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Contact me and I will take you out on a boat on the bay for a spotted bass smackdown. You will catch plenty of fish.

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Check out San Diego Free divers web site . Attend a meeting , real bunch of spearo's . The name is deceptive if you are a dedicated Free diver . Good bunch of guys and gals . Get some instruction , never dive alone , one up one down , stay safe out there . If you are just getting into the sport let ...

Cals or Shimano drag grease . Blue marine grade grease on gears and for coating parts . Bearings get 0-20 oil which the blue bottle 3 in one is . . Clean and lube often is the key , particularly after a salt water dunk . Note , Cals is good stuff and I know people that use it for all grease needs . ...

HK_Supermarket wrote: ↑Sat Jul 01, 2023 3:31 pmWent on lots of hikes and gave tenkara fishing a try. Now I'm hooked to fly fishing too!

As the saying goes, "Trout don't live in ugly places."

Might as well get a paddleboard report in here even if its not from San Diego! Ive spent the last few weeks targeting backwater tarpon and its been a blast and a pain in the butt. I started fishing small baits and flukes and the bites were slow to come, i switched to the No Live Bait Needed mini mul...

San Gabriel Mountains South Fork Trout action( video). With all the recent rains this year, this area should be prime for a fall trip and its only around 2 hours away Off I-210. Back when I did this trip, I managed 5 or 6 in a few hour session all on Berkely Power worms. It would also make for a nic...

Caught this off the surf! Not sure what it is. Thinking Corbina?

Hey guys I'm new to surf fishing and going to take my daughter for her first time anybody know we're the surf perch are biting? Don't really care if there big ones I just want to at least get some bites, I got some Berkely sand worm and was going to use 6 lb with fish finder rigs. Let me know if I'm...

Try half a mackerel and stay away from squid. When we used to use squid we ended up catching a lot more rays than leos. It'll happen, good luck

I have only caught larger leopards inside the bays. Seen 'em in the surf, but haven't caught a big one there. In my limited experience (couple dozen sharks) a fresh caught fish gets picked up more often; never got a decent sized leopard on a bait that had been frozen. The current all tackle IGFA leo...

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 targ...

Cut bait only, stay away from squid. Looks like you have the right set up. Do not panic if you get one on, take your time don’t set the drag too tight etc. Might loose a few before you catch one. It’s all a learning process. I’m catching them in Oceanside and I’m sure they more concentrated more sou...

Fresh bait is key. Old mackerel like most of the ones you buy from tadckle stores with brown, mushy meat is terrible shark bait. Either catch some from a pier and use same day/within a week or two if frozen, or catch a small perch, croaker, or corbina at the beach and cut it up. You don't need to go...

Hey guys we went yesterday from like 5 to 730 and we got skunked lol, there were a lot of people in the water so it was hard to find places to cast out and got a lot of seaweed for some reason... There were a lot of sand crabs though. I'll try really early next time before people get out to the beac...

Putting one of my Edge Black Widow rods up for sale. Perfect rod for fishing the surf here in the San Diego areas. This rod is in excellent condition. Edge BWS StR 905-2. 9’ 2 piece, Fast, MH, 8-17lb, 3/8-1oz. MSRP: $399 Asking: $340 $305 https://edgerods.com/product/bws-str-905-2 No shipping, locat...

Bay Fishing: The Ins and Outs to Fishing Mission Bay, By DJ Thrillz Before we really start diving into everything, I found a map that may be very helpful as you read through this article. If it isn’t clear enough, here’s a link to download the full-size file. Mission_Bay_Fishing_Map_.jpg Mission_Ba...

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 camp...

Same Jam here! From Onion Valley trail head campground.

Employee appreciation party at Tower Beach Club, I always have my gear in the truck so figured why not? Threw out some mussel meat on a Carolina rig just to see what happens. Bam! First ever stingray within 5 minutes. Did the same again, boom! Bent rod and got snapped off immediately. No idea what i...

20230810_155424.jpg Reds Meadows and Pumice Flat open. Other campgrounds too swampy. The Postpile is open for day use. Got 8 browns in the postpile area on Thursday. Small and micro. All caught on the new spinners...dubbed the Patient Zero. The trout catching epidemic starts now... (Selling the siz...