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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
While the Lewis is in a holding pattern, the outlook for the Kalama looks promising. Those who live in the southern reaches of the coverage area will be pleased to note that the Washougal is also ...
SEATTLE — The surf-perch fishery off the coast is heating up. Surf-perch population remains abundant, according to state Fish and Wildlife, and they're an underfished species. The summer months offer ...
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 ...
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 ...
Compiled by California Outdoors Hall of Fame member Dave Hurley and edited by Roger George, who guides in the greater Fresno area and holds the striper record at Millerton Lake. Delta stripers and ...
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This fishing trip almost went wrong!

Climbed down a steep cliff to reach a fishing spot where I caught some nice Striped Surf Perch. I used swimbaits for a couple ...
Anglers around Monterey Bay enjoyed a few very nice fishing days as the 2025 rockfish season eased to a close.