Dedicated surfcasters are on the hunt for striped bass and big barred surf perch along the coast from Baker Beach, just outside the Golden Gate, down to southern San Mateo County.

Surf perch season is well upon us now ... Charlie Lambert hit a very local beach in Santa Cruz last week to find fish biting on nearly every cast. Marina’s Alex Velasco, another expert ...

officers discovered that three of the fishermen had been illegally using a Hawaiian-style throw net to take a variety of fish, and they were in possession of “gross over-limits” of surf perch.

Surf fishing is pretty easy really ... These baits are like perch candy. I like to use the Lucky Craft lure when I want quality over quantity, meaning I’m targeting those giant barred surfperch ...

Note that the surf perch limit is a total of 20 fish, of which only 10 can be of the same species. Bag up a pregnant barred surf perch for dinner, and you may find an additional 20 babies in your ...

728-8433 ; Half Moon Bay Sport Fishing, Queen of Hearts (510) 581-2628 From the beaches, Mickey Clements of Coyote Bait in Morgan Hill said, “Surf perch fishing is outstanding around Santa Cruz ...

Here, they would party and fish, catching pan-sized surf perch and drive dune buggies. The Hollywood crowd bailed when the highway was paved in 1973 and throngs of gringos began venturing south of ...