MONTEREY – The groundfish season started in Monterey, Half Moon Bay and Bodega Bay on April 1 with top-notch deep water rockfish fishing for the boats that went out. During April, rockfishing is ...

The first ocean fishing season of 2026 starts Saturday (March 14), with the opening of the bottomfish season in Marine Areas one and two.

Big game hunters were frustrated this week. We know there are huge schools of bluefin tuna all along the Northern California coast, but recent weather conditions have made it difficult if not ...

One fish, two fish. Green fish, blue fish. Outer teeth, inner teeth. These fish grow a lot of teeth. By Annie Roth If there is one place you don’t want to stick your finger, it’s the mouth of a ...

Weather conditions for the weekend look decent for inshore anglers. Winds will be gusting higher in the afternoons, so an early start to the day is recommended. We may see some bigger wind-chop wave ...

As the rockfish and lingcod season ended Dec. 31, I got to thinking about past grand battles and recalled one to share. It was a fishing battle worth telling, and also a tale of tough decisions. Not ...

Dock Totals 1/14 – 1/20: 478 anglers aboard 22 half-day to 3-day trips out of San Diego landings over the past week caught 40 calico bass, 21 lingcod, 20 lobster (24 released), 54 perch, 89 rock crab, ...

In this video, I explain how to use and rig a swim bait while fishing at Pescadero and Pigeon Point in Nor-Cal during low tide. I also share tips on tackle items for fishing, including barrel swivels, ...

BODEGA BAY — Fishing for lingcod and rockfish has been wide-open off the Sonoma County Coast over the past few weeks. Decent numbers of king salmon are being hooked by anglers also, but many fish are ...