Humboldt has around 100 miles of beaches that you can fish perch, from Centerville north to Fern Canyon. Red tail are the main focus but we catch a few walleye perch and occasional barred perch.
North peninsula around Samoa is popular and has a perch derby each spring. Mad River and Clam Beaches are good. There is a marine protection area from Mad River south to around Stamps Road that is closed to fishing.
My choice of line is a Rio Stripper Line with 300 gr sink tip and an intermediate running line. My fishing partner prefers 300 gr of LC 13. We both catch the same amount.
Any fly with orange in it will work but a Crabby Patty is hard to beat.
I have not fished halibut in the bay but it is very good. Any time I driver over the bridge there are 10 or so boats in north bay.
Fishing is always good, the catching may not be.
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