We're out on the shoreline running an easy rig for catching carp - a finesse carp rig, or a sliding sinker rig. Bait your hook up (I used corn) and cast it out. The key is that sliding sinker. If you ...

Water temperatures dropped a degree or two in Monterey Bay this week, likely the effect of high winds last week and the heavy marine layer and fog this week. Water temps are still slightly above ...

Current fisheries regulations allow us to fish saltwater at any depth from April 1 to June 30. Some folks hired me to take them out to find some local fish before a wind event, and we did very well on ...

Surf fishing can be daunting. Standing on the beach looking at the crashing waves and vastness of the ocean makes you feel small. It’s not like a pond or river that you can more easily break down.

Since we’ve beaten this horse half to death in recent weeks, it’s time to move on from the pompano run, right? But instead of pompano, let’s talk about the famous pompano rig. A couple years back in ...

Surf fishing and be a bit intimidating to the uninitiated. It’s you against a vast ocean, and even though some lakes are huge, you still feel like the fish are confined enough that you have a shot.

KIRKWOOD – August is known for being one of the tougher summer months to fish in Northern California. Many anglers head for the high-elevation lakes and streams of the Sierra Nevada to target trout or ...

That sinker on your fishing line is much more important than you realize. The type sinker you choose, its weight, shape, and manner in which it’s rigged and used can make or break a day of fishing. In ...

On a mild June evening, Isabel Garcia of Elk Grove grabbed her light spinning rod and began battling a channel catfish. After she got the fish to shore, the fish joined her six other catfish that were ...

If you're going to use a Carolina rig, choose a flat sinker rather than an egg sinker. The S.C. Department of Natural Resources suggests using a 3-way swivel setup that includes a short, 6-inch leader ...