Dean; Where is Hollywood Beach? In Hollywood. My brother lives in Huntington Beach.
Alan Di Somma Phoenix,Az. http://www.azod.com " I wonder if other dogs think poodles are members of some weird religious cult." Rita Rudner ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dean Endress" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, July 03, 2002 3:54 PM Subject: [VFB] Surf's sorta up.... > I drove for 50 minutes(+/-) arriving at Hollywood beach, one week > to the day I was last there... I was gearing up when it dawned me > that my rod tube was empty... i had stupidly left the rod at home, > after i had washed it following Sunday's Surf outing.. Man was i > pissed at myself!!! However I located my new flyfishing Pal,LEE, as i > was gonna meet him there anyway...I thought I'd just hang around & > observe while he flyfished...he had a better Idea. He had an extra > rod & loaned it to me!!!! is that GREAT or what????!!!!!!. > Well I rigged my Reel on HIS rod & tyed on a fly...Lee had hit afew > Perch before I arrived....I tyed on a somewhat white Perch fly.. > We hit the Beach and worked the receeding tide (like my bloody Hair > line!!!) for all it was worth... We saw a good amount of CORBINA > working the shore line, they are certianly the "Ghosts of the Surf".. > They would just show up at the water's edge, chasing down Sand crabs > or Ghost Shrimp...thought i'm certain it was the Sand crabs.A Barred > Surf perch hit my Beach butterfly pattern, but he flipped off the > fly... happens alot in the Surf. > I was gonna move down the Beach, but thought "what the heck"... I > walked back up & worked the same stretch one more time... I hit the > perch again(thought it probally wasn't the Same perch) & landed a > scrappy 10" perch... > Lee than hooks into a CORBINA!!!! I reeled up my line very fast & > broke out the Camera...taking shots of Lee with a seriously bent > rod!!! Unfortunately the corbina won this Battle & broke off Lee at > the water's edge...I'm not kidding...I saw it!!!!! such is the gamble > in the Surf....I Just LOVE IT!!!!! > Anyway....the day ended around noon, as the wind started kicking & > messed up one's casts... such is the Surf.. the tally was; LEE= 2 > Surf Perch, one short distant released CORBINA. DEAN= 1 perch.. We > both tallyed numerous hits, but we don't really count those... > Another wonderful day in the Southern California Surf... > (get ready Don O. your turn is next!!!!) > > > DEAN... > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Sign up for SBC Yahoo! Dial - First Month Free > http://sbc.yahoo.com
