murrieta angler
02-13-2010, 09:16 PM
:Cool:Well, as I posted in the rendezvous, I was heading out to Malibu for my first time ever for some surf fishing..:Neutral:
Last night I decided to ask the kids if they wanted to go and only my youngest, Tre, wanted to accompany me. I told him we would be leaving at 5:00 sharp and that I would wake him up at 4:30 and no other time...He said okay and proceeded to make some tuna sandwiches for the trip...:Razz:
4:30 rolls around and I am really tired this morning. I haven't been sleeping well since I've been working my butt off in the gym the last 8 weeks. But I get up, wake Tre, and were having some oatmeal 10 minutes later. It's 5:00 and we're out the door.I tell him the plan for the day and he says OK and he is out like a light, 10 minutes later...:Smile:
I get on the phone with Frank, my fishing buddy, and he says he will meet us at Charter House at 7:ish. Cool! We get there first and the wind is blowing at least 12-15 mph's...:Shocked:
No where in any of my favorite sites does it say strong winds for the day. Whatta Ya Gonna Do!? As we are waiting for Frank, Tre and I take out the rods and start casting. With the wind blowing so hard out to the ocean, they are causing some serious shore breaking waves. After 10 minutes I tell Tre to get back in the truck until Frank arrives, he doesn't argue..:LOL:
After 7:25 rolls around I call Frank and ask where he is at, he says he will be here in 20 minutes. Mind you, he is supposed to be the guide for this trip since he is in his backyard...:Rolls Eyes:
I make a command decision and decide to head North and we make our first stop at Ahmondson House..:???: That is where the waves were the smallest, right before Malibu Lagoon.
I give Tre the sedona 750 and tell him to target perch, bass or just about anyhting that will take the Gulp Blood Worms. I Grab my trusty Abu Garcia Revo S, throw on an LC110 in Metallic Sardine and start casting. 30 Minutes goes by and I get a call from Frank and he says he is South of us, so we head down and meet up with him. We talk shop for a little and then make out a game plan for the rest of the day.
We had decided to go just North of the Malibu Lagoon, since the waves were only 1-2 feet and crashing near the shore. I head a little South by the mouth of the river and Frank and Tre stay by the houses.
After an hour I head back by the guys and they say they didn't get a bite, I echo'd their response. I look at a fence by the first house and asked Frank if he went on the other. He said no, cause there was a sign that said not to...:EyePop: I tell him that the beach is not anyones private property and to follow me. So we walk around the fence and start throwing...:Wink:
It is now around 10:15 and no one has even gotten a bite. Tre's line keeps breaking, it's 6 lb test, and I'm wondering if line can go bad? I found it inside of a drawer in my office and it was at least 18 months old?!? I ask him if he wants my pole, he says no, I say do you want to hike back to the truck and grab the extra pole that I brought? Again, NO, he says he wants to dig in the sand and relax...:Big Grin: THAT'S MY BOY!!!!!
After half an hour goes by I finally see a bait fish jump out of the water and then a halibut follow right after it...:Rolls Eyes:
I yell at Frank to throw in the general vicinity, but nothing..:Sad:
I look up the beach, about 25 yards, and I see a rip tide starting to form. I remember what Dana had said about rip tides in one of his reports so I attack it and am rewarded with this;
http://i977.photobucket.com/albums/ae255/gudgersfishing/malibu10.jpg
It's not a legal, but it is my first of the year...:Cool:
It measured out at 19 inches and I was rewarded with a, :High Five: from Frank. Tre kinda came over to check it out and said, Cool. Then went back to his hole...:Smile:
The water started to get real murky at around 11:30 so Frank called it a day due to an injury in his leg...:Rolls Eyes:
Tre and I headed down to Bolsa Chica but water was crazy down there. We then proceeded to Aliso Beach, but same conditions there also. We called it quits at 4:00 and checked out the tide pools in front of the Montage Hotel for about 30 minutes and then decided to head home.
It was a beautiful day, with the temperature at 71 degrees and the water right at 60 degrees. I will for sure make it back up there again, when time allows it.
