Saltwater Fishing

BY MERIT McCREA SAN DIEGO — The limits style kelp paddy fishing continued south of the border, and by late in the week most of the San Diego fleet was running south. The bluefin bite continued between the islands to...

Outstanding 126-bluefin wins angler Frank Illingsworth $2,040 SAN DIEGO — Sometimes it’s just your day, and nothing you do goes wrong despite the obstacles. That’s a fine explanation for Frank Illingsworth’s 126-pound bluefin, a magnificent fish that topped all comers at...

SAN DIEGO – Storms? What storms? They didn’t interrupt the bluefin bite down south off Baja, in fact, the grade improved with fish to 170 pounds meeting the gaff. The first big hit for numbers came last weekend, but the...

This is WON’s Repower Report, brought to you by Suzuki Marine. This feature showcases one of many repower projects performed by Suzuki’s professional dealers and mechanics in Southern California. Each new report will feature product specifications on different Suzuki engines for all...

While everyone is aiming for the top spot in each species category for one of the six grand prize packages, the biggest fish per species each week scores a prize, too. Here were the leaders in Week 10: For a...

From excellent saltwater action stretching from the Gold Coast to Big Sur, to beautiful coastal lakes and excellent foothill bassin’, this unique and wonderfully diverse region has myriad outdoor options to offer BY RICH LINGOR AND ALLEN BUSHNELL Any outdoorsman or...

BY RACHEL VON FLECK With no wind or swells in sight, our outlook was a little uncertain as the Pacific Islander anchored up at Tanner Bank Wednesday morning. There was hardly any current, but as the sun came up, we...

BY DAVE HURLEY The ocean salmon season began below Pigeon Point to the Mexican border on April 4th and above Pigeon Point to Horse Mountain in Humboldt County on April 11, but the start of the season has been limited...

Small things are large matters when pursuing this wily gamefish BY GUNDY GUNDERSON Corbina is rarely a fish that you catch one after the other. It is a fish where most bites are earned. Earned through execution, diligence, patience and persistence....

AS TOLD TO PAUL LEBOWITZ Here's an epic swordfish story from the 2019 season, to get you going for 2020. Serge Vasquez of Expert Marine has been chasing swords for months, usually by himself for the ultimate angling challenge. He’d...