Erik Landesfeind

Erik Landesfeind is BD's Southern California Editor and has over 30 years of experience saltwater fishing for a range of species in both California and Mexican waters. Erik is also an active freelance writer and the author of the weekly column So Cal Scene, which BD publishes every Friday. In So Cal Scene, Erik keeps all of the BD readers up to date on what's biting in Southern California. Erik divides his fishing time on local boats, long-range trips and Mexico excursions. For the past eight years, Erik has been competing in the SWBA (Saltwater Bass Anglers) tournament series and has multiple tournament victories to his credit. His sponsors include Batson Enterprises / Rainshadow Rods, Robalo Boats, Tilly's Marine, Abu/Garcia, Penn Reels, Navionics, Raymarine, MC Swimbaits, Uni-Butter Fishing Scent and Bladerunner Tackle.

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Erik Landesfeind Articles

Tips and Tricks

Tips and Tricks

Fishing Fishing Lures How To Fish

BLUEFIN TRENDS: DO YOU KNOW THE NEXT TREND?

Sometimes it seems like yesterday and other times it feels like a lifetime ago, but it’s actually been a little over seven years since the big bluefin first showed up in our backyard from my recollection. While the fishing has been better some years than …

Fishing Reports: SoCal Bight Report

Fishing Reports: SoCal Bight Report

Fishing Fishing Reports

SO CAL BIGHT FISHING REPORT WITH ERIK LANDESFEIND

This week the coast is biting with Calicos, White Sea Bass and Yellowtail. The offshore scene slows down a bit although we’re seeing plenty of fish. Yellowfin and Dorado make an appearance in the reports as well as exciting news as what’s to come in …

SoCal Bight Report

SoCal Bight Report

Fishing Fishing Reports

SO CALIFORNIA BIGHT FISHING REPORT WITH ERIK LANDESFEIND

We’re off to the races, the Southern California Bight is in full bloom. From the Channel Islands to the coast down to the border, there’s something for everyone from inshore to offshore. Check-in with Erik Landesfeind as he gives us the scoop on what’s going …

Fishing Reports: SoCal Bight Report

Fishing Reports: SoCal Bight Report

Fishing Reports

So California Bight Fishing Report Erik Landesfiend

This week Erik shares some phenomenal fishing up at Catalina Island for some Calicos. Sandbass also seem like they’ve made a return and are showing up in good numbers on the coast. Bluefin are still taking the main stage with the fleet focusing their efforts …

Fishing Reports: SoCal Bight Report

Fishing Reports: SoCal Bight Report

Fishing Reports

So California Bight Fishing Report with Erik Landesfeind

If you’ve been waiting for the weather to straighten out and for the fish to start biting, consider this your opening week. Things seem to be lining up in the entire Southern California Bight from White Sea Bass, Sand Bass to Bluefin Tuna. Get the …

Tips and Tricks: Calico Bass

Tips and Tricks: Calico Bass

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Calico Bass Essentials, Tricks & Tips with BD PRO Erik Landesfeind

At the root of it we’re all anglers but when you start to dissect the practice as a whole those that take it seriously are highly specialized and that really just comes down to what your personal preference in fishing style is. Your specialization may …

Fishing Reports: SoCal Bight Fishing Report 04/28/22

Fishing Reports: SoCal Bight Fishing Report 04/28/22

Fishing Reports

Southern California Bight Fishing Report with Erik Landesfiend 4/28/22

A lot is going on in the Southern California Bight in regard to fishing and conditions. In this installment, Erik Landesfiend breaks down our current wind cycle and its effects on our local fishing, talks CCA fishing tournament, breaks down our local fishing scene, and …

Fishing Reports March 24, 2022

Fishing Reports March 24, 2022

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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BIGHT: FISHING REPORT | 03/24/2022

The weather is finally starting to cooperate here in the Southern California Bight, which means we’ll finally be getting some coverage out in our local waters. There have been some whispers of yellowtail, bluefin, white sea bass, rockfish and bonito. Erik Landesfeind one of our …

Fishing Reports

Fishing Reports

Fishing Fishing Reports

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BIGHT: FISHING REPORT | 03/17/2022

We are rounding out the third week of March and for many of us who call the Southern California Bight our backyard, we are waiting in anticipation for the main fishing season to kick off. Well, it sounds like that time is finally here with …

Fishing Reports: Fishing Report Roundup with Erik Landesfeind Week of 03/10/2022

Fishing Reports: Fishing Report Roundup with Erik Landesfeind Week of 03/10/2022

Fishing Fishing Reports

FISHING REPORT ROUNDUP WITH ERIK LANDESFIEND: WEEK OF 3/10/2022

ROCKFISH BITE WHEN WEATHER COOPERATES It’s been another week of hit and miss weather and it doesn’t look like that’s going to change anytime soon, so I’m going to start this week with a weather report. Starting up north, the weather looks sport boat fishable …

