Evan Praskin reports on 7.12.18

Surf

The 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 bite as the fish have been on the move, but once you find them its on! 

Monterey side has been hit or miss for the fly guys, but I have had some good reports closer to Aptos with less walking involved. That...

Evan Praksin reports on 6.21.18

Surf

Stripers 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!  

Now’s the time to get out there and give it a go because you never know what you will pull in! I’d stick to those 3-4 inch clousers in pink/white, blue/white, or the goto chartreuse/white.

I did say...

Capt. Kevin DeGulis reports on 6.6.18

Highway 1

Well, 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 the previous clinics, Friday morning George realized that Escape From Alcatraz Triathlon was during our clinic and the race went through Crissy, Baker, and China beach. So I started scrambling different...

Evan Praskin reports on 6.6.18

Surf

Good 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 escape in the AM for some surf fly fishing action. The surf was looking great leading into the weekend, but by Saturday evening a second big swell filled in and made things a bit tougher for Sunday. With...

Evan Praskin reports on 5.31.18

Surf

Summer 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 has been a tough bite this past week. Stripers and perch are being caught, but they sure are making us work for them. On Sunday I was out with avid surf fly fisherman Dennis from SF. We worked a good...

Evan Praskin reports on 5.17.18

Surf

We 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 fish are being landed over a good portion of the coastline so nows a great time to dust off that 8wt sitting in the corner, grease up that shoulder, and hike the beach! Over the weekend the mornings were...

Kevin DeGulis reports on 5.3.18

What 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 had 8 participants join us for the day: Martin, a long time fly angler and part of the Golden Gate Casting Club, has always dreamed of catching a California halibut on the fly. Over the past couple...

Evan Praskin reports on 5.3.18

This 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 lessons quick. All of our attendees started off the morning getting lines wet with some basic instruction followed by some “surf talk” right there on the sand. 

The rest of the day was balanced out with...

Evan Praskin reports on 4.26.18

Monterey Surf

Well, 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 steady reports of schoolie fish being caught at quite a few different beaches along with some more decent fish in the mix. If it was my call I’d give that perch gear a rest and pull out the bigger baits and...

Evan Praskin reports on 4.19.18

The Surf

Hello, 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 direction? Much appreciated….. Battle of the swell was the case for last week and it seemed to hold its energy throughout the weekend. Sunday gave us our best chance so we hit the surf at first light in...