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Originally Posted by ToothDoc
I like catching fish. Not fishing. As a result, I typically do ocean bottom fishing. So snapper and grouper in the south and cod and haddock in the north. Haven't done halibut yet. I also have done salmon which is trolling and sailfish and mahi mahi (once again, trolling) but trolling is fishing and you get some and you don't. The salmon in Lake Michigan is pretty consistent and usually get a dozen up to 30.
Now, just re-read the OP. Fishing off the pier is another game. Fish in pier areas are smarter and wiser and harder to catch. They didn't grow up by the pier by getting caught. So, you need to find out what kind of fish live there. Fish like mangrove and yellowtail snappers by the piers are conditioned and you need to throw a bunch of bait (chum) and one of those pieces can be hooked up. As they have a feeding frenzy, you might get lucky. Fishing by the pier isn't usually all that rewarding IMO. Fishing pressures have taught the bigger ones to be picky so you end up getting a lot of small juvenile fish.
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Very good points you have there. It must be true that fish live around piers survive for reasons. I haven't personally seen anyone caught large size fish at the pier where I intend to go trying. Some fisherman I spoke to the other day told me that it has becoming more and more challenging to catch anything because the numbers of people fishing in that area has seen increase over the last decade. That place will be where I want to get a start, even without catching anything, I can pick up some experience. Next thing, there are lots of lakes and rivers near where I live and freshwater fishing will definitely be something I want to try as well.