Barred surfperch primarily feed on sand crabs, shrimps, smelt embryos, anchovies, and sand worms. Though commercial gill netters work beaches in Mexico setting and pulling nets by hand, there is ...

Yellowtail are biting better at the Coronado Islands and the high spots down the coast, with limit-style fishing on surface ...

First LIGHT catches hundreds of coruscations of barred surfperch as they zip through waves at Rincon Point near Carpinteria.

For a morning or afternoon jaunt locally, the beaches are producing increasing numbers of surfperch for Monterey Bay surfcasters.

The most common perch caught along our surfline are the barred surfperch. These fish may be small but can be very aggressive and put up a tremendous fight, especially on ultra-light gear.

I like to use the Lucky Craft lure when I want quality over quantity, meaning I’m targeting those giant barred surfperch that come feed in the wintertime surf.

Dedicated surfcasters are on the hunt for striped bass and big barred surf perch along the coast from Baker Beach, just outside the Golden Gate, down to southern San Mateo County ...

Surfcasters have also noticed a welcome increase in the number of fish on the bite and an increase in average size for the most common species, barred surf perch.

Barred surfperch make for some pretty good eating, and the smaller shiner perch make for good live baits. Other fish that may be feeding near the surface include jacksmelt and mackerel.

Mark Idemoto, center, the Men's Senior Barred Surf Perch Division winner at the 2025 Sand Crab Classic Perch Derby in Santa Cruz, with runner-up Dave Modena, left, and third-place finisher David ...

A barred surfperch swims in the Open Bay aquarium during the Crab Cove Visitor Center's Holiday Traditions Open House in Alameda. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group) Crab Cove Visitor Center ...

Some of the more popular fish that contribute to surf fishing are barred surfperch, yellow fin croaker, corbina, halibut, bat ray, leopard shark, shovel nose shark, spotfin croaker and wall eye ...