In many parts of the country, surf anglers are always looking for the biggest and baddest players. Striped bass are a great example on both U.S. coasts. But in the West, surf perch offer year-round ...

One of the many things I love about Santa Barbara is that we get Chamber of Commerce (picture-worthy) days of perfect weather right in the middle of wintertime. Those days offer some of the best surf ...

It was a fight for the ages, a true test of man and beast tethered in primordial combat, neither willing to give any ground even as time and fate drew us together. Salt and sleet whipped my body as ...

Surf perch season is well upon us now. Once conditions clear up from these latest and much appreciated rainstorms, we’ll be looking at brand new winter-style beach topography. These are the beach ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Post up at the Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach Resort & Spa, home to a 20,000-square-foot spa, multiple pools, and ocean views just ...

The wheel turns. Every year we have a slump in the fishing action in and around Monterey Bay around this time. Dungeness are getting skinny and more scarce, rockfish season has yet to begin, halibut ...

The Venn diagram between surfing and fishing is a bulging disc of ocean lovers. Recent crossover brands, such as the Mad Hueys and Salty Crew, to name just a few, have been successful in reaching ...

Standing on the shore of a big lake or reservoir with a rod in your hand can be daunting. Still, the fish within that body of water are confined. The same can’t be said of the Atlantic Ocean. Catching ...

Surf fishing and be a bit intimidating to the uninitiated. It’s you against a vast ocean, and even though some lakes are huge, you still feel like the fish are confined enough that you have a shot.

Dock Totals 6/18– 6/24: 3785 anglers aboard 150 half-day to 3-day trips out of San Diego landings over the past week caught 345 barracuda, 1127 bluefin tuna (up to 175 pounds), 24 bocaccio, 715 bonito ...

Can you get away with using a hand-me-down fiberglass surf fishing rod that is yellowed with aga and abuse. Yes. But just because you can, doesn’t mean you’ll catch fish. However, with the right, high ...