tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87704391293233288242024-03-04T20:10:27.314-08:00Surf Fishing ReportAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096345220108221255noreply@blogger.comBlogger151125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770439129323328824.post-29943082575627975972014-01-08T17:47:00.002-08:002014-01-08T17:50:08.869-08:00<br />
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<em><span style="color: blue;"><strong>This week the weather continued to be beautiful and fishing
was spectacular.</strong></span></em><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Although there has
been a bit of pea-soup fog to deal with that’s just about the only complaint
one can think of.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>During this time of
year fish like to bed down behind, below, among a group of rocks for food and
protection.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With that in mind my
fishing buddies and I like to take trips up or down the coast to fish new areas
we don’t get a shot at during the peak summer season.</div>
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So again, I went down to my favorite bait spot and collected
some sidewinder crabs, mussel and ghost shrimp.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Also picked up a few bloodworms to make sure I had all the baits
and headed north to Leo Carrillo State Beach.<br />
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entire beach walking their dog.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Gathered our surf gear: 9’ spinning rod, 6lb pink Ande and the Carolina
rig and walked up the beach a bit and fished around the rocks that line the
points and shore.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pinned on a
sidewinder and it was game on.</div>
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Fishing for perch was unbelievable for about four hours
until we ran out of bait.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here’s a few
of the barred surfperch we tussled with.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>These perch were anywhere from 8-16” with a dozen in the 13-16” range.</div>
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The catch of the day, of a lifetime and what would be a new
state record (if I didn’t let her go) was this beautiful calico perch.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We caught two, one very small and this 13 ½”
fish.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<!--[endif]-->The calico perch lives mostly from about Morro Bay to the
Oregon border.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This one must have
slipped through the cracks when it was looking for a warmer place to live!<br />
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This upcoming week has some decent tides early, followed by
flatter tides later in the week.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When I
fish this upcoming week I’m going to concentrate on throwing the Lucky Craft
and Kroc for halibut.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As next weekend
rolls along the tides make a dramatic change as we will again enter into an
astronomical tide period.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As long as
the swell stays small (as predicted) and the weather relatively calm we should
have some fantastic fishing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Although
it does look like we may get some rain later in the week, that system does not
look to have much wind or surf associated with it and should not have a big
effect on surf fishing.</div>
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structure, like jetties, harbors, estuaries, etc.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is where the fish will be hunkered down to avoid the weather
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See you at the beach,</div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><em>Just as expected, last week had some very sorry tides
with little water movement and sleepy fish.</em></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The good news seemed to be the small surf and warm weather.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This week and moving into next week we have
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Took a few minutes to go down to my favorite bait spot,
sucked up a few ghost shrimp and wrestle with a dozen sidewinder crabs.</div>
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Beach and was greeted at sunrise with thick wet fog.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Within the hour it cleared up and was a beautiful day.<br />
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First cast--Great Scott! -- a yellowfin croaker<br />
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surfperch.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nothing big or exotic
today—just a great day on the beach.</div>
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This upcoming week, weekend and early next week have some
great tides for fishing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This time of
year it always seems that you have your best luck fishing at high tide.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The one exception may be at the peak low
tide when fishing for halibut.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
rest of the time you are looking for perch and croaker who like feeding near
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I like to find a minus-tide day and take a trip down to my
local beach for a walk.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is when I
have a chance to find the holes and troughs that have been carved out by the
surf.<br />
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Knowing that these spots are the best places to fish I turn
toward shore and line them up with something permanent.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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When high tide returns, I come back to the beach, line
myself up with my landmark and fish those holes and troughs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>By doing that you will have a much better
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Provided this great weather keeps up fishing may get even
better.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just three years ago we
had a similar dry winter making the spotfin croaker fishing at the beach the
best in years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In fact, one day I
caught two at once!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One was hooked and
an even larger spotfin was following and got tossed up on the beach by a wave.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> Just before letting them go it m</span>ade for the great picture (the hook and bait were still in the small fish!)</div>
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<em><span style="color: blue;">The weather man said this week that a storm was coming so I
made my way down to a favorite bait spot and picked up some ghost shrimp, clams
and sidewinder crabs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This time of year
fish always find their way to a place where they have a bit of protection from
the weather—so I made my way down to the rocks in Huntington Beach to find a
few perch.</span></em></div>
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Beautiful conditions awaited me the day before the storm</div>
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<!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> It was high tide and the water was fairly calm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I cast out a sidewinder and before it made
it to the bottom a nice barred surfperch jumped on the line</div>
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I switched baits to the ghost shrimp and sent my bait out
into the current.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Another quick bite
and a feisty walleye perch fought me to shore</div>
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Another sidewinder and another perch<br />
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This time of year I like to fish near rock structure.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jetties, harbor entrances and estuaries are
all great places to surf fish once the water cools down below sixty degrees.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fish find their way off the open beach and
into estuaries or near rocks so that they are somewhat protected from winter
storms and also because that’s where their forage will be.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now that sand crabs are gone from the beach,
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When I fish near the rocks I like to fish right where rock
meets water.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We could call that the
“snag zone” because you are right on the edge of the rocks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is my favorite area to fish because the
biggest fish actually live right in the cracks of the rocks and dart out after
a sizeable wave to feed.<br />
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In order not to get my Carolina rig snagged I shorten my
leader to twelve inches (6lb fluorocarbon) and lighten my sliding sinker to
one-eighth ounce.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That way, if my
bait/rig does get pulled into the rocks it is unlikely to snag and I can just
softly “bounce” it out of the rocks and cast over.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Sidewinder crabs, clams, worms and ghost shrimp make great
bait this time of year for perch and croaker.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Also, grubs work well and for halibut fishing a small krocadile or a
hard bait like a Lucky Craft lure are my go to baits.</div>
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This week we have some very small tides.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These tides don’t offer great opportunity
but as the high builds in and the water calms down there will be some good times
to fish at or near the high tide periods.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The extended forecast for the New Year’s week looks great with good
weather expected, light winds and some awesome bait collecting and fishing
tides.</div>
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<em><span style="color: blue;">This week I decided to go back up to the LA/Ventura county
