite is excellent. Drop-shot bite is improving. Bite is picking up. Clear Lake Outdoors, (707) 262-5852.

Bullard’s Bar

Water temperatures are in the mid-50s and spots are in the spawn mode in 25 feet of water. Kokanee bite is underway and a excellent number of 11- to 13-inch fish are being caught. Trout bite is excellent, especially where water enters the lake. Emerald Cove Resort & Marina, 692-3200.

Berryessa

Bass fishing is quite excellent here. Bass are five to 10 feet of water all over the lake. Jigs, plastics and tubes will work. Don Paganelli (916) 502-3474

Collins Lake

Trout are getting most of the attention. Water is murky and spilling over the dam. Trout are near the surface and taking Rapalas, Kastmasters or blades and nightcrawlers. Bank fishermen can get action with Power Bait. a bobber and a nightcrawler is an effective setup. 1-800-286-0576

Lewiston

Trout fishing continues to be brilliant. a lot of two to four pound rainbows are being landed. Shoreline anglers fishing north of Pine Cove Marina are doing well as the fish have went away from the shallows. the rocks near the dam is a productive area. Trollers work between Lakeview and north of Pine Cove. Pine Cove Marina 778-3770

Lake Tahoe

Mackinaw bite has improved and steady limits of mackinaw in the three to six pound range are being landed and some to 14 have been caught. CalNeva Point, Sugar Pine Point and Dollar Point have been producing quality fish. Gene St. Denis. Blue Ribbon Fishing 544-6552, Mike Nielsen 721-0593

Frank’s Tract

Black bass are on spawning beds in Frank’s Tract. Best tactic is drop-shotting a six-inch Roboworm, Senko or throw a spinnerbait. Average size is three pounds. Schoolie stripers and fish to 40 pounds are in Frank’s Tract, Mildred Slough and Huge break. the Alabama rig has been catching more striped bass than black bass. (925) 625-2441

Freeport

Striper bite is solid despite muddy water. Sardine or blood worms are the best baits. Garlic scent or sardine oil helps. the stretch of river from Freeport to Discovery Park holds stripers in the four to five pound class. Sturgeon are in the area, too. Shad haven’t shown yet. Freeport Bait (916) 665-1935

Rio Vista

Some are trolling, some are baitfishing and both are getting stripers in the 20- to 24-inch range. Best spots have been from Sherman, Miner Slough and Steamboat Slough. Blood worms, piles worms and grass shrimp are excellent baits. Hap’s Bait (707) 374-2372 Barry Canavero (916) 777-6498  cel 916-870-4225 374-5522 

SALT WATER

Bodega Bay

Longtime salmon skipper Rick Powers says the opening two weeks of salmon season has been most consistent in 20 years. Boats are fishing a half hour from the dock. Tuesday the New Sea Angler had 19 salmon for 11 anglers to 17 pounds. Monday it was 14 limits to 15 pounds. Scores have consistently been a fish and a half per rod to limits. New Sea Angler (707) 875-3344

Fort Bragg

Salmon anglers are averaging less than a fish per rod. Boats are trolling in close between the Whistle Buoy and Pudding Creek. nothing larger than 10 pounds yet. (707) 964-3000; (707) 961-9692; 964-3710

Shelter Cove

Salmon fishing has picked up since Monday and huge fish are starting to be found. a 27 pounder, the largest so far this season, was caught Tuesday. a couple of 20 pounders were caught Monday. Most boats get near limits using Apexes near the Whistle Buoy one mile straight out. Perch bite is excellent off the beach and near the rocks. Crabbing is fair although the quality is fine. Mario’s Motel is offering a salmon angler’s special rate of $82.50 per night. (707) 986-7595

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By by Peter Ottesen March 28, 2012 12:00 AM

Striped bass are moving through the estuary on their annual spring spawning run though a very muddy Sacramento River makes it hard to catch them, especially trollers.

Bass to 12 pounds were taken below Decker Island on both deep- and shallow-diving lures, but that was before river conditions turned dark because of rain and runoff. Most anglers scoring this week have turned to bait and use shad, anchovies and sardines, or live minnows like mudsuckers and split tails.

