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... I fish and chat with people I have met and am on a first-name basis with, as well as strangers. I like that aspect of surf fishing.




This has far and away been my favorite part of surf fishing this year - the conversations with people taking pictures, walking dogs, surfers, others ...

I am leaving Cabo San Lucas tomorrow. I’ve been here 10 days and have been wearing long sleeve water shirts, full brimmed hat and good Polaroid glasses the whole time. I was pretty religious about applying sunscreen, but missed reapplying 1st day and cooked my face. Dermatologist is not going to be ...

Tides...goodness, certainly one of the most important elements in surf fishing. Here are a few things I've observed over the years: When fishing on beaches with lots of kelp/eel grass I like to fish from an hour after low tide, up to high tide. This keeps most of the kelp/grass on the sand and not ...

To close this out… Nothing new from the last post… Had a great time, but did miss not fishing…
Butch

Including the 3 surgeries to be done this month, it will be 15 skin surgeries for me..
11-Squamous cell
1-Basel
1- AIMP
1- Opening of previous squamous surgery because of infection
1- An infected cyst..
And as Fisheromen stated, this is mostly from bad behavior as a younger man.. Me.. Oddly 3 ...

Nice assortment…
Butch

That’s a big ol’ carp… And they put up a tussle… Pretty trout… Keep those high prairie reports coming…
Butch

As Moose said "Kind of graphic"
2 down, one to go... Right shin... Gonna mess with my surf fishing for a bit..
Butch

Nelson 1 wrote: Thu Sep 18, 2025 11:36 am Getting old sucks

That looks almost like someone sucker-punched you.. I still think Moose has us beat…
Butch

Clayton Kershaw, one of the best pitchers of his generation retires after 18years with the Dodgers... Tonight will be his last regular season start... I'm glad he's going out on his own... Glad to have watched you pitch Mr. Kershaw... Well done..

Butch

Beautiful trout… I haven’t been up there in years… really miss it…
Butch

Thanks for the links. I will look into it tonight. I see kids fishing off of surfboards in Del Mar from time to time, and well, I do own a kayak. I have always wanted to try the long cast, and it may be a good way to get some mileage out of my second rod permit. And I have a friend in Sarasota ...

My late grandpa introduced me to the Sierras when I was about 7, I’m 47 now and I’ve been going consistently every year for the last 20 years, keeping the tradition alive. I feel peace there like nowhere else, and my 18 year old son feels the same. One year at Rock Creek, monsoon storms came ...

I have caught some of my largest corbina in the fall.. They may not be as fat as summer corbs, but they are still around...Can't say I've caught as many SFC as in the spring or summer, but the perch and YFC still seem to be as abundant.. And as it cools even more the large, mama perch start showing ...

I haven't tried market shrimp in eons... Ghost shrimp are pretty much magic for me though...
Butch

Sound tough.. The salad can be a royal pain.. We put up with it when the bite is good, hate it when it’s not.. Nice go…
Butch

Nice brownie.. I fished that lake with my Brother, Sister, Cousin and Stepdad when I was a kid… Best trout fishing I ever did… We all limited out 2 days running with Kamloops rainbows that averaged 2#s after being gutted.. All bright pink meat… My Mom and Aunt caned most of the fish… Just excellent ...

In a half hour at guard tower 36 in Carlsbad I caught a surf perch and my first corbina on a brown paddle tail grub. This was a receding low tide. I used a hybrid Carolina/Texas rig with the Carolina rig setup and the hook Texas style. It made it through the large quantity of vegetation ...

Nice to get out with your son. With some fish, all that much better..
Butch

Nice iron fishing and working the structure... Don't know if I've caught many perch on a metal jig..
Butch