In this video, we attempt to use live eel as bait for big lingcod, but things don't go as planned. Key equipment featured ...

Capt. Tiffany Vague hefts a 31-pound lingcod, caught by Larry Reiche of Montecito aboard charter boat WaveWalker. (Capt. David Bacon) The Santa Barbara Channel and Channel Islands form an incredibly ...

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The tug-tug-tug from the bite of one of the big bottom dwellers of the sea can be one of the most exciting moments in fishing. Now is the time to get your chain pulled by a big lingcod, vermilion or ...

While the weather wasn’t perfect during the last week, anglers did find the fishing pretty good once they were able to get out on the water. Ed Guyette from Ventura Sportfishing said fishing was ...

We are officially into autumn now. The fall fishing season can be incredibly productive, and can feature days of the most pleasant ocean conditions for the year. Fall can also host nasty weather with ...

Bottom fishing has been excellent out of Westport this spring. Ling cod and rockfish stocks are both healthy, and some recovering stocks have rebounded enough that some rules have been loosened.