Surf perch are plentiful in the Southern California surf during the winter months. In many parts of the country, surf anglers are always looking for the biggest and baddest players. Striped bass are a ...

As a teenager in the 1950s, I subscribed to all three of the major outdoor magazines — Outdoor Life, Field &Stream, and Sports Afield — and devoured their contents avidly every month. The publications ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Dock Totals 6/9– 6/15: 3280 anglers aboard 139 half-day to 3-day trips out of San Diego landings over the past week caught 4 barracuda, 1539 bluefin tuna (up to 244 pounds), 85 bocaccio, 154 bonito, ...

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 ...

Dock Totals 7/3 – 7/9: 3,950 anglers aboard 162 half-day to 3-day trips out of San Diego landings this past week caught 961 barracuda, 83 bluefin tuna (to 70 pounds), 676 bonito, 2,625 calico bass, ...

SEATTLE — The surf-perch fishery off the coast is heating up. Surf-perch population remains abundant, according to state Fish and Wildlife, and they're an underfished species. The summer months offer ...

A winning combination of breathability, extreme durability, and moderate price make the Freestone an easy pick for best overall surf fishing waders. If you’re just getting started surf fishing or only ...

Surf fishing can be daunting. Standing on the beach looking at the crashing waves and vastness of the ocean makes you feel small. It’s not like a pond or river that you can more easily break down.