I'm sure to get a lot of people upset with this report, but I'm only reporting facts
Fished the west shore from 8-2. As I hiked to my spot, I passed approximately 40 shore anglers. Saw 5 fish on stringers.
Over the next 6 hours, I saw a fish caught by others here and there. I got skunked. The fish I saw caught and on stringers were ALL under 2 pounds, no fight whatsoever. The stringer next to me had the fish dead on their stringer within 15 minutes of putting it on them. I even heard them saying, "Wow, these fish are dying fast."
As I hiked back at 2, I saw many upset and skunked people. Saw a few fish on stringers here and there. Nothing to note.
Sad day at Irvine.