The most common surfperch species in the San Francisco Bay Area are; Barred Surfperch, Walleye Surfperch, and Red Tail Surfperch. While these fish will surprise us by eating one of our large striper flies, more often than not surf perch like to chew on the surfperch flies below.
Since it's introduction in 1995, Ted Juracsik's Tibor Reels has become a favorite of discerning fly fisherman. Innovations like a large arbor spool significantly increase the rate of line and retrieval and give fly fishermen a greater control of reel-smoking species like Bonefish, Permit, Wahoo and Tuna. The impregnated cork disc drag system delivers the strongest smoothest and most reliable performance in the water.
Let's start with the question "what is tippet?" Well, simply put , tippet is the thinnest part of your leader and is typically sold on a spool. Tippet is the one of the most critical components to fishing. There are two major groups of tippet. First is nylon tippet, sometimes called "mono." Nylon tippet floats, knots easily, and is fairly inexpensive. Nylon can go bad and expire after a few years. Nylon is best for dry flies and when fishing fast moving water. The other type of tippet is Fluorocarbon which is very abrasion resistant and sinks. Fluoro is best for nymph fishing or for wary fish, as it goes nearly invisible when it goes underwater. Fluorocarbon also never goes bad which is why you should always make sure to hang on to the bits and pieces when building your rig. Pack it in, pack it out! For California trout fishing you should have 3x,4x,5x and 6x (rarely used except on slow moving clear water situations like Hat Creek and Fall River.) We tend to use a lot more fluorocarbon than we do nylon. I most often fish nylon when fishing streamers and large dry flies. We have fished all over the world with the tippets below and wanted for nothing.
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Let's face it, fly fishing environments, whether in the swift currents of classic Atlantic salmon water or on the deck of a blue water marlin boat, are wet environments, and wet environments are slippery environments. You simply can't overlook the importance of selecting appropriate wading boots and sandals in your search for the right fly fishing gear. At Lost Coast Outfitters, we stock a wide selection of beefy, studded wading boots, along with light deck sandals, stable wet-wading footwear and versatile water sneakers from Simms Fishing Products, Patagonia, Redington, Fishpond, and Danner. Through our own personal field testing, we have found these wading boots and sandals to be the very best in the industry year after year. Setting foot into a rapidly moving aquatic environment certainly is a joy, and boarding a striper boat to cruise the near shore for bait balls is Nirvana, but without the proper footwear, these experiences can turn sour with one strong pull of line and a step in the wrong direction. Avoid the spills, sprains, and run-ins with swift currents by choosing the right pair of wading boots or sandals.
