For a morning or afternoon jaunt locally, the beaches are producing increasing numbers of surfperch for Monterey Bay surfcasters. The fish seem to be on the move most days. A few experimental casts at ...

The greatest thing about surfperch fishing is the consistent and constant accessibility. For residents, they are literally “The fish at the end of the street.” Casting bait, artificials or lures from ...

THE BIGGEST DETERRENT to enjoying Kalaloch Beach might also be its greatest attribute. One can’t have miles of remote, untouched coastline without it being far enough away from the masses that it ...

When spring and summer rolls around, many anglers are lured to the coastal beaches in search of abundant surfperch. “Folks can catch surfperch year-round, and now is a very good time to fish for them, ...

I spent a gloomy January chasing complacent steelhead and walleye on the Walla Walla and Columbia Rivers, respectively. Meanwhile, more forward-looking snowbird friends basked in the warmth of ...

JUST BECAUSE IT’S WINTERTIME doesn’t mean that fishing season is over for Monterey Bay anglers. In fact, surf perch season is going strong — and some of the best places to catch surf-perch are from ...

REDTAIL SURFPERCH ARE often the forgotten fish of the North Olympic Peninsula. Abundant in numbers, but smallish in size, the disc-like denizens of the area’s coastline are often ignored by anglers ...

The Umpqua River redtailed surfperch run (pinkfins) has been more productive recently with a number of boats catching 30 or more fish and one boat with five anglers catching 65 last Sunday. However, ...

A retired 79-year-old transplant to Newberg from Pennsylvania and formerly an avid surf angler on Delaware beaches would like some tips on Oregon's seashore angling. Sure, but first and by far the ...

In this video, I catch my first keeper redtail surfperch and prepare sashimi. I use a Nenox G-type Gyuto knife and a pot for the preparation. The results are unexpected! #RedtailSurfperch #Sashimi #Fi ...