For a morning or afternoon jaunt locally, the beaches are producing increasing numbers of surfperch for Monterey Bay surfcasters. The fish seem to be on the move most days. A few experimental casts at ...

The big west swell we experienced in Monterey Bay last week kept most boats in the harbor and turned off the bite for most legal species. We received few reports from the deepwater rockfishers and ...

The Umpqua River redtailed surfperch run (pinkfins) has been more productive recently with a number of boats catching 30 or more fish and one boat with five anglers catching 65 last Sunday. However, ...

As for hot local fisheries, the redtail surfperch spawning in the Umpqua River above Winchester Bay went on a torrid bite last week. Last weekend was Washington’s Free Fishing Weekend. Oregon’s next ...

It’s heating up all around Santa Cruz for dedicated surfcast perch anglers. In Santa Cruz, from Westside to East, and on down past Moss Landing, the bite keeps getting better. Monterey anglers are ...

Surfperch fishing has been very, VERY good this spring on coastal beaches and jetties from Long Beach, Wash., south. Many are also spawning in lower bays and can be caught on anchor. Clam necks, pile ...

A TEAM OF biologists is seeking the public’s help in a surfperch survey of the Pacific Ocean off our coast and along the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Jeffrey S. Jensen of the University of Washington ...

I’m always on the lookout for new fishing challenges and adventures. So when my wife suggested a family trip to the Oregon coast over Labor Day weekend, I required very little convincing. First up was ...

Dock Totals 2/4 – 2/10: 208 anglers aboard 12 half-day to 3-day trips out of San Diego landings over the past week caught 14 calico bass, 1 halibut, 64 lobster (142 released), 38 perch, 62 rock crab, ...

In this video, I catch my first keeper redtail surfperch and prepare sashimi. I use a Nenox G-type Gyuto knife and a pot for the preparation. The results are unexpected! #RedtailSurfperch #Sashimi #Fi ...

I spent a gloomy January chasing complacent steelhead and walleye on the Walla Walla and Columbia Rivers, respectively. Meanwhile, more forward-looking snowbird friends basked in the warmth of ...

I’m always on the lookout for new fishing challenges and adventures. So, when my wife suggested a family trip to the Oregon coast over Labor Day weekend, I required very little convincing. First up ...