this is just a quick write up explaining our surf fishing out here in socal.
most people here use light setups, 7-10ft steelhead rods using 4-10lb test line for perch, corbina, croakers and halibut. There's also a few of us that use hevier gear, 10-13ft rods, 20-40lb line fishing primarily for shark species, rays and larger finfish that wander in close to shore.
we have several kinds of beaches.
a beach that is "steep" will go from the sea level mark to 8ft + deep in 40-50yrds of water. these beaches have a shore break, which means there is usually only one or two wave sets and they crash close to or on the shore line.
like this
these beaches are the ones we select for shark fishing. they are deep, usually have alot of structure within 500yrds of shore and there isn't alot of waves to deal with.
next we have shallow beaches. im only going to mention these two because there really isn't an intermediate. a "shallow" beach can go from being 4ft deep at 50yrds to only 2 or 3 the next month. a shallow beach has multiple wave sets and a longer "skinny", which is the part where the waves break and the white water flows up onto the sand. these are good for perch and corbina. they hunt for worms and sand crabs in the wash and can be caught from 8" to 8ft of water.
shallow beaches
to fish for larger fish on these beaches we look for troughs and holes. the fish will hang out in the hole and move out to feed. its better, and easier to place baits just outside of large holes and wait for the fish to come than it is to try to drop baits in the holes and try to hold bottom.
in this picture there is a big hole on the left, where the water looks rough, but isnt rolling.
and this is what a trough looks like at low tide
the fish we target are leopard sharks.
shovel nose
batrays
smooth hound
7gill shark
and soupfin. although they are hard to catch...
some finfish we catch on occasion,
sculpin
calico bass,
sand bass
white seabass
and a few others i dont have pics of.
with the lighter gear, we target,
corbina
halibut
perch
i dont have pics of any croaker.
we also get these nasty boogers now and then too... they destroy wire leaders and are a complete PITA! although they taste good i usually just throw them back.
i know im leaving stuff out, so go ahead and ask any questions. i just tried to throw this together really quick.
most people here use light setups, 7-10ft steelhead rods using 4-10lb test line for perch, corbina, croakers and halibut. There's also a few of us that use hevier gear, 10-13ft rods, 20-40lb line fishing primarily for shark species, rays and larger finfish that wander in close to shore.
we have several kinds of beaches.
a beach that is "steep" will go from the sea level mark to 8ft + deep in 40-50yrds of water. these beaches have a shore break, which means there is usually only one or two wave sets and they crash close to or on the shore line.
like this
these beaches are the ones we select for shark fishing. they are deep, usually have alot of structure within 500yrds of shore and there isn't alot of waves to deal with.
next we have shallow beaches. im only going to mention these two because there really isn't an intermediate. a "shallow" beach can go from being 4ft deep at 50yrds to only 2 or 3 the next month. a shallow beach has multiple wave sets and a longer "skinny", which is the part where the waves break and the white water flows up onto the sand. these are good for perch and corbina. they hunt for worms and sand crabs in the wash and can be caught from 8" to 8ft of water.
shallow beaches
to fish for larger fish on these beaches we look for troughs and holes. the fish will hang out in the hole and move out to feed. its better, and easier to place baits just outside of large holes and wait for the fish to come than it is to try to drop baits in the holes and try to hold bottom.
in this picture there is a big hole on the left, where the water looks rough, but isnt rolling.
and this is what a trough looks like at low tide
the fish we target are leopard sharks.
shovel nose
batrays
smooth hound
7gill shark
and soupfin. although they are hard to catch...
some finfish we catch on occasion,
sculpin
calico bass,
sand bass
white seabass
and a few others i dont have pics of.
with the lighter gear, we target,
corbina
halibut
perch
i dont have pics of any croaker.
we also get these nasty boogers now and then too... they destroy wire leaders and are a complete PITA! although they taste good i usually just throw them back.
i know im leaving stuff out, so go ahead and ask any questions. i just tried to throw this together really quick.
