Got a call from Daniel (Dlmoo) at 7pm asking if I wanted to go nighttime surf fishing. I had nothing to do that night, the grunion run just passed, and I have had luck fishing in complete darkness before, so I figured what the hell… lets do it!
We got to the A.O (LB) at around 9pm and met up with one of Daniel’s friend. Since Daniel’s friend doesn’t really surf fish, they both decided to just toss out some squid and warm their butts on the sand. I on the other hand went straight to the LC and started working my way up the beach.
It was a pretty slow night. I ended up with 2 halibut (18” and 20”). Both were caught casting parallel to the surf, right into the troughs. Daniel got a bat ray.
So to answer some of your questions about fishing for halibut at night… Yes they still hit lures at night. Just make sure that your lure has some sort of vibration so they can feel it. Good luck!
Thien (T.N)