Offshore & coastal saltwater fly- and light-tackle fishing in San Diego, Orange County, Los Angeles, Oxnard, Ventura, & Santa Barbara, using small boats in open ocean waters.
What’s New at Beyond The Breakwater…
Gearing Up – Three Outfits…
The heaviest Sea Level Extreme fly rods feature a unique swiveling gimbal butt This is the final chapter[...]
Gearing Up – Two Outfits…
Abel Quick Change reel This is the 3rd chapter of our "Getting Started - Gearing Up" post. If[...]
Gearing Up – One Outfit…
Hatch 7 Plus Finatic Reel This is the 2nd chapter of our "Getting Started - Gearing Up" post.[...]
The Tuna Kahuna
The Tuna Kahuna fly The Tuna Kahuna is the brainchild of Floyd Sparks, a talented fly tier and[...]
Gearing Up – FAQs
Just getting started in BTB fly fishing? Here are some frequently-asked questions. They are divided into sections for people who are: Completely[...]
A Shooting Head Primer
Dr. Nick at work by Nick Curcione. An age-old truism advises that to get ahead, you should use[...]
Getting Started – Gearing Up
A Full Quiver of BTB Fly Rods OK... you're getting started in BTBFF, and want to buy[...]
E-TEC at 10 Years – Part 1 – Performance
Compact design, to say the least! It's hard for us to believe that it's been ten years[...]