On Mon, 31 May 2004, B J Conner wrote:

I have caught perch in northern Cal on flies and I think
it's a matter of finding the right hole in the rocks.

Set aside 6 hours. Find low tide on a full or new moon. Walk the beach
and find the sandy structure. Fish those spots as the tide moves in.
Various beaches differ and will fish better at some particular time during
the tide. A few days later the sandy structure can be completely
obliterated and you'll have to find the new holes. After a while you'll
learn to read the water so that you don't have to show up at the lowest
tides to find the holes. Riptides are great spots. I haven't fished
north coast but Jay M. told me that the beaches are much steeper in slope
up there and that the wind kicks up unless you fish early in the day. Be
careful, even on sandy beaches. Good luck. It took me many months of
flailing dead water before I caught my first perch. Check out
www.garybulla.com and follow the links to the discussion section.

Mu