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Some of the bigger fish are starting to hit topwater walking baits at the Murr. I caught 6 early morning TW fish then it basically shut down. I picked up a few more on a jig pitching the edge of the tules and points. Total was 9, with the biggest going 4.1.

Ol Dirty Basser wrote: Thu Aug 08, 2024 10:33 am So awesome, bucket list trip for sure! I wasn't prepared for that kind of quality.

The quality was there for sure! I can't wait to get back there. Part 2 of The Secret Creek will be out soon with the rest of the trip. No small fish in that one. Cheers!

Took the gondola in Palm Springs up to the mountains and have fished those creeks up there and many of them have trout. I don’t care about giving away spots, if you’re looking somewhere to bushwhack and catch some trout in so cal that’s the spot

Went out last weekend to Santa Ana River Lakes and got this beast on hook up bait. I don’t really fish for them and this beat my previous PB by 6lbs. It weighed 8.32lbs. Super fun catch on 2lb test!

It's officially a pattern at this point! :D

Really fun panfishing again today and upped gear to 6 lb. braid with 6 lb. leader, found the fish in the same areas. Targeting around 15 to 18 feet deep on nightcrawlers at the outer edge of the brushlines, similar to Friday's catch but added a fat 2.2 ...

Got this guy as bycatch during a recent trip with a crank bait. 7lbs on the boga probably the biggest I'll ever catch. Thought it would be cool to share.

Day 1- Hiked into Ramona at sunrise. After about 45 minutes my dog got a foxtail burr in her ear, so we hiked back out and went to the animal hospital. No fish for you.
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Day 2- South bay shallows mud flats hoping for exotics.Very windy, very poor fishing ...

Ol Dirty Basser wrote: Wed Jun 07, 2023 10:08 am Nice, thinking about taking the boat out there soon. That's actually why I was checking out the bay section

Hit me up when you go

Launched in the dark Saturday at the other saltwater fishing hole. Taking a break from jiggin to throw hard baits all morning. Hooked about 8 fish, took the biggest one home. 27"- 6.5lbs- Yo Zuri 110 on 8lb mono.

Same as always, live smelt & lures at Harbor Island.

Saturday:
6 short halibut
20+ spotties (I lost count)
1 queenfish
1 shovelnose guitarfish
2 butterfly rays
1 thornback ray
1 sculpin

Sunday:
3 short halibut
~10-15 spotties
New pb guitarfish at 50 inches
A few butterfly rays
1 corvina ...

Hit the big bay today. Launched the whaler at 830 am outta shelter which was a little crowded with the right side of the loading dock out of commission. I went out in guide mode taking a buddy and his 8 yo son out both of which have very little fishing experience. Needed to get the boy on fish so we ...

Heres some recent shortfin corvina pics. I got the SFC bug for a couple months and let it interrupt my green fish game. It was fun, but after dropping a 9lb largemouth this weekend right at my feet, I'm kinda over it. Goin back to freshy. A couple of these fish were 26-27" the rest were medium sized ...

Went for a spottie session today in sd bay and saw a dead striper, then I saw a guy fishing topwater for corvina and he told me he caught a 26 in striper last night in the bay on topwater! Crazy never thought they came down this far

I was fishing in the morning for 3 hours. caught 11 Bass. 9 were caught on spinners.

1/2 oz, I would throw my lure an Let sink to the bottom, then start reeling it back up to my boat. It can't be my than 12 Feet deep. I would get hit on the way up.than I would just move a little bit to another spot. I have a trolling motor so I can be very quiet moving around.

Spirits rise and their dance is unrehearsed

Ran out to the MB jetty to make a few casts and ended with a few species mostly all on the weedless 4" white slim swimmer. Caught my first mullet ever, just after dark, thought maybe it was a baby corvina or a bonefish at first.

Macks were rolling through the jetty channel, and a couple baby ...

Hello SDFISH,
Caught this bad boy in the south bay. I was lucky ran into them that day. First hooked up bend my hook, second one landed it. Measured at 25" and 4.36 Lbs. I have see them in the past but they are not interested in my lures.

Hey!

New to the forums, but excited to meet everyone. Caught some leopards in Mission Bay 2 weeks ago. They aren't there anymore Tried to get them again. Bait was some fresh spotfin croaker. There were so many of them but only hooked two!! CPR

]But dont have a cold heart.

Took a break from lmb and tried a couple bay trips.

Sometimes fishing sucks, sometimes it doesn't. Recently got into a wfo spotty bite and hammered it for 3 hours. Never went more than a couple minutes without a bendo. Pretty much got bit every other cast on the yo ...