August Surf Trip
by Bob Middo
It’s summer and you know what that means… West Coast Bonefish! That’s Corbina for those of you that don’t frequent the flyfishing discussion forums on the web.
When: We will be meeting at RAT Beach in Torrance at 6:00 a.m., Saturday morning, August 16. Yup! Dawn Patrol.
Gear: As far as gear to bring, you will need a stripping basket, waders (optional) and a SINKING type line such as a shooting head or Teeny or similar. The fish are on the bottom, therefore you need to keep your flies in the feed zone. Leaders will be short and simple, nothing longer than 6 feet of 8 to 10 pound tippet. There a lot of choices of flies to use, and practically anything will work. I would suggest the flies be small, but heavily weighted and in colors such as red/white, orange/tan, pink, olive/white, orange/chartreuse.
The pre-trip meeting will be held on July 31 at 7:00 pm at the pond where I will go over the flies, techniques and equipment typically used for this type of surf conditions.
Where: RAT Beach (Right After Torrance Beach) itself is located about a mile south of the Redondo Beach Pier where the beach bike trail ends, just before Palos Verdes. There is plenty of parking on the street or in the public parking lot located off S. Esplanade Avenue. The lot is self serve, so bring crisp dollar bills. We will meet at the south end of the public parking lot at 6:00 a.m.
Hope to see you there!
