After the last few reports I've seen for this year I'm hesitant to post my few catches. But I figure it's time spent on the sand so it's more info for everyone.
My last report was from a boat and I noticed quite a bit of bait in the water a mile or more out. I spent some time on the sand the last two weekends and found some success there. Saturday 2/11 at Doheny beach found good conditions, small surf and no salad, but couldn't get a bite. I was using mussles which have worked in the past for at least a croaker. Sunday was another day and same conditions and in the morning was the same outcome.
In the afternoon, I moved about 100 yards south out of the campgrounds and setup again for a second round. Got my first bite on mussels and pulled in a medium sized spotfin croaker. I had run out of mussels so I switched to squid. First bite and I pulled in a barred surf perch.
I started to get bites e ery cast missing bait on every reteive for about a half hour. Managed to pull in a 10inch perch. I haven't seen the perch around for quite sometime so I was very pleased to see them back. The bite slowed and the last hookup was a batray. I haven't hooked a batray in close to a year, so I was happy to see them back again too.
Although i had wished it would've been bigger.
Went Sunday at sunup out to my Goto place on CDM jetty. Lots of bait in the water early. Was hooking up on the usual mackerels, and then pulled in a sardine. I haven't caught one of them for more then 5 years. I guess since the waters cooled down they are back, like the perch and the sand crabs. Also hooked up with another unexpected catch, a halibut.
Again, I wish it would've been bigger.
-Keith
