Category: Port Hueneme Pier

• The Off Season

  I have not posted anything in a while for one simple reason: I have had nothing to post about. I have fished in the Pacific Ocean off and on for nearly 40 years and to date, this is the worst fishing season I can remember after last season being one of the best. I guess […]

  John Darling – Author

  October 28, 2020

  Bait, Calico Bass, California White Croakers, Cormorant, Dungeness Crab, fishing, fishing pole, fog, Goleta Pier, Mackerel, Pacific Ocean, Pelicans, Perch, Port Hueneme Beach, Port Hueneme Pier, Professional Fisherman, Sand Crab, Santa Barbara, CA, Sea Gulls, Sharks, Skate Ray, smelt, Stearns Wharf, Ventura Pier

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• Port Hueneme Fishing Pier

  Today, I had some business that took me down to the Naval Seabee Base in Port Hueneme, CA so while I was in the town, I visited the fishing pier at Port Hueneme Beach thinking that I may try fishing there again someday.  To say that it is quirky is an understatement.  I have not […]

  John Darling – Author

  August 28, 2019

  fishing, Mackerel, Pacific Ocean, Port Hueneme Beach, Port Hueneme Pier, Port Hueneme, CA

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• Shark Bait: It’s Good to be Home

  Call me Captain Ahab.  I have been in search of the white whale since last week when one got away due to old equipment that has now been replaced and though I didn’t catch a whale, the 42”, 30 to 40-pound Shovelhead shark pictured above would have defeated my efforts if I had not upgraded […]

  John Darling – Author

  August 27, 2019

  Bait, California White Croakers, fishing, fishing pole, Goleta Pier, Mackerel, Perch, Port Hueneme Pier, Sharks, Ventura Pier

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• Where I Fish

  Although I sometimes go to my local lake, Lake Casitas, and do a little freshwater fishing, most of my efforts are limited to the Pacific Ocean.  I grew up in Arizona where saltwater fishing is not an option so for 20 years I fished in lakes, lagoons, rivers, and streams where there were only a […]

  John Darling – Author

  August 18, 2019

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