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I walked south Mission Beach just before sunset with the family. Really wanted to check out peak low tide, and it was pretty crazy to see!! We were able to walk out what felt like forever. Those large birds we typically see nose diving into the water way off in the distance were easily within ...

Fished both sides. Fished bay side where Bendo suggested from about 6:30 to 7:15. Tide was coming in, a little wind in my face. Grass on 8 of 10 casts. Came back after the 1st game. Gave it another go from about 9:45 until 10, tide was going out. Grass on about 7 of 10 casts. Talked to 2 others ...

Finally got back out to Mission Beach after last week’s king tides. Fished the outgoing tide from about 6:30 - 9:00. The water wasn’t super clean, with seaweed scattered on the shore and in the water. Thankfully, it wasn’t floating in huge clumps so I was able to avoid it pretty easily.

As for the ...

Just a thought. When I was growing up we had a strip of ivy growing next to the street. It was full of Snails. I would gather up those maybe 20-30 at a time in the early morning. My Mom Froze them and when we went Surf Fishing, which was often, we would cut them in half with scissors and hook it on ...

Redemption! I’ve had a lot of raised eyebrows upon disseminating this information. A few angry comments about sharing a secret bait, over the years. Thanks! I think it’s as good as Powerbait for Trout…Great for Fishing Bluegill with the Kids because the “foot” is tough.

Nice looking walleye! I wish they were a bit bigger, I like how they taste! But typically the ones that seem to live on our shores are small, and a quick internet search tells me that even at their biggest, they're still not particularly large.

Sounds like a fun morning...
Butch

Nice looking walleye! I wish they were a bit bigger, I like how they taste! But typically the ones that seem to live on our shores are small, and a quick internet search tells me that even at their biggest, they're still not particularly large.


I once asked the DFG (now DGW) if there was a ...

Nice looking walleye! I wish they were a bit bigger, I like how they taste! But typically the ones that seem to live on our shores are small, and a quick internet search tells me that even at their biggest, they're still not particularly large.


I once asked the DFG (now DGW) if there was a ...

Headed out today 730-10 fished the incoming to peak. Current was ripping south salad not so bad but lots kelp floaters to dodge.
3 caught small medium and large. This one is are is real close to my so cal PB. 12.75 on a rough measure.

Looks like I was just a bit south of @Jteo this morning at Mission Beach and my experience was similar. Incoming tide, sporadic kelp floaters, and a current that was indeed ripping to the south. I was generally able to avoid the mess in the water other than one minor surgery that needed to be ...

Absolutely beautiful morning at Mission Beach 8-)

It actually started a bit messy and a bit slow; current was swirling and the waves were crashing a little hard. Took almost 45 minutes to get any action and when I did, it was a perch about the size of my pointer finger!

Glad I stuck it out ...

Went out to get some more rain time in 6:30-9. Grass and kelp was non existent til the very end current definitely weaker. Caught 10-15 perch mainly in the small to medium range. Using predominately the honey badger paddle tail and a few on gulp.

Not the greatest report for Mission Beach this morning from 6:30 until about 9:00. Very cold air temperature, so much that I eagerly anticipated getting my feet in the water after re-baiting to warm back up. Never thought I’d say that with regards to the Pacific Ocean!

Calm surf, mild currents, but ...

After taking a month off from the sand, met up with @Jusbigguns this AM for a year ender. Never seen the surf so low & mellow as this morning, no swell whatsoever. Decent enough perch bite right off but shut down all together after 8 am. Outgoing tide was receding very fast. Couple of 8 inchers & a ...

Nice going, all sizable. Thanks for the report. On mussels or something else?

This low surf sure is interesting! I think I'll go check things out for a bit tomorrow morning, and then back again a bit over the weekend to play around in the afternoon negative tides.

Thanks for the report!

Very respectable perch.. And you beat the storm….
Butch

I had to check out the almost non-existent surf this morning at Mission Beach!! Truly a spectacle to see the ocean so calm, even at the highest tide of almost 7 feet. It was eerily silent at 6:30 this morning with only the occasional mini-breaker at the shore. Even the pelicans were in close, and a ...