line at Leo Carrillo State Beach.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Perch
fishing had been so good there a few weeks ago it sure was worth another shot
at the big fish. </span></em><br />
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In the early dark of the morning we stopped along our way at
Wiley’s Bait in Malibu to visit with the shop’s owner Ginny to talk fishing and
kid each other about being friends as kids when I used to sell bait to their
shop in the 1970’s.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our very good
friend, Fred Oakley, brought us lots of laughs and fishing stories.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His record perch is stuffed and mounted on
her wall above the register so you’ll always have a chance to get an enthusiastic
look at what a four pounder looks like—should you one day have the luck of
catching one!<br />
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On we went to Leo Carrillo cutting our way though the
fog.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We arrived just as the park opened
and were the first car in the lot.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We
were expecting a very high tide a bit later that morning so we needed to move
fast to find our spot in the rocks up the coast.</div>
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When we first arrived at the spot the tide was just reaching
the rocks that lined the bottom of the cliff and it was a bit nerve racking
having to fight the swell and slippery rocks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>But don’t despair!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On our first
casts perch climbed right on and it was off to the races.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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The trick was to cast very near the rocks that protruded
here and there in the surf and allow your bait to roll around and find the
strike point where fish were hiding.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ghost shrimp, clam, blood worms and sidewinder crabs work.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our biggest fish (in a batch of about 100
before running out of bait) were on the sidewinder.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most fish were large with more than twenty over 14”.</div>
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When fishing on beaches that have rock structure be sure to
downsize your sinker ( I used a 1/4<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">th</span></sup> oz sinker) and shorten your
leader to about 12’.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This will help
keep to keep you from getting snagged and allow the current to “naturally”
present your bait to fish.</div>
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This week we have a bit of weather coming in. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Although there will be wind with this storm
we still have a very strong Southern current that continues to bring warm water
up into our area.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tide-wise we have
some good tides early in the week making their way to some <i>great tides</i>
for both bait catching and fishing later in the week.</div>
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I hope to see everyone next Saturday, November 2, at
Fisherman’s Landing Tackle Day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I will
be holding a free seminar on the back deck of the Searcher at 9:30am.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No reservations are required just come on
down.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I will also be in the Cousins
Tackle booth selling my book for a measly $10 and would enjoy seeing folks to
sign books and tell tall tales of surf fishing!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096345220108221255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770439129323328824.post-22701169386298767482013-10-18T20:40:00.006-07:002013-10-18T20:47:02.921-07:00<span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><em>This last month has been a whirlwind of seminars, work and some very good perch fishing. The best news is that my line of surf rods is finally here and will be out in about two weeks.</em> <span style="color: #38761d;">I will have them on both my site and in tackle shops. After working with several companies to design a rod I was lucky enough to meet up with the folks at Cousins Tackle in Huntington Beach. With the help of Bill and Wade we have designed and tested four surf rods that are guaranteed to catch surf fish!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">See them at Fisherman's Landing Tackle Day, Sat. November 2nd. I'll be there giving surf fishing seminars <em>and</em> in the Cousins Tackle booth with the new rods. Please stop on by and have a chat!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">In late September we had our last of the summer surf clinics at Bolsa Chica where the fishing was great for quite a few perch and small sharks with a few corbina thrown in...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Then it was up to Leo Carrillo State Beach where the perch fishing was fantastic with more than a dozen over 13" and a few 15 inchers!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">From San Diego to Malibu several seabass, halibut and striper have been caught in the surf. Although these fish are difficult to target they are definitely out in the surf and possible to catch.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">For the past few days I have been fishing around the Bolsa Chica area and found quite a few nice sized perch. The yellowfin and spotfin have not been biting lately but it won't be long before they are looking to forage before the winter. I like to use clams (little neck, razor clams) this time of year as that's what they are eating. You may notice the small "bean clams" at the beach at low tide and these beds are what surf fish are feeding on now.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This weekend and next week have some great tides for both fishing and collecting bait. Go down at low tide to an area that has rocks which are covered at high tide and look around in the sand for clams, worms, crabs and ghost shrimp. I use gloves and a small cultivator to turn over sand and rocks. You'll be amazed at what you find and how well it works to catch surf fish.</span><br />
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the surf.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We started the month red hot
with corbina everywhere.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But with
strong West winds and no South swell the water temperature dropped and slowed
fishing way down.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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warming and that has led to a shedding of sand crab shells making them a great
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This upcoming
week has some great tides for both fishing and making bait.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I would look to fish with sand crabs, ghost
shrimp and worms for a few more weeks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>In early October look to change up your bait to clams and mussel for the
early fall bite on spotfin croaker and the last of the summer corbina.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Halibut are active all year so anytime is a
good time for the Lucky Kraft sytle lures in size 65mm and 110mm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Also, don’t forget about how good Krocodiles
and Kastmasters can be in ¾ ounce size this time of year.</div>
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State Beach…What a great place for a seminar and an even better place for surf
fishing!</span><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Thank you to everyone who came to the seminar and also to the State of
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I knew fishing was going to be good just after I arrived at the park on
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The first thing I noticed was how warm the water was and how many millions of
sand crabs there were. In fact, there were so many crabs that their beds
made a hump in the sand that created its own wave as water crashed over it!</span><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Not too many more steps and I couldn't believe what I saw: A five or six
pound corbina feeding in just inches of water. Having lived in Santa
Barbara for eight years I assumed that this was just a lucky encounter with a
fish that is rarely seen above Ventura. But how wrong one can be--when I
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That evening provided some great perch fishing. A fish every cast and
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The next morning our courageous group finished off some coffee and donuts and
after a short seminar went down to the sand to fish. Dozens of perch, a
ray and a large corbina were landed. Perfect tides, wind and waves made
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also offers off shore kelp beds which are an easy paddle from shore and are
full of kelp bass and halibut. One great thing about camping here is that
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<em><span style="color: blue;">Great surf fishing continues this week with some outstanding
fish reports.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I tried to get down to
the beach several times this weeks as the tide was rising from high to
low</span></em>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Because corbina and spotfin are
only eating the largest soft crabs it took quite a while to find the perfect
bait.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Although there are more sand
crabs at the beach than I’ve ever seen most are hard and softies are tough to
come by.</div>
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We have had a southwest swell and now a combined south swell
pushing warm clear water up the beach.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The temperature has risen to around 70 degrees, which is up from 65 last
week.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I found a good trough to fish and
flung out the Carolina rig and sand crab.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The perch bite has been so wide-open they have turned into a menace and
you really have to work to get through them to catch the big one.</div>
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Luckily, this yellowfin found my bait and got there before
