March 2003

Total Fish this Month: 61
Number of Species:   17
 
3-3-03
3-7-03
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3-10-03
 3-11-03
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3-16-03
 3-21-03
3-22-03
 3-25-03
 3-28-03
 3-30-03
 
 
   
Summary: 3-3-03 Fishing very slow - primarily perch. Some small baitfish beginning to reappear. 1st grunion run (3/4- 3/7/03) did not materialize. 3-10-03 Baitfish back in number - halibut beginning to return ...28" caught this weekend midpier on live bait. 3/15/03 Goleta Pier (SB Airport) got 4.74 inches of rain between 1am and 10 am today - most rain of any March storm  since 1941. 3-25-03 Rockfish levels returning to Summer/Fall rates - primarily during sunset hours. Water temperatures have dropped from 57 degrees to 52 degrees which is unprecidented ... trying to determine if reports are accurate. More halibut being reported caught west side mid-pier. 3/28/03 Top smelt and night smelt in some numbers.
Several more reports of a large (4-5') Leopard shark - no one has managed to bring it in so far. 3/30/03 - water temps still at 52 degrees. Caught a 19" Lingcod and a 16" Monkeyface Prickleback ... also saw a 17" Cabezon caught.