Stinson Beach surf action

[Scott V]

Spent a beautiful day in the foggy misty rainy surf on Stinson Beach and loved it. The fishing was not red hot but we caught fish and had a great time. I joined Mark around 10:30 to fish the end of the out going tide and then the incoming til near dark. I caught all barred perch and Mark got barred as well as a few walleyed perch. We both got a crab and this year they were bigger, I forgot my crab measurer so I am not sure if they were keepers, but I think mine would have been. Next time I am taking a pot and a stove and hope to catch more and cook them up for lunch there on the beach. We got hit by the rain around 4 but was able to walk back down the beach and got out of the rain and the wind. This year I plan on doing alot more surf fishing, I am going to get my first striper in the surf this year for sure. It is only a little over a 2 hour drive so for me that is nothing.



A little American history




Looking down at Stinson




Looking up beach


Looking out to the ocean


Looking down beach


Mark with his trusty two hander

[Pete]

Hi Scott - great post and well done. Would you mind posting the tackle you are using (weight of rod, type of fly line, etc.)?

Thanks,

Pete

[Darian]

Looks like you had a great trip. Lotsa fun over there in a beautiful setting. Stinson's a good place to get a chance at a Striper. Gotta get my gear out and ready. I'm finally mobile again and ready to go.

[Scott V]

Pete I was using a 7 weight with a T-14 shooting head. Next time I will use a shooting head of T-8 to keep off the bottom. I think that will be the perfect setup. I will post pics of the flies that Mark gave me and in my 3 fly setup it was the only fly hit.

[Scott V]

Darian I will let you know when the stripers show up. I plan on doing alot of surf fishing this year. Atleast every other weekend. Plus having Mark as a friend he is passing on some great knowledge to me.

[Loren E]

Nice work out there guys, looks like a good time! Stinson is probably the most consistent beach on our section of coast for perch and stripers, as a ton of fish reside in that bay and it has a lot of protection from bad weather so it is fishable when a lot of beaches are a down right butt kicking. I remember a couple years ago Mark had a streak down at the south end sticking stripers on like 4 consecutive trips. tight lines -Loren

[Hairstacker]

Great stuff Scott. I love standing in the surf with nothing in front of you but the ocean . . . I always found it very peaceful and catching a fish was always a nice bonus. Looking forward to seeing that fly that worked for you.

[lee s.]

Scott,
Ain't it a hoot!
Great report.
Our club did a "beach assault" Saturday AM for the outgo at Salmon Creek. I think the highlight was seeing Heather, a "beach newbie", experience success on her first such outing.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/russia...s/message/6229
....lee s.

[BillB]

Nice post Scott. Way north of my stomping grounds in Morro Bay. Wish we had some stripers! Looks like I am going to be able to get back into the surf in a couple of weeks. Just enough time to wrap a few bugs. Anyone care to share some good ties?

[k.hanley]

Congrats Scotty! Stay safe out there partner.
Cheers, Ken

PS: Lee S. it's good to see ya having fun in the suds (surf that is).