Surf perch are plentiful in the Southern California surf during the winter months. In many parts of the country, surf anglers are always looking for the biggest and baddest players. Striped bass are a ...

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 ...

Wildlife officers in a patrol boat during California’s spiny lobster season opener witnessed illegal fishing activities occurring near a jetty at the entrance to the Channel Islands Harbor. During the ...

Daylight hours are short and mornings have been distinctly chilly this past week. A steady swell has kept the surfers happy and winds have been mild. For the most part, Monterey Bay anglers enjoyed ...

Climbed down a steep cliff to reach a fishing spot where I caught some nice Striped Surf Perch. I used swimbaits for a couple of hours before switching to shrimp bait. Demonstrated an efficient way to ...

Dedicated surfcasters are on the hunt for striped bass and big barred surf perch along the coast from Baker Beach, just outside the Golden Gate, down to southern San Mateo County.

Dock Totals 9/21 – 9/27: 3818 anglers aboard 151 half-day to 3-day trips out of San Diego landings over the past week caught 3914 bluefin tuna (to 200 pounds), 476 bonito, 8 cabezon, 64 calico bass, ...

Dock Totals 3/16 – 3/22: 947 anglers aboard 35 half-day to 3-day trips out of San Diego landings over the past week caught 15 bonito, 5 calico bass, 6 halibut (22 released), 4 lingcod, 6 perch, 102 ...