Kevin DeGulis reports on 4.12.18

The Bay

As 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 skies. Taking advantage of the surprising weather, he decided to head down to Crissy Field for some surf fishing. Jon was especially excited today, due to the fact he finally received his “dream surf...

Evan Praskin reports on 4.12.18

Surf

We 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 a close eye on the wind and swell all week and by the time Friday rolled around it looked just doable. I was joined by bay area local Dan Costello who met me at first light, in the pouring rain, with a...

Kevin DeGulis reports on 4.5.18

The Bay Area

Friday 

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, Sarah, Ben, and I headed towards the Golden Gate Bridge.

On the way, we were grooving to some live bluesy tunes from Chicago’s oldest and finest blues bar, Kingston Mines–live blues 7 days a week until...

Evan Praskin reports on 4.2.18

Surf

Talk 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 light wind making it near perfect for throwing flies. We had a high tide around 11AM and as the tide pushed in so did the perch. Both of these guys picked up the surf game real fast and put plenty of...

Kevin DeGulis and The LCO team reports on 3.28.18

Knowing 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 one weekend.  

Delta

The first step was to prepare. Luckily, Friday Redington sent two 8 weight Crux and two 7/8 Redington rises to match. Ben had his Sage One with a Bauer Reel and one old-school sage...

Captain Greg Holland reports on 3.29.18

The Bay

Could 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 stripping flys on Cronkite Beach then moving on to Red Rock for half dozen schoolie stripers.  

The conditions are perfect for a great striper and halibut year with all the bait and runoff. Olive over white...

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!