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 ...

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, ...

Wedged in its hole 90 feet down the rocky pinnacle, the moody creature lurked, all eyeballs, teeth and jaws. Currents swirled a briny world past the hole -- first a herring, followed later by a small ...

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 ...

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 ...

In Santa Cruz, most charter boats are heading north towards Año Nuevo and Franklin Point for the best fishing. Up there, it’s quicker limits and bigger fish. Most reported caught are blacks, gophers ...

Kevin Hofer is a Wilderness Systems pro staffer from Mendocino County, California. Lingcod are a voracious deep-water fish famous for eating their own species. Hofer earned his stripes pulling trophy ...

North Coast streams and rivers are regulated by low flow closures. Always call ahead to determine the condition of the river you want to fish. If not mentioned, the river is closed or no reports. The ...