Rio Del Mar State Beach Surf Fishout

May 04  5:55 AM

First Surf Fishout of 2024!

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 2024			Meeting    Time (AM)	State Beach	Sunrise	Low tide	High tide	Moon	Tide flow	Fishmaster
	MAY	4th	Saturday	5:55	Rio Del Mar	6:10	LO 02:14  +1.1	HI 07:58 AM +4.0	New Jun  7	Hi Flood to High Slack	Lance B
	JUNE*	1st	Saturday	5:35	Beercan*	5:50	LO 01:12 +1.3	HI 06:39 +3.4	New  Jun 6	High Slack to Ebb	Sam
	JULY	6th	Saturday	5:40	Palm	5:56	LO 06:03 -1.1	HI 1:04 PM +3.7	New    Jul 5	Low slack to Flood	Lance B
	AUGUST	3rd	Saturday	6:00	Rio Del Mar	6:15	LO 05:05 -0.7	HI 11:54 AM +3.8	New  Aug 4	Low slack to Flood	Sam
	SEPT	7th	Saturday	6:25	Manresa	6:44	LO 07:04 +1.8	HI 1:26 PM +4.6	New  Sep 2	Low slack to low Flood	Sam
	OCT	5th	Saturday	6:50	Palm	7:06	LO 05:50 + 2.1	HI Noon +5.0	New   Oct 2	Low Flood	Sam
	Notes: Meet up times are scheduled 15 – 20 minutes before official sunrise. Locations/dates/times/Fishmasters might change, notifications on Google Groups. June 1st* Mike Lovejoy’s for breakfast after fishing:  115 Driftwood Ct., Aptos							Contacts: Sam Bishop sambishop@totlcom.com, 831-274-4024                                         Lance Boling <clboling@gmail.com>
	Locations	Rio Del Mar State Beach – Google Map location for “Platform Beach”
		Beercan Beach* – Enter  1191 Via Palo Alto, Aptos. Path & Stairs  between Houses (See Notes)
		Palm Beach – Pajaro Dunes, end of West Beach St.
		Manresa State Beach – Google it, but parking may be on Ocean View Dr, 500 yards down the road

Tides

Zen

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