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Hi all,

I relatively recently (late July '25) ended a roughly six-year hiatus from bass fishing. I didn't stop fishing in general, as I'm an avid fly fisherman and fish saltwater with conventional gear nearshore and within our bays from my paddleboard, but why I ever stopped fishing for green bass ...

Thanks for reading! I’ve talked to a few guys that have mentioned how awesome Miramar was in years past when the shad pop off. A couple of the 1-1.5lb clones I picked up in those session spit up some absolutely tiny ones. Probably could have fit two or three on a dime. Also spent quite a lot of time ...

Ha! No need to spend your daughter’s inheritance just yet. Aaron’s Magic and Aaron’s Magic with red/black flake both worked well for me and are usually my go-to at Miramar, but the green pumpkin/purple got the most fish for me on these particular days by far. Makes me wonder how much of a difference ...

I fully agree. It really shows that not every adjustment on the water when it comes to bait color or profile needs to be drastic when the bite is tough. Like you said, it can be as subtle as switching to a bait that’s the same main color but with a different color flake. But as fascinating as it is ...

This came just in time! Planning on fishing El Cap tomorrow. I’ll be tossing the ned rig, but I just picked up a new setup for my moving baits that I have yet to break in, so hopefully I’ll be able to get on one or two crankbait fish as well. Thanks for the intel, and tight lines!

Hi all,

Had a couple interesting days on the water this weekend. Got out to El Cap yesterday, and had a quick session on Miramar this morning where I got into a good one. Reports below:

El Cap (1/17): Showed up to a line at the gate again this morning. My first thought: not again! Last time this ...

Awesome fish. What was your setup for drop shot . Had to be lite. Impressive. Thanks for update.


Thanks for reading! It’s pretty light, but not as light as I know a lot of guys will go with their finesse stuff. I run 15lb high-vis yellow braid to a roughly 12 foot 8lb flouro leader with a 1/4th ...

Hi all,

Had a couple interesting days on the water this weekend. Got out to El Cap yesterday, and had a quick session on Miramar this morning where I got into a good one. Reports below:

El Cap (1/17): Showed up to a line at the gate again this morning. My first thought: not again! Last time ...

Enjoyed the reports Brad and thanks for sharing it with us.
Congratulations on your PB! Got to love a PB anytime of the year,
but on the third cast of the day......that is awesome!
Tight lines :-)


Thank you for reading! Getting the good fish right off the bat is a beautiful thing. Even if you ...

Awesome fish. What was your setup for drop shot . Had to be lite. Impressive. Thanks for update.


Thanks for reading! It’s pretty light, but not as light as I know a lot of guys will go with their finesse stuff. I run 15lb high-vis yellow braid to a roughly 12 foot 8lb flouro leader with a 1 ...

I was out of town last weekend on a snowboarding trip, which made it the first weekend in some time that I didn’t fish, so I was stoked to get out at Cap today. I got on the water at about 6:30AM and made a few casts with various crankbaits, but to no avail. Made a long kick/row to an area I’ve been ...

Got numbers on Cap today targeting bass in shallow water. I got on the water at about 6:30 and made my way across the lake to target fish hanging around rocks. I made a few casts into the shallows with a neko-rigged 4-inch senko on the way there and managed to get a fish to take, but lost it. Been ...

Were you in a tube or kayak?
I was out there yesterday and had a hell of a time launching my kayak. they were working on the docks and had guy wires all over, shore was mucky mud, not fun. I only stayed for 2 hours, got 2 fish and decided to call it as I was dreading how to get out.
Sounds like ...

Osidecoffee wrote: Fri Feb 13, 2026 8:11 pm Sounds like an awesome day to me!

It was a solid day of fishing. No giants, but I’ll take numbers any day of the week!

El Cap (2/15) - Repeat of Friday. 22 fish caught in the same types of areas. Lost around 8-10. No bigs, but did get a couple of high 3’s among the clones.

Dfishin wrote: Tue Feb 17, 2026 1:07 pm Nice work! Going to be interesting after all this rain.

It will definitely be interesting. I’m curious to see if the rain affects the water level considering how low it’s gotten over the last 3 weeks.

It was a beautiful day on the water at Cap this past Sunday. Sunny, about 74 degrees, and just a light to moderate breeze coming from the west in the afternoon. The bite seems to have slowed down a tick since last weekend, but I was still able to manage quite a few bites and 10 fish in the net. The ...

Yet over at Miramar, too much water as my buddy took this pic yesterday.
Last week the water started halfway down where the railing are on that dock.
Pretty crazy eh?
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I fished Miramar on Saturday, 3/14, and I can confirm that it's super full. Tied up my ...

Hi all,

I've been slacking on the fish reports over the past few weeks, but I've been out there and have had some solid days on the water. I got out to Cap yesterday and continued working on finding the spring pattern. I was on the water at about 7:00 a.m. with the plan to fish the hot spots that I ...

Nice report.
I have always pinpointed it down to confidence. I have fished techniques in the past that I swear I sucked at. This a few fish later I was roping them, thinking this is my new go to. Trip after trip that technique is now putting them in the boat. My way of fishing it did not change ...