Excellent bass-producing locations include the old Dairy, Decker Island, Broad Slough and Middlegrounds. The Middlegrounds, in particular, has been the hot spot for consistent two-bass limits that weigh 7-12 pounds. others reports indicate schools of bass working the clearest waters of the upper Mokelumne River, the Deep Water Channel along the Stockton Golf and Country Club and mouth of Calaveras River, and the deeper holes in Middle River and Columbia cut.

When water clears trollers and lure casters should pounce on the chance to work Prisoner’s Point, the Mokelumne River near B&W Resort, Three-Mile Slough, Peacocks, Piper Slough and inside flooded Mildred Island and Frank’s Tract. Shoreline anglers should try the public access at Westgate Landing near Terminus, Dad’s Point at Louis Park, the Deep Water Channel at the foot of Brookside Road and open space at the Turning Basin off Fremont Street.

Largemouth, known as black bass, have been thrown a curve by the warm-again, cold-again weather. Some are guarding nests but most have regressed to a pre-spawn mode. Hooking them is hard, but there are huge fish in the 5- to 14-pound bracket caught each week. Scoring a five-fish limit, now that’s another story.

While some drop-shot plastics very slowly, others toss spinnerbaits and crankbaits. Bass are that unpredictable. Excellent locations to try include Ladd’s Marina, little Venice Island, Frank’s Tract, Fourteen Mile Slough (where you might hook a striper, too), Potato Slough and Disappointment Slough.

One thing for sure: The San Joaquin River side, above the confluence of the Mokelumne River, if much cleaner than the Sacramento River side. It’s the place to be this week, regardless of the rain, wind and clouds.

Ocean – Charters quickly filling for the April 7 opening of salmon fishing season. if you want to go, better make a reservation soon. Private boaters still run outside the Golden Gate for crabs, pulling pots from 150-220 feet. Inside San Francisco and Monterey bays, they toss bait for surfperch.

San Pablo Bay – Impossible to fish because of bait stealing crabs. to get a chot at a striped bass or sturgeon, boaters run into the fresher water of the Petaluma and Napa rivers. there simply isn’t enough runoff coming from the Delta to push back the saltwater intrusion and flush out the crabs.

Amador – nearly spilling thanks to the recent storm. huge trout, 3-14 pounds, released every weekday through April. It’s the best trophy trout fishery in the state, not fooling. Florida-strain largemouth bass are moving into the shallows in preparation for spawning. Jigs, crankbaits and live minnows entice the bass.

Camanche – Central Valley Anglers tournament on Saturday had 41 entrants who attempted to catch the heaviest three trout. Spokesman Mike Faught said the winning weight went 10.47 pounds. The hot steel Rapala F-7 and the red and white R Lure seemed to be the best lures, pulled at 18-25 feet near Huge and little Hat islands and the South shore Cove, where Faught hooked a 6 1/4-pounder. Black bass fishing is off-and-on, with the bite as fickle as the weather. Try a crankbait or pmpkin green plastic worm over a 20-foot-deep island or point.

Don Pedro – Plenty of small-sized bass, sub-legal to 2 pounds, for plastics worked off split shot or Carolina rigs. Trollers run 20-25 feet down for rainbows and 60-75 feet for king salmon. Guide Danny Layne is hooking limits of kings to 4 pounds, in spite of the rain.

Hogan – Continuing to pump out striped bass, 3-4 pounds on average, up to 8 pounds. Some catch them just off the launch ramp while others chase them around in the narrows. White jigs and flukes are top artificial baits, while live jumbo minnows also draw plenty of attention.

Los Vaqueros – Slowly rising, near 50 percent capacity. Anchovies and sardines are top offerings for striped bass to 8 pounds. Shoreline angling is only accessible on the south side. Marina won’t open until sometime in April.

New Melones – Spotty for under-sized kokanee and slow for trout. Best option is for spotted bass in the 2-pound class that are gorging themselves on shad minnows.

