GH - lot of us are probably in the same situation with the recent rain. Being a river wading fly fisher, I'm going to the Sound this weekend. My understanding is that surf and pile perch as well as SRC are pretty much year round. "Trout And Beyond" by (sorry, mind lock on the author)has some good advice on perch. Golden Garden Park has a pile line to fish as does Ft. Casey. Good luck, Bart