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 ...

Join me on a shore fishing adventure as I go after one of my favorite fish: Lingcod! Watch as I hike to remote spots, cast my swimbait, and reel in these amazing rockfish. From the thrill of the catch ...

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 ...

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Bottom fishing has been excellent out of Westport this spring. Ling cod and rockfish stocks are both healthy, and some recovering stocks have rebounded enough that some rules have been loosened.

We are officially into autumn now. The fall fishing season can be incredibly productive, and can feature days of the most pleasant ocean conditions for the year. Fall can also host nasty weather with ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Times accepts and publishes the catch count as a public service. Any responsibility for accuracy is that of the landing operator. MORRO BAY (Virg’s Landing)--77 anglers (3 boats): 770 rockfish.

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, ...