Continuing from last week, I went Halibut fishing with my new ESG Rod again. Last week the weather condition was horrible due to the rain, but this week was in perfect condition! I started fishing early morning along with the rising tide! There were a bunch of seabirds flying in the water which also meant there were plenty of fishes! So I got my rig from the parking lot and headed to the jetty. Then on my way, I couldn’t believe my own eyes… I’ve never seen the ocean like that before, it was all red! Was it red tide? I couldn’t understand, but decided to look it up later. I knew there were plenty of baits, but with this water condition, I couldn’t expect to catch anything… Though, I didn’t want to give up! I decided to use a lure color that is more visible – a pearl color. I also used a DD (Deep Diver) and very slowly retrieved the deeper range. Then I got a bite! It was a small size Halibut! It was my one valuable fish I caught that day, but it accidentally fell between rocks right before I was able to take a picture…

Lately I’ve been having a tough time catching fishes, so I’m thinking of changing my fishing locations.

This is completely off subject, but dolphins appeared by the bay!! And I saw 3 of them! America’s great~~!

Fishing Result: 0

Sandy
The Daily Flash Minnow

Sandy’s Halibut Catching Method:
In early dawn and/or when the fishes are the most active, fast retrieving is more effective. However, what is more important is the condition – how dark/bright the field is and the water condition. Depending on that, you need to change up your retrieving speed.
When it is dark, retrieve slowly and as it gets brighter fasten the retrieving so they don’t realize that it’s a lure.