We’re a few days away from the insignificant tidal changes that came with the neap tides early this week. Now we are headed towards the new moon which means a higher high tide and a lower low tide. They call these the spring tides. In turn this means more water movement and more bait pushed into areas that can be ambushed along with crabs and shrimp. Spring tides are good news for saltwater fly fishing.
I hit the water here on Cerritos Beach in front of Sammy’s condo several times today. I went early first when the tide was high. I managed one small jack crevalle. After breakfast I worked a couple hours sending off my Christmas Gift Ideas email then hit the water again. I tossed my 9-weight with my 300 gr Sonar Surf and brown Clouser. I spotted a deep trough near the beach and sent my fly deep into it. One strip and a cute little roosterfish snuck up behind the fly.
That was all I saw of the fussy rooster on that cast. I made a few more with nothing so I rested the pool. I went to another down the beach but saw nothing then came back. On my first cast back the rooster chased again. I sped up my fly by stripping faster and backing up at the same time. Fish on!
You’ve certainly seen much bigger roosters on this blog. But a little guy like this puts up a fight and they are impressive looking nonetheless. These are bizarre fish and we love them so much. Granny joined the action soon after and we ended up with three between the two of us. Good times today. Hopefully we can find some bigger ones tomorrow!
Despite being 2022, internet is sparse in remote parts of Baja. Furthermore, after a 10-12hr fishing day on the salt, it’s hard to get the blogs out on time. They will be delayed but they will come in full. Stay tuned!
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Roosters are Gorgeous! I will need a lesson one of these days!