Surf Fishing Malibu 06-25-2013

Surf fished Malibu alone today from about 5:45 AM till 10:00 AM. There was a nice -1.41 tide, so I was able to walk out and cast from where my bait often sits when the tide is up. Fishing was WFO from the minute I got there till about 7:00 AM. I caught two 13" grass rockfish, two 14" calico bass and about a 9" grassy (released) all in that timeframe. After that it was pretty slow getting a bite here and there, but no more fish. I did get hammered by something, but accidentally left my reel in free spool, so by the time I recovered the fish was already off the hook. Hate when stupid mistakes cost me fish, but it happens :).

My phone / camera died so no live pics of the calicos which are much prettier when they are still alive.

Surf Fishing Malibu 06-20-2013

Surf fished in Malibu with Brian again from a little after Noon till around 4:00 PM. Fishing was VERY slow all day with Brian catching the skunk and me catching a small grass rockfish on squid. Still beats sitting at home or working :)

Surf Fishing Malibu 06-17-2013

Surf fished in Malibu with Brian from about 10:30 AM till 3:00 PM. Fishing was very slow all day, but we both managed to catch a fish, him a small grassy and me a baby grassy. Both caught on squid.

Surf Fishing Malibu 06-14-2013

Brian and I fished Malibu again today from about 10:00 AM till around 4:00 PM. We both fished with squid. Fishing was pretty slow all day, but we both managed to catch some fish. Brian caught a small grass rockfish and a pig BSP (around 14", released since neither one of us really like perch). I caught two very small grass rockfish and a nice 15" Calico Bass that I would not have caught if the nice couple that decided to set up within sight of where we were fishing and proceeded with a nice photoshoot of her wearing nothing but a thong had not shown up, which kept us fishing for about an hour longer than we were planning :) Sorry, no pictures of that.

Jetty Fishing Ventura 06-12-2013

Brian and I fished the Greenock Jetty in Ventura from about 12:30 PM till 4:00 PM. We both fished with squid with me catching a small Cabazon and Brian catching a small bat ray (which he promptly dropped down a hole after tripping, but was able to fish it out for the safe release). I hooked another bat ray, but it snapped the hook off my 40 lb test line. Pretty slow fishing, but it was a beautiful day to be out on the water anyways.

Surf Fishing Malibu 06-10-2013

Hit up the Malibu spot with Brian today. We started fishing around 10:00 AM and left around 3:00 PM. Fishing was very slow all day. I did catch one 11.5" grass rockfish on squid at 11:20 AM, but other than that no other fish. Still nice to be on the water even when fishing is slow.

Surf Fishing Malibu 06-07-2013

Decided to hit up the Malibu Spot today. Low tide was at a little before 3:00 PM, so that is when I arrived. In the water right away and first cast I catch a nice 17" Calico Bass. Sweet start! Fifteen minutes later I catch fish #2 which I am unsure of the species. It looked and was shaped like a BSP, but it had spots on each fin. It was about 13.5" long and fat as hell. Back in the water and I get snagged a while later...while walking up the beach to work the snag out a sea gull stole all my bait....grrrr. It is only 4:20 now and if I leave now I will just sit in traffic, so...quick trip to Ralphs for squid and back to the spot. No more fish after that of course, packed it in around 7:00 PM. Both fish caught on squid. Any suggestions on the species ID are welcome.