No one will ever sweat you for a "skunk" report nowadays. It's the "catching" reports you gotta be careful about.
I hit up Cherry Beach in Long Beach today for not too much action. I was trying a super-duper-secret-new halibut technique. I kind of felt like the guy in this video below after my slow day...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ee925OTFBCA