Capt. Kevin DeGulis reports on 4.23.19The San Francisco Bay is started fishing well in early March. LCO teammate Will, and I checked out Crissy Field at a Low tide on March 13th, 2019, we were able...
Evan Praskin reports on 3.14.19I can feel it! Spring is approaching, the smell of migration is in the air, and the bluebird days are becoming more frequent. The striped bass are still being caught ...
Capt. Kevin DeGulis reports on 3.14.19Last night on a hide tide LCO teammate Will roped into a 16-inch CALIFORNIA Halibut (not Pacific) at our local beach Crissy field. The past three days in San F...
Evan Praskin reports on 3.7.19Last weekend I had the pleasure of taking out a return client, and now good friend Lars from Denmark. I called and told him the swell looks good with ok wind in the AM...
Evan Praskin reports on 1.31.19The past few weekends down here in the Monterey Bay have been excellent! Winter perch season is in full swing with some great quality fish to be caught all over! The ...
Evan Praskin reports on 1.21.19Winter swells! This winter has been excellent for perch fishing if you can find a window in between the surging swells. The benefit of all this energy is it creates s...
Capt. Kevin DeGulis reports on 11.2.18Angel Island Striper Island! (Angel Island)! October is known as the world series bite in the San Francisco Bay for Striped Bass. LCO hosted an educational su...
Capt. Kevin DeGulis reports on 10.18.18Bay Wold Series Bite! Too bad the Athletics are in the playoffs anymore but who cares we have striped bass in the bay! The past two weeks have been a blast ou...
Capt. Greg Holland reports on 10.4.18The World Series bite is on. Great Fall conditions combined with large groups of stripers are providing fantastic days on the water. Please call or drop me a no...
San Francisco Bay Fly Fishing ReportCapt. Kevin DeGulis reports on 9.20.18Bay Bay Bay Bay Bay! San Francisco Bay!Another successful surf clinic in the booksCouldn’t be more excited for the ne...
Capt. Kevin DeGulis reports 9.13.18Its been an excellent week in the San Francisco Bay and it is only going to get better. We are in the thick of the striped bass migration, but other ocean-going a...
Evan Praskin reports on 9.6.18This weekend I had the pleasure of taking out Lars who was visiting the SFbay on a business trip from the UK. Since he visits a few times a year, he wanted to learn ab...
Capt. Kevin DeGulis reports on 8.29.18Wow, what a week in the surf. It seems we have finally hit the dog dawgs of summer and things seem to be clearing up. It all started on Thursday, with my new t...
Evan Praskin reports on 8.16.18While we were gone the fishing remained good in the Monterey Bay. Some really nice fish have been caught within the bay as well as up the Pacific coast. Most are not ...
Capt. Kevin DeGulis reports on 8.15.18 Established 1882 Can you say Halibut? The bite is back! Sunday Lost Coast Outfitters hosted a Fly Fish the surf clinic at Crissy Field. Matt Tymstra with a ...
San Francisco Bay Fly Fishing ReportCapt. Gregg Holland reports on 8.12.18
Evan Praskin reports on 7.31.18What a gorgeous weekend we had over here in the Monterey Bay! The weather was comfortable, the wind was low, and the swells were mellow… almost too mellow depending o...
Kevin DeGulis reports on 7.12.18Since the beginning of June, the LCO team has switch gears from bay to open beaches. This fishery is so dynamic, I have had to switch tactics as well.LCO Teammate Be...
Evan Praskin reports on 7.12.18SurfThe surf has continued to produce for those giving it the effort as we cruz into mid summer. Stripers have made most of the anglers take the long walk to get a bi...
Capt Greg Holland reports on 6.21.18Lost Coast Outfitters Fishing ReportThe fishing is fantastic, catching is good. The beaches inside the bay are my favorite places to fish. Bass, perch and halibu...
Evan Praksin reports on 6.21.18SurfStripers are still the talk of the town down here in the Monterey Bay! Perch continue to keep us busy, but there are whispers going on about halibut in the surf! ...
Captain Kevin DeGulis reports on 6.17.18Between Bay and SurfSan Franciscans have a unique opportunity when it comes to fly fishing for striped bass, and that’s variety which gives you the ability t...
Capt. Greg Holland reports on 6.14.18The bay is producing both Stripers and Halibut. Clousers are doing it, olive over white is our go to. Bass are moving from the Delta out to the beaches and we a...
Capt. Kevin DeGulis reports on 6.6.18Highway 1Well, it’s time. Time to hit the beaches, this past Sunday LCO hosted another fly fish the surf clinic. The original plan was to fish Crissy Field like...
