Mission Beach 3-14-2026

[kastmaster]

Nice glassy conditions from 0645 to 0820. Throwing the kastmaster, but no interest from the finned ones. Saw 4 others trying, including a fly fisherman. Hope someone caught something!

[Midnightpass]

Were you using that orange Kastmaster?... I wouldn't give up on it yet...
Butch

[jwacky]

I was out there this morning, too, but I must’ve been a bit north of you as I didn’t see anyone else fishing at all.

Agreed on conditions. Pretty calm as the morning high tide receded. Little bit of a northward current but it didn’t seem persistent or even all that strong. I was trying to walk it a bit so that kept it very manageable.

I caught 12 perch, although aside from one relatively large walleye and 2 BSPs that could only very generously be described as medium, they were all really tiny. Lugworms, mussels, and Gulp camo worms were all working well but all were attracting only the little guys. That has definitely been a pattern lately and it’s been a little while since I’ve caught anything worth turning into lunch.

Hope to run into you one of these mornings, @kastmaster!

- Joe

[kastmaster]

I was out there this morning, too, but I must’ve been a bit north of you as I didn’t see anyone else fishing at all.

Agreed on conditions. Pretty calm as the morning high tide receded. Little bit of a northward current but it didn’t seem persistent or even all that strong. I was trying to walk it a bit so that kept it very manageable.

I caught 12 perch, although aside from one relatively large walleye and 2 BSPs that could only very generously be described as medium, they were all really tiny. Lugworms, mussels, and Gulp camo worms were all working well but all were attracting only the little guys. That has definitely been a pattern lately and it’s been a little while since I’ve caught anything worth turning into lunch.

Hope to run into you one of these mornings, @kastmaster!

- Joe

You proved that there were fish out there! I had my doubts. My main problem was jinxing the whole outing by being prepared to bring fish home. I met Kevin from Honey Badger baits in the Plunge parking lot after he wrapped up. Will meet up with you one day!

[kastmaster]

Were you using that orange Kastmaster?... I wouldn't give up on it yet...
Butch

Have not used the chrome and orange yet, I fished the chrome and blue that has caught me a lot of perch this year. Next session for sure.

[jwacky]

I was out there this morning, too, but I must’ve been a bit north of you as I didn’t see anyone else fishing at all.

Agreed on conditions. Pretty calm as the morning high tide receded. Little bit of a northward current but it didn’t seem persistent or even all that strong. I was trying to walk it a bit so that kept it very manageable.

I caught 12 perch, although aside from one relatively large walleye and 2 BSPs that could only very generously be described as medium, they were all really tiny. Lugworms, mussels, and Gulp camo worms were all working well but all were attracting only the little guys. That has definitely been a pattern lately and it’s been a little while since I’ve caught anything worth turning into lunch.

Hope to run into you one of these mornings, @kastmaster!

- Joe

You proved that there were fish out there! I had my doubts. My main problem was jinxing the whole outing by being prepared to bring fish home. I met Kevin from Honey Badger baits in the Plunge parking lot after he wrapped up. Will meet up with you one day!

You need to find a middle ground. I bring a small cooler that makes it tough to fit corbina or YFC in, and someday I’ll have to fold a legal halibut in half to bring it home. But if that cooler was any bigger I’d never catch a thing. This way, I’m prepared but not TOO prepared. It’s a nice compromise with the universe

[kastmaster]

I am going to design and market a 21 inch cooler.

I was out there this morning, too, but I must’ve been a bit north of you as I didn’t see anyone else fishing at all.

Agreed on conditions. Pretty calm as the morning high tide receded. Little bit of a northward current but it didn’t seem persistent or even all that strong. I was trying to walk it a bit so that kept it very manageable.

I caught 12 perch, although aside from one relatively large walleye and 2 BSPs that could only very generously be described as medium, they were all really tiny. Lugworms, mussels, and Gulp camo worms were all working well but all were attracting only the little guys. That has definitely been a pattern lately and it’s been a little while since I’ve caught anything worth turning into lunch.

Hope to run into you one of these mornings, @kastmaster!

- Joe

You proved that there were fish out there! I had my doubts. My main problem was jinxing the whole outing by being prepared to bring fish home. I met Kevin from Honey Badger baits in the Plunge parking lot after he wrapped up. Will meet up with you one day!

You need to find a middle ground. I bring a small cooler that makes it tough to fit corbina or YFC in, and someday I’ll have to fold a legal halibut in half to bring it home. But if that cooler was any bigger I’d never catch a thing. This way, I’m prepared but not TOO prepared. It’s a nice compromise with the universe

[pseudoMoGil]

I caught probably my smallest BSP ever on raw shrimp, somehow hooked him while i was untangling a knot! Saw someone pull up a pretty big perch next to me, good on him!