08-14-2003, 08:56 PM
[cool]After all the words you spent on extolling the "SCENERY" at Newport Bay, I suspect that your hesitancy to go to Long Beach is purely selfish. I have fished both, and I assure you that there is plenty to look at in all the beach areas.
I'm sure that Halibut will fill you in, but the areas around Belmont Shore and Cherry Beach are well protected from heavy surf by the outside breakwater. Only in strong south swell conditions will you have to cope with anything more than a minor shore ripple or two. But, it pays to keep your antenna up at all times for any changes in wind or current. Pay attention to the tide tables and do not exceed your personal limits.
The fishing in Los Alamitos and other boating channels is much like Newport. Lots of docks and pilings to attract fish. Probably better fishing for small halibut in the Long Beach area than in Newport. There are some big ones available for the experienced and the lucky.
I recommend you plan to attend one of the Baytubers functions. A good chance to look at some different rigs and to fish with experienced fellow float tubers. You can learn more in one trip than you could learn by yourself over many trips...if ever.
And, you never need to fear being ridiculed. All of us had to endure our rites of passage. So, you may be the subject of some good natured ribbing, but there is no nasty stuff. Heck, we are all in this to have fun...not to make other people feel badly.
You will find that once the novelty wears off, it is only fishing. You choose your lures, make your casts and retrieves and keep experimenting to find what the fish want. Then just enjoy the experience and learn whatever you can to help in the future...and to pass on to the new crop of rookies.
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I'm sure that Halibut will fill you in, but the areas around Belmont Shore and Cherry Beach are well protected from heavy surf by the outside breakwater. Only in strong south swell conditions will you have to cope with anything more than a minor shore ripple or two. But, it pays to keep your antenna up at all times for any changes in wind or current. Pay attention to the tide tables and do not exceed your personal limits.
The fishing in Los Alamitos and other boating channels is much like Newport. Lots of docks and pilings to attract fish. Probably better fishing for small halibut in the Long Beach area than in Newport. There are some big ones available for the experienced and the lucky.
I recommend you plan to attend one of the Baytubers functions. A good chance to look at some different rigs and to fish with experienced fellow float tubers. You can learn more in one trip than you could learn by yourself over many trips...if ever.
And, you never need to fear being ridiculed. All of us had to endure our rites of passage. So, you may be the subject of some good natured ribbing, but there is no nasty stuff. Heck, we are all in this to have fun...not to make other people feel badly.
You will find that once the novelty wears off, it is only fishing. You choose your lures, make your casts and retrieves and keep experimenting to find what the fish want. Then just enjoy the experience and learn whatever you can to help in the future...and to pass on to the new crop of rookies.
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