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CAYUCOS - A small canoe used by the Chumash Indians for fishing the coastal waters.

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Hey you Cayucos folks, it appears your pier took some storm damage as I noted on "The Shoreline Inn" camara. They have been work'in away on it the last couple daze. As a desk jockey its nice to vist different surf locations from the screen & keyboard and see the conditions!

I have a place in Carpenteria and they have a bug eye & 2-other angle reeltime shot on thir "city" cam-of the beach. I have even backed up the shot to view me on the beach surf-fish'in! They have also had to re-grade the protective surf-sand burm due to winter storm-tide action-I bet that sturrs up the b-s-perch bite after the D-8 rips & pushs the sand around and also might affect what little Pizmo clams remain. The daze are gett'in longer-spring is around the corner! Go Halbut's..SO-Cal Todd..... 2.6.10

Tinker, the pic from Oceano Dunes didn't come through. Feel free to re-send. John G. 2.4.10

Hey big fatty ,
Gonna be on the beach tomorrow , point SIERRA NEVADA
Join us. 2.9lbs 16" Blackie 2.2.10

hit oceano dunes for surf perch did real good . fished nothing but grubs there are big ones hittin right now. Ocscar 2.2.10

Tried for perch this afternoon at Toro Creek, towards the south end of the beach. Beach set up looks good with steeper beach, but no luck today. Looks like the storms have moved a lot of sand, its gotta be good. BK 1.28.10

J.K> Good for you fish’in the big swell, I did the same down south @ Zuma in Malbiu Sun 1/24-Butt those birds are not diving on perch driven bait ,or perch-them selfs. I noticed the same bird action behind the waves & out to ¼ ml off shore & it is larger bait fish schools that come & go. May be comeraunts birds or some other fish driving them up(w-sea bass-?) Those perch are feeding on worms-s-crabs-& washed around critters on the bottom-e.t.c., If they feed on bait fish its probably not in a frenzy @ the surface. I may be wrong but those are my observations.

By the way short of a few nibbles on the gulp on trout gear wading in the shallow surf ,the only thing I caught was a washed up corroded silver dollar-vintage “1994”-two brews & one cigar consumed on the L..A. county beachs where both vice’s are out lawed! And interesting enough-from what I under stand the genius mpla eco fighters have proposed trading away part of this beach & beloved “Point Dume” =prime-accessible surf & kayak fish’in spots for a similar area down south to keep open. So soon, all 3 will not be allowed! If it wer’nt for the weather & ocean I’d be outt’a here! Tight lines Todd….. 1.27.10

The deepest nearshore canyon I know of is at Partington Cove, just south of Big Sur and it's deep. We definitely get squid boats that come around here and I've had a bunch of rockfish puke them up. But, not as many squid boats around here as I remember there being in the past. John G. 1.25.10

Do we have any deep canyons near shore? Do we get the squid coming threw here as well?
Thanks
RH 1.24.10

I gave the surf perch a shot yesterday around low tide at morro strand - pretty tough conditions with 17 footers coming in - I had one bite and it got off right away and that was it. Birds were behind the biggest breakers so I think they are a little deeper with the barometer rising back to normal as the storms clear. JK 1.24.10

Someone lost some boats at Port San Luis. Any one want to take the kayaks out ????? John B. 1.24.10

I've updated The Yak Pack webpage, explaining more or less that the fishing meetings will be held prior to launch, while out on the water fishing and while hearing the fish stories and loading up the kayak fishing equipment. John G. 1.23.10

The storm/huge swell blew a huge kelp bed onshore around the Cayucos Pier. There's thousands of sausage like organisms on the beach? Also, saw some Geo Clam looking things in Morro Bay today, but they were missing the shell?

New weather link for the current up-to-the-minute conditions in Morro Bay; the station is located near the beach on Atascadero Road. John G. 1.22.10

Good luck Don, Let us know if you find any good fishing spots that hold up against 20 foot surf. I haven't found any yet, but imagine there are a few out there. Have fun exploring the coast. John G. 1.21.10

Going to spend a couple of nights in Cambria. hope to do some surf fishing in San Simeon on Sat morning. Going to try the "surf rig" shown on the web site. Looks like there might be a break in the storms (I hope!) Don B. 1.21.10

When this storm/swell event is all said and done, there should be some great surf fishing to be had. John G. 1.17.10

With the surf larger than normal this week, and the seals on the beaches up north. Check out this clip.

