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Poway has been great to me and my kids this season.

Hey avid angler thanks for the posting when catfish will be stocked it really helps a lot! The headline says catfish will be planted THIS weekend but the post says may 26th.? Just wanted to clarify

Boy oh boy oh boy! I can’t wait thanks again amigo ; tight lines!

Hodges will not be open until May at the VERY EARLIEST, I would expect the closure to last into the summer. The city hasn't updated the website in a while

I went to Murray for a couple of hours this morning to chase bluegill.

The session started off with a weird event.

A few minutes after starting casting I hooked a bluegill about 6 inches long on a popper. As I was bringing it in and grabbing the leader with my right hand there was a crash behind ...

I will kick of this forum with the 1st post. I had been fishing South San Diego Bay for the last few month, had the quantity but not the quality of spotties. Got 29 spotties, 1 mackerel, 1 corvina and 1 halibut (18") float tubing yesterday. The spotties were nice sized for a change, several in the ...

Great to see the site back up again, and that good triumphed over evil in this case (last dig I promise)! I hadn’t been posting much in the months leading up to the original forum’s untimely demise, but thought I’d post a quick report. Cold water has made the corvina fishing tough but some are still ...

Hit the south bay yesterday. Only a 2.9 foot tidal swing, but the fish bit ok. I got 25 spotties. Quality was good with a number of almost 14 inchers. Caught most of the fish in 5-8 feet of water on 1/4 oz jigs with shad tail plastics. Got a couple of corvina and one halibut in the mix also.

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The original post was written by DJ Thrillz . Unfortunately it was lost along with the old SDFish forums.
This is an amazing article that will help you catch fish in SD bay, so I figured it has to be re-posted here.

The fishing in SD Bay is simply amazing. You basically have a buffet of fish to ...

Hi, and welcome. Wanted to share so you can benefit from the errors of my ways on a recent 2-day trip on the Pacifica, a boat I very much enjoyed. The tuna caught were mostly schoolies in the 25-pound range with a few north of 70lbs. We finished with something like 79 BFT and 21 YFT.

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Current ocean sport fishing regulations recommends no more than 1 serving for adult males, etc and "Do not eat" for children and women 18-49 ages due to mercury and PCB contamination

Been having fun with the ghosts this spring. second photo fish just squeaked by 35”. 3 legals for me from shore this year.

Went by Hogan's Tackle for some fresh lugeworms. Went over to the jetty for a quick 90 min trip. Ended up getting 1 sand bass
and 3 spotfins, 2 of the spotfins were a really nice size, I didn't get a pick of them. Had to climb down the rocks to release and didn't have phone on me then.
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Stuck a solid YFC on a clouser this afternoon in MB. Next cast hooked a ripper that pulled 30ft of line out of my hands, put a tad too much pressure and snapped off 8# leader. Been a tough winter for me so happy for this fish. Also first fly outing in months. Cheers to the new site
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Excited that the forum is back up and wanted to engage and see how it works. I am going to be up near Lake Henshaw on Sunday and want to try and spend the morning fishing for some carp there. Just wanted to see if anyone would be willing to give up some intel/advice for targeting carp from the shore ...

I finally decided to sign up after watching this new forum for awhile and taking a break from internet discussions.

User CraigSmith on the old SDFISH website.

Fishing for bigger bluegills has been decent at Murray lately. A few on topwater but mostly on weighted flies, generally cast into deeper water. For reference, distance between end cap on butt end of reel seat and the front edge of the grip is 11". Rod is a 3wt 7 footer fiberglass custom built for ...

I just wanted to be the first one to post on a topic ahaha here's some fish from this year.

Stuff that you might not see on other boards.

1. I keep a little plastic tub with a snap-on lid in the tube. When I remove a lure, it goes into the tub rather than back with the other tackle. Easy rinse after fishing...let dry before putting back in the tackle box or bag.

Hi,

I am new to San Diego and I used to fish back home but mainly on the pier. I'm still learning the jargon and knots but would like to meet some people or mentor about fishing. I have gone to OB pier and Lake Murray but no luck. Not sure if my rig is wrong or just wrong bait, etc.

Thank you!