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On the kastmaster, what else? Mission Bay from shore.

Sipping a beer at Fathom when I notice the rod bend over. First fish with a beer in hand.

Nice guitar fish in the surf

Very nice shovelnose. I've never seen one caught on a lure before. Wait until you accidently snag one on the fin... as you pull they will turn and pull you sideways down the beach.

As the water continues to warm and the crabs surface, you might consider trying a soft shell crab. Who knows, you may ...

Very nice shovelnose. I've never seen one caught on a lure before. Wait until you accidently snag one on the fin... as you pull they will turn and pull you sideways down the beach.



This happened to me last weekend!! Snagged it near the tail. I'd figured I'd caught a ray and the thing pulled ...

Welcome back to surf fishing… You seem to be doing pretty well..I’m a North OC/South LA surf fishing guy… Bolsa Chica and Huntington are pretty much my home beaches.. I usually fish week day, 1st light, until about noon….. I look at tides, but fish when I can not depending on much else.. BC can be ...

I’ve been fishing OC Surf for 63 years. It has changed but can still produce like the old days. Try to hit the times around the Grunion Runs for the next several months. The Sand Crabs are up, it is just a little tougher to get a bunch right now. Searching and moving a lot is not wasting your time ...

Bean.pdf Great pics and a good report, DaDTaughtMe... Regarding your question, here is what I was taught. It has worked for me no matter what time of day it is... Since you're retired, you have the advantage of going to one of your favorite spots during low tides. Maybe bring your pole, or maybe ...

Yahoo!!!!! I spent an hour casting at a school of about 6 until I finally tricked one to eat my fly. It's such a great feeling, especially when you lose track of the fly, when you feel the tug and see those big white lips open up.

Afterwards, some corbina showed up, and I had the first-world ...

This, meet up with a great group of Surf Fishermen in Sunset Beach. I just show up for Coffee and gab but the fishing can get good too.

Unsure if related to El Nino or not but just listened to @crabman Bill's surf fishing report for the weekend and... yikes. High winds, high waves. Just checked the charts and yep, looks like 6' waves Sunday :o

Lots of reports of heavy grass/seaweed lately, too.

Think I'll sit this weekend out ...

A few recent trips have resulted in a few nibbles and one 4" BSP. I worked a reef at Tamarack for two hours with 1 and 2 inch curly tail grubs in a number of colors for 4 nibbles. There is very little structure in the sand. The sand crab beds are small and the crabs are the size of a medium pillbug ...

I see a PB post as well but I was a bit farther south than normal so I’ll start a true Mission Beach post.

Started just before 6:00 and finish just now around 9:15. Slow start to the morning before I finally caught a perch on a lugworm. As the tide came in, crab beds started to surface. Only the ...

Well, after catching my pb corbina on Friday, I didn’t expect to beat it just 2 days later at almost the same exact spot! This corbina was fighting like hell and it took off a couple times when it was in 2in of water. Cant believe I forgot my tape again, but I think hes easily 20”+. Once again, got ...

Hit the sand at Mission Beach life guard #13. Had a 1/2 dozen Blood worms in hand. 1st fish hit at 7:05am strong strike and fish on. 21 1/2" Purpled Hued Corbina. very thick and healthy. After that wasted some blood worms on little perch and then i had another huge strike. This time it was a nice ...

Maybe a few of our SDFISH surf fly fishing people were out there? All I can say is that their patience is incredible, and I admire it and wonder why sometimes! Nonetheless, good luck and tight lines to all!


For me, its way more fun. Catching fish on a fly rod is like taking the red pill, seeing ...

At least you gave it a try.. Those are some of my usual fishing spots, but not as much this year... I've never fished the Lompoc beaches, but used to camp and fish Jalama for some huge perch... Loved that spot, but not it's winds...
Butch

DaDTaughtMe2Fish wrote: Mon Aug 24, 2026 4:35 pm Camping at Jalama early October so looking forward seeing big BSP.
Will pray for lack of wind at that time.

Get a Jalama burger for me… Good luck…
Butch

Started mid day at Huntington cliffs, beach looked good, fishing didn't pan out.
Drove down to Newport pier, 19th street, no good structure to focus on, so went out on pier asking around and watching the conditions. There was no bait around the pier, "NO" birds working as for as I could see. Water ...

Offshore has become difficult with Bait Problems and 300 boats chasing 25 Kelp Paddies. I took a local Kid, Jake Surf Fishing just to check it out. We had a tough time getting Sand Crabs in the beginning, but conditions were perfect. We landed a big Corbina, a tough Guitarfish that fought hard for ...