the perch!</div>
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In the meantime I hooked this huge (24+” wings) sting ray
and took me for a ride.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lifeguards have
been treating dozens of folks with “stings” so please remember to shuffle your
feet when walking our and back in the surf.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>If you are unlucky enough to meet up with one soak the area in the
hottest water you can stand and it will quickly reduce the pain…</div>
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Besides plenty of big corbina swimming around the surf has
been full of little guys like this…</div>
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Time was running short and I had one big softy left.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I cast it out—but not even a tick.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I decided to walk down the beach a piece and
ask another angler how he was doing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Perch for him too so I moved on about 100 yards and cast out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Once my bait hit the bottom my line
stretched out in the current and ran north.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Line pulled tight, rod tip bent and I was on.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I fought the fish up and down the beach for about ten minutes
until she washed up on the shore.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Warren
was nice enough to take my picture so I could quickly let her go…</div>
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Warmer water coming up from the south is never bad.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This week I saw 17 corbina splashing on crab
beds in the shallow surf, 2 big spotfin fighting over a crab bed in four inches
of water and a school of grunion the size of home depot moving up the coast in
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Surf fishing does not get better than this.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here are my suggestions for this upcoming 4<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">th</span></sup>
of July week:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I would watch the tides
and fish the period from low to high tide.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>That’s not to say other tides might be good too—but fish are keying in
on sand crab beds and like to ride the tide up and over them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I would fish with a large soft sand crab,
mussel, ghost shrimp or bloodworm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Morning and evening have been good.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>If I were to fish for halibut I would go to <a href="http://www.fishthesurf.com/">www.fishthesurf.com</a> and
click on the grunion run link and fish beaches just after the previous evening’s
run.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lastly, I’d move along the beach
to try to cover as much sand as possible in hopes of finding the really big one
and catching it!</div>
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Check out my seminar page for information on the upcoming
on-the-beach seminar in San Diego at South Carlsbad State Beach on July 19 and
20th.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Have a great 4<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">th</span></sup> and
remember:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“There is a fine line between
standing on the beach and catching fish and standing on the beach and looking
like an idiot!”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>unknown… </div>
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The evening tides seemed to hold the most promise for both collecting sand crabs and catching fish. We made it to the beach and spent twenty-minutes to find soft sand crabs. This year has been unusual with the beaches loaded with millions upon millions of sand crabs. Fish now have so much bait to choose from that they are only eating the softest crabs. With the largest fish only eating the largest soft shell crabs.<br />
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It seems like a complete army of perch are guarding the beach with bites and swipes of bait on every cast. After a few cast this nice perch made it to the beach. Many eight inch fish with two around thirteen inches.</div>
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Down the beach my buddy Mark is hooked up and he pulls this nice corbina to shore</div>
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Not too much later I toss out a large soft crab on the Carolina rig and hook into this beautiful spotfin croaker</div>
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Just one bait left cause it’s getting late and I’m tired! Cast out hook into a fish. This nice corbina slides to shore and bring the end to a perfect day at the beach!<br />
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Next week has some improved tides with later in the week giving us both a morning and afternoon high tide. It now looks like a sizeable South swell should be hitting the coast early Thursday and holding in the five-foot range until late Sunday. The following week has very little swell action so the beach should recover quickly and because of the big swell the water will be even warmer. If you do plan to fish during the peak swell period, try to find a spot near a jetty or harbor where you (and the fish) can find a bit of protection.</div>
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Fish reports this week came from up and down the coast with a 15lb striper caught in San Diego by Robert Gudger , a thirty-four inch halibut caught by Dan Morita of Culver City also on a Lucky Craft, and nice Spotfin showing for Jack in Newport Beach. Surf fishing has been good at most every beach in Southern California with perch and corbina to the North and spotfin, halibut, yellowfin and corbina to the South. <br />
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This week, again, was phenomenal. Fishing both the bay and the beach were very good. My first step was to collect some ghost shrimp and head down to the bay. With such a calm, quiet place it seemed nothing could be living there.<br />
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But that’s just the half of it. The water temp at Orange County beaches is now 66 degrees. That’s warm for this time of year—a good 2-4 degrees warmer. The last time this happened we had 70 degree water in the first of June and corbina fishing was so good they actually had to make it illegal for a few weeks! Just kidding…</div>
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Here’s my suggestion for this weekend and upcoming week. 1. Go fishing. 2. Look for fish at both the beach and in the bays. When fishing the bays the best time to fish is on the low tide going to a high tide. As with the beach there needs to be water movement so if you are there at slack tide it might be better to collect bait then and wait for the tidal change. For beach fishing try two hours before high tide to about two hours after. Corbina prefer a medium tide going to a high tide so plan your visits to the beach around those times. 3. For bait, ghost shrimp are great in the bay and both shrimp and sand crabs (especially sand crabs) are your best bet at the beach. 4. One last thing, fish both areas on the Carolina rig with a number 2 or 4 hook. For the bay use a very light 1/4th oz sliding sinker and use a ¾ oz at the beach.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thanks to everyone, and especially Bill and Ken for helping at the Crystal Cove seminar this weekend. What a perfect venue, beautiful day and fantastic fishing. We used sand crabs, ghost shrimp and lug worms to catch surfperch, leopard sharks and corbina. I didn’t have a fish count but I would guess that about 200 perch and a handful of corbina and leopard sharks were caught and all released.</span></div>
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The most amazing thing at the beach right now is just how many sand crabs are bedding down. Huge beds with every imaginable size of crab are appearing everywhere! So now that crabs are here it can’t be much longer until corbina are on their way…</div>
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I like to fish areas with rock structure this time of year (especially those that shield me from the wind). Using ghost shrimp, blood worms and sand crabs we had a great bite on perch…</div>
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A great thing happened this week: The skies parted and the sun came out and shined down brightly on the beach making for some good surf fishing. Although it doesn’t look like the good weather is going to last very long at least the fishing is still good on large barred surfperch.</div>
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Went fishing on Sunday and twice during the week. Had a good look at a few spots with one near the rocks and the other on the open beach. This time of year is always a good time to try to concentrate on fishing near rocks and other forms of structure.<br />
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Fish find a good place to hide and forage for bait near the rocks. Rocks also keep them protected from the winter elements. Rip currents on the open beach can also be a good place to find large perch in the winter. My best luck this week was fishing along the edges of rip currents. <br />
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Many of these rips appear suddenly and then move down the beach and dissipate. It was a job finding them and keeping up with their movement. At one point I realized that each time I hooked a fish in the rip current, by the time I had landed him the current would be gone.<br />
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My good fishing buddy Ken came along and had a great bite on perch and a nice 20” halibut too. He caught this 13” barred surfperch on a hand-tied sand crab fly.</div>
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A few walleye were biting too on the grubs.<br />
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And a bunch of birds pointed out to us right where the fish were.</div>
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This week we concentrated on fishing the grub on the Carolina rig along with a few surf flies. All week the weather, swell and tides were great. </div>
