Surf Fishing: What to Know

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Surf Report and Forecast:

The surf was up and down this past week with 1-2 footers a couple days and 3-5 footers on some other days (depending on beaches and breaks). With the recent heat wave, water temps are still hanging around the 70 degree mark. Seaweed has been an issue for the past few weeks but the tail-end of this past week seems to have let up at most beaches.

I was able to test the waters once more this week, and it provided a solid bite. I fished light tackle for about 45 minutes landing a couple yellowfin croaker using fishbites and mussel meat. Large corbina were still visible feeding in the shallows, but I couldn’t get one to bite. After sunset, we sharked for about 90 minutes and managed one 45″ leopard shark and 1 sting ray in the larger range (for sting rays). By dark, sand crabs made an appearance in large numbers but nearly none could be found prior to sunset.

The upcoming week looks rough for the early portion, but by Tuesday and especially Wednesday, the surf should mellow out providing for some solid surf fishing conditions. With the water temps still up, you still have a shot at plenty of yellowfin croaker, big spotfin croaker, and even corbina. The leopard sharks are still here and I’ve even heard of some bigger predators lurking in So Cal waters lately including possible hammerhead sightings.

Tight Lines and thank you once again to all of you, especially those who participate in this week’s competition.