Evan Praskin reports on 3.29.18

The 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 perch bite remains strong and should be great for the weekend! Large numbers of bait are being worked in some areas close enough to shore for a shot at some active feeders. Watch for birds diving and...

Kevin DeGulis and Ben Engle reports on 3.22.18

San Francisco Bay

Surf 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 Bolinas, California Sunday in hopes of finding leopard sharks. As we kept on getting stuck in mud we decided to ditch the leopard shark hunt and go towards the Golden Gate. We had some luck Ben was able to...

Evan Praskin reports on 3.21.18

Monterey Surf

We 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 with a few nice stripers in the 16- 22" class.

These fish have most likely washed out of the local tributaries into Monterey Bay and are cruising the shore chowing on sand crabs. I’m starting to see a few...

SURF FLY FISHING REPORT

Evan Praskin Reports on 2.25.2018

Well 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. Luckily a little beach walking and casting heats things up pretty quick. 

The fishing down here in Monterey Bay is starting to pick up! Over the weekend there were some nice numbers of perch caught, Saturday seemed to be the producer over Sunday even though the conditions were pretty identical. A fun WNW Swell filled in through most the weekend with almost zero wind in the AM making for some great Fly Fishing conditions! Had a great group of guys out who got to check off throwing flies in the salt and surf stripers! 

Most all of the sand crabs are now carrying bright orange eggs so be sure to have some “hot spots” on your flies. Another messy swell mixes in this week which may change things a bit, but the stripers are just starting to show up and the fishing should only improve from here on out. We’ve been catching the outgoing tide in the mornings (High@5:30AM), but as the next few weeks go by things should line up perfectly for a pretty epic March! We still have a few spots open next month, but things are filling up fast. Hope everyone has a great week, stay warm, and we’ll see you on the beach!

Evan Praskin reports on 2.15.2018

Well 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 fishing has been HOT! Got out with a first timer on Saturday and we had non stop action. A lot of freshies, (perch under 1 year old), which is never a bad sign with some decent sized fish mixed in. The...

Evan Praskin Reports on 1.25.2018

Surf 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 been some good reports coming in if you can get out between these swells. The best day coming up looks to be Sunday after the new WNW begins to fade, but Santa Cruz beaches should be less exposed allowing...

Evan Praskin Reports on 1.10.2018

Had the boys from Lost Coast Outfitters & Painted Parrot come down and hang out over the weekend and man did we have a good time. I had the privilege to show them around some of our local beaches and we got to capture some great footage. Knowing the high tide wasn’t until early afternoon(4ft@2PM), we spent most of the morning exploring some gorgeous coastline and...

Evan Praskin Reports on 12.22.2017

The surf was pumping over the weekend with a steep NW swell filling in paired with a steady breeze making fishing a very tough. We had a high tide of 5.7ft@8AM and quite the outgoing bottoming out at -.25@4pm, this pulled most the fish out of our reach and we called it early. Those who waited it out and hit the surf during the week day had a much better shot at...

Evan Praskin at Stoke Ventures reports on 12.14.2017

SURF REPORT(Monterey Bay/Santa Cruz)

I didn’t get out my self this week, decided I better get a Christmas tree with the kids since the holidays are fast approaching. As far as the surf goes it’s looked great for surfing, and less desirable for fishing. But if you hit it at the right Tide the fish are there, and you won’t be getting pummeled as bad...

Stoke Ventures reports on 11.30.2017

Hope everyone had a great holiday with good food and good company! We hit the surf both Saturday and Sunday mornings last week and found quit a few Barred Perch both days. High tide on Saturday was 3.9@4am and dropped less then 1.0ft by 2pm and was about the same on Sunday. With not much of an outgoing, the perch stayed nice and tight in the splash zone holding...