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Not much has changed this week for boats fishing Tanner and Cortes Banks. The bluefin, yellowfin, yellowtail and rockfish continue…
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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 only took one early season Saturday offshore run to convince Matt and me that we probably weren’t going to…
Tuna Bite Outer Banks Just when it looked like things were finally winding down on the offshore scene, the Cortes…
In its simplest form, fishing the breakwall is about as basic as inshore techniques get. Position your boat within casting…
It’s been getting dark earlier and earlier lately and with end of daylight savings time, our after-work fishing options are…
The yellowtail fishing we’ve had along our coast this year has been off the charts and the bite isn’t showing…
On Monday night I got a call from my friend Captain Jimmy Decker asking if I’d like to fish with…
Yellowtail Bite Continues One of the few normal things about this very abnormal season is that since early spring, the…
Reading Offshore Conditions Over the last several months, I’ve received multiple emails from readers asking me to explain some of…
The word “unprecedented” has been used to death this year. It’s been used to describe boats scoring wahoo out of…
I’m not going to spend a lot of time discussing the tuna bite this week as not much has changed…
The big news this week is that a blue marlin joined the offshore fishing party that’s been happening in U.S.…
If you thought last week’s wahoo report from Dana Point was strange, get ready for something crazy. Yesterday, Channel Islands…
With our second hurricane in less than a month currently spinning off the coast of Baja California, things are looking…
It’s getting harder and harder not to sound like a broken record when reporting on this season’s fishing. So, suffice…
Private Boat Yellowtail Techniques The yellowtail bite at Catalina is the best it’s been since the 1998 El Nino and…
This week’s big news is that there is no big news as the fish are biting just as well as…
Bluefin Tuna Fishery The big news earlier this week was that the Mexican government agreed to let sportfishing boats once…
Here it is, the first full week of August and much like the last full week of July and the…
The offshore fishing is still the big news this week, but before I get into detail about what’s happening, I’d…
Fishing weedless baits in the kelp for calico bass is probably the most exciting aspect of inshore fishing in Southern…
With fish spread from Long Beach to well below the Mexican border, the offshore season is in full swing and…
Well, the 4th of July weekend is behind us and the unofficial offshore fishing season has officially begun in Southern…
The San Diego tuna season officially kicked into high gear this past week with both sport boats and private boaters…