Mission Bay, CA

The fishing was slow, but San Diego is really cool. I rented one of those electric scooters and cruised around with the flyrod and hit a bunch of different spots.

I'm really impressed with San Diego. Everyone I met was nice, the weather was amazing, I saw a fantastic rockabilly show, and ate like a king.

Here's my big catch25922470-4256-46C5-B7D3-5700FAC22718.jpeg
 
Nice little Halibut.These fish are tough to fool and hooking one is definitely an accomplishment. You may very well have had 36" halibut in that area and catching a small one is a very good sign. Even just a keeper (22" last I checked) will give you one hell of a battle on that fly rod. Here's a tip...Halibut like to fight like hell and then play possum when they see the net. Don't let them fool you! They alway have one more run in their energy reserves and it is usually the hardest pull of the fight. After years of learning this lesson the hard way, I always expect this, and that greatly improved my chances of winning the battle.
 
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