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My new eBook: Light Tackle Surf Perch

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Light Tackle Surf Perch ebook cover
You guys know me… I love my salmon and steelhead but I have a huge soft spot in my heart for catching perch off the beach… So fun on light gear!!

I get a lot of comments on my perch posts and emails with questions from folks about surfperch fishing, so I decided to put together this how-to eBook that shows you everything you need to catch these fun little buggers! It’s now available on Amazon/Kindle and Nook (iPad and iPhone soon too!).

Click here for more info.

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Several still missing after charter boat accident in Mexico

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The ERIK capsized over the July 4th Weekend in the Sea of Cortez and several people are still missing.

Mexican and U.S. search teams continue looking for “between five and seven people” missing in the capsizing of the charter fishing boat Erik over the weekend in the Sea of Cortez, Baja California Gov. Jose Guadalupe Osuna said.

A total of 35 people – 18 tourists and 17 crew members – have been rescued since the shipwreck off San Luis, an island in Baja California, which is in northwestern Mexico.

One person, Leslie Lee, died in the shipwreck, the governor said, without releasing the victim’s nationality.

Read the the whole story HERE

Holy Pez Gallo! That’s 70 pounds of Roosterfish!

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Yep, that's a big one!


California fishing guide, Mike Moore has been plying the waters of Baja’s East Cape for many years, hoping for a really big roosterfish…and he finally got one last month. This beast, hooked slow trolling a live jack just outside the surfline, measured 65 inches and was estimated to weigh 70 pounds.

After a quick photo & measurement session, Moore let the grande pez gallo go and plans to get a fiberglass replica mount made.

“Freshwater Style” Light Tackle Fishing in Baja

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A 10-pound yellow on bass gear is like hooking the bumper of a garage truck!

In Baja, some anglers live for jumping stripers, casting iron into boiling yellowfin or stopping on floating debris and catching dorado until their arms get sore. Others get off on the sound of a reel screaming as a wahoo rips for the horizon. And then there’s adrenalin jolt you get when pez gallo charges your bait just beyond the surf.

All that stuff is cool — really cool – and I love it, but my absolute favorite thing to do down there is to mess around inshore with freshwater bass gear.

The shallow rocks, beaches and kelp lines on both sides of the peninsula harbor a mind-boggling array of finned critters of all shapes and sizes. Many of these species are too small or not good enough table fare to be targeted by other anglers, but who cares? They bite, burn line like crazy and pull a lot harder than anything you’ll find in a lake or river back home.

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Baja Beach Fishing?

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JD, my wife and I are headed for Baja’s East Cape next month for a little vacation. While it’s possible I’ll get out on a panga one day, this really is more of a relaxation trip, not a fishing trip. However, when the wife’s getting a tan, is there any shore casting I can do off the beach?

Thanks, Terry M.

Yes!!Beach fishing down there is awesome! I’m not sure if the roosterfish bite is happening at the moment, but if you don’t mind just catching “stuff,” you’ll have a blast! All kinds of critters cruise the beach (especially in the mornings) and you can go too wrong with tossing iron like Kastmasters and Krocodiles or soft plastics like Fish Traps. Take a few wire leaders with you in case you run across some sierra.