Salt Water

JT · Senior Member

Salt Water

101fish · Senior Member

I haven't fished this far north on the coast, having grown up in SD i know it fairly well.��For fishing surf, which is what I am guessing you are talking about, the fishing is not that different. �Mostly you will be after�barred surf perch, fishing with�ghost shrimp imitations and small,�fast sinking minnows.� Anything from A 5 wt to a 7 wt works for me, about 300-400 grain sinking line.� I like the heavier rods in the�surf, even though �the perch are rarely above a pound or so.� It can be a lot of fun, but wear a rain racket even if the weather is not bad.� The spray from waves can make you cold and miserable.

-- Edited by 101fish at 07:23, 2007-02-24

JT · Senior Member

Thanks 101fish.

Fishmom · Member

If you are interested in flyfishing in the surf, here is a great link. The owner fishes a lot and has great pictures which help in learning to read the water and his rigging techniques. His reports give you an idea of how many opportunities there are.

http://home.att.net/~surf.perch/Main.html

JT · Senior Member

Thanks for the awesome link.� I've read the guy's stories before but did not know he had his own web page.

Frenchie · Veteran Member

I'm starting to get my gear ready for fishing the coast as well. A friend of mine has done some fishing for surf perch and recommended I use a stiff flex 9ft. 6wt with a T-8 shooting head and some 25lb amnesia�shooting line, and a stripping basket.�Some of the guys recommend the black colored amnesia because they feel it has less memory.

Using a clunker reel is ok because you will mostly be hand stripping the fish in if they are surf perch.�

They say distance is less of an issue and that it is more of a quick shot with the shooting head, timed between waves, with virtually no false casting.

All I'm missing is a stripping basket and�I'm�ready to give it a first shot.

Keep us posted on how you make out.