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Originally Posted by danjor
Well first of all I got skunked. But it wasn't all bad, it was my first time going to the Malibu area and I got to say wow its beautiful up there!! The ocean was flat, less waves than most lakes! I was surprised how warm it was up there I brought layers and ended up with a tee shirt and shorts and I still broke a sweat out there.
Anyways fishing up there seems completely different than San Diego area, the water was extremely clear, there was 40+ feet of visibility which was amazing! I ended up spending most of the trip looking down at the ocean floor while paddling and not so much fishing, was amazing to see all the rock formations and kelp forests, was almost like a diving trip without getting wet lol saw everything from starfish, sea slugs, sea urchins, I could even see the crabs in the commercial pots! I was surprised I didn't see one game fish only huge smelt, like 18+ inch models and those lovely orange fish you see along docks.
Finished off the evening eating fish and chips at a place in Santa Monica called Ye Olde Kings Head, very good food and nice atmosphere, was like I just stepped into London.
So even though I didn't end up catching anything it was an amazing trip!
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my stomping grounds.
been surfing the area since 80's
going to be doing some campyakn there this off season.