This month’s fishing theme is to catch some Halibut. Without going to Redondo Beach where I go pretty often, I went 15 minutes more south to a place called Malaga Cove. It is in the Palos Verdes (PV) district where it is known to be a high class residential area. This day, there were thick fogs from early morning and the water quality was very cloudy as well! Meaning this put me in a position where it became a harder challenge for me to catch a Halibut because it was much more difficult for them to see my lures underwater! As for the lure, I decided not to use the usual FM110 Metallic Sardine, and instead used the FM110 Aurora Mackerel color. I started to cast while moving along the beachside and luckily there wasn’t any wind coming from the ocean to effect my lure while performing a long cast. But then the waves were getting pretty strong and it was hard to control my lure actions, so I decided to change my fishing point closer to a rocky tract. And from there, I started off casting to an area with less kelp, but after every cast during my retrieve, it hooks on to a bunch of weeds and I loose time. I kept casting until noon but ended up fishing nothing… Again I was neglected by the Halibuts! By next week I want to catch a Halibut!! To which location should I go next time!? Still researching…

P.S. Right next to me was a man who caught 5 Halibuts! So I was observing how he was able to catch so many and he was basically using the same pattern as a drop shot. He cast behind a kept bed and was able to fish a Halibut about 15cm above from the bottom. Hmmm I see, in a setting like today Halibuts don’t come up to the surface so you got to aim the bottom!! Next time I might try using the Wander 95!! I will slooooowly sink it and try to catch one!!

Well, see you all soon!

Sandy