Marina del Mar report

[Martin McFly]

I took Friday off and went fishing to Marina del Rey. I'm glad to inform you guys that I did catch fish, a couple surf perch on a surf rat fly. The sinking tip fly line made my job a whole lot easier and had no problem reaching out there.
Here are some pix I took yesterday.

The Alq's Surf Rat


My first saltwater fish


The surf I fished


Now that is the good news, the bad news is that I managed to scratch my fly rod with one of my Clousers. I heard a bang and felt it on the handle so I examined the rod and it had a little scratch, that was a bit frustrating since I have been casting flies for a while now and never had that problem before. Any suggestions?

[lastchance]

Neat fly and fish. Good for you in So. Cal. I'd really like to see it someday.

[Gemrod]

McMartin,
Glad you posted. Nice pics. As you know I have an interest in the sport and yet know nothing. What rod did you use? Albright has 13, 14, and 15 foot spey rods on sale for only $79. Would one of these rods work? I guess you need more info than that to answer.
13' = 8/9 spey two hander
14' = 9/10
15' = 10/11

I have the top one and the bottom one. Would these work on the surf?

Jim

[LadyFisher]

Gemrod, on the rods for surf, yes.

[Gemrod]

Thank you LF.
That tells me a whole lot....and I am meaning it. This kind of sounds like a spoof. Such a short reply I must be joshing. Not what I intend. The knowing that they will work on the surf...that knowledge indicates a lot of things to me. Actually provides a lot of information.

Thank You for the reply.

Jim

[Martin McFly]

What I used for surf fishing is a 9', 8wt Redington Crosswater and that works great for me, you don't really have to get all the way "out there" actually I caught my first perch surprisingly near to me. I'm no expert but I'd say that you would do great with a 9 footer. Some people use a 6wt but the winds here in Socal can get a little bit strong. If you ever come my way I'd be glad to wet the line with you guys.

[Gemrod]

I'm all set then. Welll as far as rods go. I have a 10' 7wt Sage that is a strong rod. But also have an 8wt, a 9wt, a 10wt, and a couple of spey rods. Was planning on going to Spey O Rama in San Francisco in April...but life has a way of changing my plans.

Thanks Martin for the response.

[Martin McFly]

Man do I hear you on the "life changing my plans". But hey, one of these we'll wet the line.

[Beaver]

Martin,

Congrats on the surf perch. Keep up the good work. Hope you post a Halibut next time.

Beaver

[Martin McFly]

Thanks Beaver. Say, what type of fly can I throw for Halibut?