Hoped you enjoyed the report and look forward to all of yours out there,
Robert
p.s. Almost forgot. It was a pleasure meeting you Skylarjames2009, and maybe we will hook up together in the future for some fishing...:Smile:
Last night I decided to ask the kids if they wanted to go and only my youngest, Tre, wanted to accompany me. I told him we would be leaving at 5:00 sharp and that I would wake him up at 4:30 and no other time...He said okay and proceeded to make some tuna sandwiches for the trip...:Razz:
4:30 rolls around and I am really tired this morning. I haven't been sleeping well since I've been working my butt off in the gym the last 8 weeks. But I get up, wake Tre, and were having some oatmeal 10 minutes later. It's 5:00 and we're out the door.I tell him the plan for the day and he says OK and he is out like a light, 10 minutes later...:Smile:
I get on the phone with Frank, my fishing buddy, and he says he will meet us at Charter House at 7:ish. Cool! We get there first and the wind is blowing at least 12-15 mph's...:Shocked:
No where in any of my favorite sites does it say strong winds for the day. Whatta Ya Gonna Do!? As we are waiting for Frank, Tre and I take out the rods and start casting. With the wind blowing so hard out to the ocean, they are causing some serious shore breaking waves. After 10 minutes I tell Tre to get back in the truck until Frank arrives, he doesn't argue..:LOL:
After 7:25 rolls around I call Frank and ask where he is at, he says he will be here in 20 minutes. Mind you, he is supposed to be the guide for this trip since he is in his backyard...:Rolls Eyes:
I make a command decision and decide to head North and we make our first stop at Ahmondson House..:???: That is where the waves were the smallest, right before Malibu Lagoon.
I give Tre the sedona 750 and tell him to target perch, bass or just about anyhting that will take the Gulp Blood Worms. I Grab my trusty Abu Garcia Revo S, throw on an LC110 in Metallic Sardine and start casting. 30 Minutes goes by and I get a call from Frank and he says he is South of us, so we head down and meet up with him. We talk shop for a little and then make out a game plan for the rest of the day.
We had decided to go just North of the Malibu Lagoon, since the waves were only 1-2 feet and crashing near the shore. I head a little South by the mouth of the river and Frank and Tre stay by the houses.
After an hour I head back by the guys and they say they didn't get a bite, I echo'd their response. I look at a fence by the first house and asked Frank if he went on the other. He said no, cause there was a sign that said not to...:EyePop: I tell him that the beach is not anyones private property and to follow me. So we walk around the fence and start throwing...:Wink:
It is now around 10:15 and no one has even gotten a bite. Tre's line keeps breaking, it's 6 lb test, and I'm wondering if line can go bad? I found it inside of a drawer in my office and it was at least 18 months old?!? I ask him if he wants my pole, he says no, I say do you want to hike back to the truck and grab the extra pole that I brought? Again, NO, he says he wants to dig in the sand and relax...:Big Grin: THAT'S MY BOY!!!!!
After half an hour goes by I finally see a bait fish jump out of the water and then a halibut follow right after it...:Rolls Eyes:
I yell at Frank to throw in the general vicinity, but nothing..:Sad:
I look up the beach, about 25 yards, and I see a rip tide starting to form. I remember what Dana had said about rip tides in one of his reports so I attack it and am rewarded with this;
http://i977.photobucket.com/albums/ae255/gudgersfishing/malibu10.jpg
It's not a legal, but it is my first of the year...:Cool:
It measured out at 19 inches and I was rewarded with a, :High Five: from Frank. Tre kinda came over to check it out and said, Cool. Then went back to his hole...:Smile:
The water started to get real murky at around 11:30 so Frank called it a day due to an injury in his leg...:Rolls Eyes:
Tre and I headed down to Bolsa Chica but water was crazy down there. We then proceeded to Aliso Beach, but same conditions there also. We called it quits at 4:00 and checked out the tide pools in front of the Montage Hotel for about 30 minutes and then decided to head home.
It was a beautiful day, with the temperature at 71 degrees and the water right at 60 degrees. I will for sure make it back up there again, when time allows it.
Hoped you enjoyed the report and look forward to all of yours out there,
Robert
p.s. Almost forgot. It was a pleasure meeting you Skylarjames2009, and maybe we will hook up together in the future for some fishing...:Smile: