quick Malibu report - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Dennis Spike · 09-13-2009, 09:39 PM

I've fished Malibu most my life and I believe "too much bait" is a real factor and often shuts off the bite. Sometimes though, the upper water columns are bait packed and you can get halibut and other bites while the lower column is clear of baitfish. Sonar makes that a lot easier to determine.

Yellowtail cruise Dume Canyon and the outer kelp beds to a mile out in the Fall below Mugu. Fish them with a live bait, even smelt work. The YT are a historic, well documented seasonal catch in the region.

09-13-2009, 09:39 PM	#3
Dennis Spike Junior Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 3	Malibu Fishing I've fished Malibu most my life and I believe "too much bait" is a real factor and often shuts off the bite. Sometimes though, the upper water columns are bait packed and you can get halibut and other bites while the lower column is clear of baitfish. Sonar makes that a lot easier to determine. Yellowtail cruise Dume Canyon and the outer kelp beds to a mile out in the Fall below Mugu. Fish them with a live bait, even smelt work. The YT are a historic, well documented seasonal catch in the region.