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A bit later I took a walk down to the area in Newport Beach where they have chosen to dredge out a back estuary to form an island for endangered birds. </div>
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I have closely examined the EIR for this project and it doesn’t seem anyone with the slightest marine biological brain was involved. They absolutely destroyed one of the most pristine areas for lined shore crabs, ghost shrimp, endangered bay scallops. littleneck clams, innkeeper worms and dozens of other crustaceans, invertebrates, etc.</div>
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This area was fenced off and largely off limits to people. This is where there were millions upon millions of ghost shrimp that would spawn and then their larva would be carried down and into the Santa Ana River where they would settle in beds across the river delta, along the beach and up the coast in the Talbert Estuary.</div>
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Instead of asking someone to help them move and relocated them they just bulldozed them and stated in their Final Environmental Assessment that: “With the implementation of mitigation measures, the impacts to invertebrates are expected to be minimal, temporary, and not significant” </div>
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BULL HONKEY! They destroyed 20 years of crabs, ghost shrimp, innkeeper worms, bay scallops and littleneck clams in one week. Nice going you idiots! Don’t they realize that this is where the “minor league” stock of bait and fish comes from?</div>
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My guess is that it will take between two and four years for most of them to come back. Which may be just in time for them to bulldoze the baby pond again!</div>
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This upcoming week has some fairly weak tides and a series of storms that will be crashing the coast. Provided we don’t have too much wind with the storms we should be in great shape next weekend and for the week beyond as we have some great tides occurring around the full moon. </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A nice spotfin croaker, estimated at around 5 pounds, was caught by an anonymous angler on Santa Monica beach with numerous corbina being seen in the surf from Hermosa Beach to Mailibu. Although unusual for this time of year, sand crabs have been so numerous over the past two seasons that corbina are sticking around and using calm warmer days to forage on crab beds. Up North in Oxnard and Ventura the bite on large female perch continues to be reported from McGrath State Beach south to the Channel Islands Harbor inlet. Best baits have been mussel, clams and sidwinder shore crabs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Orange county beaches continue to produce large numbers of barred surfperch with some of the best reports coming from Hungtington Beach at both Bolsa Chica and Huntington City beach.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">As a reminder, now is the beginning of the surfperch spawn. Catch and release if you can and please be careful when placing pregnant female perch back into the water so as to reduce the shock they might experience. Large females like these produce dozens of perch during their spawn and are an important part in keeping the resource healthy. For a discussion and suggestions on catching and releasing large perch check out </span><a href="http://www.scsurffishing.com/"><span style="font-size: large;">www.scsurffishing.com</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> under "surf fishing reports" where Jason provides a frank discussion on keeping these fish healthy and productive.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096345220108221255noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770439129323328824.post-22209343626733850292013-01-20T22:30:00.000-08:002013-01-20T22:31:19.903-08:00A New Year of Surf Fishing<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Beautiful conditions this week forced me to get down to the beach to find some bait. Still quite a few sand crabs at the beach but most fish have been looking for ghost shrimp, clams and mussel for lunch. I went down to my favorite collection spot and found some great shrimp and just enough clams and mussel to hit the beach.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Along with a crazy looking albino ghost shrimp I also found a dead baby striped bass. Last year was one of the best years ever for striped bass caught from Malibu to Newport Beach. May this is their offspring--I sure hope so!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Over the next week you'll find some changing weather with a storm and some wind coming this way. Very little tidal change will keep fishing this week a bit slow. The following week we are back into some warm, calm weather and great tides. Look for a big rebound in surf fishing the week of Nov. 12-18.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Check out this beautiful perch caught by Nathan down at Bolsa Chica State Beach.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096345220108221255noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770439129323328824.post-83624930266891336342012-09-23T22:00:00.000-07:002012-09-23T22:16:13.957-07:00Seminar and this week's surf fish report<em><span style="color: blue;">Thank you again to all the anglers and Ken and Bill who helped with last weekend’s surf fishing seminar at Bolsa Chica.</span></em><br />
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Made my way down to the beach and found beautiful conditions with warm water and medium sized waves. It was a great surprise to see the long-shore current was still moving from south to north because that means that warm, clear water is still moving into our local beaches. I could see water churning in the trough in front of me and I couldn’t wait to cast out a fresh bait.</div>
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Knowing that the current was going to pull my bait up the beach, I cast to my right and began to watch my line as it came tight, straight in front of me. For a second, I thought I was snagged but it was just the edge of the trough followed by a hard pull and I’m onto several medium sized barred perch.</div>
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I continued to work the trough. It was only about 20 feet off shore and was easy to cast , then let your bait drop into the surf fish super highway. Took a look down the beach toward my buddy and he was on. A little corbina slid up on the beach.</div>
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After a couple of smooth hound sharks I was absolutely slammed by this yellowfin croaker who gave a great fight. Yellowfin and spotfin are solid fish and when you hook into one you know it—it’s solid!</div>
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Bait was getting low but the conditions were still great. On my last few baits I hooked into three large walleye perch. Three of these guys would have made quite a meal!</div>
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It really looks like we are going to continue to have some great surf fishing for corbina, perch and croaker. The water is still quite warm and sand crabs are very abundant. The sand crab season is coming to an end so now is a good time to begin to switch over to other baits like worms, ghost shrimp, mussel, etc.-but with that said, always throw a sand crab on now and then to keep those fish honest!</div>
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This week has some great tides for both bait catching and fishing. Last week we saw perch, corbina, croaker, sharks and a couple of halibut caught. They are all out there and waiting for you! As I mentioned before, it does look like surf fishing is going to remain good because of the flow of warm, clear water from the south. Right now there is a hurricane working it’s way up Baja and another one on it’s tail (about 10 days out) just off shore from Acapulco. Both these storms and any behind them will continue to make our fishing amazing right into November.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096345220108221255noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770439129323328824.post-88660205143964197942012-08-19T21:46:00.002-07:002012-08-19T21:50:35.280-07:00Warm Weather Means it's Time for the Beach!<span style="color: blue;"><strong>The weather has been so hot this last week all I could think about was getting down to the beach to catch some fish. Went down early and sucked up a handful of ghost shrimp.</strong></span><br />
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Headed down to the beach first to try for a croaker of some kind while the tide was still medium low. Set up with the carolina rig with a 6lb flourocarbon leader and a fresh ghost shrimp. Although I still see a giant quantity of sand crabs I've been getting less and less hits each day on them as most fish are sick of gorging on the spring favorite.</div>
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After a couple of bites and no fish one finally hangs on. Up the beach slides this nice spotfin.</div>
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Climbed out on the rocks and had a blast with several of these:</div>
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Seems like big perch have been here all year--not just seasonally pregnant--but biting big fish for sometime now!</div>
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The upcoming week has some great conditions. A dark moon will make fishing during the day productive and the water temp continues to climb. A tropical depression off Cabo will bring even more swell and warm water to the area so look for corbina fishing to turn red hot in the next week or two.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thank you to everyone who came out for the Bolsa Chica seminar. Once again the State did a great job of providing the facility and we all had a great time catching fish. Our next on the beach seminar will be at South Carlsbad State Beach on both Friday July 20th and Saturday July 21st. Registration will open around July 7th. Navigate to our site at www.fishthesurf.com and click on “Seminars” for more information.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This week will provide a challenge for surf fisherman with the 4th of July being one of the busiest days at the beach. But the evening tides should provide great fishing around the holiday and into the weekend.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sand crabs, ghost shrimp and worms have all been working well lately. Rig them on the Carolina rig with a short leader of about 12-18” of 6lb fluorocarbon leader. All surf fish are feeding on the bottom now, as they look for sand crabs, so you will need to have a heavy enough sinker (1/2 or 3/4.oz) and a short enough leader to stay near the bottom.</span></div>
