No problem AmishEd, I'll be glad to share what little I know. I don't by any stretch of the definition, consider myself an expect flyfisherman, especially in the surf. However, I'm beginning to feel that I can share my experiences. I started tossing flies in the surf this summer. The best thing I did was take advantage of a club outing we (the Kern River Flyfishers) had to the beach this summer. 13 or 14 of us drove over to the Santa Barbara area and took a surf fishing clinic that Gary Bulla, a noted surf flyfishing guide, puts on. That really helped the learning curve. Your stepdad can reach me at cullipr@aol.com. I live in Bakersfield so I don't get over to the beach too often, but, when I do, I always have my fly rod along now days.

I know that Bob Marriot's Fly shop (714-525-1827), in Fullerton, can provide lots of good information on surf fishing the southern California beaches. Also there are a couple of websites (www.fliflicker.com and www.garybulla.com) that have lots of info on southern Calfornia fly fishing opportunities.

Perhaps we might see each other one of these days. I'll most likely have a fly rod in my hand.