I fished Carlsbad near lifeguard tower 36 around high tide. There was one other angler there. He was using what looked like a camo sandworm. I didn't see him catch anything. I was using a 1" red with blue flake curly tail grub and caught one BSP. I had another pull the hook off because I neglected to check the knot. There was not too much seaweed. The waves alternated between very small and too big because when they broke right near shore they tumbled the line and tangled it. Both of the fish were very close to shore.
Went this morning from 6 to 8. From 6 to about 7:15 used 2 different LC and then a 4” paddle tail. Nothing on either LC, only 1 hit on the paddle tail that felt kinda small. Finished up with gulps. Used camo and then red. Caught 1 small perch, missed a couple of more.
Gave it go this morning. First cast about an hour after high tide. Fished until about 11:15. Caught only perch, 6 total.
These 2 are the biggest, if “big” is the right word
Mike A wrote: Thu Nov 20, 2025 2:12 pm
Gave it go this morning. First cast about an hour after high tide. Fished until about 11:15. Caught only perch, 6 total.
These 2 are the biggest, if “big” is the right word
Ha! Well, they're bigger than no perch, so there's that.