<span style="font-size: large;">The only discouraging sign from the surf has been the precipitous drop in water temperature. Three weeks ago the water was a warm 68 degrees. Today, it clocked in at a chilly 58 degrees at the Huntington Beach pier. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The good news is that the fish are still there but as the water cools so does their metabolism and in turn their need to feed. All we can do now is be patient and wait for the current to turn. In the meantime, I’m still going to hit it hard—because catching one trophy fish instead of two is always ok in my book!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">From my first bait to my last, a bite every time. The surf was full of perch, sharks, yellowfin croaker and a lonely corbina.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">After leaving the beach I put my sand crabs in a cool dry place and got my equipment ready for the morning. I know there would be a medium-sized high tide in the morning so I wanted to get to the beach early to catch the upcoming tide as it filled in over the crab beds.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Took a few steps onto the beach and was greeted by my friend Bill who was well into a fish and about up to his neck in surf as he tried to land her. After a good 10 minute fight she slid up onto the beach. Nice job Bill !!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">My skin was crawling as I tried to pin on a bait and cast it out. Once my bait hit the water it began to follow the current and as my line straightened out it went tight and with a hard pull I was on. After a good fight a nice spotfin came ashore…</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Within a few moments my buddy Ken went bendo and he too was on and fighting up and down the beach. After wrestling with a bit of kelp he brought this sargo to shore. She weighed around 3lbs and was one of the biggest I’d ever seen in the surf. Way to go Ken…</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"></span><span style="font-size: large;">It was back to concentrating on fishing now and as my line went tight again in the current I felt a pull, a second pull then off went the freight train again. Another spotfin makes it to shore. Ken does a good job here as my model….</span> </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The morning seemed to go like that with fish being caught all down the beach. On my way back to the car I ran into another friend. Joyce had just landed her first and surely biggest, spotfin ever. Good job Joyce !!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">Wow, it’s really good down there now. Imagine this; In the last two days we have caught: Barred surfperch, walleye perch, corbina, spotfin croaker, sting rays, yellowfin croaker, sargo and leopard sharks. That’s what I call going off!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096345220108221255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770439129323328824.post-34066994237689523552012-04-23T19:26:00.006-07:002012-04-23T20:01:21.471-07:00April ends a nice month of surf fishing...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji-yg4sEaBXtkEnh1PBe9oyvGtIJAuGqo6AB2TeWc6vE7epbXXZK7ubPvUsIrZ0OleQHoPeuG_g8V0-b8tg7NMM7KSYTr1wXrGqOlgUC4IXCp3IXZraINP-k-1jh7Gbo1UISJ73S-HfKc/s1600/BAIT+4+22+12.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5734794953918921074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji-yg4sEaBXtkEnh1PBe9oyvGtIJAuGqo6AB2TeWc6vE7epbXXZK7ubPvUsIrZ0OleQHoPeuG_g8V0-b8tg7NMM7KSYTr1wXrGqOlgUC4IXCp3IXZraINP-k-1jh7Gbo1UISJ73S-HfKc/s320/BAIT+4+22+12.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#000099;"><em>Finally the weather calmed down and the surf diminshed long enough to collect some bait and get down to the beach</em></span>. </span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">There has been some great bait to collect, mostly at low tide, with the exception of sand crabs that always seem easier to catch during a high tide. My box was full of clams, ghost shrimp, sidewinder and sand crabs. My hopes were high...</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">The day before going to the beach I collected bait and threw out a big ghost shrimp. In no time I felt a ripping bite. Fought this fish for a few minutes until I realized it was the biggest smelt I'd ever seen. This guy was so big I couldn't even stretch my arm out far enough to get the entire fish in the picture!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfWM7HWm2G36yvILJJUzf3Swh2QaufuIhHrUMpJftnlYetstoLKvgjqFdaave0difcNMvdj3w6x5dxd_Yy0gpmP-SYjI3HA7Py8FXo728ffk-bMLTfekWPXKW3hyphenhyphenpdQhHSUHdFj1rhZLs/s1600/TOP+SMELT.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 254px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5734792714302673746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfWM7HWm2G36yvILJJUzf3Swh2QaufuIhHrUMpJftnlYetstoLKvgjqFdaave0difcNMvdj3w6x5dxd_Yy0gpmP-SYjI3HA7Py8FXo728ffk-bMLTfekWPXKW3hyphenhyphenpdQhHSUHdFj1rhZLs/s320/TOP+SMELT.jpg" /></a></span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">The next morning I made my way down to the beach and was surprised by how many 10-12" perch were waiting to bite.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5JRJAjRpsSbE-aC0M4Ag_gADfBcWf75_Xwhno2dxNC6SCO9Q5Mb9Ky2_tJrO9-GpHzhL81jFm2EfPj2OOQoS7AEbQGMN5BOsXsFp0SFBNThySKJJPw0yfH3sBp3NJadNwsPc1JARFUUQ/s1600/PERCH+4+22+12.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 239px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5734792702461207378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5JRJAjRpsSbE-aC0M4Ag_gADfBcWf75_Xwhno2dxNC6SCO9Q5Mb9Ky2_tJrO9-GpHzhL81jFm2EfPj2OOQoS7AEbQGMN5BOsXsFp0SFBNThySKJJPw0yfH3sBp3NJadNwsPc1JARFUUQ/s320/PERCH+4+22+12.jpg" /></a></span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">It was time to head back to work but I had time to let one last fat shrimp hit the water. After a huge bite and rush of line this nice 20" corbina rolled up onto the sand.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrF9vlcYjZqRxfBbuA8D_j5OEsWLNbwFEGycB0FIMPQnxO67RA_rPFZ6CleKuAValSSJ0c72NIGQWdY1-68IgvyzoQ-nrW9qct5JbOQj4QYe5OeCM8Kqjl-Hcg4p2RvzTOGEgI_USYiEI/s1600/CORBINA+07+10+09.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 256px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5734792714775564258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrF9vlcYjZqRxfBbuA8D_j5OEsWLNbwFEGycB0FIMPQnxO67RA_rPFZ6CleKuAValSSJ0c72NIGQWdY1-68IgvyzoQ-nrW9qct5JbOQj4QYe5OeCM8Kqjl-Hcg4p2RvzTOGEgI_USYiEI/s320/CORBINA+07+10+09.jpg" /></a></span></div><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Conditions will go down hill a bit this week as we prepare for another spring storm. Being a cut off low, this one will be a bit hard to predict but as long as we don't have too much swell and wind we should be ok. Weather reports call for a warming over the weekend--which is just in time to go catch them again!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiifrEpkmxd6ZbLZfF2afSzdDccHNMi7zfYx3f2ysL8pbJ8dy6anE5QaT-GEv3tCi2jnN4VgyW60NRbZ8ooL1A1RjlHIyRBGHV9e0oVLJ4mbTXltx10kxNyhJ45__Ke6puyTEccx_w4BLg/s1600/PERCH+STRIPED+SEAPERCH+PAUL+MARSHALL.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5734792708131565426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiifrEpkmxd6ZbLZfF2afSzdDccHNMi7zfYx3f2ysL8pbJ8dy6anE5QaT-GEv3tCi2jnN4VgyW60NRbZ8ooL1A1RjlHIyRBGHV9e0oVLJ4mbTXltx10kxNyhJ45__Ke6puyTEccx_w4BLg/s320/PERCH+STRIPED+SEAPERCH+PAUL+MARSHALL.JPG" /></a></span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Check out this beautiful stripped seaperch caught in Guadalupe by Paul Marshall. You don't see one of these every day. Thanks Paul!</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">A reminder about parking passes at the California State Parks: On May 1, 2012 the parking pass will go up from $125.00 per year to $195.00. So if you need a pass now is the time to get it before the annual rate goes up.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Also, I have finalized many of my <span style="color:#006600;"><em>on-the-beach seminars</em></span> and will have all the details up on my site in a few days. You can find here under the <span style="color:#cc0000;">"SEMINAR"</span> tab: </span><a href="http://www.fishthesurf.com/"><span style="font-size:130%;">www.fishthesurf.com</span></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">If you have not already checked them out, take a look at our MLPA pages. I am working on them and adding information every day. You'll find maps on where to fish and not to fish, an explanation of what caused the closures (and it wasn't overfishing by you) and a question and answer with the CA Department of Fish and Game regarding the rules and implementation.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">See you after the storm with a fish report that is sure to rock your world!</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Bill</span></div><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.fishthesurf.com/"><span style="font-size:130%;">www.fishthesurf.com</span></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff6600;"><strong>Home of the <span style="color:#ff0000;">All-in-One</span> Surf Tackle Kit</strong></span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096345220108221255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770439129323328824.post-20719421172461813632012-01-27T18:41:00.000-08:002012-01-28T10:06:12.124-08:00<div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;"><em><span style="color:#000099;">Rain gave way to sunshine this week so it was time to go down to the beach and make some bait.</span></em> The surf has been up lately but today it has begun to subside and provided for some <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhptIEvYRRbQaZlBBjhu2Gma7UzspNtLAATcV7ATqm7IRC_8xyA9UQCxs991XpCcWlAXqxdfxXWYXyNl8l38e0xv4NYn4PRQVtnlU5xzIQakV3094gfBJbWwjWYqV0NAZb_VXQANPdIFBg/s1600/SNAIL.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702526284279598194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhptIEvYRRbQaZlBBjhu2Gma7UzspNtLAATcV7ATqm7IRC_8xyA9UQCxs991XpCcWlAXqxdfxXWYXyNl8l38e0xv4NYn4PRQVtnlU5xzIQakV3094gfBJbWwjWYqV0NAZb_VXQANPdIFBg/s320/SNAIL.jpg" /></a>good conditions.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKBPnzhVCDbkP_IMdhGYkRd-MXQcdOHl36kEcNbYq2He31w-4jW8yuQmVZe2XUUjzDWHo2zMZrBUpRSCiRWou0voHB03oMVv8OQ6UDgCyDB-NEiJQT5vdD0gjGLGRuhl55O79IN2px8dI/s1600/BAIT+1+27+12.