Intimidated by getting into surf fishing? Learn about these basics tactics and rigs and you’ll conquer the waves in no time.

A key to striper fishing is locating shad schools with electronics ... Use brood minnows or live shad for bait. Keep a top-water lure tied on to cast toward surfacing stripers.

While striped bass fishing has shut off on the lower Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers on the Delta as the fish moved into ...