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 ...

Along the West Coast, lingcod fish are top predators -- voracious eaters that aren't picky about where their next meal comes from. But lingcod in the Pacific Ocean used to be overfished, to the point ...

There is tons of bait around Monterey and Carmel. We’re seeing mackerel, sardines, anchovies, smelt and scattered spots of squid. Lots of bait means lots of fish! Deep water rockfish is getting the ...

Learn to land big black rockfish and lingcod with the right rod and knot! I show you how to tie the FG knot - the smoothest ...

Normally this time of year, the California Striped Bass Association’s West Delta Chapter would sponsor a charter boat trip aboard the California Dawn out of Berkeley Marina. I have many great memories ...

Weather and sea conditions have not been ideal, but Monterey Bay anglers continue to enjoy fair to decent fishing in most locations around the bay. The best “sure thing” fishing has been rockfish and ...

The coastal lingcod and black rockfish fishery is off to a hot start at Westport, La Push and Ilwaco. “Bottomfish fishing has been really good when the weather cooperates,” said Larry Giese, owner of ...

Dock Totals Dec 9 – Dec 15: 936 anglers aboard 63 half day to three day trips out of San Diego landings this past week caught 3 bluefin tuna, 1 yellowfin tuna, 21 skipjack tuna, 75 yellowtail, 14 ...

Researchers found that selectively fishing for lingcod in protected areas actually avoided hampering the recovery of other fish, including rockfish species listed as overfished. Along the West Coast, ...