Rockfish Catch

Fishing Fishing Reports

ROCKFISH OPTIONS

After having to sit out this year’s rockfish opener due to a bad back and busy work schedule, I was really looking forward to catching some this weekend. Sadly, after consulting the weather forecast, which is calling for 30 knots of wind across the inner …

Fishing Reports: Calico and Sand Bass Bite Before the Storm

Fishing Reports: Calico and Sand Bass Bite Before the Storm

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CALICO AND SAND BASS BITE BEFORE THE STORM

There was some pretty decent wintertime bass fishing to be had over the weekend, but this week’s storm was likely strong enough to hit the reset button on the conditions in the hardest-hit areas. While we didn’t get much rain, there was quite a bit …

Sea Bass

Fishing Fishing Reports

MIXED WEATHER WITH MIXED BAG FISHING

It’s been an interesting week of weather across Southern California with warm Santa Ana’s interspersed with cold west wind and thunderstorms. The good news is that the weather is forecast to settle down for the weekend and I doubt Tuesday’s storm was significant enough to …

Halibut Fishing

Halibut Fishing

Fishing Fishing Reports

WARM WEATHER AND BITING FISH IN THE FORECAST

After spending the last two weeks beating our heads against the wall at Clemente, it felt really good to sleep, make a ten-minute run instead of a two-hour run, and enjoy a fun day of mixed bass fishing along the coast. While it took looking …

CCA CAL

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YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE COASTAL CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION: CALIFORNIA CHAPTER

Maybe it’s a byproduct of the information age we live in, but it seems that we’re constantly being bombarded with a barrage of ads for special interest groups, non-profits, and political organizations. As such, it’s human nature to turn a blind eye to even those …

Sand Bass Catch

Sand Bass Catch

Fishing Fishing Reports

GOOD WINTER FISHING IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BIGHT

It’s been another week of good winter fishing across Southern California. Well, at least for those who aren’t too hard headed to adjust to what the fish are biting. Case in point, I’ve made two trips to San Clemente Island over the last couple of …

Fishdope Map

Fishing Fishing Reports

GOOD WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR THE WEEKEND. GET OUT THERE!

The header shot was taken on the FISHDOPE app and shows Saturday looking pretty nice. So, other than a little bit of wind blowing off Ventura and hitting Anacapa, the rest of the So Cal Bight is open for business. Good luck if you’re heading …

Seaguar TactX

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SEAGUAR’S TACTX: BRAID WITH A PURPOSE

As an outdoor writer, I often get asked to test drive the latest and greatest products and when it comes to fishing line, the “latest and greatest” often ends up being indistinguishable from the products that have been on the market for years. As a …

Winter Fishing Catch

Winter Fishing Catch

Fishing Fishing Reports

A Week of Mostly Good Winter Fishing

It’s been another mostly good week of wintertime fishing in Southern California. I added the word “mostly” because at this time of year the fishing can change day by day at any given location and if you’re lucky to time it right you can have …

Fishing Catch

Fishing Fishing Reports

Decent Fishing to Ring in the New Year

Happy 2022 everyone! Due to the holidays, it’s been a while since my last report, but trust me when I tell you that you haven’t missed much. With the amount of weather we’ve had the last few weeks, there wasn’t much happening even when it …

Fishing Fishing Reports

Steady Fishing Despite Unsteady Weather

Watching the clouds roll in and the palm trees sway outside my office window this Thursday morning, makes me glad that I’m not out on the water today. While today’s storm isn’t forecast to bring all that much rain, there’s another, and much bigger, system …

Fishing Fishing Reports

Stable Weather and Good Fall Fishing

Despite the weather changing from hot and dry to cool and damp, the winds have remained reasonably calm on the water over the last couple of weeks and the fishing has been as good as you’d expect it to be at the beginning of December. …

Bluefin Close-up

Bluefin Close-up

Fishing Reports

Good Weather and Good Fall Fishing

It’s been another week of good weather and good fall fishing across Southern California and, with Santa Ana conditions through the weekend, that’s likely to continue. Before I get into the details of what’s been happening, I’d like to take a moment to talk about …

Pacific Bluefin Tuna

Pacific Bluefin Tuna

Fishing Reports

Bluefin Bite Rebounds

Though far from being wide open, the bluefin bite has rebounded at the Cortes and Tanner Banks. Sport boats fishing on 1 1/2 to 3 day trips had multiple shots at good size fish that have been biting both during the night and day. There …

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