Pardee – slow for trout but limits for kokanee, 10-14 inches, are the rule. Kokes are found just 15 feet below the surface in dense schools. Try the narrows with hoochies, spinners and wobblers. Vary speeds until you learn the right combination.

Ottesen’s picks: 1. Delta (striped bass/black bass). 2. Pardee Lake (kokanee). 3. Don Pedro (king salmon/trout).

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Fishermen, both tournament and recreational, are always looking for a new lure or system to catch their fish and they will go to great lengths to achieve that goal.

The latest fad is the so-called “Alabama Rig.” This isn’t a secret lure but is basically a wire spreader where up to five lures, such as swimbaits, can be attached to a wire harness. the entire rig is cast and then retrieved slowly. To a bass, the five lures probably resemble a school of minnows swimming tightly together. It has been deadly on bass and is sure to spread to other species of fish as well.

The Alabama Rig gained national attention when bass pro Paul Elias used it to win a FLW tournament in October at Lake Guntersville in Alabama. He attached five swimbaits to the rig and had a three-day weight of more than 100 pounds. the Alabama Rig (also called the umbrella rig) is also well loved on Clear Lake. two weeks ago the team of Charlie Almassey and Matt Saaredra won an Angler’s Choice tournament on Clear Lake with 33 pounds of bass, including a 9-pounder. They said they caught their fish on an Alabama Rig with swimbaits.

Really, the traditional Alabama Rig is illegal in California if you use five lures. According to Department of Fish and Game (DFG) warden Tim little, California law allows for a maximum of three lures to be used on an individual line although each lure can have a maximum of three hooks. what California fishermen have been doing is rigging the three lures with hooks and two others as dummy lures without hooks. These are called “teasers.” In fact, lure manufacturers are now making a three-lure setup and calling it a Calabama Rig.

All the local tackle shops carry the rigs and the cost ranges from $15 to more than $30. when you add the five swimbaits, the total cost can go as high as $80.

Where this lure will be deadly is during the spring months when the bass start to stage in preparation for spawning. actually, there are a number of setups that can be used. instead of swimbaits you can use small crankbaits or spinnerbaits. even plastic worms could be used. I recently rigged a pair of Shad Rap deep-diving crankbaits and caught a couple of bass while fishing off the docks at Library Park in Lakeport.

Spreaders have been around for years and striped bass fishermen have been using them for trolling with two lures. I made mine out of a striped bass spreader that I modified. My total cost for one was less than a dollar.

The potential use for this type of rig is limitless. They could be used for trolling for trout and just reckon how deadly it would be for crappie if you attached three crappie lures and jigged the rig up and down in a school of crappie. In fact, that is already being done in Texas and fishermen have been catching as many as five crappie at a time.

The question that many fishermen are asking is how long before the bass get wise to the lure and quit biting? Fishing lures have a way of being extremely well loved for a couple of months and then they tend to fade away. despite being considered a “dumb” animal, bass do get accustomed to certain lures.

A study done a number of years ago by a major tackle manufacturer revealed some startling habits about bass. They placed several adult bass in an indoor pool and didn’t feed them for several days. They took a certain type of crankbait and cast it into the pond. the bass immediately grabbed the lure and were hooked. This happened on 10 consecutive casts and on each cast one of the bass would get hooked. But, the bass soon learned they would be hooked and wouldn’t strike. the scientists replaced the lure with a completely different looking lure and the bass would strike it. They repeated this experiment several times and concluded the bass soon learned to avoid certain types of lures. actually, it’s something that most experienced bass fishermen have known for years.

In the past 10 years bass fishing has taken on a whole new character. the latest electronics in the new bass boats resembles a space ship and many of the new lures can cost upward of $100 each. where it will all end is anyone’s guess.

A revised agenda has been set for the upcoming N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission meeting in Raleigh.

The agenda includes the same topics for discussion that were previously scheduled for the meeting, but the order of some of the presentations has changed. this week’s meeting was postponed due to the state of emergency and the impacts of Hurricane Irene on commission members and the general public.

