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By this time next week, the annual rockfishing closure in Southern California will lift, marking the unofficial beginning of the…
By this time next week, the annual rockfishing closure in Southern California will lift, marking the unofficial beginning of the…
As mentioned in my Fishing Resolutions post a few weeks back, one of my areas of focus for 2022 was…
With last week being Christmas, and given the sloppy, stormy weather here in Southern California, I didn’t go out fishing. …
I’ve been writing a lot lately about wanting to chase lingcod. Going into this trip, I want to say that…
It’s been a few weeks…so let’s round it up! Local SD I didn’t fish during Thanksgiving week. I was excited…
I had a pretty full week this last week. Lots of ground to cover, so I’ll be brief. I had…
When I fished on the New Lo An a few weeks ago, the bite was just off Ensenada. We could…
The trap rig is a presentation that I like to use for live or dead fin bait when I’m trying…
I think about my dad often. When it comes to matters regarding my mom, I always ask myself, “Would Dad…
Two weeks ago, I was in Louisiana fishing for redfish. This last week, I fished for white seabass and bluefin.…
A lot goes into deciding when to fish. Regardless of where you are going to go fish…in the surf to…
My buddy Tony Caira and I met several years back fishing offshore on the New Lo An. Although we were…
One time, on a boat I won’t name, a long time ago when I first started fishing the sportboats, I…
I’ve often said that when the white sea bass start biting up in the Channel Islands, it’s a good idea…
The yellowtail bite at the Coronados seems to have shut off for the time being. Maybe white seabass is in…
I caught my first white seabass ever by accident. It was June of 2011, and I was riding the New…
I didn’t get out last week…at least not on a boat. I hit my favorite South Bay (Santa Monica Bay)…
Usually at this point in the year, I’ve already caught my first yellowtail. My first one of the year typically…
Joe Sarmiento has a fresh fishing report from a recent trip on the sportboats and gathers up the latest fishing intel from the fleet. It’s time to go fishing!
Despite the windy weather and multiple attempts to go, Joe Sarmiento was able to cash in on some rockfish opener action. He rounds up the experience in his latest fishing report.
Joe Sarmiento recounts a recent sportboat bass trip as rockfish season prepares to open. Check out his latest fishing report.
I remember back to when I first started fishing here in Southern California. The San Diego had gotten into a…
Joe Sarmiento is longing for the rockfish opener but has some recent fishing dope on what’s biting and a great explanation of the upcoming rule changes for rockfish.
Trying to entertain visiting friends, Joe Sarmiento is working hard to find some fish during the “winter wait” period in the SoCal fishing scene.