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If you are willing to head North I can prolly put you on some Corbs sight casting, although I’ve had Leo’s and Stripers rush the Crabs and make me wish I was fishing a little heavier. I throw 6 pound mainline and 8 pound flourocarbon leader, from an hour before sunrise until the swimmers push us out ...

I made it to blacks yesterday, thanks for this thread—first time. I took the glider port instructions. The scenic views and hang gliders were truly incredible. It was the first high tide of the day, and the current was ripping south with large and small vegetation roaming with it—no Bueno.
I caught ...

Blacks has been AMAZING this year. Some of the best soft structure I've seen in the past few years. The spotfin were schooling and tailing like crazy in April/May, and now the corbina are charging in the waves.

Sight-fishing between Blacks and Del Mar has been "excellent" this season, except for the whole catching part. This year is the first time I've seen spotfin tailing in the surf, but almost like a first-cast-curse, I've only been able to catch the first one I spotted (pun intended) in late May, using ...

Back at it at Mission Beach this morning. Better conditions and was getting more bites, although only two small guys made their way to shore. A tiny perch and (I think?) a baby croaker. Must’ve felt bad for my day yesterday so it humored me

After over a week on the sidelines with back spasms decided to give it a go this AM. Photo tells it all of conditions. The junk was washing back into the cast zone all up & down the beach, some spots would clear momentarily then fill in again. Lot of false kelp hits. That said managed a half dozen ...

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 ...

Went to Carlsbad area 8/13 for my second try at the surf. It was slower this time with a ton of wave action. Got one decent perch. Wasn’t going great, so I hit the little Batiquitos lagoon jetty and caught several baby sand bass, a baby calico, and a rock wrasse. Went a little farther south for the ...

Spent a few hours at Mission Beach again today, and showed up to calm waters and a late arriving “high” tide. Sand crabs were plentiful but the bite was pretty slow. Reeled in a few times to see my crabs picked over without even feeling bites some of the time!

Regardless, skunk avoided. Caught a ...

New to surf fishing. I've been out a few times now and have managed to avoid the skunk. Went out to Torrey Pines for the first time this morning targeting corbina and spotfin. Fished from 5:30-9:30 and managed two. My first ever corbina and a new pb halibut. Still hunting for that legal. Both we ...

Crazy Halibut, I got my biggest Newport Striped Bass on a Sand Crab, sight fishing Corbina, it ran in and stole it! I about fell over, landed it on Six pound test. It took a couple amazing runs, I was with some buddies that day. “ There he goes again”….

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 ...

Really good perch bite yesterday for about an hour, 7 - 8 am on the incoming tide. All on small sand crabs that had roe on a #6. Could not find any softies. Got 10 in all, more than half were 10-11" plus. Was alternating baits with another rod setup with a larger #2 hook using lugworms and ghost ...

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 ...

Started out with a Friday evening session with the fam, spent the majority of the time showing my son everything I’ve been learning so far and watched him pull in a perch even smaller than the ones I’ve been catching, a couple normal size perch, and a huge guitarfish. Fun watching him fight that one ...

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 ...

... 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 ...

Went out from 5pm until just after sunset. All perch on crabs and gulps. Lots of bait fish swimming around. Could see corbina swimming in close, no takers. 2 other guys fishing. 1 throwing a buck tail for halibut, the other using crabs.

HK_Supermarket wrote: Wed Sep 10, 2025 1:55 pm idk anything about this... but I want to see a report when you find out what's out there

It's just an excuse to sit down and read a book. Seriously, you can catch a lot without going to that trouble, maybe even some sheephead or bump up the Sargo count a little bit. I will let you know!

The bite was fast and furious at Mission Beach this weekend! Mostly perch, but fish are fish, especially lately.

I "cheated" a bit Saturday morning and made a very early morning pit stop at Crystal Pier to check out the crab bets y'all mention being there, and sure enough, there were plenty. Got ...