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 ...

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 braid-to-mono connection - and Daniel even lands a cabezon. #fishing ...

Dock Totals 1/14 – 1/20: 478 anglers aboard 22 half-day to 3-day trips out of San Diego landings over the past week caught 40 calico bass, 21 lingcod, 20 lobster (24 released), 54 perch, 89 rock crab, ...

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has approved the rockfish, lingcod and greenling (RCG) regulations for the 2024 fishing season, finally. Apparently one final submission and legal ...

BODEGA BAY – Since the rockfish season opened in the San Francisco Management Area on May 15, anglers fishing the deep water off the Sonoma County Coast have caught limits of rockfish and limits of ...

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 ...

SAN FRANCISCO – Fishing for striped bass and halibut was outstanding in San Francisco Bay over the Labor Day weekend, while angling for deep water rockfish was superb at the Rittenburg Bank and other ...

Captain Ryan of Northbay Fishing Charters recently reported quality deep-water rockfishing out of Bodega Bay, finding calm flat seas and good quality limits using canaries, yellows, and reds in the ...

The first ocean fishing season of 2026 starts Saturday (March 14), with the opening of the bottomfish season in Marine Areas one and two.

Central California waters deliver! See how a solo skiff trip lands big Halibut, aggressive Lingcod, and vibrant Vermillion Rockfish. Wife of teacher killed in senior prank makes unexpected request for ...