Fishing from the rock jetties or the beach is a popular activity.  People use mussels or sand crabs for bait; one commonly caught fish is the yellow croaker [fish].  Sometimes a fisherman will pull up a small stingray, which needs to be handled with care.
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People also fly fish from the beach.                                                 
Al Quattrocchi pioneered sight fishing for corbina in the shallow waters off the beaches of Southern California and has put together a beautifully photographed book The Corbina Diaries on the subject.
The corbina come in close to the shore looking for sand crabs, and by paying close attention the fishman can spot the disturbance in the water and cast in the area.
The Holey Moley fly, designed by Al Quattrocchi, makes a soft landing and mimics a sand crab.

                                                                                                                                                                       
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