I saw a guy north of the lighthouse last week watching his "little" dog run loose between the giants on the beach. I didn't stop - should have - hope they ate it...
Kurt N. 1.15.10

Cool site, I am a So-Cal Surf fisher and member of the SC Surf Fishing Group. Every so often I get to come up to the central coast with the family and I hope I can pick yu'alls brains for fishing info about the area. Especially about the MPA restrictions.

Tight Lines and Smooth Drags,
Thanks
ManDog 1.11.10

Hello, found your website. I would be interested in going out with you folks at some point. Eric 831-970-0570 eric@morganconsulting.biz 1.7.10

Fished the Spit tonite late with time running out. 2 small Barries and 1 small Silver. All 3 caught (and released) on frozen bait. Not near what the good guys are catching farther up the coast.
Cheers - Kurt N. 1.7.10

I've been getting emails from people looking for others to shorefish with on the Central Coast. My advice is to post your email here, when and where you plan on getting out and if someone is available you'll have a good chance of getting a response. It's that easy! No response, go anyway and someone might show up.

Also, don't forget to post fish reports; everyone likes to hear about the bite. Happy Fishing! John G. 1.6.10

Today was another epic Perch fishing day on the Central Coast. The last couple big swell events has shaped some of the beaches very nicely.

A couple avid saltwater anglers went up past the lighthouse and caught countless small Barries and Silvers cast after cast and one big Calico. Then they had non-stop action in San Simeon where they loaded up on a whole bunch of good-sized Barries in about an hour. John G. 1.4.10

Port San Luis and the San Simeon pier are great places to launch this time of year. You're pretty much stuck to targeting Halibut. John G. 1.3.10

Looking to go out ocean kayak fishing with a buddy this week. We are first timers, only time on the lake so far. Looking for best place to start, and what to target. Eric 1.2.10

I'm surprised you didn't run into some Perch covering that much beach and I thought fishing around the dredge could be good. My only advice is to try and find areas to fish where there are ledges that you can cast out to and reel over very slowly. Steeper beaches with sandy bowls or points, like the ones up in San Simeon are looking nice right now. John G. 12.30.09

Since nobody has reported a zero day out this month, I’ll be the first. Fished Morro Bay this morning – started @ dark till almost 9, pretty much covered the entire beach. Even where the dredge equipment is working. Figured a good high tide, gray day, no wind - would overcome the large surf and cloudy water. Not exactly. Any pointers would be appreciated – for a new (old) guy attempting the surf.

Have a safe New Years.
May the Fish be with you.
Kurt N. 12.30.09

David B. and I fished the San Simeon area this morning, picked up a dozen nice Barries and 8 of them were keepers. We caught them all before the tide dropped out and then that was it. I just got done rolling up some fatties; Perch California Rolls that is. John G. 12.26.09

I don't know of anyone fishing for Perch from a kayak during the winter on the Central Coast. I stick to shore fishing all winter due to the cold weather, bigger swells, plus it's a nice change with a lot less gear. John G. 12.25.09

Are you guys fishing perch from Kayaks or surf fishing?? SeaWeed 12.25.09

Fished Cayucos for about 10 minutes yesterday at sunset and picked up 2 Perch and realized I need new line on both my Perch poles. Today is Virgs last day for 25% off! John G. 12.24.09

I fished Villa Creek this morning and put my time in for 5 Perch. I soaked some squid on another rod without any bites. It wasn't easy fishing with all the kelp, but ran into some cool people and caught enough fish for dinner. Everytime I've ever fished out there, I've had to earn 'em. It did feel good finally getting out after the Perch, one of them was really nice. John G. 12.20.09

Tried the spit for the first time this evening. Outgoing tide. Started with Gulp alive “2 sandworms camo. 3 dink perch in about 15 cast’s. Switched to Big hammer perch grubs (motor oil), soaking in the Gulp. Second cast caught a +/_ 15” smelt. Kurt 12.15.09

I spent some time today getting Cayucos Sportfishing up and running on the newer platform. Not a whole lot has changed. Please feel free to post when and where you're fishing, if you'd like to meet up with other local anglers or any other fishing related information. Please also leave us fish reports when you get back. Everyone enjoys hearing how others do and if the bite is on. Thanks for all the support and enjoy! John G. 12.13.09

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