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Just an update, got out to Mission 2 days ago. Water conditions real good, sand crabs showed up finally. Lot of small perch, a few larger 8-10 models. Only slabs caught that I was aware of were by-catches from guys tossing LC's for hali's. Water 60+ and with crabs now showing, won't be long for ...

Got out for an early AM sesh Friday. Good size swell & outer breaks but very fishable inside. Water clean & felt about 61. SC beds not visible but scraped up half doz small ones. Got hit first 3 out of 4 casts, perch were biting non stop from 5:45 - 7. About half way into it crab beds appeared. got ...

Spent a few hours at Mission Beach again today, and showed up to calm waters and a late arriving “high” tide. Sand crabs were plentiful but the bite was pretty slow. Reeled in a few times to see my crabs picked over without even feeling bites some of the time!

Regardless, skunk avoided. Caught a ...

After work session from 4pm-7pm.The little bit of rain just before helped clear the beach of people quite nicely. Caught 5 yellowfin croaker and 2 surf perch. Almost all my bites were past the breakers barely anything in close. Tried for halibut on a double dropshot with no luck but doubled up on ...

Yep, fun morning. Trying to share a couple pics, maybe, I think.

only got to fish an hour this weekend after work in the rain. Went to cardiff and saw birds diving. Tried the jerk bait and spoon but no luck. Saw a few other dudes fishing and I think I saw one pull in a bass and the other a big croaker. Not sure what they used and how they were managing with all ...

I made a few long casts with hard shells and found a couple of croaker. Then I found some soft shells and it was fun times catching corbina in close.

Started at CP at roughly 7am worked down to tower 15 by 11am.

Overcast, strong surf, Salad non existent at the pier but got progressively worse as I worked south.

Still crab beds under pier and between 20-21 at high to mid tide

Day started strong with a decent guitar and 4 back to back cast perch ...

Nice catching!

I've only caught croaker on gulp sand crabs and even then, only in the peak summer months.

I'd recommend using a device that allows you to sift a lot of sand and find something else besides a normal hard shell... soft shell, crab with egg, "crispy" crab, or a crab about to molt and ...

I found a medium/large sand crab that looked like a soft shell, but was hard when I touched it. I thought, "If I was fooled, maybe a corbina would be fooled too." Sure enough, a short cast into less than 12" of water found this corbina.

Friday 7-11 am. A good amount of walking in the first hour and a half to try to find a break in probably 3 miles of shallow/flat sand bottom due to accumulated sand from previous months. Finally, I came across a small cut next to a shallow sandbar with a good amount of N current from the short ...

Hello SDFish,

Landed PB Striped bass today from the shore. Measured at 29 inches and 8.77 lbs. Previous PB at 25" and 7 lbs.

Perch killer wrote: Wed Feb 04, 2026 1:08 pm Sorry to hear this. Get him out on the sand as often as you can while he's able to.

That is the plan! Some serious Surf Fishing carnage….Some pictures from our early exploits..Rob is the tall guy.

2 hr session from 0700 - 0900. Throwing a 1/2 oz chrome and blue kastmaster (see username) into light to moderate, but manageable salad. Five fish before 0800, then a 6th straggler at 0820. Only one dink. Numerous holes in the spots I fished. Nice morning.

Fished 0630 - 0830 with the 1/2 oz kastmaster near Tower 15. Hooked and lost a couple of fish. Wave energy was constant and salad was moderate. Skunk city. Saw at least 8 others trying, hope they had better luck. May try a revenge session later in the day.

Point Loma Seafood

Cheapest good seafood and bait is at Zion Market, I think

Theres a few places that are just different & worth checking out...
Catalina Seafood.

https://catalinaop.com/san-diego-fish-market/

https://www.yelp.com/biz/catalina-offshore-products-san-diego

& also Tuna Harbor Market on Saturdays..
Where you buy direct from the commercial fisherman...

https ...

Inregards to the sushi / sashimi....
Im sure alot of us have done it & immediately caught, sliced & eaten yellowtail & tuna on the boat...
Thats not the best practice, should always be frozen to kill-off any parasites / worms....
Freezing fish is what makes it sushi grade...

For others that may be interested....
We all know "Uni Butter"
Tommy Gomes is a very interesting individual that has done alot for the community, fishing industry, also for people down on their luck, Tommy isnt loaded, just has a big heart....
Once of the greatest guys ive met in the fishing ...