fishing the rocks at Garibaldi

Ryan Pultz · 01-12-2002, 10:04 AM

OK last time I was at the coast I got the itch to go fishing so I took out my little trout rod I keep in my car for this very reason and climbed out on these rocks and threw out with night crawler I kept getting these fish they were greenish and relay ugly still don't know what they were but wow they put a nice tug on the little rod any way I am going up there next weekend Sunday and sense my wife can fish free till the 23rd we were going to go back to the rocks and give it another try it was really fun plus I pulled in three nice crabs that day to. So dose anyone got any suggestions on what to use. What kind of fish I was catching and are they good to eat. I have my bigger rod I will be taking this time. Cause I still don't know what I could catch out there I would love to hook up with some more of them green fish they were fun. Any way thanks for the help in advance.

Drachir · 01-12-2002, 10:26 AM

I have fished there many times. It can be a lot of fun. My favorite rig, is a lead on bottom, and up 2' a 3 way swivel and a snelled trout hook, #4 or #6, and a sand shimp tail. You can catch small Black Rock fish (8"-20"). They are Greenish Black in color w/ sharp spines on the Dorsal fin. You can catch Kelp Greenling, (8"-20"). They are a variety of colors, but mostly Greenish Brown, w/ a mottled coloration on their sides, very pretty colors. You an also catch Piling & Pink Tail Surf Perch. These are pretty easy to indentify being dinner plate in shape, and can get up 4-5#. Piling Perch are far darker in color than the shiny Silver Surf Perch.
All of these fish are excellent for the Dinner Table. Be sure you check the Regulations to see if there is a minimum size and the catch limits.
By the way weighted jig can be very productive as well, especially white. Have Fun!! :grin:

Doc Spratley · 01-12-2002, 03:41 PM

I think Drachir has given you great advice. The only thing I would add is to watch out for the spines on the dorsal fins of the fish. These rock fish are related to the lion fish family. Although the poison in the spines is not fatal (unless you have some allergic reaction to it), getting "stuck" can be very painful and it is not uncommon to have the area around the wound get very swollen and tender.

The fillets make for terrific fish 'n chips. Have fun !!! :smile:

Uncle Bob · 01-12-2002, 03:59 PM

Something I stumbled on a while back that might help you ID the fish you catch off the rocks.

http://www.reef.org/webres/gallery.htm

UB

Mr. Fisherman · 01-12-2002, 07:47 PM

Ryan,

I spent a lot of time out on that jetty and have plenty of fond memories. Be careful around the rocks and don't set anything down you do not want to loose forever. I played tug of war with a crab with my spool of stretchy string one day. The crab won :depressed: .

Anyway I had good sucess with white grubs on lead head jigs and a three way swivel about 18" above that with a #8 snelled hook with a sand shrimp tied on with stretchy string.

I have caught red rock firs, black and blue sea bass, Ling Cod (Measure these and be careful, they are sharp and pointy everywhere. I have caught kelp green ling, surf perch and the occasional crab. Very tasty critters and if there is a minus tide go to the coast guard station and rake in some cockles. Just follow everyone else. Fish the ocean side for the surf perch where the breakers are. Fish the bay side for everything else. Take lots and lots of tackle. The rocks and currents are not forgiving and you will pay your dues to suceede.

Watch out for sneaker waves and do not stray too far out this time of year. I have seen waves come all the way over both jettys all the way to the beach :shocked: . I'm not trying to scare you but be aware of your surroundings and keep your ears alert for the crashing of the larger waves if you are fishing the bay side with your back to the ocean.

Don't forget to take lots of bait

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Be safe and have fun.

Mr. F.

SureSet · 01-12-2002, 08:04 PM

Don't overlook plain old chunks of squid as bait. Works pretty well on rockfish, etc. and stays on the hook well.

SureSet

pdxkevin · 01-12-2002, 08:45 PM

A friend and I fished the jetty this past year for the first time ( I’m new to the NW). We were getting slammed using sand shrimp 10"-15" above an egg weight sitting on the bottom. If we didn't get a bite in 15 seconds - they never would bite it because they had already got the bait clean off the hook. You don't need a whole shrimp each time. 1/4 pieces were working just as well for us. We caught enough for a good fish fry. Most were greenlings, a couple black sea bass and one weird looking mutant. I checked and made sure it was not a baby lingcod. We released it anyway. Turned out to be a cabazon.
http://www.afsc.noaa.gov/groundfish/...es/Cabezon.htm

Good eating but the roe is toxic. http://listproc.ucdavis.edu/archives...0109/0012.html

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Ryan Pultz · 01-12-2002, 11:31 PM

thank you Rick for your help any one else got any tips i would be very grateful

Ryan Pultz · 01-13-2002, 03:36 AM

thank you all very much and we will be very carful we will most likly not go very far out on the jetty last time we were not far out at all.

Snapset · 01-13-2002, 08:07 AM

The jetties are a great place to fish for the sure-footed and careful. If lack one of these qualities, fish somewhere else. The Ocean conditions usually determine fishing conditions. Swells greater than 6 feet mean fish for perch elsewhere.

BottomFeeder · 01-13-2002, 09:22 AM

You might also try fishing the Train Trussel hole in Nehalem Bay during the summer. Just South of the Brighton Marina is a train trussel. We managed to catch 44 perch there one day. One was 22" long and a couple pounds at least. Pump your own shrimp bait off of the Tillamook Viewpoint on a +1.0 tide or lower. Use a 1oz slinky weight on the bottom and a #2 owner hook 18" from that.

TPM