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 ...

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 ...

Rough ocean conditions have limited surf fishing for striped bass and perch, but when the conditions are right and safe, the best action has been pre-dawn until first light for striped bass on the ...

Dock Totals 2/9 – 2/15: 230 anglers aboard 12 half-day to 3-day trips out of San Diego landings over the past week caught 7 calico bass, 2 halibut, 11 rock crab, 66 sand bass, 44 sanddab, 52 sculpin, ...

The latest atmospheric river storm was not quite as heavy as predicted, but did bring plenty of rain and wind. The waves were not giant, but big enough to pull the crab pots in for a few days and to ...