Loon Outdoors Presents: Different Fish, Different Places (Chapter 3 - California Surf)

[@Tokyoflyfishing]

Finally someone made a proper short film about fly fishing in surf!!! LIFE IS BEACH!!

[@steveofreeblind]

Shoutout to LCO! What a fantastic shop!

[@oldsmugglerflyfishing]

In march 2022 I was in SF and went to Lost Coast Outfitters and talk to Steve Adachi, he told me about surf fishing with a fly rod... By that time I couldn't figure it out what he was talking until now. Great video. All the best to Steve, he is a cool dude.

[@regularSenseAppeal]

Have often gone for a walk by Half Moon Bay. Never imagined anybody would fly fish that place. It is a beautiful place for sure.

[@diabetichoneybee8796]

Lost Coasters, you’ve been fueling, supplying, and educating my surf fly fishing obsession!

[@gregbrown6937]

Amazing video. Really captures the why surf fishing is so incredible. Thanks to George, Steve and the LCO crew for the great work they do to promote the sustainability of bay area fishing.

[@curtisfong]

Yeah! This great crew of guys got me into fly fishing the surf! Let's GOOOO!!!

[@richardblatt]

Great to see more CA surf on the fly. Loved the video.

[@alexabyronfujino8320]

2022 was my year for surf fly fishing, I caught tons of surf perch, unfortunately no striped bass. It was my weekly gym. I feel really sad that I haven't been able to go out to the beach because of the floods and crazy tides this past month.

[@kulaca2008]

keep casting with your Clouser flies, you'll get one this summer!

[@SMC4117]

As an avid surfer and fisherman… the two mix perfectly as my wave knowledge and closeness to the ocean makes for catching a verity of species from shore quite simple. That said, targeting striper specifically ( especially down here in Southern California ) can be quite difficult! But, we have em, and they can get huge! 🎣

[@grecopena]

Well done! Stripe bass is a ton of fun to fish on a fly. Also respect for our ocean is so critical. We don’t get many, but we do get an occasional stripe bass in SoCal. Peace.

[@CAAnglerman]

Awesome. !!! George , Steve and Evan 👍🏻

[@mikemcgeehan4321]

Great show! More.

[@alexabyronfujino8320]

That striped bass that George caught is really big😱

[@tiburonmike03]

Evan is the man!!

[@ASTHECROWFLIESHIKING]

Very nice video! Beautiful drone shots. Very cinematic. New follower here. Crow✌️

[@MrFatcat1957]

I feel lucky to have fished when we had HUGE schools of bass off the beach .... I tell all the new guys my three simple rules to catching bass ... #1 learn the read water #2 build your network #3 see rule number #1

[@johndoody7526]

Sadly guys fishing now have no clue what we had

[@andrewvillanueva3722]

You are so right back in the early 80s I remember big stripers 20lb and up we would limit out of them on the charter boat in the surf. Those days are gone.

[@byunique2]

way to go Lost Coast Crew!

[@Johnny44882]

Steve falls down and they run after the fish instead of helping him up 😂

[@chalesnu]

Fantastic fishery

[@jbflyfishingjbflyfishing4068]

Very cool video

[@cinnamonchallenge1030]

Great video

[@simonemidy4259]

This question is from an avid fly fisherman gents. Did I hear you say you guys are using sinking line? I fished San Diego, North county up to Malibu but always used floating line with a 7' tippet. I had intermediate and fast sinking line but never used it. Used a 7weight and 9 weight rod. Can I get your thoughts on why sinking line? knowledge is key. great video. Miss so Cal surf fishing. You guys ever get out to East Texas, give me a holler. Love it here in the Gulf Coast. Great fly fishing. best of luck and thank you.

[@glennplatvoet7111]

I'm on the East side NJ surf is great not ass good as it use to be but i love it

[@stephenrothman6969]

Do fish ladders next to the dams work?

[@andrewvillanueva3722]

Sad back in the early 80s there big 20lb stripers in san Francisco Bay and beachs. Those days are gone. Same way with the king salmon.

[@LouisianaSpey]

What spey rods do yall recommend, im in louisiana and looking to get into spey fishing the beach. Ive bee using my single handed 8wt, and i want to get into the spey game.

[@chrish3030]

Same the whole world over, money wins every time. Dams, loss of habitat, hatcheries etc… wild fish in wild places for me every time. Great vid, best of luck from Tasmania Australia

[@namyar2621]

what leader length do you use with shooting heads ?

[@zaitonyahya4768]

😮I and the next few days of future

[@michaelburk9171]

That looks like serious fun. Im CA born n raised. Been fishing, surfing, diving, yakking, boating, n spearfishing since the early 80's. Not sure quite why but my Cali surf' fishing experiences boil down to getting hit in the junk by waves, catching literally tons of kelp n eel grass, kicking sting rays, and occasionally catching small surf perch. Maybe i need to give it another go.

[@glenmc517]

Anyone know the make and type of rods they are using for this style

[@LostcoastoutfittersSfFlyshop]

We are using lost coast outfitters rods, ocean beach and golden gate rods

[@bretthumphries7911]

They look like switch or spey rods. Probably 11 to 12 foot 7 or 8 weight? Tight lines

[@self-taught_angler]

You guys are "brave" fishing the surf with regular waders and no PFDs. Where that older gentleman fell while catching that striper seems to be in front of a rip current. (That is where the fish come in and out to surf anyway) If he falls like that little deeper, the first opportunity he gets to look around, he will realize he is at least 50 yards out. You need a wetsuit and a PFD to support you at least 45 minutes in that water. Regarding the stripers, clean water etc. SF Bay is already doomed by mercury and lead from hydraulic mining more than hundred years ago. I support clean water for looks but we all know that SF Bay will have a toxic bottom for at least another one hundred years.

[@Dima1288hramov]

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[@ryanschembri4139]

salmon are on the way out, stripers are the future

[@tedvoise7964]

one hand stripping and trout sets...lol

[@pescaoso33]

While conservation efforts are important… why would you advocate for an invasive fish 😂 only in California….

[@decapfish4714]

Not invasive striped bass in California is an introduced species...

[@camtaylor1989]

Because they fight like a train on the fly. We gotta just enjoy it while we can

[@ryanschembri4139]

salmon and steelhead are dwindling every year, stripers are way better game fish and they will be here long after native species all but vanish

[@michaelsiengo1]

Fishing is like being in a bad relationship… it gets worse every year… unfortunately

[@claricecastello6550]

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[@olegmoseichuk712]

Don't mess with the ocean. You need life jackets.