August Surf Fishing a Repeat of July ?

[Perch killer]

https://surffishingsocalsd.com/how-el-n ... g-in-2026/

Yes; great write up & analysis by Nick Heid. Spot on for sure.

[Andrew_WOT]

Another good analysis from Scripps, pretty much the same thing
https://scripps.ucsd.edu/news/how-does- ... ecosystems

[Nelson 1]

I was out on Crystal pier Monday morning after breakfast. They were catching lots corbina on white lures the size of a LC. You could see the fish come up and hit the lure. Right on the surface of the water.. They were also using live smelt. All I brought was shrimp and sandworms i had on luck . I should have brought my LC.

[Perch killer]

Interesting, and unusual, corbina chasing lures; but if going after the smelt, seems to make sense when they're hungry enough and other food sources aren't around. I thought there were still a lot of crabs under the pier and micros on the beach for them to eat. At least that was what was going on a few weeks ago, the beans coming up the beach to get the micros but would not take a bait tossed in their direction. Thanks for sharing.