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Monday did not look very welcoming for a surf fishing expedition. It was drizzling in Oakland, and I assumed it would be as well on the Marin coast. I went anyway, trying to get an early start on the forecast 2 pm high tide. Sure enough, a good drizzle was in effect. Looking out to the horizon...

Although the weather looked great for the weekend, my preferred tides did not. I like to fish around the high tide an hour before and the two hours following the peak. Sunday's morning high tide was predicted at 8:45, and with the beach a little over an hour from home, I did not think I would...

First post for 2019, and this being my retirement year (June), I will probably be posting more often. Saturday was the day that things lined up for a trip to the coast: tides, weather and available time. Hit the surf around 2:30, high tide was forecast for 3:30. Started out good with a few good...

Took a vacation day yesterday to hit the surf. The best bet seemed to be in Marin, so there I went. I arrived at 2 pm, high tide was forecast for 4 pm. Set up a standard grubbing rig and because of the relatively high surf, the set up was on the 8.5' Lamiglass rod, with 2 oz of lead on the...

Since I have not posted in the new website, I thought I was due, so... Hit the surf in the SMC on Saturday afternoon. The high tide was predicted for around 3 pm, and I started grubbing around 1:30. Surf was up but manageable. A few guys perching, it seemed and one guy tossing out a striper...