On Mar 7, 7:40*pm, "Danl" danlfinn@*remove this*intergate.com wrote:
"Frank Reid" wrote in message

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Any decent surf casting this time of year? *Trying to figure out if I
should bring my rod when I go out there for a weeklong confernce
starting the 16th of this month.
Frank Reid

Frank, this surf casting gig is most definitely not for you. Lots and lots
and lots of walking around looking dumb, too many people on the beach that
get offended by the slightest snag by a salt water fly, and its pretty hard
to find a proper place to fish if you don't know what you're looking for.

If you have a couple of extra sheckels to spend, here's what I'd suggest:
1) Rent a sit-on-top kayak and paddle. Uhh, better rent the pfd, just in
case, y'know. There are several vendors near San Diego Bay. Be sure to call
ahead to reserve. You're not the only dumbshi....err, intelligent, but
meteriologically challenged Midwesterner, freezing his cojones off whilst
watching The Weather Channel. Strap the yak on your rent-a-wreck with some
bungees you brought from home. You're not going far. (This oughta be good!)
2) Hie thyself to Tidelands Park on San Diego Bay. Plug it into Google Maps
or some such. Tidelands Park sits underneath the west end of the Coronado
Bay Bridge.
3) Launch on the nice beach at the park near the bridge. Paddle over to the
bridge and fish around the columns numbered 8 thru 12. Also fish around the
brazillion boats moored between the beach and the bridge. When you get tired
of catching fish there, paddle south to the yacht clubs and back.
4) I suggest a 6 wt, or thereabouts, with a full sink line. Not a sink tip
line. Ten feet or so of 8-10 pound mono for a leader. No Tippet. Fish close
to the bottom.
5) I suggest using a "Super Fly, with Bling". I'd be happy to send you a
couple of examples with recipe, if you like.

Unfortunately, I have plans for that week that will keep me out of town. I
would love to see firsthand what Frank does with a kayak, first strapped to
a vehicle and then to his person. Be sure to post a TR.

Hmm, Frank on a kayak in the ocean with a water temp of 57 degrees.
What could possibly go wrong?
Got to dig around, but don't really know if I've got any full sink
lines. Will search, but we've lost our last fly shop locally (though
we do have a Cabelas and a Bass Pro).
Sounds like som fun.
Frank Reid