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Good Weather Fishing Socal There’s no doubt about it, January and February are the slowest fishing months in Southern California.…
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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.
Last week’s column discussed the basic tackle you’ll need to target spotted bay bass in Southern California’s bays and harbors.…
The vast majority of the messages I received from readers during the first year of writing this column all centered…
A couple of weeks ago, I came clean about how much I hate doing boat work. Well, I’ve got another…
I’ve always found the BD message boards to be a good barometer of what’s happening on the So Cal fishing…
The Humboldt Squid have been biting full speed this week for twilight boats fishing from Newport Beach on down to…
The New Year has brought with it a lot of changes that California anglers need to be aware of. The…
If you’ve been following the fish reports on the BD message boards, you already know that many So Cal fishermen…
The big news on the West Coast over the past weekend was the giant yellowfin tuna that Capt. Justin Fleck…
Last week’s SoCal Scene talked about taking better fishing photos and it resulted in quite a few emails from readers…
The team at Boat Outfitters is always thinking up cool new products that help you maximize every inch of possible…
“Where is the money coming from?” were the first words out of my mouth when I spoke to Lyall Bellquist,…
Catch Big Rockfish On Private Boat Like most private boaters, I got my start fishing for rockfish as a passenger…
Do you remember the days before fluorocarbon leaders? I certainly do. I remember a day on the Mascot VI (which…
In last week’s column, Trolling for Dummies, I covered the basics of choosing, rigging and positioning trolling lures in your…
Socal Scene Trolling – Trolling For Dummies In last week’s So Cal Scene, I touched upon the subject of trolling while…
For the first time in what seems like forever, Southern California’s summertime offshore fishery is once again firing on all…
It’s shaping up to be one of those years for us California fishermen. First came the MLPAs, which took away…
Fishing Bluefin Tuna Techniques In last week’s column, I broke down the tackle you’ll need to successfully target the bluefin…
With a huge spread of bluefin tuna south of the border and the wind that’s been clobbering the offshore scene…
Socal Scene California Fishing Seasonal Changes A hot topic of discussion on the BD message boards was sparked by the…
Things were looking pretty good this time last week — the tuna were starting to show offshore, the sand bass…
The white sea bass bite continues to make news on the local Southern California fishing scene and it seems like…
With the bad weather that came through Southern California late last week, it looked like the fishing over Memorial Day…