Sportboat Winter Hours – A Great Beginner’s Trip
Joe Sarmiento has some great advice for beginning anglers and newbie guests. Try out a sportboat's winter hours for an extended halfie as a way to test the waters.
3 Tips For Tackle Organization
Joe Sarmiento takes a look at 3 great tips to get organized in the tackle department. Learn some tackle storage and organization methods that work for him.
Last SoCal Fishing Trip Of 2019
I wrote last week about Fishing Resolutions. One of my resolutions for last year was to go on more of other people’s charters. My hope was to maybe ride some boats I haven’t ridden before and meet some new anglers on the water. It was …
Thai Coconut Fish Soup Recipe
When it comes to this time of year, especially when it’s cold and rainy, some nice hot soup feels really good. One of the things I like to do during rockfish season is bring home a few reds whole (gut & gilled), so I can …
Fishing Resolutions For SoCal 2020
The 2020 fishing season is almost upon us. Now would be a good time to RENEW YOUR FISHING LICENSE. Remember that for the sportboat fishing that we do, you need to also purchase the Ocean Enhancement. It’s also a good time to take stock of …
Getting Ready For Colonet – SoCal Fishing Reports
Things are winding down on the 2019 fishing season in SoCal. Several of our favorite boats are off the water doing boat work in preparation for next year. The New Seaforth found those yellows again this last week, but overall the scene has been dominated …
Half-Day Yellowtail On The New Seaforth
Friday, December 6th, a couple yellowtail were caught on the PM ride of the New Seaforth, half-day boat out of Seaforth Landing (right). This boat may be my favorite half-day boat in the entire Southern California sportboat fleet. Half-day boats are the gateway drug for …
Rain, Rain, Go Away – SoCal Fishing Options Despite
Are you over it? This last week was tough on the water. We had some wind and lots of rain. The best fishing of the week happened before the big storm hit midweek. One of the high points was a 1.5 day trip on …
My Year In Pictures – A SoCal Fishing Summary
Going into the weekend, the plan was to head out Friday night aboard the Pacific Islander out of Channel Islands Sportfishing in Oxnard. Come Saturday morning, we’d be at Santa Rosa Island. If we were really lucky with the conditions, we’d be on the approach …
Weather Complicates Winter Fishing
I was up in Seattle visiting my mom again this last week. I managed to get in one very cold morning (below freezing) of fishing on the Puyallup River. On the advice of my buddy Jason Brooks, who among other things is a contributor to …
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