After staying the night in San Simeon, we drove a short distance to the public beach at Hearst Memorial.  It's a great little beach with a pier and good rock structure near the shore.  Dogs are allowed on the beach - leashed - and that was a plus for us.  I threw a razzler pattern (by Dean Endress) mostly, but also hucked a Clouser Minnow with no success.

The rocks pictured here is where I did the majority of my fishing, again during mid-day and slack tide.  I didn't even see anything moving, but have seen excellent fishing reports for Surf Perch year-around for this piece of shoreline.

This is a wider shot of the beach.  It really is nice, and the parking area has a grassy park with BBQ's and benches.  It's a nice place to stop for lunch.