Complete Surf Fishing Courses 2024-2025

Surf perch are a great way to learn the basics of beach casting in California and session one with your professional guide will focus primarily on catching surf perch using rigs, tactics and tackle that are fun and easy to master regardless of skill set.

With some new skills and knowledge in the locker after week 1, you'll target larger fish from the surf on your second session including California corbina, spotfin croaker and yellowfin croaker to develop those skills in reading the water, choosing baits, casting, playing fish and rigging.

With the skills to target larger fish developing further, your next session will involve targeting a trophy game fish in California - the halibut. You'll get an in-depth tuition on the key lure and live-bait tactics and tackle you need to land a prized specimen plus saltwater bass on week 3.

Saltwater bass - primarily spotted bay bass, sand bass and white seabass - are fun and challenging to target on artificial baits, and this session will take a deep dive into the setups and tactics that catch these aggressive predators in SoCal. 

With the confidence and skills to handle different surf species expanding, fishing for leopard sharks from the beach is a great way of taking your surf fishing to the next level by learning how to setup and handle species like smaller sharks and rays.

Perhaps the most challenging form of surf fishing in California is targeting predatory fish from the beach at night with species such as soupfin sharks and monster rays regular catches.

You'll learn how to safely fish at night with a professional guide with a masterclass on surf shark fishing in darkness - who knows what you'll catch?