Short But Fruitful Surf Fishing Trip To Malibu 01-23-2014

Even though I had fished the previous two days and had a grassy ready for the freezer, my buddy Doug (in first pic) called me up and asked if I felt like fishing because he felt like going to the beach. That was enough for me and after he got to my house we headed down to Malibu, CA of course. We arrived around 9:20 AM and I went to fishing while he wandered around soaking in the beauty. I got my first fish at 10:20 AM after moving down about a 1/4 mile from my original location, which was a 10" or so grass rockfish. Got some bites, nibbles and snags here and there until 11:11 AM when my bait (squid) was hammered and the fight was on! After a short battle I pulled in a beautiful fat piggy Cabazon that measured 19+" and weighed 3 pounds 3.9 ounces (after I got it positioned so it's tail was not resting on the cutting board). What a fish! After getting it in a bucket of water to stay alive I went back to fishing and caught my final fish for the day at 11:22 AM, which was a 9-10" grass rockfish. After packing up and bleeding the cabby we headed home at 11:40 AM, me being very happy with the results :). The packaged fillets in the last picture from the grassy the day before and the cabby was mislabeled and should read that I caught the cabby on 01-23-2014. Another fantastic day of fishing in Malibu, CA in sunny Southern California, man I love it here!!!

Surf Fishing Malibu 08-14-2013

Decided to do some early morning fishing with Brian, so we headed to Malibu. I got there around 6:00 AM, just before sunrise and Brian came around 6:45 AM. I caught my first fish of the day at 6:06 AM, hot dog, first cast and I get a fish! It was a small grass rockfish. Second fish came 30 minutes later at 6:37 AM which was another small grassy. I caught fish #3, another small grassy and #4 a 12" Calico bass sometime between then and around 9:00 AM. Didn't get pics with my camera which gives the time since I was in the middle of the ocean and I don't take my phone there, lol. Brian caught the fish of the day a nice fat 16" cabazon at around 9:15 AM. We left around 10:30 AM. Bait was squid, cabazon kept, all other fish were released to grow up a little :).

Surf Fishing Malibu 03-02-2013

Hit up the Malibu spot with Brian from about 10:00 AM to Noon. First cast I think I am stuck on a rock, but after ten minutes I pulled in a nice 17" cabazon on squid.

Surf Fishing Malibu 02-10-2013

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Surf Fishing Malibu 12-22-2012

So the wife dropped me off at the Malibu spot a little before 8:00 AM. I fished alone until around 9:00 AM when Brian arrived. First fish of the day was caught by Brian at about 9:30 AM, then he caught a few more smaller grassies until I caught a nice 12" grassy at 10:55 AM by moving well North of my normal spot. Well, it looked nice until Brian hooks into a 16" grassy at 12:40 PM at the same further North spot, then a minute later I brought in a 15" cabby. We kept fishing till about 1:30 PM, then called it a day. Final count was five grass rockfish for Brian, one grass rockfish for me and a legal cabby. I also had a monster on a one point that snapped my 40 pound test like it was 4 pound test, it felt huge whatever it was. Another great day in Malibu...and I found a new spot too :) In the last pic below, the whole small perch was in the stomach of the 16" grassy, greedy little guy.

Surf Fishing Malibu 10-06-2012

After being out of commission for a few days being sick, I thought what better way to spend my first day feeling good than fishing! The wife dropped me off around 7:40 AM and I was fishing by 8:00 AM. Ten minutes later, fish on! Brought in a nice 12" grass rockfish. Nice start! Fishing was slow after that with my bait getting stolen by crabs constantly (took a pic of one I brought in below) and making it hard to detect strikes as well. Around 11:00 AM I finally hooked up again, another nice 12" grassy! Two fish in the bucket, I am content but keep fishing because the wife is not scheduled to be back until around noon. Around 11:55 AM I feel a tap, tap, tap, tap, tap then I start to real in and...fish on! Brought in my FIRST EVER legal cabby! SWEEEET! Taped out at 15.5" and it was a smurf! Stoked to have caught my first ever legal cabby I pack up and leave just in time for the wife to pick me up. I love this spot! All fish caught on squid and double dropper loop.