San Diego & SoCal Fishing Forums

Fished the surf at PB this morning south of Crystal Pier. Sand crabs were plentiful. Grass and kelp have improved, not near as heavy as the past several days. Bite was sporadic, but landed 14 total in 2.5 hours, 11 BSP, 1 SNGF, 1 bean, 1 YFC (was yummy in fish tacos for lunch).

Just an FYI for ...

Plenty of crabs and wave action letting up a little. Low tide not as low as past days, the hole/gut I worked all week didn’t show as well this morning. Slow bite. Only managed 3 BSP in 1.75 hours. Saw and sight casted for multiple large corbina in ankle deep water over crab beds without luck. Water ...

Fished the surf south of Crystal pier 7:30-8:30 this morning. Bite was hot first 30 minutes while the marine layer was there, then turned off when the sun came out, maybe coincidence. Caught 1 small corbina and 5 BSP. Grass and kelp were heavy up near shore but manageable with a short cast out. Saw ...

Lots of grass and kelp. I found areas that were more shallow with less kelp but lots of current, and deeper guts with loads of kelp churning around. It’s fishable with work, but after 15 minutes and no bites I broke off on a massive tangle of kelp and decided to do other things with my time.

@PerchKiller - I was just north of you, somewhere between the lifeguard station and probably Reed Ave. I’m sorta guessing it’s around Reed that there’s been another hole now and then. I was there sometime before 7am but only for 15-20 minutes.

Fished mission beach, tower 17-18, for a couple hours this morning. Little to no grass or kelp. After a slow start the tide filled in some and some holes showed up. I walked around a hole jerking perch out, moderate action.

A passing fisherman claimed 2 19 inch spot fins on blood worms. Another ...

Fished south of Crystal Pier Tuesday and Wednesday morning with sand crabs. Water temp around 67, light grass with the occasional big chunk of kelp. Water seemed a little sandy to me. Bite was slow but fish were bigger than what I normally catch here. Caught 3 BSP Tuesday. Caught 2 YFC and 4 BSP ...

I fished south of Crystal pier about 8-10:30 this morning. Set waves are a little stronger than over the weekend, starting to churn up grass chunks and tie interesting knots in leaders. Grass level ranged from none to slightly annoying. Sand crabs plentiful under the pier. Bite was generally slow ...

Fished the surf south of Crystal pier this morning for maybe a couple hours. Water still cold, my app says 64 and that seems about right. Grass and various salad was thick and would tie my leader up within 5-10 minutes of casting. One bite, a 15 inch YFC.

I fished the surf south of Crystal Pier from about 8-10am this morning. Water still cold, 64ish. Wave action down some from the weekend. Grass was light, not a problem. Sand crabs getting scarce except under pier, and sand crabs are generally getting smaller in size. Current pulled south to north so ...

I fished the surf south of Crystal pier from about 7-9am this morning. Wave action was much lighter this morning. Grass and kelp remains minimal. Caught 4 BSP, a couple good sized around 10-11 inches.

The fish had a strong preference for soft shells today. It’s common for me to get a hit, then ...

I fished south of Crystal Pier Thursday and Friday mornings for a hour or two each day. Grass and kelp are still around but not near as thick as earlier in the week. Water clarity seems a little better. My app says water temp is 66, feels about right. Friday it took me a good 15-20 minutes with a ...

I use mostly 1 ounce for my Carolina rigs in the surf, sometimes 3/4 ounce. That sounds like more than others, but I’m also probably using a heavier line (14 lb). The 1 ounce does well for me until waves get over 4ft, and I’d rather surf than fish if waves get bigger than that. I’ll still use 1 ...

I agree with Mike M with one difference. I prefer low tide, but I will fish any tide because I fish mornings 99% of the time. I’m relatively new to the area and have only fished pacific beach for the last couple summers. PB gets crowded on summer evenings so I’m almost always fishing early mornings.

I wet a line Sunday evening, maybe 6:00-6:45, around Crystal pier.

There are huge beds of micro sand crabs under the pier. They are too small to use in my opinion. I tried anyway, using 4 on a hook for 15-20 minutes. Then I switched to a jerk bait. No hits on anything.

Water still cold, around ...

I fished south of Crystal pier a couple hours Friday morning. I found good-sized sand crabs under the pier but there are plenty of beds along the beach as well. Grass and junk were annoying, not unfishable. Small BSP were hungry, lots of action in spurts. I landed 9, most hand-sized, biggest maybe ...

I fished south of Crystal pier this morning from around 8-10. Tide was very low and rising quickly, holes and guts moved around and current was switching. Sand crabs plentiful all along the beach, two scoops with my colander got me all I wanted, mostly soft shells and a couple with roe. Waves were ...

I fished the surf south of Crystal pier this morning from about 8-9:15. Still a good bit of wave action. Grass and junk are the same, lots of it but manageable. Sand crabs everywhere.

Took 1 minute to catch a BSP. After another 20 minutes I caught a 19 inch SFC. The SFC was enough motivation to ...

I fished the surf Tuesday July 1 around 8:45-10:00 just south of Crystal Pier, tide rising from 8:55 0.6ft low. My first time out in about a month (had only one 15 minute session in all of June, which ended with a break off in a mass of kelp). Crabs plentiful everywhere, lots with roe. Grass was ...

I fished the surf about 9-10:30 Wednesday July 2 south of Crystal Pier over the low tide at about 9:30 at 1.3ft. A repeat of yesterday - light grass, low waves, plenty of crabs, slow bite, 3 BSP.

I didn’t mention yesterday in my post, thinking I was just being a wimp after not fishing for a few ...