Critter fishing at NP 11/21/15

[King Saba]

Thanks guys! It was a fun trip.

Originally Posted by Harry Hill

you caught sand dabs in Newport? I need to find where you are catching sand dabs, one of my favorite eating fish. Good report, you got me fired up to get down there again but I'm afraid this weather is going to turn things off for awhile.

I got them at around the 180ish zone. It was a bit of a relief to catch them as well as they one of my favorite eating fish. Steamed or pan fried they're delish! Yeah, no bueno on the weather.

Originally Posted by Goose1993

Is that a blue lightning rod I see?

That thing is a great small fish saltwater rod!

Indeed it is! I got it for 40 bucks at a yard sale. I'm still kicking myself for not buying the other ones the guy had.

Originally Posted by Raskal311

There was a lot of white fish around too, more then mack that day in my case. We limited out on white fish quickly and also landed a few reds, and couple of nice sheeps head, and sand bass.

Oh there's a good amount of whitefish at that zone if you're into those. I didn't take any as it's like roulette with them. They'll either be super tasty when you make it or bitter. What makes them so bitter anyways? I heard it's something in their diet. Any tips on finding a rockfish spot around NP? Those were my primary target but no results to show for our efforts.