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Rich Holland

Outdoor journalist Rich Holland has spent his life chasing the next bite and offers a fisherman's perspective on any topic.
Articles: 15

Rich Holland Articles

Backyard AdventuresFishing Destinations

Catalina Island – Fishing History Snapshot

  • Rich Holland
  • Posted onDec 27, 2021 at 10:32 AM
  • 0 Comments
Charles Frederick Holder. George Farnsworth. Zane Grey. Paxson Offield. Round Haul Seiner. All names are forever tied to Catalina fishing. The story is Charles Holder came across Avalon locals using handlines to take advantage of yellowtail frothing on a school of bait pinned up against …

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San Clemente Island - #BackyardAdventures
San Clemente Island - #BackyardAdventures
Backyard AdventuresFishing DestinationsInshore FishingOffshore Fishing

Guide To Channel Islands: Outer Islands

  • Rich Holland
  • Posted onDec 6, 2021 at 3:04 PM
  • 0 Comments
The Outer Limits: Outlier Channel Islands San Clemente, San Nicolas and Santa Barbara feature rugged and remote on the water adventure Clemente, San Nic, SBI are nicknames for the Channel Islands on the edge. San Clemente Islands is the setting for the most strategic military …

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Channel Islands Drone Shot
Channel Islands Drone Shot
Backyard AdventuresFishing DestinationsInshore Fishing

Guide to Channel Islands: The Crown Jewels

  • Rich Holland
  • Posted onDec 2, 2021 at 1:18 PM
  • 2 Comments
Crown Jewels of the Channel Islands: Anacapa, Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa and San Miguel Strung like an offshore necklace across the Southern California Bight from Point Mugu to Point Conception and recognized for beauty and ecological diversity with the designation of Channel Islands National Park, …

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Backyard AdventuresFishing DestinationsOffshore Fishing

Guide to Catalina Island

  • Rich Holland
  • Posted onNov 4, 2021 at 5:58 PM
  • 3 Comments
Catalina Island. A backyard adventure paradise that lies just 20-miles off Southern California’s coastal shores. Remarkable as all the islands in the Channel Islands are, none has as rich and deep a history as Catalina Island. The traditions, techniques, and legends of modern sportfishing are …

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How To FishOn The Line

Make The Seaguar Connection

  • Rich Holland
  • Posted onMay 11, 2020 at 7:05 AM
  • 0 Comments
How to put the best braid and fluorocarbon together and connect with more fish in any situation with Smackdown and Threadlock
On The Line

Hollow Or Solid Braid – Which Is Right For You?

  • Rich Holland
  • Posted onMay 1, 2020 at 8:44 AM
  • 0 Comments
Having the right line on your reel is fundamental to fishing success. These days, braided line has a role in almost every style of fishing by anglers fishing every type of fish.
Travel

Snook Quest – Mazatlán, Mexico

  • Rich Holland
  • Posted onMar 6, 2020 at 5:08 AM
  • 0 Comments
Anyone who has run across Capt. Kit McNear at the multitude of fishing tournaments and Baja excursions he’s run knows the man is a bundle of energy and man does he love snook.
Fishing

SoCal Fishing Industry Stalwart Richard Hightower Remembered

  • Rich Holland
  • Posted onOct 21, 2019 at 8:34 AM
  • 0 Comments
Richard Hightower, who represented major fishing tackle brands such as Newell Reels and Fenwick in a career that spanned four decades of constant change in the industry, died from lung cancer this fall at his home in Southern California. “Dad went out on his own …

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Travel

Baja Spring Fishing Highlights A Birthday Bash

  • Rich Holland
  • Posted onJun 13, 2019 at 9:45 AM
  • 0 Comments
Baja spring gives birth to great fishing creating the perfect gift for a river guide’s 60th birthday bash. For months the wind blew down the length of the Gulf of California. Nothing new, except that for the first time in years the gusts kept up well …

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Fishing

Tales Of ‘Traps, Trout Rigs, Tripletail & Trophies

  • Rich Holland
  • Posted onApr 4, 2019 at 6:40 AM
  • 0 Comments
The annual trip to the ‘Vanishing Paradise’ where the Mississippi River meets the Gulf of Mexico tackles challenging conditions for everything from cobia to bull reds, tuna to tripletail. Big rains in the middle of America meant early fall muddy water flows down the Mississippi …

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Saltwater Fishing

Long Range Fishing Adventure – The Scoop

  • Rich Holland
  • Posted onJan 22, 2019 at 7:32 AM
  • 0 Comments
Go long range fishing! You will see things you have never seen before and which very few other people ever will. You will be living on the ocean, at times eating fish caught that day or cured for a sushi feast. You will learn that …

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Fishing Tackle

Plano Z-Series Tackle Bags – A Zipperless Connection To More Fish

  • Rich Holland
  • Posted onDec 20, 2018 at 7:02 AM
  • 0 Comments
The new Plano Z-Series Tackle System fits everything from Long Range to Local. The new Z-Series tackle organization system from Plano solves one big problem with zipperless construction and provides a complete solution to organizing lures, hooks, weights and rigging for anglers who thrive on …

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Rapala Magnum X-Rap Baja Force
Rapala Magnum X-Rap Baja Force
Fishing Lures

Rapala Magnum X-Rap – A Baja Force To Reckon With

  • Rich Holland
  • Posted onOct 8, 2018 at 6:16 AM
  • 0 Comments
When the Baja Capitan or his mate asks to see what lures you have for that day’s fishing, it’s like going through a full-dress inspection in the military – the best you can hope for is a grudging nod. The worst – a pitying slight …

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Travel

Van Wormer’s East Cape Gold Cup Wahoo Jackpot

  • Rich Holland
  • Posted onAug 29, 2018 at 11:28 AM
  • 0 Comments
2018 Gold Cup Wahoo Jackpot When it’s hot, the wahoo snap and the action doesn’t get much hotter than the East Cape of Baja, where the Van Wormer Resort’s Second Annual Gold Cup Wahoo Tournament held Saturday, August 25 showed a strong growth spurt when …

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Boat AccessoriesFishing Reels

PENN International VISX Series – A Bluefin Experience

  • Rich Holland
  • Posted onAug 19, 2018 at 5:02 AM
  • 0 Comments
We were slowly sliding south down “The 5” surrounded by six lanes of thousands of vehicles headed the same way when a couple calls came in that immediately dropped. A call back got a recording that said the satellite phone was unavailable at this time. …

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