Author:  Pescador Pete
Where:  Surfside beach
When:  Thursday, July 31, 2025
Wind:  10mph South
Clouds:  full overcast
Water clarity:  very clear
Surf:  1ft and choppy
Tide:  start of incoming
Rip:  strong N flow
Birds:  all on sand, only eating Doritos
Bait:  very little evident
Gamefish:  None seen

Evening fish and eat on the beach. 
We had a picnic dinner of bbq and cold watermelon. 
Dog’s got brisket leftovers.  Dogs had fun barking at seagulls and left wet and full of sand.

Fished from 1830 to 2030.
Wind was from due south making left handed casting easier.
I only casted left handed today.
Fished the first gut, choppiness prevented me from going to 2nd sandbar.  First gut was 3 ft deep.
Bite was slow, but fish were there.  Bites were spread out during the outing.

Rod:  8 wt
Line:  intermediate
Flies used:  Kreelex
Fish caught: 3 + 1 longline release;  largest 17” speckled trout