San Clemente Corbina?

[DKL]

Headed to San Clemente for a good portion of September. My understanding is the corbina may still be around. I'll be staying at both the San Mateo campground and the San Clemente SB campground while there (going down to surf San Onofre). So I'll be in the southern part of town. To any of you in the know down there, will they still be around at this time of year? I know these are incredibly difficult to catch and I'm ok with that, but I'd like to know that they are at least still around. Thanks

 

[SurfnFish]

Headed to San Clemente for a good portion of September. My understanding is the corbina may still be around. I'll be staying at both the San Mateo campground and the San Clemente SB campground while there (going down to surf San Onofre). So I'll be in the southern part of town. To any of you in the know down there, will they still be around at this time of year? I know these are incredibly difficult to catch and I'm ok with that, but I'd like to know that they are at least still around. Thanks

Old Man's, the Waikiki of Cali

 

[fatbillybob]

Yes! fishing them right now but they are thinning out will get harder to fish all the way to october. I fish LA county beaches 99% of the time because live redondo beach. Fishing the coast just gets better the further south you get towards SanDiego. Do you have the gear and flies you need for beans? Cali halibut in water too. Caught 2 yesterday. If you don't know make a drive to encinitas "seaside market" for cardiff crack...great tritip!

 

[DKL]

Thanks for this. I usually go to San Elijo but this trip staying up north, so very familiar with the seaside market. I think I have the gear I need and Dave at emerald water anglers picked some flies out for me. I noticed the water temperature at Sano was in the mid 70’s yesterday, so hoping the warmer temps hang around longer than usual and keep those fish there a little longer. Does it matter if the beach doesn’t have a jetty or similar structure? I think while at San Clemente campground it will be easy for me to walk to the beach down there and fish that area but I don’t think there is a lot of obvious structure there if I recall correctly.

 

[fatbillybob]

The beach without jetties has structure. You can see it at low or minus tides. I fish rocks and jetty for halibut but the beach for beans. I'm walking looking for pods of fish sliding up the beach onto the crab beds. You can blind cast but that needs more fish than there are to be successful. Casting in the vicinity of sighted fish and sight casting is the best. I've tried a good number of flies but this merkin variation works for me. It the only fly I use on beans.