Halibut are plentiful in shallow local waters, both along the coast and at the Channel Islands. This Captain’s Log is designed to help you catch one of our tastiest fish in the sea. There are three ...

SAN FRANCISCO – Fishing for striped bass and halibut was outstanding in San Francisco Bay over the Labor Day weekend, while angling for deep water rockfish was superb at the Rittenburg Bank and other ...

We have the whole Thundermist gang out fishing for halibut here in Peterborough Alaska. We're running the 120lb T-Turn Bait Rig to keep us tangle-free, with a SS40 Viper Spoon to give our bait some ...

SAN FRANCISCO – Virginia Salvador of Vacaville took a well-deserved break from her full-time job as a laboratory scientist and weekend occupation as a charter boat captain on San Francisco Bay out of ...

San Francisco − The fall is a time when many charter boat captains and anglers make the transition from targeting halibut and rockfish to sturgeon and striped bass fishing on the Delta. Striper ...

SAUSALITO − Halibut and striped bass fishing has been outstanding most days on San Francisco Bay, now that live bait is available at Fisherman’s Wharf. Both private boaters and charter boats are ...

Chris Paparo knew the fish on the end of his line was big. But looking down through the crystal-clear depths, he spied a flash of brown that revealed the unmistakable silhouette of the fish of a ...

Rockfish limits were the rule this week for anglers launching from Monterey Harbor. Charter and private boats headed around the Point Pinos corner and fished a great mix of yellows, blacks, blues, and ...

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) announced plans today for the 2025 halibut fishing season, which will ...