Agenda items include a review of public input received about allowing an Atlantic Ocean striped bass commercial hook-and-line fishery. The commission is also slated to decide how it wants to manage the ocean striped bass fishery for the upcoming season. Additionally, the commission will discuss when to open the large-mesh gill net fisheries in the Pamlico Sound Gill Net Restricted area and in southern Core Sound, North River and back Sound.

The meeting begins with a public comment session at 6 p.m. on Wednesday Sept. 7. Anyone who wishes to speak to the commission on a fisheries-related matter may do so then or at 9:15 a.m. Sept. 8. Due to time constraints, the commission chairman asks individuals to speak at only one of the comment periods.

The business sessions of the meeting begin at 9 a.m. Thursday Sept. 8 and 8:30 a.m. Friday Sept. 9. The updated agenda, briefing book and scheduled presentations can be found on the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries website at portal.ncdenr.org/web/mf/august-2011-mfc-briefing-book.

Halibut Hal reporting this weeks local fresh and salt water fishing reports for KHTS 1220AM:Starting off with our local lakes:1)  Castaic Lake…Wide open largemouth bass action!  The best times are before 10AM or after 4:30PM.  Honest to good blegill bite.  Hit and miss on the stripers.2)  Pyramid Lake…Striped bass fishing continues to improve…the fish have been boiling all over the lake! ; most are 1 – 3 pound stripers.  Catfish bite is good too.3)  Lake Piru…Improved catfish action.  Very good bass bite in the coves.  Better bites on the crappie, as well as good bluegill fishing.

Are you interested in events and activities in the Santa Clarita Valley?  Stay informed with a weekly “Top Things to do This Weekend” E-newsletter.  Sign-up now! 4) Lake Cachuma…many limits of catfish being taken.  Try fishing the coves or bays. There’s a very good bluegill bite, as well as better crappie fishing.Saltwater Report:The best bite for “exotics” right now is happening on the “Redondo Special”.  This is the half day boat out of Redondo.  On Monday, 16 white seabass were caught on the morning trip.  The afternoon trip caught another 5 seabass!  Live squid is available and that’s what they want.Landings from Long Beach to Marina Del Rey:  Excellent fishing for the usual assortment of rockfish, sand bass, calico bass, sculpin, barracuda, ocean whitefish and an improved sheephead bite.  Twilight runs from San Pedro and Long Beach are scoring many limits of sand bass.Oxnard/Ventura Landings:  Very few “exotics” this week.  Mostly rockfish are biting very well. The overnight boats are getting a few nice ling cod. At press time, “The Mirage” is catching some white seabass and halibut. There’s also a mixture of ocean whitefish, sheephead, sculpin, calico bass, sand bass being caught….and that’s this weeks Hometown Station fish report.  Halibut Hal reporting.

They are up VERY close to shore. People are catching them in my area only about 10 feet out. I have never done surf fishing. What bait or lure type should I be using?
Can you provide Lure Pic if possible?
Coworker just caught a good size 29" stripper last night. he was using 20 yr old 8' Kunan rod & Shimano reel. 8" pencil popper, white with red head. 14 lb test, but I used the same thing and got nothing!

bass are very unpredictable fish. some days you can go out and catch 7 of them and the next day you could not catch any. i don't have to much experience with striped bass in particular but i do know with largemouth that if your near the shore, hulapoppers work great. also, frogs with weedless hooks have been a favorite of mine. i just started using them a year ago and they are great.

heres a tip: with floating lures, when u cast your line out near shore, let the lure sit floating in the water for a good 10-15 seconds. every once and awhile twitch the line, this will mimic the lure to be an injured baitfish.

try it out and email me if you got any luck!

. the best lure would be a jig with a pork rind
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for bait cut or live bunker would work

When I go, I usually buy 6 or more frozen pogies, and cut them up into quarters, or fifths, and throw a handful of the frozen fish out as chum, and then throw a piece on a hook and cast that out. It is usually very successful for me. good luck

well yesterday i have a dock and alot of bluegill hang around there and i use bread to catch them… so i place the hook in the water, instead of catching a itty bitty bluegill i caught a 5 pound bass! i couldn't tell what king it was though

striped lures. JK lol. Golden shiners under slip bobber.Or things you would catch a largemouth with.

