Species

• Barred surfperch

  The fish most people actually catch from a California beach. What to put on the end of your line, how to read the trough they sit in, and why light gear beats heavy gear for them.

• California halibut

  The best fish you can catch from the sand on the West Coast. Where they lie, why a slow retrieve matters more than the lure, and the honest gaps in what we can sell you for them.

• California corbina

  The hardest fish to catch from a California beach on purpose, and the most rewarding. Sight fishing in a foot of water, why they spook, and what to use.

• Striped bass

  Stripers from the shore, on either coast. How to read structure and current, when to fish bait against lures, and the gear that actually holds up.