Slab crappies are meat eaters—sure enough minnow munchers. They take artificials well at times, especially jigs—but big crappie will turn their noses at even the best of the best crappie lures.

Lingcod season draws to a close Nov. 30 in the Southern Rockfish and Lingcod Management Zone south of Point Conception, allowing just enough time to enjoy a delicious meal of fresh lingcod. All you ...

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 ...

We’re not here to take sides. We’re not here to end the debate forever. We are, however, here to say that there are times when rigging with bait—either live or dead—will outfish artificial lures, even ...

A ‘hitchhiking’ lingcod can legally be taken as long as it meets the minimum size requirement, according to California Fish & Wildlife officials (Athena Maguire / California Department of Fish & ...

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 ...

Dock Totals Mar 18 – Mar 24: 1,457 anglers aboard 64 boats out of San Diego landings this past week caught 5 yellowtail, 3 calico bass, 8 sand bass, 4,617 rockfish, 1,490 whitefish, 9 lingcod, 3 ...

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 ...