Newport Harbor Spotted Bay Bass 9/13/14

I don't have a fishing problem. And, I don't think I can be helped. lol
The water was pretty damn cold at some parts of the harbor transitioning from warm to cold pockets.

I caught 5 Spotted Bay Bass with the largest one at 14".

My friend caught 3 Spotted Bay Bass, PB 17". He lost what we bet was a 17"+. Sucks! He also caught a sand bass and a scorpionfish.

Towards the end of the day we ran into a school of mullet that made us think they were Bonita or some other silver bodied fish. One of them actually pursued my rattletrap.

Fun times.

 

http://liteangling.blogspot.com/2014/08/fishing-newport-harbor-float-tubing.html

One of my past trips to NPH that had more success.

Later... 

Close call at Peck Road Park Lake 9/9/14

When I meet new people often the topic of the conversation will eventually lead to what are my hobbies. Well, I'm an outdoorsman. I love to fish and it is my passion. But, don't be fooled. Fishing is much more than hook, line, and sinker.

Today while killing a few hours at a nearby lake I heard a bunch of shuffling near a tree that was 10yds or so away from me. It began with the sound of leaf movement. Next, the base of the tree started to move.

At first, I thought there was a homeless individual or animal climbing up the tree, but there was nothing that large. I stood there, observing the tree for a minute as lizards began scurrying out. At that moment I figured that it was the lizards causing all this commotion. I shrugged it off and turned away for a minute. The sound then progressed from shuffling to cracking. It was at that point that I decided to get up and no more than 5 seconds later, BOOM! The entire tree fell.

I'd say the diameter of the tree's trunk was at least 20 inches.

lol fun times!

I managed to only bag 2 micro bass and a bluegill. There was a 1-2lb bass est. that was working some bait for a while, but it would not commit and caused me to get home late.