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702508320405739826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKBPnzhVCDbkP_IMdhGYkRd-MXQcdOHl36kEcNbYq2He31w-4jW8yuQmVZe2XUUjzDWHo2zMZrBUpRSCiRWou0voHB03oMVv8OQ6UDgCyDB-NEiJQT5vdD0gjGLGRuhl55O79IN2px8dI/s320/BAIT+1+27+12.jpg" /></a><br />Went down to my favorite mud hole and made some bait. Ghost shrimp and sidewinder crabs were plentiful. Also found this cool sea slug. Didn't forget that I also had a pocket full of grubs knowing how vicious perch can be this time of year for the plastic. It was extremely cold and I had to wear gloves. Turns out that they worked out well with the sidewinders—pinch away boys!!<br /><br />Started out with ghost shrimp and immediately hooked into a couple nice walleye perch… <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguT0SEbNbSEuRRD_mg6aCVqbwHIcilHN2opi4Ns7yzk2w31QVTe2oGVcS1SjQPDd3J9lGue_G5HfzMZnoTOFc1__djJO7odY9Ct_qMIVsabV6eufuitep23nRUbfA7N6umGqgUpjycc_8/s1600/WALLEYE+1.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702526288418748450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguT0SEbNbSEuRRD_mg6aCVqbwHIcilHN2opi4Ns7yzk2w31QVTe2oGVcS1SjQPDd3J9lGue_G5HfzMZnoTOFc1__djJO7odY9Ct_qMIVsabV6eufuitep23nRUbfA7N6umGqgUpjycc_8/s320/WALLEYE+1.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo2uz7xleH78MR693gOUrcL_D9fU0tCBlWUj2M0pgcz83xDeXUJjDARYpr34YBgFmTmyh5JIu3gL-UwzE0Muk9Xv01A2-wWWvgsvL-jvUVoMA1fPll0IQeLLqFkedESGQSP35peaYPMCM/s1600/WALLEYE+2.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 239px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702526289447564274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo2uz7xleH78MR693gOUrcL_D9fU0tCBlWUj2M0pgcz83xDeXUJjDARYpr34YBgFmTmyh5JIu3gL-UwzE0Muk9Xv01A2-wWWvgsvL-jvUVoMA1fPll0IQeLLqFkedESGQSP35peaYPMCM/s320/WALLEYE+2.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiplQNPAUIM3i08j7uY89S6-wQ7ZEhxYrRJ3_WC3AWIJNPivgkRGHDqxcJbF6alKwgWsGRQ08r764AkJAqBPPAoj6JX2XMdb04xcmraQXf_wNLBWzBORAbt8lxSENCq3MyG4wgLKGJCvlU/s1600/PERCH+ON+CRAB.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702526285213373330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiplQNPAUIM3i08j7uY89S6-wQ7ZEhxYrRJ3_WC3AWIJNPivgkRGHDqxcJbF6alKwgWsGRQ08r764AkJAqBPPAoj6JX2XMdb04xcmraQXf_wNLBWzBORAbt8lxSENCq3MyG4wgLKGJCvlU/s320/PERCH+ON+CRAB.jpg" /></a><br />Switched to the sidewinder and it wasn’t long until a couple palm sized and then larger perch crushed the bait. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgku2tzEfOkIGi-964RXrVuLxkYxHFs6VboArPUPX1EOofqzhtOLj_9ixoUpXPBCCTkL4_ZBC3hnErPX7sFypQFRj_YiP2zF2AggKFCLLPxLW5L2FMTgTTJQ_bIcVGzonaEte6okccXK1o/s1600/PERCH+2.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 193px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702508336052855650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgku2tzEfOkIGi-964RXrVuLxkYxHFs6VboArPUPX1EOofqzhtOLj_9ixoUpXPBCCTkL4_ZBC3hnErPX7sFypQFRj_YiP2zF2AggKFCLLPxLW5L2FMTgTTJQ_bIcVGzonaEte6okccXK1o/s320/PERCH+2.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC1wnEausEi5oy8SBplwwA946d5zgYsah1ElVTA6QLQHnsZYdnjeFJl9jA1brLJxCAyGysF6P9zVLCLGruBJILLkihSXuYoYNXiTrX9DLyhqxrd2-sCAQlwcPz_cIbVql135c8LiVJ9vE/s1600/PERCH+1+26+11.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 239px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702508324099710322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC1wnEausEi5oy8SBplwwA946d5zgYsah1ElVTA6QLQHnsZYdnjeFJl9jA1brLJxCAyGysF6P9zVLCLGruBJILLkihSXuYoYNXiTrX9DLyhqxrd2-sCAQlwcPz_cIbVql135c8LiVJ9vE/s320/PERCH+1+26+11.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Hooked on my last large shrimp and threw it out into the current. Bammmm...Another big perch.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwT_aqK3T8k0tHf9tVQgu2W_RvQcySqutnehrm9EDvA6LVwRZZcApNRPesx6HE0nZTJgJpHcj7w5P7UBTQNNNz1wVYzm4SYDpXH9oQTIUXYKtHXJiOa55HvgJ9BmMQlCGrLtnRauAJ4H8/s1600/PERCH+1+27+12.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702508332848748338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwT_aqK3T8k0tHf9tVQgu2W_RvQcySqutnehrm9EDvA6LVwRZZcApNRPesx6HE0nZTJgJpHcj7w5P7UBTQNNNz1wVYzm4SYDpXH9oQTIUXYKtHXJiOa55HvgJ9BmMQlCGrLtnRauAJ4H8/s320/PERCH+1+27+12.jpg" /></a><br />This weekend we'll see the swell diminish and strong Santa Ana wind conditions. Even though we don’t have a great pattern of tides this upcoming week there should still be some good fishing--'cause fish get hungry and when the surf is up it’s hard to eat!<br /><br />I’ve been working on my MLPA (Marine Life Protection Act) pages for <a href="http://www.fishthesurf.com/">http://www.fishthesurf.com/</a><a href="http://www.fishthesurf.com/"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702508324667254306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6fITVNRHoaPcUxJgXERtbmaRojebyOqvtmNzGdiuLV2u-ODN9GOeFaYoc7hxziKATh3RzjORzlNIWm0TkhXUBUw1YDacgyDSIYzOCuSgn_BTokcWqjbflWn6EYzxI8YphkvlrNP_90og/s320/NO+FISHING+FTS.jpg" /></a>. They should be up and completed in a couple of weeks. <em>You will find an explanation of this fiasco and pages including question and answers from the DFG and a complete overview of the closures including where you can and can not fish.</em> You can visit the page by <a href="http://fishthesurf.homestead.com/MLPA.html">clicking here<br /></a><br />Our store now offers the official laminated MLPA closure maps. There are three maps in all and you can check them out in our <a href="http://www.surffishtackle.com/">store</a>. Hope you have a great weekend out there and catch a bunch of fish!<br />Bill </span></div></div></div></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096345220108221255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770439129323328824.post-27064033313193122722011-12-10T11:36:00.000-08:002011-12-10T11:48:33.097-08:00Catching big perch with shore crabs...<div><br /><br /><div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga52K2bbCGo_DdHNLaPpFJ-TdpggQqqNMYElCoDuSawWfUADFVPtYJZsqJA1ctASnf2ZiJWiaTuvH_MMoe_3LkdlDuS-Xk5tJHLnyfqtj9JHRDm5AonBDsrOzz1HjXVNcmU6-zs2CZMHg/s1600/CONDITIONS+12+08+11.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684586585047892738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga52K2bbCGo_DdHNLaPpFJ-TdpggQqqNMYElCoDuSawWfUADFVPtYJZsqJA1ctASnf2ZiJWiaTuvH_MMoe_3LkdlDuS-Xk5tJHLnyfqtj9JHRDm5AonBDsrOzz1HjXVNcmU6-zs2CZMHg/s320/CONDITIONS+12+08+11.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><div align="left"><br /></div><br /><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#3333ff;"><em>Beautiful weather this week meant it was a great time to go down to the rocks and collect some bait. Had no problem putting together a few sidewinder crabs and littleneck clams. Then it was down to the beach to look for some early winter perch.</em></span><br /><br />Spawn time has begun and now that the water had cooled I knew it was a great time to use the sidewinder as bait.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb0smJmlJUz4HacQIuBX2Nd4cUb2ypgjKXYmKypw9i0TVdili1TPeHTnXRzOVbkphwMpBSMXBvRXxOZDMLEg0jCylWMNHZBeBtJkxJWT3yYw0CuE1PhbX-cPH_wMDA2ogdU8_bVHRV7I8/s1600/BAIT+12+11.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684586586760765618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb0smJmlJUz4HacQIuBX2Nd4cUb2ypgjKXYmKypw9i0TVdili1TPeHTnXRzOVbkphwMpBSMXBvRXxOZDMLEg0jCylWMNHZBeBtJkxJWT3yYw0CuE1PhbX-cPH_wMDA2ogdU8_bVHRV7I8/s320/BAIT+12+11.jpg" /></a><br /><br />My first few casts brought a number of nice perch…<br /><br />Followed by a bigger one<br />Bigger…<br />Bigger…<br />And Biggest…<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHo9aMHZ6PmebTmLnxG0jfg-tKrZTeExqJLXabdgbPVreYJKZB3hb3V5YbFZHiI3w-1CIy1sQIBYfKWpk-YYFSJqHk2Uh-dVqrnP-ljQ2K7lWR6XSQVNDk3mjWwtr8KOzNlLzOWxcgoeQ/s1600/PERCH+2+11.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684586598049126450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHo9aMHZ6PmebTmLnxG0jfg-tKrZTeExqJLXabdgbPVreYJKZB3hb3V5YbFZHiI3w-1CIy1sQIBYfKWpk-YYFSJqHk2Uh-dVqrnP-ljQ2K7lWR6XSQVNDk3mjWwtr8KOzNlLzOWxcgoeQ/s320/PERCH+2+11.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjes0L2p02PTxPI3JJTfRVQadK3-v2zUK_42qwePEIyXM9GDy-X4Coy23aPIIMcV9omarhgXcpgQtTIErSWx3Foea3XzCsJFV5Lae9sWlgkG3qhh8sfhug0F-LFe4xp3mAAFZzmXEbTLNs/s1600/PERCH+BRUTE+12+11.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684586870717477186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjes0L2p02PTxPI3JJTfRVQadK3-v2zUK_42qwePEIyXM9GDy-X4Coy23aPIIMcV9omarhgXcpgQtTIErSWx3Foea3XzCsJFV5Lae9sWlgkG3qhh8sfhug0F-LFe4xp3mAAFZzmXEbTLNs/s320/PERCH+BRUTE+12+11.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ5FqLNtViRmoyjc0CE9BGNiCl2owYfPiUiYpBVGToVuUKVTvcOYywhdcju2bC_NyQmdieP1ySa7lpcyhKqP8GP8Uq2qO1tzBCPU6ODu6o9NMKKTn1597JF264zgIX0MthuvNkwMUxF-k/s1600/PERCH+4+12+11.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684586870603708130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ5FqLNtViRmoyjc0CE9BGNiCl2owYfPiUiYpBVGToVuUKVTvcOYywhdcju2bC_NyQmdieP1ySa7lpcyhKqP8GP8Uq2qO1tzBCPU6ODu6o9NMKKTn1597JF264zgIX0MthuvNkwMUxF-k/s320/PERCH+4+12+11.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8BAXI9ACCkcq47jmwAhOh06hN63gPD7sKYSPPlJWoGnXm6ESKefcvawcjm7ru6YWZLZtT93Nw3FZZqkJzebqJ359dFhvlGUWQTctnNURH6RjcoXr3oqIK3CeaQ7ejTVWylM9i9Pu2YHE/s1600/PERCH+3+12+11.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684586598931733330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8BAXI9ACCkcq47jmwAhOh06hN63gPD7sKYSPPlJWoGnXm6ESKefcvawcjm7ru6YWZLZtT93Nw3FZZqkJzebqJ359dFhvlGUWQTctnNURH6RjcoXr3oqIK3CeaQ7ejTVWylM9i9Pu2YHE/s320/PERCH+3+12+11.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4E-6wpl3I9E-cnqWyVVTOfCQgjD_rhv4T4xMCp2xfsLLeQELMdKbQNI9ewPq6X-8GlBrvC1zKvS1m97P67EG42y_quJ9x4TgfNhTVFmTkTaHKniEuJu5yLqGwDoBFxC_pvdblBhiwux4/s1600/PERCH+5+11+12.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684586869554357586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4E-6wpl3I9E-cnqWyVVTOfCQgjD_rhv4T4xMCp2xfsLLeQELMdKbQNI9ewPq6X-8GlBrvC1zKvS1m97P67EG42y_quJ9x4TgfNhTVFmTkTaHKniEuJu5yLqGwDoBFxC_pvdblBhiwux4/s320/PERCH+5+11+12.jpg" /></a><br /><br />What an incredible bite. Three over 13”, two over 14” and one monster over 15”. I know there is a bigger one out there I just haven’t figured out how to trick him out of his hole and onto my hook-It’s just a matter of time my friend!<br /><br />This weekend and upcoming week are bringing some great tides. Our only big threat will be from the weather and a coming front. Provided that doesn’t have too much wind with it, fishing should recover quickly.<br /><br />Here are a few tips for the upcoming weeks: I like to use sidewinder shore crabs and clams this time of year. Grubs dipped in hot sauce also work well all the way through winter. On the open beach, I fish them on the Carolina Rig and use a 3/4th ounce-sliding sinker. But many of the largest perch this time of year will be right down in the rocks. So move down to a lighter slider (about 1/4th oz) and cast your bait very close to where the rocks meet sand.