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I’ve really been blurring the line between Mission and Pacific Beach lately so I’ll call the weekend “both”. I think the LG towers are all pulled in for whatever reason so no marker to go off but I was approximately where T-21 would be and south. There was an early high tide both days so I tried ...

Well I came out to Carlsbad thinking it’s time to accept some skunks die to switching to artificials . I found a good list on king hole but tons of seaweed . Nothing else looked promising. Definitely with Bob74 in mind i t-rigged a little grub on the c-rig and got some bumps them 1 small perch ...

I had a small window to get some fishing in this morning; nothing out of the ordinary for the past couple weeks but some experiences/notes/observations:

I was there from 6:30 - 9:00. A little over an hour passed before I got any action at all.

The tide was higher than I’d anticipated based on ...

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Pretty much a copy & paste from yesterday at Mission/Pacific Beach.

I moved a bit more than usual today, no particular reason other than feeling like doing so. Caught a tiny perch early close to the pier and worked my way south. Brought in 7-8 perch on the day, including one keeper than I just ...

O.k. It's done, took the first of probably several skunks at Del Mar—a few bumps on the grub, which I could fish open hook no problem. A few bumps on a 2" fake blood worm. Surf was 4' high/high-slack tide churned up in the middle of the day.

Yes but it is rare to catch those species in shallow water in SoCal.

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I hear you. I was out this morning from 7 to 9:30 farther up the coast. From 7 to 8:30 nothing, no even a bump. 8:30 to 9:15 only 2 perch, both about 5”.

Needs to be a dislike button skunk sessions!

jwacky wrote: Tue Oct 28, 2025 9:01 pm Needs to be a dislike button skunk sessions!

It was good medicine! I am going to enjoy these skunks! It's the only path to a keeper halibut, at least at the beaches I love.

Healthy 25" Bean today @ Mission Beach
Bit in tight, 10' out.

Got out this morning for couple hours just before the high tide. Usual bait stealing critters hard at work, just nibblers for almost 2 hours without a single good hit. Finally one committed, an 8" bsp on mussel meat. Fish seemed to like the dried lugworms better but just tail biters, even tipped a ...

Need to burn some accrued time-off next week so maybe I'll head out to the coast, grab breakfast somewhere, and fish the tide as it recedes. I definitely do not have good experiences with tides over 5'. Not unfishable but generally a lot of stress/effort for an activity that I do to relax, haha. My ...

A local beach friend of mine said he saw a corbina right in front of him. I pinned on a fresh crab and just a few minutes later I felt the familiar tap-tap, tap-tap-tap and then bam! Another late season corbina.

Tough day....

Got to fishing slightly late 730ish
Was my first time catching outgoing tide at PB

Upsized hooks to #4 I now know the struggle of the knit-picking.
Had 3 perch landed including still a micro (he lost Russian roulette). One 6" one that was probably right at or under 10".

Lesson of ...

The tide conditions weren’t ideal but I wanted to take advantage of the earlier sunrise this morning at Mission Beach. The current was manageable, although I’m not sure the same can be said for the grass everywhere. It came in spurts and could generally be seen in the water, but man, when it grabbed ...

I couldn’t stay away. I got breakfast at Mission while the highest morning tired receded a bit (pic below of the high mark, halfway up the beach to the bike path!!) and made my way to the water.

All things considered, the water was relatively calm. The current was a little strong but not as strong ...

6:00 am till 8:00 am. Caught 7 Perch. The bite was crazy right From the start. Two of the fish Were caught as soon as the bait hit the water ,on the drop. It did not get that bad. It was kind of cool watching the tide come out that. I would walk out and cast as the water is receding and then I will ...

Got out about 645
Heavy surf heavy salad
Incoming tide

Couple light taps early, waves were reaching the built up sand piles by 730. Due to load out I had to call it there. Moved over to the bay. Lots of literal garbage in the water.

Still enjoyed not touching a spreadsheet but 7'6" is definitely ...

Got out about 645
Heavy surf heavy salad
Incoming tide

Couple light taps early, waves were reaching the built up sand piles by 730. Due to load out I had to call it there. Moved over to the bay. Lots of literal garbage in the water.

Still enjoyed not touching a spreadsheet but 7'6" is ...