Posts Tagged Pier Fishing in California

2003 PFIC Catalina Get Together

March 25, 2018 by kenjones
Two logos were available for the 2nd annual Get Together May 1, 2003; Memo To: PFIC Message Board; From: Ken Jones; Subject: Catalina Get Together #2 Green Pleasure Pier (Avalon, Catalina Island) – It was pretty much non-stop action for the pier rats who invaded the pier last Friday-Sunday. An assortment of fish on the [...]

Record Cabezon — Bruce Kuhn

March 20, 2018 by kenjones
I received the following from Bruce Kuhn and had a nice talk with him about the fish and his efforts to prove his catch with the IGFA (with no luck). I then tried to get a picture of the cabezon from the Department of Fish and Wildlife but apparently most of the old files are [...]

The Newport Beach Dory Fleet — Looking Back #7 — 1989

March 15, 2018 by kenjones
Hunky Dory — Plucking Fish From a Dangerous Ocean in a Small Boat: ‘This, It’s Not Easy, You Know?’ Says One Who Does It Onshore, the bright orange morning sun has just begun to show behind the towers of Newport Center, nearly 4 miles to the north, as Nick D’Amato falls into a relentless, flailing [...]

The Newport Beach Dory Fleet — Looking Back #6 — 1988

March 15, 2018 by kenjones
Dory Fishermen’s Catch of the Day Is Certain to Be Fresh Want to know if Nick D’Amato’s fish are fresh? Shake hands with him. One solid grip will tell you that he pulled his catch of red snapper and sea trout out of the Catalina Channel maybe three hours before. They are the hands of [...]

The Newport Beach Dory Fleet — Looking Back #5 — 1973

March 15, 2018 by kenjones
She Doesn’t Crab About Fishwife’s Life Newport Beach—Carrie Beck was born to the good life. She was born with a silver spoon in her mouth and a stable in the backyard. She grew up in relative luxury in Fall River, Mass., and once rode her way to a first-place ribbon in a horse show at [...]
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