Great Link for Surf Fishing

Check out this link to a thread on the Southern California Surf Fishing discussion boards. You have to register but this thread is worth it and runs through everything you need to know to catch fish with a fly in the Pacific surf.

Casting Shooting Heads

Many anglers new to Baja Fly fishing struggle casting the lines commonly used here. Dan Blanton gives a great explanation of the technique used to cast lines on his web page:

The Shooting Head Casting Basics

Jim Teeny has a good video on his page that is also useful.

It is not difficult to cast the heavy sink tip shooting heads but I strongly recommend practicing on the water before your first trip. It is much harder to learn standing on a rocking deck with fish crashing all around you.