Capt. Kevin DeGulis reports on 8.29.18

Wow, 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 two-hand switch rod set up (highly recommend). Schoolies couldn’t get enough of Clouser minnows, and this was the first time in a month I was able to find a consistent amount of stripers from the surf....

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 nice one

 Participants came from all over the bay area to see what it takes to fly fish in the Pacific Ocean. From wind to sunshine the team experienced the infamous San Francisco microclimates.

The clinic is...

San Francisco Bay Fly Fishing Report

Capt. Gregg Holland reports on 8.12.18

Kevin DeGulis reports on 7.12.18

Since 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 Ben Engle painting

Two hands rods! The casting takes a while to get down but like anything practice makes perfect. Don’t get me wrong you can catch fish in the open ocean with a single hand rod. But let’s...

Capt Greg Holland reports on 6.21.18

Lost Coast Outfitters Fishing Report

The fishing is fantastic, catching is good. The beaches inside the bay are my favorite places to fish. Bass, perch and halibut push bait into very shallow water and we just tack back and forth casting up onto the beach and strip back to the boat.

I think gangs of bass patrol these beaches which makes them very good targets with...

Captain Kevin DeGulis reports on 6.17.18

Between Bay and Surf

San Franciscans have a unique opportunity when it comes to fly fishing for striped bass, and that’s variety which gives you the ability to find all types of water.

Sunday morning I woke up knowing that the wind was supposed to be terrible according to the forecast (which I never believe). When the W is up to 15mph to its hard to fly fish...

Capt. Greg Holland reports on 6.14.18

The 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 are having some great early morning success. 

Fresh Halibut anyone? Please call for more info, the calendar is filling fast.   www.featherdogoutfitters.com

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...

Capt. Kevin DeGulis reports on 5.31.18

San 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 fishers prefer to fish from boats in the Delta, there are some who prefer the surf. I think what drives a surf fly fisher is the turbulent, noisy ocean, the smell of salt spray, and the thrill of catching...

Capt. Kevin DeGulis reports on 5.24.18

Angel Island

Ben 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 Bass Fish, using a nasty fly that he tired up himself. 

This week in the surf has been slow, the weather changes seem to be putting the fish in a funk. Earlier this week, Kim Laur and I took out an...