by: PK. 9/17/2018

As of now, the swell looks very good for this Saturday's Surf Fishing Championship. Have to hope it stays like that. Oh, I got the hats in too!! Can't wait!!!

by: PK. 9/12/2018

	An excellent level wind reel that's perfect for saltwater and freshwater.
Shimano Sienna FE 4000. An entry level spinning reel that's perfect for catching surf perch on the Oregon coast. Cheap, but super reliable.

by: PK. 9/10/2018

Got 4 in about 2 hours. What a slow day! Surf was perfect and wind was dead calm. At least they will make good fish tacos. This year has been unusually slow with surf fishing for me - not sure what it is. A stark contrast from years past.

by: PK. 9/7/2018

At this upcoming tournament on 9/22, I'm going to be selling a hat and I wanted to get people's feedback about it. Do you like it? Yes or no? This is a first version, and it will undergo changes. I made the hat to let people bring home some memories of their participation in the tournament. At the same time, the hat will act as a promotion for others to join as we continue to increase our attendance. The hat will be $15 each. Please let me know if you are interested in buying it. Details: mesh back, not cloth snapback closure 6 panel cap 2 embroidered eyelets pro stitch on crown matching fabric undervisor matching color sweatband

by: PK. 9/7/2018

It is important to note that the upcoming Oregon Surf Fishing Championship will soley depend on weather. Safety will be the #1 priority, and if the surf is too dangerous, I will cancel it. A swell of 5 feet is about the maximum safety zone, anything more is much too risky. I use magic seaweed for swell reports. Please check back to this site the night before the tournament.

by: PK. 9/6/2018

by: PK. 9/4/2018

Update: it's not a steelhead, I was told. It's a cutthroat trout! Pretty cool to be catching them from the surf. I can add this to my list of "what fish are in the Oregon surf".

I never expected to catch a steelhead in the surf, but I did today! he's about 13 inches, and was put back. I've seen much bigger being caught on the surf.

by: PK. 9/2/2018

I've made a Google doc below of the items we will need for the cookout for our surf fishing tournament up in Sunset Beach. Please check it out, and if you want to bring anything on that list, put your name after each item. This list is hard to do because I don't know how many people will be coming.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/16WdxRdwzNOUIv7w2xK6cmDEiIDnJIKOPXCGMStL4ktA/edit#heading=h.rwocrmjxv6cv

by: PK. 9/1/2018

Surf looks decent for tomorrow AM. Can't wait to slay some redtails! Wind looks high, but hopefully, we will finish by 10 or 11 (it's suppose to really pick up around noonish). If you don't see me in the parking lot, I'll be down on the beach. See y'all there!

by: PK. 8/29/2018

This is the biggest redtail surf perch ever caught off the Oregon coast - I'm 100% confident of saying that! It was caught by a friend. It measures 18" long, 5" thick at the shoulders, and weighs 4.75 POUNDS! Wowza!! (the tiles in the pic is 1 foot long). That is a FULL size grocery bag. If you see the bottom picture, you'll notice the fish's head is about the size of his fist!

Oregon doesn't keep official weights of surf perch, so this is the unofficial weight. Do you have a story like this to tell? Shoot me an email, along with a photo of your biggest redtail.

by: PK. 8/28/2018

Update! We will meet at a NEW LOCATION at Sunset Beach Road parking lot. See map below. This new spot has a public restroom, the old meeting spot didn't have one. You can start fishing after you check in. The beach allows motor vehicles so you can drive around. Just be careful if you have a small car, don't get stuck!

by: PK. 8/26/2018

If you want an easy to way to clean a dungeness crab, check out this product from tealcrab.com.

by: PK. 8/25/2018

Surf Perch Tournament at Gearhart Beach on 9/22! This will be the last tournament of 2018! You can drive onto the beach so that is pretty cool (south of Gearhart beach is off-limits I believe, so don't break the law!). We will have a cookout afterwards, plus prizes, and random drawings so be sure to stay till the end. I will make a list for people to help bring items for the cookout. Stay tuned.

by: PK. 8/25/2018

Next surf fishing tournament is on September 22, 2018. Location to be determined.

Surf Perch Tournament Recap: Aug 18th, 2018 at Ono Beach State Park.

It was a great day for surf fishing with both the weather and the swells cooperating to combine for an awesome day of surf fishing !

Check-in started at 6am and already there were anglers waiting to sign up right at the start. 32 competitors showed up with some driving several hours to get there meaning they got up around 3-4am. That’s what you call dedication !

Many of the competitors stayed at Ono Beach to fish but several opted to go to Seal Rock, which turned out to be a good move. Fishing was very slow at Ono Beach all day with several competitors getting skunked and very few fish caught.

However, the 1st place angler, Danh Vu, almost limited out with 14 perch totaling over 17 lbs of fish at Seal Rock ! The biggest fish which was a monster at 2.86 lbs was also caught at Seal Rock by Anh Vu. He used mole crabs to entice this monster perch to bite. One angler after trying Ono Beach left at 8:30 after zero luck and was able to get a few fish in another place. Just goes to show you that if they are not biting in one place, they often are at another. The trick of course is to find that place and several anglers did by going to Seal Rock! GOOD DECISION !

Most anglers had hip waders but a few hearty souls braved the cold in shorts/shoes. My hat is off to those who were able to do this as that’s tough to endure for 5 hours!

1st) Danh Vu - 17.24#
2nd) Anthony Velarde - 10.74#
3rd) Peter Nguyen - 8.93#
4th) Ben Doan - 8.11#
5th) Zach Brrett - 4.98#
6th) Thanh Nguyen - 4.70#
Biggest Fish) Anh Vu - 2.87# (New tournament best)

There were a total of 32 anglers and there were 14 catches to weigh in with several being one fish weigh-ins. There were several catches with over 5 fish and the top getter had 14 perch.

The biggest fish went to Anh Vu for a catch of 2.86 lbs! That's a new tournament best! - I didn't keep track of the previous tournament best, but I'm 100% certain there were no fish over 2 #.

I want to thank all of the anglers who showed up to compete and it was a pleasure to meet all of you and get a chance to meet some of my subscribers. Without you, my audience, I wouldn’t be able to pull these kinds of things off.

I'm finishing up the video as I write this blog.

I look forward to holding the next tournament and am shooting September 22nd right now. Keep tuned to my YOUTUBE channel and my website, EVERYLIST.COM for further details and news.