Tag: Mackerel

• Pacific Update

  Even during the current pandemic, fishing in the Pacific goes on. With the ocean water warming up over the past few weeks, the fishing has improved as well. The temperature today is a toasty 64 degrees. As you can see in the pictures above, the fish have been plentiful and varied no matter what pier […]

  John Darling – Author

  August 6, 2020

  Calico Bass, Goleta Pier, Mackerel, Pacific Ocean, Santa Barbara, CA, Skate Ray, smelt, sportfishing, Stearns Wharf, Ventura Pier

  Calico Bass, Goleta Pier, Mackerel, Skate, smelt, Stearns Wharf, Ventura Pier

• The Pond and the Pacific

  The Pond I was invited to spend the night at a magnificent 200-acre property called Ranch Grande located about 20 miles north of Ojai, CA, so this week my wife and I took the owner up on his offer.  You can do a lot of things there like horseback riding, canoe, rowboat, or paddle boat […]

  John Darling – Author

  June 11, 2020

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  COVID-19, Grandpa, Mackerel, Ojai, Pacific Ocean, Rockfish, Ventura Pier

• Fishing with my kid

  Anyone who has grown children knows that no matter how old you all get to be, they will always be your kid(s). I my case, my kid is James who is 35 years old and a budding singer, actor, and musician who lives in California’s San Fernando Valley. Here is his performance website: http://jamesdarling.net/ Anyway, […]

  John Darling – Author

  November 3, 2019

  fishing pole, Mackerel, Pacific Ocean, Santa Barbara, CA, smelt, sportfishing, Stearns Wharf

  Mackerel, San Fernando Valley, Santa Barbara, smelt

• Diary of a Gypsy Fisherman

  The title of this post was originally going to be the title of my blog but while searching available URL’s, I just could not find one that was suitable—or memorable—so I looked for my secondary choice and discovered that theoldmanandtheseas.com was available.  Subsequently I registered it and have fished happily ever after even though when […]

  John Darling – Author

  October 14, 2019

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  Mackerel, Marina Park Beach, Perch, Schwinn Ranger, smelt, Ventura Pier

• Touching Home

  Prior commitments, some delays in work being done on the homestead, and an appointment to a city advisory group has kept me away from fishing most of the last few weeks but when a day opened up yesterday, I decided to go over to the Ventura Pier, my home base, for a few hours because […]

  John Darling – Author

  October 4, 2019

  fishing, fishing pole, Mackerel, Pacific Ocean, Perch, Santa Barbara, CA, Stearns Wharf, Ventura Pier, wishing pole

  Channel Islands, Highway 101, Mackerel, Pacific Ocean, Perch, Santa Barbara, Ventura Pier

• Neither wind, dense fog, churning seas, or screaming maniacs…

  …will stay this fisherman from making his rounds. And that is what I was up against yesterday when I paid a visit to Stearns Wharf. I didn’t think I’d be able to get out to the ocean this week because of prior commitments but when a full day suddenly opened up yesterday, I decided to […]

  John Darling – Author

  September 26, 2019

  fishing, fishing pole, fog, Mackerel, Pacific Ocean, Skate Ray, smelt, sportfishing, Stearns Wharf

  #wind, fishing, fishing pole, fog, Mackerel, Skate, smelt, sportfishing, Stearns Wharf