http://kenjonesfishing.com/2016/10/pacific-tomcod/ Mon, 29 Sep 2025 15:24:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://kenjonesfishing.com/2016/10/pacific-tomcod/#comment-508385 Leon Pierce Sat, 13 Jun 2020 02:56:54 +0000 http://kenjonesfishing.com/?p=13117#comment-508385 Enjoyed reading on these little fish. In the early 60’s my grandparents would take me to the cement boat at Sea Cliff in Aptos. My grandparents lived on the cliff overlooking the now wreckage. It was fully intact then. Anyway, they would set me up with “lucky Joes” (red and yellow yard on small hooks with no bait and four hooks. I’d reel up four tomcod at a time. Usually 6” to 10”. I’d catch a small bucket full and we’d walk back up. My grandfather would clean and my grandmother would fry until golden brown with salt and pepper. Geeze I loved my fishing days with my family. Sixty years have passed and those days (many) were some of my best. Enjoyed reading on these little fish. In the early 60’s my grandparents would take me to the cement boat at Sea Cliff in Aptos. My grandparents lived on the cliff overlooking the now wreckage. It was fully intact then. Anyway, they would set me up with “lucky Joes” (red and yellow yard on small hooks with no bait and four hooks. I’d reel up four tomcod at a time. Usually 6” to 10”. I’d catch a small bucket full and we’d walk back up. My grandfather would clean and my grandmother would fry until golden brown with salt and pepper. Geeze I loved my fishing days with my family. Sixty years have passed and those days (many) were some of my best.

]]> http://kenjonesfishing.com/2016/10/pacific-tomcod/#comment-480593 kenjones Mon, 19 Nov 2018 17:13:13 +0000 http://kenjonesfishing.com/?p=13117#comment-480593 I've not been able to get any numbers on the species in California but I believe they are still a very viable fishery further north. But, I haven't caught any in the Bay Area for quite some time. Ken I’ve not been able to get any numbers on the species in California but I believe they are still a very viable fishery further north. But, I haven’t caught any in the Bay Area for quite some time. Ken

]]> http://kenjonesfishing.com/2016/10/pacific-tomcod/#comment-480591 Gary Durheim Mon, 19 Nov 2018 16:21:35 +0000 http://kenjonesfishing.com/?p=13117#comment-480591 More anecdotal material: As a youngster I and my brothers bottom fished tomcod with handlines off Pier One in Astoria (1953,54,55) and memory fails, but I seem to remember using beef liver as bait. While eating a tin of brisling sardines, tomcod came to mind. I doubt they are still present in sufficient numbers to constitute a viable fishery. More anecdotal material: As a youngster I and my brothers bottom fished tomcod with handlines off Pier One in Astoria (1953,54,55) and memory fails, but I seem to remember using beef liver as bait. While eating a tin of brisling sardines, tomcod came to mind. I doubt they are still present in sufficient numbers to constitute a viable fishery.

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