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| GUEST SPEAKER TELLS HOW TO CATCH LOCAL PERCH Our guest speaker, Joe COSTA from Redwood City had been raised on the San Mateo coast and has fished all his life. He has perfected catching local sea perch on the San Mateo County and Santa Cruz County coast side beaches. He brought his fishing equipment at April’s meeting for all members to see. He uses a ¾ oz. sliding sinker with an 18-24 in. leader attached to a #4 eagle claw hook. He uses #10 lb. line with #8 lb leader. He adds a Berkeley power bait grub 1 ½ in. (pumpkin color). A medium to heavy spinning rod and reel can be used on most occasions. Most local beaches are available for fishing. Check the tide and fish 2 hrs before high tide and look for foam on the water and also for birds and sea lions. Look for humps in the terrain and low curls. Fish an area for 15-30 minutes then move on. Fishing during Feb.-May is good but bigger perch is between June and July. There are barred perch and red tailed perch that get from 10 in. to 13 in. The limit is 10. Some areas to fish are Pomponio Beach, Scott Creek, Tunitas Creek, Half Moon Bay and Pescadero. Joe told of a tournament he was in last month the day after the tsunami and said the surf did some weird things during his fishing. It was an annual perch tournament in Santa Cruz that can be fished in either San Mateo Co. or Santa Cruz Co. The high tide he was supposed to be seeing was going out along with some 3-4foot swells. He said it was very weird. |
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