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croaker stroker · March 08, 2024, 11:05:29 AM

Oil spill of Huntington Beach.

If you are planning on fishing off Huntington Beach this weekend, (AJ) you may want to stay clear of the offending platform. (I think it's Emmy)

martin3 · March 08, 2024, 11:07:11 AM

Quote from: croaker stroker on March 08, 2024, 11:05:29 AMOil spill of Huntington Beach.

If you are planning on fishing off Huntington Beach (AJ) you may want to stay clear of the offending platform.

Crap.

croaker stroker · March 08, 2024, 11:15:51 AM

I see that the barracuda are moving in. The slick is 2-1/2 miles. Going North...Horseshoe kelp or Rocky Point might be a better choice.

martin3 · March 08, 2024, 11:17:53 AM

Quote from: croaker stroker on March 08, 2024, 11:15:51 AMI see that the barracuda are moving in. The slick is 2-1/2 miles. Going North...Horseshoe kelp might be a better choice.

Still not a lot of news top report.
I am not seeing much AIS auction on any response boats yet.

croaker stroker · March 08, 2024, 11:36:07 AM

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/oil-spill-off-huntington-beach-coast-being-investigated/ar-BB1jzoSZ

croaker stroker · March 08, 2024, 11:45:09 AM

There is a nice looking boat drifting the NB pipe. WSB should start to appear. Hope the spill doesn't mess it up.

martin3 · March 08, 2024, 12:02:25 PM

Quote from: croaker stroker on March 08, 2024, 11:45:09 AMThere is a nice looking boat drifting the NB pipe. WSB should start to appear. Hope the spill doesn't mess it up.

I was planning on taking a look this weekend at the reef.....see if anybody is home yet.

croaker stroker · March 08, 2024, 01:05:34 PM

Quote from: martin3 on March 08, 2024, 12:02:25 PM
Quote from: croaker stroker on March 08, 2024, 11:45:09 AMThere is a nice looking boat drifting the NB pipe. WSB should start to appear. Hope the spill doesn't mess it up.

I was planning on taking a look this weekend at the reef.....see if anybody is home yet.

If you looked at the AIS this morning, there was a nice looking Steiger type fishing boat drifting along the pipe. Looks like the type of boat who knows the drill.

AJFishin · March 11, 2024, 02:20:35 PM

No fishing for me over the weekend, but did see the report on the channel 5 news talking about it and showing the tar balls on the beach, but didn't mention about the syringe in the middle of the shot.

Latest news sounds like they got a lot of the oil cleaned up, but of course the sand is still ongoing.

croaker stroker · March 11, 2024, 05:07:55 PM

They never mentioned where it came from.

We blame the oil platform, but there were tar balls before that platform was built. Sometimes that oil just oozes up naturally.

If it is naturally burping up, my ears go back expecting an earthquake soon.

AJFishin · March 11, 2024, 09:41:42 PM

Quote from: croaker stroker on March 11, 2024, 05:07:55 PMThey never mentioned where it came from.

We blame the oil platform, but there were tar balls before that platform was built. Sometimes that oil just oozes up naturally.

If it is naturally burping up, my ears go back expecting an earthquake soon.

Yeah lots of natural tar seepage around Southern California. I remember years ago going to Carpinteria state beach you could see the tar naturally seeping out of bluffs.
I also remember when I was younger before and/or after surfing, many times, stepping on the tar balls on the beach, always a pleasure to clean off your heels.

Always Fishing · March 12, 2024, 07:19:19 AM

Redondo canyon has oil film all the time. Some days can be worse than others. There's leakage in the deep canyon. Depending on whom you talk to, some say it's a natural leakage, and some say it's a leakage from a capped drilling.

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