May 06 5:55 AM
First Surf Fishout of 2023!
Location: Rio Del Mar State Beach
Target Species: Surf Perch and Stripers
Gear: 6-8wt. Rods with full sinking lines or shooting heads to match the rod. Polarized glasses (safety),
Mandatory Accessories: Wader Belt & Stripping Basket
(If a basket is needed, some maybe available to borrow or purchase. Please contact the Fishmaster ahead of time. Also there are many DIY Stripping Basket making tutorials online)
Single, double & triple fly rigs
clousers to sand crabs
Directions: Take RDM Blvd all the way down to the flats (bottom), circle the round-about to the left and exit back along Beach Drive, drive half mile to the State Beach (aka Platform). DO NOT stop up by the round-about, be sure to continue on Beach Drive. Early in the morning the parking lot is closed, but there is plenty of parking outside.
| SURF FISHOUTS 2023 | Meeting Time (AM) | State Beach | ||||||||
| 2023 | Date | Sunrise | Low tide | High tide | Moon | Tide flow | Fishmaster | |||
| MAY | 6 | Saturday | 5:55 | Rio Del Mar | 6:09 | LO 05:48 -0.8 | HI 12:28 PM +3.5 | Full May 5 | Low slack to low Flood | Sam |
| JUNE | 3 | Saturday | 5:35 | Manresa | 5:49 | LO 04:52 -1.0 | HI 11:42 +3.4 | Full June 4 | Low mid-flood | ?? |
| JULY | 1 | Saturday | 5:35 | Palm | 5:51 | LO 03:53 -0.8 | HI 10:50 +3.4 | Full July 3 | Mid-flood | Sam |
| AUGUST | 5 | Saturday | 6:00 | Rio Del Mar | 6:16 | LO 07:48 -0.1 | HI 2:29 PM +4.9 | New Aug 16 | Mid-flood | Sam |
| SEPT | 2 | Saturday | 6:25 | Manresa | 6:39 | LO 06:30 +0.3 | HI 12:52 PM +5.3 | Full Aug 31 | Low slack to low Flood | Sam |
| OCT | 7 | Saturday | 6:50 | Palm | 7:08 | LO 13:17 + 3.3 | HI 07:55 AM +4.0 | Full Sep 29 | High flood to slack | Sam |
| Meet up times are scheduled 15 – 20 minutes before official sunrise. | sambishop@totlcom.com, 831-274-4025 | |||||||||
| Locations/dates/times/Fishmasters might change, but note will go out early on Google group if so. | ||||||||||
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Posted on May 6th, 2023