<br /><br />These big fish are spawners so if you have to eat one do so-otherwise; please put them back as quickly and gently as possible. That way next year they will be even bigger and might be that record fish you have always been waiting for!<br /><br />If you are looking for more info about how to find, keep and hook sidewinders and other baits be sure to get a copy of my book either in print or now available at Amazon for your Ereader...<br /></div></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://www.fishthesurf.com/">http://www.fishthesurf.com/</a><br /><span style="color:#009900;"><em>Check out our gift cards and tackle here...<br /></em></span><span style="color:#ff0000;">Home of the All-in-One Surf Tackle Kit </span></span></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096345220108221255noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770439129323328824.post-60419397103645010912011-11-07T09:32:00.000-08:002011-11-07T10:35:41.930-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-mJJf2PuoKgNq8PVp1piRI1MG1ZdOX2cihfXE0Qsr2cw_jcm3cGUkG6sEksBk8IMc8x1ZdK2tLPZpcjC1Bv5gu-ow7cU0mWgHaze-VjRUArB2lOzWgkYYeqoTfydi9UHRFgL17mesH2o/s1600/FUBAR+2009+167.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672317534253112754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-mJJf2PuoKgNq8PVp1piRI1MG1ZdOX2cihfXE0Qsr2cw_jcm3cGUkG6sEksBk8IMc8x1ZdK2tLPZpcjC1Bv5gu-ow7cU0mWgHaze-VjRUArB2lOzWgkYYeqoTfydi9UHRFgL17mesH2o/s320/FUBAR+2009+167.jpg" /></a> <span style="color:#ff0000;">Magdalena Bay Mexico<br />Last November...</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><em><span style="color:#3333ff;">Today we leave for our mission (ok, so it's a fishing, surfing, diving trip and more) from Long Beach to La Paz Mexico.</span></em> The trip's a bit more than 1200 nm. We will be stopping at several small villages along the way to drop off food, clothes and fishing equipment. The highlight of the trip will be giving a fishing clinic to the village at Man O War Cove (just inside Magdalena Bay). It goes without saying that to teach one to fish is more than just fun it's also a way to feed a family. Locals here have so little equipment, with many fishing and feeding the village with only tin cans and fishing line. We hope to teach them some new techniques and provide them with some great new equipment and baits. Thank you to United Anglers, Sav-On Tackle in Santa Fe Springs (thanks especially to Manager Roger Eckhardt) and fishthesurf.com for providing all the equipment and a lot of encouragement!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">I will be posting pictures of our trip as we make our way down the Baja peninsula on FaceBook so if you have not "friend"ed me yet please do so. I have not figured out how to add text but hopefully the daily pictures will tell the story.</span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">And talking about stories, here's a quick update of this week's surf fishing.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAypJbA3sJBVxYevbqxf0kflh5cHC26YCx_lH0nx33TOIpq0VK6ffkpH7xfJ2BC1I7sarFcfwEkReSQkc_cHaZznBfhNHOpbda5p-YYKEZIaW0G4c9KHdkL8sz1i4emOfGro7addI8zs0/s1600/CONDITIONS+10+28+11.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 241px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672317524403415922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAypJbA3sJBVxYevbqxf0kflh5cHC26YCx_lH0nx33TOIpq0VK6ffkpH7xfJ2BC1I7sarFcfwEkReSQkc_cHaZznBfhNHOpbda5p-YYKEZIaW0G4c9KHdkL8sz1i4emOfGro7addI8zs0/s320/CONDITIONS+10+28+11.jpg" /></a></span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Beautiful conditions met me at the beach earlier last week and I had no problem making ghost shrimp, cams and a few mussel for bait in the bay. I made my way down to the sand and found small surf, glassy conditions and biting fish.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP9DN1sNjVaU-ZpgDTIZcMwI5A09LcyJunFPNsj9HKnM9aDhrL2sCcw48obmJPzSC-fwhj6liP2Iv_vnzwTXTaCHQS2I7SCfBsH086bwe57_Vmh_zovzs55Jtu6fm72MYlxX_Yr1k-fZ8/s1600/BAIT+10+11.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672317516196276866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP9DN1sNjVaU-ZpgDTIZcMwI5A09LcyJunFPNsj9HKnM9aDhrL2sCcw48obmJPzSC-fwhj6liP2Iv_vnzwTXTaCHQS2I7SCfBsH086bwe57_Vmh_zovzs55Jtu6fm72MYlxX_Yr1k-fZ8/s320/BAIT+10+11.jpg" /></a></span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Using the Carolina rig and a very light sliding sinker my first few casts were hammered immediately and it was good to see that there were some nice sized walleye perch biting.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG8FjYRBq6rXTLHnL52s4t30jmkhuYlgI72pBAQfCXOlflPhR41Gq9dSATTC1HrPjwzaF-ErHYOWhxjX3s-TZzbA3q03P-dvQwHzICu5TUn6R9_ElVA_ELhRePEX_FsMZTvyF92jqjjM8/s1600/WALLEYE+10+28+11.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672317536181019586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG8FjYRBq6rXTLHnL52s4t30jmkhuYlgI72pBAQfCXOlflPhR41Gq9dSATTC1HrPjwzaF-ErHYOWhxjX3s-TZzbA3q03P-dvQwHzICu5TUn6R9_ElVA_ELhRePEX_FsMZTvyF92jqjjM8/s320/WALLEYE+10+28+11.jpg" /></a></span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">A few casts later a beautiful barred surfperch...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglDtSauWB91u6vB0zGXuJtikCGAwl2gMgCHZHeNbv5Kp4O-GZkvsM_C1p8t-di_dpvF2pRBUGuaSlv1VsGUyRnfTquYCeEuShEbhZIUUQojtEHojgCs-QC8Uafn_mhyDozutE0Lkucxs0/s1600/PERCH+10+28+11.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672323637899330258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglDtSauWB91u6vB0zGXuJtikCGAwl2gMgCHZHeNbv5Kp4O-GZkvsM_C1p8t-di_dpvF2pRBUGuaSlv1VsGUyRnfTquYCeEuShEbhZIUUQojtEHojgCs-QC8Uafn_mhyDozutE0Lkucxs0/s320/PERCH+10+28+11.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7CISJR9DBXB5nbH8NL0m4uttTMBfNEacea7Me2sfc7TkpffME-UURGuZOwmNTefH8rkSlOHDbtLgJTe4THgaq_urEJ7ncmK2YbPnmyO334yV0CO62nBQa5XJ93WlVFLZEZ2D1pA-jEPI/s1600/PERCH+10+14+11.jpg"></a></span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Followed by a couple big yellowfin croaker...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR26AQuwSSZp3BZa3UjZ3DayMKK_9OJq55Ys1-cnqwHHRwhP3RYnaKL7MyFAcGq3rRtQjV1td3rGihCkNQqAd7Vx9qpp8nPLcljwDs2-MldGEq-yve4v9PPhaV5b5_I7WZXdSWKlmFwYs/s1600/100_6959.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672317514820952626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR26AQuwSSZp3BZa3UjZ3DayMKK_9OJq55Ys1-cnqwHHRwhP3RYnaKL7MyFAcGq3rRtQjV1td3rGihCkNQqAd7Vx9qpp8nPLcljwDs2-MldGEq-yve4v9PPhaV5b5_I7WZXdSWKlmFwYs/s320/100_6959.jpg" /></a></span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">This fall has produced some of the largest yellowfin croaker in years. I don't see that changing much with the exception that it is now time for the spotfin to begin biting. With the cooling water, croaker have begun to key in on clams and mussel. This is something we always see at this time of year as the sand crabs have gone into hibernation and the tiny shore clams have come to the surface to feed and spawn.</span></div><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Tides for this week and next look great. There is definitely a pattern going on--when the full moon is out fishing is best in the afternoon and evening. When no moon periods are around, like near Thanksgiving, the fishing is incredibly good all day long!</span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">I hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving and Veteran's Day--Thank you Vets!!</span></div><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">I'll see you again in December--so until then friend me on FaceBook and good fishing!</span></div><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Bill</span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.fishthesurf.com/"><span style="font-size:130%;">www.fishthesurf.com</span></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;">Home of the All-in-One Surf Tackle Kit</span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096345220108221255noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770439129323328824.post-58660477923024695332011-10-16T09:58:00.000-07:002011-10-16T10:24:13.750-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijuH0UOUByVCmoDyDafLAKcC8Z1ToDdtQaozHPflu53MLzHLpGtMMl52huCEqPb5SygOnY5f_Td6D50DItijiS3us5CWwGFS_-Rne2QvPkSVTMcA-TJDA2n8QAV7ybq7pUVvfxSkEhoYw/s1600/SEMINAR+BOLSA+10+11+2.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664141558018839618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijuH0UOUByVCmoDyDafLAKcC8Z1ToDdtQaozHPflu53MLzHLpGtMMl52huCEqPb5SygOnY5f_Td6D50DItijiS3us5CWwGFS_-Rne2QvPkSVTMcA-TJDA2n8QAV7ybq7pUVvfxSkEhoYw/s320/SEMINAR+BOLSA+10+11+2.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#000099;"><em>Thanks to all the folks who came down for the Bolsa Chica State Beach seminar last weekend. We had a great time thanks to Bolsa Bill and the entire state beach staff. Also, thanks again to Big Fish Tackle in Seal Beach who help sponsor the bait for our events.</em></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjKedpg2JmW-FAYe3K89eXLMPTKW8NrHyXv_BVieT4hZeqPMssKoI3jMW7KHAc-AwrxKTbpdvAazm43HRbBTcrCjeJp4JKd8pPnk8_0uNNavtY3rtb1cptOzJev0jfBIRBGwLG2_bz0B0/s1600/BAIT+10+11.jpg"><span style="color:#000099;"><em><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664136498788501362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjKedpg2JmW-FAYe3K89eXLMPTKW8NrHyXv_BVieT4hZeqPMssKoI3jMW7KHAc-AwrxKTbpdvAazm43HRbBTcrCjeJp4JKd8pPnk8_0uNNavtY3rtb1cptOzJev0jfBIRBGwLG2_bz0B0/s320/BAIT+10+11.jpg" /></em></span></a><span style="color:#000099;"><em><br /><br /></em></span>This week saw some great tides so it was time for me to go down to the bay and catch some bait. Had no problem making 30 beautiful 2-3 inch ghost shrimp. I like to soak them in cold salt water for one or two days before using them as it helps them to firm up and make the even livelier!<br /><br />I rigged up with the Carolina rig and a very small egg sinker and made a few casts between pumping shrimp. In no time I hooked into this beautiful spotfin.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3MOI4MeERThQgNTArz2LyFl7Ib_9O0_UQfFmNPduG3Z4D3LGtT6miZNsoN2OKVD6zH3p6HQbMr3GwTunSdLMO5ER90NQqumIbiT7kODEh4UhMZB6e2frwOYnUb9ILVrsk7yUoUqvLydA/s1600/SPOTFIN+BAY+10+14+11.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664137152731494610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3MOI4MeERThQgNTArz2LyFl7Ib_9O0_UQfFmNPduG3Z4D3LGtT6miZNsoN2OKVD6zH3p6HQbMr3GwTunSdLMO5ER90NQqumIbiT7kODEh4UhMZB6e2frwOYnUb9ILVrsk7yUoUqvLydA/s320/SPOTFIN+BAY+10+14+11.jpg" /></a><br /><br />The next morning I made my way to the beach and was greeted by medium surf and clear water conditions. First few casts a nice barred perch and a big walleye…<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7mLo_FW6lHdRrixTPmv5brWogQWfkg_w8V9wrM0lvc2VNYWeVVflj7Nxj97ualVCVExKcfqrlUW6uPXPbiR1Hcosyymyra-vXUjx-3bDqMEtmzovJhZ4KduUneYjiSi-ZDeVDQ7tDddk/s1600/PERCH+10+14+11.