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The other fish is with a rather bad photo of the angler, and it shows I caught it with an Ugly Stik, too. ...doing ya'll a favor skipping that one.

Gonna get my photos out here and go from there. I need to sell in batches of $100 or more to make it worth the trip to the Dixieline in Ranch San Diego. I am open to ideas/help. Thanks.

Good job getting up there to a new spot and catching fish. Thanks for the report. I've been thinking about that one.
It's interesting how crab beds vary so much and are not in some places but are in others with similar sand just a half mile away.

I got started at TP this morning from the PCH free parking area, a little after the sun came up. The first thing I saw was 3 or 4 guys standing waist deep, and I think they were fishing with lures in hopes of striper. The structure opportunities looked good. But I didn't find good crab beds! So I ...

Nice spotty, with that hit I would have stayed awhile. But, if you have to end up at 11th for a ride, understand. Did you have a vehicle at TP and go back or dropped off and picked up ? Saves a long walk back. Just my curiosity.


My wife was meeting a friend to walk. So we were winging the ...

Midnightpass wrote: Fri Aug 08, 2025 10:27 am Nice spot fin... It's been a while since I've managed one...
Butch

You would get them if you were fishing where they are, Butch.

I am starting to feel too lucky....It's gonna end. However, if you were there, Butch, you would have caught this fish today, at Torrey Pines Lifeguard Station 4 in the middle of the day amidst a sea of swimmers. Nuts. I hooked another, but a family member lost it at the beach....I could have lost it ...

Getting excited about the upcoming trip to Cabo, Butch?

That's anticipation sounds neat. Take care of yourself, though,
I have a few of these and I use them a lot. I would buy again. They have little thumb hooks on the sleeve to keep them from creeping up, and with lightweight fishing gloves, when I use them, only the fingertips are exposed.
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There is a big pop in the ratio of YFC to other species today between South Torrey Pines and mid Del Mar. Does someone know that this is typical for August? With a leopard and two guitars, a smattering of perch, a corbina, and lots of YFC, I had my best numbers day today with over 20 fish. No ...

It's great to hear you are out there rocking your life, George. It's always especially neat to hear that you and your grandpa are in on it together.

I went back to North TP yesterday, fishing from about 11:00 to 3:00 PM.
Lots of sand crabs, but mostly hard-shelled, whereas there were tons of soft ones a few weeks ago. Weeds were medium to a PITA.
Caught a mix, around 7-8 fish all in a near-shore trough. Only one perch, but they are chomping ...

It was easy to park at the pay lot off McGonigle.$10. I have been driving by Carmel Mountain Road for about a month now, and while it would be a little farther to walk, there has been parking open every time. I had my wife with me, so paying for parking was easier to accept.

A man posted a picture ...

Thursday's outing should count as three trips. I stayed so long at the beach. I had a friend join me in the mid-morning, and my wife later joined me. I didn't want to jump back into evening rush hour traffic, so I stayed. I got three more spotfin, a corbina about 16", and some YFC. I paid for it in ...

I was redheaded, or "ginger," when it was a curse, not cool like it is now. The hooded part is for the face protection. I can wear a hat and sunscreen, but I have never found a product that protects my lips for very long. They burn easily. One more positive aspect of surf fishing on the left coast ...

Your trip is getting close, though. Enjoy yourself, whether you're getting tight lines, or not, but tight lines!

Those photos of all that gear are great to show my wife, thank you! And good luck with your boat move and the rest of the passion

So, I had three trips to Del Mar and no other fishing since the last report. I enjoyed the fishing, but the story was just the same old thing. I haven't caught a spotfin in three consecutive trips, but it's been a long time since my last trip without at least one chunky corbina in the mix. It was ...

Anyone looking for sand crabs, there are massive beds of them up in North Carlsbad as of Sunday evening. Mostly nickel sized, over 50% over that size or bigger had roe.

Fished from 5:30pm-7:30pm. Lots of perch in the shallows. Saw a couple guys fly fishing who caught a couple beans, no luck there ...

... I fish and chat with people I have met and am on a first-name basis with, as well as strangers. I like that aspect of surf fishing.




This has far and away been my favorite part of surf fishing this year - the conversations with people taking pictures, walking dogs, surfers, others ...