Well, in my own defense, I was raised as a steelheader, and the phrase that pretty much occupied my waking hours for 20 years was “set hard on the bumps.” What that meant, and still means, of course, ...

BODEGA BAY — Fishing for lingcod and rockfish has been wide-open off the Sonoma County Coast over the past few weeks. Decent numbers of king salmon are being hooked by anglers also, but many fish are ...

The coastal lingcod and black rockfish fishery is off to a hot start at Westport, La Push and Ilwaco. “Bottomfish fishing has been really good when the weather cooperates,” said Larry Giese, owner of ...

The tackle, we learn, was tied this way for good reason: The small twister tail will trigger the rockfish, the larger swimbait will be picked up by lingcod, and the heavy jig will act as a sinker, ...

LINGCOD FISHING MAKES its return to the North Olympic Peninsula this weekend. That’s the good news. Let’s linger on the good news for now. In Marine Area 3 (LaPush), the lingcod fishery opens Saturday ...

Lots of anglers are having lots of fun on and around the Monterey Bay these days. We are also enjoying the bounty of fresh healthy seafood from a variety of species. Rock cod fishing continues to be ...

Monterey Bay anglers enjoyed calm and pleasant conditions this week. Some were able to fish from sunrise to sunset on a few days without being bothered by the gusty winds and persistent swells that ...

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 ...