Lars' fishing diary

The writing about it extends the fun of doing it! :)

These pages are to document my fishing trips and adventures, plus some miscellaneous fishing related things I do, like fly tying. Mostly, it is about beach fishing for barred surfperch (right), in California's Santa Cruz county; a highly satisfying, entertaining and sometimes gymnastic form of flyfishing. I explore a few other fisheries as well, which you can read about in the diary pages. I have been interested in fishing and flyfishing since I was young, and I am now thoroughly enjoying having re-found this old passion of mine.

This picture is of me fishing the foamy flats at Waddell Creek beach. The fog is in, and so are the perch. This was one of my best days; not because I caught a lot of fish, but because the fishing just felt so darned good that day. The conditions were great to be out in, and I did catch one nice one. The picture shows some of the necessary equipment. Waders, rain jacket -- one does get splashed a bit, and the line basket that helps tremendously in keeping the running line organized and out of the surf.