Surf Fishing During Sunrise In Malibu 02-05-2014

Having not fished in about a week, I had the itch so I headed to my favorite local fishing area, Malibu, CA. I arrived at 6:28 AM which was about 20 minutes before the scheduled sunrise at 6:49 AM. The time just before and during sunrise (and sunset) are typically great times for pictures and I was treated to yet another spectacular sunrise on this day. To the fishing and details. Bait was squid, low tide was a +1.09' @ 8:01 AM and high tide was a +2.99 @ 1:43 PM. First fish of the day was a small 6" grass rockfish at 6:36 AM, that I did not even bother taking a picture of (well, I really just forgot to be honest, lol). Next fish up was an 11.5" buttermouth perch at 6:42 AM. Hot doggy, fishing is starting out hot! After releasing the perch (PDF link) since I do not like the texture of them fishing slowed considerably. That is fishing, one minute it is hot, the next it is not, lol. My next and final fish for the day was another grass rockfish, which was about 11" and caught at 9:40 AM. I did catch another grassy at some point, because I made note of it, but I forget the time and size. I moved around a bit and kept fishing even though it was slow for another hour and a half not catching anything else. All fish released this day, I will get the bigger models another day. Another great day of fishing in sunny Southern California. Some pretty cool pics below if I do say so myself, lol. Enjoy!

 

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!!!

Best Sunrise Ever While Surf Fishing Malibu 01-22-2014

Not satisfied with yesterdays catch, I headed back to Malibu, CA to do some more surf fishing alone. I arrived at 6:30 AM with sunrise slated for 6:57 AM. Low tide was a 1.85' @ 7:19 AM and high was a 3.09 @ 12:31 PM, bait was squid. After being treated to one of the most beautiful pre-sunrise and sunrises I have ever witnessed and recorded I caught my first fish for the day at 7:59 AM, which was a nice 16" grass rockfish! Now that is the kind of fish I am looking for :). Back in the water and fishing was pretty slow the rest of the day, but I did catch one more fish at 11:25 AM, which was another grass rockfish around 9" or so. Tired and satisfied with my one keeper I packed up and headed home from Malibu a happy man around 12:30 PM. I was so glad I got my butt up early to see this amazing sunrise in sunny Southern California, it was worth it!!! Hope you all enjoy!

Sunset Surf Fishing Malibu 01-10-2014

Wanting to redeem myself from my miserable showing the day before in Central California, I headed to familiar stomping grounds, one of my spots in Malibu, CA. Ahhh, nice to be home :). I arrived around 12:30 PM and left around 6:00 PM. I caught the last hour of the outgoing tide and fished the majority of the incoming tide, low tide was a 0.27' @ 1:31 PM and high tide was a 3.07' @ 7:44 PM. Bait was squid as usual. Not long after my arrival redemption was reeled in in the form of a small 6" or so grass rockfish, small but it's a fish, lol. Fishing was pretty slow all afternoon / early evening with me catching my second and last fish for the day which was another small, 8" or so, grass rockfish at 5:42 PM. Happy with catching two fish and breaking no rods, I left shortly thereafter a happy man. Both fish obviously released.

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