Catch and Cook Surf Perch on the Beach

Catching and cooking on the beach. Surf fishing the Oregon coast on an incoming high tide is the best time to catch redtail surf perch. They are great eating, especially when you cook them fresh right on the beach. I cooked rice and pan seared the surf perch.
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[@oregonlife]

HAPPY HOLIDAY, FOLKS!

[@freddiegonz4113]

Good one PK. I always learn something form your videos. Not like the others. They just show you their catch but won’t tell you how they got them . More power PK

[@F-N-C]

Great video and nice RedTails! Can’t wait to get back out there!

[@3fjn3t]

I like when you mention the date and time you go out along with the weather and surf conditions. It's helpful.

[@hedoesthingspdx]

So great! Happy Holidays, PK. Fish skin (once you've cleaned it) is very healthy - high in omega 3, protein and vitamin E! I love to smoke steelhead and salmon filets skin on and then after carefully removing flesh, I fry up the skins and eat them as chips! So good!

[@ChrisBrown-ku1ey]

Merry Christmas from Australia.. All ways love your videos. You are making me very hungry 😂😂😂

[@RiverDogOutdoors]

PK. Thank you for the great videos. So helpful, any chance you can give specific locations on the Oregon coast beaches you park and fish for some of us newbie’s 😅

[@whiskeykilmer1866]

Another great video, thanks.

[@hanslain9729]

...just one more... Man, if I had a nickel for every time I've said that. 😁👍 Happy New Year, sir.

[@kenamatice282]

Another great video PK. Thank you for all your instruction. We were at Seaside Dec 18-22 and managed to sneak out for a couple hours 2 days. My wife got her first surf perch on the trip (8 actually) in no small part to your help in the videos. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Happy Holidays

[@oregonlife]

Nice! Happy holidays to you guys.

[@fr.billbaker6319]

Love the catch and cooks!!!! Always makes me hungry. Can't wait to get out there myself.

[@hanslain9729]

I see you like to keep a towel on you. I do this, however I use some large grommets and cheap carabiners. You can fold over the corner of the towel to double layer it and put a large grommet there and then clip it with a small carabiner(small so it can fit through the grommet) so you can hook it on a loop of your clothing. Gives you more options. 🙂 You can get a grommet kit pretty cheap off Amazon with the small carabiners or hit up true value.

[@srrfounder1]

Happy Holidays, PK! 🎅🎄☃️🎣

[@kingcombo24]

🎁Now Christmas is complete!...😁🎅🏿🎄 Happy Holidays PK.

[@Valco458]

Happy Holidays PK. Thank you for sharing your awesome video. Appreciate your hard work to capture the content. You Rock 😉👍🏾

[@paulschmidt1247]

Happy holidays to you and yours too PK, another amazing video.

[@scottschroeder1697]

Way to go, PK! Merry Christmas to you and yours!🎉😊

[@hanslain9729]

This is a catch and cook for you but a watch and drool for me. 😁 Those cooked fillets look amazing!.

[@mr.tuckers2848]

Thanks PK for sharing your video. I’m going fishing for surf perch this weekend and was looking at the Jetty area north of Netarts. We’ll be clamming in the morning during minus tide and then going to catch the high tide shortly before noon. Is that a good area to fish? I will be using your high/low technique and sandworm by Berkeley Strike. If I can dig up some sandcrabs illl use those as well as my preferred bait. I’m also looking at bass fishing at a pond nearby here in Tigard. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!!

[@DoubleADay]

Hey PK. Fish Field has a fish bag you can throw over your shoulder. Clear plastic on 1 side and mesh on the other. Plastic is to protect from fish spines. Just a suggestion

[@Vannguyen_69]

Merry xMas PK ...thanks for the CNC

[@craign7995]

Great video PK. Suggestion: Bring the lid on your bucket and then you can use that as your cutting board. Either that or flip over the bucket. Also, slash the skin to keep the filets from curling.

[@dpr2011]

Do you fish the ripe currents.? Incoming tide is best? Fish the whole tide? Merry Christmas

[@oregonlife]

I usually prefer the incoming tide. It's usually when I have the most luck.

[@theoldsurffisher1943]

PK Happy Holidays! Good commentary on your fishing techniques. Good field dressing fish. What's the new bait you've been using recently?

[@oregonlife]

Gulp shrimp.

[@freddiegonz4113]

Hi Pk what color gulp shrimp do you suggest? Thank you

[@theoldsurffisher1943]

@@freddiegonz4113 "Natural" I believe

[@freddiegonz4113]

@@theoldsurffisher1943 thank you

[@danschulte113]

I was using a 9'6" Ugly Stik - recently bought the 11' Rockaway from Okuma - have you tried the Rockaway? Penn Battle II reel.

[@oregonlife]

Haven't tried it yet. I use a 10 ft salmon, which works fine on a Shimano 4000 reel.

[@danschulte113]

@@oregonlife I imagine it comes down to comfort. =) Presentation has gotta be the most important.

[@xubin5690]

How long is your driving to the beach

[@oregonlife]

About an hour and a half.

[@davenoejoe]

Do you only fish in December?

[@Vallyfishn]

What rod are you using in this video

[@oregonlife]

It's a (discontinued) Cabela's Tourney Trail IM8 10 ft salmon rod.

[@Vallyfishn]

@@oregonlife thank you is it close to the celilo

[@oregonlife]

@@Vallyfishn Very similar. I have a Celilo and use that extensively too for surf fishing.

[@Vallyfishn]

@@oregonlife I’m gonna be using it for 1oz Carolina rigs mostly but can I throw jerkbaits with it also

[@spamboytv6400]

@hook2cook has a surf perch bag as well. Thanks for the content, PK! Also, does anyone know what the black substance is? I was catching perch at Sunset last year and all the Perch and this as well.

[@davenoejoe]

Do you only fish in December?

[@oregonlife]

Year round.

[@davenoejoe]

Do you only fish in December?