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I am by no means an expert. I personally have yet to catch myself a legal hali, but so far this year ive managed at least 1 for about 75% of my trips. I fish mostly mission bay but have managed 2 from the surf. In the bays my luck has been on the on the luckycraft and a 2.8in kietech 3/16 jighead in ...

Its all about time on the water. Hali bites differ day to day. Took me 2yrs to get my first legal. Keep trying you will get them, they are there especially this year.

I catch 'em accidentally while fishing for other stuff. Whenever I try to target them specifically, I catch nothing.

I’ve caught one legal in the bay at the Ingram street bridge by the sand and rocks (low tide), was not targeting them going for spotties.
I was fishing a top water lure back when I thought you could catch spotties on top, I realize now that’s not how you get them, but it was amazing when I saw a ...

Halibut in San Diego Bay are likely to have high heavy metals contamination from industrial activities. I always release them anyhow.

Have caught lots of them, including legals, while fishing for spotties. Learn how to catch spotties and you will catch halibut.

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I have most luck catching halibut on low tide