In this video, I explain how to use and rig a swim bait while fishing at Pescadero and Pigeon Point in Nor-Cal during low tide. I also share tips on tackle items for fishing, including barrel swivels, ...

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 ...

While the state of salmon fishing seasons remains up in the air, the one thing anglers can count on this spring and early summer are decent catches of lingcod, halibut and black rockfish. Coastal ...

Large ling cod have started to move into the shallow and the Charter Boat Legacy had a trip to remember at New Year Island. “In my years of fishing Monterey Bay I have never seen fishing this good for ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...