Allen Bushnell

Looks like Chris’ Fishing Trips launched from Monterey on Wednesday and headed south, towards Big Sur. The Caroline posted limits of rockfish and five lings.

Welcome to wintertime. Seems like the season came a bit early this year. We had a significant storm in October, a few wet days last week, and this weekend we get to enjoy up to three inches of rain…

A small craft advisory was issued through Thursday evening but the weekend looks to be much more calm, with swells in the four to six-foot range and winds forecast to peak around 10 knots. That is …

If you have given any thought to going fishing on Monterey Bay this summer, now is the time to go.

With the exception of the tsunami, conditions were fairly calm. The ocean was flat all week, though some days were windy enough to keep anglers on the inside.

Weather conditions are settling in to what we consider a more “normal” summertime pattern. We’re getting a slight breeze around sunrise that dies down for a few hours of calm and glassy seas before…

Top of the list this week has been the flattie hunters wreaking havoc on inshore halibut.

Monterey Bay area anglers enjoyed the shot at king salmon last weekend. Limits were fairly common and the fish were of high quality, mostly in the teens with some fish over 20 pounds.

Open ocean salmon fishing last weekend generated quite a bit of anticipation and excitement. As expected, there were hundreds of boats fishing for kings on Monterey Bay for the “limited opening” on…

Anglers along the Northern California coast are poised and ready to hit their favorite ocean salmon spots this weekend.