Surf perch season is well upon us now. Once conditions clear up from these latest and much appreciated rainstorms, we’ll be looking at brand new winter-style beach topography. These are the beach ...

The wheel turns. Every year we have a slump in the fishing action in and around Monterey Bay around this time. Dungeness are getting skinny and more scarce, rockfish season has yet to begin, halibut ...

One of the many things I love about Santa Barbara is that we get Chamber of Commerce (picture-worthy) days of perfect weather right in the middle of wintertime. Those days offer some of the best surf ...

Dock Totals 7/3 – 7/9: 3,950 anglers aboard 162 half-day to 3-day trips out of San Diego landings this past week caught 961 barracuda, 83 bluefin tuna (to 70 pounds), 676 bonito, 2,625 calico bass, ...

Standing on the shore of a big lake or reservoir with a rod in your hand can be daunting. Still, the fish within that body of water are confined. The same can’t be said of the Atlantic Ocean. Catching ...

Surf fishing and be a bit intimidating to the uninitiated. It’s you against a vast ocean, and even though some lakes are huge, you still feel like the fish are confined enough that you have a shot.

Dock Totals 6/29 – 7/5: 3988 anglers aboard 154 half-day to 3-day trips out of San Diego landings over the past week caught 21 barracuda, 2390 bluefin tuna (to 200 pounds), 98 bonito, 7 cabezon, 912 ...

Surf fishing can be daunting. Standing on the beach looking at the crashing waves and vastness of the ocean makes you feel small. It’s not like a pond or river that you can more easily break down.