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Despite the fact that it might be overcast or even raining as you read this, this week’s storm shouldn’t have…
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Erik Landesfiend is a well versed fishermen in SoCal. He regularly shares his knowledge and opinions via his BD column, SoCal Scene. From how to tips, local weekly fishing reports and well thought out articles on many aspects of fishing southern California’s diverse fisheries. Erik gladly shares his thoughts and welcomes yours too.
Put simply, the difference between fishing for calico bass and being a calico bass fisherman is the amount of tackle…
With the weather we’ve been experiencing the last couple months, I’m finally starting to understand the old saying about Eskimos…
Mixed Bag Yup, you guessed it, the wind is going to blow again this weekend. To add insult to injury,…
I hate to say it, but this is going to be another one of those “good news / bad news”…
Lead Head Tips One of the questions I get asked most often is, “Which lead head should I use when…
Looking back over my last few columns, I can’t help but notice a distinct pattern. The pattern consists of a…
Boat Essentials – What to Pack One of the best things about being a private boater is heading in a…
Well, it looks like I fell flat on my face last week when I predicted that the Channel Island yellowtail…
Big Yellows Bite With the fishing year starting out a little more normally than most of us had hoped, the…
While messy, fish blood is probably the easiest thing to clean off your boat. When fresh it’s as simple as…
Turns out that this week’s column is going to be another one of those good news and bad news reports.…
One of the things that we as Californian hunters and fishermen love to do is lament the fact that we’re…
SoCal Yellowtail Bite and More As I mentioned last week, consistent weather is the key to good wintertime fishing and…
Bass and Yellowtail Bite We’re coming off a little shot of weather as I write this on Thursday morning, but…
Pacific Coast Sportfishing is hosting its 7th Annual Tackle, Boat, and Travel show on February 19th through 21st at the…
Bass and Yellowtail Report I have no idea what El Nino has in store for the coming months, but for…
After what ended up being one of the biggest wind events on the water that I can remember seeing in…
Repair Soft Plastic Lures Anyone who’s been in a hot bass bite knows just how quickly a few big calicos…
We’ve been lucky enough to have stable weather the last couple of weeks and the fish have been biting as…
Reel maintenance used to be easy when I didn’t have a lot of tackle. Back then, if one of my…
After some heavy rains early this month the weather has dried up in SoCal the last few weeks and the…
Hunting Yellows For the first time in a few years, the middle of winter is finally starting to feel like…
While it may not be raining at the time that you read this, you can be confident that it’s probably…