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Hit my home lake for a few hours on Saturday morning 8-5-23. Got on the lake at 6:00AM. 1st one on a Popper in shallow water. 2nd one on a drop shot rig in a little deeper water. Then had one break off heading under the boat, even though my drag was pretty loose. 2 more missed hook sets after that ...

Many campground closed due to swampy conditions.
My jam is flicking spinners in little creeks. High, fast water limits presentation in most spots. Gonna hit parts of the San Joaquin tomorrow. Gonna have to be past the summit by 7 am to avoid the shuttle. The road to the postpile is open but the ...

I fished the low tide. 6:00am to 9:00am. Caught 13 fish. Biggest was 14 inches.

got to the beach a bit layer than i’d like, about 7:40. Water is still warm, which is great. There was a metric fk ton of seaweed on the beach and in the water which, of course, smelled awful.

if we could get the bait through the seaweed, the fish bit very quickly. every time we hit a section that ...

I went out at low tide in the evening and caught three corvinas and one ray all on gulp bloodworms.

Good size YFC. Way to go. How were the conditions, i.e., kelp & grass in the water? PB & south has been a mess past 3 days, unfishable


It was actually not bad at all, fairly clean with some grass here and there. I started out casting from the shore to about 60-70 feet out with zero success ...

Caught this off IB pier, I don’t think it’s a cabezon.

Went for an afternoon session throwing lures. There was pretty decent amount of salad, so switched to weedless set up quickly. First tried Torrey Pines but had no luck, saw couple other fishermen as well but did not notice any action on their rods either. Later moved further up north and got 2 ...

I know many people favor Carolina rigs, but I like a single, or double hook gangion with a 1 ounce weight on the bottom. Cast over the shorebreak, keep the line tight and adjust if it moves with the current. It is less prone to tangles and doesn't collect as many weeds.

At my local beach, soft ...

Fishing with kids is the best

Yum. Dried seaweed is delicious and there is no size or quantity limit. Never tried to make it myself, might be able to use my smoker to dry it out though.


This is not correct. There is a 10 lb wet daily bag limit for seaweed, and eel grass, surf grass, and surf palm are prohibited species ...

I caught this white striped sargo at RAT Beach last week. Anyone else ever caught/seen one?

**Update** Thanks for the clarification guys... my first Black Croaker!

Awesome that somebody took the initiative to launch a new site. And a non-political lounge

We have had waaaaay too much spam in the last two or three days. Hate to say it, but I think anybody who's name starts with "Svet" and they don't hail from anywhere in the U.S. should be banned, or else anybody who hasn't posted yet should be moderated until admins see that these people are legit ...