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It's been a while since I've posted an actual fish report of my own so I thought I would finally share one.

Went to Otay last Sat. Got there at 6:15am.

Cold in the morning (46 degrees) but Had a very nice sunrise.

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It turned out to be a was nice day over all. Got up ...

I went back for some more panfish action last Saturday.

Very nice day on the water. Wasn't really cold in the morning. Maybe 50 degrees. The water is still full of algae tho. Maybe even worst than the last trip. Only thing which was weird is that it didn't stick to the lines and split shots and ...

I troll all day. Just watching for the rods to go bendo

Fished Hodges from my kayak on Wednesday Feb 5, with my Garmin Livescope. Overall, very slow fishing for bass and crappie for everyone! The lake is much lower than last year - remember that we had tons of rain in January 2024 and none so far this year. The water is a brown soup, visibility ...

If you want the best panfishing of your life,
The next week the weather is in the 80_90s in Yuma , in April — unheardable .
Go out and fish the drops with night crawlers. Bring a cooler with plenty of ice.this report is is a gift from god, the biggest split shot #2 watergremlin is the ticket.

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I had so much fun catching that crappie this week I decided to panfish Otay. It'd been a while since I'd done it and man was it fun. I caught 12 sunfish/bluegill a long with a bunch of bass. All the fish fell victim to a Megabass Griffon crankbait.

The highlight was a massive 2 1/4 pounder. I ...

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Took a stroll along a local creek....
Got that pretty bluegill, as well as five small bass.

And bumped four of these out of the brush...

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The bluegill and a couple bass bit a gold Panther Martin. The other bass ate the ever-popular 3 inch bass ...

Watching that cork go down, never gets old.
There’s many ways to fish for them big panfish. I find it very challenging.
Thanks for sharing

Fished at El Capitan in the kayak on Sunday in calm sunny Fall conditions. Bluegill!

The bass were crashing around on top here and there, until early afternoon. They were very picky about eating. Fun watching and following the packs of them hunting in open water on the electronics, and I had a few ...

Cancelled my freshwater plans after the rain. Slept in all morning. Jumped in the water at 9:45(slack tide) calm and empty. Got bit right off.

I had a 1/4oz jig on 6lb and 1/2oz jig on 8lb. Crawling them deep in the middle of the bay. I got out at 12:30 cause it got crowded and windy.

Ended with ...

Bay Fishing: The Ins and Outs to Fishing Mission Bay, By DJ Thrillz

Before we really start diving into everything, I found a map that may be very helpful as you read through this article. If it isn’t clear enough, here’s a link to download the full-size file.


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Cool video, cool rod, nice fish! I haven’t had much luck with spotties during slack tides.

Cool video, cool rod, nice fish! I haven’t had much luck with spotties during slack tides.


I have had days where I absolutely nailed them at low tide in the channels next to flats using a crankbait, outside the weedline.

Have yet to find that I do any better on an Alabama rig than on a single ...

I have had days where I absolutely nailed them at low tide in the channels next to flats using a crankbait, outside the weedline.


Thanks, I'll have to try that. Do they move from the flats into the deeper channels at low tide? Have you had success fishing at high tide?


Yes, they won't stay ...

bonus fish, right at the buzzer

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 ...

Got on it from the Natty City ramp around 7. It was calm, smooth, with a hint of tropical rain here and there. Steady spotty bite on plastics/underspins at Square Mile. Figured there might also be a channel bite and slid out to the main just south of the bridge. Instantly rewarded with a better ...

https://inewsource.org/2023/11/17/invasive-algae-coronado-cays-endangers-broader-bay-ecosystem/

https://cisr.ucr.edu/invasive-species/caulerpa-taxifolia-or-killer-alga

So far, it has only been seen in a small area and if that is the case, they should be able to eradicate it. It displaces eel ...

It took years and about six million dollars to remove it from Agua Hedionda Lagoon....

https://scwrp.org/projects/caulerpa-tax ... n-program/

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sd ... story.html

Hello SDFISH,
Went on Black Friday shopping for fishing gears. Ended up only two sinking jerkbait. Headed straight to MB to tried it out, first stop landed 4 SBB and than stop at last stop about to call it a day. Landed at 20.5" hali