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What looks like a pig from the front and swims in the ocean? The pig fish (more commonly spelled pigfish), that’s what! …
Read MorePig Fish Fishing Tips: How to Catch Orthopristis chrysoptera
Are you looking for a fish that grows fast and puts up a fight irrespective of its size? If you …
Read MoreSpotted Bay Bass Fishing Tips: How to Catch Paralabrax maculatofasciatus
Do you like perch fishing? If you said yes, you need to catch the blue perch (halfmoon fish). The fish …
Read MoreBlue Perch Fishing Tips: How to Catch Halfmoon Fish (Medialuna californiensis)
Do you want to catch trout in the sea? Test your mettle against the sea trout using these speckled trout …
Read MoreSpeckled Trout Fishing Tips: How to Catch Cynoscion nebulosus
Have you caught a sea trout yet? Well if you haven’t you’re in luck as we’ve put together a bunch …
Read MoreHow to Catch Sea Trout: Tips for Catching Sand, Silvers, and more!
Dogtooth tuna are one of the rarest sportfish to land. It’s generally hard to find and land the big ones. …
Read MoreDogtooth Tuna Fishing Tips: How to Catch Gymnosarda Unicolor
What’s flat, swims across the sea bed, and is delicious to boot? The answer is the California halibut. This fish …
Read MoreCalifornia Halibut Fishing Tips: How to Catch Paralichthys californicus
Do you want to know how to catch the powerful steelhead trout, how to clean and cook it? You’ve come …
Read MoreSteelhead Fishing Tips: How to Catch Oncorhynchus mykiss irideus
Is the spiny cabezon fish giving you a hard time as an angler? Before you can successfully catch this ‘thorny’ …
Read MoreCabezon Fishing Tips: How to Catch a Scorpaenichthys marmoratus
California Grunions are a fun fish to catch here in California. If you’ve never seen a grunion run, just imagine …
Read MoreCalifornia Grunion: How to Catch, Clean, and Cook Leuresthes Tenuis
The ocean whitefish isn’t typically a sought after fish in the sportfishing community. Most of the times they are just …
Read MoreOcean Whitefish Fishing Tips: How to Catch Caulolatilus Princeps
Lingcods look like a fish from your nightmares. They have fangs for teeth and weird bluish meat color. However, they …
Read MoreLingcod Fishing Tips: How to Catch Ophiodon Elongatus
Kelp bass, otherwise known as Calico bass, are one of the top sportfish to go after in Southern California. They …
I’m here to tell you that opaleyes are not a trash fish! They get a bad wrap in the spearfishing …
Read MoreOpaleye Fishing Tips: How to Catch Girella nigricans
Overview Are you having trouble catching the strong, bottom-dwelling California Sheephead? If you said yes, you are not the only …
Read MoreCalifornia Sheephead Fishing Tips: How to Catch Semicossyphus pulcher
Overview The yellowtail fish is one of the prized fish of California to catch both by line and while spearfishing. …
Read MoreYellowtail Fish: How to Catch, Clean, & Cook Seriola lalandi