Capt. Tiffany Vague hefts a 31-pound lingcod, caught by Larry Reiche of Montecito aboard charter boat WaveWalker. (Capt. David Bacon) The Santa Barbara Channel and Channel Islands form an incredibly ...

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 ...

While the weather wasn’t perfect during the last week, anglers did find the fishing pretty good once they were able to get out on the water. Ed Guyette from Ventura Sportfishing said fishing was ...

As the rockfish and lingcod season ended Dec. 31, I got to thinking about past grand battles and recalled one to share. It was a fishing battle worth telling, and also a tale of tough decisions. Not ...

MOSS LANDING – The Big Sur Coast has served as the inspiration for poets such as Robinson Jeffers and novelists including Jack Kerouac and John Steinbeck. It is one of the most dramatic shorelines in ...

The tug-tug-tug from the bite of one of the big bottom dwellers of the sea can be one of the most exciting moments in fishing. Now is the time to get your chain pulled by a big lingcod, vermilion or ...

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 Central Coast will be well represented when the John Rowley lingcod event is staged Dec. 6. Nine local residents are among the 25 who have qualified for the conclusion of the season-long ...

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

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.