Spearfishing Southern California | Wintertime Hunting in Crystal Clear Waters
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- Опубликовано: 4 сен 2024
- Every once in a while, we get some crystal clear water days here in Southern California during the wintertime. Thankfully, the water temperature wasn't too bad, but with the slim chance of bigger game fish, we decided to target the local reef fishes. With clear visibility, we explored some of the deeper reefs that we've never really been to. There was plenty of life out deeper where we shot some opaleyes and california sheepheads. It was a solid day of diving.
Conditions looked great! I was waiting for a goat to swim by on your deeper dives
Thanks for watching! That would’ve been nice 😂
Great adventure, thanks for sharing. Nice to see what it looks like down there. I found a nice spot to launch my kayak and look forward to landing some of those Sheep and Calico!
Nice! Good luck out there
Awesome vid, this winter has been amazing with some good opportunities in terms of vis! Waiting to take advantage when conditions get good again
Thanks for watching! Yeah it’s been great during those time windows. It’s just cold, but worth the dive! Get out there and dive safe 🤘🏻
beautiful out there. i'll be there someday! norcal to socal
Definitely worth the trip!
This spot has been so nice lately! Vis just gets better and better every time! Nice video dude! Let's get out together soon!
Thanks for watching man! Down! We’ll plan something soon
I never got a condition clear like this just amazing !
Just keep getting out there and you’ll eventually find a day with clear conditions! 😎
I'm watching your videos and learning the target species in California, so different from the fish in Hawaii. I'll be visiting this month!
Thanks for watching! Good luck and dive safe out there man
Nice video and nice diving skills. 50ft dive would make me crap myself and attract all the fishes. Gave a thumbs up
Thanks for watching man! Appreciate the support 🙏🏻
Your diving has really levelled up dude, awesome to see!
Thank you! Got tons to learn still 😁
Awesome vid. You do a great job holding your spot and being patient. Any tips on how to get better at staying under for longer?
Thanks for watching! I’d say just lots of practice and going out diving as much as I could helped. Doing some cardio regularly would probably help. I also recommend the FII level one course. You’ll learn techniques, safety, science behind freediving, and it’s a good confidence booster too
@@CatchFishNotFeelingsYT thanks for the suggestion man!
Sheephead is #1 eating fish In cali.
Yes sir 🙌🏻. Calico bass is my favorite for me
Damn at my usual spot ! Wish I was there with ya!
Next time man!
That vis!!!!!!
I know right!
I hope I didn't make you wait too long! Awesome day!! 🔱🤿👌🏻
Haha all good man. Gotta do it again sometime!
That viz🎉 Great hunting and beautiful fish. I would humbly request to hunt some big females and spare the black head so they can make some more. but again like always, totally fine to take the limit.
Thanks man! Just taking what I need. I usually just take a handful every year anyways 😉
@@CatchFishNotFeelingsYT down for some channel island yellowtail hunt this winter? we boat out.
@@kuang01sounds fun! I’m down to plan something out, but for now I’m gotta get the boat dialed in. Hopefully the goal is to do more paddy hopping in summer
@@CatchFishNotFeelingsYT my boat bro ;)
@@kuang01 haha lets do it!
How do you cook the Oppaleye?
I usually like steaming it!
Hey Jason
Thanks for the video! Footage looks pretty damn amazing!!!
Could you share which camera youre using?
Thanks for watching! It was just a nice clear day with good visibility, I’m using the GoPro hero 7 in this
Where is this spot if you don’t mind sharing?
Seriously, dry age the opaleye! They make awesome sushi!
Will do! I recently made an Opaleye crudo and it wasn’t too bad actually
@@CatchFishNotFeelingsYT yeah, 5-7 day dry aged Opal eye has been the best. The flavor and texture is amazing. Not as big a fan of day of or even 2-3 days dry aged…
@@h20bymotorcycle thanks for the info! I’ll have to give it a try
I haven’t heard of dry aging fish. I’ll have to look it up. I actually prefer opaleye to calicos for eating. Very nice visibility.
All ya'll spearfishing this area need to research DDT
Yeah most people know about it I think. There are plenty of divers who have been eating fish here for 15-20+ years. Plenty of people eat lobsters from the port. Nowadays, there’s microplastics in most fish. I guess it all comes down to moderation and eating whatever you want at your own risk 🤷🏻♂️😂
Normalize not taking Sheepheads, they get fished out and urchins destroy the kelp forest. Ffs man you literally explain my point
No worries, I understand the concern. I usually just take only what I need and it’s just a handful every year. The year is ending, and I’ve only speared 3 sheepheads out of the whole year. They’re great eating and I’ll indulge myself once in a while
Bruh that location he's at has super healthy kelp all year, you're tripping. I'm there every month
One Sheephead per day mate. Actually if you want to do the sport for a long time let the sheepheads alone. Also, those are tiny sheepheads 🤷🏾
I’d agree with you if you where talking about central California but over here in SoCal it’s completely different. There is always going to be an abundance of sheepshead over here and over in Mexico
@@rwurbinayes sir. Only small fishes for me