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While the big news this week was the excellent rockfish bite happening just about everywhere along the coast, there’s not…
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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.
It seems like every time I’ve sat down to write my column in the last month, we’ve been in the…
The weather forecasters got it right over the weekend as Friday and Sunday were both windy days. They were also…
Fishing Sunglasses I remember the first pair of sunglasses I bought. They were some Ray Ban Wayfarers that I bought…
Most anglers already know that whether you’re targeting early season yellowtail along the coast or chasing fast moving schools of…
I’m going to keep this week’s report short, because by the time you read it conditions will have definitely changed.…
Much earlier this year, I was having a conversation with my friend John Curry about just how long the 2015…
As I write this on Wednesday afternoon, we are on the back end of yet another storm system that didn’t…
SoCal Scene Reports After last week’s windy weather, it seemed like we’d dodged a bullet when the tuna, yellowtail, wahoo…
SoCal Fishing Reports One of the advantages of not having a real winter in the last couple years is that…
Going to be keeping things short this week because the weather has sucked and very few people have been fishing.…
Fall Fishing Last week’s slow fishing certainly isn’t going to be improved by the wind that blew this week across…
Saltwater Bass Fishing If you were to ask 100 saltwater bass fishermen to name the single most versatile lure in…
Boat Cleaning Tips While everyone loves to get the boat bloody while offshore fishing, no one that I’ve ever met…
Wahoo Bite This has been the first off week of fishing we’ve had in quite some time. While I don’t…
I never thought that I’d be reporting on a legitimate wahoo bite in Southern California waters, but it’s actually happening.…
The full moon has been bringing surprises all year long, but last weekend’s lunar phase was definitely a stand…
How To Set a Marlin Trolling Spread A few weeks ago, I fished the Balboa Angling Club’s Master Angler Billfish…
Offshore Reports I get the feeling that I’m starting to sound like a broken record once again, but with this…
SoCal Wahoo Tips It’s official, there are enough wahoo in our local waters for fishermen to target them. While it’s…
Fishing Binoculars I recently had a conversation with a friend who was debating whether or not it was worth his…
Nice Blue Marlin So just how weird is this year getting? Well on Saturday afternoon I was on a boat…
Weekend Fishing Options With Labor Day, and the unofficial end of summer, officially behind us, it’s time for those of…