The best way is to go in the morning or evening. You can fish the bottom with salted clams (which smell terrible and make your hands stink) but are quite effective. I have had the most luck using a 5in rapala slash bait. this is a shallow diving crank bait and I landed 6 keepers this fall with the same lure. the most effective color seemed to be black and red. I fish the jetties of over in the squan.

Al McReynolds pulled this World Record striper from the Atlantic fishing at night off the Vermont Ave. jetty in Atlantic City following days of September Nor'easter storming in 1982. the fish was taken on a 5 1/2-inch long Rebel Black-back silver minnow plug on 20-pound test line. it took one hour and 40 minutes to land the fish on the slippery jetty. the fish measured 53 inches in length with a 34 1/2 inch girth, and was estimated to be 20 – 22 years ancient. Its 78 pound 8 oz. weight earned it the IGFA all-tackle record!

Why change something that apparently worked.
On 1 pole use a 5 1/2-inch long Rebel Black-back silver minnow plug on 20-pound test.
On another pole tie a nice fresh piece of Clam and cast out as far as you can, have a beer and wait. Excellent luck.

Striped Bass are simple to catch. I use a large white Jig twister tail.
cast it out and swim it back slowly and if there are stripers in the area they will strike it.

Some Stripers have been known to feed on liver and anchoves from the bottom, but I do better with Jigs.

Here in Georgia at Goat Rock Dam we wait till they start generating water from the dam and then above the dam not below we start casting our Jigs and have landed anywhere from 4 lbs to 16 lb stripers. it is a huge fight and very much a ball of fun.

I have had 20 lb test snap because they were so big I couldn't get them out. the current is fierce and that adds to the tension.

All of the local boys in Harris County know the risks of fishing above the dam and it is very dangerous. if you fall in, your stuck till they stop generating there is no way out of the trap against the gates.

Now they have fenced it up making it harder to fish, but we still climb the fence and go down there because the fishing is like nothing in this world catching 22 lb Stripers.

Now below the dam, you can use small Bluegill or Bream hooked through the tail and throw him out with no weight attached. Let him drift naturally and watch what happens.

Fishing for Stripes is not hard you just have to know whrere they are and they especially love running water that's why the Chattahoochee River in Georgia stocks some the largest Stripers around.

Once the horn blows and Georgia Power starts generating it's on.
Once the water stops moving the Stripes quit biting and the reason is as follows:

Bait fish that are small cannot swim up current once the generating starts, so the big Stripes just swoop in and feed on them before they are sucked down the turbines. the bait fish struggle to maintain their level and the big ones snatch them up.

This is why generating water from the dam has yielded some of the largest Stripes in Georgia and that is no lie!

I once went Jug fishing for Catfish at Lake Harding in Georgia, using Clorox Jugs. we had fifteen Jugs in the water place out just after midnight. one hour later, a huge splash and we had fourteen Jugs left and one was missing.

I have never in my life seen a Catfish submerge a gallon Jug and not surface again. That's is just one story to let you know how buig Catfish get in the Chattahooche to make things simple. their big enough to swallow a man.

3:30 pm August 19, 2011, by Jay

The family wedding and reunion went off perfectly. My brother, sister and I, along with marital units, took in a game at Fenway Park Wednesday (the BoSox, alas, lost 4-0). On Thursday, we went fishing for bluefish and bass off Nantucket and caught probably 40 fish in a few hours. it was crazy. My wife was the day’s top fisher(wo)man, nailing a 36-inch striped bass. Fresh fish for dinner last night.

One of the benefits of having grown up all over the country as a military brat, and working in every corner of the country as an adult, is feeling a connection to all the places I’ve lived over the years. You’re a native nowhere, but a stranger nowhere as well.

As the fantastic Allman Brothers place it …

Fishing from the surf, north shore, Queens, NY

ells and sand-worms for bait………….. and try top water plugs(needlefish) in red/white