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664137156047977570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7mLo_FW6lHdRrixTPmv5brWogQWfkg_w8V9wrM0lvc2VNYWeVVflj7Nxj97ualVCVExKcfqrlUW6uPXPbiR1Hcosyymyra-vXUjx-3bDqMEtmzovJhZ4KduUneYjiSi-ZDeVDQ7tDddk/s320/PERCH+10+14+11.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDm13I9Kxf3ymYxoUVfl-wW4vAYvrJyrrkcMl8FJEtZ6xXaKwyqUP8sIsjmV543t8xPfaKTAQYHb0Lfn5Lfe9ej6fVYHLJ-AiG7XRzjMvx_PjVpE2xQWtiUX0kNx5ANjHhIjhhLBr36UM/s1600/WALLEYE+10+14+11.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664137157997878994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDm13I9Kxf3ymYxoUVfl-wW4vAYvrJyrrkcMl8FJEtZ6xXaKwyqUP8sIsjmV543t8xPfaKTAQYHb0Lfn5Lfe9ej6fVYHLJ-AiG7XRzjMvx_PjVpE2xQWtiUX0kNx5ANjHhIjhhLBr36UM/s320/WALLEYE+10+14+11.jpg" /></a>Then while reeling in to change bait a big yellowfin croaker crushed my shrimp and after a good fight came to shore…<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj35tRy0RV9xhdHyr9zP4Hauc-bd2CKlzjcJQDEcC9a00UHbwKfzALGfhnM2BexLBEooEtCL2GiRvryw8sK3IRf9h6-b1_isMcYfX_b2zmE9RUu4fqHDHTl1KGUvo_Awgo_fsmj32bzbcU/s1600/YFC+10+14+11.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664137161352919522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj35tRy0RV9xhdHyr9zP4Hauc-bd2CKlzjcJQDEcC9a00UHbwKfzALGfhnM2BexLBEooEtCL2GiRvryw8sK3IRf9h6-b1_isMcYfX_b2zmE9RUu4fqHDHTl1KGUvo_Awgo_fsmj32bzbcU/s320/YFC+10+14+11.jpg" /></a><br />Just a few baits left and time for a nice fish. Had a soft tug at first then just the freight train pulling away from <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMAc_4W8fJ5pj6fCOw_859b0B4HBCKaIYsNdP6W1G8p7LEr72cg1lB4l64FdneOmYl1FgZb-wEnAvrzkRNKjXI-UnrKIVW_IxfXxqlCl2fsd4aJ_JmBmDg8j5B2cZYQHHz1qRReorle2I/s1600/CORBINA+BAY+10+13+11.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664136506094305282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMAc_4W8fJ5pj6fCOw_859b0B4HBCKaIYsNdP6W1G8p7LEr72cg1lB4l64FdneOmYl1FgZb-wEnAvrzkRNKjXI-UnrKIVW_IxfXxqlCl2fsd4aJ_JmBmDg8j5B2cZYQHHz1qRReorle2I/s320/CORBINA+BAY+10+13+11.jpg" /></a>the station with this hefty corbina.<br /><br />On a side note took the day off from the beach today and went to the mountains to catch a few small mouth bass before winter sets in. Beautiful sunrise and some nice fish…<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9EABUYViahYWnjRublEJiDd2qBW78nf79nuMmP2-_OTt-M8nlY9TyQGC1TyCkVFtri8GWj8VuxmwCZq1SRvCKQN-RUvU-XWNQHmOmf-uke2SytjMtlXDd7JNLXxdtYhTft0jljdJYty8/s1600/ARROWHEAD+LAKE+SUNRISE+10+11.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664136493593528866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9EABUYViahYWnjRublEJiDd2qBW78nf79nuMmP2-_OTt-M8nlY9TyQGC1TyCkVFtri8GWj8VuxmwCZq1SRvCKQN-RUvU-XWNQHmOmf-uke2SytjMtlXDd7JNLXxdtYhTft0jljdJYty8/s320/ARROWHEAD+LAKE+SUNRISE+10+11.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ljjT8yP837a9wLauummjpdatGAklKiJgYiHaucminrmsEasHFBZCv4rYB5QgJxch0wkaZn76BCamST2Zaq_Nj7gTqXQQcnWVIanoOvt4rppcWqFh_0cLVnYK05CldWX68VQLU5ZMhSI/s1600/BASS+LAKE+ARROW+10+11.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664136503488046546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ljjT8yP837a9wLauummjpdatGAklKiJgYiHaucminrmsEasHFBZCv4rYB5QgJxch0wkaZn76BCamST2Zaq_Nj7gTqXQQcnWVIanoOvt4rppcWqFh_0cLVnYK05CldWX68VQLU5ZMhSI/s320/BASS+LAKE+ARROW+10+11.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTNLGN0zj74Nyq_Hd7D1rSkI1o2iC5Se8WpdcXLDi_M0kb629p4Mrkc-EOxsisjiK4qt8ISvu_wD4Q-tIVGV8QhusKSvfF2hp5MlW_kZQZUBXYxUud4BVh-kXSjxWBbuIcBlI7_Cy4WMY/s1600/BASS+2+LAKE+ARROW+10+11.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664136503707375426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTNLGN0zj74Nyq_Hd7D1rSkI1o2iC5Se8WpdcXLDi_M0kb629p4Mrkc-EOxsisjiK4qt8ISvu_wD4Q-tIVGV8QhusKSvfF2hp5MlW_kZQZUBXYxUud4BVh-kXSjxWBbuIcBlI7_Cy4WMY/s320/BASS+2+LAKE+ARROW+10+11.jpg" /></a><br />This next week has some decent tides but the following week, with its big tide swings and new moon will provide some great fishing opportunities. Think about switching your baits now to ghost shrimp, clams, grubs and worms. </span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://www.fishthesurf.com/">www.fishthesurf.com</a><br /><span style="color:#006600;"><strong>Home of the All-in-One Surf Tackle Kit </strong></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096345220108221255noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770439129323328824.post-12734797562235685382011-08-20T14:41:00.000-07:002011-08-20T14:53:23.919-07:00<div>
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<br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;"><em><span style="color:#3333ff;">Thanks to everyone who came to last weekend’s surf fishing seminar in <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM1Ar7eZbRsxw0WhbXN7Gv3i81AeLiygPh2R7DrfT8lnjtrRm5G2CLHsl7Hu1eRdHyx9RnFDcdsqNmA0oYSughxGRNZZyE4q8S2PjgaRBXedXIjayj5n8RIts4ztYI1iD8UZq4q89JyQQ/s1600/icontact+SEMINAR+BEACH+SCENE+C+BAD+8+11.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643057456631027634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM1Ar7eZbRsxw0WhbXN7Gv3i81AeLiygPh2R7DrfT8lnjtrRm5G2CLHsl7Hu1eRdHyx9RnFDcdsqNmA0oYSughxGRNZZyE4q8S2PjgaRBXedXIjayj5n8RIts4ztYI1iD8UZq4q89JyQQ/s320/icontact+SEMINAR+BEACH+SCENE+C+BAD+8+11.jpg" /></a>Carlsbad</span></em>. We all had a great time during the two day clinic and caught some nice fish. Our best catches came on three baits: ghost shrimp, sand crabs and lug worms. <span style="color:#ff6600;">I pre-fished on Thursday and had a nice bite on perch, yellowfin and one nice corbina</span>.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAtXuY5DiUexBFDDZMOvgAtzU9AUVyRiDIEAsxxqsm6X1hs4d2numP1LCWTD8yku6ssFPNTqn3M3myX3SiZconytD2eXCK9CT8XNcNI0SOtDM2FS5tKbhDA5z6R7Oqb2aAVOGw0NHLvXs/s1600/icontace+SEMINAR+PERCH+3+CARLS+B+8+11.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643057455800302050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAtXuY5DiUexBFDDZMOvgAtzU9AUVyRiDIEAsxxqsm6X1hs4d2numP1LCWTD8yku6ssFPNTqn3M3myX3SiZconytD2eXCK9CT8XNcNI0SOtDM2FS5tKbhDA5z6R7Oqb2aAVOGw0NHLvXs/s320/icontace+SEMINAR+PERCH+3+CARLS+B+8+11.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhboOMWSS9pSwA5yocqZ1PWrzDJZenYw7kH5h4QlRkNPjwCbhWVlg8f5uATl7Moa9lftYQMU-gZF8ocOIYqtI3251fEo2UzGB2NBhM_ULXy-XjEp9PMPy1gvBxjKAVTxqfx-Hsvmzy1bp0/s1600/icontact+SEMINAR+PERCH+CARLS+B+8+11.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643057854600950706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhboOMWSS9pSwA5yocqZ1PWrzDJZenYw7kH5h4QlRkNPjwCbhWVlg8f5uATl7Moa9lftYQMU-gZF8ocOIYqtI3251fEo2UzGB2NBhM_ULXy-XjEp9PMPy1gvBxjKAVTxqfx-Hsvmzy1bp0/s320/icontact+SEMINAR+PERCH+CARLS+B+8+11.jpg" /></a>
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<br />The seminars followed with some nice fish including perch, corbina, croaker and a few sharks.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEileBZwmuUgRAC_8EQ6m5BySP9snTPtB7Z2M6-Iy4iFYg75tD-C4RF3OFMsPammsvAT-KtKTsTTqZQiAtIaQXFrX8w1ckQUYZMOETiYhZl0zSa_yAsOSgCRWL8kELTyAqlolbCcTGEyIMo/s1600/icontac+SEMINAR+C+BAD+PERCH+ANGLER.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643057454808700914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEileBZwmuUgRAC_8EQ6m5BySP9snTPtB7Z2M6-Iy4iFYg75tD-C4RF3OFMsPammsvAT-KtKTsTTqZQiAtIaQXFrX8w1ckQUYZMOETiYhZl0zSa_yAsOSgCRWL8kELTyAqlolbCcTGEyIMo/s320/icontac+SEMINAR+C+BAD+PERCH+ANGLER.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZGWheXcLIFphGBL_WsgAf5Yt2tCAKcll6vtKaWsGHRrW9-P0t5Rx-olvcWl3plIJriC4NGknE_h9vQSSEzQYMKB_uWMgmi87oIxCdOnF1NBXSYr0WWhV16OgHFjtOtAC4B7FwxQJDOa0/s1600/icontact+SEMINAR+CBAD+SPOTFIN.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643057852328932834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZGWheXcLIFphGBL_WsgAf5Yt2tCAKcll6vtKaWsGHRrW9-P0t5Rx-olvcWl3plIJriC4NGknE_h9vQSSEzQYMKB_uWMgmi87oIxCdOnF1NBXSYr0WWhV16OgHFjtOtAC4B7FwxQJDOa0/s320/icontact+SEMINAR+CBAD+SPOTFIN.jpg" /></a>
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<br />This week I had the chance to get down to catch some bait and do a bit of fishing. In the evening I caught fish and bait.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_-33YTXQy-0C3tLrLw8qIIF68Lbe0-Gh8689g2CkA-5gkcUr8pVpyTCDYCseEASEdFXBsYmbYuhFozZdOo_DGiLM0hh3AVn-iZZjEgmZRAzG3AZxft_dbpc4OogRuKhiVLVKRYD7MjaY/s1600/YFC+08+17+11.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643057860271944194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_-33YTXQy-0C3tLrLw8qIIF68Lbe0-Gh8689g2CkA-5gkcUr8pVpyTCDYCseEASEdFXBsYmbYuhFozZdOo_DGiLM0hh3AVn-iZZjEgmZRAzG3AZxft_dbpc4OogRuKhiVLVKRYD7MjaY/s320/YFC+08+17+11.jpg" /></a>
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<br />The next morning it was down to Bolsa Chica State Beach to catch a few more. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjurtdvrK4tgaOnQQWLuZU38vUbxz7rg-2YOXRRpP1DdzphsGX6ReuKBIWbYbQ0ONY5jvvg9JJW9bn-RcaYuogoRb2uX9dHcAgo9H73S1G85cUKQvze0YMo7Pheom0Q-srZNkJ07S_XbtI/s1600/PERCH+08+17+11.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643057856559069554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjurtdvrK4tgaOnQQWLuZU38vUbxz7rg-2YOXRRpP1DdzphsGX6ReuKBIWbYbQ0ONY5jvvg9JJW9bn-RcaYuogoRb2uX9dHcAgo9H73S1G85cUKQvze0YMo7Pheom0Q-srZNkJ07S_XbtI/s320/PERCH+08+17+11.jpg" /></a>
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<br />Over the next few days we do have some relatively slack tides but it looks like fishing will still be good. As we move in to next week, the tides build to provide some great shots at fish over the weekend and remain good all the way through the end of the month. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijmsLUR-7NJLEvOXMxioHiQiqFCh64MsVSpZi_y5mb1OO2xCz3MplKn759sX_0QgLHyypXZcnEvgq6clllR4o6iU5KXGFmRxkqYd3B2ZwvruIvA650EDnUB8QSJAwijvYlbx93UMbY01Y/s1600/icontact+SEMINAR+COPTERS.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643057459609245874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijmsLUR-7NJLEvOXMxioHiQiqFCh64MsVSpZi_y5mb1OO2xCz3MplKn759sX_0QgLHyypXZcnEvgq6clllR4o6iU5KXGFmRxkqYd3B2ZwvruIvA650EDnUB8QSJAwijvYlbx93UMbY01Y/s320/icontact+SEMINAR+COPTERS.jpg" /></a>
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<br />San Diego has been kicking out big numbers of corbina and spotfin croaker. Orange Co. has provided a steady pick on corbina, perch and croaker and LA Co. has produced some huge perch. All in all, a very good surf fishing summer so far…. </span></div>
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