
South Coast Fish Report
Provided by Dana Wharf Sportfishing Really nice weather played a big role in our week. Sunshine and really nice conditions made for fun late November fishing. The 1/2 day trips

Provided by Dana Wharf Sportfishing Really nice weather played a big role in our week. Sunshine and really nice conditions made for fun late November fishing. The 1/2 day trips

Leopard sharks have to be 36 inches to keep in Southern California, but Captain Josh on the Sum Fun gave the kids a quick “touch-and-learn” moment before letting this beauty

Southern California anglers can look forward to another year of tides, tips, and tradition with the release of the 2026 Bill Varney Sportfishing Calendar. The twelve-month calendar has become a

As the year winds down, so does one of Southern California’s most productive and anticipated fisheries. The deepwater rockfish season, which opened on October 1, 2025, under the California Department

A little more than a year after four hydroelectric dams were removed from the Klamath River, California’s biologists are witnessing a transformation that few expected to unfold this quickly. In

Southern California anglers are noticing something unusual — familiar fish are showing up in unfamiliar places. Warmer sea surface temperatures and changing ocean conditions are allowing many species to extend

Provided by Dana Wharf Sportfishing The first part of our week brought some pretty good fishing for both the half-day and three-quarter-day zones. Half-day bass fishing was primarily with slider

By Derrek Stewart Editor’s Note: This article was written and provided by Derrek Stewart, Vice President of MDRA and Chair of the MDRA Media, Marketing and Public Relations Committee, and