Posts Tagged Rock Cod Lane

The Newport Beach Dory Fleet — Looking Back #2 — 1950

March 14, 2018 by kenjones
Newport Beach Fishermen Ply Trade in Ancient Way “Fishing is like poetry; men must be born so.”—Isaak Walton. “If my sons thought of becoming fishermen, I’d break their heads. It’s a dog’s life.”—Jess Van Riper. Walton was an angler and Van is a fisherman and maybe the difference in their points of view is that [...]

The Newport Beach Dory Fleet — Through The Years

March 11, 2018 by kenjones
Newport Pier was where I began my pier fishing life in 1962. I would ride my bicycle down the hill from Costa Mesa and try to get the best spot on the pier (the corner spot). To do that meant I would have to leave the house around 4 AM. Generally the only people I [...]
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