Non-Fly Surf perch

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Wasn't expecting much on a popular tourist beach, but at least I'm on the board. Managed 2 smallish redtails and 1 walleye perch. No luck tossing a 1/4 jig, so switched to bait. Of course nothing beats sandshrimp, but Berkeley Gulp sandworms are SO much easier, and they catch fish. Wind permitting I might try the bugstick here tomorrow.

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Also saw a barely alive ratfish washed up between the rocks. Never know what you'll find on the beach!

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Evan B said:
How'd the ratfish cook up?
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Didn't occur to me to take it back and cook it, but gotta admit now I'm a little curious. ;)

As for the perch, wasn't enough to bother making tacos, so just salt/peppered and sautéed in olive oil. Shared some samples with family on Juanitas nacho chips, which was polished off pretty quick.
 
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SilverFly said:
Wasn't expecting much on a popular tourist beach, but at least I'm on the board. Managed 2 smallish redtails and 1 walleye perch. No luck tossing a 1/4 jig, so switched to bait. Of course nothing beats sandshrimp, but Berkeley Gulp sandworms are SO much easier, and they catch fish. Wind permitting I might try the bugstick here tomorrow.

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Also saw a barely alive ratfish washed up between the rocks. Never know what you'll find on the beach!

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I’ve done well for surf perch using unweighted shrimpy flies on gear set ups.
They certainly stay on better than real sand shrimp.
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SilverFly said:
Flies on spin and/or casting gear can be killer for a lot of fish.
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There’s a guy in Scotland who fishes sinking bombarda ‘floats’ with a trailing clouser/sand Lance patterns for sea runs browns in the firth of Clyde, worth a Google. He gets some lovely fish. It would be stellar for SRCs/salmon here. I’ve toyed with the idea for this silver season. Gear slinging dirt bagging but with a fly for a shred of credibility…maybe, in my mind anyway 😎

Dave
 
Dave Boyle said:
There’s a guy in Scotland who fishes sinking bombarda ‘floats’ with a trailing clouser/sand Lance patterns for sea runs browns in the firth of Clyde, worth a Google. He gets some lovely fish. It would be stellar for SRCs/salmon here. I’ve toyed with the idea for this silver season. Gear slinging dirt bagging but with a fly for a shred of credibility…maybe, in my mind anyway 😎

Dave
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There is a guy that does just that for coho out here on a popular beach. He does very well.
 
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