Evan Praskin reports on 6.6.18SurfGood morning good morning, what a fine weekend it was out in the Monterey Bay Surf! Fortunately enough for me it was my birthday on Saturday and the wife let me es...
Capt. Kevin DeGulis reports on 5.31.18San Francisco Bay Surf Fly Fishing is a unique way of catching striped bass ranging from the east coast all the way to the west. Although most California fly ...
Evan Praskin reports on 5.31.18SurfSummer weather is upon us! The water is looking awesome and the morning fog seems to be lingering well into the morning, just wish the fish were more hungry! It h...
Capt. Kevin DeGulis reports on 5.24.18Angel IslandBen Engle was able to take the day off Wednesday. Even though the fishing was slow, he always finds the fish. Roping in a solid 24 inch Striped Bas...
San Francisco Bay Fly Fishing Report Kevin DeGulis reports on 5.17.18LCO hosted our third Fly Fish the surf clinic on Mothers Day. The group fished hard, cast after cast but nothing came up, ...
Capt. Gregg Holland reports on 5.17.18SF BayThe bay has been fishing well with a nice push of bass moving from the delta out to the beach. Warmer water has brought in bait so for the next few weeks...
Evan Praskin reports on 5.17.18SurfWe had quite the week of fishing here on the central coast! The Stripers have made their claim down in the Monterey Bay region and are eager to eat! Some nicer fi...
Kevin DeGulis reports on 5.3.18What a difference a week makes! The bay is hot and heavy right now, so get after it. Saturday we hosted our second Fly Fishing the Surf Clinic, it was a home run. We ...
Evan Praskin reports on 5.3.18This last Saturday we had our Fly Fish the Surf/Bay clinic at Crissy Field and it was a hit! The group of guys and gals we had were eager to learn and picked up our le...
Evan Praskin reports on 4.26.18Monterey SurfWell, it’s that time of the season when the Stripers have pushed down from the coast and are invading our Monterey Bay beaches!! There has been some stea...
Evan Praskin reports on 4.19.18The SurfHello, weather? Yeah, you had your chance during the winter to throw your swells and cold, rainy days at us. Could you just keep on trucking in the summer dir...
Kevin DeGulis reports on 4.12.18The BayAs all weather apps falsely implied that it would be a rain-soaked weekend in the Bay area, LCO ambassador Jon Ng woke up Saturday morning to perfect blue ski...
Evan Praskin reports on 4.12.18SurfWe had some seriously unpredictable weather lately! With the forecast showing lots of rain and wind for the weekend, I wasn’t so sure it would be fishable. I kept...
Kevin DeGulis reports on 4.5.18The Bay AreaFriday The weekend started off with a bang– or should I say Barred! The entire LCO team (besides Art and George(someone had to work…)) went fishing; Steve...
Evan Praskin reports on 4.2.18SurfTalk about spring weather! We had a fantastic weekend fly fishing the surf with first-time surf chargers, Martin and Christian. The swell was really mellow with a ...
Kevin DeGulis and The LCO team reports on 3.28.18Knowing that April is on the horizon, the Lost Coast Outfitters team made it a goal to fish both the California Delta and the San Francisco day in o...
Captain Greg Holland reports on 3.29.18The BayCould not have started the 2018 year off any better than on Wednesday the 28th. Had a guest on board from Banff and we enjoyed a beautiful sunrise stri...
Evan Praskin reports on 3.29.18The stripers are finally starting to show in the Monterey Bay area! Its been a delayed season, but we are all hoping it really turns on in the following weeks. The pe...
Kevin DeGulis and Ben Engle reports on 3.22.18San Francisco BaySurf fishing in the bay is continuing to pick up, areas around the golden gate seem to be the most productive. Ben and I went up to Bo...
Evan Praskin reports on 3.21.18Monterey SurfWe have been getting out a lot these past few weeks and the fishing has been great for the most part. Last weekend we had plenty of perch on the deck wit...
Kevin DeGulis reports on 3.16.18San Francisco Bay has been heating up this past week. The shallow estuary is an ideal spawning ground for various migrating species.Areas near the Golden Gate Bridge...
SURF FLY FISHING REPORTEvan Praskin Reports on 2.25.2018Well back to the cold weather we go, its about time winter showed up! The mornings have started out pretty chilly at a warm 38 degrees. Luck...
Evan Praskin reports on 2.15.2018Well I think it’s easy to say we all enjoyed this past week of summer like weather, but things look to be cooling down a bit for the next few days. Surf perch fishi...
Evan Praskin Reports on 1.25.2018Surf report for the last week in January! We have a lingering WNW swell which begins to fade as a new decent WNW swell moves in by the end of the week. There have b...



























